Friedman BE-100 with Akira Takasaki (Loudness)

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Friedman BE-100 with Akira Takasaki of Loudness.
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Gear used :
Friedman BE-100
Friedman 4x12 cab
Providence Z102 Cable
Filmed October 2016 - Los Angeles, CA
Produced and Directed by Ray Espinoz and Masaki Murashita
Edited by Masaki Murashita
Audio by David Friedman

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@timothyweesner6286 Жыл бұрын

SERIOUSLY OVERLOOKED GUITARIST / MUSICIAN!!! Dude is awesome!! He belongs up there with Eddie, Randy, Eric, George etc!! Still listen to his old and current music! If he reads this, thank you so much for all that you did, and still do!!

@bosco_bosco 7 ай бұрын

I'm guessing he's a massive legend in Japan

@unclefester7847 2 жыл бұрын

He is one of the world's best guitar players....one of my favorites for sure!

@beefcake0354 3 жыл бұрын

the most criminally overlooked riff creator in the history of heavy metal.

@syfman6 2 жыл бұрын

Very true! 💚🎸

@MikeCable-hl4gx 9 ай бұрын

Man is a legend! When he first hit the music scene he was already being talked about. I remember buying the early records to learn his riffs and solos. Should be in the top 10 best metal guitarists of all time for sure. Such a unique band as well.

@epasternak4206 6 ай бұрын

Agreed, but not so much anymore 😊 now he has a signature blue wha wha From Dunlop

@lygeorge3301 4 жыл бұрын

日本のメタルバンドの至宝、ラウドネス英語のコメント多くて嬉しい

@chrisstookey9871 4 жыл бұрын

Akira is easily one of the greatest guitarists of all time! His riffs are totally unforgettable and he is the best at palm muting. Total LEGEND!

@Bricklinsv1970 Жыл бұрын

Hes good but the greatest of all time lol! Their is no greatest because it never ends. Alex Skolnick Is great too but to call him the greatest is funny.

@shadowsymphony1 2 жыл бұрын

Man he always had a tremendous unique sound so metal and crunchy I really miss the days when you could recognize people by their unique instrument sound

@AndyK.23 7 жыл бұрын

Akira is one of my all time favorites from the 80's! His tone on those Loudness albums was epic! The BE really captures that here!!

@erusmil 7 жыл бұрын

Amen. The solo work on the lightning strikes album (hell, all the guitar work) is insane. He was right up there with Lynch in the 80's for me.

@xrmarty2005 6 жыл бұрын

I agree on the tone. One of my favorite tones from the 80s

@seanmiller7889 5 жыл бұрын

I completely missed the Akira fan clun in the 80s. Started learning guitar at the age of 48 and heard Loudness fir the first time. What a treat to have decades of amazing music to listen to. Akira has quickly become one of my favorite guitarist.

@caratcranker5874 5 жыл бұрын

I have all their albums on vinyl.

@lngodwetrust7117 4 жыл бұрын

The tone is in his fingers

@michaelmcglenn3837 7 жыл бұрын

I'm 50 and I still listen to Crazy Nights and Get Away nearly every week if not daily!! That Growling, Throaty, Marshall on 12 tone and Akira's chops and Phrasing STILL do it for me! THE reference tone for 80's \m/etal! Love it!!

@joeyvenden 5 жыл бұрын

Me too dude. I saw Loudness open for Stryper in '87 and he was killer

@caratcranker5874 5 жыл бұрын

Akira was/is VERY razor dynamic. More so than most others of the 80's.

@scottdunn2178 3 жыл бұрын

Ironically, Akira used a custom built rack pre-amp for distortion, then ran it through his refrigerator sized rack into a couple of early '70's Super Lead 100w as a clean platform. I agree, his tone is one of my favorites.

@user-hk7hz9cn7v 3 жыл бұрын

Loudness is one of my favorite bands of all time! So many great tracks!

@xephachi 7 жыл бұрын

0:05 Crazy Nights 0:35 Let It Go 1:34 Exploder Heaven Ward/Guitar Solo 3:03 Ashes in the Sky/Shadows of War 4:19 Soldier of Fortune 4:42 Loudness

@metalngames509 5 жыл бұрын

Killer fucking riffs!!!!

