"Yes I'm getting paid to do this, but I'm not getting paid to say this." I wish other KZread gear review channels were so transparent.

Henning, thank you for the review. You answered many questions I had about this device. Great job.

Absolutely PHENOMENAL equipment! I just bought one and I’m just please every time I turn it on!

TBH; the first time I ever watched one of this guy’s videos I thought he was a goof ball. He has become my favorite reviewer and this is one of my favorite channels.

@EytschPi42

Жыл бұрын

this guy says thanks

When I want the best of the best without compromise, I look for Henning review, no BS....

@CorNigrum

3 жыл бұрын

Well, lots of BS, but good BS.

This thing is just so useful. Not only does it do all the attenuation, fx loop and line out stuff but its also just an awesome power amp in a decent form factor.

A Killer Ant ! I love mine. I drive mine w 32 db of gain from a clean op amp. You can get some amazing tones and I ve yet to hurt it. Thanks for including it.

I loooove your description of “reactive load”, Henning. Thanks!

I have had the PS-100 since March, this year I am using it to attenuate 8 heads through an amp switcher and also use it as a global effects loop for all the amps, it's fantastic!

@Mike_the_Barbarian

3 жыл бұрын

I do the exact same thing.. 1 PS2 to handle 6 heads into 4 cabs using an Delisle Amp Switcher. It works perfectly for sane at home volumes.

@thehoppo

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike_the_Barbarian Nice one, it works so well for me too

@RichardReneeRachel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike_the_Barbarian Your set up... do you have to use one of the de Lisle speaker selectors that has the built in attenuator loop?

@Mike_the_Barbarian

3 жыл бұрын

@@RichardReneeRachel No, the PS2 could just go in the final speaker output from any of the de Lisle units. So any of them will work. I have never switched the attenuator switch off that's on mine. Only downside with this setup.. all your amps need to be able to run at the same Ohm output. Same with your speakers. The amps could be 1 ohm and the speakers another ohm but in each group they need to all be the same. I run 16 ohm for everything to keep it easy. My speaker cabs are all Marshall 4x12's with various speakers in them. Only flaw I found with de Lisle speaker selectors is they are sensitive to strong magnetic sources nearby (like a PS2). I got Buzz in the audio when I put the PS2 on top of the de Lisle. I had to move the PS2 a few feet away to get rid of it. My amps dont trigger the de Lisle buzz, just the PS2.

@RichardReneeRachel

3 жыл бұрын

@@Mike_the_Barbarian Totally figured you’d have to match up ohms. As far as the set up, I’m following but still not quite getting it. Typically output from amps plug into “amp in” on de lisle. Then cabs plug into the speaker jacks. With the attenuator, if you plug the input into one speaker out then where does the attenuator out go? How do you get it to be inline to all of the cabs from any amp?

Great one! The introduction itself is gold. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, Henning!

Excellent review Henning, this is the ultimate attenuator in my view!

@Paul_Lenard_Ewing

3 жыл бұрын

Actually it is the best. It has useful features but so do others. The thing is it actually leaves your amp as untouched as physics will allow but lowers the volume. In short it demands a very small compromise.

Just found your channel. Absolutely love it! Best gear channel on KZread.

Excellent explanation. I never really understood until now. Thank you!

Keep up the great work you do! Ignore the haters… Love the humor and your style. Greetz from Holland…

Legoman! This is one if your best videos in a while! Cheers, thanks for the Fryette demonstration!

I bought the PS100 the beginning of last year. I put off buying one but now that I have it I can that after I bought my first amp, yes it was a tube amp, the Power Station should have been my second purchase. Great review!

I bought the Fryette PS-2 to get the missing element pedals wouldn’t get me from my loud tube amps, and add tube warmth to my Kemper. It did both MASTERFULLY. Every guitar player needs one, underpowering your power tubes diffuses tone AND FEEL.

@Gbhbbgvsbnjhhdchhb

Жыл бұрын

Did you have the Kemper powered head or just the head? Thanks for your interesting comment! I’m trying to decide whether or not to get a Kemper

Steve Fryette is a Wizard.... He makes AMAZING amplifiers and even better Re Amplifiers!

