Which Friedman Amp Should I Get? I ASKED Dave Friedman

Which Friedman Amp Should I Get? I ASKED Dave Friedman | NAMM 2020

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I got to sit with Dave Friedman during Winter NAMM week 2020, play through some of the new models, like the Twin Sister and limited run Jake E. Lee signature model. Then I asked him to choose the perfect amp for me! Which one did he pick? Find out!
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@RJRonquillo 4 жыл бұрын

So what do you guys think? Is the new Twin Sister right up my alley? ALSO, sorry about the audio issues - we were using a Rodecaster Pro and the onboard noise gate was on the whole time.

@cabotnunlist2077 4 жыл бұрын

You seemed to really bond well with it. Might look at the BE50 dlx too - awesome clean channel and A++ tones throughout the gain spectrum.

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely...... I have the original shirley n it absolutely kills classic rock and 90s grunge...... It also does great jtm 45 cleans and hendrix cleans....... Eats pedals for lunch..... Sounds great at any volume and feels better than any amp I've ever played because of the tube rectifier...... Also it cleans up with the volume knob better than the small box u were looking at...... I a/bed them for hours and chose the dirty shirley and that was before it had the bright switch and two channels........ Now? It would be a no brainer..... Twin sister for sure

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

I even commented that u should get a shirley when u were asking pt100 vs smallbox....... To be honest I will be so disappointed and bummed out if u don't get it because I personally know what you'll be missing out on...... I played suhrs Plexis every Friedman model, bogners, you name it, when I was on my "one amp to rule them all" quest..... And after I played the dirty shirley nothing else measured up for me...... It feels the best by far and has such a rich, thick, organic overdrive to it

@L.Scott_Music 4 жыл бұрын

Hit the Twin Sister with a Friedman Buxom Boost to take it to a whole new high gain territory (with a variety of new tones due to options on the pedal). Dave advised me to try this, I did (on a Dirty Shirly), and boy did it ever work like he said. Awesome!

@An2oine 4 жыл бұрын

I would go with Synergy Amps.

@mars6433 4 жыл бұрын

When a Guitar Center employee talks to you, you think, "Yeah. I know more than you." When Dave Friedman talks to you, you listen !!

@MrAletube 4 жыл бұрын

apart from the amp,you need to set up your vocal compressor better...

@AnAmericanGuitarist 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like there is a noise gate on the mics. When they speak softly it cuts them off. When they are louder, the gate is open.

@joshuahbogus7056 3 жыл бұрын

Def a noise gate set to harsh

@michaelharacopos6550 3 жыл бұрын

@@AnAmericanGuitarist all I could think about this whole video. Maybe there was some annoying background noise

@jacksonwolfe8517 4 күн бұрын

It's absolutely sea sick. Like it goes loud soft loud soft

@svarthelikoptern 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell how Dave talks and answers questions he has a lot of experience talking with big clients.

@WyattWillis88 4 жыл бұрын

Really informative and great insight thank you both for taking time to do this

@garycurtis5135 4 жыл бұрын

I like the "create your own" two channel concept. Perfect 👍

@OGPokey151 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the vocals were running through a univibe

@afterstars 4 жыл бұрын

LOL kinda sick

@DisabilityExams 4 жыл бұрын

Audio is fading in and out in this video.

@flinto2002 4 жыл бұрын

and the edit cuts every 6 seconds are KILLING me

@harveycan5820 Жыл бұрын

It's just like a phone mic. Sounds shitty. Not selling me on amps that cost 2500 and up.

@jacko717 4 жыл бұрын

Love watching with the KZfaq subtitles on, "Welcome back to the channel of Margarine Kill EO"😆

@joewilliams3204 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome amp. That would definitely work for me! Good see fellow Michigan boys representing great guitar tone!

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

Bro I watched your small box video and commented there I recommend the Dirty Shirley for what you need, I have a Dirty Shirley and I had mojotone make a matching cab loaded with for celestion greenbacks and it is spot-on for everything you said you wanted, I'm super glad to see somebody else sharing in the Delight that the Shirley brings, I demoed the small box versus the Shirley before buying and the Shirley just nails the Led Zeppelin ZZ top ACDC thing, or the Stone Temple Pilots Soundgarden thing or the Jimi Hendrix thing or the pedal platform thing LOL or... Whatever else you may need, I am a little jealous that you have two channels though LOL congrats

@markthespark6240 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ron. Sounds good. Among the many amps I own, I still have an original Mesa Lonestar. Which, to me, can do exactly what your looking at here. 2 Channels. Can be the same or different. Gain structure, Power selection, tube or silicon rectifying. I dunno if you’ve used one already but maybe worth a visit. Happy new year. Mark.

