I bought the Runt 20 for Christmas, and it has been perfect for a gig I do in a large church where we use in ear monitors. The speaker emulated direct out sounds amazing. Thanks for the demo, you helped me make my decision to buy it!

Phillip, I stumbled on your site a couple of days ago. I really appreciate the effort you make in providing information. I am adding electric guitar to my collection of acoustic guitars. Thanks again for your work.

Just scored one BRAND NEW on Clearance for 850. HELLA SCORE!

@Tyler-qw8kn

2 жыл бұрын

Lucky!

Thanks man, I think you're the only one to play this amp to 11 with boost engaged on the net, it makes feel happy to finally hear it with maximum gain

Great video/demo as always Phillip! I'm a fan of your channel, you always have great tips, knowledge & playing! Keep it up!

Great demo man I always love your no bull shit attitude I like how you talk about the gear in a real honest way. You just sold me on this amp I was tossed between this the pt and the dirty Shirley mini this sounds the best. Thanks!

Nice demo. I have played this amp. It's like having an organic sounding Plexi and JCM800 in one piece of gear. Also, totally gig loud

got a Runt 50 combo. I adore that amp. Makes me play a lot more.

Love it ! Been looking at this, gonna pull the trigger on it ! Thanks Phil

Great vids dude! Keep rockin & keep helping the people decide on Gear!!

Great review and demo. I appreciate you comparing the amp to the pedal. The amp sounds really good while the pedal is a much more affordable alternative for a similar sound.

That clean sound has a lot of butter, very nice.

Hi Philip Absolutely love your site. Love the variety, the reviews, the technical info, etc. A couple of months ago I bought the Hotone British Invasion and the Mojo Diamond and love them both. I saw your review of the British Invasion and agree with your assessment. But I must say that when I compared the BI with the MD the MD won out hands down! Both sound like tube amps and the MD has a Tweedy flavour and loves working with pedals. I have a Bugera T5 and a DIY MOD 101+ and love them both as well, but the MD ends up my go-to when noodling at home. I recommend you give the Hotone Mojo Diamond a go...I think you'll love it. Cheers from Victoria, British Columbia, Doug M

Friedman Runt 20 Head part 2 Les Paul

Friedman! Love the tone of them amps! Expensive but worth it. Great review.

Very cool. I haven't played the pedal yet. That was super cool to hear.

@koopmann133

7 жыл бұрын

Michael Nielsen

That sounds great Phillip the clean sparkles .High gain has some nice Bite.

I never miss a video.... Truthful no BS informative material for sure.... But had to laugh when he said "brown eye".. Great videos keep it coming!!

love this amp. cant stop using it

Sounds cool I’m defo looking to buy one Thanks for the in signs .. Paul from the UK Ps great show

I played the Runt 50 at GC the other day and loved it. I'd like to try the 20 soon and decide which to get; probably the 50. The Runt series is not hand wired, that's why it's cheaper. A friend has a dirty Shirley and loves it.

Sounds great! We were talking about this head the other night on the show with David. This is a good demo Phil! Cool!

@larrytate1657

7 жыл бұрын

They can't do high gain though right?

Great review Phillip! I bought this amp sight-unseen after watching this and I couldn't be happier. I love this amp, sounds fantastic, amazing tones. Thanks for the great info man!

@ripilot17

7 жыл бұрын

Em Alaihem it's loud. I'm pushing it through a Marshall 4x12 and it sounds huge. I really don't turn it up higher that 6 or 7. Through a 1x12 might be more manageable. Sounds ok at low volume, very clear, just less saturation

@mottosierra1372

7 жыл бұрын

Sean Tracey is good for bedroom play?

Love it! Sounds great!

Didn’t Friedman used to do the ‘Wicked Lester’ amp, years ago? Killer vid, killer tunes, McKnight!😃

I just played on this at the Guitar Center, it's really amazing. I am deciding between this and the Bogner Atma? I'm racking my brains over here.

