NAD: The BE100D has landed
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JackBootedThug
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nice.
easstudios
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lovely stuff. they absolutely love those cabs, great pairing IMO.
TheGreatGreen
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World class rig you’ve got there. Outstanding.
I think we’re gonna need some clips pretty soon.
I think we’re gonna need some clips pretty soon.
Arch Stanton
Dollar Store Satriani
What's the "D" stand for ?
ShitSquatch
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harddriver
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311splawndude
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^ I'd like to know too. I'm guessing a bit more relaxed and easier to play?
Congrats SFW. I'm too OCD for the Friedman offset (original Marshall) thing but it is still a thing of beauty.
Congrats SFW. I'm too OCD for the Friedman offset (original Marshall) thing but it is still a thing of beauty.
SFW
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Well, I am happy to be back in the Marshall flavored world. The effects loop on the Friedman is miles better than the Splawn.Nice to hear that you like it!How does it compare and/or contrast to your Splawn? Enquiring minds would like to know?
Tone wise, I they have some similarities and some differences. The BE is definitely more versatile. My Splawn was a 2005 model, which is a lot different from the current model. My QR was very aggressive on the top end, and the "clean" channel was tied to the gain channel. So, I really didn't have a clean channel. lol.. Both amps are a muscular modded Marshall vibe. The BE breaths better. With the SAT switch engaged, it definitely has a nod of Jose. Which I really like. The ability to have a crunch channel and then a fire breathing channel is super cool. I love the plexi channel. While I will most likely run it as an actual clean channel, it definitely cops that AC/DC vibe when you crank the gain knob.
The Splawn definitely had a rawer tone, but I am enjoying the more polished tone of the Friedman. My Splawn always felt like a really good amp, while the Friedman feels like a "professional" amp... if that makes sense...? Here is a short clip that I made just after getting everything setup. This is with my Les Paul CLassic loaderd with a Suhr Aldrich set. It's a poor iphone recording, but you get the idea. This thing sounds HUGE!!
311splawndude
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Holy SAT!
turboblues
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How much did you pay for it? Here in Europe prices went up enormously since I bought mine.
SFW
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$3,999 plus tax. This is by far the most expensive gear purchase that I have ever made. For years I said that I would never spend this much money on music gear. lol! Then I finally broke down and decided that I wanted a really good amp that would last. As far are prices go, they have been hovering around the $4k mark here in the States for as long as I can remember. This will hopefully be the last tube amp that I ever buy. Between this and my Kemper, I am completely happy with the tones that I can get.
It sounds glorious in the room!
$3,999 plus tax. This is by far the most expensive gear purchase that I have ever made. For years I said that I would never spend this much money on music gear. lol! Then I finally broke down and decided that I wanted a really good amp that would last. As far are prices go, they have been hovering around the $4k mark here in the States for as long as I can remember. This will hopefully be the last tube amp that I ever buy. Between this and my Kemper, I am completely happy with the tones that I can get.
It sounds glorious in the room!
Albeit expensive, a Friedman shouldn't depreciate too much in value either, I like to think of it as an excuse to justify purchasing high-end stuff. Great tone doesn't come cheap, if you truly want a glorious 3D high gain sound a good 50-100w tube amp head and 4x12 cab is the go-to and has been for a long time.
Nothing beats a cranked Friedman/high gain marshall tone especially, I hope it is inspiring your playing to the fullest!
SFW
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It is definitely inspiring to play.