@roybuis7646 4 жыл бұрын

I want that Jake E. Lee amp

@geezberry8889 2 жыл бұрын

the bright clean on the JEL is fantastic

@jaymontana2848 4 жыл бұрын

Great video RJ! I plugged into this new Twin Sister at NAMM as well as the Jake E. Lee. Just killer amps. The Twin Sister is on my radar for sure. They said it comes out sometime this year....hopefully sooner or later.

@kentonschroer2347 4 жыл бұрын

Twin Sister is an “all time” awesome amp. Just insane!

@GregoryHillSr 4 жыл бұрын

Grey (bottom right) is my choice "Shirley" and I love the beginning reference to Detroit!!👍👍👍👍

@Scott__C 4 жыл бұрын

Conveniently the two new amps were right there for him to try out. ;)

@shorerocks 4 жыл бұрын

You know what, that was another cool vid to watch, all technicalities aside...

@Caged63Man 4 жыл бұрын

I'd say grab the one that your whole neighborhood can enjoy & appreciate!

@brownsfan7753 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks RJ! That was fun!!

@ToneScavenger 4 жыл бұрын

That Jake E. Lee Signature it’s a total beast!

@gtrcr8z 4 жыл бұрын

Already placed my order for one of the first five Twin sister combo's!

@kirkmulder1599 4 жыл бұрын

How you liking her???

@swmorgan515 3 ай бұрын

Don't back away from the Ford Taurus claim. My 2006 is still running great and has been amazingly problem-free. Really smooth ride too. Almost $300K miles!

@Milyong 4 жыл бұрын

Hey RJ! You better do a vlog on NAMM and show us around!

@scottwelch8464 Жыл бұрын

Oh man is that the new Steve Stevens V2 just sitting there 2 years before we knew about it?

@Bairov Жыл бұрын

I saw that

@88DTA88 4 жыл бұрын

I think the twin sister is what I've been looking for. Love the range of tones it's capable of!

@MyICONIC 4 жыл бұрын

Bought me a BE-50 Deluxe and I absolutely love it. Now I also want that Twin Shirley.... This is gonna be expensive.

@angusorvid8840 3 жыл бұрын

I use a Peavey Classic and an ever changing assortment of Fender amps, and I boost them ALL with a wonderful Friedman BE-OD pedal, the BEST overdrive pedal I've ever owned. I couldn't recommend it more highly.

@landajimmy 4 жыл бұрын

I own two Friedman amps. Love them. Best tone. Cleans are superb. Even turned my jazz guitar teacher on to them ✌😎

@Childofbhaal 10 ай бұрын

@@karlsalocksThank you both for selling me on a Friedman lol

@ScottsGuitar 4 ай бұрын

@@Childofbhaalwhat’d you get?

@revsharp777 4 жыл бұрын

What a great opening line. 😄

@billnelson9413 4 жыл бұрын

What’s on those shelves? Great video as usual RJ!

@cyanidejunkie 4 жыл бұрын

Lots n lots of really nice guitars...

@lukasschwengeler8094 4 жыл бұрын

Love my dirty shirley! Incredibly universal and a super clean sound. The best friedmann for my guitar playing. I think the best choice!

@freeunderfireband Жыл бұрын

"Ford Taurus??" hahaha great interview and loved the playing!

@johnkonstantine9115 2 жыл бұрын

I too was puzzled on which Friedman amp too get....so I bought a Soldano.

@mivec25 29 күн бұрын

lol

@liamk712 4 жыл бұрын

That twin sister sounds great. I liked that you were trying out the cleans of that amp because everyone always just seems to go for the gain on Friedman’s (for obvious reasons). I’d love to hear some of your fuzz pedals through it when you get it into your studio.

@justingarcia7722 4 жыл бұрын

I love "Marshall" cleans

@liv2praz 4 жыл бұрын

funny... when you mentioned you were interested in a Friedman, my first thought was that you should check out the Dirty Shirley. that Twin Sister sounds amazing.

