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Friedman Amplifiers Collection

Friedman Amplifiers Collection

4.6 (178)

Get two flavors of classic British tones from a boutique icon.

  • Re-amp your tracks through Friedman's classic, vintage-flavored DS-40 and fire-breathing BE-100 amplifiers
  • Shape your guitar sounds further with built-in FX Rack and Recording Chains
  • Track through either amp in real time, with near-zero latency, on your Apollo audio interface via Realtime UAD Processing
  • Enjoy quick, precise guitar tuning with the included bx_tuner plug-in

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

Friedman Amplifiers Collection

$249

$249

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Get Two Flavors of Classic British Tones from a Boutique Icon

Developed by Brainworx, the Friedman Amps UAD plug-in collection gives you the sound of Friedman’s high-end, boutique masterpieces, each with its own take on British tube tone — the BE-100 for the ultimate “hot-rodded” plexi-style amp, and the Dirty Shirley DS-40 for dynamic clean tones and powerful, punchy crunch.

BE‑100: Add the Jaw-Dropping Tones of a Modded Classic

The Friedman BE-100 amplifier is the result of years of experience Dave Friedman amassed performing mods to his clients’ 1959 Marshall plexis. The BE-100 amplifier plug-in gives you these same tones, with smoother treble, tighter bass response, and increased gain capabilities for more sonic versatility.

DS-40: Get Old-School Crunch and More

Taking its cue from Marshall’s earliest production amp — the venerable JTM45 — the Friedman DS-40 Amplifier plug-in perfectly captures the DS-40’s regal raunch as well its clean tone complexities, making it a slam dunk classic rock amp that can also deliver blues, jazz, and country tones with ease.

Explore Over 60 High-End Recording Chains

Both the Friedman BE-100 and DS-40 plug-ins offer an onboard FX Rack feature that gives you potent tone sculpting ability — adjust lows and highs with Tight and Smooth filters, create crushing rhythm tracks by artfully tweaking the onboard noise gate, or enhance solos with a chewy, host-syncable, lo-fi delay. You can also use the FX Rack’s Recording Chains feature to audition your tones through 66 different signal paths, featuring various speaker cabinets, high-end mics, preamps, and EQ emulations.

What They Say

I’ve compared the Friedman Amplifiers Plug-In Collection to the real amps in every way possible — I couldn’t tell the difference by switching back and forth. They really nailed it…

Dave Friedman

Friedman Amplification

A lot of amp plug-ins seem to smear the image slightly and not be as present in the final mix. The Friedman Amplifier plug-ins sound fat and keeps its presence.

Jeff Balding

Taylor Swift, The Eagles, Florida Georgia Line

The Friedman Amplifiers Collection is one of the best sounding rock amp simulators I have heard. Using it with the Distortion essentials bundle is a match made in heaven.

Paul Hager

Goo Goo Dolls, Jonas Brothers

Reviews

4.6
Rated 4.6 out of 5 stars
Based on 178 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 141 Total 4 star reviews: 17 Total 3 star reviews: 7 Total 2 star reviews: 6 Total 1 star reviews: 7
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178 reviews
  • MH
    Mark H.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 days ago
    Friedman Amp Collection bad to the bone!!

    I love being able to turn on my Apollo, just plug in and play. I got rid of amps years and years ago. This feels like I have a favorite amp in the corner again and can just grab a guitar and roll. I have a super powerful computer but knowing the front end of my default guitar sound is powered the Apollo DSP, it makes going into Cubase completely carefree. Very cool to say the least. Thanks and God Bless.

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  • PB
    P. B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 months ago
    Best amps for distorted rock sounds

    There isn't really too much to say about these, they are very faithful emulations of the original, I love them both.

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  • CB
    C. B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 months ago
    Really great! Very close!

    Works absolutely fine!

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  • DP
    D. P.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    7 months ago
    One of the best amp plugins on Apollo

    This is one of the best sounding plugin bundle.

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  • FW
    F. W.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    9 months ago
    Very useful

    I was sceptical, because i own many real amps, but after demo i was sure this one would be very useful !!! I m plugin my guitar to it very often....

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

This refers to the number of SHARC DSP processors in Apollo and UAD-2 hardware. A DUO core system has twice the amount of processing power compared to a SOLO core system. More SHARC DSP cores increases the number of UAD-2 plug-ins you can run on the hardware.

No, Satellites provide DSP to run UAD-2 plug-ins in your DAW.

Yes, you can start a fully functional 14-day demo from any plug-in bundled with the UAD software. Simply click “Start Demo”, and start using it in your DAW.

UAD-2 licenses follow the hardware, it does not matter which computer they are connected to. You can have up to six UAD-2 devices registered to a system in your Universal Audio account, which share those licenses. See UAD-2 Plug-In Licensing Explained for full details. Authorisation of UAD-2 hardware is managed by the UAD Meter & Control Panel Application.

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