Friedman PLEX | The Plexi Amplifier Reborn
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Күн бұрынBased on Dave Friedman beloved 1968 Marshall Plexi - The Friedman Plex is a modern day Plexi amp that has a few modern twists yet respects and keeps things within the Plexi tone legacy. It's a beast!
0:00 - Intro
3:25 - Cabs
4:00 - Thanks & Help Me Out
4:46 - Volume 1
5:30 - Bright Switch Pos 1
6:02 - Bright Switch Pos 2
7:00 - Volume 2
7:19 - Bright Switch Pos 1
7:33 - Bright Switch Pos 2
8:12 - Tone Searching
10:15 - Volume 1 at 10
10:39 - Voltage Switch
10:24 - Everything at 10
13:15 - Getting Gnarly
14:24 - Volume 2 at 10
16:45 - Riffin'
18:11 - Low Gain Vibes
19:11 - Loadbox Signal Chain
20:23 - MVC Control
21:29 - MVC Getting Louder
22:30 - Wide Open
23:33 - MAXED OUT!
25:00 - Maxed in Low Voltage
25:38 - Volume 2 Maxed
27:17 - My Fave Setting and RIFFS
28:26 - Final Thoughts
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@johnsmothermon6856 20 күн бұрын
“It’d b rude not to use a Les Paul.” I would hug him if I could. The kids are gonna be alright.
@TheScovilleProject 16 күн бұрын
actually, a strat with a PAF would have been even better, TBH
@eyedunno8462 22 күн бұрын
A purposely imperfect, perfect amp. What a time to be alive.
@soundstorm9508 22 күн бұрын
Many vintage Plexi owners (myself included) will say that when cranking the amp, it’s common to keep the bass on 2 or even all the way off. There will still be *plenty* of bass, but it will tighten the amp up considerably. Blend in the normal channel if you need more low end grunt. The two channels in the Friedman Plex are internally jumped so you can blend the channels. Thanks for the great content as always, Bea!
@bobbyarthur-yf3yf 21 күн бұрын
Truth 0-2 often 0 ..
@steve10358 21 күн бұрын
The truth
@kevinmurtagh4996 17 күн бұрын
I agree, but not just with a plexi Marshall- with all cranked amps! I use a 60’s Bassman, and the bass knob stays on 0. Especially with the matching 2x12 cab, there’s so much damn low end just from the cab. Nothing bothers me more than flubby low end. I understand why someone might want more bass if they’re mostly playing single note lead stuff. But I play strictly rhythm guitar, and I’m pretty heavy handed, so bass gotta be barely on.
@mattlincoln6845 17 күн бұрын
So true angus young does this with his live rig. I don't think he has a tone setting over 3 besides volume
@qua7771 16 күн бұрын
I keeps mine on 2 as well. I wish that weren't the case. I'd like to modify the amp somehow to get a useful bass control.
@WilliamZuest 22 күн бұрын
Always amazing content. It's nice to hear this sucker opened up through cabs & not an IR/load box.
@georgyj111111 20 күн бұрын
A tight Plexy without the farting mud and a lot of thump. I'm impressed.
@dougappel5924 22 күн бұрын
The voice of Rock. Nothing like that sound. ❤
@hybridnoisebloom 22 күн бұрын
That smile says it all.
@WilliamZuest 22 күн бұрын
Yep.
@MarcosBanus 22 күн бұрын
Always epic when you take the LP for a ride!
@IamMusicNerd 21 күн бұрын
I love Friedman amps. The modules Dave made for Synergy are amazing as well. Everything he makes sounds great.
@davidmultimedia2024 22 күн бұрын
Sounds KILLER! Goshhh I love a good Plexi tone! Thanks for the review Bea!
@michaelmay369 21 күн бұрын
That is one absolutely killer amp.
@justbob242 22 күн бұрын
Chuffed to see you enjoying yourself. Thank you for making your content.
@markmorrell3494 21 күн бұрын
Finally, a Friedman I want!! Thank you for the great demo!
