Friedman Twin Sister | A Fantastic Sounding Amplifier

[@DannyMck]

That last riff he played was Morning Star by Philip Sayce if anyone wanted to know, absolutely killer sounding amp and playing Bea

[@anthonydallarosa8314]

That Sayce riff!!! 🤯🤘

[@thedavegoodman]

Sick 😎

[@michaelcantinieri7890]

he kicks ass

[@TimEricksonMusic]

Love the tone!! Seems like a great choice for the Hendrix, Frusciante, SRV type tones that I like dialing up with my '57 Strat! Perfect for my new funky, bluesy, groove rock album that I'm heading into the studio to start on next month!! Thanks for that really nice run through on the really nice range that it has!

[@kencarlile1212]

Wow... as a listener not a player I had no idea that you could make those sounds just with an amp. Incredible.

[@happycadaver]

Jesus Christ; those tones are absolutely gorgeous. Not taking away anything from this obviously super impressive amp, but Rabea just has a way of dialing in the most perfect tones. Honestly this video is the best advertisement Friedman could have ever asked for. Amp sounds killer; Bea thank you for doing a tasty and thorough review as always!!

[@carbon_wavelight]

@Scram Jam this should be a series. Rabea pulling blood from a stone Edit: Tone from a stone

[@chrisandreou6546]

Review the Friedman Jerry Cantrell model

[@derekwoods8199]

Yes!

[@brivington2011]

Yes!

[@gerritkusenberg3600]

or even better: the butterslax!

[@asianaxeman]

Difficult to decide between the dirty Shirley and the JJ!

[@likelydaily6767]

This is a really thorough walk through of an amp. I appreciate that.

[@PilgrimMinistry]

[Rabea strums first chord] Me: "I'll take 20"

[@woodwilling291]

That tone at 10:48! You nailed that Jimi strat for me! ... grats on the weight loss and awesome playing! Greetings from US :)

[@RedEyeAgency]

Hands down one of the top performing dirty tone amps out there. Fucking killer amp! Rabea is priceless when it comes to doscovering and dialing in the strengths of these amps.

[@brianleechee]

Hahaha! Imagine a non-musical person asking you to describe a tone! "Well, it's gainy with a little hair on it, a bark in the mids and a bite in the highs with a lot of fat all around, which is a little too thick, so I would tighten it up with some brightness to give it some pizzazz." Lol it's funny because I totally get what you're saying, as a guitarist! I'm sure anyone who values sound, whether it's because they play, or whether they are just appreciators, will understand. But I always wonder how people, without that inclination, interpret or feel about descriptions like that. Like "Your sound has hair? Bark? Bite? Fat? Tail? Why does your guitar sound like a dog that needs some exercise? It sounds like a guitar to me." Lmao! This was a great video sir! Thank you

[@wearetemporary]

My god, Rabea, you’re looking so fit and healthy. What a spectacular and inspiring transformation over the past years! I can imagine you might not be so keen on it, but I would LOVE for you to do an episode on being a musician and getting fit. What your workout routine is, how you maintain it on the road, what the particular challenges are, how you deal with backstage catering and nutrition on tour. How you find and make the time to stay active. Would be a great story for many of us.

[@JS-us8mg]

Workout for 1/2 hour a day and don't eat shit food ! There U go... No need for a video now 🤣

[@diegoleiva7242]

Agreed. He's looking better than ever.

[@wearetemporary]

J S practice guitar and buy quality gear. There, no need for Rabea to ever post again.

[@profoundsinger]

Second the compliment... Awesome to see how you’ve transformed your body....keep it up bro!

[@joshdeal575]

I believe he's already made a video about his health journey, and maintaining it.

[@jakebraun2312]

Just had an old video of yours pop up and realized how fit you’ve gotten. Super impressive and inspiring man, keep it up!

[@FretFriendGWaL]

I could barely afford the Friedman BE OD pedal :D

[@stonedome93]

And I'll bet it's worth every penny! I know mine was!

[@FretFriendGWaL]

@@stonedome93I lovce it: returned a Revv G3 to go buy a BE OD again :)

[@CarlKennedyMusic]

Look at you Rabea! Killing the blues-rock vibe. You have done a beautiful product demo here. Great playing and presentation! Stay well.

[@HoracioGarciaMusic]

I can't afford any of this gear but I just like hearing Bea's playing. Have you played the Jerry Cantrell JJ-100? Cheers!

[@Knoxvillemoto]

The irony is that alot of people who can afford this gear, are too busy being able to afford it to be able to really practice enough to make full use of it.

