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Friedman honors one of the most iconic amp modders of all time with new Jose 20 amps

The late Jose Arredondo was an icon of pimping tube amps. After Friedman paid tribute to him with the Jose 100 last year, the firm is continuing to honor his tone-tweaking legacy by unveiling two ...
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José Arredondo built amps for Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Mick Mars. Now Dave Friedman is honoring his legacy with a definitive amp

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. During the latter years of his life and career, Arredondo's stock rose considerably after Van Halen mentioned his name in the ...
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“José died and no-one knows where it went”: Legendary amp builder José Arredondo built Eddie Van Halen a mystery amp that might be lost forever

Tube amp guru Dave Friedman has revealed that legendary modder José Arredondo built a custom amp for Eddie Van Halen that has disappeared off the face of the Earth. Speaking to the Final Resonance TV ...
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James Hetfield’s Guitar Amp on Metallica’s ’72 Seasons’ Was Modified by EVH’s Tone Guru

Merging the worlds of Metallica and Van Halen, Metallica's James Hetfield uses a Marshall guitar amp on Metallica's 72 Seasons that was modded by Eddie Van Halen's amp guru José Arredondo. And he uses ...