@abcdefghijklmnop7873 4 жыл бұрын

RJ you need that metro D too. I personally love the smallbox limited. Spongey feel with the SB limited too. You don’t have to use the distortion channel all the time. But it’s there if you need it. You can use the clean channel or plexi channel which is clean to me and add a pedal if you wand. Dirt, fuzz or overdrive. Lots of options.

@BradHutchings 4 жыл бұрын

That Twin Sister amp needs to end up in my living room.

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

I know right? I bought the regular shirley about 7 months ago and it is by far the best amp I've ever played or heard...... It's is zz top Zeppelin and acdc in a box with some sound garden and tool in there as well as some jimi

@rickleblanc8900 4 жыл бұрын

@@OPEJunkie hahahaha yes !

@aliveandfilming2 2 жыл бұрын

I just sold all my gear except one 1965A 4x10" cabinet. Now it's to choose the right Friedman's amplifier

@bryanlettow4389 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds perfect

@ericcarpenter3263 4 жыл бұрын

The Twin Sister sounds amazing. I love the Dirty Shirley, my favorite amp he makes and maybe my favorite ever. I love the simplicity of a single channel but being able to set a 2nd channel a little different from the first is so awesome. Have a core sound and then just a little more and then being able to run pedals for color, just would suit me perfect. Hope you enjoy, I’m more than a little jealous. Lol. Congrats.

@FrankHerfjord 4 жыл бұрын

Get a Friedman Buxom Boost to tu push your DS instead Eric. It's the perfect pairing.

@abcdefghijklmnop7873 4 жыл бұрын

Wish we could see a video of what’s in all those guitar cases.

@tjnugent62 4 жыл бұрын

R.J. I could hear you playing the Fender Michael Landau signtature Deville 2x12" Two identical channels beautiful.

@dumaflotchy13 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome amps !!!

@emreemre369 4 жыл бұрын

I think some people may like to have that low end and brightness options without having twins. Like a DS v2.

@johnzuker 3 жыл бұрын

Did you get yours yet, R.J.? This video is the one that sold me, and so I ordered it early. Just received! Great amp!!

@RezaMatix 4 жыл бұрын

gotta invest In a couple mics for the folks on screen, no need to yell at the camera.

@DelReiRock 4 жыл бұрын

Great Twin!! 😍 Nobody tried they Smallbox pedal??

@th3drizzl378 4 жыл бұрын

for me personally i would pick the jake but the twin sister is so versatile. the ds is no slouch though and can def do more imo

@giulioluzzardi7632 9 ай бұрын

Watching thiis viddy I noticed the control panel on the heads are non symetrical so it would great to see a "mirror image" (the red one) next to the regular design so it looks like a real "wide-boy" , each one sitting on it's own 4x12" (red)! Put simply, a Friedman head with the logo on the other side and the on/off under the logo...just a thought. Great sound BTW and cool looking too( Tough but stylish).

@metalinl-a1128 2 жыл бұрын

I also recommend an early 2000s PRS Singlecut. Good luck finding g one

@sgoldman9732 4 жыл бұрын

You are a lucky man.fantastic amps.

@fastandfunky 4 жыл бұрын

I love my BE-50 Deluxe total badass

@axeaddiction796 4 жыл бұрын

Friedman is killing it. Best amps being made in my humble opinion

@hoboroadie 4 жыл бұрын

Not a single thing wrong with a Friedman amp that the price of purchase won't fix.

@cyanidejunkie 4 жыл бұрын

I’m sold on the Twin Sister... my Boogie goes on sale tomorrow.

@rockzilla5150 4 жыл бұрын

I'm a convert from Boogie MK V to Friedman BE100. Never ever going back.

@GuitarsAndSynths 4 жыл бұрын

I hope that Dave Friedman makes a smaller version of the Jake E Lee amp that would be killer!

@MaestroJericho 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the JJ Jr is doing amazingly well (got one) so I hope they make a Slax Jr and other Jr models. Or a choice of a mod.

@asianaxeman 3 жыл бұрын

@@MaestroJericho is the JJ as toneful as the twin sister?

