The Friedman Small Box 50 Combo is a Friedman amplifier. Close alternatives include the Hiwatt Shop 20 Combo 20W 1x12 Combo Amplifier and the Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp. It pairs well with the Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret and the Wampler Plexi Drive.
Friedman Small Box 50 Combo
Friedman · amplifier
The Friedman Small Box 50 Combo is a 50-watt, 1x12 tube combo amplifier built around Friedman's acclaimed Small Box circuit, packaging one of the brand's most celebrated high-gain designs into a self-contained combo format. It delivers the same versatile, articulate rock and metal tone as the Small Box head-and-cabinet configuration, without needing to manage separate components.
- gigging
- metal
- articulate
- headroom
- studio
- solid
- same versatile
- top tier friedman tone
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Genres the Friedman Small Box 50 Combo is commonly used in
- Metal
- Rock
Pedals that stack with the Friedman Small Box 50 Combo
Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret
Catalinbread
24% matchInto a high headroom tone, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret brings the saturated it's missing
Wampler Plexi Drive
Wampler
23% matchThe high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Wampler Plexi Drive gives it crunchy to fill it with
Carl Martin Crunch Drive
Carl Martin
22% matchRun Carl Martin Crunch Drive into that high headroom platform and it finally gets some crunchy
Mu-Tron Bi-Phase
Mu Tron
15% matchMu-Tron Bi-Phase's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Friedman Small Box 50 Combo delivers it
Seymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor
Seymour Duncan
13% matchSeymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Small Box 50 Combo gives it exactly that
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
12% matchTC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Small Box 50 Combo gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Catalinbread Cloak
Catalinbread
11% matchCatalinbread Cloak is voiced for Marshall-style amps — Friedman Small Box 50 Combo gives it exactly that — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Empress Dist
Empress
tonal matchEmpress Dist's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Friedman Small Box 50 Combo delivers it
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Hiwatt Shop 20 Combo 20W 1x12 Combo Amplifier
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64% similarityShared character: brand, gig, headroom
Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp
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92% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Friedman Small Box 50 Combo?+
The closest matches in character are the Hiwatt Shop 20 Combo 20W 1x12 Combo Amplifier, the Mesa/Boogie Studio Preamp, the BluGuitar Amp1.
What pairs well with the Friedman Small Box 50 Combo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, Wampler Plexi Drive, Carl Martin Crunch Drive — Into a high headroom tone, Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret brings the saturated it's missing.