+1 to all that.I use an asm12 and I love it. It’s big and quiet heavy, the handle is on the bottom which means it sits funny but it sounds great. I’ve used it a lot live and it feels just like using an amp.
I’d highly recommend it.
+1 to all that.
I have the CLR'S and the Friedman's and have been contemplating the Xitones for a while now. So do the Xitones sound as good or better than the Friedman's? Not as good? Also, the Xitones aren't as flat response as the CLR'S? If the Friedman's were light weight and coated would you take them to gigs or the Xitones still?I have the Friedman, 2 CLR’s and 2 XiTone’s. The Friedman is great. Very heavy so I leave it at our rehearsal space. It sounds awesome though. It is a little bass heavy which gives it a nice cab like thump but not exactly flat. The CLR’s are awesome. I leave them at home to create my presets on and practice with. So far my presets have translated very well to all the PA systems we’ve encountered. But they are very expensive so I leave them at home. I gig with my XiTone’s. I have 2 powered 1x12’s purchased a few years ago. They are fantastic. They sound amazing. A nice cab like quality to them, fairly lightweight at 38lbs. and with the Line X coating are built like tanks making them ideal for gigging.
The XiTone’s aren’t as flat as the CLR’s. They are a little darker and have a more “cab” like quality to their sound. The CLR’s are by far the flattest of the 3. If the Friedman’s were lighter I would probably use them for gigging. They really do have that great cab punch sound to them.I have the CLR'S and the Friedman's and have been contemplating the Xitones for a while now. So do the Xitones sound as good or better than the Friedman's? Not as good? Also, the Xitones aren't as flat response as the CLR'S? If the Friedman's were light weight and coated would you take them to gigs or the Xitones still?
The size and shape of it, plus the location of the handle making it awkward to carry, makes it seem heavier than it really is.I'm surprised to see always mentionnned the weight of the Friedman as a negative. According to the spec sheet, its 52lbs, so 23kg. So yes it's more than my Yamaha DXR 10 (17.5 kg), but not that much!!?
Am I missing something?!
Yes to this - you have to kind of wrestle it to do anything. The handle being on the bottom makes you need to set it down on one end and then lay it down (and I at least want to do that somewhat gently). Then when you're ready to go, you have to get it up on one end again to grab the handle. For me, if I carry it with the wedged part on the inside when I'm walking, it cuts right into the bend of my knee too. Seems silly to even type it. hahahah. But it is heavy and bulky and awkward. I will deal with that for the sound that it puts out though.The size and shape of it, plus the location of the handle making it awkward to carry, makes it seem heavier than it really is.