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Post by kramden on May 2, 2012 8:07:32 GMT -7
Hi all, New guy here. Nice place. Thinking about an EZG50. From my browsing around I can see that the 4x10 cab is a big favorite. I'm wondering about the 2x10 (with the ezg). I'm looking at small to medium venues and don't mind sacrificing a little of the bigness of the sound to get a little less schlep factor. And I should say that I love sweet clean tones the best, leaning toward classic fender blackface. Sometimes smaller cabs can have a nice punchy sound too. I do have a tweed bassman clone with 4 x10 so I could always use that as a cab if I wanted to go that route too. So what do you guys think of the 2x10? Thanks!
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Post by southmusic70 on May 2, 2012 8:40:13 GMT -7
I grew up playing a '67 Fender Vibrolux Reverb, and it was plenty for most venues (the VR and Super are only 5 watts apart based on spec output, 35 vs. 40). When I needed more air moving I added a 2x12 cabinet. Later I added a '65 Showman head, played both in parallel and ran the VR through its 2x10s and the Showman through the 2x12 cab (this was in the days before miking guitar amps had occurred to anyone - duh). Since you already have the 4x10, it seems that the 2x10 option would work best, particularly vis-a-vis portability.
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Post by zpilot on May 2, 2012 9:45:28 GMT -7
I mainly play through a JAZ 2x10 combo with settings to sound like an old black/brownface Fender. The 2x10 is plenty for any small-to-medium sized club. When I want that extra thump that you get with a Super Reverb I add an extension 2x10 connected in series so I can use the 8 ohm tap. Because we mic for the larger rooms I rarely have to do that though.
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Post by Maddog on May 2, 2012 10:04:31 GMT -7
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Post by kramden on May 2, 2012 13:03:11 GMT -7
Thanks for the welcome guys. Yup, maddog, I've got a 2 ohm total load on the 410 bassman. I've always been a combo guy...BF super reverb, pro reverb, deluxe reverb, 410 bassman, so this head and cab stuff is new to me but that EZG head is pretty large byy itself and the combos are 60+ lbs. My days of lugging that kind of weight are over! I'll keep you posted on what I decide. Cheers!
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Post by kramden on May 2, 2012 13:27:39 GMT -7
Just realized that the ezg-50 has 16, 8, or 4 ohms available so my bassman cabinet that wants 2 ohms is out. Still thinking about the 2x10 cab though, for the portability.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on May 2, 2012 19:05:45 GMT -7
I have a 2x10 Z Cab, I Really like the chimyness and growl it offers, I havent gigged with it but I will report after Sat I'm gonna give the Ole Remedy/Stangray in Stereo a Try The Ray Will be sporting a 1x12 Gold, I'm Jonesing for a 4x10 Just kind of wanting a Z 4x10 Though I may endup giving the MOJOTONE 4x10 a Try ;D Good Luck The EZG will sound killer with both 4x10 and 2x10 and 1x12
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Post by Dustin on May 2, 2012 20:50:20 GMT -7
Thanks for the welcome guys. Yup, maddog, I've got a 2 ohm total load on the 410 bassman. I've always been a combo guy...BF super reverb, pro reverb, deluxe reverb, 410 bassman, so this head and cab stuff is new to me but that EZG head is pretty large byy itself and the combos are 60+ lbs. My days of lugging that kind of weight are over! I'll keep you posted on what I decide. Cheers! I feel you there. There are days when I miss my Twin, but then I stand up, my back doesn't scream in pain and I get over it Haven't had the opportunity to play an EZG, but from the clips I've heard through various cabs you'd really have to work to get a bad sound out of it. Keep in mind that the Z 10's are pretty robust so even with two you're going to get a little more thump out of them than most 10's. Welcome to the forum!
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Post by doctorice on May 3, 2012 6:35:26 GMT -7
Welcome to Z land. I have a Z 4x10. Great match for the EZG-50. I also have a couple Z 2x10 combo amps, and they're great too. I think you'd be fine with a 2x10. I hear you on saving the back! Just realized that the ezg-50 has 16, 8, or 4 ohms available so my bassman cabinet that wants 2 ohms is out. Still thinking about the 2x10 cab though, for the portability. Weber offers an impedance matching device that appears to solve this problem if you want to invest a few $.
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Post by kramden on May 3, 2012 7:24:37 GMT -7
Well, I finally got to play a set through a EZG-50 and Z 2 x 10 last night. I had heard others play this rig before and played alongside this rig a few times using my own amps. The tones that others got through this rig had usually been pretty cool. It is a jam night situation so the host guitarist (his rig) plays and always gets, to my ear, good to great tones.
I really struggled last night trying to dial it in for me. (I should say that my playing background is in BF fender and tweed bassman lands--played a lot in the late seventies to about 1990--took a long time off--just getting back to it and trying to get my equipment/sound together.) So last night things were sounding very middy to me, not in a good way. I kept backing the mids down but could never quite get to the blackface style tone I wanted. Now I will be the first to admit that it could be I just need to spend more time with the amp and that there is a learning curve to master. I'm wondering though, as I think of my tweed bassman clone with its light, open 4x10 cab and less efficient speakers...I wonder if the ezg might sound a lot different through a similar cab. I really want to like the ezg50. I need a louder amp as my tweed clone is only about 32 watts and that gives me the real sweet tweed sound--my goal for my 2nd amp is a louder blackface style sound. I am worried that the ezg might not get close enough to my blackface comfort zone. But then again, I saw a video of Anson Funderburgh playing through one and his tone was like what I am looking for--I think he was using a 4x10 cab. His tone on the video sounded pretty close to classic blackface fender so maybe I can get there too.
Just throwing this out there for you guys. I appreciate the warm welcome and there is a lot of collected Z wisdom out there, I can tell. Look forward to any thoughts.
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