If Monster Energy did Trainer's ! Mega - mega cool video. MY PS100 is sat in a box behind me .. Bought because of your video's and your hour long chat with Steve !

Sounds amazing through that cab. What would be even more awesome is a stereo version or a version without the power amp designed to be used with freyettes power amps. Then you could use your stereo fx and use a preamp modeller and or a couple or your amps and it would be amazing. Guess you could add a stereo power amp and use the send fx and make a wet/dry/wer rig.

The thing about the Fryette it will serve you for decades. The latest Modeling rig today will will end up as a doorstop in a few years . Remember it is no more than a personal computer that is specialized to be amp/FX rig. The one at that will replace it will 10 times better sounding than today's and be 10 times cheaper. BUT my rig will still sound better :-)

@anxiousnation3820

3 жыл бұрын

My Kemper going strong 10 years after release but I totally get your point.

@prodsunss

2 жыл бұрын

@Nilly Sigger fill me in, is it just as good as the real thing?

@christopher.k.guitar

Жыл бұрын

Word!

Another brilliant demo, made all perfectly clear on what this amazing box does, but just can’t justify the price on this one. Over £1000 just to play lower, albeit without tone loss, and a few added features. I want to convince myself I need it But my next door neighbour is my Sister and she loves to hear me play guitar 😄 so I’ll pass on this. keep up the great work

What I've been doing recently, re: the effects, is send a line out signal to my interface for ir's, send the send signal out with my effects in line to my interface, and also mic the cab. The great thing about doing the effects this way is that you can record them separately to another track in your daw which gives you great control in the mix and even allows you to use a different ir for the effects track. Try it out!

Awesome man! Travel easy doesn’t sound great….freggin gold👍🏼 PS-100 is a great piece of gear and is the most important part of my rig

As always, great t-shirt

I have had a PS-2 for a couple of years, and it is indispensable for making my amps usable no matter what my volume requirements are. The FX loop has come in very handy as well. I've tried the Helix (and even an old POD) directly line-in and it makes for a great in-the-room experience. I didn't realize the FX loop SEND could be used while the unit is running silent until I watched this video -- I'm looking forward to trying this out as well!

@snakeeyes7763

11 ай бұрын

Can I ask, will it allow a plexi to be run full volume and have the Fryette bring that down to a bedroom level? I’ve had attenuators before but they couldn’t get the volume down that far.

As a PS-2 user for years I'm so happy that finally its starting to get attention. It's one the the best purchases I've made in my life. It's easy, If you want to record silently with a great sound get the OX. But If you want to play or record in a home studio volume get the Power Station.

@jeffshirkey3085

2 жыл бұрын

Question: Can't the PS-2/100 also allow you to record silently with great sound? You just have to get your cab sims/IRs from your computer. Right? Or am I way off?

@nicolasRebagliati

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffshirkey3085 yes you are right, but the ox gave you more options and its easy to use for recording.

@guitarwilly81

2 жыл бұрын

use it with the CAB M+ and you have all the Torpedo Remote software to work with

@user-pu1jy1is4q

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicolas, Jeff, Nate

Came here for the Fryette, left needing an EFX2 tape delay. That thing sounds luscious!!!

So the main features of the Boss unit with no goofy software to deal with. Very nice.

Oh yeah, definitely getting one.

Really intriguing amp and great review. Wonder how this compares to a Revv-20 etc though that’s a different approach of course.

I gotta tell you Henning, this amp looks great but I guess to me just wanting to jam here in my basement with my Mesa Mark V, I’m perfectly happy with my UA OX or my Capture X. I will say that if I didn’t have an attenuator at all, I’d definitely go with this one!

@chyl0764

7 ай бұрын

I have an ox box for my combo amp as well but just bought a Quad Cortex and sold the amp and since OX box can’t do what the PS-100 does for digital modelers, I’m selling the OX to get the PS-100.

Would love to see you cover the Rivera Rock Crusher (Original and Recording version). I run the original version into Wall of Sound. There was a point in time where the original Rock Crusher was considered the best attenuator load box on the market. The only shortfall was that it did not do speaker simulation on its own. This is why Rivera released the Rock Crusher Recording version which has speaker simulation. I noticed that neither of these units seem to get any airplay with all the new products that have been released in the last few years. I am wondering how these two units compare to the products you have reviewed to date.