Great Review ! The Runt is AGAIN a Damm Great Amplifier from Friedman ... My "Failture" was , that i played the Dirty Shirley Combo , and after that , My World wasn´t like before ...i Wanted this Amp so Bad , like nothing else before ...so i paid the 2600 Euro (greetz from Germany) I have it now for one Year . They just making the Greatest Amplifiers in the World , Yes , the Mids in Friedman Amps are one thing which make em so good sounding , and they have the right Amount of Bass, Treble etc. Also the Guitar model comes through VERY Well , it Interacts with Pedals Great .

this is your best sound to date.

Nice review!!! Since you did a video of the Friedman BE-OD against the EVH 5150 OD, I would love to see you put this amp up against the EVH LBX amp.

love that sound and big thanks for not only doing metal riffing for rythm :) sadly too tough for my noobish playing - aka not worth the investment :c

was looking into one of these great demo.

I tried one of those but 50 watts. Clean was good. Dirty was kind of Marshall but less tight and maybe fuzzier.

Sounds really good. Still head over heals for my blackstar ht1 + 6505mh Stereo rig.

Phil have you tried an Eq in the loop at all? I did the typical V profile with mids on amp about 9oclock , treble and bass both about 1-2 o'clock , presence 12-2 o'clock , gain 3/4 - full....very nice third voice ...more aggressive but does cause volume drop ...more modern tone

Phillip, I love your videos! Very honest and unbiased, keep up the great work. So, the Runt 20 or Mesa V 25 for a Top 40 pop/rock band? Just looking for two channels of solid tone and XLR out is a big plus on both.

Nice Demo, Sounds like a tight little Plexi with some Monster tones!

Videos are great,full of information.

sounds amazing man

Now I want the Runt. Damn it!

Wonderful cleans

Thanks! I have one on the way.

Over the tubes it's sounds muted on all but the brightest setting on the clean channel IMHO. The gain channel really sings. Nice amp and not a bad price at all :)

Hey Phillip, great video...love all your videos, but knowing you also love the Victory Sherriff 22, which one of these amps would you take if you could only have one for Marshall-tones, plus playing low volume at bedroom levels? thanks!

hi Phil great demo of the runt cheers, so good so I went out and purchased one and I gotta say amazed how good this little monster is, I have an original 1985 jcm800 2205 and I love this amp didn't think anything could touch it until now wow!!! I like the right and left settings on the clean finding myself more at the minute going for the left setting, I find the middle setting very muffled sounding even though I've tried a few different guitars on there to see if it makes a difference but no tried my suhr modern, USA strat and Tele but no different but not too bothered as the other 2 settings are great and the gain channel is to die for, was wondering how you set your tone settings in the vid if you don't mind and keep up with the great vids cheers ...john

I had the jj Jr combo for 2 years. Great sound and gain. But the volume drop between channels was huge and maddening. The reason I sold the amp at the end of it

Phil, thanks for your short but pretty thorough review(s). And short is not bad, some reviewers & promo demos-the players play way too long in between changing settings or explaining features & such. Some promos don't even have any speaking, someone is just noodling or wanking for what seems like an eternity, and you're left wondering what the controls were set at to begin with & what else is there? Same with pedal demos, they don't tell you how the amp is set up when they're demoing an overdrive or dist pedal. Sorry for ranting, just pointing out the difference between a good gear review & one that leaves you with more questions than when you started. You're a great "working man's" reviewer as well being valuable to the pros out there I'm sure. Thank you sir!

Great review man! I'm saving up for the BE100 myself.

Sounds amazing both in clean and hi gain mode. Am seriously considering one but want to also be able to play it late at night at whisper quiet levels for practise purposes. How does the amp perform at these low volume levels? Also, what is causing the extraordinarily high levels of hiss and buzz at high gain??? That is somewhat concerning.

Wow man bright tight cleans

Amp sounds good. Pedal sounds good. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Really interested in the Friedman. But can't stop looking at the CLASS 5 over your shoulder :-)

I'd love to try one of these. Even at $1500, its not too bad considering the quality and features. Yeah, its more than the Mesa, but it also sounds great. My limited experience with Mesa has not been good. Fizzy, brittle, flubby and all around horrible amps. I heard one of those Mesa mini rec deals in the shop last week and I just had to leave the room.

