Friedman Jake E. Lee Signature Head (JEL)

[@Tacklebox455]

Jake E Lee is now getting the recognition he's always deserved ,truly amazing guitarist that doesn't need a bunch of stomp boxes ,pure simple tone

[@angusorvid8840]

I've been a fan since seeing him on MTV during the US Festival in '83. He's a genuinely awesome player.

[@BlackCatBonz]

I remember back in the 80's he was getting all kinds of recognition... We all thought, if you were playing with Ozzy you were the man. He is still my favourite Ozzy guitarist.

[@angusorvid8840]

@@BlackCatBonz Well, it was tough when he got shafted. He was my number one guitar hero in the hard rock/metalsphere back in the 80s. I was thrilled when I first saw him with Ozzy. He had a tough gig because no matter who stood on that stage with Ozzy was going to be compared to Randy. But Jake held his own. When he was fired I was totally bummed out and never really took to Zakk's style. Badlands never took off as they should have, as great as great as they were. But, lo and behold, he's had a renaissance and that's wonderful. He's an undeniable master.

[@paulforester6996]

Watched Jake live last year. I have a pick he handed me while on stage. I intend to look under a microscope to analyze pick scrape and angle, when I find a cheap good microscope. Yes I am a geek, but it was a great memory in hard times.

@@BlackCatBonz Very true. Other than Eddie, everyone was watching who was with Ozzy. That was the water mark of guitar gods then. Eddie and whom ever was currently with Ozzy and yes Jake was my favorite Ozzy guitar player too since we could not have Randy.

[@kingbrutusxxvi]

Jake plays such tasty riffs that 99% of players who think they're playing "Bark at the Moon" right... aren't. I'm a studio/session musician and I remember when he finally sat down a few years ago and showed the riff, very slowly, and every player I know was like, "WTF?! Sh*t, I've been playing that wrong all this time?" I think he and Reb Beach were the most underappreciated rhythm players of the '80s. Stay safe everyone. Cheers.

[@2204JCM]

Yeah, 95% of the people I see playing Bark at the Moon are way off.

[@instrumentalist28]

Reb Beach is one of the best

[@timbrink]

Even the guys who played for ozzy after him play it wrong.

[@blacklion401]

Reb is a badass🤟🏻

[@rilianriggs4620]

Jake's playing on the first Badlands record is second to none as far as I'm concerned. My favorite tones for sure

[@shorerocks]

You know you are old, when Michael explains who Jake E. Lee is... and you think... I knew this 35 years ago... oh wait, 35 years? Shit... :-) Jake was the man, completely different to Randy and unique in his playing. Even his second career with Badlands was stunning. Let's just say I am glad he is back, after a too long absence.

[@Locoandchooch]

Michael is quite the sleeper shredder.🤘🏼 and I’ve been waiting for this review. Woot woot.

[@ecstasteve]

this is the least douchey rig demo I have ever seen.. killer vid.. killer amp.. great work man. I want one BAD(lands)

[@davej8045]

Literally got goosebumps when Jake started playing “Bark at the Moon”. I missed the boat on the JEL when it came out so I went with the BE-100 deluxe, absolutely no regrets.

[@RobertBakerGuitar]

Smokin demo!!!!!

[@trickyrjb1]

no lie!

[@stronglikemonkey]

I do not understand how you arent at 1,000,000 subs. The quality of your videos, sound, and enthusiasm is unsurpassed. That may not be your goal, but dang! I have been a subscriber for a long time and you never fail to transfer your enthusiasm directly into me. Thanks for continuing to make some of the best content out there. Great Dave interview too!

[@krautdrive3673]

When watching 26 mins of a dude noodeling and talking to Dave Friedman make you a better guitar player. There‘s some serious amp dialing in advice in here! Thanks for sharing!

[@russellzauner]

I bet you could get an interview with Jake. He always seems like a pretty regular dude during rig rundowns and stuff.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

He's a bit of a loose cannon, I think. Might not be a great interview, but I'm sure it would be a great hang!

