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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Dec 22, 2009 21:20:42 GMT -7
I know we are in a world of small wattage amps and we are going through EL84 Land, I wander if the Doc will ever Make a New EL 34 amp in the Flavor of another SRZ!??!! I dont know about you guys but I love the bigger amps, They have great headroom and 40-60 watts is very realistic in all the places I'm gigging. I feel as if the SRZ65 is one of the finest amps the DR has ever Produced!!! Hands! DOWN! Anyone else who Love the Marshall Sound and would love to see an additional EL34 based amp???
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Post by taswegian on Dec 23, 2009 4:26:16 GMT -7
I would LOVE a SRZ 65 or a 6545. I'm a big EL-34 fan. As far as another EL34 amp, I'd say he's nailed two, no need.
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Post by ringmod on Dec 23, 2009 8:47:52 GMT -7
I agree there are too many EL84 amps; I love them but come on! Stang Ray, Mazerati, Maz 18 and 38, Prescription ES and Presc Jr, and now the Monza... I wish the Doc would make a 25 watt EL34 amp with a full EQ with presence. Maybe name it SRZ Jr or KT-25.
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Post by troutstrat on Dec 23, 2009 11:39:06 GMT -7
I would LOVE a SRZ 65 or a 6545. I'm a big EL-34 fan. As far as another EL34 amp, I'd say he's nailed two, no need. Agreed. Throw in a Route 66 and my Marshall needs seem to be met. I too love EL34's, and had a few Marshalls including a 100 Watt '72 Super Lead. My SRZ would kick the **** out of that handwired pointtopoint vintage Super Lead any day, and I loved that amp for many years. However, if the Doc was willing to make something like a Z inspired 50 watt MKII of the early 70's. I would not hesitate to buy one.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Dec 23, 2009 22:12:44 GMT -7
I agree with Ringmod a Low wattage EL34 is the ticket! The EL 34's are a thing of Beauty, I Love my SRZ but It can be a biut much in certain situations, Calling DRZ!!!! Hear our Cries! LOL!!! It's time for a new EL34. Lets hope to see one soon?
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Post by miroslav on Dec 29, 2009 11:48:05 GMT -7
I also notice that there are many EL84 amps being churned out…not just by Dr. Z…but from other builders too. Maybe it’s something about the EL84 platform that makes for easier/better amp design… ...but I always preferred the sound of EL34 amps over most other stuff….though I am also partial to my two 6V6 amps. To me....EL34 amps are responsible for the quintessential ROCK sound…not talking about Rock & Roll (that’s another animal)…I mean ROCK! I grew up on them and mostly played them during my youthful gig days. I was close to getting an SRZ 65...and then this RX ES pops up for a SUPER price...so I got it. Not sure why I got it, as the last thing I wanted was an EL84 amp (already had a couple). It’s not that I don't like EL84 amps (and there's more to amps than just the power tubes they use)...but they just don't have the balls that EL34 amps have (or a nice KT66 amp like my Rt. 66). So the RX ES just doesn’t have the tone I was after. Way too much high-end pop...very prickly sounding. I'm determined to fine tune it though to where I like it by finding the right speaker for it (the Gold that came with it wasn't working for me…as it accentuates that prickly quality). Anyway...I ran across a great deal last week on a NOS Carr Hammerhead (EL34, 6550, KT88, KT77) amp at a music store that was closing (they were also a Dr Z dealer...but had no SRZ 65 amps left). The Hammerhead I got came as a head w/112 cab in blonde Tolex, and I got the rig for only $1300 flat!!! I like it's tones way better than the RX ES...though I hope to find a tonal area that the RX will fill for me, as it is a beautiful amp, and I'm sure it will come around...but for now, I'm in EL34 heaven!!! The Hammerhead is set up to only kick out 28W with the two EL34 tubes…so it has just the right amount of kick-arse without taking off your head. ;D And it's cathode biased...so you can swap the other three tube types without any fuss. But I would still like an SRZ 65...
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Dec 29, 2009 16:07:57 GMT -7
I think BLuzman was selling one of those? I heard the Hammerhead Clips I was impressed with the tone, Yes It is very usable 28 watts. I came so close to buying an RXES But I got a great deal on The Stangray Head and 2x12 It Smokes tones from chimey Vox sounds to Marshally esque Tones! Im very pleaswed with it. The SRZ is Still #1 In my Fleet though!
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Post by bluzman on Dec 29, 2009 16:41:12 GMT -7
I still have the Carr Hammerhead MKII available.