@nazacoustic4508 5 жыл бұрын

Akira Takasaki is one of the most influential guitar player in this planet. His solos, riffing, tone, etc...u name it! This guy does it all...He’s simply the best 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@RobSchauland 6 жыл бұрын

Always loved his rhythm playing and tone. Very pleasing to the ear.

@ScotDvorak 7 жыл бұрын

Akira!!!Man, this totally nails his tone... He's one of those few players, along with EVH and Bettencourt, that has that attack that actually produces "vowels" (A-E-I-O-U). Love that!!BE-100 definitely allows those nuances to shine.Dream amp!!

@MikeMcAdam623 7 жыл бұрын

Scot Dvorak "Vowels" . Well put :)

@sullimd 7 жыл бұрын

Vowels - prob the best description I've heard that "that" sound. Yeah very well put.

@scottdunn2178 4 жыл бұрын

"Bampf"

@wingee 3 жыл бұрын

Goddamn I wish Nuno Bettencourt played a Friedman

@DamaramuHQ 3 жыл бұрын

If all goes to plan, I've got tickets to see Loudness again in Houston, November of this year! Last time I saw them was in 2011 and they fucking rocked the house! Small joint and I was right next to the stage, about 5 feet from the band! Glad I had ear plugs with me!

@Alanoffer 4 жыл бұрын

He was badass .. I watched a couple of live videos of shows they did in the eighties and he was amazing .. still is

@WyattScott 7 жыл бұрын

Akira, the man, the myth, the legend. You can't fade this guy.

@isjakwisnubekti889 5 жыл бұрын

Halo Akira Loudnees I like your play Gitar very.special in heavy metal sound ...

@billyfoster3223 3 жыл бұрын

Cool guy!😎😀 Great playing!😎😀

@Theskybluelake 7 жыл бұрын

Best Guitarist on Earth.

@gregr2784 6 ай бұрын

Akira❤from Poland 🇵🇱

@toma.4808 2 жыл бұрын

This guy could play a banjo plugged into a pignose and it would be mind blowing.akira is a guitar god. Even with time and age he just keeps going never slowing down.

@lonewolf1053 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest metal players.. excellent player

@hunagatayama 2 жыл бұрын

これはガチで音が良い

@CarlosMoreno-rb6rs 3 жыл бұрын

What a great guitar tone! Hail Loudness!!!!

@73BGTA 7 жыл бұрын

Akira - you are cooler than ever. God bless you man!

@nickcarrato6099 7 жыл бұрын

I love this guy, in the 80s he had the best tone!!!!!!

@ws6206 Жыл бұрын

Discovered this guy as a result of Jeff Loomis when he said that he was a great example of a phenomenal guitarist with small hands.

@Sabbathbl 5 жыл бұрын

1発で高崎晃と分かるサウンドいい音

@scottdunn2178 4 жыл бұрын

Refreshing to hear him play completely dry without his usual 7 million space rack. Proof that your tone is primarily in your fingers. One of my favorites.

@pava2237 6 жыл бұрын

This video shows that Akira is not just a great lead guitar player but his rhythm playing is fantastic!!!

@karivirtanen1696 5 жыл бұрын

Great sound! Since the 80's Akira has been one of my favorite guitar players - and still is! One of all time best heavy metal guitarists IMHO.

@user-jn7ud7cu5w 10 ай бұрын

Literally sounds like Akira's tones from the early and mid 80s, like dead-on perfect.

@popskully 6 жыл бұрын

Akira is one of my top 5 players--Gets a wicked tone with the BE..Rock On

@jamiew.lacroix7055 Жыл бұрын

Akira is a wonderous, great guitarist

@TimmyTantrum 7 жыл бұрын

He's played through Marshalls, Mesas, Peaveys, and I guess Friedmans now, and every single time it sounds exactly like Akira Takasaki.

@VideoMask93 6 жыл бұрын

Tone is in the hands! Though the guitars usually being maple with Floyds certainly contributes.

@stevej.1428 6 жыл бұрын

Big key in his tone here is the metal picks for that edgy, pinchy, harmonicy (yes I recognize that as a word) chords.