[@shaneeubanks6396]

@@Knoxvillemoto that was nothing but facts. I have gear people would die for. I'm either o the road, or at my shop. All I want is to be a good guitar player, but dont have the time, even tho my passion is my guitars

[@michaelcantinieri7890]

you can...Musicians Friend 48 month plan...0% interest..extension 2886..talk to Jeremy..tell him Mike sent you

[@MostlyElectrolytes]

Yeah, I think that this is one of those amps that if you don't sound good playing through than it's you. Jeez it sounds amazing.

[@unmike19]

Phenomenal tones, playing and reviews as usual sir. I have the mini dirty shirley, and am tempted to upgrade even more so because of this video. I've seen others, but you truly trial all the questions I have with superb playing and sounds! Thanks Bea!

[@davebasque779]

Always been a fan of your playing...You sir are the tone king adviser of all ....Friedman should have you as a rep ...you know exactely how to dial an amp for that sound every hard rocker dreams of...thank you for this info video...just wish Friedman amps would be more affordable...guy can only dream of owning one ... , keep up the great work brother!!!!

[@andresmanueltoledo2314]

I absolutely love your amp reviews!!!!!!! Keep the good work!!!

[@RandomGuitarGuy]

I SWEAR you were about to play Aerials by System Of A Down at 22:43 for a second there.

[@LordPodlington]

I'm glad it wasn't just me!

[@67er_matze97]

OMG - this is the perfect amp !! and so is your demo and playing !! 👍

[@MrKenward777]

WHOA damn! killer playing and tones Rabea!!

[@chrisworland7754]

pleasure to watch and listen to once again Bea, you legend!

[@NikolasKrudewig]

Holy smokes, that Philip Sayce - Morning Star Tone at 25:02 is just gorgeous!

[@brownsfan7753]

Super duper demo as always!!

[@robertlevasseur8896]

this is a great sounding amp, but sometimes i think people get suckered by the spatial stereo separation they hear in these recordings.

[@ryanjacko1]

Love the 3 guitars review, not only do you get 3 different tones you also get 3 flavours of rabea. All on the same amp, incredibly versatile

[@GeauxSaints121]

Would like one of these but would like the front to be black tolex instead of the grill cloth. The look of the small box with silver piping

[@GGillett77]

I just picked up the combo version and i’m blown away. I have owned Marshall, Splawn, Boogie, Dr Z, Fender, Bogner, etc, and several models of each. For me they do not do what this amp does. This amp has SO much feel when you play it! I kept my Mesa Triple crown 50 head and cab, my 1992 JCM 900 50w 1/2 stack, and Marshall 4501 combo, but honestly they are probably going to be music room decor, and friendly reminders of my tone quest / musical journey minus about 100 amps. This amp completely rips with a OCD pedal over the high gain setting also. This video got me to the store, the amp did the rest.

[@monsterk7603]

Bro, I cannot explain how happy your videos make me. Your playing never gets old, and the joy you so obviously have doing these is infectious. That LP is so juicy into this amp. Thanks Bea!

[@kevin-fe1ss]

Rabea + strat = heaven !!!

[@_RLP]

So hard to focus when that strat is around... Anyway, that amp suits you, dude. Hope to see it here again. Kudos for the killer upload. Cheers

[@ront8270]

Beautiful demo of the Friedman twin Shirley and even do a “dirty Shirley vs the twin Shirley “ man the grit in their it’s just frikin awesome......what a GREAT ROCK SOUND

[@scottharter1161]

I know you review some killer equipment, but I'm just here to hear you jam regardless of the equipment. Play on.

[@dver4624]

Bea, that Strat is very special. It sounds so clear yet beefy in every pickup position. Also, your intonation is always spot-on. A very under-rated aspect of playing IMO. People like you and Andy Timmons seem to be able to sound perfect all the way up the neck. For the rest of us, there's Evertune 😉. Great demo!

[@davidwoods358]

That amp sounds fantastic! (Both channels.) The clean channel is begging for your favorite boost pedal, not that it needs it but hey, more is more! I All the guitars sounded A1 through it! I don't think tone gets much better than this. My humble opinion.

[@frankmcpave7965]

Friedman amps are absolutely fantastic! I'm playing an "affordable" Runt 50 and I'm blown away every time I play it!

[@paulmales1889]

I’ve got a Runt 50 too , amazing sounding amp . It’s more aggressive and tighter than the twin sister so great for hard rock/ 80’s metal ,

what a phenomenal amp!

