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Post by guitarboy02451 on Jul 21, 2005 19:06:24 GMT -7
Seems like every tweek of a knob brings new light to the amp, as botique amps should. With that said, does anyone have any good settings like a good distored ovd, shimmery clean, brassy blues? Anyone care to share some settings for us new Maz Owners that are still trying to figure Vol/Master Vol settings?
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Post by rcrecelius on Jul 21, 2005 22:06:36 GMT -7
Heck I'll share. My MAz 38 sr 1-12 is like this for a clean but on the verge of breakup tele chicken pickin sound. V-varies H-9 o clock M-9 Oclock B-11 or 12 Master-varies Cut-9 to 12 depending on the room For lower volume situations I run the Volume higher than the Master, louder stages I tend to make them equal although I jusat put some new tubes in and I mght find myself keeping the Volume a tad higher than the MAster(RCA nos 5751 in V1)
My guitar is a G&L ASAT Classic ran thru a Boss CS2 with minimal compression and a Blues Driver and a Sparkle Drive for overdriven sounds.
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Jul 22, 2005 9:47:14 GMT -7
Thanks! B.T.W., for more breakup and distortion, which level do you crank. Master full first or Volume full first.
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Post by m1911 on Jul 24, 2005 4:33:03 GMT -7
Reverb 11 O'clock Cut 9 O'clock Master 9 O'clock to Noon depending on Loudness desired Bass - 10 O'clock Middle - 12 O'clock Treble - 10 O'clock Volume - MAX - unless using pedals....then no more than 2 to 3 O'clock These settings work for Srats and Les Pauls....however you can bump the Cut up a bit on a Les Paul. Now...with all of THAT said....Buddy Whittington used my son's Amp at a local show. I snapped a picture of HIS settings. When Buddy takes the stage....I think he epitomizes big Texas Tone in spades. Here they are: img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/m1911/BuddyWhittingtonMAZsettings.jpg
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Post by Laroosco!! on Aug 12, 2005 13:58:47 GMT -7
My tone control settings on the Maz always seemed to change depending on the room, but in most rooms I ran the master wide open with my volume at about 11:00. Always kept the cut knob blow noon too.
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Post by billyguitar on Aug 12, 2005 19:59:42 GMT -7
I seem to favor setting all of the tone pots at about 9:00. It seems very balanced.
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Post by billyguitar on Aug 16, 2005 5:58:21 GMT -7
I started twiddling the knobs on my Maz 38 sr with reverb. The amp has a basic signature sound to it that the tone controls modify. What's amazing is that there seems to be no bad way to set the controls with the exception of too much treble. Dime the mids and bass, then keep the treble anywhere from 9:00 to 12:00 and it still sounds great. I still like the cut at 9:00 to 10:00. My Tom Anderson guitars have an open, bright high end sparkle so I have to watch the treble. A Gibson player would no doubt want more treble.
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Post by guitarman1 on Aug 22, 2005 11:05:44 GMT -7
I keep my tone & cut settings around 9/10 oclock for Strat, and reduced the bass and open the cut & treble slightly more with a PRS Custom 22 - Dragon II pups. These settings change slightly from room to room.
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Sept 7, 2005 10:35:22 GMT -7
Your're right Billyguitar. With each tweak you can really change the tone.
I found for me, under "normal band practice, or jam on my own sessions" that Cut 10 am Master - 9-10am Bass - 10 Am Mid - 1 to 2 pm Trebble - 12pm to 2 pm Volume about 10am
seems to work...