@LifeHawkeye 7 күн бұрын
Love your content as always Rabea and bro you’re looking fantastic!!! All of your hard work in the gym and with your food intake is paying off hugely brother! Keep at it and keep doing what you love buddy. It’s great to see you smiling man.
@PureJadeKid 15 күн бұрын
I love how the black and gold LP matches the black and gold amp. Extra bonus charm points.
@johngallagher7884 17 күн бұрын
Yes the low voltage settings sound very pleasing 🎉
@reddoggie100 20 күн бұрын
Like most of us gear junkies, I’ve listened to a zillion vids of amps and whatnot. All subjective of course but this is the best sound I can recall hearing on KZfaq. Wasn’t planning on getting this but have to go after it after hearing this.
@gtil8445 16 күн бұрын
Same here.
@CarloRegadasGuitar 22 күн бұрын
Sounds absolutely killer. All that bite and spongey Plexi saturation. Great playing too of course, Bea. Carlo 🎸👍🏼
@AndyK.23 21 күн бұрын
Great demo! Proves that a bright cap is mandatory for 'the plexi tones'!
@jonscudder759 21 күн бұрын
I am liking this new flavor of Bea with LP and Friedman! Sounds great!
@JackR617 7 күн бұрын
Best made best sounding and feeling amps around. Dave is an amp genius. Sounds great Rabea hope you get to keep it. See Dave made it so it doesn’t have to make you go deaf. Thinks of everything.
@WillMoon 19 күн бұрын
Dude. That’s the sound. That. I want that.
@ericfuhrer2013 22 күн бұрын
Love that LP. My favorite guitar you have.
@pascalr.4991 17 күн бұрын
Everytime i see Rabea i can't keep thinking of the MC5! Lol! Am i the only one to think it's a mix of the MC5 singer Rob Tyner with his guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith??? Especially in this video because of the sound of RnRoll!!!Nice job Rabea! I Love those classic sounds!
@TheGetawayMan 22 күн бұрын
Hyped you brought out the LP!
@WeekendWarriorGuitars 22 күн бұрын
That Les Paul Custom is gorgeous! Love your playing Rabea 🔥
@TheMickyAngus 20 күн бұрын
Great test, for a great amp. We need part 2 with strat, super strat and modern axe 🤘
@kentjackson3830 22 күн бұрын
Always a treat too hear your play. Think this must be the 5th review of the Plex I watched today. Interesting how each reviewer goes about covering an amp. I may have missed it but I didn't see you blend volumes 1 and 2 to get a tone. Since its internally jumped I would think that's most commonly done. You certainly got some great tones out of channel 1 even without blending though .
@vdeakins 21 күн бұрын
Fantastic demo.
@heyitsmekid 22 күн бұрын
It just sounds good! Never sounded bad. Every turn of the knob, low voltage, high voltage, cab with mics, load box and IR etc.. It just sounded sooo good! Due in no small part to your guitar playing skills!
@ianmartens5286 19 күн бұрын
What an amazing piece of gear. Thanks for another great video
@stevenbird1431 21 күн бұрын
Awesome demo🎸👍
@ioannisstavropoulos4319 20 күн бұрын
Pressed like button from the intro jam... Damn man, you rule! Oh the amp is nice too :P
@dalejacksonmo 22 күн бұрын
Sweet Tones of Rock n Roll....just smooth
@ShinKuro99 20 күн бұрын
so versatile love it !
@samsmith5308 22 күн бұрын
It sounds glorious
@dougnation985 22 күн бұрын
Love the Darkness riffs! Sounds awesome!
@richardharrold9736 20 күн бұрын
Glad I wasn't the only one to catch that!
@andremouracosta 22 күн бұрын
This is just amazing.
@Tonskiislegit 20 күн бұрын
Please captor this beast
@youngandrew66 6 сағат бұрын
Boys are back in town/ fooled again from the first A power
@IngloriousKam 22 күн бұрын
Greassy and vintage tones feet you well Rab...one of the best tones you ve put out with your 70s custom
@joker6388 21 күн бұрын
I think this might actually be the best sounding amp of all time.