@gavin4848

3 жыл бұрын

The rockcrusher recording is a passive load box, with speaker emulation via the 11 band EQ only. Still it works and sounds excellent. I want an fx loop in my valve amp chain without having to buy another amplifier (I can use one I already have if I'm using my tube amp as a preamp this way)

@yearginclarke

Жыл бұрын

I have the Rock crusher original and it sounds good to me. But the Fryette seems to sound amazing in all these YT videos I've seen.

You had the signal set to high wild man LOL!!!!!

The fact that the "Line Out" doesn't go through the "FX Loop" is actually genius because it is a known fact that the FX Loop in amps can change it's sound since it is one extra "buffer" (the FX loop buffer) for the signal to go through. So, if you want the FX direct, going from the "Send" has the FX Loop buffer, but, if you don't want that you can actually plug the Line Out to your pedals and have another option. It is actually far more versatile and the signal path is more isolated, which gives the user full control over the gain stages.

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

Obviously you "get" the concept here, which is great! This is not an oversight. It's intentional to insure best performance. One thing that was not made clear in the video is that the FX loop is entirely passive (send AND return), meaning no buffers to get in the way of the signal. That's why the tape echo Henning described worked so well. That's also why you can use the FX send with the power off and still send signal to an effect input and then on to your DAW, FOH, or whatever. Most people think that if you want to use an effect, you need a loop send and return. This is true in a typical amp, but not necessarily true or necessarily required anywhere else. In the case of the PS FX Return, the idea is to get the effect signal back into the PS to be sent to the PS power amp stage - like you would in an amp. Otherwise, you're free to think OUTSIDE the box :)

@bernardosilva7306

3 жыл бұрын

​@@FryetteAmps Exactly! I am a proud owner of the PS-2 for years now and I think it is one of the best pieces of gear I ever got. What a lot of people don't understand is that it is actually kind of 3 separate things: a passive reactive load, a passive FX loop and an active tube power amp. You can totally use those pieces separated. Used on my HX Stomp and on my previous Fractal AX8. My current setup it is a Kingsley Maiden (Dumble tube preamp) direct to the PS-2 Line In. It is the best sounding thing ever! :D

@bernardosilva7306

3 жыл бұрын

@@FryetteAmps By the way, I think Henning video was great and clear and I can understand why it is a hard concept to grasp for some people about the gain stages of a real analog tube amp that is why I just wanted to point out the reasoning I see on the design :D... and, Fryette, you rock! :D

To me it’s well worth the $price, because you can take let’s say a JTM 45 and now have that glorious cranked tone at ANY volume with the added bonus of a second master volume for a clean volume boost for solos AND a effects loop to add delays and reverbs on a distorted amp that would sound like crap usually. I sold my JTM 45 because it just wasn’t giggable for me because of these things, now it would be the perfect gig amp.

I just bought one from Zzounds after watching this video. I have a Two Notes Torpedo Live which worked great for attenuating my 5150 or my 100W Laney AOR Pro Tube Lead (best amp ever built) and letting me record into my DAW, but I could never recreate my real world setup which is the 5150 or Laney into a 90's Randall 4x12 with the original Jaguars. Can't wait to hear what this sounds like with my Fractal FM3 which I use with my Matrix GT800 which sounds great, but it's solid state.

@peterhughes8699

3 жыл бұрын

Patrick - Power Station is a total game changer - enjoy :)

Really nice review! I am currently looking for something like this to buy...the only question I have for this is what if you would like to run two cabinets with it? I know the Power station two has 2 speaker outputs but this one only has one speaker out and one footswitch control that replaces the second speaker output from the PS2...so would you need to run the two cabinets in series instead of parrallel plugins to run both of them? 🤔

As for micing the cab for recording ... A fryette gp/di as the small amp or a big amp and the koch loadbox with the 4x12 with decentered mic... Very nice...

Please! Review his Deliverance 60 and 120 heads! As a former VHT Pittbull UL owner (25 years) I would love to hear your review on that. I miss that old amp and have been wondering about the Deliverance series but only can find random not so good sound quality reviews.

