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Steve originally received several of Dave's Marsha amps over 2 years ago and has been touring and recording with them ever since. SS decided he wanted his own version with quite a few of the features he uses.
The latest and last incarnation of the Friedman Steve Stevens Signature amplifier has a distinct clean channel now. Steve says it is Fender Twin Reverb clean. Also a few other features as a result of solid touring have resulted in an amp that Steve finally feels comfortable with placing his name on.
There are some final changes in the vinyl, the panels colors and the knobs, but will retain the offset chassis layout.
These amps, designed by Dave will be built by the brilliant George Metropoulos of Metro Amp fame.
I cannot think of a better combination. Dave has for a long time been on the cutting edge of modded Marshall tones and George, his builds are works of art and bulletproof, so it's a win/win.
I think the amp, though not finally priced as it is not yet completed, will be in the $3.5K range which is way competitive with other 100W amps out there.
Last October when I met Steve and Josie for the first time after many years of Internet chat, at an Idol show SS was using the Marsha that was the workhorse development amp for the prototype.
This amp was immense in it's tones and very versatile. Steve's wish for the amp was to replicate his cranked plexi Marshall tones that he is so well known for, yet have a more modern amp with an effects loop, two channels.
The aforementioned clean channel and Steve's version of Dave's Hairy Brown Eye for the other channel.
Line out and slightly more gain than the 'standard' Brown Eye but with a 'vintage' feel retained.
From knowing Steve and his tones through the years, well since 1984's Rebel Yell when I first heard him, he loves basically a stock Marshall plexi or early metal panel, but with just slightly more gain. This really is very desirable and many want the same thing.
Dave Friedman has worked with Ed Van Halen for many years and has had Ed's Holy Grail amp in his possession many times. Some things he learned from that amp plus the mods he has done for people like George Lynch as well have led him to a really unique area of the amplifier market.
Dave is the modern day Jose' if you will.
Steve's 1970 Marshall Super Lead which he has had since a young lad, he used that amp exclusively on 1984's Rebel Yell , had fallen into disrepair so Dave repaired it and replaced some key components resulting in SS loving it again.
He even used it again on his last solo record Memory Crash.
Here is a clip of that amp with a skoosh of reverb when Steve was demoing Bare Knuckles VH II wind in the fabled 1985 'Glow' San Dimas Charvel Strat Head. The actual pickup in the guitar is a custom wind for Steve at Tim Mill's suggestion due to the fact that the Charvel's pickups are mounted angled towards the bass side and a profile that is closer to a Riff Raff, than a VH II was used.
This features the Super Lead
Here is a thread from Rig_Talk about the Friedman amp, featuring some clips of the SS amp at the last LA Amp show:
Emerald
The latest and last incarnation of the Friedman Steve Stevens Signature amplifier has a distinct clean channel now. Steve says it is Fender Twin Reverb clean. Also a few other features as a result of solid touring have resulted in an amp that Steve finally feels comfortable with placing his name on.
There are some final changes in the vinyl, the panels colors and the knobs, but will retain the offset chassis layout.
These amps, designed by Dave will be built by the brilliant George Metropoulos of Metro Amp fame.
I cannot think of a better combination. Dave has for a long time been on the cutting edge of modded Marshall tones and George, his builds are works of art and bulletproof, so it's a win/win.
I think the amp, though not finally priced as it is not yet completed, will be in the $3.5K range which is way competitive with other 100W amps out there.
Last October when I met Steve and Josie for the first time after many years of Internet chat, at an Idol show SS was using the Marsha that was the workhorse development amp for the prototype.
This amp was immense in it's tones and very versatile. Steve's wish for the amp was to replicate his cranked plexi Marshall tones that he is so well known for, yet have a more modern amp with an effects loop, two channels.
The aforementioned clean channel and Steve's version of Dave's Hairy Brown Eye for the other channel.
Line out and slightly more gain than the 'standard' Brown Eye but with a 'vintage' feel retained.
From knowing Steve and his tones through the years, well since 1984's Rebel Yell when I first heard him, he loves basically a stock Marshall plexi or early metal panel, but with just slightly more gain. This really is very desirable and many want the same thing.
Dave Friedman has worked with Ed Van Halen for many years and has had Ed's Holy Grail amp in his possession many times. Some things he learned from that amp plus the mods he has done for people like George Lynch as well have led him to a really unique area of the amplifier market.
Dave is the modern day Jose' if you will.
Steve's 1970 Marshall Super Lead which he has had since a young lad, he used that amp exclusively on 1984's Rebel Yell , had fallen into disrepair so Dave repaired it and replaced some key components resulting in SS loving it again.
He even used it again on his last solo record Memory Crash.
Here is a clip of that amp with a skoosh of reverb when Steve was demoing Bare Knuckles VH II wind in the fabled 1985 'Glow' San Dimas Charvel Strat Head. The actual pickup in the guitar is a custom wind for Steve at Tim Mill's suggestion due to the fact that the Charvel's pickups are mounted angled towards the bass side and a profile that is closer to a Riff Raff, than a VH II was used.
This features the Super Lead
Here is a thread from Rig_Talk about the Friedman amp, featuring some clips of the SS amp at the last LA Amp show:
Emerald
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