We Need to Talk About the FRIEDMAN IRD as a SERIOUS Option

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John Nathan Cordy

Күн бұрын

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@lyricbread 5 ай бұрын

Hey John, I have to mow the lawn this afternoon, but if you need to talk about the Friedman IRD, I’m free this evening.

@thormusique Ай бұрын

I think it sounds bloody brilliant, mate! I heard a friend playing one of these a while back and was blown away by how good it sounded. Well, I finally got to play one for meself and must say, it actually feels like an amp in how it 'pushes back'. Also, it sounds a lot like a furry, breathing thing. For the past 5 years, my Kemper has been at the heart of my rig (with some important additions), mostly because I like not having to cart tonnes of equipment to sessions. (I do now also bypass the Profiler's IRs and use the ones in my OX Stomp, which sound killer.) But I could now see also bypassing the Kemper's amps and cabs for certain sounds and just using the Friedman IR-D. I think the combination it would give me would result in quite an arsenal of sound. Cheers!

@Widdy5150 5 ай бұрын

That unit with the HX Effects are a match made in heaven!! 😋

@MotownGuitarJoe 3 ай бұрын

This is exactly what I'm moving up to from my PodGo

@lookmanostrings 4 ай бұрын

I find that you always have the same tone on your intro playing no matter what product it is. Interesting.

@JC_Walker 5 ай бұрын

This sounds amazing. I think I prefer your tones when u aren’t doing the extreme hi cuts to get EJ type tones. In this demo and in the cranked pro reverb tone there is presence and pick attack, lots of nuance that gets lost with extreme hi cuts. This is a great tone that sounds real. The cranked pro reverb tone is hard to beat and my favorite but this is certainly excellent in its own regard. Happy Father’s Day!

@craigoriopequeño505 5 ай бұрын

Hey John, sounds great as always mate thank you. I’m running mine at 12v with the two switchable outlets on a Strymon Zuma, a current (amperage) doubling cable and it clocks in at 650 mA!

@richandterimyers8982 4 ай бұрын

Sounds more like a real amp to me than anything else I've used over the past several years...Kemper, Helix, FM3 and 9. I've been running it through my Stomp XL loop mostly. Thanks so much for all of your great work!

@joewyatt8371 5 ай бұрын

Fantastic units! I am keeping them both.

@lukasbadtke1074 3 ай бұрын

I really Like your Videos, i am wondering what your Opinion is on the Laney Loudpedals? Every played one?

@simonmelrose7637 4 ай бұрын

Killer playing! I run a Twin Sister combo with the IR-X on my board and have it wired with an A/B that I can switch between the Twin Sister preamp and the IR-X where they share the TS power amp and speaker, etc. last gig I stayed in the Twin Sister for the entire gig, but they can essentially be dialed to sound very close. The TS is maybe a little darker and a tiny bit less sparkly than the IR-X, but in all honesty I haven’t had time at a gig to really try all of the options the TS has to offer. Awesome tone tools, all of the Friedman stuff.

@damonstewart70 5 ай бұрын

Dave Friedman has all the bases covered. If you can't afford one of his amps. You can get this one or the other one. I've even seen guys run em through crappy solid state heads and still get amazing tones. The tones on this video sound great and reactive

@craigoriopequeño505 3 ай бұрын

This thing sounds insane though a PS 100 and a real cab btw. And, it’s great on the gigs. Thank u, John 🤜💥🤛

@scottbrady4472 29 күн бұрын

Does it feel like a tube amp though?

@craigoriopequeño505 29 күн бұрын

@@scottbrady4472 Oh man, absolutely. It’s an all tube preamp running into an all tube power amp. Much like the rack mount units of yesteryear but now the preamp is on the pedalboard complete with an fx loop. It’s brilliant - only *one cable runs back to the power amp from the pedalboard rather than three with a conventional rig (two for the fx loop and one for the guitar input). Even with all of its IR & cab sim technology aside, this thing is worth its weight in gold. It’s well thought out, efficient and sounds amazeballs 🤙 *One cable from the last pedal in the fx loop chain into the fx loop return of the power amp.

@markw9512 5 ай бұрын

What’s the signal chain on this recording? Thanks

@joejohnson8966 5 ай бұрын

6:40 One of the best tones you've ever had.

@marekgitarzysta5193 4 ай бұрын

As an IR-X owner I have a question: how's the clean headroom on IR-X vs IR-D (single coils)? (I know I know, one does not buy Friedman for cleans.....)

@therewasascene 3 ай бұрын

I care about their cleans!