[@eyedunno8462]

I love how knowledge and engineering of amps has improved so much that it's possible to not only take vintage amp tone and apply it today, but to make it BETTER than the amps of old. These are the best high gain amps ever, we just don't fully realize it yet. It's almost cheating

[@unfair_potato]

Of course it sounds spectacular. I simply will never have $3k for one. Thanks for the dream!

[@ryanbodell458]

A wall of sound. But also chords are so articulate. Bea your a great metal player. But the hard rock and blues stuff is better than great. No wonder everyone wants you to demo their gear such a well rounded player.

[@MilesToneAmps]

May I ask which pickups are in that strat and what model it is? Sounds excellent!

[@TybudX]

That's the best sounding amp I've ever heard. I love the jtm45 sound, so I always loved the Dirty Shirley, but this thing adds more modern features that are really usable. If I had any practical use for it I would buy one in a heartbeat, but alas, I will stick to my little Sheriff 22 head.

[@ItsWizki9d]

Damn man, I havn't been watching guitar videos on youtube for a good year or so now but you look good! Lost weight eh? I wish I said hi when I went to get my Ibanez rg550, I saw you and Mr Anderton himself but was too scared.

[@sonicsaviouryouwillnotgetm6678]

Damn sweet sounds. Breakup territory, cleans, higher gain, everyting. Now, I'm a happy user of Blug's Amp1 but if I ever want to go back to traditional amps and invest in a classic head, Friedmann will most probably be it. Every demo I watch sounds immensely gorgeous.

[@DanieleBrunazzo]

Hi Rabea, really cool videos! May I ask which settings do you use on the Ox Box? Would be awesome to have a tutorial from you on this 😃

[@pascal006]

Which cab/speakers were you using, sounds spectacular!

[@FendCore]

Digging in hard to be reward!! You stole my words! Absolutely love that kind of amp! Thank you for your amazing playing and reviews 🙏

[@DavidHunterChunkyRiffs]

So my face is aching a bit from the gurning and grinning. I can't decide which guitar sounds best through that, they all sounded amazing. Great amp. Nice work as always 🤘

[@LucasMastropasqua]

Friedman really knows his stuff! He’s one of the OG amp guys that knows what great tone is and knows exactly how to bring that beast out of any amp. I’ve modded an amp to be a clone of the Phil x amp and the Butterslax amps in one and Dave is my inspiration when it comes to amp building! I’m super curious what your review on the Butterslax amp 3rd channel would be like!

[@Hairyloft]

Love the break up vintage tones from that strat and amp wow.

[@zeenuf00]

All Friedman amps sound great.

[@CustomTele52RI]

Rabea - I like your style. It's just the right mix of chatter and demo, explaining what you're doing while staying on topic. Among my favorite amp reviews, also due in part to the sheer joy of listening to the Twin Sister. Thanks!

[@andersvesterholt2170]

Let's just all clam down. Rabea can plug his guitar into a teapot and make it sound amazing.

[@sb632]

Rabea I do have a question. How would an amp like this sound with something more modern say like your Kraken/ Super kraken used in stereo? Does it make sense tonally to blend 2 amps that different together? Or am I just reaching for something that isn't there?

[@SlimeyGuitarStrings]

My guess is not as good. The Victory Kraken is designed to have one amp on each channel with the british voiced amp using EL34 and the American voiced running 6L6 or something like that. If you were looking something more akin to that in the Friedman lineup, the JJ would probably be the closest. Jerry Cantrell runs them in stereo with one on the JBE channel and the other on the HBE channel from my understanding. From my understanding there's a way to run a wet dry wet rig by micing the dry cab and then running effects on it which might work on the dirty shirley better, but it will still be a different vibe.

[@jaytwo96]

I was digging the Strat, but was blown away once the LP was plugged in, holy shit!

[@jacobsteele2929]

Awesome video as always, thanks man! Just got a real guitar, the amp is next! What do you think of the mesa mark V? Stay well brother.

[@charlesycoker]

I have a Dirty Shirley 40 Amazing amp You can run it with a fair amount of gain and responds so well to playing dynamics and guitar volume and pickup selection. It cleans up and has this open, 3d quality to it with chime and complexity with overtones and harmonics. Hit it with a boost (the Friedman Buxom Boost is magic with this amp) and it will go into Soldano territory for solos I will be getting one of the Twin Sisters Every multi channel amp I have had seemed to suffer from me loving one channel but not the other one or two With the wide variety of tone and gain from the preamp section of this amp you can set it up the way you want to. When I saw this amp get announced I was like “that is freaking brilliant “ These amps have such a great feel them too.. Nice review

[@acemojobean]

Thanks for covering the clean to breakup and crunch tones. This was the most helpful review for me. I’m buying one. All the best to you Rabea!

