Friedman Little Sister vs. PT20 v2: Which Amp Is Right For You?

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Between Friedman’s two potent, portable 20-watt tube amp heads, the PT20 and the Little Sister, which is right for you? Join Sweetwater‘s Mitch Gallagher and Don Carr for a comparison of these two tiny but mighty rigs. Hear clean and dirty sound samples as well as samples with single-coil and humbucking pickups for a full picture. Each delivers immaculate clarity, articulation, and tight bottom end at both whisper-quiet levels and dimed to the max, but with slight tonal differences. Check it out!
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@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

Friedman creates boutique amps for tone-obsessed guitarists. Which Friedman amp would you choose? Let us know in the comments, and shop them all at Sweetwater 👉 imp.i114863.net/qnRxbO

@JudgeFredd Жыл бұрын

Both...

@KipCount Жыл бұрын

Both is the answer, therein lies the conundrum. A two-channel "Little Taco" or "Pink Sister" is the only reasonable solution.

@KarenBasset Жыл бұрын

PT out of those 2 but I think the Smallbox would work great for me. I need ACDC and EVH tones for the music I am playing these days. Such great sounding amps!

@bp7152 Жыл бұрын

The little sister is so good they can barely play for more than a few seconds before having to stop and awe over the tone. So awesome.

@user-jq4fz6co8b 3 ай бұрын

The Little Sister is a KICKASS little head. I'm not a big Friedman guy--I'm used to Uberschalls, Triamps and Rectos, but the Dirty Shirley amps are just *chef's kiss*

@bobboitt3126 Жыл бұрын

I love the all black PT-20 but the Little Sister has killer tone! Classic. Little Sister has my vote 👍

@SomeKindOfMadman Жыл бұрын

Awesome demo guys, thanks for the upload

@rohanlelliott3062 Жыл бұрын

Great job! You guys put the 'Man' into Friedman in this review. Great to watch and great sounding amps.

@taztherocker1489 3 ай бұрын

What a great demo. You guys are class acts. Rock on brothers!

@AnthonySG0113 Жыл бұрын

Great review/video as always!

@UPdan Жыл бұрын

Anything that makes it easier but keeps quality. Perfection.

@kevinperry3639 Жыл бұрын

I know witch one I like. Both! And a great video too, thanks for sharing 🤘

@mijaatin Жыл бұрын

Thanks for nice review guys! I’ve had Pink Taco (PT) since it was released and I still used it and love it. Reason: Dave Friedman knows how to voice amps so that you can hear each individual note when you play a chord. That’s it. It means there is not too much gain or not too much bass. For me the Little Sister(Dirty Shirley) is classic Malcom Young amp with it’s strenghts being in low gain sounds. PT is gainier, but not necessarily less traditional amp. You can get low gain out of it as well. If you want it all (more gain and good cleans), you go with Little Sister added with your choice of pedals. If you want just the right edge of breakup sounds or classic Marshall 800 gain, you go with Pink Taco. Only pedals you need is boost and delay with it. Everything else is piano playing, not rock’n’roll! 😂

@IamtheActionman Жыл бұрын

Excellent job guys

@me.roderick Жыл бұрын

I think the search is over I'm glad I waited for a low watt plex model. Little sister with an array of OD pedals.🔥👍

@Matthew25662 Жыл бұрын

"MAN"-OMETER: Mitch comes in at an impressive 16 "man"s , but just couldn't catch Don at 33 "man"s!! 🏆

@the92project Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@mrbigg7255 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍

@charliepriceqc6604 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@enispenvy9174 Жыл бұрын

Underrated

@StavK Жыл бұрын

Man oh man 😂😂😂😂

@MichaelMakowski2006 Жыл бұрын

These both really need a footswitch to toggle between gain structures - my Meaa Electradyne has this feature and it makes for a usable options playing live

@joeputnam1024 Жыл бұрын

I'd love to get that Little Sister. Seems like a great amp

@BITESIZEJONES 11 ай бұрын

Get it!!!! You'll never sell it

@rocker8692 24 күн бұрын

Wow they both sound good.

@Nissan_1204 5 ай бұрын

I liked the clean channel on the Little Sister and the drive channel on the PT

@edwitte833 2 күн бұрын

very helpful video

@martinlahaie6012 5 ай бұрын

Man...I think i'm sold man !😊

@dennismullins4930 Жыл бұрын

Excellent riffage gents☮️

@adamscottv Жыл бұрын

Good demo. Are those noiseless pickups on the strat?

@BITESIZEJONES 11 ай бұрын

The Dirty Shirley over the Taco any day of the week. I owned both at one point and ended up selling the Taco mainly because it lacked bottom and and just didn't have the voicing the Dirty Shirley has

@mr.d.572 10 ай бұрын

I've listen to demos of the taco and I did not like it at all. You made the right choice.

@VintageRadius Жыл бұрын

Would be incredible to have both in a two amp setup: Little Sister set cleanish; add a low gain OD for your second gain stage; switch over to the Taco for gain stage #3. And if you need it you can run a boost into Taco for gain stage #4.

