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Radial Artist Testimonials Engineers
Electric  Acoustic  Bass  keyboard Engineer

Bob Workman     
(The Charlie Daniels Band Production Manager/FOH)
"Switching to Radial JDIs across the board and especially on Charlie's fiddle has been the best thing that has happened to those signals. The Fiddle is sweeter and smoother than it has ever been. Radial JDI's are now the only DI's we use. We love your products."
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      
(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."
Davey 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 Klein       www.davidkleinaudio.com
(President of DavidKleinAudio. Tour & Production Manager / FOH Engineer: Anthrax. The Damned Things. Pearl. Fuel. Rooftop Revolutionaries)
"Radial shares our philosophy and dedication to being the best in the business, and it shows in every one of their products. Our clients have never been happier."
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 Raitt)
"Radial is making some of the 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."
Eric Liljestrand       www.oldnordicfolksongs.com  
(Producer/engineer - Lucinda Williams, U2, Bill Frisell, Ringo Starr )
"Incomparable quality, deep features and tone, tone, tone!  The Radial JD7 gives me the cleanest and punchiest guitars, no matter what combination of vintage, new and trash gear is plugged in.  Don't turn up without it!"
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!"
Howie Lindeman     Howie at Linkedin.com 
(FOH and Recording Engineer: The Neville Brothers, Blondie, Pope Benedict XVI, Peabo Bryson, Blues Brothers, Ravi Shankar, Anoushka Shankar, Montreaux Jazz Festival, Roberta Flack, Melissa Manchester, Hilary Duff, Mark Isham)
"My concept of recording to mixing live is to be able to capture the 'sound of air'. Radial direct boxes allow me to do just that, to capture the essence of what is really coming through the mic line to my console and to my ears."  
James Towler     www.stevewinwood.com 
(FOH, Studio and Tour Manager - Steve 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 every day. The signal path is clear, punchy, honest and faithful to the sound of the individual player's instrument."
Jon Burton     
(FOH Engineer The Prodigy )
"'After getting a JDX for the guitar it seemed obvious to try it on the bass, brilliant! Deep lows but also capturing the gut wrenching overdriven sound of the amp as well, and best of all,no mic spill! "
Kevin 'Tater' McCarthy     
(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 mgr. 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."
Paul Ramsey     

(FOH - The Who, Annie Lennox, The Doves and Skunk Anansie)
"I use to use delay before and although it works technically, I've done a comparison between using delay and the PhazerBank and PhazerBank wins hands down for sounding more natural and musical. Very easy to use and quick to set up and hear the results with a turn of one knob!" (Notice the Phazerbank right at the top of the rack)
Randy Kohrs     
(Producer, counmtry artist)
"The Radial Workhorse has quickly become one of my essentials at Slack Key Studio.  Its range of functions far out weigh all of its competition and, like all 500 series boxes, it is never in the way due to it's compact size.  The mixer section is among its greatest assets, as well.  Once again, Radial knocked the ball out of the park for me, as they always have in the past.   Now, to purchase all of the wonderful new Radial 500 series modules to go in it!"
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 traveled 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 a 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 than I could ever imagine!!"
Sean Quakenbush      
(FOH Engineer - Robert Randolph & The Family band)
"Over the past many years I have used a variety of DI boxes. The Radial J48 is without a doubt the best, cleanest and most versatile DI I've ever used."
Simon Gogerly      
(Mixer/producerU2, No Doubt, Gwen Stefani, New Order, Texas, Manic Street Preachers, Underworld)
"My Radial boxes are in constant use, I take them (almost) everywhere. The DIs are crystal clear, I love the JDX for recording amps, the SGI and X-Amp are so useful that I don't know how I managed without them before. On top of that, they're built like tanks!"
Tim Quinby       www.slayer.net
(FOH - Slayer)
"Just back from a 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 into 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!"
Zero Nylin      
(Quincy Jones, Lionel Richie, Dave Grusin, Steve Miller, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner)
"When mixing live, I try to be true to the form and the onstage image.  But half of the time I'm working at a festival where the environment is "too big" and the schedule is a rush. This makes creating a convincing, live pseudo-acoustic image difficult. But with a properly set-up PA and a Phazer it gets easier.  The acoustic bass is easily centered.  The piano loses much of the comb-filtering that can occur with multiple mics and pick-ups.  And, I can use it while I'm trying to page through some digi-desk function. This is where the Phazer really shines; it's quick to use, no digi-thinking involved, no sonic signature.  The Phazer really helps me fine tune the acoustic image. A no-brainer."