Tonebone JDX Direct-Drive

[@Funkussionist]

I've been using this product for a few months now. I mainly use the combo setting. I love it and so do our sound engineers. Only problem is I need a second one to play in stereo.

[@radialengineering]

Glad to hear you're enjoying it!

[@AC-hz4xq]

Radial Engineering Can I use a Line 6 pod in front of a jdx direct drive? Please consider putting an effects loop in the future and an EQ. Thanks

[@osafer1979]

The best purchase ever. I am extremely satisfied with this thing. Well done.

[@originalsongsbyjonathanlew1512]

Do you need a preamp pedal before the radial direct drive?

[@masonglenn3766]

This is designed as a preamp within it so no need for additional preamp

[@timledford1158]

I purchased several similar units and the Direct Drive is the best. It does not sound quite as good as a quality tube amp when cranked, but with a couple od and modulation pedals it's very nice at any volume. My board is simple: Tim, ts9 mini, OCD, trem, rev/delay, direct drive. At first I ran the direct drive xlr to the pa and the thur line to a small tube amp, but It sounds great on its own, especially with a good monitor. Love it.

[@christianleetrager4605]

Totally excellent video, with a full demo and explanation of the JDX. I own two of these DI boxes, and you can beat 'em.

[@raytheonorion]

I have been waiting for this video for so long. good job.

[@larryleblanc6143]

Just purchased today did sound check and the whole band was impressed. Well done!

[@originalsongsbyjonathanlew1512]

Do you need a preamp pedal before the radial direct drive?

[@larryleblanc6143]

I just put it at the end of my pedal board.

[@patvurden]

I use two of them for stereo output. You should develop a compact stereo version of this great product.

[@briandelaney1118]

4:10 Bit of an unfair comparisson since you're comparing a direct interface sound here whereas most DAW have AMP and CAB simulation (Ex Amp Designer in Logic).

[@JRP3music]

A reverb is ideal to use with these speaker simulator to sound more like a real amp, add delay and other fx after your drive pedals and you will get a better amp like tone than just completely dry, unless the PA is adding some ambience.

[@emersonranara9124]

"...front of house guy miking your Marshall head instead of the cabinet." SOLD!!!

[@thewatcher611]

heeeeyyy!! ...I'm also a front of house guy. Never mic'd a head. LOL. Didn't know that was a thing. But, I started 20 years ago and been on both sides of the mic.

[@MDK2323]

Anyone had any issues with there being no EQ on the thing? Just curious.

[@forever3797]

Do you mike the cabinet rather than the head?

[@robmacspurren6293]

Is it possible to run the effects send of an amplifier to the input without causing any issues?

[@arturorojasmora3177]

Hey Radial Engineering! Great little box you have there! Are there any plans to add a "AC Top Boost" emulation setting? If you make a "British Invasion" edition of it I will buy it as well. I am actually purchasing the JDX Direct Drive today to finalize my Boss MS-3 board, so I can show up with a guitar and a suitcase and play!

[@SmartscopeCom]

Brilliant tutorial congratulations.

[@aikensource]

My problem: you said it's an amp simulator, not a cab simulator, and a DI box. But it has no preamp in it or an effects loop, so I would have to have a pedal to act as a preamp, and send the last pedal in my entire board into this pedal/cab simulator. Doesn't really do it for me, honestly. It's a tidly bit misleading

[@radialengineering]

Hey @Sparkplug1034, thank you for the feedback! Having an effects loop is something that we will consider putting in future revisions of the JDX Direct-Drive. The Direct-Drive is intended primarily for it's amplifier voicing and is intentionally clean sounding to allow guitarists to use their favorite pedals in front of it. There is no preamp in the pedal as it's DI Output will eventually be sent to a mixing board's preamp.

