Back in 2015, Radial’s Jim Rhodes (Artist Relations) caught up with former Supertramp member and classic rock icon, Roger Hodgson, in Vancouver, BC. Roger was in search of some DIs for his Guild® acoustic guitars and a DI for bass player, Dave Carpenter. Roger tried out the JDI Stereo on his acoustics and ended up… Read More
Vancouver, BC – Radial Engineering Ltd. is pleased to announce the Tonebone Headlight™, a compact guitar amp selector, is now shipping. The Headlight is able to sequentially activate up to four amps using a single footswitch. A second muting footswitch may be used for quiet on-stage tuning or switching instruments between songs. It can also be… Read More
Radial has enjoyed a long and solid relationship with Florida Georgia Line band members Tyler Chiarelli (lead guitar), Dan Weller (keyboard, ganjo, guitar), and Tom Beaupre (bass). All use Radial and Tonebone gear on the road and we are very thankful for their support. Following a soldout show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC on… Read More
The Temperance Movement are a British blues rock band formed in 2011 by Glasgow-born vocalist Phil Campbell and guitarists Luke Potashnick and Paul Sayer. The rhythm section consists of bassist Nick Fyffe and the Australian-born drummer Damon Wilson. Luke was replaced by friend, and guitarist, Matt White in 2016. They have released 2 albums, a… Read More
Vancouver, BC – Radial Engineering Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of Gary Zywiecki to the Vancouver, BC based team. Gary’s new role as Manager of Engineering heads all the R&D activities from product concept to launch. He leads a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, advancing products that span from vintage vacuum tube technology to cutting… Read More
What type of direct box works best for bass guitar? Well, it depends on the type of bass that the DI is going to be used with. When it comes to signal flow, there are two types of bass guitars: passive and active. The first electric basses, i.e., the original Fender Precision, were passive (and… Read More
Jim Rhodes, Radial artist relations rep, had the chance to meet Il Divo and see what gear they are using on their current stop in Vancouver, BC. Il Divo is a multinational classical crossover vocal quartet. The group, formed in the UK in 2003 by Simon Cowell, brought together Urs Bühler (Switzerland), Carlos Marín (Spain), David… Read More
Earth, Wind & Fire is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock and Latin for over 45 years. The band originated in Chicago in 1971 and now have over 21 albums under their belt and 7 top ten singles worldwide. Joining them on their current Heart and… Read More
I recently caught up with longtime Radial supporter, Brian Persall, Tour Manager and Front Of House for country artist Terri Clark. We discussed the background of how the new Radial 4-Play (multi-output DI box) came to be… From the early stages of Brian needing a solution—to him actually using the device—this is a process commonplace at… Read More
Jim Rhodes here, artist relations guy for Radial Engineering. I recently waded into legendary waters to catch up with Tommy Henriksen, the guitarist for none other than Alice Cooper. Tommy has also worked as a songwriter, arranger, producer and mixer for such artists as Lady Gaga, Kesha, Daughtry, The Canadian Tenors and many others. Tommy is… Read More