@Shaunquirk89 5 ай бұрын

Could you use this into the front of a tube amp?

@simonmelrose7637 4 ай бұрын

These do not work out front, but you CAN plug them into the effects loop of a tube amp and use the IR’s preamp and the tube amp’s power section. You can also wire it to switch between them! I have a demo of this in my page if you want to jump over and check it out.

@Rataja77 5 ай бұрын

Amazing preamp. I bought one a few weeks ago. Never looked back. I mainly use IEM live so this has saved my back so much

@marcusbjornlund919 22 күн бұрын

This might be what I’m looking for, just want a high quality edge of break up tone and find many modelers out there to complex, also many does not guarantee a good tone either. Even after tweaking, at least not for me:) What would your choice be if you were to recommend a drive pedal in the front and verb delay post? Without hitting some kind of crazy price point in total, also looking for simplicity in those pedals! Great work as always!

@tdan71 4 ай бұрын

Be nice if Boutique Amps got on board, I'd buy a Tone King Imperial in a second!

@cmbdds 2 ай бұрын

Neural DSP makes a great Tone King amp sim.

@akaerik1 5 ай бұрын

Have you seen any of the videos on the new Laney loud pedals looks interesting.

@clausmadsen6754 5 ай бұрын

Sounds incredible… does you guitar have a treble bleed cap? It seems to sound Strat-y even when rolled back, which mine doesn’t

@jordanprysmiki5361 5 ай бұрын

I wish bogner would do this with their red and blue pedals.. like full featured like their first ecstasy red and blue pedals, but all tube pre amps. I'd drop $5-700 each for those..

@CorNigrum 4 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. A lower gain Shiva combined with an Überschall channel that's more edgy than the Friedman. Or even two Helios channels. C'mon Reinhold...

@jordanprysmiki5361 4 ай бұрын

@@CorNigrum I messaged bogner several times on messenger, and they never get back to me about this. They don't pick up their phones either. Or answer their email.

@rz0svp 4 ай бұрын

Anybody know what he's using for his wet effects with the Friedman IR-D?

@z00zibot 4 ай бұрын

I would guess Helix Native in the DAW.

@thomaszajfman 3 ай бұрын

Someone pleaaaase explain to me how John manage to get those great tones! When I plug my IR-D straight into a PA it sounds like crap. Boxy, scooped and fizzy....

@montygibbon1905 2 ай бұрын

One of the problems with KZbinr videos is they have access to equipment capable of making pretty much anything sound fantastic. Are you still contending with the fizziness not apparent in John's video? That sort of result is pretty alarming given the price/purpose of the little preamp.

@russelltaylor3102 2 ай бұрын

Seems really good. You got lovely tones out of it, and more. Need to investigate as a straight to pa set up for home and fly gigs. Cleans, dirty, boosts, stuff in the loop could be ideal. Harmoniser though might mess me up. Uuuggh! So much choice these days. The problem is, all the gear reviews of individual products are great but it would be great to hear them as part of a rig with other pedals and how they integrate etc. Not your fault of course, just thinking out loud……😂 Difficult to know if its right or not, purchase wise.

@frama7844 5 ай бұрын

I seriously consider ditching off my modelers because, I always think, that I have to tweak parameters. Don´t give me wrong: the tones, I get are great but I feel like I´m getting lost in options.

@electricj5 5 ай бұрын

So true, that’s why 8 don’t have any modelers.

@CorNigrum 4 ай бұрын

Just the fact it doesn't have menus... turn on, twist two knobs, get decent tones and rock out without having to second guess oneself and feel you've got some tweaking to do.

@uwedasler425 5 ай бұрын

I do have the Synergy Friedman DS module, and clearly, this one does sound better, it has two identical channels (like the Twin Sister), it does have the 3-way gain structure switch, it can load custom IRs (while the Syngery enclosures and heads only have a fixed one that can be turned off, but then you need a separate IR-Loader), plus it has the boost. All things considered, and especially considering the prices of Synergy enclosures and heads), this is the better priced and specced option. Add a good valve power amp, like the Fryette PowerStation, and you basically have a Twin Sister at less than half the price, if you do not want to go direct.

@chrisgmurray3622 5 ай бұрын

Well, it sounds good to me, wonder what it sounds like without the reverb.

