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Post by oldwoodak on Feb 15, 2008 0:19:23 GMT -7
Hey I just imported a blonde Z-28 to Alaska. Anybody else up here got one?? Any other Z's up north?? I got it thru Emerald City Guitars in Seattle, Jay is the man he'll set up. Got an airbrake on the way. My first gig with it is this weekend so I'll post a report next week. Been running a Soldano Astroverb but is was just the slightest bit unpowered for some gigs. We'll see how the Z-28 does.
Oldwoodak
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Post by oldwoodak on Mar 1, 2008 17:17:32 GMT -7
Hey Based on the lack of response I'm gonna claim the title; however I did find out that there's a guy playing Z's in AK so I'm trying to track him down.
Just got the Z-28 head a couple of weeks ago; playing it through a Weber silver bell 30-watt in an open back cabinet. I switched the stock preamp tubes with Dario EF-86 and Philips PI (KCA NOS Tubes) right away (will try the stock some day and post comparison).
Played a gig the first weekend after about a five minute test drive (ordered amp unheard no dealers within 1,500 miles). I was totally impressed by the ability to cut through the mix of a six piece band with a loud drummer and sax. My other guitar player said it sounded thick. I got great chime and drive with very little knob turning. It loved my buddah wah, chorus, ts-9, blues driver, Line 6 delay and fuzzulator. We played covers, Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Motown, junk, Garcia, Wolf, Allman's, etc. It handled them all. Played the Godin and 335.
I finally had a chance to get out into the garage and put it up against my SF deluxe and Soldano Astroverb ( I got the Z-28 because the astroverb or deluxe wasn't clean enough for loud gigs). Using a Godin LG (P-90 LP jr clone) the Z-28 had much more head room than either of these amps. At 3 to 4 on the deluxe there was a similar vibe with the Z at 9 oclock setting. Once the deluxe got up to 5 it lost all single string definition (OK for Neil Young) where the z still had some excellent thump and clarity on the high strings. The options for settings on the z seemed unending I tried tone cranked, low volume setting, guitar wide open; excellent fuzzy edge. I tried cranked volume with low tone knobs and got better fuzzy than the previous setting ? This was a big pleasant surprize. Turning the guitar down did clean things up in all settings. I like wide open guitar volume so I know where I'm at. Obviously the z is cleaner than the astroverb; The astro has killer drive for the Warren Hayes type stuff.
The Z-28 may be more comparable to a Super??? I don't have one. My neighber does so we'll compare soon. Soon to come a review of Z-28 when played with a strat; which according to many is THE guitar for this amp (can it get better?)
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Post by Joey Beverages on Mar 2, 2008 8:18:48 GMT -7
Sendin' you some K for havin' a '28 and for crankin' it up and lettin' it rip in Alaska.
I can well imagine some of the coolness usin' a 335 or the LG-90. ;D
cheers always, eh
Joel
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Post by texasjim on Mar 6, 2008 6:31:19 GMT -7
I have always assumed that i have the ONLY "Z" in the Virgin Islands. Maybe someone in Puerto Rico might have a "Z"??
Oldwoodak, I guess we're members of the "Lone "Z" Club"!
Maybe we should start a newsletter. My dad was a "Lone Scout" in the late 1920's, a group of Scouts that weren't near enough other scouts to have a troop. They communicated through newletters they published & mailed around.
Enjoy rockin' the ice. I'll enjoy rockin' the sand.
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Post by blackice on Mar 6, 2008 8:14:06 GMT -7
Here a K for Ice man
Cheers Richard,
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Post by oldwoodak on Mar 7, 2008 23:28:17 GMT -7
Thanks for the K fellas!! My second time to fire up the new Z-28 last night, plugged in j-strat with fralins with a Callaham tone block, dimed the treble, the bridge pick up drove me all the way to Tulsa. Neck pick up was tough with the bass jacked up. Looks like my three favorite guitars get along just fine with the new amp. Knobs a 12 was great chime. My airbrake should be here next week. Can it get anybetter? These killer tones were hot enough to bring record highs temps to Alaska today!
Cool.
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