Friedman IR-X

[Thomas Obester]

Yesterday I´ve managed to find one in EU for the price as in US, super pumped about this.

Will use this as a fly-rig and as my practice rig, so I don´t have to haul each time from rehearsal my AXE 3 with FC12.

I´m curious to check it in front of AXE 3 and compare it with friedman models.

From the videos, it sounds like the big friedmans amps I used to have.

Many different routing options, bypass-able fx loop/IR´s, it´s really nice move from friedman IMO.

This looks like a perfect backup/fly-rig/fun solution for me.

 

[Aivoryuk]

I think it is a well thought out product. lots of flexibility as you can turn IR off but power amp simulation is still on, but if you just want the pre amp then just use the send out. Would integrate well with the Fractal if you wanted to use the Dynacabs or maybe the tube Pre for power amp simulation.

The software is powered by Synergy so I wondered if there will be updated syn1s etc that bring the simulated power amp and IRs into play.

 

[Thomas Obester]

I think it is a well thought out product. lots of flexibility as you can turn IR off but power amp simulation is still on, but if you just want the pre amp then just use the send out. Would integrate well with the Fractal if you wanted to use the Dynacabs or maybe the tube Pre for power amp simulation.

The software is powered by Synergy so I wondered if there will be updated syn1s etc that bring the simulated power amp and IRs into play.

I think they might start to produce similar pedals with other BAD brands in a near future.

 

[OrganicZed]

It seems like a well thought out and good sounding product.

 

[Thomas Obester]

It seems like a well thought out and good sounding product.

the only thing that I miss is C45 and saturation switch

 

[Aivoryuk]

the only thing that I miss is C45 and saturation switch

The C45 is probably my favourite Friedman out of all the fractal models

 

[marsonic]

I think they might start to produce similar pedals with other BAD brands in a near future.

Heh...I get a kick out of Friedman being called a bad amp brand.

(Yes, I know what it stands for...I just think it's funny.)

 

[Rock Chalk]

the only thing that I miss is C45 and saturation switch

They had to leave something for V.2

 

[Thomas Obester]

They had to leave something for V.2 View attachment 127248

In a meantime I got reply that it is already voiced with c45 on and the boost on ch. 2 has so much range that you can get easily into HBE + SAT territory.

 

[sprint]

chose to watch this guy's vid cuz there's no goofy face in the thumbnail - cool product / fairly reasonable price.

 

[Gtrsolo350]

BAD brands

“Boutique amps….?”

 

[Thomas Obester]

“Boutique amps….?”

boutique amp distribution

 

[Tonedeaf]

By total coincidence I watch the demo on Reverb yesterday. Was not impressed. I think my Carvin Vai Legacy Drive preamp pedal smokes it.

 

[Thomas Obester]

By total coincidence I watch the demo on Reverb yesterday. Was not impressed. I think my Carvin Vai Legacy Drive preamp pedal smokes it.

actually one of the worst demos, if not the worst IMO. try this one

 

[Jipps0525]

So does this use specific Friedman amp tones? Or did Dave kind of make something new for the amp tones themselves?

 

[Thomas Obester]

So does this use specific Friedman amp tones? Or did Dave kind of make something new for the amp tones themselves?

be100 deluxe

 

[nicolasrivera]

By total coincidence I watch the demo on Reverb yesterday. Was not impressed. I think my Carvin Vai Legacy Drive preamp pedal smokes it.

one time this Guy comes Into the studio with one of those..... he wasted 35 minutes of studio time and could not get one dissent lead tone. We ended up using my Mark III Boogie.

 

[RDeraz]

Hmmm? The guy whose credo is " USE REAL AMPS, modelers suck". puts out a modeler.

 

[Joshua_L]

Certainly a great tool to replace my backup that is an old and trusty tubeman mk2

 

[SB7]

Hmmm? The guy whose credo is " USE REAL AMPS, modelers suck". puts out a modeler.

Well he no choice but to create a modeler as the rest of the modelers on the market suck .. so perfectly understandable