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Post by miroslav on Dec 29, 2009 20:26:34 GMT -7
Hey bluzman...putting aside personal tone preferences, are there any other reasons you're looking to sell your Hammerhead? Have you been able to compare it directly to the SRZ 65 (not just their sound clips and YouTube vids)? I'm curious how they differ. Heck, I have a couple 6V6 amps and a couple EL84 amps...nothing wrong with having a couple EL34 amps! And I too seem to like the amps that are in the 25W to 50W-ish range over the real low-wattage amps. Yeah...it's nice having 5W-10W amps for the studio or bedroom...but even in the studio, I kinda like having something that can actually move the speaker and some air, ;D and a nice "medium wattage"amp can cover both studio and live uses. What I like doing in the studio with a 20W-40W amp is to put a Weber MiniMass attenuator on it...but then turn the Weber dial up full. The Weber still takes out some the amp's power without realy crushing it...it's alomost like having a 1/2 power switch. Of course...for true bedroom levels, you gotta turn the dial down some.
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Post by bluzman on Dec 29, 2009 20:53:51 GMT -7
I do like the Carr Hammerhead, but the reason I want to sell it is basically OCD-ish... it's not red. I have about 14 Dr. Z Amps, a few Fenders, Marshalls, KJL, Gibson and they now cover the ground that I bought the Carr to do. ...and did I say it's not red. It is a good amp, but I don't ever see me plugging it in again.
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Post by miroslav on Dec 29, 2009 21:05:52 GMT -7
Yeah...I can dig that! I've made similar decisions at times!!! ;D Funny...that's one thing I don't have yet...a red amp. I have black, blonde, tweed...but no red.
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Post by mcclassic on Dec 29, 2009 23:02:30 GMT -7
Just patching in... curiosly my first red amp it's actually a Carr Hammerhead, one of the earlies, actually I have 2 one numbered 019 in tan and the red one that is number 011 and suposse to be the one that was review at Guitar Player Magazine, both sound amazing and love them. I have an early (not sure how much) SRZ-65 (F-00022) and is a different tonality. The 28 watts can be really loud too but I think (never compared) that the SRZ-65 it's way more louder and need to be above 3 to start "breathing". I have tried a couple or RX prescriptions and did not like the tone of them... maybe need more time or to be louder but so far not looking to have one.
Now on the conversation of another EL-34 amp, I just got a Remedy that sounds great and suppose to be a plexi on 6V6, wonder if the Dr Z may consider later to make it as a EL-34 plexi 100 with the same idea to lower the wattage from 100 to 50...or a 50 to 25... or even a 25 to 12... like the nice Mojave Coyote that I have... (another early... 0036... must be something from around this area...hehe)
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Dec 30, 2009 15:44:27 GMT -7
McClassic Thats exactly what I was referring to. I wish the DR would put another EL34 based amp out maybe all Class A ? I love my SRZ but I want another EL 34 something along the lines of the Remedy, The Remedy is really nice a friend of mine had one and it was really killer. The Hammerhead is a very nice amp by the way, Would love to play on one someday! A 50 watt EL34 with Power Scaling and or Half Power would be sweet as heck! Your right the SRZ really need to be about noon on Vol and 2-3 oclock on the Gain and that Bad boy starts really Singing! a little help from my BB and that bad boy is Nasty but so Nice!
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Post by mcclassic on Dec 30, 2009 22:05:12 GMT -7
Cool we have the same though, also the Remedy is a killer amp too. I think based on the Remedy a EL-34 would be very good amp.
The Hammerhead also need to be play loud to get the best, when I was looking to buy one, I started at home just trying with low settings and did not like what I was getting, since I remember on a store how well it sound loud, I decide to play it louder and there it was the great tones, also I was forgeting a comment, since the Hammerhead (i hope I'm not wrong) it's a class A, those 28 watts are actually equivalent to 50. What I love about the Carr is that is so light it's just amazing... the thing that I did not like is that it can get very hot...
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Dec 31, 2009 6:37:49 GMT -7
Keep a Fan on it Thats what I do to My Ray and My Super Reverb. MY SRZ has a built in Fan. Bluzman says he still has his Hammerhead Available, Wish I had the $$$$$$$$ Thats a fine amp!
