Post by myles on Feb 10, 2006 18:13:14 GMT -7
The story on this is interesting and I am not sure of the amp's history etc. I found this interesting as the MAZ15 / early Ghia photos were cool in some other posts.
This is what Larry Williams, the owner of the amp, was able to tell me:
You may be the only person on the planet that might care about this, so I wanted to share it with you. A little over a year ago I bought a mahogany front SRZ-65-RH from a friend who special ordered it from Mike Z. We both live near Cleveland, so it wasn't a big deal. This SRZ does not have a Master Volume. Instead it has inputs marked with Roman numerals I and II with companion Volume I and Volume II. Volume I is a pull-pot. By looking at the component values in the preamp and listening to the amp, it would appear that Input I is Fender-like and Input II is Marshall-like. When you are plugged into Input I and pull out the pot youcan "blend" in more Marshallesque tonality - like a channel jumper.
Input II with Volume II is just straight non-master volume Marshall-like. The amp also has an effects loop with send and return level controls. Serial Number is F-1033 S ( "S" for special, I would assume ) It has FOUR 12AX7 and TWO 5814/12AU7 Philips in addition to the EL34s and GZ34. One extra compared to other SRZ reverb models it would appear. My friend knows nothing about electronics and never had anything worked on. It had all the original tubes and Tesla branded EL34 when I got it.
I recently read your SRZ-65 note at the Z-Talk forum and thought this would be a good time to tell you. I've never mentioned it on the forum because it would only "confuse" things. I have attached some photos. Have you ever seen or heard of one like this? It also came with an early Z-Best with expanded metal grille. The back is non-removeable, so the V-30 speakers are front mounted.
All the best to you,
Larry W. Williams
This is what Larry Williams, the owner of the amp, was able to tell me:
You may be the only person on the planet that might care about this, so I wanted to share it with you. A little over a year ago I bought a mahogany front SRZ-65-RH from a friend who special ordered it from Mike Z. We both live near Cleveland, so it wasn't a big deal. This SRZ does not have a Master Volume. Instead it has inputs marked with Roman numerals I and II with companion Volume I and Volume II. Volume I is a pull-pot. By looking at the component values in the preamp and listening to the amp, it would appear that Input I is Fender-like and Input II is Marshall-like. When you are plugged into Input I and pull out the pot youcan "blend" in more Marshallesque tonality - like a channel jumper.
Input II with Volume II is just straight non-master volume Marshall-like. The amp also has an effects loop with send and return level controls. Serial Number is F-1033 S ( "S" for special, I would assume ) It has FOUR 12AX7 and TWO 5814/12AU7 Philips in addition to the EL34s and GZ34. One extra compared to other SRZ reverb models it would appear. My friend knows nothing about electronics and never had anything worked on. It had all the original tubes and Tesla branded EL34 when I got it.
I recently read your SRZ-65 note at the Z-Talk forum and thought this would be a good time to tell you. I've never mentioned it on the forum because it would only "confuse" things. I have attached some photos. Have you ever seen or heard of one like this? It also came with an early Z-Best with expanded metal grille. The back is non-removeable, so the V-30 speakers are front mounted.
All the best to you,
Larry W. Williams