Friedman JEL-20 arrived today - This is the tone of heard in my head all of these years!

HowieJams said:
I actually don't know how to play any actual song riffs anymore.
I will have to try to learn something.
If you can recommend something simple I will give it a shot.

I have adult ADD when it comes to learning new stuff, that is why I improvise all my playing.

If it is simple chords and bar chords no problem.
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Tech to learn the beginning of Rock and Roll Rebel. That is a great Jake riff.

Amp sounds great man! I listened to some of the tones and has great bite and stands out more than the other small Friedman amps.
 
romanianreaper said:
Tech to learn the beginning of Rock and Roll Rebel. That is a great Jake riff.

Amp sounds great man! I listened to some of the tones and has great bite and stands out more than the other small Friedman amps.
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That should be doable....

I watched a video of Red Dragon Cartel doing that and Jake was using a EVH 5150
 
ill say, i use the IR-J and i plugged it into the fx loop return of a product that shall remain nameless--- and i preferred the IR-J preamp.... Dave did a fantastic job on the Jake line of product.
 
Jonhurleyguitar said:
ill say, i use the IR-J and i plugged it into the fx loop return of a product that shall remain nameless--- and i preferred the IR-J preamp.... Dave did a fantastic job on the Jake line of product.
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I really wish I still had the IR-J to compare it to my JEL-20.
I don't want to discourage people from buying the IR-J.
 
HowieJams said:
I really wish I still had the IR-J to compare it to my JEL-20.
I don't want to discourage people from buying the IR-J.
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it took some getting used to, and learning how it should be dialed, but i used it throught the fx return also of a JCM2000 on the Monsters of rock cruise... and was able to do Paul gilbert much easier than a stock 2000, and with more articulation & cut too.
 
Jonhurleyguitar said:
it took some getting used to, and learning how it should be dialed, but i used it throught the fx return also of a JCM2000 on the Monsters of rock cruise... and was able to do Paul gilbert much easier than a stock 2000, and with more articulation & cut too.
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I think the IR-J in to a non master volume amp would be great.
You would be getting that great pre-amp gain that the non master volume amp could not get.
I think me running it in to Friedman and Marshall Master volume amps was not allowing the IR-J to shine as those amps already had very good to great pre-amps.
 
Jonhurleyguitar said:
it took some getting used to, and learning how it should be dialed, but i used it throught the fx return also of a JCM2000 on the Monsters of rock cruise... and was able to do Paul gilbert much easier than a stock 2000, and with more articulation & cut too.
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I think the IR-J would be perfect for that. When I saw Ratt a few months ago, both Erik and Johnny were using preamps into the effects loop of Marshalls and sounded killer.
 
If the IR-J is that good it's too bad my DSL40 broke before I got a chance to get one. I was afraid of the reliability of the DSL and just got the JEL20 instead. The IR-J would have saved me a lot of money.
 
jchrisf said:
If the IR-J is that good it's too bad my DSL40 broke before I got a chance to get one. I was afraid of the reliability of the DSL and just got the JEL20 instead. The IR-J would have saved me a lot of
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I tried it though both my DSL40CR and Little Sister Combo.
It sounded good, but not better than the amps themselves.
I only kept it for one day, I wish I would have taken more time with it, but it did not sound as good as the JEL-20.
I wish it had, it would have saved me a fortune.
I think it is great for guys who gig and plug straight in to the sound system, but I don't think it will sound better than the actual amp.
 
HowieJams said:
I tried it though both my DSL40CR and Little Sister Combo.
It sounded good, but not better than the amps themselves.
I only kept it for one day, I wish I would have taken more time with it, but it did not sound as good as the JEL-20.
I wish it had, it would have saved me a fortune.
I think it is great for guys who gig and plug straight in to the sound system, but I don't think it will sound better than the actual amp.
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Well, I have the JEL20 and am very happy with it so I'm hoping it sounds better than the pedal into the return of a tube amp.. one thing for sure, the JEL20 sure looks cool to me so that is a plus.

A big plus that I wasn't considering when I got my JEL20 and 1x12 matching cab is how great the cab is.. that was a big bonus that I would have never found if I hadn't went with the head instead of pedal.
 
jchrisf said:
Well, I have the JEL20 and am very happy with it so I'm hoping it sounds better than the pedal into the return of a tube amp.. one thing for sure, the JEL20 sure looks cool to me so that is a plus.

A big plus that I wasn't considering when I got my JEL20 and 1x12 matching cab is how great the cab is.. that was a big bonus that I would have never found if I hadn't went with the head instead of pedal.
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My JEL-20 matching cab arrives today, but it is the exact same cab as my Pink Taco 1x12 cab.
They are the best 1x12 cabs I have ever used, but they are expensive.
I think the Creamback speakers are a huge plus.
I used to use Orange 1x12s, but I am not a huge fan of the Vintage 30 speakers.
 
romanianreaper said:
I think the IR-J would be perfect for that. When I saw Ratt a few months ago, both Erik and Johnny were using preamps into the effects loop of Marshalls and sounded killer.
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yeah! i used it + a 2000 & JCM800 cab on the pool deck. no wet fx for this. it was great



in the atrium with some wet fx through a 2000 + JCM 900 cab.
 
i have been jonesing for one of these for a long time, but I do not like the red color
 
You could order one in any color you want. The up charge is likely to be pretty cheap, if there even is an additional charge. Some people bought a black JEL50 with no extra fee.
 
HowieJams said:
I would have bought it even if it was pink
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Are you sure you really want pink?

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