When I want to play Misty Mountain or any other Zep or AC/DC tune, Pre-Volume goes full, Master goes to about 12 o'clock to full (If I'm daring) and I boost the cut to 12 o'clock and the High to about 2 or 3 o'clock. The amp at those levels takes on a new personality and would rival any Plexi. Forget Rival... would beat any Plexi :-)
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Post by LittleBlindShakey on Sept 7, 2005 11:45:11 GMT -7
With my American Series Strat for blues it is usually:
Volume - 3 O'clock Treble - 10 O'clock Middle - 2 O'clock Bass - 2 O'clock Master - 10 O'clock Reverb - 11 O'clock Cut - 10 O'clock
For R&B (Spinners, Ray Charles, etc) I only change the ratio of Volume to Master and add more cut. Then I fuss with my guitar vol to clean up. Volume - 11 O'clock Master - 3 O'clock Cut - 3 O'clock
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Post by lizard on Sept 11, 2005 8:03:29 GMT -7
American Strat volume- 3:00 master-3:00 treble-10-12:00 mid- 11:00 bass 12:00-1:00 reverb- 9:00 (varies with room) cut- 10:00
Z Airbrake set on 2 or 3 depending on room. In my experience the only way to get this amp to sound bad is to crank the treble too much
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Sept 16, 2005 7:20:42 GMT -7
Thanks to Bluzsteel and Myles here is a setting to turn your MAZ into a Masterless amp (similar to Ghia).
Plug into the low input, then turn the Master to 10 and then work the pre volume as your main volume. It will take on the characteristics of the Ghia and get very twangy.
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Post by zapata on Sept 19, 2005 8:54:29 GMT -7
I played out last night and set up the MAX as descibed above with the master maxed and the volume at about 9:00. The strat sounded great with this setup, especially number 2 and 4 pickup setups. These Z's are just incredibly versatile. I'll probably set the amp up like this again. I'm curious as to how the Les Paul will sound run through the MAZ with this setup. Thanks to all who passed along this little gem of information.
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Post by bluzsteel on Sept 19, 2005 21:39:07 GMT -7
I played out last night and set up the MAX as descibed above with the master maxed and the volume at about 9:00. The strat sounded great with this setup, especially number 2 and 4 pickup setups. These Z's are just incredibly versatile. I'll probably set the amp up like this again. I'm curious as to how the Les Paul will sound run through the MAZ with this setup. Thanks to all who passed along this little gem of information. my 1958 CS Les Paul loves this setting ,
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Post by stoneystomp on Sept 22, 2005 9:51:43 GMT -7
[quote author=bluzsteel board=Maz38
my 1958 CS Les Paul loves this setting , [/quote]
Hey bluzsteel, i noticed on your site that you have a 112 combo going into an extension cab. As far as I know, the combos don't have a speaker out (mine doesnt).. can i ask how you're running that ? Thanks so much! -SS
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Post by cementman on Sept 27, 2005 8:17:00 GMT -7
want to thank everyone for their settings for this amp and the maz 18. i have owned my 38 2/12 for over a year and thought i had done all it would do and i was a bit underwhelmed with the amp overall UNTIL, (after i had dimed the master volume and used the amp on the low input as those here have suggested) i turned the treble all the way off, maxed the bass and middle and maxed the volume with the master on about 9 or 10. tremendous overdrive. i was always backing off the bass as it didnt work well with a workhorse strat with van zandt picjups. but when i turned off the treble and used the "cut" for control of the highs i found what i was looking for . fantastic setting. thanks to all here and on the maz 18 post for suggesting this. i really overlooked that effect. these settings all should be printed up on an insert in all of the z 18's and 38's to maybe help the user to cut to the chase. what a find. simple, but easy to overlook, especially with single coil guitars when trying to get a usable overdrive out of this amp.
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Post by bluzsteel on Sept 29, 2005 5:20:06 GMT -7
[quote author=bluzsteel board=Maz38 my 1958 CS Les Paul loves this setting , Hey bluzsteel, i noticed on your site that you have a 112 combo going into an extension cab. As far as I know, the combos don't have a speaker out (mine doesnt).. can i ask how you're running that ? Thanks so much! -SS[/quote] Hey man , you should have a 16 , 8 , 4 ohm outs in the back of the Z if your Marshall is 16 ohm unplug your 112 and use a cable for your cab to the 16 ohm load
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Post by James on Apr 3, 2006 7:59:14 GMT -7
What is the best setting for using pedals?
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Post by billyguitar on Apr 3, 2006 8:50:10 GMT -7
I've changed my settings from my original post on this. Preamp volume: set to desired drive treble: barely on to 9:00 Middle: from noon to 3:00 Bass: barely on Master volume: set to desired level Cut: barely on, sometimes off for jazzy tone reverb: from barely on to 10:00 These settings work well with my Tom Anderson. My L-5 likes more treble.
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Post by James on Apr 3, 2006 9:19:30 GMT -7
Hey BG, is this for jazz or a clean tone for using pedals? I am looking for a setting to leave on for the whole night.............running pedals..............pop rock, r and b .......blues.....
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Post by billyguitar on Apr 3, 2006 10:22:54 GMT -7
For me and my particular guitar these settings are great for blues and jazz, clean or distorted. I like a strong fundemental to my notes but I don't want big fat bass. If I'm taking a ride on a blues tune I like it to shake the house. You really can't get a bad tone out of these amps, no matter where you set the knobs. Too much treble will make most overdrive pedals sound scratchy.
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Post by Curt on Apr 3, 2006 11:03:40 GMT -7
I run mine much like Billy above. Lo imput Vol 3:00 Treb 10:00 , Cut, bass, verb are all barely on Mid @ noon Master to room, anywhere from 9:00 to noon
sounds great on amp only and takes the RC booster and BD-2 great, This is a 1x12 combo w/G-12-H, Tele country. alt country, blues and classic rock.
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Post by James on Apr 3, 2006 11:23:24 GMT -7
thanks guys................thats all I needed. I already have an RC and I have the Keeley BD on order...........I am praying the BD finally does it for me............I basically have had it with OD's...sold the OCD, Tube Screamer, Dist Pro, MI Audio......Have a BB, which I love for that texas tone + single coil, but...........I am finding live that I use less and less overdrive and mostly loud clean or loud clean with a "5 oclock shadow"............I think I am done with ever playing with a big crunch distortion tone!
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Post by Frethog on Apr 3, 2006 19:36:30 GMT -7
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Post by propellr on Apr 4, 2006 5:22:45 GMT -7
A picture is worth a thousand words.
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Post by billyguitar on Apr 4, 2006 5:56:32 GMT -7
Man I really like that green tolex. I don't think it can be had anymore. That would look so good with a plexi gold face. I'm not knocking yours! It's very cool.
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Post by propellr on Apr 4, 2006 11:42:05 GMT -7
ES-335 Dot Reissue Monster Rock cable (hence the slightlyhigher mid and treb settings) low input Volume - 2 O'clock Treble - 1 O'clock Middle - 12 O'clock Bass - 10 O'clock Master - 12 O'clock Cut - 10 O'clock
I use the volume and tone pots and pickup switcher for all my different sounds, from overdrive to bell-tones and in between.
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Post by tjstrat on Apr 5, 2006 4:25:11 GMT -7
Someone posted a really terrific setting here: I have a Studio Lead, so I have a Presence rahther than a Cut control... Presence full up, Master at 9:00-10:00, Bass and Mid dimed, Treble off, Volume at 3:00. Reverb to taste. This might not work for everyone, but I play G&L Comanches and with the FDII and OCD for non amp overdrives I have a sparkley clean with a little dirt, a couple of intermediate to classic rock overdriven tones, and a nice hard rock drive. The treble still cuts but everything stays very fat and warm.
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Post by Curt on Apr 5, 2006 8:28:23 GMT -7
I run mine much like Billy above. Lo imput Vol 3:00 Treb 10:00 , Cut, bass, verb are all barely on Mid @ noon Master to room, anywhere from 9:00 to noon sounds great on amp only and takes the RC booster and BD-2 great, This is a 1x12 combo w/G-12-H, Tele country. alt country, blues and classic rock. Here's a pic; All I really touch is the master depending on overall volume required
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