[@JC-mx8fy]

Watched a few demo vids of this amp and its crazy how good rabea is at setting amp tones. Made this thing sound 20x better than anyone else on youtube.

[@jonevettu1422]

Wow, Friedman is LUCKY for having you demonstrating there amp. Very nice playing Bea! Hope you release some of thoose last riffage as grinding gear songs

[@JohnnyReading]

He gets paid for these, so they are quite happy.

[@jimmiejames4674]

Sounds like an early Fender Twin or Super reverb with way more control. Stevie Ray Vaughan would be all over this amp.

[@psneville]

Great review and playing -- when recording from an Ox box it would be good to know what cab, speakers and mics you're using and if you're adding any of its fx -- thx and be well

[@RabeaMassaad]

Yeah sorry I usually mention it, but I use the V30 Cali model and the reverb and delay that’s in Ox

[@psneville]

Thanks man, my fave review of this amp I’ve seen and tip of the hat to the many ways of playing it that you gave us all. FWIW Original DS was a godsend to me for a long time, allowed me have a simple one channel amp I could clean up with guitar volume and try to be no-pedal for a while! Thx again and be well

[@connormcbride7588]

Hey Rabea what cab did you play through? What was it loaded with? Or did you use an reactive load box and what cab simulation was running? What ohm load did you have the amp at also?

[@Ben-iz5ml]

Friedman and Rabea is a deadly combo for me right now I have been scoping their stuff so hard lately.

[@ApriliaRacer14]

Each guitar sounded better than the next...amazing.

[@BadHorsie2]

I wouldn't call it pizazz, LOL!! It add crap tone of character to the less paul.

[@dawgal]

Hi Rabea! I have a question regarding sound quality on your videos: How do get rid of the hum and other unwanted noises? Stellar sounds!

[@jovanjovanovic3449]

22:40 system of a down ariels clean tone

[@DennyBob521]

I have the same Paul’s guitar, sounds killer. Great amp demo - I’ll probably get the Little Sister because I don’t gig anymore so I can stop and adjust and it’s half the price.

[@BillVerdon]

phenomenal playing! Amp tones... nice... but.. to my ears... nothing spectacular

[@rockylacoco]

Hi Rabea, Great review on the Twin Sister. I really got sucked into the video because your playing is that good! You sound great and so does the amp. :)

[@nicholastotoro7721]

Is it just me or does it sound even tighter than the DS-40?

[@paulcowart3174]

Probably so but a DS40 is all I need

[@wakjob961]

I'm getting old and my hands/wrists are shot. My metal chugging days are numbered... This amp may service my newly found single coil affliction ;-)

[@robrichmond6171]

Amen on the old hands and wrist....jeez, left wrist barely moves these days!

[@bengalvin9932]

i thought there was a guy in the background wearing a white t shirt with headphones on.but nope.

[@armandodiaz3485]

Are the 3 guitars you used in the video in “special” tunings other than standard?

[@Nobody-mr3ih]

Rabea.. I have several Friedman amps and I love everyone of them... Great vid brother!

[@adhaskym.a9536]

What pickups are on that Strat? Thank you in advance ☺️

[@reesemartin8729]

What a beautiful sounding amp!

[@rgr4929]

The OX is simulating a specific speaker/cab combination? Which would be? Thanks!!

[@hootowl6354]

I guess the Dirty Shirley is the same amp but with one less cloned channel? I don't want to pay more for a duplicate channel I don't need.

[@Desperado665]

It works with a 100 watt Friedman cab that I use for my be100 right?

[@silverstaralchemist]

Would love to see and hear your two cents on the JJ Junior man!

[@guitarexpert2245]

Sounds like a Friedman. I just realized , that's a pretty silly comment. I still like Marshall's better , have more high end mids.

[@paulmales1889]

This is true , with my Friedman I put an eq in the loop and push the high mids a bit if I want it to sound exactly like a Marshall 👍

[@nittyguitar]

What would you choose the Friedman, soldano slo or your victory?

[@beestew79]

I was wondering the same.