@charlesycoker 3 ай бұрын

it's killer, my board is built around it (also had the IR-X) I run it direct or into the FX return of tube amps. I get my sounds whereever I go. I have a Fractal FM3 I was using live for when I had to go direct but that now stays at home and serves as my audio interface. I still love the sounds I get with the FM3 but for live I much prefer the IRD. I use an Empress Echosystem in the FX loop which does both delays and verbs. For amp return I take one of it's stereo outputs as the send back to the amp return. I can either mic the cab or use the direct out. I also have two Friedman amps and will use those as well as needed. FWIW, I use afterarket IRs, settled on the Ownhammer classic rock Greenback with an SM57 for live in mono

@xray606 2 ай бұрын

I have the IRX. I like it so far. I was currently using a JCM900 twin, which broke. I knew I likely wouldn't get it back for months, so I got this. And yeah, I don't have the patience for the modelers. This is lighter on gain than the actual JCM. I need a boost to get up to where I want to be for metal. But out of all the other similar things I looked at, I felt it sounded the best, and was the most organic. The only little gripe I have is that I wish it had a loop blend control.

@caesarsrevenge8945 4 ай бұрын

Really like my IR-D. I've been through a ton of tube amps and have settled into the IR-D with a Fender fr10 that I can also use with an acoustic or bass preamp. There are a ton of useable tones in the IR-D and the majority are quite good. My 2 sense.

@mbsgt112 4 ай бұрын

Just bought this unit, been playing it for a few days now. Overall I am really impressed with what it can do. Super versatile amp, the cleans are pretty good although I hoped I could get it a bit cleaner. But it is really close. The pedal is also very easy to use and still has plenty of possibilities to tweak and create a variety of presets. The only thing I don’t like about it is the power amp section. You can definitely hear and feel that the power amp is digital. You can hear it especially without any delay and reverb. The power amp is a bit too compressed, takes away some of the nuances when you like to play really dynamic with the volume and pick attack. But I must say I am being really picky here. For sure a great unit, just to keep in mind that when you are used using tube amps into a load box you will feel the difference. I would say a tube amp into a load box is still better. But also a lot more expensive.

@mbsgt112 4 ай бұрын

You could plug it into a power amp though if you already have one and enjoy a full tube experience. Tried and definitely opens up the pedal even more.

@jimmcdougall9973 5 ай бұрын

Very nice, but if I have to choose one, it would be the IRX. If anything, your tone sounds brighter (in a good way), a traditional Strat tone? I like it and it suits your style of playing to a T.

@johnplaystheguitar123 5 ай бұрын

Will you check put the new laney loud pedals? Lionheart and ironheart. Seems to be going for a similar market.

@Bluepilled-c5t 5 ай бұрын

If you have a home studio you need this, or thiings like it. They are just so good for recording and playing while controlling volume. No mic home studio is what these give you.

@parmeshgurung 5 ай бұрын

5:17 sound really great and amazing playing as usual .

@TheDistruptor 5 ай бұрын

Next.”i dont need Frieman IRD”.😂

@rodrody533 5 ай бұрын

Or, " Do we really need Ir pedals" :))

@raynunez6027 5 ай бұрын

Seriously! But the guys trying to get paid from that true fire ad so I guess I understand him pumping out all these videos.

@GROCK619 5 ай бұрын

C'mon Abdul don't be disrespectful.. you clearly have other things you can be doing with your Day

@lookmanostrings 3 ай бұрын

Nailed it. Always in pursuit of the next video. I do have a lot of empathy for the struggles of the KZbinr. 🙏

@benspeeds 5 ай бұрын

I love my IR-X, but I've been enamored with the Shirley family of amps for a long time. Needless to say, my IR-D arrives on Monday. I'm excited about running them in parallel. The time of playing live with a drummer has passed for me, and I'm focused on home recording and music production these days. I'm also looking forward to using the effects return on the IR-X to utilize it as an IR loader/power amp section for other preamp pedals like the Science Amplification Mother and the Crazy Tube Circuits Hi-Power. I've got a serious HI-WATT itch that desperately needs scratching. The HI-POWER and Mother both feel like they're lacking something running straight into an IR. I feel like a power amp section, even a simulated one, adds a substantial amount of "weight" that I really miss when absent.

@texasbeatdownmusic1636 4 ай бұрын

Did you get the ir d yet? How do you like it?

@EngineV8 4 ай бұрын

Hi! did you get your IR-D? how does it compare with IR-X? I just bought the ir-x but now i don't know if it was the best choice!

@rigorhead01 4 ай бұрын

Sounds great to me! I have not played the Friedman IR pedals, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. If I'm at home playing guitar in bedroom/music room, I can hear and feel a difference between a modeler and a mic'd amp. But in a live band mix I can't really tell, and of course there's no way the audience will be able to discern any difference. Even in a live setting I feel that my amps are more inspiring to play, but that could also be a placebo affect.

