Friedman SMALLBOX Instruction Manual page 2

Congratulations o n p urchasing t his i ncredible n ew
guitar a mplifier d esigned b y o ne o f t he m ost w ell
known a mp m odders a nd d esigners i n t he L A
Music s cene f or t he p ast 2 0 y ears, D ave F riedman.
Dave F riedman h as b een d esigning a nd b uilding
guitar r igs f or t he s tars s ince t he e arly n ineties.
After m any y ears o f m odding a mplifiers a nd
consulting f or o ther w ell-­‐known a mplifier
companies, D ave h as f inally b rought h is t alent t o a
new l ine o f p roduction a mps u nder h is n ame,
Friedman A mplification.
Dave's f irst p roduction a mplifier, t he B E-­‐100, i s
criticality a cclaimed a nd o ne o n t he m ost i n
demand B ritish h igh g ain m eets v intage a mps o n
the m arket t oday. T he S mallBox i s a 5 0 W att A mp
that f eatures 2 c hannels w ith S eparate G ain a nd
Volume c ontrols e ach. T he a mp h as a s hared E Q
and F X L oop. T he 2 c hannels a re f ootswitchable.
And o f c ourse w e i nclude t he F ootswitch.
The F irst c hannel i s v oiced l ike t he C lassic P lexi
amps o f B ritish f ame. I t c leans u p v ery n icely w ith
the g uitar v olume. W ith t he g uitar v olume y ou
can g o f rom c lean-­‐ish t o c runch t o t hat f amous
Plexi l ike g rowl. T he s econd c hannel h as t hat
famous F riedman h igher g ain d istortion a nd
crunch t hat w e a ll l ove. T his i s a l ot o f a mp i n a
50watt p ackage.
The S mallBox t akes p edals v ery w ell a nd l oves
boosts, O D's, p hasers, f langers, t remolos, w ahs,
etc. T he S mallBox a lso h as u ltra t ransparent
Series F X l oop t hat t akes t ime b ased F X p edals a nd
rack u nits e qually w ell.
Features:
• 50-­‐Watt a ll t ube h ead
• Two c hannels
• Hand-­‐wired i n t he U SA
• 2 x E L-­‐34 p ower t ubes
• 3 x 1 2AX7 p reamp t ubes
• Master v olume a nd g ain c ontrols f or b oth
clean a nd d irty c hannels
• Clean c hannel – ranges f rom p ristine c lean
to s emi c runch P lexi t ones
• Lead c hannel-­‐ a s lightly d ifferent v oicing o n
the f amous F riedman B rown E ye s ound.
Slightly m ore v intage s ounding, w ith m ore
pronounced m idrange t han t he B E 1 00
• 3 p osition b right s witch o n t he c lean
channel
• Line o ut w ith l evel c ontrol
• Ultra t ransparent s eries l ine l evel F X l oop
• 4, 8 , a nd 1 6 o hm i mpedance s elector
• Custom U SA m ade t ransformers
• Single b utton f ootswitch
• Limited L ifetime w arranty
PLUGGING I N
Channel 1 w ill g ive y ou t he c haracteristics o f t he
old " Plexi" B ritish a mps. I t c an c reate s o m any
different t ones f rom c lean t o d irty a nd e verything
in b etween. T here i s n o " wrong" s etting t ry t he
EQ s ettings s uggested f or C h 2 b ut p lay w ith t he
Gain a nd M aster c ontrols. E g: s tart w ith a l ower
gain a nd t urn t he M aster u p, t hen t urn t he G ain
up a nd M aster d own. T here i s n o w rong s etting.
For C hannel 2 w e r ecommend s tarting w ith t he
Bass o n 8 , t he m ids a t a round 6 o r 7 a nd t he t reble
at 5 . S et t he g ain a round 8 a nd t hen b ring t he
master t o t aste. A fter p lugging i n, y ou w ill n otice
instantly, t he t ight b ottom e nd a nd r ich
harmonically d etailed c hords a nd s ingle n otes,
that i s t he F riedman s ound. T his a mp c leans u p
remarkably w ell w ith t he g uitar's v olume c ontrol
even w ith t he a mp o n h igher g ain s ettings.
We k now y ou w ill l ove y our n ew S mallBox. I f y ou
have a ny q uestions o r r equire h elp d on't h esitate
to e mail u s a t f riedmanamps@gmail.com.