@StevenWatson-tw5wb 17 күн бұрын
That’s the best that amp will ever look!
@davisphillips6409 22 күн бұрын
I like this. I really like this...
@joewolf-xq7lv 7 күн бұрын
I really digg it !!!! The jake e lee model is wicked too !!! Killer tone.dont tell george lynch !!!! Lol
@acynecki 22 күн бұрын
i think it sounds great
@MatLyra 22 күн бұрын
The LP looks really good on you. I could well imagine a Rabea les Paul signature. I would buy it immediately. 😊😅
@gregs8685 19 күн бұрын
It sounds amazing on my iPad speaker!
@Alegua7 22 күн бұрын
A les paul custom x Friedman... What a combo!!!
@user-cj5tc4be9v 21 күн бұрын
Nice guitar too!
@PurposefulPorpoise 22 күн бұрын
Ur favorite settings riff made me make a frowny chug face and im not even a metal guy
@Taricmusic 14 күн бұрын
Sounds good! AC/DC style. ❤
@ianmcfarland512 19 күн бұрын
Hmm... It seems that ever since George Metropoulos of Metropoulos Amplification cracked the nut on the ultimate '68 Plexi amp, the Metro-Plex MKII, other high-end builders are on the band wagon. You GOTTA try something killer! Try a Metro-Plex MKII! I've got 6 Metro amps. I wouldn't have it any other way.
@Leo_nbd 19 күн бұрын
8:03 sounds like a fuzz, amazing
@scotdvorak8861 22 күн бұрын
100% Once again always know when that killer snotty Custom is spewing its goodness. Great interview! Gotta wait til end of June BUT…. Mine’s on the way
@blakefisher6614 21 күн бұрын
Damn that sounds good!
@johnnyt3676 21 күн бұрын
thanks for the great demo and all the work u put into it. my question is, im hearing a delay effect and a processed tone. but u dont have an effect listed. what effects are u using in this demo?
@maksymbubyrievofficial 20 күн бұрын
Crystal clear sound! Hey dude, please tell us how organized grounding in your studios. You always have a very clean sound with no interference. And new tours of your studios would be nice to see too! Thanks in advance!!! And maybe someone else knows whether a DI Box (passive or active) for example Radial J48 or other, can help reduce noise & interference? Thank you in advance!!!
@johnstitt2615 22 күн бұрын
Pete Thorn tried this, now you. It is an amp worthy of “Clear my schedule, hold my calls”.
@cbeserra 22 күн бұрын
Sounds great with a Les Paul!
@johngallagher7884 17 күн бұрын
At time 9:09 that nice wooly tone amen
@julianlopez85 19 күн бұрын
love on the rocksssssss!!!!!!!!
@rexiereyes8018 20 күн бұрын
SICK!!!
@MrMattsac232 19 күн бұрын
Kinda surprised they went with the pre jumped configuration. Would have liked to see a traditional four input design there. Sounds great, really preferred the cabinets to the direct sound. There are a plent of plexi amp type options out there but glad Friedmans has brought this out.
@Terry_Aki 20 күн бұрын
I want a cleaner FRIEDMAN PLEX-JTM 45 for blues rock! 🔥🎸
@rlm4471 16 күн бұрын
The Friedman Dirty Shirley is based on a JTM 45.
@terryshrk 20 күн бұрын
Great review,.the amp sounds really good. However for the money I am curious as to how it compares to a PRS Tremonti or a 5150 or even an original vintage Plexi.
@stevensonnewberry8724 20 күн бұрын
Has that attitude. Late Jeff Beck & Leslie West had same feeling. Amp sounds good too.
@bigchrisgulley66 21 күн бұрын
Bro great demo of this amp! But honestly bro you could plug into a cardboard box and make that sound badass!
@bobbyarthur-yf3yf 21 күн бұрын
What year custom is that .. I see that smoked out binding that’s just lovely ..
