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Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:43 am
by Guitarbilly
It should be here on Thursday. I'm planning to compare it against the IR-D and keep one of them. Honestly, the IR-D is really hard to beat for me, because I love the way it sounds.
The main thing that made me consider this one is the new TS style boost circuit. If that sounds as good as a TS style pedal, it will simplify my board, since I need a boost pedal with the IR-D, I use the internal boost for volume only, since it's a Micro Amp style boost and it doesn't sound the way I like.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:50 am
by macaronisalad
Nice! I am thinking hard about it too. My only sort of hold up is that it’s more money than my “real” amp hahaha
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:13 am
by Guitarbilly
macaronisalad wrote: ↑Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:50 am
Nice! I am thinking hard about it too. My only sort of hold up is that it’s more money than my “real” amp hahaha
Well that's easy
First you buy the IR-J
Then you buy a new amp that's more expensive than the IR-J
Problem solved.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:13 am
by Caulk Rocket
It says the TS has a volume and tone control only. Sounds like it might be closer to a Fortin Blade.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:55 am
by Guitarbilly
Yeah he preset the gain to 0 since that's how most people boost with a TS. It would be good to have a gain knob for the boost, but I can live with the volume and tone only.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 6:35 am
by 2tallmusic
Interesting - I am really curious how your verdict will be.
Currently I am trying to build a simplified and more reliable board and with all the resent gear news I am currently considering to pair the new fractal VP4 with perhaps something like the Friedmann IR preamps.
The first YT reviews of the IR-J delivered on the dirt side as expected but I was not really thrilled by the clean channel.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 7:27 am
by Guitarbilly
Yeah the IR-X and the IR-D are pretty much the same way. There's no real clean tones. Always a bit of grit on all gain settings. I've been using single channel Marshalls for a long time so it's not an issue to me.
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:38 pm
by spawnofthesith
Nice!!! Looking forward to your review. This whole line up seems pretty awesome
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 3:51 pm
by dstroud
right on man, the clips sound killer that I’ve heard. Looking forward to your thoughts!
Re: Ordered the Friedman IR-J
Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 4:12 pm
by zozobra
It's really great that they're are doing these. It's a good fit for how things are moving these days. Decent enough price too.