Fractal Talk

James Freeman said:
Friedman built his entire career on cloning Marshalls and their infamous mods with minor variations, so in my personal opinion he has zero right to complain that digital modeling is eating his lunch.
Also, he did not reinvent the wheel by adding a snubber cap to a plate resistors to make a shitty brown tone; century old tube amp voicing methods are written in century old books.
Also also, his Wah sucks, so that's that.
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Has he said “digital modeling is eating his lunch”? I don’t think he’s missed lunch in a good while. :bag
 
- ★ - BROCKSTAR - ★ - said:
Well i think the fix is.... Less dave watching and more playing! 😁
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I don't think anyone is obsessed or fixated on what Dave thinks. :idk We are adults here sharing
conversation. :guinessI sure don't forsake playing for Dave watching. He's on talking when I am in
the crapper, or doing dishes, or cooking food, and taking a nap. Naps are wonderful, by the way! :LOL:
 
James Freeman said:
Friedman built his entire career on cloning Marshalls and their infamous mods with minor variations, so in my personal opinion he has zero right to complain that digital modeling is eating his lunch.
Also, he did not reinvent the wheel by adding a snubber cap to a plate resistors to make a shitty brown tone; century old tube amp voicing methods are written in century old books.
Also also, his Wah sucks, so that's that.
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Not a fan then😂
 
Ed DeGenaro said:
Not a fan then😂
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Not of the amps I've tried in the Fractal and Line 6.
Friedman is polished Spongebob.

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Haha!! I never used to. Well, a loooong time ago I started out in this world napping a lot...... then didn't nap ever.... and
now am into napping again. :banana

It's healthy, too. Or so I hear. :beer
 
la szum said:
Haha!! I never used to. Well, a loooong time ago I started out in this world napping a lot...... then didn't nap ever.... and
now am into napping again. :banana

It's healthy, too. Or so I hear. :beer
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Naps are calling my name more than ever since I cut caffeine out of my diet about 2 weeks ago 😂

But I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel 😀
 
So how's that Snorkler working for you, @ejecta ??? :idk

Who does a better Marshall-inspired amp? Bogner or Friedman? Metropoulos? :unsure:
 
Dave has dealt with the demands of many of the most famous and most respected guitarists on the planet, he’s had his hands in many amps and tweaked the circuits to meet their needs. He’s built a good name for himself and IMO has a good idea of what guitarists want.

I don’t really see what’s wrong with selling tweaked Marshalls when that’s literally the thing people have been hiring him to do for decades - modding their Marshall.

I also think the dull/bloated thing is massively exaggerated in these parts. Soldano’s and many Bogner’s are way more rolled off and flat sounding compared to a stock Marshall IMO. A BE with 4 Ω NFB has plenty of brightness if you want it, and they can have plenty of attack too if you use the right cap and C45 accordingly.

I get why people dunk on him, but there are very few other amp techs out there who’ve had their hands in the amps he’s worked on, and also who have kept a roster of happy clients that is similar to his.
 
MirrorProfiles said:
Dave has dealt with the demands of many of the most famous and most respected guitarists on the planet, he’s had his hands in many amps and tweaked the circuits to meet their needs. He’s built a good name for himself and IMO has a good idea of what guitarists want.

I don’t really see what’s wrong with selling tweaked Marshalls when that’s literally the thing people have been hiring him to do for decades - modding their Marshall.

I also think the dull/bloated thing is massively exaggerated in these parts. Soldano’s and many Bogner’s are way more rolled off and flat sounding compared to a stock Marshall IMO. A BE with 4 Ω NFB has plenty of brightness if you want it, and they can have plenty of attack too if you use the right cap and C45 accordingly.

I get why people dunk on him, but there are very few other amp techs out there who’ve had their hands in the amps he’s worked on, and also who have kept a roster of happy clients that is similar to his.
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If you're his customer; he treats you great from all I've heard.
 
JiveTurkey said:
If you're his customer; he treats you great from all I've heard.
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I bought mine used and he still responds to emails rapidly with no questions asked. I think it’s cool that he readily shares so much information and history and people can take or leave his opinions as they wish. So many companies want to gaslight or avoid helping you - they’ll ask for serial numbers, warranty information etc and have a load of back and forth before they’ll even entertain your question.

It’s similar to how active Cliff is to customers, it’s really appreciated when they’re so customer facing and helpful.
 
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