The friedman question everyone is thinking?

[errrrrl]

Plugged my BE-OD directly into the FX return on my Splawn Quickrod yesterday and voila... sounded pretty much just like the drive channel on my Smallbox. So yeah... I stand behind my remark calling the BE-OD a "preamp".

I do this too with my PT20 for home recording metal stuff... way more heavy sounding than the PT20's preamp.

 

[acidvoodoo]

Also going to try it with my Fryette Power Station!

I've been wondering this for a while, can the Fryette Power Station be used as a pedal platform on its own?

 

[Rick Lee]

Just got my BE-OD back today after it'd been out on loan for two weeks. It really makes me feel like I'm 15 again and I can't wait to get home to practice. My '69 Plexi clone is super clean, so this pedal is perfect for it, but I can't even think about using it with my higher gain amps (SLO, 5153 Stealth, modded 1959SLP, Smallbox).

 

[HilltopExplosion]

I have '14 BE100, and this pedal makes my 6505+ sound damn close. Using same guitar, cab, etc. Not exact, but it's hard to tell the difference. This is with the gain at 9 0clock on the pedal and internal set at noon, through clean channel of 6505+.

 

[Red_Label]

This pedal sounds more like a real amp than any pedal in the history of pedals.

I can't get over how real it sound & feels.

I have no idea how Dave was able to do what no other company could do, but it's game over for all other hot rod plexi pedals.

I A/B'd my BE-OD and Carl Martin Plexitone (V1) into various clean amps and channels and the Plexitone stands up very well. But I still slightly preferred the Friedman... and that's because I've really come to prefer that Friedman sound character. It's kind of like Bogner amps/pedals in having a certain flavor, but maybe slightly more desirable (to me at least).

 

[Red_Label]

Hmmm... I just got my older model Dirty Shirley yesterday. But I think I'm going to try running my BE-OD into the FX return on it tonight and see how it might differ from the Shirley's gain. NO doubt there will be a LOT more gain on tap with the pedal. But I did turn the pedal's gain trim pot down to 10:00. I'm not a gain freak and prefer to have some of the guitar's tonal characteristics able to shine through -- which is more difficult to do as things get gainier.

 

[chadprsman]

I received an early BE-OD, Loved it. Then got a runt 20 head, thinking I'd return the OD and apply towards the head. When SW called to ask how I liked the head (yes the rep checked in), I asked for a RA on the OD, BUT didn't send it back. I'm not a pedal guy, but the OD is incredible, so I'll keep it and find a use for it. I did find that I could duplicate the pedal with the runt (I had turned the OD trim pot to 9 o'clock). I'm going to play with turning the trim pot up for a super level of gain through the clean channel, and turning it all the way down as a boost for the gain channel. What I'm really curios about is how the BE-OD sounds through a DS mini...

 

[Red_Label]

I received an early BE-OD, Loved it. Then got a runt 20 head, thinking I'd return the OD and apply towards the head. When SW called to ask how I liked the head (yes the rep checked in), I asked for a RA on the OD, BUT didn't send it back. I'm not a pedal guy, but the OD is incredible, so I'll keep it and find a use for it. I did find that I could duplicate the pedal with the runt (I had turned the OD trim pot to 9 o'clock). I'm going to play with turning the trim pot up for a super level of gain through the clean channel, and turning it all the way down as a boost for the gain channel. What I'm really curios about is how the BE-OD sounds through a DS mini...

I dunno, but I tried my BE-OD into the low gain input of my older Dirty Shirley 40, with the amp gain set low and it sounded great. Made it a true two channel amp. And frankly, I like it better than the Smallbox that I just traded for it. Having said that... I still prefer the Shirley's gain all by itself. So freakin' smooth and rich. Like expensive chocolate.

 

[shane159]

I am returning my Runt 50 tomorrow in favor of running the BE-OD into my JMP 2203. I am blown away by how good running the BE-OD into the low input of my JMP sounds. I prefer it over the Runt by a pretty large margin.