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Electric Acoustic Bass Keyboard Engineer

Bruce Swedien
(Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Paul McCartney)
"Radial builds DIs exactly how I would do it. Real quality and they sound great. I love them!"

Butch Walker www.butchwalker.com
(Avril Lavigne, Pink, Lindsay Lohan, Simple Plan, Hot Hot Heat, Fall Out Boy)
"The Radial JD7 made my guitar sounds so much thicker and punchier. I think the Drag™ feature should be built into everything ever made!"

Craig Anderton www.craiganderton.com
(Renowned engineer and editor - EQ magazine)
"I'm not the kind of guy who gets all 'golden ears' about gear, but the JDV direct box changed my mind about just how good a DI can be. It has a clarity of sound and definition that really made me sit up and take notice; everything is sharper, clearer, and in better focus. The JDV may not be cheap, but you hear every penny in the sound."

Daniel Lanois www.daniellanois.com
(U2, Robbie Robertson, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel)
"It is nice to find great sounding industrial grade equipment still being made today!"

Dave Bottrill www.davebottrill.com
(Peter Gabriel, Tool, Silverchair')
"The JD7 solves phase, buzz and hum problems instantly and allows me to blend sounds from many different amps in seconds. I won't record guitars without it."

Dave Natale www.davenatal.com
(The Rolling Stones, Fleetwood Mac, Joe Cocker, Tina Turner)
"Radial DI’s provide the flexibility I need to perfectly match any situation I come across. I specify Radial exclusively for every tour I mix."

Dave Rideau www.daverideau.com
(Janet Jackson, usher, Sting)
"The Radial J48 rocks!! It gives me exactly what I need from a DI, a super clean signal path with features that provide ultimate flexibility."

Davy Moire
(FOH engineer - Cranberries, Duran Duran, Motley Crue, Kansas, Prince)
"Radial DIs sonically blow away all passive DIs, as expected, but they also blow away all active DIs in their price range and also some that are quite a bit more expensive. A very pleasant surprise!"

David Morgan
(FOH engineer - James Taylor, Paul Simon, Stevie Nicks, Bette Midler)
"We are currently using the Radial PZ-Pre with James Taylor's guitars and we are extremely pleased with marriage of the piezo pickups to the PZ Pre. The result is a substantial sonic improvement imparting a rich, natural and open sound. Thanks to Radial for creating this elegant tool."

David Oakes
(Pat Metheny group)
"I've always used the 'standard' DI on upright bass but when I finally tried the Radial JDV MK3, the difference was surprising and dramatic. The sound is warm, solid, punchy and accurate. There's no going back."

Derek Williams
(Production mgr & mix engineer - Bonnie Rait)
"Radial is making the some of best engineered solutions for the many audio needs that I come across for both stage and studio. I’m very impressed at the steady stream of innovative new products. The J48 and JDI are indispensable on almost any input list. Very high quality and accurate. A big thanks to the Radial team."

George Peterson
(Esteemed engineer and editor - MIX magazine)
"Why did I buy a Radial Duplex? No batteries; no phantom power... just plug in and you've got a clean, awesome, transparent sound. I love it!"

Greg Rule www.gregrule.com
(Programmer - The Eagles, Christina Aguilera)
"The Radial SW8 is the perfect complement to my laptop fly rig. I've used it extensively and it's performed flawlessly. You've done a great service to our audio-programming community!"

James Towler www.stevewinwood.com
(FOH, Studio and Tour Manager - Stevie Winwood)
"I work for Steve Winwood in the studio and also out on the road. I have been using the Radial DI for a couple of years now - on stage and in the studio. I use it for the organ DI for both the studio and live use because it gives us the best tone."

Jay Baumgardner
(Papa Roach, POD, Evanescence, Godsmack, Hoobastank)
"The Radial Phazer is incredibly easy to use. It takes less than five minutes to dial in the sweet spot and create really cool sounds. The results are nothing short of dramatic."

Jeff Worrell
(FOH - America, Pat Benatar, Fleetwood Mac, Edgar Winter, Sheena Easton)
"In all my years with numerous artists, I've never used a DI that sounded this good and solved problems this easily. When I first tried the Radial DI's it was immediately apparent they were head and shoulders better than anything I had used previously. As a result, we bought 7 so that I am never without them. I use them on acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards and even vocals."

Jim Warren
(FOH - Radiohead, Peter Gabriel, Nine Inch Nails, Doves, Turin Brakes)
"I've used Radial DI's on all my major touring projects for the last 4 years, with great success. They sound fantastic and are built to last. I'm also a big fan of the Tonebone series, though I have a problem keeping hold of them, always losing them to the first guitarist I come across who has to find just the right sound."

