Got to hand it to Pete - the most buyer-friendly, useful demos. I like that the pedal can do "openness" in distortion. The Marshall has a slight edge there, but it's pretty darn slight. When you consider amp cost, maintenance, and where-the-heck-are-you-gonna-play-it, the pedal makes extreme sense.
@@michaelcraig9449 Well, I play my 50 and 100 watt Marshalls at home - not in the bedroom, not above 105-ish, and not at certain hours. But I've got the buildings and room - can isolate cabs, have attenuators etc, so yeah - I CAN and do play 'em if I want to. And I still want to. Obviously, touring pros and studios can play out. But not your average local-yokel - unless you can do what I do. If not, then as I say, the pedal makes sense. I'm an old dinosaur, like my tube Marshalls. Most of the time I play a solid state Marshall or Katana - with pedals. Tube cost, availability, quality - and biasing, weight, amp prices, LOUDNESS! Why on Earth would anyone want to go through all that anymore? I dunno. But occasionally I still do.
Pete you're the best at these demo vids and what a player composer, love it all brother. You did this pedal right, keep up the great work we appreciate you more than words can convey - rock on
I can hear a difference. That 72 sounds amazing to my ears. The pedal is more crisp and tighter. Nothing beats that real tube tone though, and that's even through the filter of youtube. I bet they feel different in the room also but would have to be there to know for sure. Great sounding pedal. One of the greatest amp sounds ever!
Just got mine today, and I can say I feel it is the best Friedman pedal to date! I didn't care for the BE-OD pedal, but this one rocks! It works great running straight into a good clean tube amp!!
@E.P. Stone I doubt there is in that pedal. I’m happy with it as it is now. Thx for replying. I was playing it with an amp that wasn’t gelling with it. I switched amps and it’s great.
Man, it’s such a pleasure watching you smash out these demo tunes. It’s almost like you’re having as much fun playing them as I do watching and listening to them. You rule brother! Thank you.
I love the vintage Deep Purple sound toward the end. Burn is such a cool tune, every bit ad good as Highway Star or any of their more well known songs.
Let’s just face it..... Pete..... could fall down ten flights of stairs playing any guitar and make it sound like gold.... and apparently black.... Black Friday brings us GOLD!!! Happy Thanksgiving Brother!!! You are golden!!
I love the "Hit the Road Jack" style riff in the intro. I have a bunch of Marshall tube amps (mostly heads), but alas, no Plexi. This pedal and the recently reviewed Carl Martin Plexranger are definitely in the running for my needs/wants.
thanks Pete. I mentioned that comment when I heard the pedal. It sounds like my 50 watt plexi except, tighter. On your side by side I also heard the transformer collapsing on the plexi fuzz like thing that the Marshall does obviously not there in the pedal. Great sounding pedal.
Sounds like Dave has a winner with this one for sure. At first when this popped up I'm like "oh no, not another demo of this pedal", but all the players sound so different and it's really interesting to hear where each of them take this pedal. They all sound great, and different, and I think that's really cool. Loved the tone of the Blackmore thing. Would love to hear what Doug Rappoport would do with this too, and I bet all the others demoing this pedal would too.
That out of control sound you’re talking about is really what separates playing through a cranked amp and getting your drive through a pedal into a clean amp. And it’s one of the main things that a pedal struggles to emulate. That being said, after over 30 years of playing through great amps and pedals, especially for a gigging player, if I had to do it all over again, I’d invest in an amp with a great clean tone that takes pedals well and color my tone with different pedals. It’s just so much more practical and you can still get very usable tones at reasonable volumes. But there’s nothing like playing a great raging Marshall through 1 or 2 great 4x12 cabs or another great amp. But for most situations it’s just not practical
Seeing you play ... between the fact that on the one hand it motivated me, seeing everything that can be done with a guitar, and on the other hand, it demotivated me ... Because it is not common to see and hear someone like that play on RUclips ... Other youtubers (in Spanish I mean), can be very good, but they all do the same ... You give it a unique touch ... I was impressed with the pedal and your playing style ... Greetings from Chile (this is in the south of America ...)
Any pedal that turns a clean channel - into something that sounds almost EXACTLY like a cranked '72 Marshall is a WIN! You can get that cranked Marshall tone at low volumes too! Ordered! Gotta love that tight response!!
Wow! That is very close and have to agree that I prefer the sound of the pedal a little more; it seems to have a better low end. Fantastic demo; I always look forward to Pete's demo and the music he's going to come up with to highlight a pedal.
