NAD - Friedman BE-Mini

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NAD - Friedman BE-Mini

Post by sal paradise » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:12 am

Ok, so I won’t suppose that anyone really knows my taste. But I have been trying to figure out a specific sound.

And I finally bought something to bin off my DSL5. But what is it?

It’s a small head, based on a classic & the perfect cheapo amp for home & demoing, maybe even practices with a 4x12, whilst I figure out getting a “proper” amp.
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Re: NAD

Post by JSett » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:16 am

Well, you like Marshall/British tones so could be one of those little Orange heads, or a Victory. Maybe a Marshall Origin 20?
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?

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Re: NAD

Post by Chippertheripper » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:18 am

Tiny terror, or r15t, maybe, withe the afformentioned hints.

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Re: NAD

Post by sal paradise » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:23 am

These are all reasonable guesses. Except the Victory. I’d probably put the Sherrif 22 or V4 on my real amp list.

Not Marshall, orange or victory.
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Re: NAD

Post by GreenKnee » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:26 am

One of the Laney studio heads?

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Re: NAD

Post by sal paradise » Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:27 am

GreenKnee wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 11:26 am
One of the Laney studio heads?

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How did I miss one of these? Cool. But no dice.
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Re: NAD

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:44 pm

One of those Joyo Amps with Classic Voicings? Or the Fender Bassbreaker?

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Re: NAD

Post by Steadyriot. » Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:42 am

MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:44 pm
One of those Joyo Amps with Classic Voicings? Or the Fender Bassbreaker?
That'd be my first bet.

Otherwise maybe one of these:
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Re: NAD

Post by sal paradise » Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:52 am

Steadyriot. wrote:
Mon Feb 06, 2023 6:42 am
MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote:
Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:44 pm
One of those Joyo Amps with Classic Voicings? Or the Fender Bassbreaker?
That'd be my first bet.

Otherwise maybe one of these:
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This is much closer. But not the one.
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Re: NAD

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:03 am

Soldano SLO Mini?

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Re: NAD

Post by sal paradise » Tue Feb 07, 2023 5:35 am

MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 2:03 am
Soldano SLO Mini?
These last two guesses are bang on the size, but not the brand.
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Re: NAD

Post by MayTheFuzzBeWithYou » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:22 am

Vox MV50 High Gain or Friedmann BE? Or Yamaha Katana - but your „it‘s based on a classic“ says otherwise.

I actually didn‘t know about most of those mini amps before.
Surely some (more) interesting stuff out there - but (again) where is Fender in that mini and micro amp (head) game? Besides the 20 year old Mini Tonemaster and the Mustang that is just a jack adapter and not a „real“ mini amp?

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Re: NAD

Post by sal paradise » Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:49 am

MayTheFuzzBeWithYou wrote:
Tue Feb 07, 2023 9:22 am
Winner! One of the 4 new mini amps that all seem to sound pretty similar, from what I could tell from the videos. Bogner/Soldano might be slightly more flexible, but snagged this on a slightly better deal. And it’s only a stopgap.

Picking up a cab tomorrow so will report back.

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Re: NAD - Friedman BE-Mini

Post by sal paradise » Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:07 am

This thing sounds really good. It can’t do much except overdriven Marshall, and it does that really, really well. There’s not a lot of change in the gain, mostly from 10-2, just like the BE-OD pedal.

The biggest surprise is the ‘cut’ switch. It’s 3-way. Middle seems pretty pointless, although there’s a distinct change in gain between 1 & 3.

Scooping the mids is giving me all of my post-hardcore & early skatepunk dream sounds :-*

Need to roll back to 1 on my LP to get a clean tone though. Will take a bit of getting used to a single channel amp now that I’m older & not 100% overdrive.

Could be the best little toy I’ve ever bought.

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Re: NAD - Friedman BE-Mini

Post by MrShake » Wed Feb 08, 2023 3:43 pm

I know SOUND is what matters most, and it seems like you dig the sound.

That rig LOOKS unassailably awesome. Play on like a badass.

Congrats, my man. It kicks ass, makes YOU happy, and not a modeler in sight.

Welcome back to madness. 8)

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