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Post by goodwater on Oct 2, 2010 16:58:09 GMT -7
Hi all---first post, waiting for my first Dr.Z amp, an original RX
I'm afraid that it's going to be too loud though...can you assuage my fears?
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Post by asattwanger on Oct 2, 2010 17:46:42 GMT -7
Dude way to loud. I mean you ears are gonna bleed from the insane volume this amp putts out.
Honestly I don't know how loud that amp is but anything above 30 watts is gonna be loud.
As many will point out get a airbrake and be happy.
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Post by goodwater on Oct 2, 2010 18:01:50 GMT -7
that's the general consensus...I'd been using an 80s Fender Concert for a while and it was 40w but manageable. I sold it b/c it was too heavy to carry around and had a lot of features that I never use (lead boost, mid boost, reverb, etc). The Z has really simple features and one less speaker. Maybe I'm just trying to justify it. Well, hell, I need at least one loud amp---all of my other amps are less than 20 watts. There, now I feel better
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Post by anacephalic on Oct 4, 2010 21:59:45 GMT -7
loud as you'll ever need but get an air brake and you can live with it easily. if you want overdrive fairly quiet..for an Rx anyway...put a zen drive in front of it. an absolutely killer pairing
one thing an air brake will not fix is heavy. my Rx competes with a twin reverb for back breaking no problem
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Post by warmlion on Oct 30, 2010 7:09:21 GMT -7
I know you already have your answer, but couldn't resist posting. I gigged with an original Rx for years (this was back in the late 90s - early 00s). It was VERY loud. And I very rarely had the volume knob past 10 o'clock! I don't know if it was just my Rx or if it was all of them, but mine seemed to have two settings. It was either off on LOUD. I made lots enemies with many soundmen. I tried to find ways to cut the volume but hated them all so in the end I did what I did because I loved the sound I got so much. Another recommendation for an overdrive to use with this amp is a Fulltone OCD. Glorious pairing with the Rx.
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Post by tdapper on Apr 19, 2011 15:10:02 GMT -7
I just bought me the first Prescription and yeah, It's loud, but that's rock and roll! I might get an attenuator just to tame it a bit! Not to shred it up!
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Post by mcclassic on Apr 20, 2011 9:28:42 GMT -7
I have 2x12 combo and is gloriously loud but also have an airbrake and another vote for the OCD pedal, great pairing!
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Apr 21, 2011 11:21:15 GMT -7
I've got an original Rx and as I've said before here, I think it's one of the Doc's best designs ever. I'd put it right up there with the Z-Wreck, EZG-50, etc. It's about as loud as the Z-Wreck too I kind of see it as the Marshall-ish version of the Z-Wreck's Voxyness. Percussive as heck, tons of clarity and harmonics, and grind for days. But yeah, loud.
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