That amp smokes,I can see why you like it so much.im gonna have to try one out.

Been jonesing for this amp for a while! I had a buddy who worked at Guitar Center so he gave me one of his 'friends & family' 20% coupons - went to buy it, but Friedman is price protected and doesn't allow discounts on their products, at least in that manner, so wasn't able to pick one up per the 'discount new' rating.

Great video Phillip!

Hi Philip, I'm loving your channel, super informative. Could you make a video that compares a really cheap modded guitar (like an Epiphone Les Paul Special II or Epiphone G-400 with upgraded nut, pickups, tuning machines, etc.) to a more expensive, but completely stock name brand guitar like a Gibson Les Paul Standard or a Gibson SG Standard? Can a budget of $500 or less dollars get you as good (or better) of a guitar than a name brand guitar that costs upwards of $1000? I'm curious not only the difference in tone but the difference in materials, quality control, and playability. And if the cheaper option is inferior to the name brand guitar, what would it take to get it to sound as good as the more expensive one?

Very responsive amp.... I am impressed.

I like the sound of that amp.

Phil could you do a video on fixing a neck heavy guitar?? cheers!

Phil - a couple years in do you still feel like this is a great option in the wattage/price range? Have a Peavey c20MH which is obviously not a boutique amp that I like pretty well but find the gain channel a little bit overkill for my needs ... this seems to get much more of a useful sweep...

I bought the Friedman Runt 50, it is Soooooooo bright!! I can't get this to not sound bright. Have bass and mids dimed, the treble is almost off. Presence is @ 3 o'clock. Even have an EQ running though the FX loop.

Reminds me of the dirty shirley pedal threw a clean tube amp.

Thanks. I'm trying to decide between this and the Marshall mini silver jubilee. Have you checked out the mini silver jubilee yet?

Hey man love your videos. How does this amp sound at low to bedroom levels? I'm considering getting the combo version. Do you think it sounds as good as the head?

Hey Philip, thanks so much for your videos! I'm weighting between the Runt 20/50 and the Mesa Boogie Mark V 25/35 and I was wondering if you have any comments about the headroom on the 20? Enough to keep up with the band for some clean R&B?

It almost sounds that it's like better version of Marshall Class 5 because this friedman amp has EL84 tubes too, but more everything compare to Class 5. I notice that you have Class 5 there too on your right, haha. :)

I'm in the market for a Marshallesque amp and thought I had everything figured out with the Victory Shireff 22. Now with this review I don't know what to think! I would guess that the Friedman has the superior cleans while the Victory nails the Marshall crunch sound? I wonder how do these amplifiers compare as it would appear this is very much an apples to apples comparison.

Very interested in this amp. Now if they could just make it channel switching between "Clean" and "Overdrive "

Great video Phil. thanks :)

Great review! Thanks!!!

If I had the money, I'd like to check out the Phil X Signature Head. Best amps on the planet for the music that I play. That tone is unmistakable. Sounds like a Marshall, back when they made great amps

I was the 1,000th viewer :D Amp over the pedal easily, I saw the Runt earlier this week and was very impressed! How would you rate this to the Victory 22?

Really great revue as always Phil many thanks. How would you rate the volume? I have a grandmeister 40 and a backstair ht5r head. The backstair is only just enough for rhythm and the Grandmeister is of course plenty but Would love a bit of this. Would this be ok through a v30 2x12 for gigging? Mid size clubs etc. Legend thanks :)

What humbuckers do you have in this guitar? Also what guitar is this? Absolutely love the sound youre getting.

Hi Phillip!, talking about versatility and quality, would you recommend this one or the rectoverb 25?

I'd love to hear your opinion on this amp vs your Boogie Mark V 25. Which would be your preferred gigging amp?

Hi Phillip, I've found your channel recently and love it. I am curious though, do you happen to have Alopecia areata?

I bought this amp, new, without the cab cause I’m using it for direct recording, but I’ve run into some issues with it. The clean channel does not really behave the way I expected it to. Turned even to 1/4 volume it’s already breaking up like a gain channel. Half volume on clean it sounds like your gain channel sounded on half gain. I’m not sure if maybe the one I got is defective or something. If anybody has any suggestions I’d really appreciate it.