[@rickleblanc8900]

@@BigHairyGuitars if you interviewed him and asked him questions about being in Ozzy's band, it could get nasty for sure lol !

[@johnnywomack548]

Best tones I've ever heard you get. That's one vicious amp.

[@trickyrjb1]

Soo vicious!

[@therealjohndoe3862]

These Friedman amps are really insane. If I could afford one, I would own one.

[@jerryporter1700]

Yeah man...they sound freakin amazing!....

[@fritzhieke7209]

get a job

[@therealjohndoe3862]

@@fritzhieke7209 I have a job, Einstein. And I bet I make more money than you ever will. I have 3 kids in college and own my own home. How about you, hero? Only an idiot would jump to conclusions and make such a childish comment. Grow up.

[@draper858]

I keep coming back to this video. Just great tone, playing, production. :)

[@damonstewart70]

Does sound nice

[@KarlKarsnark]

Sounds great. I hope this mean Jake will finally get some long overdue recognition (and royalties). Love that Friedman took a chance with the red wrap, which looks EPIC!

[@WyattWillis88]

Thanks so much for this Michael and Mr Friedman! For those of us who love this kinda thing this is absolutely above and beyond everything we could have possibly hoped for in such a video!

[@atomicslam1589]

Holy SHIT that things sounds good.....WOW. This amp sounds better to me than the BE line. A tone of bite and articulation. It seems a bit closer to the Smallbox than the BE series. Absolutely, spectacular.

[@slappywag7210]

That was my first experience playing one of Dave’s amps. 3 chords and 😳🤯 It’s as though he could hear the tone I’ve been searching for my entire life in my head✌️

what a great demo and video. It's always good to see Dave talk about the signature amps he builds for gods.

[@plexidust5101]

Quite the righteous introduction of this beast, big kudos. love both you guys !

[@onehotrocker99]

Michael, a Big THANK YOU to you and Robert Baker for keeping Hard Rock and Classic Rock alive! I'm glad to see a younger age continue to discover and rediscover this timeless genre of music. Cheers!

[@aapddd]

Best sounding Friedman yet. It can't get better

[@GuitarsAndSynths]

My favorite amp that Friedman has ever made. Hope he makes them available again in the future.

[@cabotnunlist2077]

The Friedman stuff is just sooo good. And this demo did a really good job of showing off the versatility that honestly his stuff doesn't get enough credit for because most online demos turn the gain way up and just focus on that sound. It is not hard to dial in a SRV tone on a Friedman that will take expensive amps that specialize in that tone out to the woodshed.

[@dupere1417]

Looks like a clear winner for a big hairy profile!!

[@phillamoore157]

WOW...that biting articulate tone you get at 5:58-6:30 is absolutely SICK! You said it was 800-ish, but I've never heard an 800 sound like that. They always sounded fizzy, and shrill to me. You had that dialed in perfectly.

[@SlimeyGuitarStrings]

Man, every one of your demos of a Friedman amp makes me want that amp. This one and the runt in particular, but you have sold me on every single one if I ever get that kind of money.

[@chriscornish3541]

My God that sounds incredible

[@MorGuitarz]

LOVE this... And what an amazing amplifier. REAL tone... Not imitation digital faux-tone (and yes, I also own a Helix & Kemper)... Best amps being sold today and Michael, you sound incredible through it.

[@theblindsniper]

BEAUTIFUL demo, Michael!! Friedman is lucky to have a guy like you demoing their gear :)

[@tone-talk]

Yes!

[@markslist1542]

Best intro of all time for a gear test.

[@bluegroove536]

You did an awesome job on this run through of the Jel 100. Your playing is admirable and loved all the detailed explanations of the settings. Very helpful! Cheers 🍻

[@pauloprzybylski6522]

Man it's hard to believe you are playing right through the amp with no effects or even a TS or something. If the amp itself really sounds like this, will be a huge success. Congrats Mr. Friedman, you really know what you're doing.

[@fatchoppers01]

I was saying the same thing I hear reverb

[@mentoneman]

i love the tones of that amp! got to play one and it’s killer. might be my fave amp tone you’ve demoed on your channel too. it’s a perfect fit for you.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks Mentoneman! I agree, it's killer!

