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Friedman Amplification JEL-50 Head Jake E Lee Signature
Jake E. Lee ranks high among the influential guitar heroes of the early 1980s who became icons for a new generation. Lee, best known for his blazing guitar work and innovative songwriting, contributed to two of Ozzy Osbourne's most revered albums, namely "Bark at the Moon" (1983) and "The Ultimate Sin" (1986).
With Ozzy, his post-Ozzy band Badlands and more recently his own group Red Dragon Cartel, Lee has channelled the athleticism of the '80s into his playing while remaining firmly rooted in the hard rock fundamentals of the '70s. Jake's tonal choices form the evolutionary glue between the sounds of these two great eras. Jake E Lee and Dave Friedman combined their legendary ears and talents to develop the new Friedman JEL-50, an amplifier that delivers Lee's ultimate sounds in a hand-wired boutique package.
In Lee's own words: "This amp brings together the two specific tones I use for my sound in one head: the sweetness and warmth of a classic Plexi amplifier and the more aggressive edge of the '80s master-volume amps — all voiced to my taste. Dave has an innate understanding of where I come from as a player, and we hear tones in a very similar way. Dave doesn't hear things like a technician, he hears them like a musician, and that made it really easy to work with him. I grew up in the '70s, and those muscular, articulated rock tones were the tones I always chased, but I made my name in the '80s when you needed a bit more aggression and a bit more dynamics."
The JEL-50 was specifically designed for pedals, particularly boosts, overdrives, phasers, flangers, tremolos and wahs. The ultra-transparent, buffered, serial effects loop takes time-based pedals and rack units equally well. It is the same effects loop Friedman uses in all his amplifiers, including the legendary BE-100. The chassis is covered in beautiful red Tolex and fitted with solid Baltic birch.
- Channels: 2
- Country of Origin: USA
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 60,96 x 25,4 x 22,23 cm
- EQ: Bass/Middle/Treble/Thump/Presence
- Gain Levels: 2
- Housing size: Medium Size
- Impedance: 4/8/16 ohms
- Includes: Footswitch
- Inserts: Series
- Power: 50 W
- Power Amp Valves: 2x EL34
- Power Range: 31 - 50 W
- Pre Amp Valves: 3x 12AX7
- Special Features: Cab Simulator
- Technology: Valve
- Weight: 15,2 kg
Friedman Amplification built guitar amplifiers for the signature sound of guitar greats like Eddie Van Halen. At session these hand-built amps are available to you with free shipping. Buy now!
For over 25 years Dave Friedman has been the man that star guitarists trust. Eddie Van Halen, Steve Stevens and Jerry Cantrell are just a few of the heroes for whom Friedman has built, modified and repaired guitar amplifiers, significantly contributing to their unmistakable sound. With his innovative developments and his eye for detail, Dave Friedman has gained friends and fans all over the world — it is still considered an honour to have him modify your amp to your own individual tonal preferences. From now on, even the average guitarist can get the real Friedman sound — receiving, alongside the cult tone, a high-quality product that has been hand-wired in the USA using only hand-selected components.
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