@ltxr9973

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely. These amps have gotten far too little attention.

Love the vid, you are a dude my man. Pete

The fact this is a 100 watt tube power amp for $900 in the US makes it worth it all by itself. 2020 killed my band so I think I'm retiring from live music but if I weren't, I'd be all over this.

I've got the helix and strangely this makes absolute sense for me! Just wish there was a combo format. Just load box and power amp in a combo enclosure, so that some of the convinience is still there (just carry the Helix on one hand and the combo on the other)

@cpfs936

3 жыл бұрын

One of these as a stereo version of the PS-2, with slots for 2 Synergy modules. That and a spare cab, patch in fx, and "YEAH!"

Yeah it’s an amazing unit, but I wish they had an option of running both channels simultaneously in stereo. Would be a very useful feature in a live situation

@msromike123

3 жыл бұрын

Two power amp sections? More expense. Better to buy two units. Redundancy.

Can you mute the live sound and it be safe for your tube amp transformer as a reactive load then listen to it through the computer or PA monitors?

I have ps-1 awsome unit

The problem with the 1W line level being to low could be resolved by adding a clean boost into the FX loop, like a JHS prestige or something.

Hi!!! If I am looking for the best attenuator thinking in best realistic sound, dynamic, and feeling??? Fryette ps-100 or Ironman ll… which one?

can i plug my MX5 into the fryette and not need a amp and going straight into the cab? If yes how do i wire the hole thing up? Love your chanel and appreciate all of your time and efforts!

I own the PS-2 after 10 Other attenuators. Nothing else compares.

@heythere6983

2 жыл бұрын

Ever compare it to the boss waza?

Hello Friend! Did you notice any buzzing noise from the speakers/unit when using heavy attenuation on a cranked amp?

Thanks for the great review! Did you notice some Bass loss when using moderate to heavy attenuation settings?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

no

@Matan2222222

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Thanks!

If I may ask. I just realised that the Torpedo Reload purely as a Load Box on the DI (XLR) Out does colour the Sound. I do understand this extra extra features which are deffeintely outstanding, but how good is just the reload side? And have you ever tried the Iron Man from Tone King? If yes does it sound simular? or better? I found out for me that the reload makes a big difference if you are doing captures in the Quad cortex or any other profiler (or whatever) in the digital domain. Of course another way would be to capture the whole signal chain with the mic mic pre box etc.... - but this is than of course not as practical....

Want this for my Kemper

So,, if I want to use my 15 watt amp on stage using the PS100 to utilize MORE power, wouldn't that blow the 30 watt rated speaker in my cab?

I was put off at first also on the di routing of my power station but as I played with routing options, I have grown to love it. Makes things very versatile.

If your budget allows for it, this is simply irresistible.

@CenterThePendulum

3 жыл бұрын

I spent so much more money being dissatisfied with my current gear, buying pedal and amp after pedal and amp, not realizing my primary amp is perfect driving the power tubes via my Ps2

I think if you put the reactive load on flat that means there is none in the signal path... saw that in Michael Nielsen's video about the Power Station 2

wait until you try the FM3 with the PS100 !! It still blows my midn EVERY TIME i paly it and ive had iot for about three months now. It s the best sound i hav EVER had and like you i have owned a LOT of the best amps

@pickerpelletier1

9 ай бұрын

What do you use for a cab with this setup?

@Surfandmusicequipmentreviews

9 ай бұрын

@@pickerpelletier1 when im just using the preamp of the fm3 - i use a std guitar cab with a creamback speaker. If im using the poweramp of the fm3 (full modelled sounds) then a set of FRFR Red sound MF10 speakers in stereo - BOTH setups are GLORIUS! The amp in the room tone is the guitar preamp only with a traditional cab and the PS100 as my pwoer amp

@pickerpelletier1

9 ай бұрын

@@Surfandmusicequipmentreviews Awesome! The wait time is long for one of these but I just bought a PS-2A on Reverb!! Can’t wait to try it. Cheers!

Holly f.. that is expensive, saw one cool for under 50E not exactly the same but it's same principle and same qulity just minus few options. Maybe some blind test can recognize that attenuator VS 50e well built one ? Cool video.