[@calebneff5777]

That tone with the mid all the way up is AMAZING!

[@acepaul407]

For us poor people, a Marshall JCM 800 with an Ibanez Tube Screamer and a 10 band graphic EQ is good substitute.

[@The2ndProtectsTheRest]

Financing is readily available these days... no reason not to have the gear you really want...

[@fireball676]

@@The2ndProtectsTheRest hope you have a stable job. i mean financing an amp like this is like financing a used car. if its offered at 0% cool, if not you are playing a game based off monthly finances in an unstable economic environment. i hoard my money so take it for what its worth. im extremely careful with my purchases. though i did buy an AXEfx III outright. but thats my biggest cash purchase on music equipment ever and that was 2400 with the controller.

[@The2ndProtectsTheRest]

Ethan yes my job is stable. Yes it’s 0% for 36 months... Sweetwater... $98/mo won’t kill me...

[@fireball676]

@@The2ndProtectsTheRest im not necessarily speaking on your finances, im just putting that out as a be wary thing for people that are trying to do stuff like that on a starving budget. sweetwater does wonderful things for people and i love them for it, but i also dont want people taking a nose dive on gear.

[@fireball676]

@@The2ndProtectsTheRest ill admit my comment did sound like i was speaking to your finances directly..i apologize. im mildly inebriated and its 3:30 here

[@WyattWillis88]

Channel 2 is the absolutely the best friedman overdrive sound I've ever heard so damn barky and pissed off yet rich thick warm everything all at once! I want that sound in my life so bad it hurts!

[@TheJuggernaut777]

jake's tone is perfect now I know how to get it. Thank you dave and thanks michael for the best review and interview.

[@firlottp]

First came across your videos with your demo of the Friedman BE Mini... You convinced me I needed one... And then I come across THIS. God damn the pusher man. :)

[@BigHairyGuitars]

I feel your pain dude.

[@FirestormAudio]

Looove the sound of this amp. I'm hoping it ends up being a production model and not just a limited run.

[@The2ndProtectsTheRest]

Another STELLAR Friedman demo Michael!!! I bought my BE-50 Deluxe because of you and your demo of it!

[@matthias7455]

Omg, bro. So good! Sounds great. Love Jake. Great demo I want this! Btw, great badlands riffs. Dave nailed it with this. Totally rips. For marshall tones, this is the pinnacle imo

[@christopheranderson2158]

WOW!!! Awesome demo, man! Your musical taste lines up so well with mine - that ‘80’s hugeness - that I grin from ear to ear every time I watch your vids! Keep ‘em coming!!!! 🤘

[@jimshomestudio]

Thanks for your reply on the live chat. Never found this amp for sale and the used prices are skyrocketing. I’ll keep my eyes peeled.

[@TheSavage1969]

Absolutely amazing. Thank you so much for continuing to take the time and effort to share with us fellow gearheads, it's sincerely appreciated.

[@Gorbyrev]

That sounds like I remember it did but I know it sounds way better in so many ways. There is no brittleness to the tone and it has all the harmonic richness Dave is able to work into his amps. What a tone!

[@shakeyjonez]

"He should have called it the S.E.B. 100" - Mick Mars hahaha love you drunk Jake. Hurry up and do another episode of Tone Talk before you’re too old to remember anything.

[@StreetsOfVancouverChannel]

DAMN YOU, MICHAEL!!! I was just about to get something done when I decided to refresh my Subscriptions list and saw your vid... ;) THANK YOU!

[@jackbenson8228]

same!

[@LeonTodd]

Dave needs to make a Mike Nielsen signature head. The tones you pull on this demo are way better than anything Jake has done since the first Badlands album :D

[@robertritzenthaler6618]

Ouch, man!

[@adamr8878]

Awesome demo Michael. This is the best tone you have had in any demo i reckon. SUPER RICH. Love it love it love it.

[@AguiadoMal]

2 great names Friedman and Lee... the top 2 in my list , perfect.