[@aikensource]

Radial Engineering​ I understand. I as a guitarist don't trust the sound system of places I play in. I want everything I need for my tone at my feet and I want to send a signal straight to the sound guy that is ready to be nearly unaltered and projected in full range speakers. I would purchase a product like this if it has at least a clean preamp with EQ controls and an effects loop. It seems little more to me than a nice di box with a cab sim (which is great, but necessitates more pedals to go with it) My point: I think those things are worth considering for a future version. I'd be willing to pay more

[@charliepossee461]

Thanks. I have a Martin 000D28, with a Boggs pickup installed, that I send to a mixer via a DI box. I don't use an amp onstage. Will a Direct Drive help with acoustic voicing? If not, is there another box that would augment the acoustic sound? I don't want or need a pedal board. I like the sound differences that the video displays with the Direct-Drive. Thanks!

[@franfender]

Loop effects in a Di box/amp simulator? Do you really know how work a signal chain? an effect loop is useful only if you are using the saturated channel of your amplifier and you need to use modulation, reverb or delay effects, otherwise you don't need an effect loop, especially if you are not using any kind of amplifier because you are connected directly to the console.

[@jorgea3507]

Help, I have a pedal board with a connector box, pedals controlled thru Pedal switcher Moen Gec9. The connector box has input for guitar and output which goes to amp. I connect my guitar to input of box, signal will run thru board and out thru output, however, I connect the JDX from tge output of box to JDX, XLR out to board. Wont work. What am I doing wrong?

[@jorgea3507]

Disregard, after hours of trying I figured out the issue, FYI it helps to have the volume pedal turned up....Man alive, Duh! LOL!

[@garyclements6946]

Can I use a Radial JDI - Jensen Equipped 1-channel Passive Instrument Direct Box ?

[@lemmykravitz7029]

Can anyone tell me what power supply to buy I have some but don't have the right specs

[@dansegal1254]

Do you need a preamp on your pedal board for this to work for use direct to a PA(and monitors)?

[@gotfiddle]

Digital or analog?

[@lpgoog]

I've been using your Radial JDX DI box successfully, so I'm certain this probably sounds realistic. Question: As much this is a cool convenient approach, I like the sound of my head & how it reacts to pedals but want to stop using cab completely. Do u guys make something like a Mesa cab-clone? I prefer your products because of the realism I achieved with JDX. Hopefully something that doesn't cost more than my amp too LOL

[@richcarosi5941]

Hey I'm new to home recording. So can I use the direct drive for reamping? If so what would be the best reamp box to pair with the direct drive?

[@radialengineering]

Yes! Just be sure to use the "THRU" output for a non-effected DI signal. Any Reamper will do! Since you're new to recording maybe try the budget ProRMP first. It's passive but should work great with the hotter signal from the JDX Direct Drive. www.radialeng.com/product/prormp/

[@juan_de_laura3041]

Hermoso!!!!

[@SixStringer09]

can I use the 2nd output (not the thru) to go to recording interface too? So I could run xlr and 1/4 to get a L/R track? Would that work or is the 1/4 not balanced?

[@fUP420babe]

i love radial's gear and not just cause they are from where i live. have you guys ever thought of putting some of your pedals/efx into the euro rack modular synth format? i think you have a few things that would be really useful for eurorack.

[@AC-hz4xq]

fUP420babe I like it too because it's made in Canada.lol

[@Xianpaul0523]

Whats the song he played at the intro called?

[@bo1ivarj]

This looks like the ideal solution to go sans amp. Question: Is there no need for a preamp between my board and this?

[@radialengineering]

Hey Jay, no you do not need a preamp. You can use the 1/4" Output which runs at instrument level to your board. You can also use it like a standard Direct Box with the balanced XLR Output to run (up to 300') into your board's preamp (the same as if you were plugging in a microphone). For more information, scroll to the bottom of this page: www.tonebone.com/jdxdirectdrive-using.php

[@geomusicmove]

How do you select between distortion and clean sounds?

[@davidmurphy4844]

You stomp on a distortion pedal and again to turn it off.