@chrismundayguitar 4 ай бұрын

I reckon having an IR-D in you guitar bag in case your “valve/tube” amp sh!ts the bed at a gig would be a total solution… and I’m going to go sort this out just in case my amp does that… great tones!

@danielstryhanyn7278 5 ай бұрын

Sounds great! I use my Quilter superblock as frfr with my Boss Gt1000 core. It sounds incredible.

@chrisrussoroos305 10 күн бұрын

can it do cleans????????

@DrTortoiselle 5 ай бұрын

"We need to talk about the"😂😂

@CorNigrum 4 ай бұрын

As owner of the Synergy SYN-50 and some Synergy modules, I wish they'd have some option to re-use some of those modules in this form factor. It'd be cool to reuse the sounds you already like and own when having to go direct. I'm sure this is just a repackaged Synergy module, though it would probably take quite some work to make it easily pluggable.

@ThadBrown 4 ай бұрын

I have a Walrus AC1 because it's the only modeller I have found that reacts correctly to a treble booster set to 'kill.' The IR-X seemed too gainy for me really, but this thing sounds amazing. I'd have to drop either the Walrus or the stomp, and I think the Walrus almost for sure, but it gets tempting for sure.

@allanb1402 4 ай бұрын

I love my IR-D. TS808 in front and a delay in back and I'm able to get all the tones I need to FOH and my monitor with no hassle.

@lanceholland 5 ай бұрын

I bought the IR-X and returned it immediately. While it sounded good, I found that its clean tones were lacking. I have a (real) Dirty Shirley Mini, which I love but can't gig as our wedding/winery band is all electronic/IEMs. So, I use a Fractal. The IR-D sounds more like my DS....so maybe I'll try that? Then again, I also recently bought a Tonex One. That with a few nice captures I've found is killer....and for $180 a no-brainer for my Fractal backup solution. It's hard to walk away from a Fractal once you've found your sounds and setup....

@j.aut.1275 5 ай бұрын

I tried the IR-X and it wasn’t for me. The IR-D on the other hand has worked well for me. More versatile and musical for my needs. Running direct/ silent stage. Clean/ gritty pedal platform.

@johnlong5003 5 ай бұрын

would like to hear you play the effectrode blakbird.

@gtmuse329A 5 ай бұрын

All my direct boards have a tube preamp into a modeler and I would love an “one and done” solution like this, but I tried the IRX and it just didn’t produce the tones I want. This sounded great though, so many I will check it out. I know Friedman makes great gear but I’m not sure his ears and my ears are listening for the same thing.

@leestanford2452 5 ай бұрын

Pod express is all I could ever ask for tbh

@RobbenBanks153 5 ай бұрын

Sounds divine. Which models in helix or fractal world might get you close?

@jnh73 5 ай бұрын

In the Helix, you could start with the Brit J45 Brt or Nrm, or the Brit Trem Nrm, Brt, or Jumped.

@ChrisAdkins1985 4 ай бұрын

Stopped using plug in amps and modelers. IR-D and a few stomp boxes is all I need

@studio-d943 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! … a comparison video of the IR-D and the plexi channel (ch. 1) of the IR-X please!!!

@ericskinner7355 5 ай бұрын

I'll take knobs over menu diving and scrolling any day!

@orryfishburne5326 4 ай бұрын

How is it as a clean platform?

@jst601 5 ай бұрын

What's the voicing difference between this & the original model?

@jnh73 5 ай бұрын

IR-X is more of a "modern", higher gain take on a vintage Marshall Plexi. The IR-D is more of a nod to the Marshall JTM amps are (typically) lower gain, though the IR-D takes the the gain to places you wouldn't ever get with a stock JTM.

@roberthinkson5534 5 ай бұрын

It would be great if someone released a pedal design like this that sounded like your Pro Reverb. I’m currently playing through a Quilter SuperBlock US as a DI into a powered PA speaker. Despite being solid state it sounds very good. I’m just thinking that a unit with actual preamp tubes could be more touch responsive and amp-like.

@z00zibot 4 ай бұрын

Check out the tube pedals Kingsley Amps makes. Also Effectrode Blackbird.

@roberthinkson5534 4 ай бұрын

@@z00zibot Thank you! I've considered both of those, along with the Tubesteader Lightkeeper. I'm trying to keep my rig as small as possible, and all three of those would require a separate IR loader pedal. (Which is what I like about the design of the Friedman IR pedals; the IR loader being built in)