Hi Henning, I really love your channel : you made so great reviews ! I 've heard in this video that for you, the Boss SD1 is a good front pedal for the BlackHeart BH1H ? Can you confirm me that ? It's the best pedal for this amp ? Another pedal that you can recommend to me ? Thanks for your help ! Take care of you.

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

it does what a Tubeacreamer would do, so if you want to push your amp a bit more, go for it

@Saul_HUDSON

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Thanks Henning for your answer ! I'll buy the Boss SD1 very soon. Do you think the SD1 Waza version is better than the "classic" one ? Thanks again !

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t played it, so I don’t know.

The thing is huge. Another bulky device to carry along with my big ass JCM. Not too thrilled. I'll stick with the 20 watt Marshalls. It's good enough and easy to carry. Plus an additional $900 U.S dollars? That's just crazy.

Ordered one. Holy fuckola!

I know that with the 1 watt amp in the demo, it was still pretty quiet overall. You think the added output would be significant if you ran a Revv G20 with the Power Station 100?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@AdrianNWB

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was hoping to hear. Thank you, sir.

"Quieter maker" I love it! So I have many older pre amps like the ADA MP1, Marshall JMP1, Tube Fex etc... It sounds like I can connect them to the Fryette, connect speaker cabs to the fryette and get cranked sounds at volumes that don't make me homeless?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

yes

@z1g

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Sold! and thanks.

I use a low brow Bugera PS-1 Power Soak it is only good for 50 watts ...but I have a 50 watt Plexi. Bottom line it is built like a tank and has been around unchanged for decades. It works!!! You lose a tiny bit of highs but a very small tweak on the amp puts them back. It is beyond idyllic!!! The system is real sex ...modeling is masturbation!

Are the Power Station 100 cooling fans quieter than the SYN 5050? I need to replace my VHT 2/90/2 that have very noisy fans (Homestudio use).

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and the Fryette LXII power amp has quieter fans than the SYN 5050.

@rkrasinski

3 жыл бұрын

@@FryetteAmps Hello Steven! Best wishes for 2021! So if I understood well, you can use the fx loop from the power station, instead the fx loop of the amp? Is the power station delivered with kt88 or 6550 tubes? Is there sound quality loss if you put the power station on a real low level (when the wife is sleeping)? Greetings from Belgium

Thx for the review :-) I have a Blackstar Artisan 100 with 4 EL 34. Will the PS-100 change the sound of my amp with 6550's in it ?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

no

@stskjelmose

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Great ☺ thank you 🙏

Henning.. thank you so much. I ordered ampete switcher thanks to you and now plan to order this so I can attenuate all 4 heads (I have 4 ampete switcher version) Emailed Pete from ampete but have not heard from him. do you mind letting me know how/where I connect this exactly to my ampete?

@EytschPi42

2 жыл бұрын

the Ampete 88s 2 has a loop for attenuators, but the 4 amp version doesn't, so you put it between the Speaker out of the Ampete and your Cab, but that means you can only attenuate ONE cab.

@leventdurmus260

2 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 ok thanks but I can still have the attenuator active on all 4 heads as I switch between them but only use it with the same ONE cab correct?

Hello! Just for reamping guitars, wich one would you choose? Fryette PS-100 or the Two notes Torpedo reload? Why? Thanks!

@EytschPi42

Жыл бұрын

reload… that is what it is made for

So because the effects loop will not go into the DI but can be mic through the cab, then we run into what is the better mic and interface to use to get it back to the DAW so as to not lose our build. New video perhaps? lol

FX out of the DI would be essential for me. I have the PS-2 and use it to power my pedal board with a KSR Ceres Preamp and Darksun delay/reverb pedal. I would use the PowerStation to power stage sound and us DI to front of house. I don't understand having DI that is un usable when you would have to use an IR in the DAW to record anyway or run to a mixer without cab sim. Just doesn't make much since. Still the best bang for buck on the market especial for a tube driven power amp with several features that are not available anywhere else. But for real. No FX or cab sim out of the DI is useless in a live setting without other external IR boxes. FYI I plug my pedalboard into the FX return and it sounds way more 3d and crystal clear that way.

