The Official Friedman IR-D leaked on GC (thread)?

[Alex Kenivel]

Nice unit but no BE options?

TWSS

 

[Alex Kenivel]

IR-X is Plexi inspired as far as marketing scripture goes.

• Channel 1 ranges from squeaky-clean British-voiced chime to Plexi-style crunch
• Channel 2 yields a high-gain tone that's chock-full of percussive punch, note articulation, and searing sustain

 

[SKU]

It even has TOOBZ!!

 

[Achilles]

TWSS

 

[jellodog]

IR-X is Plexi inspired as far as marketing scripture goes.

• Channel 1 ranges from squeaky-clean British-voiced chime to Plexi-style crunch
• Channel 2 yields a high-gain tone that's chock-full of percussive punch, note articulation, and searing sustain

Pretty sure the IR-X was supposed to be the BE-100 in a box.

So channel 1 was the plexi-style clean channel and channel 2 was the gain channel with the boost switch being the HBE.

 

[adam]

C'mon VH4

 

[Whizzinby]

Dave atm

 

[Frodebro]

Dave atm

Until people figure out that the cost of two of these pedals will get you an FM3, which has most of the Friedman amps in it already…

 

[Whizzinby]

I expected more to come from the IR series this year but I’m kind of surprised this soon.

When BAD get around to Synergy mods and other in-house brands, shit is going to get serious.

An IR-PB (Powerball)

 

[jellodog]

[...] the cost of two of these pedals will get you an FM3, which has most of the Friedman amps in it already…

**whispers** with better power amp modelling and all the effects you'll ever need.

 

[JiveTurkey]

**whispers** with better power amp modelling and all the effects you'll ever need.

 

[jellodog]

I've said it before on this forum: The IR-X is a great product and we enjoyed it when we owned it. No doubt the IR-D will be similarly good. Just found the FAS modelling to be as good, and actually just a hair better when A/B testing with the same IRs.

Plus you get hundreds of other amps in the box as well and no pedalboard required.

But if you want an amp-in-a-box to use with one or two of your own pedals that you already own, then the Friedman IR-* series is a decent purchase choice.

 

[Frodebro]

I've said it before on this forum: The IR-X is a great product and we enjoyed it when we owned it. No doubt the IR-D will be similarly good. Just found the FAS modelling to be as good, and actually just a hair better when A/B testing with the same IRs.

Plus you get hundreds of other amps in the box as well and no pedalboard required.

Yeah, but I still have both because I’m a complete ho when it comes to cool gear.

 

[jellodog]

Yeah, but I still have both because I’m a complete ho when it comes to cool gear.

And there is NOTHING wrong with that!

Buy, buy, buy everyone!

 

[Whizzinby]

I thought the IRX was badass, but found owning the FM3, QC, and IRX (with an AxeFX en route) to be a touch overkill, even for a digital degenerate.

But I can totally see the fun of having it around for a change of pace or simple direct solution. If they cranmed the Synergy Powerball module into one of these I’d insta-buy.

Fractal stuff is awesome and totally boring in that it makes you want to stop buying other shit.

 

[Frodebro]

One bone I have to pick with Dave Friedman is that the IR-X only has a 1/4” output, but the ASC12 only has an XLR input. So they aren’t directly compatible without an adaptor.

 

[DrewJD82]

Fractal stuff is awesome and totally boring in that it makes you want to stop buying other shit.

If you look at the majority of my posts from the first 2-3 years I had an AxeFX, I said the same thing. Fear not, you’ll still be enjoying that AxeFX when all of a sudden the itch returns.

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

D for Dirty Shirley?

I thought D was for Eggplant?

 

[jellodog]

How many voices are in there, big guy?

Two, my good man.

Which amp-in-a-box pedal?

If you’re really going “old school” I would theoretically say the UA Dream or Iridium would be the right choice because most pedal makers are using a fender as a reference amp. However, watching John Nathan Cordy’s intro on this video makes me fixated on the IR-X (and getting some lessons)...

thegearforum.com

 

[eggpl@nt]

I thought D was for Eggplant?

Only when it's a lower case d