5 Jake E Lee Riffs + 1 Jake Head = MONSTER TONES!

[@glenh2752]

All these years later and I’m still obsessed with the Badlands albums. The Red Dragon Cartel stuff is also really cool.

[@jeffallen3382]

Glad to hear that Jake is going to be ok.

[@Nightwinflyer]

So weird...news seems scarce, was it just some random BS? Did they catch the shooter?

[@nj1255]

The Jake E Lee signature amps have to be the best amps Friedman has made. They sound so damn good!

[@LuisJimenez-pb3ge]

I’m a huge fan of their Steve Steven’s amp

[@seanoakes3688]

The couplets in “Waiting for Darkness” with Don Airey’s keys are badass!

[@juhalehtonen9000]

When I heard that I thought that's where Alexi Laiho got that style!

[@SonicDriveStudio]

Killer video once again man!

[@MrTriskaidekaphobic]

Killing it as always! Great demo!

[@veronatragedy7016]

I AM SO FN GLAD THIS ONE IS NOT LIMITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GIVES ME TIME TO SAVE UP! I MISSED OUT ON THE 100 & HAVE BEEN WAITYING FOR THIS EVER FN SINCE!

[@slappywag7210]

They made it a production model?! I must’ve missed that bit of info! I’ll be saving my pennies too🤘

[@scotdvorak8861]

Absolutely LIVE for that raw clunky, sometimes dumpy… yet totally articulate Jake “thing” Bro… you totally showed that aspect off exactly as it should be!!! Wonderful amp!!!

[@flaco216]

Coooollll! If I’m not mistaken Shot in the dark was low E and low A a half step UP, the rest a half step down! Jake is a genius!

[@torgo4ever]

yep , it's ( low to high ) F A# Db Gb C F

[@craiglizt8074]

😮 really?! That's pretty damn interesting. Gonna try that out

[@BrettPapa]

YES!!!!!!!!

[@Fhlkx1]

Jake E. Lee my favorite Ozzy guitarist. Killer tone and playing. Jake wrote some timeless songs

[@Thedudemannn]

Interesting ! How come you prefer Jake over Zakk or Randy ?

[@Fhlkx1]

@Thedudemannn I dont like Randy's tone, Its unfortunate he left so young. Who knows what he would have done. I prefer him to Zack's tone to processed. Jake is #1 because of his tone his style and songwriting. Randy 2 because of Goodbye to Romance and a few other great songs but I dont like his tone. Zack era some good stuff but overprocessed and the whale that is his signature but overused for me is 3. Jake and Randy are legends that are reveared and fans want more from.even if Jakes writes new songs and Not my thing his tone is awesome.Randy had a style that I might like his song but not that tone

[@WrenchDevil6]

Waiting For Darkness is one of the greatest songs of all time, not to mention one of the greatest Ozzy/Jake songs. I’ve been a guitar player my whole life and for the life of me, I’ve never been able to get that pattern down, and make it sound proper. I have a great friend who shares the same issue! I’d like to hear Rock ‘n’ Roll Rebel! Killer of Giants was spot on! Excellent work, as always Michael!!

[@ROKZLEON]

You got my instant click with that video title! 😁 Diggin' that you did some Jake deep cuts. That amp is something else!🤘🏻

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@dvomvas1]

I LOVE "Waiting For Darkness"!!

[@gcw744]

The was highly enjoyable. Waiting for Darkness iwas awesome. Great tone, but it's in your hands as well. Ive heard other demos of this and this is the best sounding. Well done sir , you got me to subscribe.

[@johngraves2185]

Nice! Killer of Giants is fucking awesome! I remember learning that song when it came out and thought JEL was a genius. Such an amazing song and an amazing player! Speedy recovery my friend, cheers!

[@kalebaldwin5398]

If memory serves, he just tuned the A string up to B for “Shot in the Dark”. I could be wrong, though.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

oh, I hadn't thought of that!

[@RockhouseRay]

Waiting for darkness is one of my favorite JEL songs. Solid deep cut

[@johnnyringo8174]

I just ordered the IR-J, didnt know this amp was coming. Oh well. Im sure I'll be just as happy with the pedal. I can use it with amps I already have.

[@TonyHernando]

love it, Michael!

[@Twobarpsi]

Sounds great! Love that JEL logo too. Very creative!

[@stevemaalt]

Nice playing, great shirt!

[@mikec8815]

That amp is awesome! I have the ir jel and I can't believe how good the cleans are

[@mariek6993]

that high wire tone is awesome. so different that his other tones but so cool

[@_Stay_Curious]

Waiting for Darkness is one of the the funnest riffs to play. Most of his rhythm parts are a pain in the butt to play.