[@kevmet84]

Enjoyed your employment of Badlands' to illustrate much of the spots you highlighted upon as I'm sure there is plenty of in betweens that are also nice as well. And the BATM surprise was a nice touch as well. 😎 Nice production.

[@jammergreg]

Love Friedman’s amps...I have a Runt and JJ jr heads in stereo. Small venues. Just kills and brought my playing up too.

[@mitchellferre1652]

Now we need a 20w JEL Jr. !

[@jammergreg]

@@mitchellferre1652 then I sell the Runt and get that. Lol

[@profile_01]

Great tones

[@hugovillafana1780]

We need this on the KEMPER

[@Millo1868]

Wow. That sounded great. This might be my favorite Friedman amp clip. Great tones on the tune and demo!

[@angusorvid8840]

Incredible sounding amp, like all Friedmans. Jake's tone changed drastically between BATM, produced by Max Norman, and Ultimate Sin, produced by Ron Nevison. I believe by the time of Ultimate Sin he'd had his Marshalls modded by Jose Arredondo. He was still using the cabs with the EVs and a Boss overdrive to tighten the woofy low end that comes with un-eq'd EVs. But on TUS album, his ability to control his own tone was restricted by the producer Ron Nevison who wanted one sound, and that was it. I think Jake was also using a Rat pedal on that album. The level of gain was off the charts, although it wasn't a mix as heavy as BATM due to the mixing process employed by Ron Nevison who had just had a major success with the comeback album he produced for Heart the previous year. Jake and Ozzy were expecting a heavier sounding album, but the Nevison was insistent about giving the album a much poppier character than BATM. Jake also hated the keyboards on both albums, but if Ozzy couldn't get a heavier mix, how was Jake going to complain about the mixing? Nevison also liked keeping the studio cold as he believed it kept musicians on their toes, but in an interview I heard not too long ago with Jake he said it made it harder for him to warm up his fingers. He still played great, pro that he is. But as far as his tone goes, a big part of that is also his style, his pick attack, the wonderful tone of a hardtail and a Duncan JB. That amp really has a tone that evokes the JEL sound. It's incredible. And you play BATM very well!

[@JohnProph]

he claimed he didnt like the sound on most of BATM. He said they were putting way too much treble on his sound

[@mountain7777]

Jake is killer! Would love to see more of the video of Jake at the shop.

[@elixirmusic2007]

after watching this video, my two-year-old daughter exclaimed - You rock! and I completely agree with her :)

[@BigHairyGuitars]

LOVE LOVE LOVE

[@markmeier8175]

FYI Jake e. Lee headed a band called Teaser before playing with Ozzy, they played a number of weekends in a teen night club call straight ahead sound in Casa De Oro San Diego county. Jake e's band Teaser shared the stage with Mickey Rat which soon was discovered and became Ratt. I was a regular, and had the honor to witness these future rockstars, it was a great time to be young!

[@antilaw9911]

Love the interview with Dave!

[@IndyRockStar]

The second you played the first note I knew I have to have one of these!

[@reithstrat30]

just beautiful, spectacular tone and sound, everything a marshall should have been .... jake e lee ... one of my favorite guitarists .... IMO, friedman an american brand today the best british sound on the market, ironic....jajaja

[@Simon-IFF]

amazing playing!

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

Jake E Lee was & is such an underrated guitarist & your no slouch I gotta-say.

[@johnzuker]

Great playing, great interview, and overall great demo! Looking forward to your demo of the Twin Sister (hint, hint)!

[@rectoverb]

I was luck enough to pick one up... second I saw it available, I grabbed it. Playing it with a Marshall 412 with G12 30 heritage speakers and it is something different.. sounds open, natural and tight. Plus the excursion/speaker movement is just perfect. Feel fortunate to own this one, I love it.

[@monstercadaver]

F-me man. That has some seriously righteous toanz coming out of it. So 80's it hurts!

[@vextract4662]

Dave with the Marshalls in the background lol. Hot Rodded like an evil Kineval bike no doubt 😎

[@Terribleguitarist89]

Man oh man is that THE dream tone.

