Hi, thank you. It's a mismatched set. I like the neck P90 a bit more transparent, so i chose the 50ies wind. The bridge pickup is overwound, approx. 10k, like my favorite P90 in my 55 Junior. Lollars are superb. I had a LP Special with the Lollar neck with P90 Alnico rod magnets, which was awesome too.

Hi, thanks. I don't have final conclusions, since I had not the chance to check it out in band rehearsals yet. I will do this later this week and tell you. The second channel of the Hot Cat sounds rich and harmonic, the clean channel sounds a bit glassier and spankier compared to my Friedmans, I like it.

@@docrock666 thanks, I've been wanting a portable head for band practices and considered the jake e lee 20 watt friedman vs the hot cat or lynx vs soldano Slo30 or bogner 3534. Really intrigued by the hot cat. The lynx seems way too gainy

@@asianaxeman yes I had the same impression that the Lynx may be too modern Metal for my taste. I also considered the Mini Jake E Lee amp, since I love his playing and Friedman Amps in general. I also had the SLO 30 as portable amp for gigs but I always preferred my Friedman BE50 and BE100dlx because of the three channels. The Hot Cat could be a compromise because with two channels with two gain stages each it yields four basic sounds.

​@@docrock666 I'm mainly after a fat lead sound like marty Friedman but in potable head either 50w or less. I'm not majorly impressed with my el84-based jj junior, it's got great clarity and a superbly transparent fx loop but lacks the beef of my jvm 50 or engl fireball which have el34 and 6L6 valves respectfully

Hi, Mike, I guess it's a ceramic magnet. Boris Dommenget doesn't specify this. But it's very hot. Too hot for my taste nowadays. The neck Masterbucker was great, even in single coil mode.

@@docrock666 Thanks so much - i could not find the specs - now i can know better how to sound like Matthias!

@@ubertwerpify you can order the Dommenget Musclebucker and Masterbucker pickups directly from Matthias' MJ Guitarstore in Munich, Germany. But they are relatively expensive.

Hi, Brian. The Mini switch is a blower switch/lead switch, so you get a full on bridge humbucker lead tone independent from the positions of the 5 way switch and pots. Man, I should have kept the guitar, i sold it when i got into vintage guitars, but it was killer.

@@docrock666 Thank you very much for the reply

Lol, in real life I'm medical doctor, pathologist to be precise.

@@docrock666 lol close to the highway to hell😅

@@davidallerstorfer6081 hell ain't a bad place to be 🤣

Thank you, yes it's really a great guitar. Had to sell it though due to my vintage G.A.S., unfortunately.

Hi, Christian, vielen Dank. Dirk ist wohl hauptsächlich Marshall Spezialist, kann aber sicher alles mögliche machen. Bei dem Amp hat er auf meinen Wunsch nur den Ansatzpunkt des Rough Reglers verändert, was sich entsprechend nur auf die Lead Kanäle auswirkte. War nicht teuer und ging schnell, sehr gut. Ich hatte den Amp zwanzig Jahre lang und hab ihn dann verkauft, obwohl ich ihn immer noch gut fand. Mein Geschmack ging aber noch mehr in die offene, unkomprimierte Ecke (Friedman). Mittlerweile ist der Savage im Studio von Conny von Crematory, der ihn auch behalten hat, obwohl er kurz nach dem Kauf Engl Endorsee wurde und eine ganze Reihe weiterer Amps bekam.

@@docrock666 vielen Dank für die Info. Bin gerade auf der Suche nach einem neuen AMP. Bin aktuell beim Engl Savage oder Friedman ..... Der Friedman hat leider keinen richtigen Punch ... Welchen würden Sie mir empfehlen?

@@chr7955 Friedman Alternative zum Savage? Wenn das auf stark gesättigte Metalsounds rausläuft, würde ich Butterslax, JJ oder JJ Junior antesten gehen. Die haben auch Punch, lol.

@@docrock666 danke 👍 für die Info. Viel Erfolg mit deinem Kanal werde dich jetzt abonnieren. LG Christian

Hallo eine wichtige Frage habe ich noch.....mir wurde ein Friedman Phil x erste handgefertigte Serie angeboten. Für einen extrem guten Preis 1860 Euro ..... jetzt bin ich mir unsicher..... Was würdest Du dazu sagen...?

Hi Trevor. New Mastercaster Guitars are only available at MJ Guitars, Munich, Germany (the store belongs to Matthias Jabs, Scorpions). They are sold for around 4500 euro. I bought this one used for 2500. Currently there is a used one in zebra finish available in Germany.

Doc Rock Thank you👌👍

Can’t find one that isn’t full price. Ready to sell it? 😉🙀👍

@@trevorwesterdahl6245 sold mine already, sorry. There is one available at Bigfoot guitars, Paderborn, Germany. Zebra colored. Looks cool, but it's expensive, too.

Lol, ja, hab aber alles verkauft mittlerweile. Aber war schon gutes Zeug :-)

Schade, danke für Deine schnelle Nachricht, habe eine Vandenberg 1 und werde mir den Motherbucker einbauen, den ich auch schon habe. Video hat sehr gut gezeigt, dass die Kombination passen müsste. Alles Gute!

Würdest Du an meiner Stelle in die Vandenberg noch einen Neck Pickup einbauen? Zur Zeit habe ich dort einen Single Coil Plastk-Dummy.