[@giuseppezambotti8576]

On KOG you have the very right amount of chorus: kudos!

[@robmitchell3864]

OMG dude Definitely nailed that Badlands tone. Definitely nailed the ultimate sin album effects!!! As a drummer it's always an honor to play for certain folks 😉 But keep working at the production quality of shot in the dark. (Dude not even close)

[@axisofevil4105]

No controversy at all!! Waiting for Darkness awesome call!! This is why you’re great Michael, you hear that part exactly for what it is. A keyboard part played by guitar. Similar to what the Edge would do. Only he used delay and Jake used incredible technique!!

[@JoseG-2023]

Great riffs! Great review! 🤘

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

So much crazy cool gear coming out in a row. 🤘

[@dr.dan13]

great video !!

[@AdrianCummings-r2d]

Amazing demo great tones

[@mentoneman]

this JEL circuit really compliments your playing🤙

[@leftygtrplr6184]

When someone plays Silver Horses from Badlands, that is a sign they are a true Jake E. Lee fan!! Damn, that was good 🔥🧨 Next thing you know, @BigHairyGuitars, you'll be pulling out Dog from Badlands Dusk!!! Do it Michael!

[@highgear1]

great video again , thx

[@vextract4662]

SITD is one of the top arena rock songs, that guitar part is UNMISTAKABLY Jake E Lee and the whole song is just massive.

[@chriskrueger1865]

Jake is a real life "rock 'n roll rebel!" 👍 👍

[@Watching-h5r]

@MichaelNielsen. Michael did you ever do a video on your green/blue? Shabbat tele? I love that guitar.

[@vaisatchatrucci]

F%$k yeah! 🤘🔥🤘🔥🤘🔥

[@planetsab]

love Silver Horses!

[@daveblairmusic]

Jake is such an underrated guitarist. Tons of blusey soul and chops and originality and songwriting. We know he didn’t get the credit he deserved for writing on the Ozzy albums. And the amp and playing in the demo sound killer as well.

[@mattevans060972]

Thanks for the Badlands riffs! The Ozzy stuff was great but Badlands was Jake’s peak.

[@marsa6]

Sounds killer, dude! 🥃🤘🏻🎸

[@stevako]

Sounded great and for sure Jake riffs are hard to pull off

[@OhYouAteOne2]

Woooo, let’s gooooo

[@jimmybiter2936]

Silver Horses is a bad ass song!🤘🤘🤘

[@davidperezgonzalez1839]

I literally play all those riffs everyday plus a few more like Spiders, rock n roll rebel and Bark. And another jewel, Never.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

NICE!!!!

[@rockinchippy]

Sounds awesome 🔥👏🏻🔥👏🏻🔥

[@neurocosm]

True about waiting for Darkness

[@highgear1]

Michael, could you make a video comparing the JEL 50 and the IR-J ( into a poweramp ) ... that would be also very interesting

[@dangolguitartech]

I knew exactly why you picked “Waiting for Darkness“ before you set a thing… That staccato picking thing was always one of the coolest things that Jake did. But I think this amp might tell on you… If you don’t have your chops together, it may not be for you. Ask me how I know…🤠 Thanks for another great video, Michael!

[@iPotatoTone]

Assuming this isn't a limited thing, I think this just became a big contender for my next amp.

[@VeejOfHyperborea]

Stellar amp

[@luckyjones22]

Love this! Do you think Dave will ever do a pedal for this amp? Just a standard BE-OD type pedal.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Yeah. I wouldn’t be surprised to see that. I haven’t heard of one it the works. But it does make sense

[@svrepartbeton-1582]

Your télé whit floyd..very nice sounding guitar 👍

[@MAG-li5jo]

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@BB-tv3bw]

The tone for riff 5 high gain, at 6:17 is perfect. Kinda scoopy lower mid, hollow Marshally thing most modded Marshall amps seem to lose and plenty crisp and articulate without being too reedy like a stock 800 or too compressed like a boosted one. JEL20 does not do this as far as I've heard (EL34 richness) and not all Marshalls, either. Am I hearing this right? And if that Les Paul still has Lollar Imperials in it, are they low or high output versions? Thanks, still tonequesting!

[@Manley156]

Hey Michael, not related to the video at all, but any chance you'd be doing some distortion or OD pedal shootouts like you did in the past? Loved those. Thanks

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks! Yes, totally plan to. The don’t do very well on my channel, sadly, but I like them, so I just have to figure out a way to get people to view them 🤣

[@lessonswithgriff]

Sorry if I missed it, but did you mic up a cab or use one of your IRs for this video? If so, which IR?

