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Post by play4jc on Jan 23, 2007 9:17:24 GMT -7
My retailer has both a 18w jr w/ reverb and a 38 sr w/ reverb combo's, both sound awesome, does it take the 38w to longer or higher volumes to get the tubes singing than th e 18w? I had a budda 18w combo, and never could get it loud enough at church for it to scream. We play very loud for the youth, or will the 18w sing sooner. Hope thgis makes since. I want 1 bad
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Post by Curt on Jan 23, 2007 10:52:43 GMT -7
I've had both and for any of my gigs the Jr is plenty. If you need loud and clean the Sr may be the ticket, but for me the Jr NR has all I need in power, headroom and drive.
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Post by billyguitar on Jan 23, 2007 12:05:46 GMT -7
I would think though that the 18 watt Budda would be very similar in output. If that's not doing it for you you'd proabably want the 38
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Post by play4jc on Jan 23, 2007 13:35:45 GMT -7
truthfully, if the budda had reverb and was a lil smaller in size, i woulda kept her, she has a awesome clean and a way better o/d channel, why doesnt the DR. z put 2 channels in his amps?
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Post by (8^D) on Jan 23, 2007 17:16:27 GMT -7
They're really 2 very different amps tonally. While there is a middle ground between the 2 where they overlap tonally, they definately do have individual tonal characters aside from the other.
The JR is much more aggressive - has grittier edge and gets edgier quicker. Seems to have a warmer (more natural mid range) character vs. the Sr.
The SR stays clean longer, has more low end on tap, can get warm or even go to a nice crispy Matchless top end if you'd like (close, but not quite the same), and seems to have a more naturally scooped vibe - though it is warm, just not the mid-bump the Jr seems to have.
Both have a Master volume control...and, you can always pick up an attenuator if the desired tone is w/the amp cranked (power tube saturation).
FYI, I have both, have them both setup for a clean tone w/a touch of grind and use different OD/Fuzz/Dist pedals for the various "channels" or flavors. They get used for different gigs - depending on the material, guitars used and venue.
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Post by play4jc on Jan 23, 2007 17:32:38 GMT -7
just got it home more than a hour ago, plugged in my beloved classic 30 along side the Jr, I know where we play at church volume wise on the peavey, so i set it up and achieved the same volume with the MAZ jr, been a/b'ing for awhile with my swamp ash prs and my homemade strat w/ anderson pickups and a wolfgang neck. I like the lo-input, just tweak alil on the cut for the strat, It was singing on the clean channell and wasnt even trying, man Im hooked
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Post by Curt on Jan 23, 2007 18:11:56 GMT -7
sweet
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Post by play4jc on Jan 23, 2007 18:15:15 GMT -7
just hooked my keeley ts-9 and a stock blues driver up to it, did awesome, i need a smoother distortion pedal tho, lil higher gain, smooth yet transparent
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Post by 95strat on Jan 24, 2007 10:21:04 GMT -7
Glad to hear you got one. Did you get a 2x10 or 1x12?
I use a keeley TS-9 as well. Love the tone I got out of it with my BlDlx. Glad it works with the Jr. Can't wait to play one. Hopefully Friday.
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