@Annatar0 6 жыл бұрын

My thoughts as well.. he uses very hard picks and medium strings (Ernie Ball Hybrid IIRC) and he's probably hitting the strings pretty hard as well. That's the source of he's tone.

@francis8062 4 жыл бұрын

That's true!

@joerusso7851 4 жыл бұрын

@@VideoMask93 The bodies are ash.

@paulburrows7908 4 жыл бұрын

I own every Loudness album they have released, Akira rules!

@lending99 Жыл бұрын

Bought the BE100 Deluxe around a year and a half ago and it's absolutely incredible. From clean to blues, and classic rock to balls out, it does it all without any fuss. Best head I've ever played hands down.

@Frater_I.O. 2 жыл бұрын

I have been a HUGE fan of Akira Takasaki since @the mid 1980's.

@SlinkyT82 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, fantastic tone! Love that amp.

@jamesnoble2753 Жыл бұрын

Excellent sounds and playing Akira .

@scottperrin9655 4 жыл бұрын

"Let It Go" (2nd riff he played incase you didn't know) what a great tune

@scotdvorak8861 3 ай бұрын

The tones and absolute conviction to every note played on Thunder in the East still stand for me, as some of the best heavy rock tracks ever!! Whatever they did to record his sound, they nailed it! His pick attack is also such a contributing factor. Not many players can coax those vowel sounds into such a commanding chug. And his soloing skills?? Second to none!!

@user-oi8ty2bw8r 4 жыл бұрын

ジェイク・E・リーもライブで使ってたけど凄い良い音してたフリードマン

@shadyhill1ify 4 жыл бұрын

I am 54 and still listen to thunder in the east, those leads on heavy chains are awesome!!!

@johnwbusbee 2 жыл бұрын

Had no idea this was out, Akira is up there, one of the greats!

@billyfoster3223 Жыл бұрын

He still nails it!😁👍

@jettramel 6 жыл бұрын

Saw them on their first Tour in Houston Tx. at Card's, Akira was very nice guy.

@DetVen 6 жыл бұрын

Me too, saw Loudness play Harpo's in Detroit June 1985, was home on leave from the Army and had to catch a flight back to California the next day. What a treat to see them with my buddies...the place was packed and Loudness kicked ass!

@seandowning5918 2 жыл бұрын

San Diego, Fox theater 1985...... awesome player

@Michael-bl4no 8 ай бұрын

Akira, George Lynch, and Jake E Lee should form their own G3! Akira is an underrated beast! Very unorthodox.

@centaurus5676 7 жыл бұрын

What a treat that was but would have preffered 2 hours.....Love the guitar and tone and everything he plays.

@Meme86ful 5 жыл бұрын

Great musician! Great sound

@elvis_chen 5 жыл бұрын

This man is legendary.

@seecarpio 7 жыл бұрын

Great Akira Takasaki !!

@qwertybase 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome sounds, finally the 80:s tone i've been searching 🤘

@andrewbroughton65 7 жыл бұрын

Akira is the Man !..Amp sounds great !

@thinweasel1 4 жыл бұрын

What incredible voicing this amp is capable of

@NEWYEARKID 7 жыл бұрын

sounding incredible as always!!

@-metal 3 жыл бұрын

相変わらずハーモニクス気味のリフが心地いい〜

@markrobinson8410 2 жыл бұрын

Tusk of jaguar is one of my favorite albums

@briankoncyk3379 6 жыл бұрын

Akira is still awesome indeed! Thanks for posting.

@epasternak4206 4 жыл бұрын

A huge inspiration! Thanks Akira hope you guys will come to the US again.

@TavaresProject 6 жыл бұрын

I just love that sound!!!!!!!

@francis8062 4 жыл бұрын

Akira is a guitar hero! Greets from Italy.

@tomitomi8192 3 жыл бұрын

抜け良いですね。高崎さんのkillerと合ってますね。脳天の真ん中貫くサウンドです。ザクザク、ズンズン感。

@mskz01210121 5 жыл бұрын

音がすごいよねぇ。ピッキングもめちゃくちゃ強いんだろうけど。ピロピロ系のテクは今の若手のほうが上手いけど、日本においてその礎を造り上げたのは、高崎さんやもんな。

@nickh1933 7 жыл бұрын

Wow he has the mids and treble maxed. Sounds killer, I will have to try that.

