The JDX Direct-Drive from Radial Engineering is an amp simulator for your pedalboard, giving you the tone and feel of not just one, but three different amp/cab configurations. With this pedal, you can very well avoid lugging an amplifier around town from gig to gig altogether, though the pedal does provide a passive thru-put to feed unprocessed signal to your onstage amplifier, should you choose to go that route anyway. A dedicated, buffered tuner output supplies any electronic tuner with guitar tone without extra loading on your pickup, or without introducing noise from quartz clocks.

The pedal itself uses carefully tailored filters to create faithful emulations of caps, combos, and amp/cab configurations. You have choices here. You can select the COMBO setting, which models an early Fender Twin, or STACK mode, which mimics the timbre of a Marshall tube head feeding a 4x12 cabinet. JDX 4x12 Mode gives you the cabinet only, its tone specifically modelled to give you the sound of a cabinet mic’d by a Shure SM57 dynamic microphone. Both COMBO and STACK modes can receive even more tonal juicing from a special, two-position toggle switch, which lets you boost the highs for extra sparkle.

For outputs, the pedal provides a standard, phone type 1/4” jack and a balanced XLR DI for feeding processed signal to the house, a mixer, or a recording interface. A 180° polarity-reverse switch allows you to phase-align the signal with your onstage amplifier, if it happened to be out of phase, while a ground switch eliminates hums and buzzing often associated with ground loops. The pedal runs off of 9 VDC, either from a pedalboard brick, or from a separately available power supply.

Amp & Cab Simulator in Pedal Form    Combo, Stack & 4x12 Cab Settings    Presence Switch to Add Highs    180° Polarity Reverse Switch    Ground Lift Switch    Thru-Put for Feeding Amp on Stage    Buffered Tuner Output    1/4" and Balanced XLR DI Outputs    Runs off of 9 VDC Power

POLARITY Toggleswitch: This toggles pin-2 and pin-3 on the XLR output, helping you phase-align your amp with stage monitors.

GROUND Toggleswitch: This lifts Pin-1 on the balanced XLR output to help reduce the hum and buzzing caused by ground loops.

AMPLIFIER Toggleswitch: Part of the Tone Voicing section, this three-position toggle offers three different amplifier emulations. COMBO models the tone of a Fender Twin, STACK mimics the timbre of a Marshall amp/cab configuration, and JDX 4x12 emulates only the sound of a 4x12 stack.

PRESENCE Toggleswitch: Also part of the Tone Voicing section, this two-position switch provides extra sparkling highs for the STACK and COMBO settings. 

THRU: Use this to feed unprocessed tone to an on-stage amplifier, or a dry 1/4" studio DI input.

TUNER: This Hi-Z always-on output can be used to connect to an electronic tuner.

XLR: This balanced output is useful for feeding processed signal to a PA system or the XLR input of a recording device.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. will this work with bolt6 LT 750?

A: Yes, the Teradek Dual Direct Mount Battery Plate for L-Series and LP-E6 Batteries will work with the Bolt LT750. It is compatible with: Bolt 1000/3000 XT Transmitters Bolt 500 XT Transmitters and Receivers Bolt XT Sidekick All Non-4K Bolt LT Models Please Note: This battery plate will not work on Bolt 1000/3000 XT Receivers.

Q: 2. Can I send phantom power in it to power and another device as a pedal that need it ?

A: No, the A-Designs REDDI Mono All-Tube Direct Box with Throughput does not let Phantom Power pass through the device.

Q: 3. Can this unit accept a direct microphone feed from a press conference without a mult box? And is it powered by batteries?

A: The Radial Engineering Exo-Pod Broadcast Splitter with XLR & 3.5mm Connections is designed to accept a balanced line-level signal from a mixer or similar device. It does not require power.

Q: 4. Does this unit work standalone or does it have to be used with the Broadcast Press Box?

A: This broadcast audio splitter can be used a stand-alone unit, and only requires a balanced XLR input from a mixing board or other source. .

Q: 5. Will this fit a 21.5 late model 2013 monitor

A: No, the base is no longer removable on models newer then 2011. You will need to use this a href= https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1338461-REG/tether_tools_vadpt07_rock_solid_vesa_imac_display.html target= _blank https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1338461-REG/tether_tools_vadpt07_rock_solid_vesa_imac_display.html/a

Q: 6. Does this also take the place of adapter for lastolite softboxes?

A: No, it does not. It is made to connect accessories such as the Lastolite Snoot.

Q: 7. Once I connect the JST connectors, where am I supposed to tuck them into? The gap inside the battery plate, or the gap inside the Bolt 500XT transmitter?

A: As other users have defined, you can press the cable from the transmitter into the gap and align the connector to allow the battery plate to press into the opening. It's going to be a tight fit, but it should work.

Q: 8. will this work with my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020) ?

A: No the Tether Tools Rock Solid VESA Direct Adapter for iMac Computer is not compatible with 2020 iMac displays.

Q: 9. IS the turntable already assembled on delivery?

A: The Technics SL-1500C Manual Three-Speed Direct-Drive Turntable (Silver), BH # TESL1500C, is shipped partially disassembled to prevent damage during shipping.

Q: 10. Will this work on 220volts?

A: Yes, the Technics SL-1210GR2 Direct Drive Turntable System II (Black) will work with 110-240 VAC at 60 Hz.