plugging guitar into USB mixer

[SteelEDan]

Hi folks,
I'm a keyboardist looking to branch out and plug an electric guitar into my Yamaha MW10 USB mixer. Is there any risk of blowing the channel, damaging the mixer, etc.? Do I need a DI box? My amplifier, a Fender Deluxe 85, does have an output jack. Is it better to use that?
Thanks!

[spam]

Hi SteelEDan, welcome to the Forums.

Your best bet, tone wise, would be to record the Fender via mic.

Otherwise a D.I. into a channel on your board will work.

Don't be afraid to experiment, a guitars' pick up output is very low, so really

no chance of hurting anything...besides your ears.:)

[SteelEDan]

Thanks Phil. I'll try both and see how it sounds.

[ecc83]

If you have almost any kind of guitar pedal that can be used as an impedance converter/signal booster and you should get a better quality sound than going straight in the line in, maybe better than a cheap DI box. In most cases, pedals still "work" even when not being an effect so you can record "dry".

As has been said, micing up a cab can be a nice way to do it but can also be frustrating to get a good sound if the room is poor and you can't make the right amount(lots!) of noise. Don't forget you have TWO tracks so you can have DI'd dry git and a cab contribution and then mix and match in comfort.

I happen to know there are some SOOOPER pedals on the market now with a real high voltage valve stage and a separate cab sim' out.

Dave.