@Christian Neumann Das kommt ja auf die Musik und den Stil an, den Du machen möchtest. Ich habe zwei Les Paul Juniors, d.h. nur Stegpickup und es ist geil für Rock. Bei meinen Bands brauche ich aber normalerweise auch einen Halspickup, im Metalkontext eher Humbucker, beim Powertrio gerne einen Singlecoil am Hals, oder den Masterbucker, der ja als Singlecoil betrieben werden kann, so wie ich es hier gemacht habe: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqLbkmdml7WJrsk Viele Metalgitarristen nutzten natürlich den Halspickup nicht

@@docrock666 Vielen Dank für die schnelle Antwort Ja, da hast Du recht, das liegt am Musikstil. Ich stehe auf Dokken mit Reb Beach, volles Brett, aber auch Cleansounds Mein Ziel ist es, auch Soundmöglichkeiten zu haben, um mit einer Gitarre die Strat-Zwischenstellung der Pickups 1 und 2 sowie 2 und 3 zu bekommen. Welcher Middle Pickup war bitte in der Gitarre?

Hi, I think so, I don´t tend to tweak a lot when I´ve found a sound I like. Depending on the guitar I use the miniswitches to finetune the treble.

Thanx, Erik. Funny enough I have a hard time selling it, seems as if Engl is a bit out of fashion these days...

thank you, maybe my video of the 55 Junior with the BE50 ist even more impressive in this aspect because back then i even used only the hot HBE channel and the guitar´s pots to go from higain to clean.

@@docrock666 Your playing is great and the amp sounds awesome! What is gain structure set at and have you tried the SAT switch?

@@JayRoc17 hi, thx, gain structure switch down, saturation switch up.

Very cool. I have to try that. I have it with the gain structure at medium setting and the SAT switch on which gives me this girthy, articulate huge wall of sound. (mostly heavy rock 80's metal guy) but I love the tones and dynamics you're getting!! (can clearly tell a lot of that is in your fingers) Great stuff!Cheers.

Oh wait, so you have the gain structure set at the highest gain setting(down) plus the saturation switch is engaged(up) as well?

Hi, Sonny, i've been playing it for a bit more than a half year now. I really dig the tones, even at lower volumes. What i don't like is that it has no overall master volume (the so called masters are actually channel volumes) or even a second master for solos, which i had for decades in my Engl Savage. I fix this with my TC electronic g major2.

Don't know if it replicates a plexi, never played one. Some that i heared tended to get a muddy low end at higher distortion/ volume. The BE is tight. This is the Friedman V30/Greenback 4x12 cab. I bought one for the band. When i tried it at home, i had to buy a second one, lol. What i dont like is that it has no slide on casters like Bogner or Diezel, especially when considering the price.

Have a look too on my vid with the 55 Junior, where i play this combo in higher volumes in our rehearsal space.

Lol, in the rehearsal room next door there is one. Maybe next time I should snitch it ;-)

Yes, both the guitar and the amp are very sensitive concerning dynamics.

Hi. 1974.

Wow. Mine too! 20th anniversary

franksandbeanies thanks, man, I'm glad you like it. I' m sure you will not be disappointed with yours. The Friedman cabs are awesome, too.

dezionlion mostly pick (Dunlop big stubby 3 mm), between 3:00 min and 3:30 i change to fingerpicking. I love the tone and control of it, especially at moderate gain settings.

Hi, Jim, congrats, have fun! This was the HBE channel, but I can´t exactly remember the settings on this day, the last time i did a snapshot of my settings a few days earlier they were thump 6, response 7,5, pres 6, master 2, treble 2,2, mid 6, bass 8, gain 6, voice switch middle setting, fat switch off, gain structure switch down, saturation switch up. So it may vary in details. But you will most likely have a different cab and guitar, so the settings are maybe less relevant anyways. And this was at room volume, so it´s not als lively and punchy as at rehearsal volume. It´s nearly impossible to get a bad sound out of it ;-)

ok your other clips sound great. I guess this sounded muffled because you were standing in front of the speaker. Cheers.

Thanks, yes I have to admit that this is not the best way to record gear. Plus it is in room volume, so the amp and cab don't sound as lively as at higher volumes. The clip of the 55 Les Paul Junior is the only one recorded at decent band rehearsal volume...

Hi, I think it was: all Tone Controls on 4 (maybe middle on 3), Bright switch left position. cheers

542magoo thanks mate!

Doc Rock can you please share ur tone settings (including all back panel settings) on the BE-50 used in this video??? It sounds so terrific! Thx.😎👍🏼

Telecaster Kerrang thanks, yes I made a pic of my settings :-). HBE channel, thump 6, response 7,5, pres 6, master 2, treble 2,2, mid 6, bass 8, gain 6, voice switch middle setting, fat switch off, gain structure switch down, saturation switch up \m/

@@docrock666 funny those are almost identical to my settings when using my PRS CE-24. I actually like the P90 even more. I think.

@@HooksBill yes, P90 have really grown on me, bought a few more P90 equipped guitars in the meantime.

Julio Serrano thanx mate. Yes the 70ies LPC can sound fairly aggressive due to the maple neck and ebony fretboard. Plus this was not a friedman cab but a marshall.

Lol, sorry, I´m more a gainiac. Yes, I will do that later, both guitar and amp have a very nice clean sound, too.

Thanks man. You and the other few guys who released the first clips of the BE50 got me hooked ;-)

Cool :) That Jr. just sings with it. Killer.

Thanks, man, yeah it´s a great combination, because both amp and guitar/pickup react beautifully regarding controls and pick attack. Yes, I think I will do another clip in the next weeks...

Thank you Doc!!