Friedman BE-100 - Plugging In

Congratulationsonpurchasingthisincredible
newguitaramplifierdesignedbyoneofthe
mostwellknownampmoddersanddesigners
intheLAMusicsceneforthepast20years,
DaveFriedman.
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DaveFriedmanhasbeendesigningand
buildingguitarrigsforthestarssincetheearly
nineties.Aftermanyyearsofmodding
amplifiersandconsultingforotherwell‐
knownamplifiercompanies,Davehasfinally
broughthistalenttoanewlineofproduction
ampsunderhisname,Friedman
Amplification.
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Dave’sfirstproductionamplifier,theBE‐100,
iscriticalityacclaimedandoneofthemostin‐
demandBritishhighgain,meetsvintageamps
onthemarkettoday.
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TheBE100isa100‐wattEL34poweredmulti‐
channelfirebreatherthatisalsocapableof
producingmanystylesofmusicfrombluesto
classicrockandheavyrocktometalbyjust
adjustingthegainandmastercontrolsonthe
BEchannel.SwitchingtotheHBEbooststhe
BEchannelgivingevenmoregainand
saturation.Ofcoursewecan’tforgettherich
cleansfoundwithinthe2
nd
channelonthe
BE100.
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Alotofpeopledon’tbelieveanEL‐34100
wattampcansoundgreatevenatbedroom
volumelevels.Webegtodiffer!
DavecompletelydesignedtheMastervolume
tosoundfantasticatanylevel.
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Youwillnoticeinstantly,thetightbottomend
andrich
harmonicallydetailedchordsand
singlenotes.Thisampcleansupremarkably
wellwiththeguitar’svolumecontrol,even
withtheamponhighergainsettings.
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TheBE100takespedalsverywellandloves
boosts,OD’s,phasers,flangers,tremolos,
wahs,etc.TheBE100alsohasanultra
transparenttubeSeriesFX
loopthattakes
timebasedFXpedalsandrackunitsequally
well.
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 Incrediblyversatilemulti‐channelamp.
 100‐WattEL34PowerTubes.
 Five12AX7PreampTubes
 DirtyChannelhasVol,Gain,Treble,
Middle,Bass.
 CleanChannelhasVol,Treble,Bass
and3positionBrightSwitch.
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 GlobalPresenceControl
 SeriesEffectsLoopwithReturnLevel
onrear.
 CustomTransformersandCapacitors
 BE100VoicingSwitchesinclude:Fat,
C45,Satandfrontpanelvoiceswitch.
 LineOutwithLevelControlonrear
panel.
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PLUGGINGIN
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WerecommendstartingtheampontheBE
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channelwiththeBasson10,theMidsat
around6,theTrebleat5andthePresenceat
5.SettheGainaround8andthenbringthe
masteruptotaste.Afterpluggingin,youwill
noticeinstantly,thetightbottomendandrich
harmonicallydetailedchordsandsinglenotes,
that’stheFriedmansound.Thisampcleans
upremarkablywellwiththeguitar’svolume
controlevenwiththeamponhighergain
settings.ForevenmoregainswitchtoHBE
mode.SwitchtotheCleanchannelandset
theTrebleandBassat5andturntheVolume
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uptotasteandexperimentwiththeBright
Switch.
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WeknowyouwillloveyournewBE100.Ifyou
haveanyquestionsorhelpdon’thesitateto
emailusatrob@Friedmanamplification.com
orcallToneMerchants/RackSystemsat818‐
505‐0391.YoucanspeaktoDavedirectlyif
you’reinterestedinhimbuildingyourdream
rigwhetherit’sasmallpedalboardormassive
refrigeratorrack.
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