@GuitarsAndSynths 4 күн бұрын

@@MaestroJericho my prayers answered Dave did finally release a smaller version of the Friedman JEL amp! Now to decide between that and the BE-50

@tomfoglietta2453 4 жыл бұрын

The jake e lee sounds great

@hoboroadie 4 жыл бұрын

Well I sure don't play versatile and talented stuff, but if I could afford to disappoint one of Dave's amplifiers, the matching channel model would actually be my choice. Cool.

@lilchile123 4 жыл бұрын

audio is throwing me way off holy...

@sydpix 4 жыл бұрын

Omg! It’s about time someone did this! This is the amp of my dreams... any ideas what the price tag is on it?

@kirkmulder1599 4 жыл бұрын

$2999

@wabisabi6802 4 жыл бұрын

12:50 nice 👌

@clgmafnas 4 жыл бұрын

Twin sister...all the way. All that u need, nothing u don't. 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

@hittinskinz24 4 жыл бұрын

is there gates on the vocal mics? audio keeps dipping

@burresseffects 4 жыл бұрын

Is that Strat-type the one Phil McKnight bought?

@TheBoss0Time 3 ай бұрын

"It Depends" - Dave Friedman

@GuitarsAndSynths 4 жыл бұрын

What small high gain amp does Friedman make to compete with Mesa Boogie and ENGL? I play metal and heavier stuff and Friedman does not really cover high modern gain stuff from what I have seen thus far. I guess Dave would need to build me a custom one!

@ginor9447 4 жыл бұрын

Some day when I’m a grown up and can play like that maybe, just maybe I can get a badass amp to lol

@johnzuker 4 жыл бұрын

Twins!! What's better than one Dirty Shirley!? But are they both named Shirley? Love my mini, but this...oh man!

@davidramos4317 Жыл бұрын

This dude is the George R.R. Martin of Amps and I absolutely love how his stuff sounds.

@GuitarsAndSynths 4 жыл бұрын

What Friedman amp does thrash metal and modern death metal the best as well as Dream Theater prog metal stuff? Help me Dave!

@DANTHETUBEMAN 2 жыл бұрын

Those Jake e Lee cleans would kill giants!

@KB-hg6nw Жыл бұрын

That JEL is TUFF.

@paisteplayer1040 Ай бұрын

BE50 DLX for me.. Covers superb clean(BB) to edge of break up to classic rock to high gain metal

@peaveyimpact 4 жыл бұрын

Wish you'd have plugged in to that SS2

@gcvrsa 4 жыл бұрын

A Marshall-style amp with 5881 power tubes?? "Twin Sister" is an awesome name, and a "more JTM45" is definitely the kind of Marshall I might like.

@brianruyack7632 4 жыл бұрын

I'm worried about Dave's weight. Don't want to lose him!

@gr8guitarplayer 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just goes to show that people can be the best at what they do, yet still unable to get parts of their life together. I say that because I think it's safe to assume he isn't ok with being that overweight.

@harveycan5820 Жыл бұрын

He wasn't always that heavy. Concerning, having struggled similarly myself. Trust me, at that weight and size you are not happy. It sucks.

@lievenjacobs1449 4 жыл бұрын

R.J. You need a Hook Captain! A Dutch 3 channel amp! Superb. ;-)

@TheFeelButton 4 жыл бұрын

Tbone or Ribeye?

@thomascoolberth2648 10 ай бұрын

which of their for gain gain and more gain ? The Butterslax ? what 20watt of his is most like a Butterslax Jr ?

@klascojoe 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve wanted a smallbox for years. Badly. I ordered the wildwood smallbox yesterday. I played a smallbox and wanted one since. Now I am waiting.

@mellowjim 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get it?

@klascojoe 2 жыл бұрын

@@mellowjim had it for a few months now. It’s perfect. My other amps have been parked since I got it. I think I’m gonna sell all of them but the Axefx.

@mellowjim 2 жыл бұрын

@@klascojoe Good to hear. I sold my AxeFx III with the intention of buying the Wildwood Small Box but have been hesitant.

@klascojoe 2 жыл бұрын

@@mellowjim If you like Marshall type sounds you will love this. It’s like that but better. And dead quiet.

@metalinl-a1128 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Mr.Friedman which Friedman amp should I Get? I NEED IT REPLICATE EATM N SMILE😆 Easy. The SS 100

@TechMetalRules 6 ай бұрын

The Friedman Jake E. Lee is the Taurus SHO of tube amps.