[@ianlahaye9476]

I think Rabea would agree with me if I answered for the both of us and say the SLO. The twin sister is great, but you can get all of these tones with the crunch switch engaged on the normal mode. Then you have another further gain stage after that at your disposal as well. All phenomenal amps. You really get what you pay for with gear these days. They're investments, and harbingers of Joy. Plus, they will last your entire life and always have resale value which rewards us with the tantalizing journey as musicians to experience as many greats as we can. ✌️

[@nittyguitar]

Ian LaHaye only disadvantage would be no midi with the slo

[@ianlahaye9476]

If that's something important to you then yes. I would say that the majority of players looking at SLOs and Friedman's aren't concerned with MIDI. Seems like a newer age thing. Who knows, I'm only 32, but I'm old school when it comes to rigs. 😂

[@slowhandblues187]

Anyone know what cabinet and speakers he’s using? Rock On!! 🤟🤟

[@Pauld62]

Is it ever lost on you how amazing it is to have access to all that gear, ontop of being a great musician to really get the most out of it haha

[@RabeaMassaad]

Never, dude. I always say to Hannah, quite frequently how insane it is to try all this stuff. I’ll always feel lucky. I know it takes work to get somewhere in life but at the same time, I don’t think I’ll ever not feel jammy AF for what I do.

[@damiendelvallee7256]

@@RabeaMassaad word!

[@Pauld62]

@@RabeaMassaad you deserve it dude, and i hope your family are well.

[@RabeaMassaad]

ThatBadGuy nope - I never worked at Andertons before shooting videos with them. I met Lee through Chappers. I was down at ACM just trying to make a go at a music career. Mainly because it was next door to London and I figured being closer to London for career prospects was good.

[@gijslammertink662]

14:20

[@adamdes0t0]

What are the specs on that strat you're playing? Sounds really great.

[@sunwomb7428]

what speaker sim / IR where you using on this?

[@julestielens6988]

I have now four amps of Friedman. All wonderful!!!

[@Utube-g3g]

I worked my way up to the smallbox limited. It’s got extra gain than the regular smallbox. It was spec’d by Wildwood Guitars. Best amp ever. And grabbed it in off white. I used awful amps for yrs. Waited til I deserved better and obviously saved up. Traded up from the pink taco, regular smallbox and now sold them off and have this limited version. It’s the most I’ve spent on amp and won’t be doing that again. I have to say I also love the lunchbox size Egnater tweaker 15 head. But thx to this guy here and a few others I gave in and got the quad cortex. Passed on it twice when it was $1400. Then gave in recently cost me more but 900 people in front of me I grabbed a mint used one. Reasonably priced. Feels like an amp and sounds great too. Imo the best modeler I’ve tried. FYI the Friedman takes any pedal I throw at it.

[@kimseniorb]

Being blown away is your day job it seems

[@KimVanZandt]

He keeps saying 6L6. I thought it had 5881

[@cardbored_]

What amp would be better for clean tones and that 90's hard/alt rock? The Twin Sister or the SmallBox?

[@chanceterrill5346]

Bea.... It's the same thing with my Les Paul and my Dirty Shirley, when you really spank the strings and Dig In on chords or single note stuff, it gives you that bark and bite and sting of a marshall Plexi, I think it's because it's tube rectified...... if you play normal it sounds good but doesn't have very much attack because of the SAG, people say there easier to play on but I feel like you got to really stay on it to make it bark and sing...... I also think that's why it sounds so dynamic, because it's a bit spongy when you play soft, so it doesn't drive the amp as hard...... so I'm pretty sure I know exactly what you're talking about LOL

[@jumpbackgeno]

Dig your take on this, and the knowledge to dial and play it up! Just bought a SS V2 Friedman and is my first Friedman amp purchase after everything else, seems like It will be sick for what I do

[@davedavem]

One note in - "Yes! Rabea's playing a strat!"

[@sonnyseabury636]

Bea, On the Twin Sister, can the clean channel be used with gain too? Thinking very hard about getting this amp..I already have the BE-50 Deluxe, which I Love dearly. Be Well, and Be Safe, Bea!

[@Paul_Lenard_Ewing]

As a guy with a 50 watt Plexi (which cost me $600.00 USD) I can always hear the Marshall thing coming out of all the Friedman amps. Big but! I can see that you get great value for money when you compare them to other gourmet amps. BUT for those guys where over $1000'00 USD is too much than even more is irrelevant!

[@scotdvorak8861]

Dream tones !!! The perfect amp! Looking up the price and thinking “whew”… BUT then my buddy says something that made all the sense in the world. “Seems like if you buy that amp you’ll actually ‘save’ money in the scheme of things”. Brilliant! …and very true. The search is over.