Friedman Small Box 50 Head - Sound Demo

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In this demo I show you my favorite amp at the moment, the Friedman Small Box 50.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro track
00:44 Quick overview
01:54 Channel 1 - Tele clean sounds
03:14 Channel 1 - Tele clean/breakup settings
04:16 Channel 1 - Tele light crunch & dynamics
04:45 Channel 1 - Tele crunch & dynamics
05:35 Channel 1 - Tele highest gain stage
05:49 Insane dynamic response!
06:58 Channel 1 - SG crunch sounds
08:01 Channel 1 + pedals
09:09 Channel 2 - SG mid gain sounds
10:21 Channel 2 - Lowe Mod1 RT high gain sounds
12:38 Channel 2 - Cleans up great too!
13:02 Channel 2 + Pedals
14:18 Pedals in the effects loop
15:31 Final words

[SRguitar]

I did a small mistake in the video - the Thump control on the backside of the amp isn't for the line level, it's to add/remove low end rumble. The older versions of the Small Box have a line level control.

[HooksBill]

I own this amp. Only took me 38 yrs to be able to afford to put that kind of money into an amp. Many amps have come and gone. This is the keeper.

[rockinrob]

Hi, Im Rob co-owner of Friedman Amplification. Thank you buddy for a great Small Box video! At the end of the month, you will be hearing a new product announcement from us that will be right up you alley.

[adamswanson]

I just purchased this amp not two weeks ago now and still watching demos when I’m not playing it only because my fingertips are truly raw for the first time in 35 years. It’s shocking I was pretty happy to be able to pay cash for it and for the first time I bought a five-year extended warranty this is definitely the most expensive combo I have ever purchased although I own vintage Marshalls that are worth a lot more. There is no doubt it is also the best combo I have ever purchased, found a great used extension 2 x 12 for this Man as well with cream back speakers and I tell you it is the best rig I have ever ran. I have bought this at the last gig truly I couldn’t be happier. It’s almost like a box of magic best plexi everand I have played a lot of them since I was 13 and I just turned 50 8:12

[bbensoy]

I bought the wildwood edition. I watched your video a lot while deciding. You have shown the dynamic range of the amp very well

[JuanLuna-ewzo]

Thank you for showing us the clean clean actually clean channel!

[AnaCFF]

Great video demonstration!! All sounds are amazing. The amp on screaming mode is insane with Mod 1 .

[TheMjriley]

Great demo. I've owned two of these amps and loved them. I've got a third coming tomorrow. I'd better not sell this one!!!

[topfloorstudio]

Dude, great vid man! I absolutely *love* Friedman and I'm looking to get my first head... Might be this one!!

[DenSinyoIrwan]

10:21 - 12:39
THAT TONE!
Satisfy my soul.

[mthao]

Price is really good for these amps, have y’all seen mesa boogies or diezels or bogners ? This amp gave me tone I needed so I no longer beg for certain boogies or bogners and won’t need to spend 3500-4000 on one now, although they are wonderful

[planetcaravan]

This is the only one I’ve seen with the “thump” knob. Is that a recent addition? I’d love one of these but def want the thump knob

[NUNUA]

I would love to have it as a Big Box - 100W version.

[josephrusso]

It would be my first Friedman choice. But I just went for a more aggressive type Marshall tone in the Redseven "The Dirt." It arrives in 6 days! Can't wait!

[willdenham]

Nothing wrong with running it through ir's. Would rather hear a cranked amp through cab sims than a 50 watt at bedroom volume.

[topfloorstudio]

00:50 ...so when you say "hand wired" you are telling me that it is all point to point / turret board wiring with no pcb at all? I'm really curious because I want this and I already have the 1959hw so I know what's up... thanks

[sonnysilversmith]

A Runt 50 clean channel w/ a plexi pedal and eq pedal …money saver?

[seanmurphy]

What speaker were you using in the IR?

[phillamoore]

Great demo! I'm loving that tele....who's the maker behind that? Rarely do you see a tele with a full sized humbucker in the bridge like that. Thanks for sharing!

[timothybaumann]

His it good in combo for some hendrix style ?