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

It's understandable, that you may not see why the Line Out was configured the way it is. That is related to the primary purpose and reason the product was created. The simple answer is, because it would compromise the overall performance of the primary utility of this specific product. If we had created the product as a standalone onstage monitor power amp primarily for use with preamps and pedals, it would probably have that feature. The complaint then might be "A reactive load would be essential for me. I don't understand why they didn't include that feature so I could use a head with it".

but you can use 2 of Fryette Power Stations to fill a stadium with 1 watt BlackHeart, right ?

That does sound very incredibly awesome I wonder how that would work with my Hundred watt Marshall Mark II running through a vintage 30 Marshall B cab or two of them and actually this Marshall head has a effects Loop somebody added to it at some time which I've never used yet but it just sits there looking at me wondering if I'm going to ever play it I have such a cool sound on another setup can't seem to break away from but I have to get all my other heads amps preamps kind of looks like your room but nothing is racked up which I want to do here soon cuz some of this stuff I don't even remember what I have until I she's something stacked and I go oh yeah I forgot about that cool item I bought 7 years ago yeah it's a terrible dilemma but actually it is now because it's all just sitting there but it seems like I could use a lot of these high powered tube amps with that unit thanks Henning another way to get some gear going and some undoubtedly great inspiration how much of that can a person stand Rockin rocket scientists with a little bit of Brain Salad Surgery let's go somebody says that all the time

@inclinedtoshadows4545

3 жыл бұрын

And the longest run on sentence of 2020 with absolutely zero punctuation but mostly proper grammar goes to...

Would this power amp be better to use with the Synergy system than using the Synergy 5050 power amp? The syn 5050 is stereo I think but the Freyette can attenuate which is super

@EytschPi42

2 ай бұрын

Power station is more flexible

47:05 I heard Mastodon’s Blood and Thunder lol Just for 1/2 a second

Oh dear. I need two Power Station V2a's now.... maybe if I went deaf in one ear or something..during the middle of the week... One at a time Johnno, one at a a time.

The only thing I don't like about mine is how it kills the presence the amp has, or at least that was the case with my single recto. Marshalls love these thing tho

Hello Henning what kind of tape delay? Great review BTW as usual.

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

Echo Fix EF X2

@peterschaefer1665

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 🥰

@peterschaefer1665

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

I misplaced a couple of my Fryette Power Loads, and for some reason the world is in short supply of replacement units. (wtf?) These look like a passable substitute, for a couple of spots, but they are also pretty short on supply atm. Ultimately I will have to keep scouring eBay for some used Power Load units. Generally, I expect that someone is going to have to die, as there are evidently few who are going to give them up willingly.

I come here for the shirts

@fuzzingawesomepedals7377

3 жыл бұрын

Tetris final level

Would this be a good upgrade for me? (Long story alert) I use load boxes a bit differently I think as I use them to replace the amps blocks in my helix rack. Similar to a four cable method but I want to captor the Power amp tone too: Guitar - Helix (drives etc) - Loop 1&2 Send - 2x Amps (Diezel left & EVH right) - gate in Amp loop - Load Box - Helix Loop 1&2 return - Helix FX & IR's - DAW. Now I'm currently using a pair of Torpedo Captors and thinking of upgrading them to the Power Station, not only for improved reactive load BUT so I also about to run cabs too during the day. As I have my amps masters at around 1 o-clock I currently can't do thank with the captors -20DB out. Would the a pair of Power Station be worth upgrade?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

yes, why not.... the thing that worries me in your setup is the Helix.... it isn’t a bad modeler, but with the amps you have and the load boxes, it is definitely the weakest link as far as tone goes... drives from the Helix? Hell no! I would say get Power Stations... Cab Ms and get some nice drive pedals!

@deathhockey19

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 The only drives I use are; Big muff, Precision drive (blasphemy I know), EP Booster and an Octave. Would I really be worth to set up a mini pedal board?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

in my opinion yes... same for delays etc. The Helix is great as a “one box” convenient tool, but if you are using it in a big rig anyway, you might as well do it right!

@deathhockey19

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 I mainly went Helix because it solved so many solutions in just 3u rack lol It's my midi switcher, my compressor, my EQ, my IR loader, Plus all my FX too. I'll look into replacing Drives as I agree their Drives are 7/10.

