New Friedman IR-X preamp

[Spaced Out Ace]

IIC+ IR-X = pants shat

Gibson = send in the lawyers.

 

[aivoryuk]

IIC+ IR-X = pants shat

I did several Fractal Pre's into the return of the IRX (power simulation only) and it sounded great

 

[Desertdweller]

Michael Toren FTW.

 

[Badonkey Kong]

Michael Toren FTW.

But what about the little side boost knobs?

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

But what about the little side boost knobs?

What about them? The knobs on the face are basically a second volume knob, while the side knobs are a second gain knob. If you set those lower than the standard vol/gain knobs, the vol and/or gain will be lower.

 

[Badonkey Kong]

What about them? The knobs on the face are basically a second volume knob, while the side knobs are a second gain knob. If you set those lower than the standard vol/gain knobs, the vol and/or gain will be lower.

Where did he put them on his rack conversion?

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Inside the unit more likely.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Inside the unit more likely.

That's a decent place for knobs you might want to adjust.

 

[Desertdweller]

That's a decent place for knobs you might want to adjust.

You must work with Steve Fryette. The depth and presence control placement on the LX-II are a deterrent to purchase it.

 

[Sascha Franck]

You must work with Steve Fryette. The depth and presence control placement on the LX-II are a deterrent to purchase it.

As I don't know the unit, what procedure is required to access them?

 

[adam]

As I don't know the unit, what procedure is required to access them?

This seems logical.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

You must work with Steve Fryette. The depth and presence control placement on the LX-II are a deterrent to purchase it.

I think all od their stuff is a deterrent to purchase it. Mainly because nothing is ever on stock on their site, and you'll be lucky to find most of it anywhere on the internet available for purchase new.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

This seems logical.

For a rack unit, where it'll likely need to be removed to adjusted, then place back in the rack. Straight up Ron Popeil shit there.

 

[Desertdweller]

This seems logical.

Exactly. It’s a very good power amp and from everything I’ve heard sounds better and is built better than the Syn5050. But I went with the Synergy amp because I could adjust presence and depth on the front panel. Having owned that amp, it is 100% necessary to adjust presence and depth fairly regularly and not have them just set somewhere, so his decision to put them in the worst place possible stopped me from making a $1400 purchase of his amp.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I just played my Syn-2 (OS/IICP) + Fryette Power Station PS-2A into my Mojotone British 412 (Celestion G12M-25 and G12H-30 Heritage 55hz) and it sounded great. I'm not sure what I'd gain from an LX-II or Syn5050.

 

[Desertdweller]

I just played my Syn-2 (OS/IICP) + Fryette Power Station PS-2A into my Mojotone British 412 (Celestion G12M-25 and G12H-30 Heritage 55hz) and it sounded great. I'm not sure what I'd gain from an LX-II or Syn5050.

Stereo and rackmount.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

Stereo and rackmount.

That's cool, though I don't have any use for it. Not at present, anyways.

 

[laxu]

You must work with Steve Fryette. The depth and presence control placement on the LX-II are a deterrent to purchase it.

Fryette has explained that they found that the people who used their gear would set and forget those controls.

But to me it's still stupid to put them in a hard to access location. How often do you need to swap freakin' fuses on an amp, to put those on the front panel? Nobody does that on the fly, they switch to a backup amp.

 

[Sascha Franck]

How often do you need to swap freakin' fuses on an amp, to put those on the front panel?

Different fuses sound different. So you want them where you can quickly access them.
One of the reasons for me to sell my MkIV has been that the fuse was located in the back, so I never made it to switch in time between verse and pre-chorus.

 

[GuitarJon]

Finally tried it out and made a little review with 4 different guitars, styles and tones: