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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 22, 2008 20:33:26 GMT -7
Yep, that's right. Got me an all red head here. Plugged her in and she's a keeper all right. Very nice RX sound at lower volume than my ES. Nice indeed....
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Post by JASON (aka jgleaton) on Jan 22, 2008 21:08:08 GMT -7
PURTY Cool ain't she Steve! I'd like to hear your thoughts on the difference between the RX JS vs the MAZ JR now... and to ME they are different. PLUS we can finally get some decent sound clips for the RX JS from good ole Steve. Bottom line RX JS= KEEPER!! ;D
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 22, 2008 21:20:27 GMT -7
Well the Maz Jr. and RX Jr. are way different! I'll spend a bit of time with the RX before I say much, but the two amps are worlds apart in my view.
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Post by JASON (aka jgleaton) on Jan 22, 2008 21:47:07 GMT -7
Well the Maz Jr. and RX Jr. are way different! ...the two amps are worlds apart in my view. Hey Doc, ya hear that... ;D
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 22, 2008 21:55:03 GMT -7
Well you have to understand about me... I switched from George L cables to Solid cables because I hear a major difference. Will everyone hear a major difference? Not likely. But I'm really picky, and even very subtle differences are a major deal to me. So without prejudicing my future evaluation too much, I would say that the Maz Jr. and the RX Jr. are way different, but someone not listening with my critical ear might not find as clear a difference as I do.
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Post by drew on Jan 23, 2008 0:12:46 GMT -7
Oh Man! Congratulations Steve! Looking forward to those clips.
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Post by ruger9 on Jan 23, 2008 4:47:42 GMT -7
Looking forward to the comprehensive clips you always do! And your observations...
Congrats!
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Post by guitarstan on Jan 23, 2008 8:11:55 GMT -7
All right Steve . Looking forward to your commentary for sure! BTW I put a single Celestion Blue in a Dr Z 112 cab because I've heard so much about how good it sounded with a Ghia. Well, I didn't like it with my Ghia too much midrange honk for my taste. But I tell ya what, it kills with the RX JS by golly . Standing by for commentary....
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 23, 2008 8:25:46 GMT -7
Well if the Junior is anything like the ES, it sounds great through about any speaker. But I'm going to try them all anyway.
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Post by guitarstan on Jan 23, 2008 9:24:31 GMT -7
Well if the Junior is anything like the ES, it sounds great through about any speaker. But I'm going to try them all anyway. Good point! It sounds good with all my collection.
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Post by bluzman on Jan 23, 2008 9:45:01 GMT -7
Hey Steve! Congratulations to you and welcome to the sleeper cell. I think more and more will eventually jump in with us. You did a fine job with the clip and it is a great example of why I love this amp. Great playing too! The clip really shows off the Red too! ;D
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 23, 2008 9:50:15 GMT -7
Hey Steve! Congratulations to you and welcome to the sleeper cell. I think more and more will eventually jump in with us. You did a fine job with the clip and it is a great example of why I love this amp. Great playing too! The clip really shows off the Red too! ;D Thanks, RED is always louder, more in tune, more bluesey, more country, more rock - it's just flat more of everything.
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Post by groovedr on Jan 23, 2008 13:07:48 GMT -7
Congrats benttop! I'll be waiting to hear what kind of volume you can get while maintaining a fairly clean sound. I know where there is a good deal on one and I would be interested if I knew I could have plenty of headroom. Although it's not RED. Dang it.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 23, 2008 13:14:14 GMT -7
Hmmm.... I'll have to think about how I could test that. It's pretty loud through the Z-Best!
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Post by groovedr on Jan 23, 2008 16:41:50 GMT -7
I'd say just plug in directly and start spankin the plank, crankin it up as you go. If you are not broke up good by noon, it could be good for my needs. A little hair is nice but not really broken up (unless you want it, and sometimes I do ;D). It's about 22 watts if I'm not misinformed and straight up on a 22 watt Z should be just about right for smallish to medium rooms and a good stage volume for the larger gigs. My ESRx is too strong for the small to medium stuff but sings it's a$$ off when I open it up and let it breath a little. Thanks man.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 23, 2008 17:43:00 GMT -7
I'd say just plug in directly and start spankin the plank, crankin it up as you go. If you are not broke up good by noon, it could be good for my needs. A little hair is nice but not really broken up (unless you want it, and sometimes I do ;D). It's about 22 watts if I'm not misinformed and straight up on a 22 watt Z should be just about right for smallish to medium rooms and a good stage volume for the larger gigs. My ESRx is too strong for the small to medium stuff but sings it's a$$ off when I open it up and let it breath a little. Thanks man. Actually the clip I posted in the sound section was done with the volume at about 6 (around 1 o'clock) and it was pretty clean if you ask me. Nice sounds from the RXJr!
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Post by groovedr on Jan 23, 2008 18:59:39 GMT -7
I'm on my way there now. Thanks
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Post by jammergreg on Jan 24, 2008 2:01:45 GMT -7
Got mine and she's a Blond ...She took a trip to the Doc and should be back next week ...I do miss my RX Jr. Had to play a gig W/ my Tech 21 practice amp..It's 30 watts and 1/2 as powerfull as my RX Jr.
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Post by 95strat on Feb 8, 2008 14:07:21 GMT -7
I'm just now catching up with the board (been busy), but congrats Steve on the Rx Jr. I knew you were debating over which Z to add to the collection. Glad you landed a Rx Jr. Can't wait to hear you exhaustive analysis.
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Post by dnoseworth on Feb 18, 2008 13:51:58 GMT -7
MMMM Junior= Gas I must have one.
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Post by JebusCrebus on Feb 29, 2008 11:45:35 GMT -7
Well you have to understand about me... I switched from George L cables to Solid cables because I hear a major difference. Will everyone hear a major difference? Not likely. But I'm really picky, and even very subtle differences are a major deal to me. So without prejudicing my future evaluation too much, I would say that the Maz Jr. and the RX Jr. are way different, but someone not listening with my critical ear might not find as clear a difference as I do. Steve, What are you using for solid cables? I am using the George L's but I am not completely sold on them I really hate the way they are always getting tangled up too, I might want to try these solids out, oh yeah, where can I get some too.. [glow=limegreen,2,300]-J-[/glow]
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 29, 2008 12:28:40 GMT -7
Well you have to understand about me... I switched from George L cables to Solid cables because I hear a major difference. Will everyone hear a major difference? Not likely. But I'm really picky, and even very subtle differences are a major deal to me. So without prejudicing my future evaluation too much, I would say that the Maz Jr. and the RX Jr. are way different, but someone not listening with my critical ear might not find as clear a difference as I do. Steve, What are you using for solid cables? I am using the George L's but I am not completely sold on them I really hate the way they are always getting tangled up too, I might want to try these solids out, oh yeah, where can I get some too.. [glow=limegreen,2,300]-J-[/glow] Solid doesn't describe their construction, it is the brand. Check www.solidcables.com/ and you should be ready to spend about $160 per 15 footer. Ouch...
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Post by JebusCrebus on Mar 1, 2008 15:22:30 GMT -7
Solid doesn't describe their construction, it is the brand. Check www.solidcables.com/ and you should be ready to spend about $160 per 15 footer. Ouch... Holy #$%$# $160.00 That might just persuade me to keep using the George L's. Thanks for the Link Steve, I'll check them out. [glow=limegreen,2,300]-J-[/glow]
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Post by Jan on Mar 2, 2008 22:55:37 GMT -7
Don't forget the matching speaker cables! :-)
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Mar 2, 2008 23:58:37 GMT -7
Don't forget the matching speaker cables! :-) I've actually played some speaker cables made by Solid but I haven't seen them for sale yet. Yeah, they made a huge difference...
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Post by 95strat on Mar 3, 2008 8:42:44 GMT -7
Hey Steve we're still waiting for you exhaustive commentary on the Jr. Give it up my man!
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Mar 3, 2008 9:44:16 GMT -7
Hey Steve we're still waiting for you exhaustive commentary on the Jr. Give it up my man! OK. It's pretty doggone cool. Every rant I've made about the RXES applies to the RX Jr, except you can play the Jr in your living room while watching Star Trek and still get that lovely RX tone. Just like the ES, the Jr works great on any speaker, can be pristine clean, crunchy, or over the top, can be big and FAAAT or bright and shiny. It is a hell of a work horse if you ask me.
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Post by craigmccle on Mar 14, 2008 22:51:36 GMT -7
Steve, could you do a more detailed comparison of the RXJr. to the Maz Jr.?
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Mar 14, 2008 23:38:57 GMT -7
Wow, what can I say? Hmm... Well the two amps couldn't be more different. There are several high points that I think define each of them. Power: The Maz is 18 watts and the RXjr is 15. But as you know, the RXjr has this cool feature called the Overdose switch that gives you a 3db boost. Well if max power is 15 watts, then when the OD is off, you're talking half that, aren't you? So you can play this thing a lot quieter around the house and get real nice overdriven tones. Any amp is capable of full power if you drive the front end hard enough, but in a typical setup with a Strat or a Tele, the RXjr seems a lot quieter around the house. Till you hit the OD switch! Gain: The Maz has a reasonable amount of gain - I'd call it medium to light gain unless you open up the master volume and use a humbucker guitar. Then you start getting into medium to heavy gain tones. But the RXJr can get straight to the higher gain - quite a lot more available there. With the OD switch on, the RXjr has a LOT more gain than the Maz Jr. Tone: This, in my view, is where these two amps diverge the most. The RXjr, like the RXES has a very wide frequency response - thick, beefy lows, and generous heaps of crystaline highs. Not so much in the midrange though - pretty flat through there. The Maz Jr seems to be the antithesis of the RXjr - more than adequate lows and highs, with generous quantities of midrange thrust, controllable via the mid control. The Maz Jr also has a cut control, which gives you that nice ability to tailor the amp to the room. You can get most of that via the treble control on the RXjr. Master Volume: Both amps have great master volumes - I haven't really listened for any difference in performance here, but they both seem to do their jobs very well. I haven't felt the need to use an Airbrake on either amp to be honest. General feel: This is the subjective part - what I like about each amp. I've been playing the Maz Jr. a lot the past week, because despite my appetite for a gainier tone, the Maz sustains so well without a lot of gain - it's spooky how much the amp responds like it has more gain dialed in, yet it's fairly clean. I really like the Maz Jr with the neck pup on my Strat - the entire reason I bought it. I'm not disappointed. I like the Strat on the RXJr too, but I just tend to reach for the Tele when I'm going to play the RXjr. You can get that Paisley tone going on with this amp SO easily, and even though I'm WAY not a country player, I really dig that sound and feel, so the Tele tends to be the sound I'm digging when I play the RXjr. Now that is not to say the Strat is inappropriate - with its pristine clean capability, and its big FAAAT bottom, the RXjr can really make my neck pup on the Strat sound wonderful. And of course there's that marvelous OD switch - what a cool feature. Of course, I still haven't said even one word about the RXjr's dynamic response - you just have to play it to understand it, but the Prescription amps just have the most percussive feel of any amp around. Summary: I guess it's probably obvious I like both of these amps very much. Sometimes it's hard to decide which one to plug into, but depending on what I'm doing, I'll chose according to the tones and features of each. I'm glad I have both, and I think every guitarist should as well.
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Post by 95strat on Mar 15, 2008 10:05:04 GMT -7
Wow, great comparison Steve. Thanks for the input. I've got a friend looking at one or the other and will pass on your review. K for you!
I agree that both are great amps (they are really the only two Z's I've had experience with.). Each has it's own qualities. You can't go wrong with either one. However, before you buy you've got to play. Like Steve said the Rx Jr. has this percussive quality in it's attack that can't really be put in to words. I think this is where most folks will either love or hate this amp.
I'm not a country player either, but I really like the cleans I get out of the Rx. It's a Z design that no one else has. It's unique and that's one reason I love Doc's designs. You can compare them to other amps, but they certainly aren't clones of what's already out there.
Anyway, if I had the money I would get both, but for now I love my Rx Jr and it seems most of the folks that play it or hear me play through it love it to. That's always a good sign.
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