sjk":3c99hk15 said:
lowmantotempole":3c99hk15 said:
Yeah... I don't think you gave it enough time... There is a lot going on with this amp...
What cabs/speakers did you try it through?
Maybe so as Mosh was saying as recently as 6 weeks ago he did not like the Friedman stuff and it was overpriced and overhyped
Your statement is rather "General" in nature there...
Hype is hype, it happens all the time with products and to each and everyone of us I'm sure gets caught up in it at one time or another...
What I actually said I was not that crazy about the Friedman 1979 JMP Marshall I bought used of the forum about 3 or so years ago. I was in a different place tone wise and using active pickups as may main choice and I had different tones in my head I was looking for. The amp did not sound bad or anything, it sounded good but for the money I had into it ($2350) I just deiced to move it instead. I sold the amp after a couple of weeks to some guy that literally had it listed for sale in two days after getting it from me for what ever reason.
I did also say that I was not taken in either by the older used BE100 I had tried many times at my local music store. I played it a bunch of times trying to dig it, but I couldn't for what ever reason. That used amp gave left me honestly feeling that I was not a Friedman guy.
It also did NOT sound like the brand new BE 100 later came in to the store and that is why I now own one.
As for the new version of the Friedman BE100, I have never played one until about 3 weeks ago when I decided to take the cash out of my pocket and buy it. I was given the opportunity to bring it home for a weekend and give it a shot before I bought it.
I was hesitant to even do that as I am very picky, picker than most when it comes to "the tone in my head" and didn't want to waste my time on something I might just bring back as well as taking a product from the store that my friend could be selling to another customer.
Anyway, I am glad I did take him up on the offer.
Bringing the amp home to try in my environment made a huge difference in making a decision about it. Using my pedals and guitars where they key to me getting "into the amp" and discover all that it can do.
IMO, the Friedman BE100 is the best amp I have owned period for my personal tastes and playing style. I even posted a thread that I was surprised I was digging it so much...
Also until very recently, I really had no thought or comments about Friedman cabs ever except by chance when I was trying a Bogner shiva 20th out and was close to buying it. I tried the Shiva 20th on a few different cabs but sounded best on the Friedman cab the store had. I later tried a few more amps out on that cab and instantly bought the cab end of story. it is the best celestion loaded cab I have ever own or played for the "tone on my head". I'm not making this crap up, seriously it all just happened that way and it's the honest truth.
As for the amps being over priced I have heard a lot of people saying this right here ion this very forum long before I even thought of buying one for myself... Yes they are not cheap and neither were most of my guitars and other gear I own but that's how it goes. I am extremely guilty of complaining about gear being over priced at times and I definitely have a mental block about high priced and boutique stuff as a fair amount of it turns into a passing trend.
I bought a new Bogner Helios wanting to try it out myself. I really didn't like the amp from any of the clips I heard and video I saw and really had no intention of ever buying it. Erocks clips changed my thoughts on it and I gave it a shot. The amp is really cool, but hey I am loving my BE100 way too much to even care bout anything else...
