Smallbox Received

[ubermetaldood]

I got frustrated and took a rather serious tone about this order, but Brad King got in touch with Rob at Tone Merchants, and they both took care of me. They deserve a good word about their service, so take note of it if you are in the market for new gear. Thanks Brad and Rob.

Now about the Smallbox...

First thing that caught my attention when I plugged it in was the plexi channel. I had a vintage plexi and a 1987x reissue, and the Smallbox REALLY nailed that kind of thing. It's a bit dryer and less jangly than my Marshalls, but very responsive, and the vintage plexi thing is spot on. It's really cool too because the 3-way bright switch (well really just 2 ways because one position is off), gets the perfect bright setting for a variety of tones without having to fiddle with jumping inputs and adjusting two volume knobs.

The gain channel is more along the lines of a Pink Taco than a Brown Eye. I think the BE100 has more bass and a little more gain too. The Smallbox mids seem to stand out a little more than the BE100. There is a perfect amount of gain for me so I think Friedman really dialed it in nicely.

The plexi channel is my favorite. You can dial in a variety of clean and crunch sounds. It seems to take FX pedals well from the input and the FX loop.

All I had time to take was a quick Ebay picture, but I'm sure everyone knows what it looks like by now.

 

[LP Freak]

Congrats. Those volumes look way too low.

 

[campbellcj]

Sweet, I look forward to getting mine.

 

[Umyeahyeahyeah]

Mine was supposed to ship out this week...again?, doesn't seem to be happening though...no emails with tracking #'s anyway

 

[flimz]

Mine was supposed to ship out this week...again?, doesn't seem to be happening though...no emails with tracking #'s anyway

I know how you feel. I got my tracking #, but still hasnt been shipped as far as I can tell. I need my Smallbox!!

 

[Umyeahyeahyeah]

Yuh, that's exactly what I got a tracking # with expected delivery date 8/14 but it just said initiated and never left(obv) and the delivery date now says N/A

 

[Fret King]

Are the Smallboxes worldwide multi-voltage like
the BE-100's ?

Thanks,
Graeme.

 

[Browns Fan]

I am still waiting on my BE 100 also guys. I guess we need to keep the faith.

 

[tripstan]

I got the same thing, Tracking # and delivery date. Then delivery date changed to N/A after the original day passed. Then it shipped like 4 days after the original delivery date. So don't worry guys they are being sent out.

I've been tracking the shipping and mine will be here Monday.

 

[Umyeahyeahyeah]

I got the same thing, Tracking # and delivery date. Then delivery date changed to N/A after the original day passed. Then it shipped like 4 days after the original delivery date. So don't worry guys they are being sent out.

I've been tracking the shipping and mine will be here Monday.

Trips, thanks for the info!!! It takes as long as it takes, but a few missed timeframes add some confusion as to what's going on...

 

[King Guitar]

Hey Guys,

Sorry for the delays, we were told they would all be shipped this past week thats why we generated the FedEx labels and sent them to LA for shipping. Rob had some kind of health issue with his eye and was layed out for most of the week. He did get a couple shipped and said he will get the rest out asap. To my guys if you have any questions you can call or email me, all of the fedex tracking will auto email you when it gets scanned in. Shouldn't be too much longer,

Thanks
Brad

 

[Hollis]

I sure would love a Smallbox or BE100! One of them's gonna be my next amp.

 

[fretmaster]

The best "M" style amps on the planet in my estimation. You can see in my signature I'm quite fond of the Friedman's. My plan is, if possible, to own them all one day.

 

[campbellcj]

I received mine today and just had a chance to exercise it a bit, although at lowest possible volume. Initial impressions: build quality seems superb, the channels have very different voicings and gain structures and both sound fantastic, and it sounds surprisingly good at low home-practice-at-night volumes. So two thumbs way up at this point!

I can't wait to play more over the weekend! I may even record/post a clip if I think of something I can play well enough to not be totally embarrassing. Not too likely.