Cranking a Friedman JEL20 (and other FAQs)

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Friedman JEL-20 20w vs JEL100 and other FAQ's
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00:00 JEL20
00:32 Does the JEL20 sounds like the JEL100
02:12 The SAT switch & Bright Cap
05:01 Plexi Channel Cranked
07:28 Analog Cab Sim Output
08:27 Steal This EQ Setting
08:53 What is that symbol?
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@rilianriggs4620 11 ай бұрын

Your channel deserves a million subscribers. You kill it bro

@john.galbraith 11 ай бұрын

It sounds really good. Thanks for the follow up video. I had my eyes on a Runt-20. But now I think the JEL-20 is the choice!

@NickLaytonGuitar 11 ай бұрын

Awesome man, love the amp and love your videos and playing.

@BradRocker 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for doing more comparisons on this little beast !

@jayboy6895 11 ай бұрын

Great video Michael. By far the best demo of this amp. It clearly has oooodles of character. Very nice maestro 😎

@phillamoore157 11 ай бұрын

Now, if Dave can just give us an SS20 V2. That SS channel on the V2 is Dave’s best plexi tone IMHO. Not sure if that can be done with 20watts, but it’s be fun to hear him try it. Great demo, Mike!

@ScottsGuitar 3 ай бұрын

I’m still waiting for that amp…

@phillamoore157 3 ай бұрын

@@ScottsGuitar You and me both, brother…

@OhYouAteOne2 11 ай бұрын

Very Cool, always love your demo's!

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

THANKS!!!! 🍔

@chandlerclement1365 11 ай бұрын

Brilliant stuff Michael. Giving the people what we need! Random request: I’d love to see a breakdown / thoughts on your desk setup, with the two api channels, the Lynx interface, the stereo compressor, how you’re using all those on a day to day basis, and how you record that 4x12 in the bedroom. I’m looking to get a 4x12 for my room and would love to hear about your workflow.

@legrandgroves8560 11 ай бұрын

I need this too

@stevengoodman3498 11 ай бұрын

Great demo and playing Michael. That 20 watt sounds amazing. Makes my day watching and listening to you play! Rock on my brother.

@sir.shreddington 11 ай бұрын

Super informative video, dude, thanks! And now I list my FM3...

@pbgas3434 11 ай бұрын

Hell ya!!! So the SAT switch works on both channels? That is great! Such a great demo, Michael! Much thx! Rob (TM) is sending me one next week. Can't wait!

@aaronsg71 11 ай бұрын

That sounds fantastic!

@cragginshred 10 ай бұрын

Now that's what the amp really sounds like in the room, good job! Agreed this is the only Friedman I use the Sat switch on

@JoseG-2023 11 ай бұрын

Awesome playing. Awesome amp. Awesome doggo! 🐶 🤘

@johndeschain2156 11 ай бұрын

Love the vids brother

@jayteesgear 11 ай бұрын

When I was a kid and Dreams in the Dark came on Hard 60 I just FLIPPED! Great tones man. 🎆

@Greg-rd8qr 11 ай бұрын

You the man Mike!!

@ColdAscending 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Michael! I saw your post about this video on TGP and have been waiting for it to drop. I'm more impressed by the JEL20 than I want to be lol.

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

It's pretty rad! Thank for checking out the vid!

@michaelmitchell5909 11 ай бұрын

Those friedman amps are on another level from all others...damn that sounds good. I'd love to own a jj junior one day.

@Polentaccio 11 ай бұрын

This guy always brings the goods. I still think an 800 boosted does everything and anything 80's that a person would need but hey, people like Friedmans. Bonus points for having what looks like a wheaton terrier as well🎉

@BrettPapa 11 ай бұрын

Sold I'm buying one!

@divebomb99 3 ай бұрын

It is inconceivable that Marshall fans, and loads of others of course,, would not love this amp. What a gem.

@steverherb 11 ай бұрын

Sounds great! Friedman 20-watters are LOUD!!! 😮

@brianmckenzie1318 11 ай бұрын

I love my Friedman Runt 20, but thinking this could be an upgrade because of the control you have over the 2 channels (not like the Runt clean channel where you only control the bright switch). Plus having plexi gain on the first channel is a huge plus over the Runt. Would be cool to be rocking AC/DC and 70's rock style on Ch 1 and then kick over the CH 2 for the higher gain stuff!

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Yes! The Plexi channel as ch1 is a huge plus!