[@LucaMilierimusic]

OMG what an Intro Michael, amazing playing! And jeeeeesus that amp sounds freaking good!!!

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

Teach me all those Jake licks. Nice review. Great playing

[@onehotrocker99]

HiLaRiOuS intro. Great demo vid Michael. Love those sizzling licks and lead tones you're getting from that amp! Sounds MONSTROUS!!!

[@MrScary52]

Amazing tone Michael!!! This is a true rock machine

[@frankpicha7180]

Great demo! Amp sounds incredible!!! Nice interview with DF!

[@sandrosadhukhan]

Need a 20 watt version of this with the same feature set!

[@highgear1]

... no doubt you love and grow up with the music of JLE , your playing has that special feel ...fantastic ...thx ....

[@johnpierson8398]

So cool to see this video! I love 80's guitar playing and tones. I have had one of these amps with a matching 4 x 12 cab on order since January. This is the first video that shows me what I can expect. And WOW! It's gonna get loud! I can't wait for the "square kick in the chest" on the first chord as Dave put it. Great playing to show what this amp is made for.

[@SteveRayMorse]

Awesome...waiting for the profile.

[@darrcooper]

I'll second that!!

[@darrcooper]

@Nick I don't I'm afraid.. Just the Kemper. Appreciate the offer though 👍

[@TrentSolo]

MASSIVE Jake E Lee fan....thanks for this video!

[@guitardave]

I’ve been looking forward to your review / demo of the Friedman Smallbox pedal since Dave showed it off at NAMM. Can’t be far off now...

[@philfrank5601]

I'm glad you put in the Rock n Roll Revel riff!!! I love Bark but RRR is just my fave riff of his, and you nailed that tone. Bark has so much going on effects wise, I still don't know what Jake was thinking with that thin, tinny lead sound (wicked solo though, of course). Ultimate Sin is such a great album with Jake, too bad Ozzy has disowned it.

[@rflessati]

Glorious 800 tone

[@jeffdavis1360]

I will stand by for the pedal version cause thats about all I can afford

[@joshmuz9018]

One of best amps I've ever heard

[@ryanybos]

Most excellent review Michael, I appreciate the fact that you're a player & you can articulate how the amp sounds in all aspects. Rock on & keep em commin brother

[@DVTOM]

DUDE!!!!! That is Jake in a Box!!!

[@samright4661]

Friedman makes the Best Marshall amps

[@danvolpe6609]

Great playing Michael!

[@raysmetaltracks6782]

WOW....the best of Marshall in one box and then some! I'm afraid to ask what this bad boy is gonna set me back, but after hearing you play and hearing those sounds... may have to sell one of the kids. Worth it. 😜👍

[@CameronCooper]

Fantastic Demo!!! :)

[@julianbenedict9720]

Just picked up my JEL from Sweetwater!!

[@2kosher]

Love this guy's sense of humor!

[@Kenman540]

We need the Magic "Lynch" purple super lead from Dave!!!

[@TheDeskChicken]

Goddamn does that sound amazing. Gets that Jake tone and a lot more. My money, you shall have it.

[@keithferris9574]

That amp sounds incredible.

[@alanjayreed457]

very cool sound Michael

[@devondeswardt6239]

Dude, you are the king of guitar tones! Sorry Pete Thorne, Andy Timmons, Guthrie Govan, you guys are awesome but Michael is like a human tone thesaurus 🤣

[@mattgordon9229]

Mike rocks pretty ferociously!

[@matthias7455]

Crazy. It seems effortless for him.

[@Gnfr123]

Check out Johan Segeborn, the king of vintage tones!

[@gibs8412]

they are all good, and if you ask them, they may say the eqiupment makes a difference too,lol

[@danm5945]

I read that as “Toneasaurus”.... I agree with both

[@kahlrhoam6769]

Jake E. Lee’s very interesting chording & arrangements, were a big influence upon me since, what, ‘83? AWESOME musician, I wish the ‘80’s had more JEL than it did. The drought after TUS, was terrible. 🥵