What a great pedal... Killer! but OMG, still, the real 72, the dynamics and how the strings somehow "jump out" through the speakers... I wouldn´t trade that for any pedal in the world. I need an old Marshall- :-) Great video
This pedal pairs perfectly with my twin. With the clean headroom of the twin, it can go from fender cleans to a very convincing Marshall drive just like that. My favorite setting though is running the treble at about 2 o clock and the gain at about 8 o clock with a strat… think Pearl Jam yellow Ledbetter tones. Just a liiiiiitttle bit of crunch, but transparent enough to still hear it’s a twin reverb. Excellent pedal!
Another way to use this is as a mid-boost for added sustain. Turn all of the eq knobs all the way to almost off, leaving the mid knob at 12:00. cut the gain to 9::00 and the volume to 3:00.
One of the things that I found interesting about this video is it shows off just how great the clean channel on the PT100 must be. I tried Pete’s pedal settings on my Smallbox pedal and it sounds just terrible, but that’s because I’m running mine into the clean channel of an EVH 5150iii el34, which has quite a thin and bright clean. On my pedal I have to turn the bass up to about 3 o’clock and the treble and presence down to 9 o’clock to make it sound good.
Yeah the PT clean is basically like a cross between a twin reverb and a super reverb. Circuit wise. It’s pretty true to Fender spec. It does sound great. You have to have a good base tone to start, of course, because the pedal just blows up the qualities of the sound you’re running into it.
Ringer ;) The Marshall 50 watt 1987 tones been a fave for years, Duane Allman and Michael Schenker top my list. Out of hibernation lately. got the ol' CyberTwin sounding good again with a BBII and newly delved into the Spark with the Bad Monkey (no phone). All's well. Then THIS shows up ;) Rock ON !!
Oh god, I never thought anyone would try to get those Blackmoretones anymore. One of the best sound I ever heard for a guitar. (I wouldn't even play a strat if it wasn't for Ritchie)
What a great demo of a killer pedal. I agree with Pete (and most of the rock guitar players on the planet) about the sound of an old non-master Marshall. Magical. Friedman has captured this sound in a pedal perhaps better than anyone.
Just picked one up to play through my Deluxe. I own 2 Small Box amps, one combo and a head. Love em (I bought a 2nd). A/B-ing the pedal to the real thing was interesting. I could get OD tones real close to actual OD in SB (for 10pm at home). One thing the real SB does that the pedal doesn't do and could be a deal breaker for someone that wants an OD pedal that does it all, is it's cleanest setting is more like my SB clean gain knob set to 4. So if you wanted only one pedal on a quick gig, you would have to use your volume knob on guitar quite a bit to get just a teeny bit of break up...and even then it still might be too much. So yeah, so far the pedal kicks ass, just wish it would clean up a bit more, to emulate the great slightly overdriven sounds I get from my SB with gain 2-3. That's why I like the SB's so much. The cleans are pretty dang good and CH 1 cranked is the perfect classic rock (which everyone seems to have same consensus on). But, like I said, your guitars volume control should get you most of the way there!
I may have to grab one of these pedals. I recently picked up a 1968 SUNN Solarus which I plan to use as a pedal platform for Fuzz and Overdrive. The Smallbox is period perfect for that amp.
Great video ONCE AGAIN. Thank you Pete, you always sell it to me. Now I need that pedal. Great playing and great and detailed demo of yet another good Friedman pedal.
I can remember the BEOD demo which was on day 2 of the pedals release. On the demo Pete said it was the something that was oddly missing on the next day. lol Anyhow at that point in the demo I tried to order the pedal. It was not even on the site. So E-mailed Friedman and Dave himself wrote back instantly and my pedal was paid and shipped immediately :-) So I know go to Dave straight off :-) ....my Smallbox is already on it's way :-) thanx Dave!
CM Plexi Ranger goes against 1:1 with Wampler Plexi Drive Deluxe: almost similar layout with dedicated boost switch and knob. In front of clean amp, both Plexi Ranger and Plexi Drive Deluxe are good choices as you can expand the clean amp into 3-channel amp. But if you only need solid, plexi tone from a pedal, Small Box sounds the best IMO
There's a certain something about a 50w Marshall. I've always preferred the sound of two power tubes running over four. It's tighter with richer harmonics, they chime when clean or slightly pushed, then go into warm thick sustain when pushed hard. That's why I always preferred an AC15 over the 30, or the Princeton, Bassman, Deluxe or Bandmaster over a Twin or Showman. Four tubes can have too much bass and bite. If you think a 50 Marshall won't be loud enough, try it as a full-stack on 8 ohms. It's plenty loud.
