trogs
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Post by trogs on Jul 19, 2007 11:34:20 GMT -7
I've gotta say; the 66 is da BOMB! I took my z Best 2x12 to a dealer here in Cleveland; was by appt. only, so I got some quality 1 on 1 time with the amp.
Definitely covers the Marshall territory. Very loud, even at 9:00. Wonderful breakup @ 12:00 with bass @ the same and the treb @ 2-3:00 in a small room. The dealer had me step out into the hallway while he played and WOW, that's where the magic can really be heard. This amp is more like a 50 watter than 32 watts; but who's counting anyway.
Then, I plugged in the MXR Dist. (from almost 30 years ago); holy moly...
I'm not sure what the other stomp boxes out there sound like, but man, this put me in my happy place to say the least. Blah, blah, blah...
OK; enough of me being a raving lunatic about this amp. I'm gonna buy it right? Well, then, to make things as clear as mud, he brings out a Galaxy (yes, Galaxy) head. I made the sorry mistake of plugging into that. Agony. The thing is phenomenal. The clean channel has a wonderful Rock n' Roll thing going and I can play that for days. Then, stomp on the overdrive and forget about it. Just this crazy lead tone. The treble and bass work in similar ways to increase the gain and that works for both channels.
By the way, I gotta give props to Michael Bay @ the Guitar Conservatory here. Helluva nice guy. Gave me an hour's worth of time to noodle. He also teaches.
I'm gonna have to think on this one for a little while....
Stay tuned,
Rick
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Post by kc on Jul 19, 2007 13:47:15 GMT -7
Yeah, Mike Bay was host band leader at the recent Z Fest jam, he's a very good player. And I bought my Carmen Ghia thru him this past spring.
I have a 66 and used to play it thru a Z Best, but then I tried it with a single Celestion Blue and liked that even better. Since I use an Airbrake and don't dime the volume I haven't had a problem using a 15 watt speaker -- so far - about 2 or 3 years.
Good luck deciding which amp to get!
kc
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Post by John on Jul 20, 2007 3:28:41 GMT -7
If you need cleans....real cleans, then get the Galaxy...otherwise, get the Route 66
...but I'm biased. (about 450 volts..ha ha)
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