Best pedalboards 2024: budget-spanning picks to help organize your guitar effects By Jonathan Horsley last updated 17 January 24 Get the best from your effects with expert-recommended 'boards from Pedaltrain, Voodoo Labs, Boss, and more
“IR-X isn't simulating a Friedman tube preamp. It is one”: This new pedal amp puts boutique tube tone on your ’board – for under $500 By Matt Parker published 28 September 23 Want a tube-driven Friedman rig that doesn’t break the bank? With impulse responses thrown into the bargain? Meet the Friedman IR-X
“Dave Friedman has done it again”: Friedman unveils new Jake E. Lee signature amp head – and it combines 2 specific eras of classic rock tones By Matt Owen published 14 August 23 The 20-watt head – which has separate Plexi and JEL channels – is accompanied by a matching cab
How Dave Friedman became Steve Stevens and Jerry Cantrell’s favorite amp builder – and built one of the world’s best best boutique amp companies By Charlie Wilkins published 16 March 23 Friedman is an amp legend who has been been building high-end guitar amps for more than two decades – we joined him to learn more about his design process and working with some of the biggest names in guitar
Friedman updates two of its classic amp models with Pink Taco V2 and Little Sister heads and combos By Matt Owen published 19 October 22 Amped-up iterations of the Mini Dirty Shirley and BE-100-inspired Pink Taco feature two EL84 power tubes, a trio of 12AX7 preamp tubes and a host of new voices
Watch Steve Stevens demo his newly upgraded signature Friedman SS-100 v2 tube amp head By Jonathan Horsley published 22 August 22 An update to the Billy Idol guitarist’s venerable SS-100 amp has been mooted since NAMM 2020, but the new amp with its revoiced rhythm and lead channels now looks ready for launch
Two Notes Audio Engineering joins forces with amp guru Dave Friedman for new virtual cab collection By Jackson Maxwell published 11 February 22 The Friedman Collection consists of five cab sims, each captured (at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles) from 4x12” cabinets outfitted with Celestion drivers
Friedman BE-Mini Head review By Nick Guppy published 3 September 21 How does a head this small – and affordable – sound so huge?
Boutique Amps Distribution’s LA warehouse hit by fire By Matt Owen published 1 June 21 The manufacturing and storage facility stocked Friedman, Wampler, Soldano, Egnator, Morgan and Tone King gear
Friedman offers up a small high-gain wonder with the BE Mini amp By Richard Bienstock published 3 May 21 All the crunch and gain of the company’s famed BE circuit, now in a four-pound, affordably-priced design
Friedman unveils JTM45-inspired dual-channel Twin Sister head and combo By Sam Roche published 25 September 20 "What's better than one Dirty Shirley?" the company asks. "Two Dirty Shirleys!"
Friedman Amps LaunchesASC-12 500-Watt Powered Modeler/Profiler Monitor By Guitar World Staff published 12 June 17 Friedman Amplification has unveiled its new ASC-12 2-way 500-watt powered modeler/profiler monitor.