Great demo and playing. Ive used a Rat for many years and wanted a little change so i bought a Wampler tuminus, and thats a great pedal to....but i think ill take this a bit farther and pick up one of these...thats should take care of all of my needs....thanks again my brother.
thank you for a great demo clear conscious, focused ,good comparison method , using the TC looper . I learned this from watching your show thank you, it is really helpful for programing presets for my GSP 1101, thanks again please be careful and stay well . lots of success and happiness. YOUR PROGRAM IS REALLY A GREAT RELIEF FROM ALOT OF THE OTHER INFORMATION FLOATING AROUND.
The pedal has a stronger low end to me. Like you said, both are great rock tones. Since the pedal is in front of your Suhr it's not collapsing as much as the Marshall.
How does this compare to the Dirty Shirley? I have the Dirty Shirley and its one of my favorites. I could see myself getting this. Again another stellar video. I'm always amazed at the song writing for the intro videos.
You can hear the Marshall when you hit the high strings open after a big chord like we all like to do. There is where the Marshall stood out. Other than that it's a winner. If just for doing it's own thing. Even if that is a Marshall thing....... trailing off here.......... My 50 watt JCM does it's thing. My Boogie does its thing. My SLO does its thing. They are all very good things. So is this. Good job brother.
I've been browsing through a lot of reviews of this pedal. And I found that the gain structure switch is not consistent. Some reviews show that the upper switch gives more gain while others show that it just cuts off the saturation and that the lower position seem to have more gain. I wonder if it is a manufacturing flaw or they released 2 versions of it.
Man, i’m so glad we all have you here keeping those 80s tones alive! After a hard year like this with so many losses, i’m loving to see all the plexi style pedals. By the way, which one would you recommend for a really agressive plexi sound like EVHs? I’m torn between the carl martins (plexi and panama) and friedmans (be deluxe and smallbox)
I know I've seen many comments here and there saying they didn't like the be od. Listen to Rabea Massaads demo of the small box on RUclips and you'll see why I'm getting one
@@joelsmith4816 I think the consensus was that it didn’t sound as good because of the missing “mid” knob that was corrected in the BE-OD Deluxe. I owned the original and sent it back for the deluxe and it most certainly was the “missing” piece of the puzzle. Well, that and I figured it out by adding some mid hump with my GEQ that filled in the missing piece… ✌🏼
The pedal missing the 'clang' of the cranked Plexi. Sounds great though. There is just a certain 'clang' of output tube screamer Now when someone makes a cranked Plexi in a box, now that would be cool.
Same thing I always hear with overdrive pedals. They're a flat picture. The real amp has a 3D sound to it with a richness and depth to it that no pedal can match. This Friedman pedal is among the best OD pedals I've ever heard but if I owned it it'd never get used. I'd plug into one of my Marshalls by preference, every time.
I know I am the only one who feels this way but the pro- tool super processed compressed concoction of edited earlobe assault takes Pete's incredible awesomeness and speedbags it's nuts. For me, all of these 'O' faces and wardrobe changes would be so fucking great if there was just Pete shredding with a single high quality room mic ......all practical so to speak...no cgi
Had mine for two days now, and it’s everything I hoped it would be. Dave knocked it out of the park again.
Got to hand it to Pete - the most buyer-friendly, useful demos. I like that the pedal can do "openness" in distortion. The Marshall has a slight edge there, but it's pretty darn slight. When you consider amp cost, maintenance, and where-the-heck-are-you-gonna-play-it, the pedal makes extreme sense.
You play the real 50 Marshall amp at gigs and studio, but not as a practice amp at home..
@@michaelcraig9449 Well, I play my 50 and 100 watt Marshalls at home - not in the bedroom, not above 105-ish, and not at certain hours. But I've got the buildings and room - can isolate cabs, have attenuators etc, so yeah - I CAN and do play 'em if I want to. And I still want to. Obviously, touring pros and studios can play out. But not your average local-yokel - unless you can do what I do. If not, then as I say, the pedal makes sense. I'm an old dinosaur, like my tube Marshalls. Most of the time I play a solid state Marshall or Katana - with pedals. Tube cost, availability, quality - and biasing, weight, amp prices, LOUDNESS! Why on Earth would anyone want to go through all that anymore? I dunno. But occasionally I still do.
