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If you can get the master around 10:00, it brings in the power section, and you can get some late 70s early 80s levels of gain from it. Think Marshall JMP. That, however, is loud AF. lol! IMHO, none of the Friedman amps are scorching with gain. Not in a modern high gain sort of way. The...

It's taken some time to get the Lynch Mod dialed in with the Runt 50. Definitely a balancing act between the gain knobs to keep it from collapsing in on itself. I think I'm getting some decent rock tones though. The amp still responds well to changes in the guitars volume knob. I'm playing...

If you ever want to truly appreciate how far modern poop music has moved into dumbed down, go listen to 80s pop. The musicianship was off the charts. Song writing was top notch. Even if you didn't like a song, you couldn't say it was because of poor musicianship.

I have owned the 5150 III Stealth 100 for a few years now. Great amp. Run the gain super low on the green channel, and the amp has a very nice clean tone. The Blue channel will get you from ACDC to modern rock with no issues. The Red channel is just uber gain. Super punchy and saturated...

Man, I miss this era of music.

I know that a lot of you are not into "modern" rock/ metal, but IMHO this tone is just killer. Always amazed at the 5150 -> Mesa cab combo.

This.

I dig what he is doing. I can understand how it's not for everyone. That's the beauty of music.... we all like different stuff. Personally, I think his music is really cool.

I just installed the Lynch Mod in my Friedman Runt 50. Still playing around with when the sweet spot is. It definitely brings the extra gain.

Like so many others, Ace was the reason that I wanted to play guitar. The entire reason that I have been a diehard Les Paul guy for 37 years. Those early Kiss records were rock n roll education for a young guitarist. I got to see him in New Orleans in the early 90s. Killer show. I can't say...

That's the plan. Take some time. Write some tunes. The covers gig was fun, but I much prefer to play my own music.

I'm about to find out. lol! Did my last gig with the tribute band I was in last week. Need a break from the "team sports" drama.

Had the Artist Edition of a hot minute. At the time I had a Savage 120 MK II as well. I didn't need both amps. If I could do it again, I would have kept the Artist Edition. The new version has a built-in noise gate that work very well at killing amp hiss without losing any sustain.

Love Billy's playing a tones. Saw them about 10 years ago, and they put on a hell of a show.

I know that I am late to the Afwayu, but thought I would share my two cents... I finally broke down and ordered this pickup. It took five months to get it... I'll leave it at that... With that out of the way, this pickup is VERY nice. It hits the amp without feeling overkill. The lows are...