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Post by impactblue on May 18, 2009 17:34:20 GMT -7
If anyone has Maz Jr settings for Joe Bonamassa please share ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) The main part of his tone comes from a 2555 Silver Jubilee I think...thanks!
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Post by Jefferson on May 19, 2009 14:00:47 GMT -7
I just saw Joe here in Colorado and I was blown away with his tone! I am afraid that much of that sound lies in his hands. I did see an interview with him where he talked about his stage rig and said that he keeps the silver jubilee on at all times and at least at the show i saw, he either ran a Carol Ann, Van Teelden, or a Category 5 in tandem with the silver. You might check out www.jbonamassa.com or www.woodytone.com to learn more about his rig. I get the impression he changes things in and out depending on the mood, but regardless it is still impressive tone. Not sure how to get that tone out of the Maz JR. JR
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 19, 2009 14:03:46 GMT -7
Not sure if you can get his tone from this amp, but if you can get close, my bet is most everything will be dimed except the cut control.
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Post by soundbee on May 19, 2009 15:45:09 GMT -7
I'm getting what I think is a pretty good JBon-ish tone. It's really a combination of things. - light articulate touch - mostly les paul w/ humbuckers and switch it up for different timbres - Maz Jr - settings (o'clock) 2 11 10 11 11-2 8:30 (reverb 10) - King of Tone pedal on most of the time, dial back the volume to get clean
I've also had pretty good luck with other drive pedals; bb pre w/ rc, TS9 am silver, TS9 stock 84. The above combination just "works" for me and makes me want to play more and more ;-) Also added RMC3 wah and a TurboTuner - I've actually removed all other pedals from my board cuz I found them distracting from the tone. Occasionally, I'll mic the amp live and add a bit of delay on the board. Yum!
That vid was pretty interesting
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Post by skydog958 on May 19, 2009 16:24:57 GMT -7
There was a ToneQuest article from 2004 that I read, and from what I remember he has the bass cranked all the way up on his Silver Jubilee. That's all I can remember.
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Post by impactblue on May 19, 2009 17:23:06 GMT -7
I've got his jubilee settings from his the Joe Bonamassa forum...
presence 5 , bass 10 , mid 7.5 highs 4.5 master 10 , volume 5 and gain 5
How does that translate to the Maz though :s
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 19, 2009 17:35:01 GMT -7
I've got his jubilee settings from his the Joe Bonamassa forum... presence 5 , bass 10 , mid 7.5 highs 4.5 master 10 , volume 5 and gain 5 How does that translate to the Maz though :s I tell ya - dime everything. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by jeff25 on May 19, 2009 18:29:49 GMT -7
FWIW I think Benttop has the best approach! Joe's rig has been a revolving door of boutique 50w heads this year...funny thing is,he changes everything around,and it still sounds just like him. He seems to be searching for something,but I don't think he's going to find it in his backline...
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Post by mdrs on May 19, 2009 19:26:17 GMT -7
Remeber that Joe was a Strat guy until the last two years or so. Guys like Joe pretty much sound like themselves thru almost any quality rig!!
He's also played around with Fuchs ODS amps in the past few years.
There is magic between a good LP and a good Marshall thru a big speaker cab. I think Joe discovered that a while ago.
If you are looking for a big Marshall like tone, think REMEDY.
..........just sayin.............
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Post by impactblue on May 19, 2009 23:08:13 GMT -7
Remeber that Joe was a Strat guy until the last two years or so. Guys like Joe pretty much sound like themselves thru almost any quality rig!! He's also played around with Fuchs ODS amps in the past few years. There is magic between a good LP and a good Marshall thru a big speaker cab. I think Joe discovered that a while ago. If you are looking for a big Marshall like tone, think REMEDY. ..........just sayin............. Oh my gosh....I just checked out the remedy demo O.O... Sounds like something the Maz is capable of no?
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Post by m1911 on May 20, 2009 4:38:41 GMT -7
I think what you may be asking is how to get the most rippin' gain type of tone from the MAZ Junior.... Try this.... www.a42.net/maz18/Look at the "Stu Don't Surf" settings near the bottom. Those settings CRANKED will give you about the most drive the MAZ Junior will yield I believe. I've listened to Stu play those settings as well as dialing them in my my kids' MAZ Junior Amps. It certainly does crank as well as anything I've ever heard. It's funny you mention this, because over the years, fiddling with the knobs, we've found the MAZ Junior has plenty of Gain when needed. Everyone talks early Billy Gibbons, or Clapton Cream Tone....or even early AC-DC. The MAZ Junior can do it all....and yet you can dial-in as good of Black Face tone I've ever heard. Mark
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Post by stratpaulguy86 on May 20, 2009 17:46:42 GMT -7
Here's a clip of me going for that Joe Bonamassa type sound on the Maz 18 Jr. It's not near as refined (see my main rig demo for that sound) as Joe's sound but it can definately get close to that Clapton, Gibbons, Bonamassa thing. Forgive the sloppiness and repetative licks, I was more or less just trying to show the tone.
-Justin
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Post by impactblue on May 20, 2009 20:32:38 GMT -7
Here's a clip of me going for that Joe Bonamassa type sound on the Maz 18 Jr. It's not near as refined (see my main rig demo for that sound) as Joe's sound but it can definately get close to that Clapton, Gibbons, Bonamassa thing. Forgive the sloppiness and repetative licks, I was more or less just trying to show the tone. -Justin Sounds great! Would prolly be even more smokin if the master was up higher!
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Post by stratpaulguy86 on May 20, 2009 21:13:17 GMT -7
Thanks man, you are 100% about the volume. This amp sounds like it's on FIRE with some humbuckers cranked up. Pedals are almost overkill. Unfortunately, the neighbors were home downstairs for this one so I didn't have a chance to dime it. I really want to get a Z Brake Lite for it. Anyone have any input? I am digging the low-medium volume tones a lot though. Very usable in a wide range of volume levels and cleans up like a dream. I think it could be the most "mojo" rich amp I own right now! ;D
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Post by impactblue on May 20, 2009 22:16:26 GMT -7
Go with the airbrake, but too far into bedroom level and its no good. I sold my airbrake and now i'm using an Ultimate/Ho Attenuator. You could get the Faustine Phantom but its pricey $$$!
Have you tried those Auralex floor pads that Joe B uses?
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Post by stratpaulguy86 on May 21, 2009 8:02:23 GMT -7
Thanks for the info on the Brake Lite. I don't like the super attenuated bedroom sound anyways, I just need something to shave some dBs off the overall sound. As far as the Great Grammas go, yes I have one and it's pretty neat. I live on the 2nd floor of an apartment and it really helps keep the bass rumble down. The floor absorbs so much low end and is "lost" or mushy sounding. On loose, flabby, thin, or wooden stages you may have experienced this. The Gramma makes the low end sound much tighter, more pronounced, and truer to what the amp is actually producing. I feel that the tone is more direct and refined as well. Great $100 investment IMHO.
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Post by jeff25 on Jun 8, 2009 19:02:46 GMT -7
I use one under my cab and I don't ever want to do without it. Before I got my Maz,I used a blues jr. and the pad really helped bring out frequencies I hadn't heard from that amp before. Now it helps control the tremendous lows I get from my new rig.
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