@johngallagher7884 17 күн бұрын
Man I hope to hear your signature model guitar through this amp
@stolenguitar1988 19 күн бұрын
I swear I can smell tubes through the video. 😂
@Outdoorshuntingshooting 18 күн бұрын
oh great, just what I need another friedman amplifier
@CollinPeterson615 20 күн бұрын
the idea is to blend the channels and create the eq that way, one bright and one dark channel. Surprised you didn't try this, but otherwise excellent tones!
@nathantardrew7068 22 күн бұрын
Think the word you're looking for at 10:40 is 'sag' ... squishy spongy goodness from the amps power section collapsing on itself
@joserdiazalmodovar1898 21 күн бұрын
Also last year November I bought a Runt 50 Head new and sadly it came with some issues. Brand new the bright switches were useless and very bass heavy some issues I had to get a replacement but they were not available at the time so I had a decent replacement so to speak, but it was very nice the lead channel had a very nice crunch so I still have my 1994 plexi head but this one is gonna be a winner way cool
@Joey.Darkwoods-Studio 21 күн бұрын
That LP, The Amp.... good lord!
@LeeKAspinall 17 күн бұрын
13:47 I'm sure Justin and Dan approve
@bobo19910 21 күн бұрын
Sounds great. The lack of effects loop writes this off as a gigging amp for me. As a studio tool, you could have two original (used) plexis for that price, or reissues. With a pedal or two there’s nothing here the Smallbox can’t do with the advantage of footswitchable channels and effects loop
@RabeaMassaad 21 күн бұрын
I agree on the FX loop. For me I need an FX loop for live and generally for the tones I like to get with FX. BUT, this amp sounds insane in the room, it’s a real experience. Also the thing with the design of a plexi amp means you just couldn’t put an FX loop in it and achieve the sound this amp inherently has. Due to the vintage design topology of the Plex, the distortion is mainly from the phase inverter which is part of the poweramp. FX loop would be before the poweramp and so for before the distortion… would be useless in a sense, would be the same as sticking FX before the amplifier, which was done back in the day.
@bobo19910 21 күн бұрын
Undeniably an amazing sound! I’m just a sucker for the Smallbox. The PLEX is covering ground between the Smallbox and an original plexi, which for me is a very, very small gap. Great job with this vid, the best mic’d sounds on KZfaq as always!
@vinnyguerriero5150 21 күн бұрын
Wet/dry maybe using a Suhr iso line out (or the like?). I know means another cab and another amp (solid state/light weight?)…..or maybe just a smallbox 😂
@youscreamiscream 17 күн бұрын
Iso line out is what I used with my old plexi's...
@chopperdeath 19 күн бұрын
Very cool, but why is the input gain not just switchable instead of two inputs?
@ctpmark 2 күн бұрын
The best Marshall is a Friedman
@MrLespaul2000 20 күн бұрын
Oh, my word.
@seba.locrio4801 22 күн бұрын
If you lower the voltage you can get the "same" tone out of the amp with a low volume, for instance volume at 8 with high voltage, should be like volume 4 with low voltage (according to the ratio that it is used). I remember seen an interview of EVH saying that he used that trick to get nice tones with low volume in some small venue gigs. Am I right? I'm open to hear if someone knows more about this hehe
@davisphillips6409 22 күн бұрын
My understanding is that the low voltage sounds and feels different than the normal voltage. It's a little more aggressive, compressed, etc. and a lower volume.
@Metallica02111988 18 күн бұрын
I'm curious what it sounds like with the gretsch electromatic hanging in the background there. Is that a baritone?
@kylediehl7751 22 күн бұрын
Sounds sick, is that LED flashing or is that shutter rate on the camera?
@cheeznipsmagee2357 22 күн бұрын
Led oscillation.
@therileyobrien 22 күн бұрын
Yes to both
@davisphillips6409 22 күн бұрын
LEDs do naturally flash, but you don't really see it in person the same way a camera picks it up.
@petermuller161 22 күн бұрын
Hey Bea what if we could get you to show off that old 5150 I’ve seen in the background?
