JEL 20 w/ a Strat

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Sounds good Carl. That amp has me intrigued. Thanks for posting.
 
That amp sounds really good!. Not so soft and smooth like the Friedmans I have owned and or played. How are you using the PS? Are you boosting or reducing volume? How bout the switches , depth and presence? I ask because I am curious how much the PS100 is affecting the tone. Nice clip. Thanks for posting.
 
Wow, that sounds great! Single coil sized Fishman in the bridge position? That's what I think I'm hearing. I've been falling in love with singles in the bridge.
 
Jdub said:
That amp sounds really good!. Not so soft and smooth like the Friedmans I have owned and or played. How are you using the PS? Are you boosting or reducing volume? How bout the switches , depth and presence? I ask because I am curious how much the PS100 is affecting the tone. Nice clip. Thanks for posting.
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The Power Station was reducing the volume a bit. The amp volume was below 9:00! Presence was at noon. No sat switch, Gain Volume was 3:00 and pulled. No Depth on this amp. Bass was at 9:00. Boosted with a Boss SD1. There is a Boss DD-3T in the Power Station loop.
 
JohnnyGtar said:
Wow, that sounds great! Single coil sized Fishman in the bridge position? That's what I think I'm hearing. I've been falling in love with singles in the bridge.
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That’s a MIM Hendrix Strat with the Fishman Fluence Pickguard.
 
Wayniac3 said:
Sounds great! Is it at a pretty high volume?
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It was pretty loud. The Volume was under 9:00 and the Power Station was attenuating it a little. I only had a little delay but it sounds like I'm in a Reverb Chamber! Wild amp. IMO, it sounds and behaves like a 50 watter.
 
Great playing, Carl, as always ! Amp sounds too smooth for my taste. A little more rawness would go a long way with your playing style.
 
Jack Luminous said:
Great playing, Carl, as always ! Amp sounds too smooth for my taste. A little more rawness would go a long way with your playing style.
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I'm on the look-out for another head. The PRS HDRX 100 w/ pedals isn't cutting it. To me, the JEL is pretty raw. Any suggestions?
 
CarlF said:
I'm on the look-out for another head. The PRS HDRX 100 w/ pedals isn't cutting it. To me, the JEL is pretty raw. Any suggestions?
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Something's lacking in the top-end/attack (to my ears anyway, YMMV). Maybe a Marshall SC20H ?
 
Jdub said:
That amp sounds really good!. Not so soft and smooth like the Friedmans I have owned and or played. How are you using the PS? Are you boosting or reducing volume? How bout the switches , depth and presence? I ask because I am curious how much the PS100 is affecting the tone. Nice clip. Thanks for posting.
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The dreaded Friedman softies'..it's nice he is coming back around with circuits and amps that have more teeth. I do agree that this amp sounds good.
 
Sounds good. Killer playing ,man! Sounds as you mentioned like a big reverb wash coming from the room you are in. I imagine the amp has more grit than I can hear thru a vid, wondering why the need for a PS100, not criticism just curious, I thought the loops and MV on the Friedman were 2 of the better features. Now if you are adding tube distortion from the PS100? Sounds good period, hope you dig it.
 
Beandust said:
Sounds good. Killer playing ,man! Sounds as you mentioned like a big reverb wash coming from the room you are in. I imagine the amp has more grit than I can hear thru a vid, wondering why the need for a PS100, not criticism just curious, I thought the loops and MV on the Friedman were 2 of the better features. Now if you are adding tube distortion from the PS100? Sounds good period, hope you dig it.
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The Loop and the MV on the Friedman work great. No real reason for the PS100 other than I either utilize it or it sits in a closet. It really isn’t needed.
 
CarlF said:
The Loop and the MV on the Friedman work great. No real reason for the PS100 other than I either utilize it or it sits in a closet. It really isn’t needed.
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Would the 100 watt power section of the PS be an advantage to the JEL? Seems it could be somehow. I know those 6550 tubes are kick ass, was on the fence to get that or the PS-2a which I got , and it definitely adds some noticeable tone to a digital preamp, as to be expected I guess. Cool rig you got
 
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