Intel Peavey ReValver MK III - Manual (Page 6)

3) The middle road, which probably won’t cost you anything, but could be almost as good as a DI box, is the use
of an ordinary stomp box, which in fact is a sort of DI box. It could be a pedal of any kind; a distortion pedal,
chorus, echo, etc., as long as:
a) It is electrically powered, and you actually use the battery or power source
b) You use it in bypassed mode, i.e “off”
c) It is not a “true bypass” device, (In other words, in “off” mode, if the sound disappears when you remove the
battery, then it is a device that you do want to use as a DI box)
A Guitar pedal is obviously a device which is designed to be used with a Guitar. To record, just plug the pedal
directly into the sound card Line-In. Adjust the output levels on the pedal. A Guitar pedal is an example of a
device with a Hi-Z input. If you could find another device with Hi-Z inputs (“Instrument input“) you should try
that as well.
5