It makes your cranked amp into a line signal that goes into an amp that goes into a speaker

and it works

so what your saying is ONLY tubes amps are reactive?

Oh nice one Henning ! Hmmm how would this partner with a Synergy SYN-1 and a Freyette Deliverance module ? I'm thinking it would be a very versatile rig for studio and gigs.

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

yes, it would be!

@barrymurphy5548

3 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Don't suppose you fancy hooking it up and comparing it against the real deal ? ... pretty please

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

We participated in the design and development of the Syn1 and Syn 2 focusing mainly on the Input/Output structure, Cathode Switching feature, Sag circuit, FX Loop design/interface, power supply design, and we did all of the PCB layout. The PS-2 was used as a test platform. Several other power amps were also evaluated, but the PS-2 was the go to development platform, mainly because it was so convenient. The PS-100 hadn't been developed yet. Since then, the Deliverance and Ultra-Lead modules, and one other recently developed model were all developed using the PS-100.

@barrymurphy5548

3 жыл бұрын

@@FryetteAmps Oh wow, thanks so much guys, thats super interesting to hear. Out of curiosity, how many tubes are used between the Deliverance Module and the SYN-1 ? I'm stunned at the level of dynamics in the Deliverance module.

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

@@barrymurphy5548 They all use the same number of tubes - 2 in the module and 1 in the Syn1/Syn2. The added level of dynamics in the UL and D modules is due to the way our modules interface with the base units. We designed our own modules. Synergy often uses the amp makers schematic to do it for them, which the original designer then evaluates and approves. The fact that we were directly involved in the design architecture, gives us a little better insight as to the interaction between the module and base unit and how to optimize our modules performance with regard to frequency response, noise and dynamics.

I’m a bit confused about what you are saying at 13:30. Wasn’t that exactly the reason why guys like Landau, Lukather and also EVH in their Big 80s Racks used HH V800 Power Amps when slaving Heads in a WDW Setup, instead of going with the usual VHT, Mesa, etc Tube Power Amps? Because they did not want additional Tube coloration on their Wet Cabs?

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

The only big rack mount tube power amp widely available for newly emerging guitar rack systems at that time was Mesa, and those had frequent reliability issues. That made the V800 a more reliable option until VHT came along in 1989 making it the power amp of choice for Luke, Landau, Vernon Reid, Megadeth, Metallica, Vai, and many others.

@gtcheetah3361

3 жыл бұрын

@@FryetteAmps Thanks so much for the reply. I think a PS with a built in stereo power amp would be truly awesome!

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

@@gtcheetah3361 You're not the first person to suggest that :)

Wouldn't it be nice to compare it with the Tone King ironman 2? I mean sound quality wies. I know the idea behind them is diffrent.

Hallo EytschPi42 ich hätte eineFrage an dich: Ich habe neu den Marshall SV20H und die Fryette Power Station PS-2A. Wenn ich nun SV20H, Fryette und Cabinet verbunden habe , wie ist dann die Reihenfolge beim Einschalten bzw. beim Ausschalten?

@EytschPi42

2 жыл бұрын

Ich würde erst die Power Station an machen, aber die Loadbox ist auch effektiv ohne das sie an ist.

@cinquettitt6161

2 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 Super, danke für die blitzschnelle Antwort! Sorry wenn ich nochmals nachfrage, aber verstehe ich das richtig, dass die Fryette auch ausgeschalten sein kann, der SV20H in Betrieb aber dann trotzdem auf Last ist?

Could you not just use the line in on the PS100 from the speaker out of that 1 watt amp? I doubt it would need to go 'amp in' with that low output signal into an attenuated voltage divider.

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

You could as long as you maintain the recommended load on the speaker output. A 1W amp connected to a speaker would be low volume enough to get away with that as long as the amp has a Line Out. The BH amp in the vid does not offer a Line Out, but it does have multiple speaker output jacks. If no Line Out is provided, you can fashion a DIY divider network, or in the case of a very low power amp like the BH, connect one of the extra the speaker outputs directly to the Line In - again, you must keep the speaker connected.

I have this unit but want a foot switch to switch between the channels ! Contacted Fryette but am having a hard time getting a answer..... help !!!