Joe Chiccarelli
(Bon Jovi, Frank Zappa, Tori Amos, Chicago, Annie Lennox, The White Stripes)
"I use the J48 everyday. The signal path is clear, punchy, honest and faithful to the sound of the individual player's instrument."

Kevin 'Tater' McCarthey
(Linkin Park, Kid Rock, Brian Setzer, Megadeth, Motorhead, Godsmack)
"We use lots of Radial products on the Linkin Park tour with two complete backline setups that leapfrog to save on air freight and time. Each backline has 24 Radial DIs for our Protools and keyboard rigs, the acoustic guitar uses a Radial J48, and the bass has Radial JD7's. Sonically Radial DIs are superb and the build quality has proven to stand up to the road. I love my Radial gear!"

Khaliq Glover
(Wayne Shorter, Chick Corea, 2 Grammy awards - 9 nominations)
"The JDV gives me dramatically better sound, more defined attack, richer bottom... almost 'holographic' ...it seemed to set out of the speakers."

Lars Brogaard
(Stage magr and FOH engineer - Rod Stewart)
"We have Radial DI’s on everything. And after several continents and countless dates, they continue to work flawlessly. Radial is the only direct box I use!"

Mark Howard
(Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Quincy Jones, Bob Dylan)
"Since I started using the JD7, I use it everywhere! Its a must have for any studio."

Michael Wagener
(producer/engineer - Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Motley Crue)
"The JD-7 is the swiss-army knife for audio!"

Mike Mcknight www.mcknightsoundsinc.com
(Mariah Carey, Madonna, American Idol)
"I have flown the SW8’s all over the world on tour and they work perfectly night after night. It's a very well designed product - I can't imagine doing a live show without them."

Paul 'Pab' Boothroyd
(AC/DC, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Faith Hill, Pink)
"Radial makes a DI box that does exactly what it is supposed to do. No compromise."

Richard Young
(Production Manager - Radiohead, Pink)
"The Radial SW8 has saved the show on more than one occasion. 2 paralleled units are employed to switch between main and backup banks of midi samplers. They have proven instant and seamless."

Rob 'Cubby' Colby
(Phil Collins, Prince, Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, Genesis, Cindy Lauper)
"With today's demands on live sound reproduction you need to be able to carry direct boxes that are reliable and the perfect match for your direct input devices. That's why I choose Radial DI's."

Rob Mailman
(FOH Engineer - Santana)
"At Sound Image, we have been using Radial DIs for several years and they have become a favourite. On the Santana tour, we have Radial J48s on guitars and Radial JDIs on keyboards. Since January this year, we have travelled all over Europe, South America, the US and Canada and the Radial DIs have worked great!"

Robert Scovill
(Tom Petty, Matchbox Twenty, Prince, Def Lepard, Rush)
"The Radial products are the most transparent, technically comprehensive devices I have ever run across. They are right at the top of my list of 'gotta haves'."

Rob Nevalainen
(Engineer - Brian Adams)
"The two things that impress me the most about the J48 are the great build quality and the great sound. And what that means to me is the J48 is direct box that I can count on. It works great. It is very transparent, which is important if your are trying to preserve the sound of your 1962 Fender Precision!"

Roy Hendrickson
(Avatar Studios - B.B. King, Miles Davis, Carly Simon, Pat Metheny, Al Di Meola)
"I really Love the JD7 and the SGI , they work better that I could ever imagine!!"

Sean Quakenbush
(FOH Engineer - Robert Randolph band)
"Over the past many years Ihave used a variety of DI boxes. The Radial J48 is without a doubt the best, cleanest and most versatile DI I've ever used."

Tim Quinby www.slayer.net
(FOH - Slayer)
"Just back from brutal Slayer euro run and did the whole tour toting only my phazers to front of house and all I can say is WOW! Amazing! these things are the best thing to happen to analog sound since the digital delay! I cant say enough about the difference the phazers and JDX combo have made! About a week in to the tour, I showed up at FOH with the phazers, the tech asked if those were my magic boxes, my answer simply yes! Slayer has always been about big aggressive guitar tones, The JDX/Phazer/mic combo leaves the rest face down in the gutter! Thanks again for such outstanding products!"

Tom Size
(Aerosmith, Journey, Steve Miller)
"We were using the Countryman and when we plugged in the Radial JDV, we noticed the sound was more clear, more open and more natural. To sum it up, The JDV sounds darn good!"

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