Pete you're the best at these demo vids and what a player composer, love it all brother. You did this pedal right, keep up the great work we appreciate you more than words can convey - rock on
The gold partscaster! I haven’t seen that since the Suhr SL68 video, what a nice surprise and what an awesome video
I can hear a difference. That 72 sounds amazing to my ears. The pedal is more crisp and tighter. Nothing beats that real tube tone though, and that's even through the filter of youtube. I bet they feel different in the room also but would have to be there to know for sure. Great sounding pedal. One of the greatest amp sounds ever!
Just got mine today, and I can say I feel it is the best Friedman pedal to date! I didn't care for the BE-OD pedal, but this one rocks! It works great running straight into a good clean tube amp!!
I used to have a BE-OD too, but it was bloody noisy. How's the Smallbox?
cool.Does it work great as well a a boost of a dirty amp?
Using this pedal with my fender Princeton, it’s awesome
@E.P. Stone does it because I need a bit more gain?
@E.P. Stone I doubt there is in that pedal. I’m happy with it as it is now. Thx for replying. I was playing it with an amp that wasn’t gelling with it. I switched amps and it’s great.
Man, it’s such a pleasure watching you smash out these demo tunes. It’s almost like you’re having as much fun playing them as I do watching and listening to them. You rule brother! Thank you.
This is the kind of pedal i was looking for. The search is over :-) - Great demo and playin as always.
Pete does great in that plexi tone. I'd like to hear you record some of these tunes live. A good live recording is so great.
Thumbs up for the song! Always great to hear your songwriting and phrasing!
I love the vintage Deep Purple sound toward the end. Burn is such a cool tune, every bit ad good as Highway Star or any of their more well known songs.
Let’s just face it..... Pete..... could fall down ten flights of stairs playing any guitar and make it sound like gold.... and apparently black.... Black Friday brings us GOLD!!! Happy Thanksgiving Brother!!! You are golden!!
I love the "Hit the Road Jack" style riff in the intro. I have a bunch of Marshall tube amps (mostly heads), but alas, no Plexi. This pedal and the recently reviewed Carl Martin Plexranger are definitely in the running for my needs/wants.
Oh damn this surely is the one I've been looking for! Friedman rocks! Thanks for this kickass review Pete. Cheers!!
pete's neighbors trying to walk across the room, leaning forward but being pushed backwards like they are walking into a 300mph head wind!!
thanks Pete. I mentioned that comment when I heard the pedal. It sounds like my 50 watt plexi except, tighter. On your side by side I also heard the transformer collapsing on the plexi fuzz like thing that the Marshall does obviously not there in the pedal. Great sounding pedal.
Awesome track, man... sounds great and really clever on a compositional level... Stray Cats meets hard rock... and love that touch at 0:06 !!
This guy really, REALLY needs to put out an album of his demo instrument songs.. I would buy it in a heartbeat
Sounds like Dave has a winner with this one for sure. At first when this popped up I'm like "oh no, not another demo of this pedal", but all the players sound so different and it's really interesting to hear where each of them take this pedal. They all sound great, and different, and I think that's really cool. Loved the tone of the Blackmore thing. Would love to hear what Doug Rappoport would do with this too, and I bet all the others demoing this pedal would too.
That out of control sound you’re talking about is really what separates playing through a cranked amp and getting your drive through a pedal into a clean amp. And it’s one of the main things that a pedal struggles to emulate. That being said, after over 30 years of playing through great amps and pedals, especially for a gigging player, if I had to do it all over again, I’d invest in an amp with a great clean tone that takes pedals well and color my tone with different pedals. It’s just so much more practical and you can still get very usable tones at reasonable volumes. But there’s nothing like playing a great raging Marshall through 1 or 2 great 4x12 cabs or another great amp. But for most situations it’s just not practical
All true. Each approach has advantages and disadvantages
Seeing you play ... between the fact that on the one hand it motivated me, seeing everything that can be done with a guitar, and on the other hand, it demotivated me ... Because it is not common to see and hear someone like that play on RUclips ... Other youtubers (in Spanish I mean), can be very good, but they all do the same ... You give it a unique touch ... I was impressed with the pedal and your playing style ... Greetings from Chile (this is in the south of America ...)
