Friedman - News and Rumours
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Best Amps of 2022: The Top 5 new guitar amps
31 Dec 2022 · The Best Amps of 2022 features my 5 favourite new guitar amp releases from the past 12 months. Here are the new models that really stood out in 2022.
The Best Value Tube Guitar Amps – 5 amps for all budgets and tones
14 Nov 2022 · The Best Value Tube Guitar Amps takes you through five amps that should be on your radar, each offering something different and all with great tones
Friedman SS100-v2 Steve Stevens Signature 100-Watt hand-wired head
25 Aug 2022 · Friedman SS100-v2 Steve Stevens Signature 100-watt amp is the new updated head for the Billy Idol guitarist. Adding more dirt and thump
Top 10 Tube Amp Alternatives: No Tubes? No Problem!
25 Mar 2022 · Concerned about the availability of valves? Looking for something lighter and more portable? Here's our list of 10 great Tube Amp Alternatives!
Grab a virtual Friedman Buxom Betty for an introductory deal price of $29.99
08 Feb 2022 · Plugin Alliance releases a new guitar amp plugin based on the boutique drive tones of the Friedman Buxom Betty. And at a fantastic launch price!
Huge deal on tiny amp heads: Friedman, Bogner and Diezel mini amps reduced!
10 Jan 2022 · You can save a load of cash on these three boutique Friedman, Bogner and Diezel mini amp heads thanks to this latest guitar gear deal from Thomann.
Best FRFR Guitar Cabinets: Top 6 full-range cabs for your digital rig
02 Apr 2021 · The best FRFR cabinets for your digital rig! These boxes cover all price points, from budget-conscious to audiophile, and everything in between.
A Friedman Smallbox amp in a pedal? Yes please!
19 Nov 2020 · Originally unveiled at Winter Namm 2020, the new Friedman Smallbox squeezes its popular amp head of the same name into a compact, pedal-sized enclosure.
Friedman’s new Twin Sister combines two Dirty Shirleys in one amp
25 Sep 2020 · What's better than one Friedman Dirty Shirley? How about two? Meet the new Twin Sister, an all-tube amp head and combo, with bags of classic vintage Marshall-style boutique tones.
NAMM 2020: Friedman announce the Small Box pedal at NAMM
20 Jan 2020 · Friedman has revealed the new Small Box in a pedal, based on the 50-watt amp of the same name format he boutique USA company. This pedal looks like it will be full of classic rock tones.
Blacked Out:17 leading effects pedal brands partner to release 19 pedals!
21 Nov 2019 · Boutique pedal companies around the world have released a series of blacked out limited edition models, following on from the huge social media campaign earlier this week. This is so cool.
DEAL: Friedman Fuzz Fiend and Motor City Drive for less than half the price
16 Aug 2019 · Thomann has a sweet deal on two Friedman pedals – distortion pedals, to be precise. The Fuzz Fiend and Motor City Drive are powered by beefy 12AX7 tubes. Get them now for less than half the price!
Friedman BE 100 Deluxe: 100 Watts of all-tube Plexi tones, now with added Thump!
29 Jul 2019 · The new Friedman BE 100 Deluxe is finally here - and it's a beast! New additions on this 100-Watt all-tube amp head include the Plexi Clean channel and Thump Knob. Can you tame this tone monster?
Amp modelling vs Tube Amps: Has ‘digital’ won the guitar tone war?
09 Jun 2019 · The "amp modelling vs tube amp" debate has been heating up of late: Have amp modellers finally won the war? Are tube amps out-dated? Don't write off tube amps just yet, we say...
Friedman Amplification JJ Junior: New 20-Watt Jerry Cantrell model as combo or head
28 May 2019 · Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell has worked with Mr Friedman on a 20-Watt version of his signature guitar amp. Could the new Friedman Amplification JJ Junior be the perfect low.power modern amp setup?
Friedman launches Mic-No-Mo, a guitar amp cab simulation box
14 May 2019 · The new Friedman Mic-No-Mo is an all analogue DI box with speaker or speaker emulation. Perfect for making your guitar amp easier to record in a studio environment.
NAMM 2019: Friedman JJ Jr – A 20-watt mini Jerry Cantrell head!
24 Jan 2019 · Dave Friedman has a new Jerry Cantrell Signature version 20-watt mini-head called the JJ Jr and it looks and sounds fab. We even found a video to prove it sounds sweet as well!
NAMM 2019: Friedman tease on Instagram – BE-100 deluxe!
19 Jan 2019 · Friedman Amplification teases a new amp via its Instagram page - we can now confirm this is a new Friedman BE-100 deluxe to be launched during Winter NAMM 2019!
Friedman Amplification adds BE-OD Deluxe and Golden Pearl overdrive pedals
16 Nov 2018 · Dave Friedman makes a mean Plexi circuit and his amp brand is among the more desirable out there. But he's also a dab hand at the good ol' drive pedal, of which he's about to release two more...
Friedman BE50 Deluxe at NAMM 2018: New 50W boutique amp head
05 Jan 2018 · Dave Friedman has combined some of his most famous amp circuits into one all-singing, all-dancing boutique valve amp head with plenty of options on board for tweaking your tones.
Jef’s Picks 2016: Epiphone, Hudson, Friedman
29 Dec 2016 · My top three bits of gear released in 2016. Some of them were so great I even went out and bought them myself!
Friedman BE-OD: Brown Eye’d tone in a pedal!
26 Aug 2016 · The pedal many of us have been waiting for is finally released and it's priced very keenly indeed for a boutique, effect handmade in the USA...