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moosers
Published on 01/09/10 at 14:10
The Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic is a tube overdrive pedal designed for electric guitar. The pedal is made up of analog components and has 1/4 inch connections for both input and output. The pedal requires the power supply that comes with it and this isn't rack mountable as it is a stomp box. I believe that the pedal has a 12AX7 tube inside of it.
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic isn't anything out of the ordinary, although there are a nice amount of parameters to work with here. You've got knobs for level, high, low, filter, and drive, and then there are switches for top end, mid boost, and drive gain, each of which have three possible settings. It actually has a pretty similar make up to the Nady TD-1 tube overdrive, which I believe got its idea from the Tonebone. Unless you've got no experience whatsoever with overdrive pedals and/or these parameters don't seem familiar to you, I don't think that a manual in needed.
SOUND QUALITY
Radial Engineering's Tonebone Classic has an absolutely killer tone quality. Its one of the best tube overdrive pedals out there in my opinion, as it not only has a full bodied tone, but is also quite versatile due to the amount of parameters that you've got to work with here. I've used the pedal for recording with a Fender Strat and a Mesa Boogie amp, and the combination of this is definitely a good one as I was very happy with the sounds that I was able to achieve. The pedal is great for both rhythm and lead tones, but I especially love the pedal for the crunchy rhythm sounds that I'm able to get with it.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're looking for a real tube overdrive pedal, the Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic definitely needs to be considered. It isn't the cheapest pedal out there, but it is reasonable for a real tube pedal as it is comparable to others on the market. My favorite part about the Tonebone is how versatile it is, as I can get all sorts of tube overdrive tones with the pedal. This is definitely a pedal I would highly recommend for anyone who is interested in getting a tube overdrive pedal, or just an overdrive pedal in general...
UTILIZATION
The configuration of the Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic isn't anything out of the ordinary, although there are a nice amount of parameters to work with here. You've got knobs for level, high, low, filter, and drive, and then there are switches for top end, mid boost, and drive gain, each of which have three possible settings. It actually has a pretty similar make up to the Nady TD-1 tube overdrive, which I believe got its idea from the Tonebone. Unless you've got no experience whatsoever with overdrive pedals and/or these parameters don't seem familiar to you, I don't think that a manual in needed.
SOUND QUALITY
Radial Engineering's Tonebone Classic has an absolutely killer tone quality. Its one of the best tube overdrive pedals out there in my opinion, as it not only has a full bodied tone, but is also quite versatile due to the amount of parameters that you've got to work with here. I've used the pedal for recording with a Fender Strat and a Mesa Boogie amp, and the combination of this is definitely a good one as I was very happy with the sounds that I was able to achieve. The pedal is great for both rhythm and lead tones, but I especially love the pedal for the crunchy rhythm sounds that I'm able to get with it.
OVERALL OPINION
If you're looking for a real tube overdrive pedal, the Radial Engineering Tonebone Classic definitely needs to be considered. It isn't the cheapest pedal out there, but it is reasonable for a real tube pedal as it is comparable to others on the market. My favorite part about the Tonebone is how versatile it is, as I can get all sorts of tube overdrive tones with the pedal. This is definitely a pedal I would highly recommend for anyone who is interested in getting a tube overdrive pedal, or just an overdrive pedal in general...