@RICO_SUAVE21 11 ай бұрын

These amps sounds awesome! Would love to see you demo the new Marshall JTM Studio 👍🏾

@bradleejaymz 11 ай бұрын

This seems like the Runt 20 I always wanted. Shopping now...

@guittarwizzrd 10 ай бұрын

I have saved up to get a new amp and was all ready on the fence with a synergy or twin sister now they come out with this 😂

@modusceo 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are false hope because your mixes always sound so incredible 🤣

@BigHairyGuitars 9 ай бұрын

HA! Thanksssssss🤷‍♂️. I do always say, if your guitar sounds bad, it's because your drums sound bad.

@cliftonwright7081 11 ай бұрын

Man. I want this .

@chadhudson2046 7 ай бұрын

That midrange is smokin'!

@christopher.k.guitar 7 ай бұрын

I own the JEL20 since a month now. Honeymoon should be over since I played it extensively. Firstly I absolutely love that this Friedman has the kerrang original Marshalls have (which I feel other Friedmans lack a bit). I own and owned many Friedmans to compare - currently a Twin Sister, Pink Taco V2 and the JEL20, but used to own a BE100 and a Smallbox too. The JEL in fact makes me wonder if my 1959SLP and JCM800 are still necessary to keep (just kidding I‘d never sell them and even if it’s for sentimental value 😂). The Plexi Channel is more to my liking than the one on the Smallbox. Different strokes for different folks of course… For now I could easily scratch any of my Marshall itches with these three amps… well maybe not that of a Silver Jubilee… 🤔 Well, just my thoughts on an amp that is just straight genius

@barters8124 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the write up. Not often you find someone who has all the amps you’re thinking of.

@christopher.k.guitar 7 ай бұрын

@@barters8124 I’m glad it helps - it’s all subjective of course.

@barters8124 7 ай бұрын

@@christopher.k.guitar certainly does. I have a 1959 Marshall and eyeing off a 2203 JCM800. These JEL20s caught my eye as potentially having a bit of both in them in a smaller package. Hard to find locally in Australia for a test.

@christopher.k.guitar 7 ай бұрын

@@barters8124 only thing is that even if it’s 20 watts it is loud and to get the most out of it - as with our 1959SLP - it wants to breath. My JCM800 also has the magic spot at around 7 on the master to get just a touch of that lovely power tube saturation. So I always run the big boys and the JEL20 through a Fryette Power Station. Then it is pure magic

@gringopig 11 ай бұрын

2:51 Pretty sure sat mode is channel 2 only. I have a JEL-20 and just checked it. Channel 2 only. EDIT: no I was wrong. Both channels just like you said plus the manual says too. You need to crank the gain on channel 1 to hear it though. Love this amp. Being playing it all day with a pal. Go get one! Sounds great clean, sounds great for a plexi sound and insane gain on channel 2

@Turboy65 11 ай бұрын

Nice demo. Informative, and to the point. Not too much editorializing or ranting or shilling for shit I will never buy. Subscribed!

@lovingpeace9715 11 ай бұрын

This is the best sounding demo of this amp I've heard thus far, Are you using a room mic? I'm not really digging the tone as much when you switch to the Fryette power load. Is the difference simply because of the plexi channel or is it the Fryette?

@MrAcEsNeIgHtS1188 11 ай бұрын

The Last Time!!🤘

@johnnyromero3336 22 күн бұрын

Excellent playing and review as always Michael, do you think me having the Friedman BE 100 Deluxe will cover most of what this JEL-20 can do? I want to get one, but my concern is the BE Deluxe has this covered for the most part.

@magnusjarl9575 10 ай бұрын

Badlands riff love it 👍🤘🤘

@j_freed 11 ай бұрын

For a guy in my 50s, I have a very acute upper mid range hearing, and 100 W definitely has more openness and clear brightness in the frequency response. Maybe there's something about a great big power transformer that is just a little juicier... or could be lots of other stuff in that big box, Hell of a lot of similarities though! I'm not even listening through my JBL nearfields, just my iPad speaker. But then we all listen to music on various portable devices so that's still legit.

@gtrchum 11 ай бұрын

Sounds killer! I would say that if you dialed in a little more bass on the 20watt it would sound identical to the 100. I would love to own one of these 👍

@b.scottfarthingsworth 11 ай бұрын

its red, you cannot un - Lucif[er]y it's a bit woofy/low mids for me. I like it to scream more, but that is Jake's tone so those folks will love it.