Thanks! I love Chile, played in Santiago twice with Chris Cornell. Always a great time!
Any pedal that turns a clean channel - into something that sounds almost EXACTLY like a cranked '72 Marshall is a WIN! You can get that cranked Marshall tone at low volumes too! Ordered! Gotta love that tight response!!
As always, sounds great for a pedal. Dave has golden ears.
Your opening/demo tune this time is wonderful.
It's a green day riff
Always rockin'. That little amp in a box sounds fantastic.
Wow! That is very close and have to agree that I prefer the sound of the pedal a little more; it seems to have a better low end. Fantastic demo; I always look forward to Pete's demo and the music he's going to come up with to highlight a pedal.
Another great tune! Totally sounds like a Toy Dolls tune to me. Excellent work, Pete!
What a great pedal... Killer! but OMG, still, the real 72, the dynamics and how the strings somehow "jump out" through the speakers... I wouldn´t trade that for any pedal in the world. I need an old Marshall- :-) Great video
Great tone and incredible playing. Nice Stray Cat Strut intro 🐱
This pedal pairs perfectly with my twin. With the clean headroom of the twin, it can go from fender cleans to a very convincing Marshall drive just like that. My favorite setting though is running the treble at about 2 o clock and the gain at about 8 o clock with a strat… think Pearl Jam yellow Ledbetter tones. Just a liiiiiitttle bit of crunch, but transparent enough to still hear it’s a twin reverb. Excellent pedal!
Here I go again, binge watching Pete....thanks sir!
Another way to use this is as a mid-boost for added sustain. Turn all of the eq knobs all the way to almost off, leaving the mid knob at 12:00. cut the gain to 9::00 and the volume to 3:00.
*If there were Grammy's for guitar demo music this demos opening song should get one. This pedal with the Kaluna would be an awesome combination.*
That things sounds great, and phenomenal playing as always, and happy thanksgiving 😊
Whoa! The Marshall sounds amazing.
Sounds excellent my brother. That jmp sounds naturally sweet as is. Wow.
One of the things that I found interesting about this video is it shows off just how great the clean channel on the PT100 must be. I tried Pete’s pedal settings on my Smallbox pedal and it sounds just terrible, but that’s because I’m running mine into the clean channel of an EVH 5150iii el34, which has quite a thin and bright clean. On my pedal I have to turn the bass up to about 3 o’clock and the treble and presence down to 9 o’clock to make it sound good.
Yeah the PT clean is basically like a cross between a twin reverb and a super reverb. Circuit wise. It’s pretty true to Fender spec. It does sound great. You have to have a good base tone to start, of course, because the pedal just blows up the qualities of the sound you’re running into it.
Thanks Pete! Just ordered one. Now to try it with a Treble Booster.
I laughed at 'Danny DaVito" . haha. always great song writing and playing Pete. Nice job!
Ringer ;)
The Marshall 50 watt 1987 tones been a fave for years, Duane Allman and Michael Schenker top my list.
Out of hibernation lately. got the ol' CyberTwin sounding good again with a BBII and newly delved into the Spark with the Bad Monkey (no phone). All's well.
Then THIS shows up ;) Rock ON !!
Oh god, I never thought anyone would try to get those Blackmoretones anymore. One of the best sound I ever heard for a guitar.
(I wouldn't even play a strat if it wasn't for Ritchie)
What a great demo of a killer pedal. I agree with Pete (and most of the rock guitar players on the planet) about the sound of an old non-master Marshall. Magical. Friedman has captured this sound in a pedal perhaps better than anyone.
Rad tune for the demo! Nice one Pete!
Just picked one up to play through my Deluxe. I own 2 Small Box amps, one combo and a head. Love em (I bought a 2nd). A/B-ing the pedal to the real thing was interesting. I could get OD tones real close to actual OD in SB (for 10pm at home). One thing the real SB does that the pedal doesn't do and could be a deal breaker for someone that wants an OD pedal that does it all, is it's cleanest setting is more like my SB clean gain knob set to 4. So if you wanted only one pedal on a quick gig, you would have to use your volume knob on guitar quite a bit to get just a teeny bit of break up...and even then it still might be too much. So yeah, so far the pedal kicks ass, just wish it would clean up a bit more, to emulate the great slightly overdriven sounds I get from my SB with gain 2-3. That's why I like the SB's so much. The cleans are pretty dang good and CH 1 cranked is the perfect classic rock (which everyone seems to have same consensus on). But, like I said, your guitars volume control should get you most of the way there!