[@KreativeDevices]

Straight 🔥

[@sunnibird]

JEL vs Plex? Thoughts?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I think they live in the same world. Really raw wild. If you can run super wild, then the Plex is super fun. If you need bedroom volume, the JEL is capable of plexi style at bedroom volumes.

[@nedhook8709]

Great amp sound! Have you tried comparing a real Jake E Lee amp to the IR-J pedal? I would love to hear a comparison like that somewhere so I know if I should buy a head or just an IR-J pedal abd run it through the FX Loop. I would like someone to make a video with such a comparison. Great channel and sound!

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Hi Ned. If you run the IR-J into the power section of the JEL50, they're SUPER similar. Also when I run the JEL50 into my BE-100 it's a very similar vibe. The IR-J is definitely a cheaper entry into the JEL sounds.

[@nedhook8709]

@BigHairyGuitars Thank you so much for this comparation and sharing expiriences with Jake E Lee gear! I think i will get IR-J and run it in FX Loop of my Silver Jubilee.

[@guitartoneSA]

Kemper Profiles please. 🙏🔥

[@westernperf]

Um. Need 5 more now... 😊

[@lovesongsound1]

? bark at the moon was great! Jake wow

[@chrisdover8507]

Which Friedman IR pedal would get me Slash tones?

[@evan2757]

Every serious rock guitar player needs to own at least 1 Friedman amp in their lifetime 😁

[@seanoakes3688]

I wanna buy profiles again! I haven’t nothing left to buy 🥺

[@luckyjones22]

Do you like the IR-X or IR-J better?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

They're very different. The J is more raw, and bright and feels like there's less gain. The X is thicker, and heavier.

[@Jbeland1]

Does this have more gain on tap than say the BE?

[@garydragon9315]

I’ve got the 100 watt head that can be switched to 50. Is there any difference in the sound?

[@dananthony6258]

Does anyone know how he’s doing ?

[@ztevie.j]

How does the ir-j hold up against this? Disregarding the obvious punch difference, would you say they live in the same neighborhood tonewise?

[@Stereostupid]

Man I think they're close I've watched a few great demos the irj kills!

[@brandonmcvey9511]

If you could have 1 amp between this and the be100 deluxe, which would you get and why?

[@mfergel]

Definitely picked some of his best licks.

[@darrylweller6143]

Did you keep the soldano rack ?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Yeah. LOVE IT!

[@veronatragedy7016]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alejandroherrera2032]

después de Randy, Jake lee fue el mejor guitarrista que tuvo Ozzy

[@EJH-jn6mo]

Michael, how does it compare to SSv2?

[@BigHairyGuitars]

SS v2 is much closer to the BE / IRX. The Jake is the most Un-Friedman Friedman amp (to me). It's really raw and ferocious, in a different way than the SS, BE, JJ, Runts, are the more refined / perfected Marshall.

[@przemowczarski]

🤟🤠👍

[@z1g]

"because Bark at the Moon" - I don't get it?

[@divebomb99]

The Orange Meanie could have made an appearance here. Just sayin’. Also, go Dodgers.

[@stevedahl]

It’s terrible we cannot buy Badlands old catalog

[@davidfaustino4476]

$3000. 50w. Nah, this is getting ridiculous. That amp absolutely needs a 100w power section to punch properly.

[@Morakot76]

Agree i have the 100w..sounds more opensounding also to mr 😊

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I actually prefer to little bit of compression that the 50w brings vs the TOTALLY open 100w. It make the JEL50 a little juicier and easier to play. The 100w is pretttttty unforgiving. So, yeah, a little different.

[@Morakot76]

@@BigHairyGuitars ..also True...but thats why i like the 100 w so much...what you put in ..is what you get.

[@veronatragedy7016]

IS THIS THE NEW JEL 50 IN THIS VIDEO???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? IF SO IS IT GONNA BE LIMITED OR IS IT PART OF THE FRIEDMAN FAMILY NOW????????????

[@BigHairyGuitars]

yessssssssssSSssssSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS NOT LIMITED.

[@veronatragedy7016]

@@BigHairyGuitars Thanks man! I got so excited when I seen the thumbnail and title I asked those questions before I watched the video lol

[@6120orange]

Not the same circuit as the JEL100 That’s as disappointing the the SS100 not being a circuit rip of Steve’s plexi Friedman make some odd decisions

[@davefriedman6539]

How is it not the same circuit as the JEl-100? it is..

[@letch1529]

what? no jake charvel? smh

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I wish. I actually JUST got a Charvel, but not a Jake 😭

[@letch1529]

@@BigHairyGuitars nice. yeah, wish i had one too :P