@roddycrichton9777

3 жыл бұрын

Boss fs-7 works

Has a low pass analog type speaker sim on back. may only be on older ps-2

Just a thing I don't understand. How could you run 2 amps into this thing (like the adverstiment says you can switch with an amp swither between two amps, one for each channel), when this thing only has 1 amp in?

@EytschPi42

2 жыл бұрын

you would need an amp switcher before it

@andymclain2574

2 жыл бұрын

@@EytschPi42 say a radial VT switcher two heads. Do I use the two spkr outs on the fryette one to the cab and one to the radial spkr out

Which is your choice as an attenuator between this PS and OX?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

purely as an attenuators the PS wins hands down... for simulation, the OX is hard to beat

Where can you get the foot switch for the ps-100 ?

@affectproductions7923

3 жыл бұрын

Did you ever figure out what foot switch to use?

@michaelhook927

3 жыл бұрын

@@affectproductions7923 no I didn’t ?

@roddycrichton9777

3 жыл бұрын

Boss fs-7

If you paired the PS-100 (or PS2) with an IR loader (as you did at one point during the video), would you say that it pretty much has the same functionality as the TAE? Yes, I know it doesn't have a software editor, or a headphone jack, but it would still give you the ability to run the line out and use IRs for direct recording in those instances where you weren't able to mic the cab. Something like the new Boss IR-200 would even add the fx that you lose from the fx loop when using the Fryette's line out. Yes? No? Try it and see?? :)

@jeffshirkey3085

2 жыл бұрын

Quickly checked the IR-200: It gives you some reverb-ish, ambient effects, but no delays or any other fx. My mistake.

Will this work as a plug and play power amp for a preamp pedals?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

it should

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/eKarurR7Ype4eJc.html

Class A and AB can be tube or transistor based. Class D is a whole different beast that involves alternating between two voltages of equal magnitude but opposite polarity (for example, a +10V line and a -10V line, relative to ground) and then using an analogue filter to turn that output back into a smooth waveform, and this switching tends to happen at very high frequencies which are probably too fast for tubes. The thing about needing tubes on the output is nonsense though, since if the loadbox is capturing the signal properly, you would want the output stage to simply transfer the signal to the cab, and anyone who is not an idiot knows that transistors are far superior to tubes when the goal is accurate reproduction of a signal.

@sinisailjadica1842

3 жыл бұрын

If it was a Mos fet maybe... But I allways rely on tubes... Maybe I'm old... Same as my old Hamer Dean Carvin Eggle B. C. Rich and other old stuff the Youngsters don't even know what they are... As are my old Mesa Budda Brunetti and VHT (now Fryette) amps...

When I bought the PS-2 I fully expected to mic up the cab .. I just erm, need to buy a couple of erm, decent microphones first :)

I have a Peavey 5150 amp that puts out 120 watts. Could I use this attenuator or do I need something rated for over 120 watts?

@EytschPi42

3 жыл бұрын

that will work

@FryetteAmps

3 жыл бұрын

The 5150 literature and spec sheets claim 120 watts of output power. Like Mesa and many other companies, they do not state how much distortion is allowed to achieve that 120W figure. We have tested some of the most well known 100W amps using the same test procedure. At 8 ohms with a default 5% distortion figure, the 5150 delivers 72WRMS into an 8 ohm load. This is pretty common among many mass production amp producers. It is customary and convenient for amp manufactures to let the end user assume "4 tubes = 100W' and state output power specs with no distortion percentage. This allows them to justify a claim of "120W" without revealing under which conditions. Even so, you are safe since the PS-2 and PS-100 can absorb up to 200W continuously regardless of distortion percentage.

@Dennis-wi6nn

3 жыл бұрын

@@FryetteAmps wow, thank you for the info. I never realized manufactures would spin their specs. I'm so naive. Very nice to see a company give a dam about their end users by providing sound information. Craftsman by trade, I don't understand the electronics side of things, but I understand what your saying. Now I must find $800.

@hootowl6354

3 жыл бұрын

The Fryette website says both the PS-2 and the PS-100 maximum input watts are: 200-watts at 4-ohms, 150-watts at 8-ohms, 200-watts at 16-ohms.