Great video, Pete! And love the humor! This pedal is definitely in my sonic palette.
I may have to grab one of these pedals. I recently picked up a 1968 SUNN Solarus which I plan to use as a pedal platform for Fuzz and Overdrive. The Smallbox is period perfect for that amp.
The attack on the JMP sounds amazing.
This pedal sounds surprisingly good. I’d buy this
cool tune. hello pete , wishing you a great thanksgiving!
Great video ONCE AGAIN. Thank you Pete, you always sell it to me. Now I need that pedal. Great playing and great and detailed demo of yet another good Friedman pedal.
Nice job Dave !!...........Well done Pete !
Nailed the Stormbringer tone.
Awesome.
Opening track needs to be made to a full length song! Like a fusion of Aerosmith and White Stripes - it works amazingly well!
It's a green day riff
Reminds me of Ludo by way of Green Jello's Bear Song.
@@daves_not_here_mannn which one?
@@sunsgettingreallow8318 hitchin a ride
@Good Grief well la tee da.
Holy crap shredding opener, man!! Love it!!
I can remember the BEOD demo which was on day 2 of the pedals release. On the demo Pete said it was the something that was oddly missing on the next day. lol Anyhow at that point in the demo I tried to order the pedal. It was not even on the site. So E-mailed Friedman and Dave himself wrote back instantly and my pedal was paid and shipped immediately :-) So I know go to Dave straight off :-) ....my Smallbox is already on it's way :-) thanx Dave!
So the question is CM Plexi Ranger or Friedman Small Box in front of a clean amp?
SO ?!?!?!?
CM Plexi Ranger goes against 1:1 with Wampler Plexi Drive Deluxe: almost similar layout with dedicated boost switch and knob. In front of clean amp, both Plexi Ranger and Plexi Drive Deluxe are good choices as you can expand the clean amp into 3-channel amp. But if you only need solid, plexi tone from a pedal, Small Box sounds the best IMO
Need to update your site bio - at the bottom, it says you have 90k subscribers. Looks more like 200k plus now! Love your playing!
Most definitely. Must get on that
Pete, you never cease to amaze me, or make me spend money. ✌️
There's a certain something about a 50w Marshall. I've always preferred the sound of two power tubes running over four. It's tighter with richer harmonics, they chime when clean or slightly pushed, then go into warm thick sustain when pushed hard. That's why I always preferred an AC15 over the 30, or the Princeton, Bassman, Deluxe or Bandmaster over a Twin or Showman. Four tubes can have too much bass and bite. If you think a 50 Marshall won't be loud enough, try it as a full-stack on 8 ohms. It's plenty loud.
Reminds me of a green day guitar instrumental if Billy Joe Armstrong could actually solo.. lol great pedal demo! Superb playing man. Cheers!
Awesome Pete! Love your playing!
Thanks so much!
Very Green Day inspired song, but somehow with soloing! Awesome tone very tempted by that Smallbox pedal.
In my opinion this is a great video. And proof that you can't replace a tube amps beautiful glassy warm tone
Great demo and playing. Ive used a Rat for many years and wanted a little change so i bought a Wampler tuminus, and thats a great pedal to....but i think ill take this a bit farther and pick up one of these...thats should take care of all of my needs....thanks again my brother.
LoL ! Very cool , Pete. You , as usual , impressed me. Plus made me kind of snicker at the Cartoon-like soundtrack music in the very beginning. 🎸
Awesome vid! The gold guitar returns🙌🏻🙌🏻
I WANT IT NOW. Great video Pete. That pedal sounds too good to be true.
Stray cat strutt...nice stuff Pete. I have one on the way to.
Hi from 3.5 hours northeast of Edmonton in Cold Lake....
Detroit ( Dave Frieman) does it again.. Another must-have..
thank you for a great demo clear conscious, focused ,good comparison method , using the TC looper .
I learned this from watching your show thank you, it is really helpful for programing presets for my GSP 1101, thanks again
please be careful and stay well . lots of success and happiness.
YOUR PROGRAM IS REALLY A GREAT RELIEF FROM ALOT OF THE OTHER INFORMATION FLOATING AROUND.
Whoa Pete great demo. Nice work on the intro demo but as an old school 70s rocker I gotta say your riffing on Burn 🔥
Pedal sounds great. Trying to figure out if i should get this or the carl martin plexi ranger?