@Isaac-Draper 21 күн бұрын
Must I turn to a life of crime to fund my GAS? What a sound!
@BrunoHgtr 18 күн бұрын
This sound sounds like Jerry Cantrell.
@darrenc8776 20 күн бұрын
So, with the post master is this amp like a jcm 800?
@chrisfrey6788 12 күн бұрын
again Friedman cops Marshall’s naming conventions
@ampman5863 18 күн бұрын
Reducing incoming voltage reduces all voltages in the amp. Mostly, it causes lower plate voltage on the power tubes, causing them to distort earlier. That and earlier breakup of the preamp causes both to distort earlier. This combination causes the rich overdrive/distortion everyone loves. With the normal voltage, the power tubes don't contribute to the distortion until you crank up the amp to almost full. Old Plexis are NOT the high gain monsters everyone thinks they are.
@RG-yz8ov 17 күн бұрын
Are you better off reducing the incoming voltage or just turning it up and then using a quality attenuator?
@ampman5863 17 күн бұрын
@@RG-yz8ov There are several attenuators on the market and not all are created equal. Some say it's fine to use them and some say they are hard on a real Plexi. Dave Friedman is a wealth of knowledge, so I would start with his opinion to see if there are videos of his on this. Also to consider is if you use a variac, then you will also reduce the 6.3 volt heater supply. I'm sure Dave accounted for this in his design of the Plex. Visit his channel since he designed this amp.
@RG-yz8ov 17 күн бұрын
@@ampman5863 thank you for the reply. Guess I'm really just wanting to compare this amp with say a marshall sv20h and ironman-ii-mini-attenuator. I'll check out Dave's content seems like an interesting amp few more $$ however
@ThyFinalPain 11 күн бұрын
The Plexifier™
@chrisdaviesguitar 21 күн бұрын
Sound on that Les Paul.
@will5150 16 күн бұрын
it kinda reminds me of george lynch's tone on the second lynch mob album.
@jonscudder759 21 күн бұрын
I think Dave owes you a Bea-Plex model! How many of these did you just sell for Friedman???
@Kevin.Gassner 18 күн бұрын
How does it compare to a JVM 410 OD 1 Orange mode , same sound right ?
@fullmetalsal 17 күн бұрын
What is the low voltage rated at? 80, 90, 100v?
@needsLITHIUM 22 күн бұрын
No attempts at using both volume knobs at once?
@curtisprice9806 15 күн бұрын
What is the deal with the the light freaking blinking??? Add reverb/delay please....sounds really weird without typical room ambience. Noise gates are great if used with very noisy hiss in the background, but this soundproof room demo is too, too dry! IMHO Nevermind, now at the twenty minute mark it is getting ambient! Respect to the great guitar playing, great LPCustom, and Marshall '68 clone!!! The end of the video sounds superb with amp cranked and a great guitarist making this gear sing!!! Thumbs up, great demo!!!
@K3v0P3N80 13 күн бұрын
I don’t think it will blink IRL it’s probably the camera playing tricks with the voltage frequency of the power light from the amp.
@curtisprice9806 13 күн бұрын
@@K3v0P3N80 I saw it blinking on another demo vid also! Hopefully your right....thanks
@paisteplayer1040 5 күн бұрын
How would this differ from a BE50 or 100 dlx besides 3 preamp tubes
@rhkendall 22 күн бұрын
The folks that buy these thinking they will sound like you, still it makes the second hand market better for the rest of us!
@louderthangod 22 күн бұрын
Doesn’t that also make you one of those people?
@Dr.Jekyll 21 күн бұрын
@@louderthangodlogically, I don’t think it does. I’m not siding with either of you. I’m just not sure how what he said leads to your implication.
@louderthangod 19 күн бұрын
@@Dr.Jekyll When I buy gear based on a demo video it’s typically because I hear the kind of sounds in the demo that I want for my songs. Seems to me that this guy liked the same sounds Rabea got and wants to get them except that he’s going to wait till there are plenty of used ones to be at a discount.
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