@Titan4576 4 жыл бұрын

So great and underrated!

@eiki0japan 4 жыл бұрын

高崎晃大先生の　おっしゃる通り...　大先生が　17歳の時　弾いた...当たり！の1987/50W　マーシャルの音　の　感触がある　アンプですね！　このアンプは...　当方も　鳴らしてみて　思いました！！（笑顔）

@HooksBill 4 жыл бұрын

I agree.

@23skidoo46 3 жыл бұрын

shit, he'd sound unreal through a 15 watt combo. Love his tone

@RoccoPezzin 7 жыл бұрын

awesome!!

@tigermane8251 2 жыл бұрын

Loudness killer, bass player is amazing 👍

@AudiophileTubes 7 жыл бұрын

'LET IT GO'!!!! #1 metal guitarist of ALL TIME! Ungodly player! Check out 'Thunder In The East' and 'Lightning Strikes' for the best metal guitar EVER!

@user-no9bw5mt9j 3 жыл бұрын

日本が誇る最高峰の天才

@thewurm9177 4 жыл бұрын

Nice O.G. tone and great playing by one of the 80's very best \,,/, ,\,,/

@jasonh2254 3 жыл бұрын

Master at work👏👏👏

@ryansvloggingit5492 7 жыл бұрын

the dude rocks the guitar like no other

@stevej.1428 6 жыл бұрын

What I like about this is it proves I been playing Ashes In The Sky intro correctly all along, while all the on-line tab versions were as wrong as I thought they were. Would have been nice to see him go over Solider of Fortune tap part as well.

@iainholmes2735 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like an ash guitar body. I remember the ads in Kerrang in '86 for Lightning Strikes. Was great cover art.

@Bricklinsv1970 7 жыл бұрын

Killer tone! Heavy Bottom chunk!

@goneflying140 7 жыл бұрын

Everything he says is true about the BE100. I am amazed every time I plug into mine...

@femugogmail 2 жыл бұрын

Let it Go is one of the best ever!!

@jamesreed3040 7 жыл бұрын

Got acqainted with this amp at a GC.I love this amp.

@gipsyavenger9829 4 жыл бұрын

That guitar is awesome ! Wish he played "Racing the Wind" off of the self titled 92 release with Masaki on vocals.

@fernandes5986 2 жыл бұрын

Best Friedman video so far. Domo arigato

@user-wk1zq7jj2h 8 ай бұрын

マジ追求。まじ極み。マジ日本人の誇り。世界最高峰の世界一のguitaristここに有り。

@voronOsphere 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!! Akira!!!!

@zzr7502 6 жыл бұрын

Akira's the man!!!!!!

@user-gv2rr3ql1y 4 жыл бұрын

高崎サウンドだぁ～⤴️やっぱこれだよね。

@clutch2827 7 ай бұрын

WE ARE THE LOUDNESS GUYS!

@misterblack6521 4 жыл бұрын

love his playing.

@SLPmod 5 жыл бұрын

このタッカンのフリードマンサウンド生で聞いたけど、とてつもなく抜けてた！ギターソロハッキリしてたし聞きやすかったね 5月のジェラシーツアーでメサブギー使ってくれたら嬉しいんだけど…あのサウンドはメサなんですよね笑笑どのアンプ使ってもタッカンのサウンドだしね！楽しみです〜

@fillo1971 2 жыл бұрын

Akira sei unico ❤🎸👍🏻

@WINFIELD120 4 жыл бұрын

legendary guitarist

@JRP3music 4 жыл бұрын

Very cool! I would love one of those guitars as a 7 string!

@naotoiz7597 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing. This guitar tone seems to sound like LOUDNESS album ''Thunder in the east'' and ''Lightning strikes'' though not using ESP Randomstar and Marshall amp. ラウドネスのイントロリフの9f4度和音をハンマリングで出しているのが興味深いです。 80年代中期のギターサウンドを彷彿させ感涙。