Friedman IR-J All-Tube Jake E Lee Signature Preamp
Jake E Lee Signature High Voltage Dual-Tube Direct Solution
Jake E Lee ranks high on the shortlist of influential gunslinger guitarists that emerged as the heroes of a new generation in the early ‘80s. Best known for his burning guitar work and innovative songwriting, Lee contributed to two of Ozzy Osbourne's most revered albums, 1983’s Bark at the Moon and 1986’s Ultimate Sin.
With Ozzy, his post-Ozzy band, Badlands and most recently, with his own group, Red Dragon Cartel, Lee’s playing embraced the athleticism of the ‘80s while remaining firmly rooted in the hard rock fundamentals of the ‘70s. Jake’s tonal choices provide the evolutionary glue between the sonics of those two great eras.
Following the massively successful release of the limited edition JEL-100 and JEL-20 signature heads, Jake E Lee and Dave Friedman have teamed-up, once again, using their legendary ears and talents to create the new IR-J, a signature all-tube direct solution that offers Lee’s ultimate tones in a compact pedal board friendly format.
“Dave has an innate understanding of where I’m coming from as a player and we’re alike in the way we hear tones. Dave doesn’t hear things as a technician, he hears things like a musician, and that made him really easy to work with. I grew up in the ‘70s and those muscular, articulate rock tones were the tones I always sought, but I made a name for myself in the ‘80s when you needed a little more aggression and a little more scream. I’ve always tried to retain a little of that ‘70s heart and I still do, and that’s what this preamp does -- though it’s got plenty more on tap if you need it!” Jake E Lee
SOFTWARE EDITOR:
IR-J gives you astounding tonal control, but its included Friedman Editor software takes it to a new level. With it, you can tweak each channel’s power amp simulation via the Thump, Presence, Low Pass Filter controls, load your favorite IRs, activate the Boost Lock feature, select loop ON/OFF and save it all to 128 MIDI presets.
IR-J Features:
Jake E Lee Signature
All-tube HIGH-VOLTAGE preamp - DI
2 x 12AX7 preamp tubes
Two independent channels + TS style boost per channel
- Based on Friedman’s legendary JEL-100 and JEL-20 designs
MIDI programmable features:
-Channel select / Boost
-IR select
-Thump, Presence and Low-Pass Filter - three-way switch per channel
-Effects loop ON/OFF
-Boost Lock
Power amp simulation with software editable Presence, Thump and Low-Pass Filter (per channel)
Low latency Impulse Response cabinet simulation (bypassable)
Three position CAB/IR select switch per channel (programmable via software)
18 free Friedman IRs or load your own
Boost Volume (top) - Vol. (gain amount) and Tone controls (per channel) on side panel
Volume and Gain controls (per channel)
Full EQ consisting of Bass, Middle, Treble (per channel)
3-way Bright switch (per channel)
2-way Gain switch (Channel 2)
Three multi-function foot switches
Ultra-transparent series FX loop (bypassable)
