help suggest a good preamp for live application

[af_villaruel]

mga sir... i'm looking for a decent preamp/DI to use for gigs. ganito ang scenario. i recently purchased an acoustic guitar which i'm planning to equip with transducer pickups (as opposed to piezo). as usual, budget is limited so i'm planning to get a passive setup plus an outboard preamp which wouldn't cost so much.

at first i was looking into the l.r. baggs para acoustic d.i. kaso mashadong mahal. i stumbled upon the ART tube MP preamp and mukhang ok siya for its price. i was also wondering if the behringer copy is also good.

so my options are:
1. art tube mp mic preamp (which, as per the literature says may be used as an instrument preamp)
2. the behringer copy of #1.

if you have any other suggestions, please suggest them here din.

EDITED: oh, and i might also suggest whatever preamp i'd buy to our bassist for use. kasi mostly he just plugs into the mixer via a D.I. box.

[af_villaruel]

up. sana may magreply hehehe

[Tarkuz Toccata]

Have you checked out Seymour Duncan D-Tar, EMG, and Barcus Berry acoustic guitar pickup/preamp systems?

[forerunnermusic]

do you plan to use the preamp as an interface for your recordings too?

[af_villaruel]

do you plan to use the preamp as an interface for your recordings too?

well, if the studio can provide me with a better preamp, that'd be better. pero kung wala at for demos lang pede siguro. for recordings kasi, i prefer unplugged tapos mic'ed lang yung guitar. more natural sounding. pero kung maganda naman yung makukuha kong pickup, pede naman i-blend sa mix.

Have you checked out Seymour Duncan D-Tar, EMG, and Barcus Berry acoustic guitar pickup/preamp systems?

the d-tar is too pricey for me. half nung price nung outboard na d-tar, naka lr baggs para acoustic di nako nun! hehe. 300+ yung outboard system niya.

btw, the reason that i prefer outboard systems is that i wouldn't wanna rout a hole in my guitar to accommodate an on-board preamp. it's really an old guitar and parang pakiramdam ko pag pinabutasan ko siya parang bababa yung value niya for me.

if you wanna check out pics of the guitar, its at alwynvillaruel.multiply.com