Looking To Buy A Friedman - Looking For Advice

[Red_Label]

Re: Looking To Buy A Friedman - Looking For Advice

The BE50 is the only amp out there I want.

It's the amp that my old Bogner XTC and H&K Triamp wish they had been! All three insane versatility. But the BE50 better tones.

 

[Ayrton]

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One of the best things about buying a Friedman is you can talk directly with the designer, and Dave will even tweak the amp to your liking.

 

[Red_Label]

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One of the best things about buying a Friedman is you can talk directly with the designer, and Dave will even tweak the amp to your liking.

Traded my BE100 for a used Betty this summer. There was an issue with a popping reverb switch and some 60 cycle hum when the switch was unplugged. I sent Dave an email. He answered quickly and told me to send it to him and he'd fix and send back (I told him that I got it used). I got the amp back two weeks after I sent it. More than a week of that was shipping time. I've corresponded with Dave on several occasions. Always helpful. He's a friggin rock star (with juvenile amp naming tastes... LOL).

 

[B2D]

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One of the best things about buying a Friedman is you can talk directly with the designer, and Dave will even tweak the amp to your liking.

Yep. If he can do the tweaks you want within reason, he will absolutely help you out with what you want. I've been lucky enough to talk to him on 2-3 occasions at local amp shows and NAMM. He's such a nice dude.

 

[Mincer]

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I've only ever tried a Dirty Shirley..and if I could afford one, it would be my only amp.

 

[B2D]

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I've only ever tried a Dirty Shirley..and if I could afford one, it would be my only amp.

I remember how once upon a time you said the Mesa Blue Angel was your all-time favorite amp. I still haven't found one but I still wanna try that one.

 

[BloodRose]

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It seems the BE 50s are getting lots of love... What makes them more desirable then the 100??

 

[Red_Label]

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It seems the BE 50s are getting lots of love... What makes them more desirable then the 100??

Just a lot more tonal options. And the clean channel on the 50 is the same glassy blackface tone that's on my Buxom Betty. The 100s clean is good, but not glassy/great.

 

[Mincer]

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I remember how once upon a time you said the Mesa Blue Angel was your all-time favorite amp. I still haven't found one but I still wanna try that one.

When I use an amp, the Blue Angel is still the one.

 

[B2D]

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It seems the BE 50s are getting lots of love... What makes them more desirable then the 100??

Personally I think the 50w of power is more manageable, and there's a half power switch that makes the amp VERY useful in low-volume situations.

The cleans are superb, the tonal options and gain levels can change the sound around quite a bit.

 

[BloodRose]

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Does the 50 Watter lose any of the tone? In my experience with amps Ive had/have, reducing power with half power switch tends to lose some girth.

 

[B2D]

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Does the 50 Watter lose any of the tone? In my experience with amps Ive had/have, reducing power with half power switch tends to lose some girth.

A little bit, but only because the speakers in the cab you're using aren't physically being moved and driven as much, and that's part of the sound. Less air being moved does tend to make your immediate surroundings vibrate a bit less.

I'd imagine that'd be fixed with a smaller cab with a lower-wattage speaker rating.

But does the tonal integrity of the amp itself suffer? Not at all.

 

[BloodRose]

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A little bit, but only because the speakers in the cab you're using aren't physically being moved and driven as much, and that's part of the sound. Less air being moved does tend to make your immediate surroundings vibrate a bit less.

I'd imagine that'd be fixed with a smaller cab with a lower-wattage speaker rating.

But does the tonal integrity of the amp itself suffer? Not at all.

Thanks for the info!!

 

[Ayrton]

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FYI, Dave will be showing the BE-100 Deluxe at NAMM, and the current BE-100 will most likely be phased out in 2019.

 

[Jeff_H]

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Every time I come back to this thread, I want the Runt even more. I've decided that when I buy, it's going to be the Runt 50. Even if the Runt 20 might have 90% of the sound of the 50 and be better suited power wise for at home needs, I just won't be happy unless I have EL34's. If it's stupid too loud, I can always sell it and make my money back.

 

[Ayrton]

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Dave is the MV king. You will have no problem getting the sound at a reasonable volume.

 

[BloodRose]

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FYI, Dave will be showing the BE-100 Deluxe at NAMM, and the current BE-100 will most likely be phased out in 2019.

whats the diff in the deluxe?

 

[Ayrton]

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whats the diff in the deluxe?

Not entirely sure. Dave just said different voicing and a wider range of tones.

 

[BloodRose]

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Wider tonal range would be good, but I want one cuz of that tone.. so hope they dont change that

 

[Red_Label]

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Wider tonal range would be good, but I want one cuz of that tone.. so hope they dont change that

No worries on that. Dave's DNA is always plainly evident in his creations. Even with my Buxom Betty... which sounds like the best blackface i've ever had... but when you hit the front end with any good OD pedal, sounds like a BE/Smallbox/Dirty Shirley. I traded my holy grail BE100 for it last summer and haven't regretted that decision to this day.