NCD: Friedman 4x12 Vintage cab INCOMING....HERE!

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(SEE FEW POSTS BELOW FOR THE UPS STORY, AND THE NCD "Day") So after many trials and tribulations and demoing my BE-100 head through many different 4x12 cabs, I've pulled the trigger on a Friedman 4x12 Vintage cab w/salt and pepper cloth. I played through an mid 70's Marshall with Blackbacks, Bogner w/GB's and V30's, Mesa V30 cab, and a Splawn 4x12 w/Creambacks.... nothing compares remotely to the half way broken-in Friedman 4x12 with Greenbacks and V30's at Guitar Center. So I called up Derrick from the Private Reserve at MF (great dude and great deals!!)

So I got the last Salt and Pepper 4x12 they had(says on site now that they won't have any more till Dec.5th) and it should be here Friday or Saturday. I'm really pumped!! I've never owned a cab with no casters before, so I'll use my square dolly with casters to move it.




First things first... Crank it up and jam for a little while, then I'm gonna do what Dave suggested to break in the cab and put it face down on the floor of our sound-proofed studio, get a looper and play some super chugging riffs with another amp cranked pretty loud for 4 hours. Then again the next day while going yard work, and that'll put a head start on breakin in them speakers.
 
nice score :thumbsup: .... I'm still doing the waiting for mine, now one of these would look good on top :yes:
 
YEA! Actually I use to think the JJ head was ugly, but with this cab it looks super cool. Even with any cab, the JJ head design has grown on me and I really dig it as much as the Brown Eye if not more now. Get the Vintage 4x12 dude. If you havent played one of the cabs yet, then let me say it can get modern or vintage tones. Very punchy and well defined sound without any harshness. I think the cab will be a keeper for life, I really do.
 
Playing thru the Friedman 4X12 with factory broke in M75/H75 mix, and a Friedman 2X12 V30's...also have another Friedman 4X12 and 2X12
with the greenback/V30 mix coming soon with the JJ :lol: :LOL: ...that's going to be a good day :rock: I'll definitely do that break in with the looper that Dave mentioned

 
^^^^^^^ Ohhhhhhhhh SO MUCH WIN RIGHT THERE!!!! ^^^^^^^^^
 
GOT THE CAB yesterday man!! I had the cab and a Lava cable coming by UPS... well, it was almost 6pm and no delivery yet so I was getting a little worried. Me and my son were outside in the yard and around 6:15pm here comes this UPS truck flying down my road, PASSED my house and I yelled at him. He stopped and said "hey sorry I been looking for this address" while he hands me my little box the cable came in, then says have a nice day!!...LOL I said, "WAIT DUDE... I have a 107lb box that should be in there too". He was like "aw man I was wondering about that one too"... LOL!! Wow... dude acted like he was all coked up, or maybe he just didn't wanna carry and unload a 107lb heavy box. And it was the ONLY thing left in his truck. Wow UPS, really..? I unloaded the sucker myself but he was real nice and helped, even help me open in on my porch to make sure no damage was done. Perfect condition... but only do to the well packed boxes of Friedman.

Anyway, the Friedman Vintage 4x12 is in perfect shape and sounds AMAZING (even though the speakers aren't broke-in) with the BE100. SO much more "alive" with this cab. I have a similar speaker setup in my Splawn 4x12, and the Friedmans way more balanced and has more of a 3D type tone thats not so one directional.

And the Greenbacks and V30's mix very well. Getting down face to face with it, it's a very good blend of punch, speaker breakup, cut, and smoothness with a very open sound all in all. and will smooth out more when the speakers break-in. Sounds just as good as the one I played at Guitar Center Nashville with the black cloth. Oh heck, I'll shoot a pic real quick...

 
Hey man I think I saw you were playing the be through a recto cab before. How does this cab compare. I'm playing through a recto now and it sounds great but def bass heavy. Do you feel the friedman cab has more mids/vintage sound?
 
Erock4455":1a672fnk said:
Hey man I think I saw you were playing the be through a recto cab before. How does this cab compare. I'm playing through a recto now and it sounds great but def bass heavy. Do you feel the friedman cab has more mids/vintage sound?
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Well, I only had it on top of the Recto cab for a few seconds, and did play through it. All my amps I have now are Marshall based and the Recto cab doesn't sound good. or as vintage as I'd like. the Recto cabs in the other room covered for sale. Yes the Mesa 4x12 sounded really harsh and very spiky to me. The Friedman cab is a win no contest. THe Splawn 4x12 was a better comparison and I put about what I think of it so far. Very vintage sounding with punchy, cut, and smoothness (even more smooth after speaker break-in). The Bogner 2x12 with V30's sounded way better than the Recto cab. I would even recommend playing through a Peavey 5150 cab before the Recto cab. They just didn't mesh well at all for my. Just my opinion.
 
Umyeahyeahyeah":2j71h3cj said:
Playing thru the Friedman 4X12 with factory broke in M75/H75 mix, and a Friedman 2X12 V30's...also have another Friedman 4X12 and 2X12
with the greenback/V30 mix coming soon with the JJ :lol: :LOL: ...that's going to be a good day :rock: I'll definitely do that break in with the looper that Dave mentioned

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Great rig dude !!! :rock:
 
Adambomb":3s1jm6sj said:
Erock4455":3s1jm6sj said:
Hey man I think I saw you were playing the be through a recto cab before. How does this cab compare. I'm playing through a recto now and it sounds great but def bass heavy. Do you feel the friedman cab has more mids/vintage sound?
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Well, I only had it on top of the Recto cab for a few seconds, and did play through it. All my amps I have now are Marshall based and the Recto cab doesn't sound good. or as vintage as I'd like. the Recto cabs in the other room covered for sale. Yes the Mesa 4x12 sounded really harsh and very spiky to me. The Friedman cab is a win no contest. THe Splawn 4x12 was a better comparison and I put about what I think of it so far. Very vintage sounding with punchy, cut, and smoothness (even more smooth after speaker break-in). The Bogner 2x12 with V30's sounded way better than the Recto cab. I would even recommend playing through a Peavey 5150 cab before the Recto cab. They just didn't mesh well at all for my. Just my opinion.
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Thanks man. I'll def be picking up a marshall bases cab. Was playing a mark v through the recto but I'm a mashall guy at heart. Just can't decide if I want a cab with all greenbacks or the friedman with 2 v30.
 
Depending on what kind of music you like or what kind of band your in. We play everything from metal-country, so the versitle mix sounds great.
 
MIchbiking":1wq54kvp said:
Umyeahyeahyeah":1wq54kvp said:
Playing thru the Friedman 4X12 with factory broke in M75/H75 mix, and a Friedman 2X12 V30's...also have another Friedman 4X12 and 2X12
with the greenback/V30 mix coming soon with the JJ :lol: :LOL: ...that's going to be a good day :rock: I'll definitely do that break in with the looper that Dave mentioned

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Great rig dude !!! :rock:
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Thanks man!!, I had a hard time passing up gear this last year or so :thumbsup:
I do need to put a pedalboard together though

The cab looks sweet Adambomb, can't wait for my new ones to arrive... Some nice pedals on your board too!!
 
^^^ Definitely, sweet rig! LOL, we can tell you don't live in earthquake country!
 
campbellcj":3oha0sd3 said:
^^^ Definitely, sweet rig! LOL, we can tell you don't live in earthquake country!
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That would suck if the big one took down my stack of Friedman's :no: :cry: :doh: ..we have a big one coming one of these days from the Cascadia Subduction Zone too
 
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