@draper858 11 ай бұрын

Can u do a video going from the jel 20 to the 100 and back please??!! 😊

@buzzsaw63 11 ай бұрын

The hundo through a cab in the room has to have more low end balls I’m guessing. Hard to hear that over you tube tho. Both sound great!!

@tonelok 11 ай бұрын

Have a Dave modded 79 JMP w a JEL mod, a Wildwood Smallbox combo, and a BE100 Deluxe and all three dial this same exact tone with the right tweaking. So I'm already double redundant, and yet something tells me I might need this, too 🤔

@Smart-Alex 11 ай бұрын

Forget the JEL20. We need a MAK0 amp :) (Very cute!)

@vextract4662 11 ай бұрын

20w-50w always gonna be warmer for cleans and melody/ solos, not to say either can't do clean or giant chunk rhythms well. For pure Rhythms, go to 100w amps straight from Malcom and Angus, so good enough for me.

@WATCHMANNPC 11 ай бұрын

Yo, Mike! ToneX profile that bad boy!!

@Terry_Aki 10 ай бұрын

I want a jel-20 that's deep purple!

@guitarlandtv9977 11 ай бұрын

I have one question . Can I get zakk wylde tone on this amp?

@kostisk8914 4 ай бұрын

Great vid! Not sure why u didn’t crank plexi thru ur mic’s tho. I know it’s loud but…

@BigHairyGuitars 4 ай бұрын

Same reason I don't stick my head into a jet engine 😁

@89galactic16 11 ай бұрын

How does it compare to PT-20 V2? Any idea if there is a 1x12 JEL combo coming? Awesome channel!!

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Kinda different. The PT is more like the BE. The JEL is more rawer sounding (IMO). Don't know about a combo, but I think that would be rad.

@89galactic16 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for the reply!

@jimmcdougall9973 11 ай бұрын

Great review as always! My question: did you go through the 80’s long hair stage? 😊

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Sorta, it was in the 2000's

@the_grube5782 11 ай бұрын

I clicked on this link and immediately hit like

@sthom114 11 ай бұрын

Mako, as in the Mako Mak 4 preamp

@doctorpresident5681 11 ай бұрын

You're selling everything but 5 heads. Does this make the cut?

@DropDee44 11 ай бұрын

These do sound absolutely phenomenal! We need a Kemper pack for that!

@hermanzaum 11 ай бұрын

And a Tonex pack too :)

@slashtrio 11 ай бұрын

Man that is a sweet sounding amp!! I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I’m a decent player, but totally a dad playing late at night in the home office, so I can’t crank the volume. I currently use the little Yamaha THR10 which sounds very good at bedroom levels. I have been considering getting a kemper and pairing it with studio monitors. The kemper seems cool because you have access to so many tones and the ability to have a very good tone at low volume. However I am intrigued with these types of studio heads (this one and the Marshall jubilee) but I’m assuming it won’t sound very good at low volume. I know you can use an attenuator but still worried you can’t get the tone I want at low volume. So do these heads work pretty well using powered studio monitors? I guess I’m wondering if I’d be better off getting a tube head and small cab (maybe a 1 x 12) and also using monitors if things need to be quieter? Again I’m a home player and love rock tones somewhere between the brown sound and a modded 800 in the vein of slash. Sorry for the long messages, just wondering which road to take for what I’m after and my playing environment. Thanks in advance!!!

@NickLaytonGuitar 11 ай бұрын

The Friedman stuff sounds great at lower volumes! Nothing to worry about there.

@slashtrio 11 ай бұрын

@@NickLaytonGuitar really, I’m talking about low bedroom volume that doesn’t wake up the kids ha. I actually use the Friedman Deluxe BE OD pedal and love it. Oh. Can you use studio monitors with these types of heads? I think that’s what he did here. Sorry despite playing a long time I’m not much of a gear head. I just thought using monitors might sound good at low volume. Thanks!!

@marcusmchapman 11 ай бұрын

It’s got a line out so you can use it through an interface/mixer with monitors or headphones.

@soundstorm9508 11 ай бұрын

Hey Michael, I’m looking at getting those same SCM25a’s, do you need a sub with them?? Thanks for the great content as usual.