[@nickcaptain13]

is it any good for speaker emulation for my mesa triaxis? is there anything that you can recommend for a good speaker emulation for my triaxis for live purposes? to eliminate the need of an sm57 or maybe even combing them for double track

[@radialengineering]

Yes, the JDX Direct-Drive is our best option for speaker and amp emulation and provides multiple outputs to send it wherever you would like, so you can definitely run it simultaneously with your Triaxis' output.

[@nickcaptain13]

so its possible to connect the triaxis output to the input of the jdx? thanks

[@mattgilbert7347]

Ok, could someone please explain the difference between: Amp sim Cab sim DI box

[@bradbier]

DI box - lets you send instruments like guitar and bass directly to microphone inputs of mixers or sound boards. Converts unbalanced, high-impedance outputs to balanced, low-impedance signals. Can perform a lot of functions like impedance matching, buffering, ground lift. Cab sim - simulates the frequency response of a speaker/cabinet combination with analog (or digital) electronics, implementing a filter network. You can hear the difference in this video when he plays "direct in" (DI box only) and then brings in the "cab sim" - big difference in frequency response. Sounds fuller and more live than the thin direct in. Amp sim - simulates the dynamic performance of an amplifier, without actually having one. I guess you could consider "amp in a box" pedals as amp simulators in that they significantly amplify the signal and clip the sound into distortion, and have a lot of EQ options.

[@originalsongsbyjonathanlew1512]

Hi radial. Do you need a preamp pedal before the radial direct drive?

[@EternalRecursion]

The JDX is an active direct box, therefore, it is a preamp. However, it is a unity gain preamp, which means it neither cuts nor boosts your signal. Its purpose is to provide a few amp/cabinet simulations within the direct box. You could put a preamp in front of it to do EQ or manipulate the gain structures within the preamp, and the JDX would act as either a cabinet simulation - the 4x12 setting - or one of the amp/cab simulations. I intend to get one just because it is, by far, the most affordable Fender Twin simulation in a direct box configuration, which is what I want for my pedal effects rig.

[@AC-hz4xq]

Radial Engineering Can I use a Line 6 pod in front of a jdx direct drive? Please consider putting an effects loop in the future and an IR loading capability. Thanks

[@markgabat1750]

How much it is?

[@Ric_guitar]

Thank you for the review! What do you connect after JDX?

[@radialengineering]

You go straight to the Mixing Board or your recording interface after the JDX Direct-Drive.

[@richatrain6865]

Can ya record bass with this?

[@radialengineering]

Yep, it sounds wicked on bass! Although we usually recommend the Bassbone V2 for bassists. www.tonebone.com/bassbonev2.php

[@BellamyLee]

What is your interface?

[@radialengineering]

Apogee Duet Firewire!

[@BellamyLee]

Is it good tone for recording ?thanks

[@radialengineering]

Everything in this video was recorded using it! The preamps do have some minor coloration to the sound - - although many people prefer this sound - overall it is a very durable interface that works well if you have an Apple computer.

[@BellamyLee]

Sorry,I mean JDX Direct-Drive good tone for recording ?thanks

[@radialengineering]

Yes! The JDX Direct-Drive provides fantastic tones for both recording and playing live! The video above has some demos of it's tone, you can also hear it being used here: www.tonebone.com/jdxdirectdrive.php

[@kuyakoi3469]

Aside from breaking a guitar store to get one, how can i get it for free?

[@spicecrop]

This would be great if it had some EQ controls.

[@back2backband1]

4:48 HORRID SOUND

[@Triazic]

that's the point... that was without this product

[@richcarosi5941]

Can I record a dry guitar with this and reamp it later?

[@Eidenbites]

Is there something like this just cheaper haha

[@GregLynn]

RUSH!!! TIME STAND STILL!!!!!!

[@zip7806]

Does not sound like mic and CAB at all. WTF

[@zweex3463]

to the west nothing new high gain is cramped and rough

[@GaryJackson-q7w]

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[@djurt02]

How it sounds in a studio: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqTKXo2wfp6nba8