@justfortier Жыл бұрын

There's the Twin Sister, which is basically 2 Dirty Shirley in one, and 40w instead of 20w like the Little Sister.

@L.Scott_Music Жыл бұрын

I believe that the Little Sister being based on the Dirty Shirley it will also benefit from a clean boost into the preamp for magical high gain tone. (This is a "secret" of the Shirley circuit.)

@isaacroche3223 Жыл бұрын

One Little Sister,please!!!👍

@dazfarrell Жыл бұрын

Friedman amps are amps designed and made by an amp tech who knows his stuff, a reason the amps are superb!

@johnnysabino2779 11 ай бұрын

Another great demo. All the Friedman amps are great! Both of these guys are fine players and very articulate.

@jeshely 8 ай бұрын

That Strat and the Pink Taco so yummy!

@edwitte833 2 күн бұрын

sold!!!

@ronaldcoleman9370 Жыл бұрын

THE TOP AMP JUST SOUNDS AWESOME!!!! LOVE THE CLARITY WHICH IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR!!!!! I WANT MY PEDALS TO DO THE HEAVY LIFTING AND THE VINTAGE LOOKING AMP SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD SOUND ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! THE OTHER AMP SOUNDS A LIL' TOO FUZZY AND COMPRESSED FOR MY TASTE!!!! GREAT AMPS THOUGH!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS SWEETWATER AND MUSICIANS ALIKE!!!!!

@sj99ward 11 ай бұрын

What is the cab? Dirty Shirley mini?

@deankay800 Жыл бұрын

That Strat and Pink Taco total win!😎

@davidlincoln1529 Жыл бұрын

“Let’s dive into the little sister “ my personal motto

@paulkreeft2091 9 ай бұрын

Is that strat fiesta red ?

@mlayton Жыл бұрын

Could you start putting chapter markers in your KZfaq videos, Sweetwater?

@BudLigit88 Жыл бұрын

Please Santa, bring me the PT20v2!

@funfreq9282 3 ай бұрын

Do they make both of those amps in one head?

@DeadlySpecies 6 ай бұрын

Magic of television 😂

@edved796 Жыл бұрын

Don's Strat always sounds so good to me. Anyone know what model it is and/or what pickups are in it?

@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

Thanks! It’s a 1987 American Standard with Seymour Duncan Classic Stacks from the late ‘90s. I’ve put a LOT of hours and miles on that guitar! D.C.

@edved796 Жыл бұрын

@@sweetwater Awesome, thanks Don! It certainly shows! Always sound great, my man.

@paroblynn Жыл бұрын

There is a really easy solution… get them both.

@mrbigg7255 Жыл бұрын

I’ll take two little sisters for a stereo setup at church. One dirty and one clean. I’ll keep my old hot rod deluxe for a third amp for my ehx organ pedal.

@enispenvy9174 Жыл бұрын

Just get a Twin Sister and be done with it.

@tman6495 Жыл бұрын

Taco V2....small club worthy without being mic'd up?....sounds amazing!!!

@BITESIZEJONES 11 ай бұрын

That all depends who your drummer is

@humbucker1414 3 ай бұрын

"Vol 8, Master 3" do you mean gain on 8? And do you mean 8:00 and 3:00 or do you mean 8/10 and 3/10? Thanks!

@raymondjamesrivera Жыл бұрын

If the structure switch was foot switchable I'd purchase the PT20 instantly.

@DweedleDeeDweedleDoo Жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly.

@GeauxSaints121 11 ай бұрын

Same here. I wonder if he can mod for that.

@Torquemonster440 10 ай бұрын

@@GeauxSaints121 I would imagine it's possible, it's just a switch. Probably would effect the warranty tho. These carry a lifetime warranty.. pretty cool.

@0megalul309 Жыл бұрын

mod it to have both circuits in one.

@jeffreyjones3228 Жыл бұрын

Friedman builds great amps. As stated, just find the one voiced for the flavor of choice.

@clemguitar63 4 ай бұрын

Just so you know, Dave's designs are manufactured by BOUTIQUE AMPS DISTRIBUTION in Commerce, CA.

@CountryBoyShane 2 ай бұрын

GOLEEE!!!!

@gregmican Жыл бұрын

Little Sister all the way.

@kjypeace Жыл бұрын

Are the gain levels foot-switchable?

@sweetwater Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for your interest! The Little Sister and PT20 V2 don’t have footswitch inputs. However, you could use a boost or overdrive pedal to hit the input harder for a similar effect. Hope this helps, and feel free to contact me directly with any further questions. Thanks again! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com

@Torquemonster440 10 ай бұрын

They're not footswitch- able.. but Dave Friedman prides himself on how responsive the Amps are to guitar volume changes. Probably go clean to dirty with just guitar volume ? Stacked with the correct boost pedal= pretty versatile.

@truthfactreality6814 Жыл бұрын

Sound great but i live in the uk. The Marshall factory isn’t far. The studio 20 watt amps they do are great.

