Friedman SS-100 - PLUGGING IN THE SS-100 AMPLIFIER

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Signatureamplifier,theSS‐100was
createdtoGuitaristExtraordinaire,SteveStevens’
exactingtonaldemands.TheSS100isa
100‐watt
EL34poweredtwochannelplusBOOSTHighGain
tonemachinethatisalsocapableofproducing
manystylesofmusicfrombluestoclassicrock
andheavyrocktometalbysimplyadjustingthe
gainandmastercontrols.Likewisethegorgeous
cleanchannelisgreatforawholepaletteofstyles.
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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SS100takespedalsverywellandlovesboosts,
OD’s,phasers,flangers,tremolos,
wahs,etc.The
SS100hasultratransparentSeriesFXloopthat
takestimebasedFXpedalsandrackunitsequally
well.
 Incrediblyversatiletwochannelswithaboost.
 100‐wattEL‐34x4
 4x12ax7s
 Mastervolumeandgaincontrols
 GainChannelhasFull
EQconsistingof
Presence,Bass,Middle,Treble
 CleanChannelhasseparatevolumeandfullEQ
withBass,Middle,Trebleand3position
brightswitch.
 UltratransparentseriesFXLoop.
 LineOutwithlevelcontrol.
 Customtransformersandcapacitors.
 Included2buttonfootswitch(Clean/Dirty/
Boost)
PLUGGINGIN
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WerecommendstartingtheampwiththeBasson
7‐8,themidsataround6or7andthetrebleat5.
Setthegainaround8andthenbringthemaster
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.
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WhiletheSS100wasprimarilydesignedasahigh
gainamp,theSS100willsurpriseandimpressyou
withallthedifferent
tonesavailable.Ifyouwant
amoreclassicrocksoundfromthe60sand70s,
lowerthegainandbringupthemaster.Fora
moremodernsound,setthegainfrom7to10.
PleasetheFriedmansiteforvideotutorialsonthe
PinkTacoandsamplesettings.
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WeknowyouwillloveyournewSteveStevens
SignatureAmp.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorhelp
don’thesitatetoemailusat
friedmanamps@gmail.comorcallFriedman
Amplificationat818‐505‐0391.
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