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Post by miroslav on Dec 31, 2009 11:23:34 GMT -7
Don't mean to turn this into a Carr Hammerhead thread ...but since there ARE a few Dr Z players that have/like the Hammerhead.... The Hammerhead also need to be play loud to get the best... ... ... the thing that I did not like is that it can get very hot... I'm using it with a Weber MiniMass 50 so I can dime it without the loudness. I don't even touch the Weber volume...I leave it on 10. I find the Hammerhead to be an interesting amp, from the short time I've had it. When you turn the Volume past 12:00...the Impact selections act very differently than when the Volume is it lower settings (you get more of the bright pop on lower settings). I've been using mostly the 1 & 2 Impact positions as the 3 & 4 can be a bit too bright, but then it depends on other factors. AFA the heat...I have the head w/separate cab...and yeah, I noticed that the two EL34 power tubes DO run quite hot. I saw that Carr placed some aluminum foil shielding on the small piece of wood that covers the tubes.... ...only trouble is, the heat doesn't reflect in that direction to the back...it goes UP, toward the top of the head cabinet. So I took some aluminum foil tape (the stuff plumbers use on furnace ducts...it can be gotten at Home Depot)...and I placed about a 12" covered patch above and slightly beyond the area that the tubes are in (you can tell how far to go by putting your hand on the head and feeling the heat). I also added some staples to prevent the adhesive tape from eventually drying and peeling...though this stuff seems to hold on the exhaust pipes of my furnace!!! ;D Now I feel a bit better...as I didn't want the Tolex to give way above the tubes...BUT...I assume Carr knows what they are doing since they make a damn good amp! I'm sure they would know if the heat was a big issue for the head cab/Tolex. Otherwise...there is enough ventilation there, so I don’t know if there’s really a need for a fan...?...though I've thought about it too...but I would want to put in a small, permanent fan (like a computer fan) if I could wire it right in with the amp's power, which shouldn't be an issue (and I have the fans)... …but I'm not going to screw with the warranty at this point.
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Post by countrybilly83 (Ty) on Dec 31, 2009 11:50:50 GMT -7
I would have to agree that a lower wattage EL-34 amp from the Doc would be awesome.... I want and SRZ really bad but a lower wattage one would be a great idea as well a Jr.. so to speak...
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Post by ringmod on Jan 12, 2010 9:55:18 GMT -7
I used to have a Carr Hammerhead, I loved it. I wish the Doc would make something like that.
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Post by mcclassic on Jan 12, 2010 10:35:51 GMT -7
A friend of mine has an old matchless clubman 30, yesterday I found out it is EL-34's and that amp sounds fantastic, that would be great to have something in the Z line like that.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 12, 2010 19:44:35 GMT -7
YES VERY COOL!!! Maybe we can send the doc an email or keep the discussion going on it, Low watt Class A EL34!! 25-45 watt range!!!
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Post by mcclassic on Jan 13, 2010 21:58:48 GMT -7
Yes, instead of the plexi EL-34 style more on the Matchless style.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 14, 2010 5:56:00 GMT -7
You got it McClassic! Thats exactly what I was Thinking, No Disrespect to the DR but yes a Class A EL34 Like a Matchless or even Bad Cat Flavor. We are going into a new decade we'll see??? The Monza is a great sounding amp! Still waiting on the Big Brother Ha ! Ha!
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Post by mcclassic on Jan 14, 2010 10:23:28 GMT -7
Let's see what this year bring, I think the Remedy covers incredibly good the plexi and the SRZ the high end of EL-34's but I have not seen something that sound in the arena of the Clubman, that matchless (of the 90's I think Sampson era is called) sounded wow... the clean sparkling and the distortion was so sweet... we tried through a Z best cab by the way...
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 14, 2010 10:37:58 GMT -7
I have found a wonderful Speaker Combination?!! With almost everything! The Alnico Blue/Gold and The G12H30 WOW! With my SRZ its Amazing but not quite able to handle the Power at Gig level , so Thats where the gold Comes in. The Stangray Sound BEAUTIFUL IN 2x12 Open Z cab! So Does the 6L6 Fender Too!
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Post by detuned on Jan 14, 2010 13:34:46 GMT -7
EL84s are cheap, & good ones are plentiful. Plus, the Doc likes the way they distort (or don't, depending on your settings).
That said, I'm with you guys. There's a big wide world of tube tone out there, & I'd say the Doc's got most of it covered...
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Post by mtlrecords on Jan 14, 2010 20:22:36 GMT -7
I had a Carr Hammerhead MKII and sold it. Cool but not the tone I was going for- I would much rather have a Remedy or SRZ 65...
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 15, 2010 7:46:36 GMT -7
I wish I could get Bluzmans Hammerhead! Sweet Tone For smaller Gigs!!
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Post by kjv02 on Jan 25, 2010 9:43:41 GMT -7
finally got a chance to play an srz-65...WOW!!!! its a better marshall than a marshall. even my high gain/metal loving friend was blown away by srz
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Feb 6, 2010 18:57:18 GMT -7
A SLEEPER AMP IS what I call it! Cause there so little out there! My Big Box SRZ is a Beast!
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