Mee too
Exact question I had for Pete. Obviously he's paid for his opinions but the checks have been cashed, so let us know the real deal!
Smallbox pedal! I've had so many other Plexi pedals, this one is the top!
I'd get the Carl Martin personally
@@pablopardo8010 I went with the Smallbox, but the USPS lost it.
The pedal has a stronger low end to me. Like you said, both are great rock tones. Since the pedal is in front of your Suhr it's not collapsing as much as the Marshall.
How does this compare to the Dirty Shirley? I have the Dirty Shirley and its one of my favorites. I could see myself getting this. Again another stellar video. I'm always amazed at the song writing for the intro videos.
Cool green dayish riffage. Great tone
Sounds killer, and killer tune Pete 👍🏻
Pete you’re such a top player!
great riffs pete...be well!
My favorite tone of all time - the Danny devito crunch. Obviously.
You can hear the Marshall when you hit the high strings open after a big chord like we all like to do. There is where the Marshall stood out. Other than that it's a winner. If just for doing it's own thing. Even if that is a Marshall thing....... trailing off here.......... My 50 watt JCM does it's thing. My Boogie does its thing. My SLO does its thing. They are all very good things. So is this. Good job brother.
I'm really loving Dave Friedman's products.
Did you try the Formula B Super Plexi yet? You should do a video testing that one.
More than the pedal, I would love to see the DAW project or breakdown of this demo. This is insanely good to be just a demo song.
Sounds really close to real deal, pedal has more creamy sound, great pedal and demo!
Calm down folks, that opening track is just a Green day "Hitchin a ride" cover ;-) ;-) ;-) Sounds awesome though
You’re not wrong!
I'd argue that it's not "just" a cover, it's an amazing one!
DJ Falko Hannover I thought it was more of a Jingle Bell Rock cover.
You can definitely hear those power tubes.
I've been browsing through a lot of reviews of this pedal. And I found that the gain structure switch is not consistent. Some reviews show that the upper switch gives more gain while others show that it just cuts off the saturation and that the lower position seem to have more gain. I wonder if it is a manufacturing flaw or they released 2 versions of it.
Killer sounding pedal. Nice demo too.
Heck, do two '73 Marshalls sound exactly the same? This is a great sounding pedal. It's on my list for sure.
Man, i’m so glad we all have you here keeping those 80s tones alive! After a hard year like this with so many losses, i’m loving to see all the plexi style pedals. By the way, which one would you recommend for a really agressive plexi sound like EVHs? I’m torn between the carl martins (plexi and panama) and friedmans (be deluxe and smallbox)
I know I've seen many comments here and there saying they didn't like the be od. Listen to Rabea Massaads demo of the small box on RUclips and you'll see why I'm getting one
@@joelsmith4816 I think the consensus was that it didn’t sound as good because of the missing “mid” knob that was corrected in the BE-OD Deluxe. I owned the original and sent it back for the deluxe and it most certainly was the “missing” piece of the puzzle. Well, that and I figured it out by adding some mid hump with my GEQ that filled in the missing piece… ✌🏼
Ahhhh Peter....such a fine little ditty...
Great demo as always Pete 👍 Dave Friedman put out a great pedal as well 👍 ✌
The pedal missing the 'clang' of the cranked Plexi. Sounds great though.
There is just a certain 'clang' of output tube screamer
Now when someone makes a cranked Plexi in a box, now that would be cool.
Pete recording an album with sammy and the Circle would likely be epic.
Fantastic sound and playing!
Great job Pete.. as usual I’m gonna buy whatever you’re playing 👍
Same thing I always hear with overdrive pedals. They're a flat picture. The real amp has a 3D sound to it with a richness and depth to it that no pedal can match. This Friedman pedal is among the best OD pedals I've ever heard but if I owned it it'd never get used. I'd plug into one of my Marshalls by preference, every time.
I know I am the only one who feels this way but the pro- tool super processed compressed concoction of edited earlobe assault takes Pete's incredible awesomeness and speedbags it's nuts. For me, all of these 'O' faces and wardrobe changes would be so fucking great if there was just Pete shredding with a single high quality room mic ......all practical so to speak...no cgi
Another definitive demo!
Sounds both great!! The Marshall has more sag and the small box has a tighter sound . I actually like the small box pedal better !
Really nice pedal, currenlty my straight ahead rock tone into a clean blackface style amp.