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Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Built by a US company that knows a thing or two about amplification, the Friedman IR-X is a guitar preamp that, thanks in part to the two high-voltage 12AX7 tubes embedded in its circuit, faithfully captures the harmonic richness and touch responsiveness associated with full-sized Friedman amplifiers. Its two fully…Click on the title for more

Friedman IR-X Dual Tube Preamp

Friedman Dirty Shirley Plexi Overdrive

Based on the company's similarly named 40-watt amp, the Friedman | Dirty Shirley is a lower gain Plexi-Style overdrive pedal that offers a 3-band EQ and Presence knob for flexible tone sculpting, and an extra Tight switch on the side to increase punch. It can deliver a wide range of…Click on the title for more

Friedman Dirty Shirley Plexi Overdrive

Friedman Smallbox Plexi Overdrive

In the last decade or so, Friedman has developed a stellar reputation for its guitar amps first, and then for guitar pedals emulating those very amps - a trend that has become quite common among amp builders. The Friedman Smallbox overdrive is the stompbox rendition of channel 1 of the…Click on the title for more

Friedman Smallbox Plexi Overdrive

Friedman BE-OD

The Friedman BE-OD is a popular and highly regarded emulation of a high-gain JCM amp, from a builder that's grown a stellar reputation for manufacturing great-sounding Marshall-style amps (the pedal is said to be a compact version of the Friedman BE100 amp). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtks9lbq5FM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVotKbmlDic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yx3KkT63uI The BE-OD overdrive pedal captures…Click on the title for more

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe Overdrive

Friedman just unveiled a two-channel version of their popular BE-OD, called BE-OD Deluxe. This new BE-OD Deluxe pedal employs the exact same circuit but adds another channel and dual midrange controls. The top row (Channel 1) is identical to the original BE-OD pedal while Dave voiced the bottom row (Channel…Click on the title for more

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe Overdrive

Friedman Golden Pearl Overdrive

The Friedman pedal line is probably the biggest success story of the last decade in the challenging and overcrowded field of gain pedals and dirt boxes. In our 2017 survey of the best selling overdrive pedals the LA builder managed to place two of its designs in the top ten, in…Click on the title for more

Friedman Golden Pearl Overdrive

Friedman Gold-72 Wah Pedal

Friedman Amplification just came out with a new wah pedal that was built from the most popular requests the company received from its clients. Based on the classic vintage wah design we all know and love, the Gold-72 Wah Pedal adds a series of features that are both useful and…Click on the title for more

Friedman Gold-72 Wah Pedal

Boutique Manufacturers Profiles: Friedman Amplification

Hailing originally from Detroit, Michigan, David Friedman began his career fixing, building and modifying amps. He was good at it and got progressively better and better. He got so good that he ended up becoming the go-to tone-guy for artists like Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens (Billy Idol, Michael Jackson) and…Click on the title for more

Boutique Manufacturers Profiles: Friedman Amplification

Friedman Amplification Buxom Clean Boost

Born from the engineering genius of Dave Friedman, who had a lot to do with the signature tones of Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens and Jerry Cantrell, the Buxom Boost is a new, flexible clean boost with a lot of tonal options. It's derived from the manufacturer's amp head sharing a samilar moniker.…Click on the title for more

Friedman Amplification Buxom Clean Boost