Friedman BE100 Deluxe - Is this the BEST TUBE AMP RIGHT NOW? 

I’ve had a dirty Shirley 40 for several years and it’s my favorite amp I’ve ever owned. I grew up on VH stuff though so I’ll definitely acquire a BE100 eventually!

I had one for about a year. These things are always a matter of personal preference of course, but I didn't get on with the amp at all. Two main issues for me: 1. The EQ does almost nothing. I realise this was a design feature in the spirit of the old Marshalls, but it was a problem for me in the studio. A better EQ could have made a huge difference to the amp IMHO; 2. The amp was very prone to high-end fizz. Again, not to my taste at all. To my ears, this gave the amp a rather synthetic quality. Another issue for me was the clean channel. When dialled in to be completely clean, it has very little character. Overall, the amp was a major disappointment for me and I sold it on. Interestingly, the gentleman I sold it to had exactly the same issues that I did. He sold it on after three months. However, apparently the current owner loves it, which is nice! Horses for courses.

I’ve had a BE-50 Deluxe for a few years - it’s amazing too

@@peterlawlor5237 The EQ has a greater difference when played loud. The high end can be altered with a combination of the voice switch and all the other knobs/switch of the power amp sectipn. But you're right about the clean channel, because it is not meant as a pure clean channel, it's called the plexi channel. The 50 Watt version has a dedicated clean channel. Yes horses for courses, I didn't like my Fryette Sig X, Marshall Jubilee, Marshall JVM 410H, 800KK, 900 SL-X...(list goes on) and other people rave about them.

Nice! Put some Redbacks in that 412 or better yet two Redbacks and two V30s or Creambacks.

coming up on one year from your purchase, you still feeling good about the swap?? Did you get the 2x v30's 2x greenbacks or the 4x v30's?

I love my BE 100 Deluxe, best amp I have ever played in nearly 30 years and I had Mesas, SLO,s etc.

Thanks man, appreciated

Thanks for your comment man

Thank you! Really appreciated

Thanks! Appreciated

Thanks Greg! Appreciated!

Thanks man, appreciated

I tried the MZero Overdrive, killer amp! I should try the Trinity as well, but I see why you're keeping both, different beasts with nice personalties indeed

Thanks man! Appreciated!

Yeah I know The guitars of EDDIE VAN HALEN - the essential icons - StrumentiMusicali. net youtu.be/ ;)

I agree with you. Unfortunately here in Europe it’s almost 5k. Still, a wonderful amp

Exactly. I mean the 1959hw is $3899 and it’s a single channel head.

Marshall lowered their prices in the US. A JCM 800 2203x is now $2,199. A Friedman BE 100 Deluxe is now $4,000. And if that's not enough, a Steve Stevens is $4,300.

Thanks, actually it's just a normal striped series that I made modded with DiMarzios: Super Distortion, Fs-1 and a Pad Pro at the neck :)

And, yeah I happened to watch your vids more than once :)

The knobs you see in the various b roll in the videos are the actual controls I used for the recording of these clips :)

@@TheGuitalian yes but no mention of the switches on the rear of the amp. Thanks

@@TheGuitalian My apologies, I missed that part of the video talking about the switches on the back. ( Phone call ) I see it now after I re watched it. Thanks

It can be warm, Marshally warm, but no reverb. Cheers!

There’s no such a thing as too many 😂

Don’t tell my friend Marco

No, i put it after the torpedo cab m, in stereo, before the audio interface

You can see them in the b roll, i haven’t changed them while filming

Digital and modelers can be quite handy, there are many situations where they are really useful, but I can't fall in love with them, while a real amp even through a reactive load, IRs and monitors still keep its magic. That can be just suggestion, but hey isn't that part of what we're doing while playing? ;) Cheers

@@TheGuitalian Its easy for many people to get lost in buying gear instead of playing guitar, and should be that for the sake of creating music and entertaining an audience, rarely does the audience care about the gear, only whether you have entertained them, I think all this gear focus holds many people back, my rig is simple, usually either a Marshall or a Katana, and Guitars with decent pickups, all the floor toys are just stuff to go wrong and trip over. Let's be honest more than 99% of people aren't going to make more than beer money playing guitar, the modellers are ideal for bedroom players, that Friedman is a serious pro piece of gear, no point having it unless you do music as a day job, I could afford it, but it would be wasted on me, I think most people would be better buying decent studio monitors than an amp anyway, if they do play gigs, very unlikely in the average small venue or pub to need an amp like that.

I don't think there is any rule or merit in buying an amp. If you really like it and it makes you feel happy playing it or just looking at it I think it's money well spent :)

@@makinganoise6028 I can add on my own, my first amplifier appeared in 2010, in 2011 I bought a Diezel VH4, every concert I carried it and was happy to have such a sound and it sounded very worthy on many venues. In 2017 I bought a Friedman BE100 v2 and am even happier with this awesome amp! To this day I use it in concerts, at home in the offices at 2:12 and 4:12 and in recordings and I am satisfied, now there is Diezel Hagen, a very cool monster. What I want to say is that I also have an Ax FX3 and I am happy to use it for various tasks. I do not make money with music, but I think if you are doing something like music or other creative work, then why should you save? This is what motivates you to record, invent, strive to sound and look better! The phrase will go anyway does not suit those who enjoy their hobby, don’t give a fuck that you won’t earn money! The creator created the amplifier for another creator to create music on it, so what the fuck is the problem?! Create and do not count your money as if you cannot afford it, everything is possible, the main thing is to strive!

I'm really surprised that this level of gatekeeping is still popping up in guitar comment sections. Music isn't a pissing contest. The only people I've ever met that gatekeep like this have been people with tons of expensive gear but little to no skills to get the juice out of them. All talk, no walk. If you're taking an amp like this on the road you either have an offensive amount of money at your disposal or you simply have no idea how badly you're degrading the value of what is tantamount to an investment in amplifier format. Modelers are made for the road. That's why they cram all the routing options into the chassis. Amps like this (while perfectly capable on tour, of course) are not a good idea to take on the road with you unless you enjoy lighting cash on fire or putting a big ol' thief's bullseye on your touring trailer. For 75% of people that will buy this amp it is best suited for studio/home use.

@noahlugeons5293 Have you seen the used market or new for that matter JCM 800's lately? Talk about "Overpriced" for a single channel amp.

Someone’s mad cause they can’t afford it or??, Too much amp for you anyways😂

@@Vinceyboy103 Mad?? Nah, just choose to spend my money on quality gear.

@@johnnyromero3336 sorry bud that comment was meant for the other guy, you are not wrong about jcm800 prices though..

@@Vinceyboy103 No worries, Happy 4th!