Friedman Brown Eye vs Naked in the Throwdown!!!

[Ventura]

I could be wrong, but I'd be willing to bet that the preferences for the Naked or the BE are based mostly on the style of music that each person chiming in would typically play. At least it is for me... For the kind of stuff my band does, the BE would be far superior to the Naked based on that clip.

Just my opinion, your mileage may vary, your opinion is probably different, etc., etc., etc.

Stop being so f*ckin LOGICAL would ya?!?!



I keeeed, I keeeeeeeed.....

 

[RG955TT]

I thought I heard a bit of a metallic sort of thing in the high end, I attributed it to the mic but I think based on past experience it may be the EMG's. Definitely try the guitar with the Aldrich PUs and maybe set them both tone wise at noon and presence to taste and try to get the levels more even. Still cool test...

 

[se7en]

Did a good job posting the amp settings. Less gain and more volume would be nice to hear.
EMGs in that beautiful Koa body guitar hurts me to see ...jmo. Thanks for posting...

 

[Ventura]

JUST as an aside, and absolutely NO disrespect to rockinchippy for his awesome posts to date (and informative PMs ), active pups are the first thing on the chopping block whenever I get a guitar loaded with 'em.

JUST sayin'... No harm, no foul...

 

[Tone Merchant]

the naked and BE are totally different designs and the Naked was designed for a specific purpose for a specific person (Billy Howerdel). the Naked wasnt designed to do the 80s thing so much. I also recommend to guy who gets the Naked to start the eq with the Bass on 10, Mid on 10, treble and presence on 5 and then go from there. i was surprised to see the setting used, cuz you really cant make the amps sound like each other.

thanx for the clips

 

[RG955TT]

Whats the recommendation for settings on the BE then?

 

[supersonic]

I thought I heard a bit of a metallic sort of thing in the high end, I attributed it to the mic but I think based on past experience it may be the EMG's. Definitely try the guitar with the Aldrich PUs and maybe set them both tone wise at noon and presence to taste and try to get the levels more even. Still cool test...

Yep, I'm hearing glassy pickups or something.

 

[fek]

I could use either one! I will say BE though because I have been gassing for one of those for years now.

 

[fuzzyguitars]

i like em both

one is not better than the other.

why would they make two amps that sound identical?

 

[Mesa\Kramer]

Suprised at how much better the Naked sounds??

BE sounds thin and weak compared

Okay, let me know your thoughts after you use it.

 

[rupe]

Suprised at how much better the Naked sounds??

BE sounds thin and weak compared

Okay, let me know your thoughts after you use it.

Touché

Seriously, I'm not sure what you, Skoora, and RG955TT are hearing when you say the BE sounded thin or scooped when compared to the Naked. Tone is obviously subjective, but the qualities that make up a tone are not. There is clearly more midrange going on with the BE...to call it scooped either shows poor hearing, broken speakers, or a lack of understanding as to what "scooped" means.

 

[DET1973]

marked for later

 

[TIBrent]

The Naked hands down, but you need more treble & mids with the naked to get it to really shine. I mean, it is a MODERN sounding amp that really does the low tuning thing much better than the A string chug thing.
Cool demo though, I liked checking out the amps A/B'd.

 

[boyscout]

Seriously, I'm not sure what you, Skoora, and RG955TT are hearing when you say the BE sounded thin or scooped when compared to the Naked. Tone is obviously subjective, but the qualities that make up a tone are not. There is clearly more midrange going on with the BE...to call it scooped either shows poor hearing, broken speakers, or a lack of understanding as to what "scooped" means.

Deep dive in (first post) with the minority, the Naked sounds more exciting to me. However *it* sounds scooped, not the BE. It sounds like a MB Mark V with EQ V-ed (mid dumped, treble and bass boosted). "Thin" and "flat" and "bees buzzing" are good descriptors for the BE to my ears, mostly due to a dearth of bottom end.

This thread sure illustrates how "tone is obviously subjective"!

Thanks to the OP for the effort, good post. Do the different cabs get any credit/blame for the differences?

 

[RG955TT]

Suprised at how much better the Naked sounds??

BE sounds thin and weak compared

Okay, let me know your thoughts after you use it.

Touché

Seriously, I'm not sure what you, Skoora, and RG955TT are hearing when you say the BE sounded thin or scooped when compared to the Naked. Tone is obviously subjective, but the qualities that make up a tone are not. There is clearly more midrange going on with the BE...to call it scooped either shows poor hearing, broken speakers, or a lack of understanding as to what "scooped" means.

Not sure what you are listening on but I have excellent hearing and thru my AT-50 headphones there is no question that the Naked is significantly fuller in the low mids (250-500 hz) and the the BE sounds a little scooped in comparison. The level on the BE is lower as well but may be attributed to the decrease in low mid content and there is less high end content on the Naked. There are other differences in frequency response but I know what Im hearing. I think you need to check your reference. What are you listening to this on? Actually though it should really make a big difference because more low mids on the Naked should show on anything. I went back and listened for a third and fourth time. Don't know what to tell you.

 

[philb]

I vote for the BE in this clip.