What do u like better this or the sheriff or Kraken?

AWESOME review! I am between a runt or pink taco with a 2x12 and a Rockerverb MKIII 50w combo. I play more aggressive, like a Ramonesy style but more technical and modern. 1 trick pony is ok here, but want really good 1 trick. Any thoughts?

tell us about that strat,its killer sounding and looks amazing.

Hey Philip - cool demo. Which one do you prefer if you compare the Mesa Rectoverb 25 (which is in a similar price range) to the Runt 20? thanks ...

How do you think this compares to the Mark V 25? I finally got the chance to try a BE100 in a store. It sounded good, but not as great as I expected. The main drawback though was that with the master volume set on 1 it was so loud I was bleeding out of my eyeballs. I wouldn't sink $3600 into an amp that I would have to play at less then 6.5 o'clock 90% of the time.

your demos are awesome! Could you demo class 5??? PLZ

I should of asked this question on the BE-OD pedal vid, but I own the Mesa Mark 5:35. Does the Friedman pedal sound good on the Mark's clean channel? I find it's sometimes picky on what overdrive/distortion pedals it will take well. Keep up the good work/vids!

Hey Phillip. Which do you like better? The Rectoverb 25 or the Runt 20. I bought the Rectoverb a few weeks ago and can't seem get it dialed in. It's either too clean or too loose and fizzy. Was thinking about trading it in on the Runt. I'm an 80's metal guy and own a couple of bigger Marshalls (DSL 50 and JVM 410HJS). I wanted something smaller and thought I'd try something versatile with a different flavor, but the Rectoverb doesn't seem to like me so far. BTW, thanks for all the great reviews!

Phillip: how does the runt compare to the mark v 25 volume-wise?

Have you had a chance to try the Runt 50 compared to the Runt 20? From the videos I have seen so far the Runt 50 seems to have much more punch and aggression compared to the Runt 20. Video sounds great BTW!!

Phil I assume you're running it through that Mesa cab? Sounds great. Going to be getting a runt.

Hi Philip! Nice vid. I'm thinking about buying this amp too. How does the dirty channel sound at lower volume? Is it possible to play this amp in a bedroom without attenuator?

Great vid, how would you compare the dirty channel on the runt vs the PT dirty tone?

Nice demo brother. Ditto, I bought the ds mini through Sweetwater 4 months ago and had i been aware of the 2 channel Runt coming out i would have not bought the DS mini. Along with the other bell/whistles on the Runt. BIG MISTAKE... DS mini seems loose not as tight od. BTW, I didn't see any heads up through the Namm the Runt was coming ? Thanks Friedman. Keep the great work up! Anyone want to purchase new DS mini ? Not laughing...

But Phill can it play Jackyl the lumberjack the chainsaw part??? Can you do a show on how to tune your chainsaw to key of A while playing blues pattern on the key a on the guitar lol lol!!

would this amp work in a live setting? both rehearsal and gigs? you said something about the clean channel not being as loud as you were hoping. I'm super excited about these amps, but want something small to carry to gigs and what not. plus it'd be nice to having sort of the opposite from my mesa boogie roadster.

How does your humbucker strat sound with a coil split compared to a single coil strat ? Do they sound the same even though the single coil has a slant on it ? Good idea for another video maybe ?

Can you please let me know what pick up that is in the bridge, it sounds great!!

Sounds like the boost toggle is just like a bright switch?

Do you think you could do a review of the bugera tri rec infinium? There are reviews out there but nobody goes to any depth with them and I really don't trust other people's reviews when it's not very detailed. Thanks for the vids!

how does it compare to the Victory sherrif amp? I would like to see a video with the jet city custom 22 amp and there is supposed to be a 5 watt version soon - there amps are so cheap, I would like to know if they are good quality

Don't regret selling my series one BE-100 at all. (Metro turret board/not point-to-point btw) I'm just not a Friedman guy. Sounded great, just wasn't my sound/tone.