Friedman SS100 vs Steve Stevens' Actual Recording Plexi

[Mark Day]

Here's a little video we did to compare a Friedman SS100 with a Marshall Plexi. The Plexi is Steve's amp that he has used on many of his famous recordings.
Can the SS100 get Plexi tones? You decide.

Dave played his Fender Road Worn Strat with an Arcane Triple Clone HB pickup in the bridge position and switched between amps with a modded Axess Electronics Amp Switcher. He used an API Mic preamp and an SM57 mic into Cubase. The cab used is an 80's Marshall with V30's. He is constantly switching back and forth between the two heads during the clip.

 

[lester]

Cool. Nice to hear Dave play. It'd be a guess since I don't own either, but I'm guessing the Marshall is a bit "grainier", Friedman a bit darker.
SS - 0-:11, Marshall - :11 - :17, SS -:17 - :22, Marshall 22, ect. ect.

 

[lespaul6]

very close... both sound great

 

[philb]

Yeah, very close. honestly, can't tell,the difference.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Unrelated as they both sound great but what is with all the persian carpets hung in the room? For monitoring and recording, I am surprised you guys wouldn't invest in bass traps for the corners and reflection panels or combine both with the trapping for the corners. Either way, recordings always come out solid.

 

[King Guitar]

Unrelated as they both sound great but what is with all the persian carpets hung in the room? For monitoring and recording, I am surprised you guys wouldn't invest in bass traps for the corners and reflection panels or combine both with the trapping for the corners. Either way, recordings always come out solid.

All of those "persian carpets" actually used to belong to Eddie Van Halen and he used them on tour to drape the dressing and back stage meet and greet rooms.

Really cool if you ask me and if you have been in that room its a cool vibe. Thats actually Robs office.

 

[RACKSYSTEMS]

Unrelated as they both sound great but what is with all the persian carpets hung in the room? For monitoring and recording, I am surprised you guys wouldn't invest in bass traps for the corners and reflection panels or combine both with the trapping for the corners. Either way, recordings always come out solid.

All of those "persian carpets" actually used to belong to Eddie Van Halen and he used them on tour to drape the dressing and back stage meet and greet rooms.

Really cool if you ask me and if you have been in that room its a cool vibe. Thats actually Robs office.

Since when?? been a studio forever. Also there are bass traps behind them.

 

[RACKSYSTEMS]

I think the Marshall has the edge. Friedman sounds nice also.

So please tell me which one is the Marshall then?? I never said

 

[Aristocat]

Both sound wicked nice.

Cool to hear Dave play too. I like when builders get behind their product full circle.

Office or not, it's pretty boss.

 

[bmf5150]

I think the Friedman is the slightly fatter sounding amp in the clip!!

 

[sytharnia1560]

Yeah, very close. honestly, can't tell,the difference.

only listen through computer speakers but this for me as well

 

[Deleted member 13074]

a great tease, this. headphones on.
which is which? can't tell as we don't know how they are set, and they are set to sound as close to each other as possible of course.
however, the first of the 2 sounds more even, with tighter gain, rounder mids.
the second has a wider freq coverage, with more lows, a slight scoop to the mids (in comparison) and more hair on the top.
it is no fun if we don't guess, so I am thinking the Marshall is first, SS second.

I did assume the amp would be voiced to the Marshall, although the clips so far have not backed up that thought.
If the SS is first in these clips, I'm sold as that tightness is what I am looking for.

 

[King Guitar]

Unrelated as they both sound great but what is with all the persian carpets hung in the room? For monitoring and recording, I am surprised you guys wouldn't invest in bass traps for the corners and reflection panels or combine both with the trapping for the corners. Either way, recordings always come out solid.

All of those "persian carpets" actually used to belong to Eddie Van Halen and he used them on tour to drape the dressing and back stage meet and greet rooms.

Really cool if you ask me and if you have been in that room its a cool vibe. Thats actually Robs office.

Since when?? been a studio forever. Also there are bass traps behind them.

LOL, I thought there was a desk under all the stuff in there.

 

[Gadzz]

Too close to call! Both sound great! Is the SS100 kicked in at the 35 second mark? Thanks for posting

 

[ReloadZ]

The SS100 is first and Last, Both sound great!

 

[1923ford]

If I were going for that tone, which is a nice tone...I'd take the one that is $2500 LESS expensive than the other. WHAT!

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Unrelated as they both sound great but what is with all the persian carpets hung in the room? For monitoring and recording, I am surprised you guys wouldn't invest in bass traps for the corners and reflection panels or combine both with the trapping for the corners. Either way, recordings always come out solid.

All of those "persian carpets" actually used to belong to Eddie Van Halen and he used them on tour to drape the dressing and back stage meet and greet rooms.

Really cool if you ask me and if you have been in that room its a cool vibe. Thats actually Robs office.

Since when?? been a studio forever. Also there are bass traps behind them.

That's what I thought, bass trapping behind and then the rest for look and "feel". Was just wondering. As for Ed with these on tour, that does sound really quirky and odd but i could totally see him doing it.. I'm guessing the Marshall was more gritty and the Friedman the slightly smoother amp but both sound close and def close enough that i wouldn't notice on stage or if only one showed up for a recording! So first is Friedman, then cuts into Marshall and they continue trading off that way every few seconds or so.

 

[jimo]

I love stuff like this. They both sound great. And even if there are slight differences once it was in a mix it would be even harder to tell them apart.

 

[RACKSYSTEMS]

You guys are about half and half at guessing. So really it's close if not exact. How it's played each time can even effect the outcome. also think about this, with the plexi you have one sound with the SS-100 you have many more. Much more flexible, more gain,eq,volume choices and even a great clean.

 

[RACKSYSTEMS]

I love stuff like this. They both sound great. And even if there are slight differences once it was in a mix it would be even harder to tell them apart.

Yes you could not tell then at all. Or even say I add a bit of delay. Probably would wash any differences away.