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

“Need” is person dependent. There are guys that can work on NS10’s without a sub all day. The ATC have a very nice full bottom and I have worked on them without a sub. They sound great. I do mastering and mix cinematic music with mega subs, so I need to hear what’s going on down there. So I’m using a Subwoofer Pros 18” sub. It’s the best sub I’ve ever used, pair perfectly with the ATC and is a fraction of the price of an ATC sub. They were designed to be used with ATC. Highly recommended. I also tried the smaller version and it was also great.

@axeaddiction796 11 ай бұрын

How does the plexi channel sound with some boost pedals? can you get more versatility?

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Yes. It’s a really nice pedal platform. Ch1 and ch2

@aliassaid6398 11 ай бұрын

How does the jel-20 compare to friedman's other 20watt amps? I'm looking for an all-in-one versatile amp which one would you recommend? Cheers.

@tonedover 11 ай бұрын

Ive owned several of his 20w amps (runt20, jjjr, ww20, ptv2) - the ch1 gain on the JEL amp is the selling point. I like the openness of the Ch2 im hearing here as well. Most of Daves BE related amps have more of a compressed high end compared to what im hearing here. The PTv2 is the only other one that can get this open but is only one channel. This TRULY is the “best of” his 20 watt offerings. Ill be selling my SV20 to fund one of these.

@louderthangod 11 ай бұрын

I wish made more of the 100, not that I can afford it. I tune low (A) and play very loud.

@6120orange 11 ай бұрын

Ahem - there’s a pachyderm in the room: “The greatest chugga chugga riff…ever” Nice amp, but the big iron is not worried by the bubble car headroom of EL84s

@Varone26 11 ай бұрын

I am really hoping Friedman decides to make a standard 20 watt model with 2 channels in the same style of the JEL20 (Plexi/BE). Whether that be a PT, BE20, or Small Box 20.

@tonedover 11 ай бұрын

That would be smallbox 20. Dave has no plans to make one. He can mod a Runt20 to Smallbox20 specs, i talked to him about it before he hinted this JEL was being released. Im sure no need for him to cannibalize sales on the SB50, which is one of his best selling amps.

@Varone26 11 ай бұрын

@@tonedover That is interesting. I have seen that one small box 20 floating around forums and some stating it’s a modded runt 20.

@wheez6530 11 ай бұрын

Read somewhere Dave said there was a way on the 20 watters to engage the load and disable the cab sim to send a signal direct without a cab so you can use your own IRs. Anybody know if that’s true?

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

I guess you can go out of the FX send to the interface and do that. Or, you can use the analog cab sim out, but that will have a cab filter on it.

@wheez6530 11 ай бұрын

Somebody on the Gear Page said something about plugging a cable into the second speaker out or something. Question for Dave I guess.

@foggyblues13 11 ай бұрын

I would love for someone to do a comparison of the JEL-20 and Soldano SLO-30. They're similar, yet different. I can only afford one of them. lol

@tonedover 11 ай бұрын

For the price diff, get the JEL20 and a Synergy Syn1 and a SLO module. Done.

@adamswanson8216 Ай бұрын

@@tonedover that’s exactly what I did. I got the Friedman JEL 20 and I got the two in one synergy rackmount so now can run that and of course my main reason for forgetting it was the Dumbo overdrive special however it has given me the opportunity to add a variety of other amplifiers and tones and truly, I am hoping and have faith that the build quality of this amplifier is good enough that it is going to last me many many many years at 50 years old I hope to not, spend $3000 anytime again soon for just my head and cab. I bought the Fryatt 2 x 12 fat bottom extension cab couldn’t help it. It’s the best 212 I’ve ever heard a Friedman 2 x 12 as well but the bottom one me over great amplifier and great plan with the synergy. I am also using an IRX and a Friedman IRD. Both preps are on my pedal board and certainly going into the effect loop along with the synergy so there is no loss here for options and additional features and certainly different amp modules that can be added, but I think this is a excellent baseline start as far as a head that’s versatile enough to play Eric Clapton all the way to Metallica I could not be happier with the amp and plans for building onto it as you can obviously see are endless, and Dave Friedman has so much to do with the synergy program. It is just nice that everything is so compatible thanks again for an excellent demo 7:35

@Mister_Greg 11 ай бұрын

I’d love to hear the Plexi channel with a Boss OD-1 in front. If you have one, or even just an SD-1, pretty please?

