mentoneman
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i played the 100 and was totally stoked. somewhere within the JEL and SS lies an ultimate Friedman smp.
I love mine. I was able to dial in two really good tones on both channels. I've done my last 5 gigs with it and couldn't be happier. All of my guitars have humbuckers though. What amps do you have that you prefer over the JEL20?My least favorite amp is the JEL20 mini-stack I got. This amp must have been developed w/ guitars w/ humbuckers. It is not good w/ Strats, IMO. The cut, bite, harshness, is impossible to dial out.
Fool me once. Never again.
sounds great boosted. $2999?
Same. I cancelled my JEL50 order and replaced it with the Snorkler 50. Good decision right now, I think. However, I'd love to pick up a JEL50 at some point. I really liked the JEL100.Going by this clip I like the Snorkler more
The reason is because the JEL has more aggressive bright caps. The amp is not smoothed out and polished like the BE.The JEL sigs are the only Friedmans that I’ve really liked in demos. It’s like they took the blanket off the speakers that I usually hear in Friedman. Usually he does a neutered Marshall thing.
I agree. When I play a guitar with humbuckers, the amp’s brightness is a welcome feature.I love mine. I was able to dial in two really good tones on both channels. I've done my last 5 gigs with it and couldn't be happier. All of my guitars have humbuckers though. What amps do you have that you prefer over the JEL20?
He’s in Marty’s band.I'm getting major Marty Friedman vibes from the beginning of that solo. Whether you like the tone or not, that dude has some serious chops.
Everybody is welcome to their opinion and experience, obviously, but have you considered that the JEL50 and 100 models aren’t the same amp?I like Kyle and I know he's a member here and I respect him, but I just totally disagree with this assessment. I owned a JEL100. The JEL does not have a lot of low end. It just has a lot more low end than a JCM 800. I wouldn't call it a "low end monster." Quite the opposite actually; it's Dave's brightest production amp. (That's why it sounds so good in the Drop C part of this video.) The JEL also doesn't have a ton of gain by modern standards, so if you're hoping for a gained-out 800 type sound this isn't it.
Definitely agree and I get what you're saying: you could turn up the bass and thump and get a lot of oomph, even though that's not typical of an 800 sound.Everybody is welcome to their opinion and experience, obviously, but have you considered that the JEL50 and 100 models aren’t the same amp?
When I say the JEL50 is a low end monster, it’s not a comparative statement. This amp has a shit load of low end. Period. Being a bright amp has nothing to do with the amount of lows on tap. Those frequencies can be mutually exclusive on any amp so I guess I’m not really seeing what brightness has to do with low end.
That said, I said the reasons I liked it are mainly because of it being brighter and more raw/less refined than his other amps so I think we agree more than you realize.
I was hoping only us JEL100 owners were going to have access to the goofy red.Can you get it in normal black rather than that goofy red?
How about the Plex? Supposedly a straight up copy of a Marshall..I like the Marsha and the BE 100. Seems all his other amps are just minor variations on the same theme.
Missing that Marshall glassy chime when in gain channels that mid brittle sound.
And now for something completely different a JEL 50 watt.
The reason is because the JEL has more aggressive bright caps. The amp is not smoothed out and polished like the BE.
What people don't know is that you can get Dave to put bright caps on your BE. I had it done on my Friedman-modded Marshall. Small bright cap but man does it make a difference. Gives you some of Dave's polish but keeps the Marshall raw kerrang thing. I talked about it here in my video (should start right where I talk about this
Don't know; he just said it was a smaller one.What was value of bright cap that Dave used?
I thought those had bright caps. Doesn’t it have bright switches on it that choose between bright cap values?Don't know; he just said it was a smaller one.