@tonymarinelli7304 4 жыл бұрын

That new dirty Shirley sounds absolutely amazing

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

I have the old one which is essentially the same and I can arrest to how amazing it is...... But having two channels? That's awesome...... That's would make channel switching actually work instead of having a shared eq clean n dirty setup where one always sounds worse..... This is the ideal marshall amp imo...... That said I love my original shirley so I can't justify getting it but anyone one else who loves classic rock and 90s grunge rock needs a dirty shirley

@tonymarinelli7304 4 жыл бұрын

Chance Terrill I Play a victory amp which is absolutely amazing, however, I have a dirty Shirley petal that if you closed your eyes would think you were playing out of the real dirty Shirley it’s outstanding. I had a Friedman run 50 for several years but once I played the victory and I was absolutely blown away. Friedman makes outstanding amplifiers

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

@@tonymarinelli7304 I had a runt 50 as well. Great amp don't get me wrong but the dirty shirley 40 head blows it out of the water...... Seriously it's like comparing an epiphone les paul special to a Gibson les paul standard..... Amazing amp

@tonymarinelli7304 4 жыл бұрын

Chance Terrill That’s kind of why I got rid of it it wasn’t quite get me to tell him that I wanted. The dirty Shirley is amazing I played them in the Guitar Center several times

@FrankHerfjord 4 жыл бұрын

@@chanceterrill5346 try the buxom boost to push your dirty shirley. Simple and intuitive EQ controls and a "tight" knob to keep your boosted tone as sweet as your clean.

@joshuahenry7482 3 жыл бұрын

Damn, that Twin Sister sounds sick.

@dryocum 4 жыл бұрын

Nice brother!

@gibhopkins6919 4 жыл бұрын

Did you get one

@JustKJ109 Ай бұрын

Yall are already so blessed if you choosing a Friedman amp.

@TheTaulusPaulus 4 жыл бұрын

Well I want the Twin Sister big time.

@andyturner4988 4 жыл бұрын

Is that a new Steve Stevens amp under the Jake E. Lee amp?

@FrankHerfjord 4 жыл бұрын

it's the BE deluxe

@dartthewarrior 4 жыл бұрын

What about your tzz's?

@anmolatwal 4 жыл бұрын

As an all in one overall perfect amp, i think the be100 deluxe is the one. But as per the player's requirements and vibes....you can choose the dirty shirley ofcourse. But still, the get be100....i thinks ita got half power mode.. or you can request it....considering....you pals with dave .

@mikew9788 2 жыл бұрын

Be 100 deluxe is my dream amp

@fc2p 2 жыл бұрын

Bark at the moon ftw!

@twoods999 3 жыл бұрын

What’s that first guitar RJ is playing?

@MXCK3Y 2 жыл бұрын

It looks like an Ernie Ball Music Man. Keyword “looks” I’m not too familiar with them but the headstock looks different than what I remember

@brandonproctor3639 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I’d kill for a Friedman amp! Just don’t know which one lol

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

I played them all and decided on the dirty shirley 40 watt head....... If u want Zeppelin acdc and 90s grunge like stp sound garden and Alice in chains, the dirty shirley is your amp...... If u want strictly a pedal platform go buxom Betty...... If u want van halen and 80s go smallbox ..... If u want pedal platform plus classic rock machine go twin sister, if u want pedal platform and modern metal go be50 deluxe...... If u need to blow out the windows go be100...... But if you want a Zeppelin/acdc machine go shirley or twin sister for sure

@jessetate9701 4 жыл бұрын

Friedman all the way. But I need something that can give me classic rock, hair metal, to modern metal

@christ.231 4 жыл бұрын

EVH 5150 III Stealth EL-34 100W. (the gold/black one). Not a Friedman though.

@BigHairyGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

01:31 Dave ALMOST renamed the amp.

@andrerodriguesguitars 4 жыл бұрын

Michael Nielsen Can you put your hands on that Smallbox pedal?🙏😅

@BigHairyGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

@@andrerodriguesguitars Haven't yet. But I'm gonna. :)

@nicksummers2252 4 жыл бұрын

@Michael Nielsen no one ever does a DSM V. PT20 comparison. I throw the gauntlet down before you (yeah, I know, magic up a PT20!). Great videos on the Vai and Extreme tones by the way. How about DLR era? White Lion? Etc?