@gabrielstevens41 11 ай бұрын

I can't remember the channel but there's at least one demo where someone boosted it with an sd1

@NickLaytonGuitar 11 ай бұрын

Ben Eller's review did this with the SD-1@@gabrielstevens41

@gabrielstevens41 11 ай бұрын

@@NickLaytonGuitar that was it!

@guitarxala1029 5 ай бұрын

Please give me the link to buy JEL 100. Thank you very much

@BigHairyGuitars 5 ай бұрын

Sorry the 100’s were a limited run and not made any more

@guitarxala1029 5 ай бұрын

@@BigHairyGuitars Thanks If you want to resell JEL 100 please contact me

@MrGresK 11 ай бұрын

Whats the song he plays at 3:17?

@EarthisnotforSale 11 ай бұрын

Shot in the Dark

@kostisk8914 10 ай бұрын

Great vid. But you really need to compare the 100 watt dimed to the 20 watt with the sat switch. You've got a studio, come on man, skip the IRs - do it right! ;0)

@Thee.Instigator 11 ай бұрын

Can you plug this straight into something like a zoom H6???

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

You can go straight from the analog out to any recording box, computer , interface , etc

@Thee.Instigator 11 ай бұрын

@@BigHairyGuitars cool thanks for the response appreciate it

@wheresallthezombies 10 ай бұрын

The 20 sounds better. I have a separate question that still involves amps. Lol. After all these years I’ve officially accepting that I’m a “pedalboard into an amp” guy. Even for metal and high gain stuff. I mostly play post rock, post metal, and indie stuff. So, I’m curious what you would use. I know most people’s go tos are fender amps but maybe there’s something more exciting? Ha! I’ve been looking at Suhr badger 30watt and 35watt, orange ad30, some kind of hiwatt, and bogner shiva. Any thoughts would be appreciated!

@Morakot76 10 ай бұрын

20 is louder..in this clip 100w is more warm in my opinion....but maby because i own the 100😂...killer amp ❤

@bruzzgravely3470 4 ай бұрын

My jel has lost its sound almost all the way wonder what could be going on??

@BigHairyGuitars 4 ай бұрын

Probably a tube. Check with Friedman. They can probably trouble shoot for you a bit

@bruzzgravely3470 2 ай бұрын

@@BigHairyGuitarscan you do a video with just through the amp

@bruzzgravely3470 2 ай бұрын

We all don’t have load boxes and it’s it should go right through the speaker that comes with it, I think it sounds awful through the speaker that comes with it. People thinking about getting one better go to a store and try it out first it’s not what you think!!!!!!!

@BigHairyGuitars 2 ай бұрын

@@bruzzgravely3470 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f5epqbOisJmzoIU.htmlsi=_HgO_0w5LiFQk684 All of the amp demo is straight to cab. Based on your earlier comment it sounds like like something might be wrong with your amp (or tubes), and or you might not be a fan of 1x12 combos. I think the Friedman 1x12 combos sound pretty dang good

@nigeldaddyo Ай бұрын

Jeez, and i took you for more of a German Shepherd type. You think you know someone...

@aliveandfilming2 11 ай бұрын

Unfortunate that you don't test more Amps , I'd say your Top in that genre 😏 Greek company Pure Tone, and out of 🇺🇸 Metropoulos Amps ...? ?

@BtR76 11 ай бұрын

Wait, Jerry tours with the JJ Jr??

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

From what I understand, he does for his solo dates. For AIC he uses the big 100 Watters.

@ChrisLeaton. 11 ай бұрын

@@BigHairyGuitars Crazy. I did not know that.

@nitromeda 11 ай бұрын

In Germany we say the older you get the more you look like your dog 🤔😂

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

HAHAH! Love it!

@j_freed 11 ай бұрын

How did George Clooney get on this guitar channel, and why, and what's Amal doin these days, just wondering...

@Jarrodpimental 11 ай бұрын

Why are you torturing me

@Morakot76 6 ай бұрын

Well i think the 100 sounds better..but maby because i have one 😂

@internetmoney221 11 ай бұрын

20 watt EL84 amps don't sound great

@keenedgedesigns 11 ай бұрын

The 100 is a bit darker on the low end.

@BigHairyGuitars 11 ай бұрын

Yeah... I feel like maybe the 100 extends a little higher and a little lower in frequency also, but the core tone that sits in the midrange is really really close.

@keenedgedesigns 11 ай бұрын

@@BigHairyGuitars Ageed. Is that amp good enough to replace any of your go to’s?