Jim Roseberry Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Friedman has released the new IR-X. It's a high-voltage tube preamp, with simulated power-amp section, and low-latency Cab IRs. Two Channels (Plexi, BE) Separate Boost for each channel Small and relatively inexpensive ($500) If you like the Friedman amp sound... and are looking for a simple/effective direct Live or Recording rig, this may be nigh on perfect. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Got the IR-X yesterday. Was our anniversary... so didn't have a chance to check it out until today. 🤪 Channel 1 (Plexi) sounds great. With the gain dimed, it's super expressive. Play light and it's clean... dig-in and it's dirty. Channel 2 (BE) with gain set at ~1:00 results in a BE style Rock guitar tone. Nice dynamic/touch response and feel. Using the default IR with tone controls at 50%: Even when using a bridge humbucker, the sound is well-rounded (but not tubby). Switch to a neck humbucker... and flip the Tight switch to the left. Great clarity whether playing single notes or chords. Channel 2 has more gain than I'd ever use. Want to spend more time with the boosts (separate for each channel). By default, they're pretty clean. Also, want to see how the IR-X fairs with boost/drive pedals in-front. There's a lot of gain/level available (especially with boost)... so it's easy to overload the input on whatever you're connected to In my case, I've got the IR-X connected to a Neve clone (preamp). The level knobs for both channels are ~9:00 (quarter). While there are 1001 different DI solutions for recording (and playing live), this is the easiest I've experienced. It's stupid easy to dial-in good guitar sounds. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grem Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Thanks for bringing that to our attention Jim. I didn't know anything about this. Will give it a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Release Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 I played a BE-100 a few years ago in a shop and it was THEE tone I've been looking for forever. This sounds amazing and is MUCH more affordable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Release said: I played a BE-100 a few years ago in a shop and it was THEE tone I've been looking for forever. This sounds amazing and is MUCH more affordable! I've purchased the BE100 twice. Love the sound/versatility. Both times, I sold it... due to the size/weight and expense (I'm not primarily a guitar player). This format is so much more convenient, affordable, practical... for many of us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Roseberry Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 Tried a Katana, TS, and G3 (boost/drive pedals) in front of the IR-X. It takes boost/drive pedals well... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Looks pretty sweet, too bad I already blew this years budget 😂 Here's another video on it with more info: 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSteven Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) Based on what I'm seeing and hearing I'm think the IR-X would have been a better fit for me than ToneX. Edited September 30, 2023 by TheSteven fixing various typos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-cue Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 George Payhon Jr from Cairo Knife Fight has a few of these in his kick ***** touring rig. There seems to be a lot of value in these boxes. I’m loving some of the stuff Dave Friedman is putting out. And that BE50 is *chef’s kiss*... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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