@desdenova69 Жыл бұрын

Never heard the word "Yeah" so many times in one video.

@tedrobinson3802 4 ай бұрын

Hopefully one cay I can afford one.

@clemguitar63 4 ай бұрын

SOON YOU WILL!

@tman6495 Жыл бұрын

So is the 20w's able to keep up with most drummers, without having to be mic'd up?

@reneotten7376 4 ай бұрын

Yes!

@Dave13185 Жыл бұрын

Some great sounds but you can’t be going to your amp to change settings between songs on stage.

@dizzyred1390 Жыл бұрын

Old skool then bro AB box put ur fender beside it.. Now ur a monster Lmao... Yes they need a footswitch for the stages for sure!

@joshfreedman3558 Жыл бұрын

They should of had a room mic or something.

@jt5326 Жыл бұрын

😮

@stricknine8623 Жыл бұрын

They both seem extraordinarily good..The "Little Sister" would be my choice.. My only fear is spending 1,500 for an amp that I cannot gig with. I'd have to know that it will atleast get to 105 decibels with a 2x12 cab.

@joejohnson8966 Жыл бұрын

Without any doubt. They are loud enough.

@dwellersplayhouse710 Жыл бұрын

You can %120 gig with it

@stricknine8623 Жыл бұрын

@@joejohnson8966 Thanks. I play a couple of clubs that seat around 700-800 people and have standing room sections to accommodate around 100. I'm very happy with my rig but I may take a ride to Atlanta to check out this Little Sister head after holidays. Thanks again.

@joejohnson8966 Жыл бұрын

@@stricknine8623 Glad to have helped. Have a wonderful day.

@mikedfurman Жыл бұрын

@@stricknine8623 I would imagine it definitely can, but if headroom is a concern you can always opt for the 40w Dirty Shirley.

@LysanderLH Жыл бұрын

Arent they made in the same factory as spare parts for refrigerators and shopping carts?

@thelowmein9143 Жыл бұрын

Choosing between the little sister and the Marshall studio jubilee is a tough call for me... maybe I just get a line 6 lol

@idanramos1942 Жыл бұрын

I have both, In sound I prefer the little sister, in my experience the jubilee needs a boost pedal. I am impressed with the FRIEDMAN Amps. Also el84 tubes are cheaper than EL34, the construction seems pretty solid and with cathode bias there is no need for BIAS adjustment, in the long run little sister is cheaper to maintain…

@spencerkochel2483 3 ай бұрын

@@idanramos1942 I was looking for this comment. Still finding the LS to be reliable ?

@lynxbrickstein5397 Ай бұрын

I have the jubilee, been using it for about 8 years for practice and small gigs. It’s good, but the little sister here seems to have what I’ve been missing (although I can’t really explain what it is). I’m really close to ordering the LS!

@nigeldaddyo Жыл бұрын

call me crazy but i prefer the cut and bite of the PT over the LS

@BITESIZEJONES 11 ай бұрын

You'd have to play one yourself I find the pink taco lacks bottom end and just doesn't have the voice that the Dirty Shirley brings

@paulsimpson7040 5 ай бұрын

I love that PT too, again you have to play these amps yourself in the same room before you throw the $$$’s

@florisvanlingen Жыл бұрын

Such a shame Friedman Amps are so much more expensive here in Europe than Marshall's for example.

@watersnortmoment3734 Жыл бұрын

Marshalls are far more expensive in the US. Apparently it’s shipping and import taxes on both ends.

@Ottophil 9 ай бұрын

Oceans

@sdynsdale 2 күн бұрын

so no clean sound for a humbucker? That's a little sad

@carlosperina6402 Жыл бұрын

This two grandpas are having so much fun.... LOL

@mr.d.572 10 ай бұрын

Okay Gen Zer

@thelowmein9143 Жыл бұрын

Both are probably to loud for my bedroom lol

@davidkeller6156 4 ай бұрын

I wonder about just how good the master volume is. Wish there was someplace close I could try one.

@MrGilbert41 2 ай бұрын

@@davidkeller6156 they sound great at low volume too....

@davidkeller6156 2 ай бұрын

@@MrGilbert41 I ended up getting a Mesa Boogie Fillmore 25. Loving it.

@jayl5941 Жыл бұрын

Wow the marketing verbose descriptions are a bit out of control.

@HotVacuum Жыл бұрын

Меладзе еще и в леспол умеет?

@theshyguitarist 8 ай бұрын

Imagine the guy on the right with a decent man's haircut.

@BlindTom61 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the speaker has a damaged voice coil. Nasally...

@joebarkan Жыл бұрын

Cool. Friedman amps are great. But stop saying "man." Thanks man. 🙂

@gowimusic Жыл бұрын

And that bottom end is “so tight” lol

@lescobrandon8045 Жыл бұрын

With a name like Friedman, I'd be scared it could be a Ponzi scheme. 😮 For real, they are nice pieces.