I'm thinking of getting an Align Session compression pedal to link with my Para Acoustic DI, (which I dig a lot). I want something to serve as a tone and volume boost for fingerpicking solos. Could the Align Session work for this?
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I recently got an Align Session and using the LR Baggs Para DI. I also have k&k pure minis in an old Alvarez Yairi with no preamp. I’ve read about the impedance issue from those pickups into the PADI, and assume it is why bass is excessive.
I was running the session, delay and volume pedal in the effects loop. But from the above should I run guitar to the Session first then to the PADI??
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Hey Wilbur,
Yeah, the Align Session has a lower input impedance that should be a little more friendly with the K&K. If you run the Session first, and then the delay, volume, and Para DI, that should work great! The Session has a good deal of gain available, so there shouldn't be any issues running that and your other pedals in front of the Para DI, rather than in the loop.
I hope this helps.
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Wow I wasn’t expecting such a quick response! Placing the session first seems to help!
I always had my volume pedal in the effects loop. It seemed to work well there. It is an active pedal.
Do you know of any advantage of placing this and/or a delay before the Para DI vs. the effects loop?
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The Session is an active pedal, with a great preamp. Because the Session has a preamp, it's much easier to run it in front of the Para DI. If you were only running time-based effects like delay and reverb, then it might sound best with those in the loop. With the Session, you open up a lot more options for your signal chain.
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