Post by cpa2guitar on Oct 30, 2010 15:16:06 GMT -7
After not playing electric for a number of years, I decided early this year to dust off my 1980 Strat with the original pickups and 1973 Les Paul Recording Model. My motivation was my 13 year old daughter who is beginning to really cook on the keyboards. Thought perhaps we could form a band in a couple of years.
Problem is: My guitars have low output signals, and I just could not get the tone I was seeking out of my Maz 18. So, ordered a Bogner 20th Anniversary Shiva and a Bogner Twin Jet. Loved the Shiva; did not like the Twin Jet at all, not for what I play. Got rid of the Twin Jet, traded the Maz 18 head for a Remedy that's still on order, and ordered a Z-Wreck.
When the Z-Wreck arrived Wednesday, I tried it with the Strat first, because it mates well with so few amps. Could not believe what I heard. I have played through a number of amps over the years, but never heard sustain at low volume like the Z-Wreck produces. Turned it up to where it was not quite clean and hit a few bars of "Hey Joe." I got shivers. Played "Hey Joe" from the beginning to the end of the first verse three times to hear whether it really sounded as good as I thought it did - the amp, that is, not my playing. It did. I have no idea why my Strat sounds so good on this amp when it has sucked wind on so many other amps; it just does. Set the volume around 3:00 (the family was not home at the time) and started playing "Lazy" from Machine Head. The Z-Wreck delivered the tone in spades.
Finally tried it with my Les Paul and it was the same story in different colors.
The only thing left to test is how it takes an attenuator. I will be trying that tonight, using a Brake Lite and an ARACOM PRX150-Pro. If it retains the majority of that tone when braked, then my tone quest has come to an end. Will post a report on how it takes the attenuators.
Kirk
Problem is: My guitars have low output signals, and I just could not get the tone I was seeking out of my Maz 18. So, ordered a Bogner 20th Anniversary Shiva and a Bogner Twin Jet. Loved the Shiva; did not like the Twin Jet at all, not for what I play. Got rid of the Twin Jet, traded the Maz 18 head for a Remedy that's still on order, and ordered a Z-Wreck.
When the Z-Wreck arrived Wednesday, I tried it with the Strat first, because it mates well with so few amps. Could not believe what I heard. I have played through a number of amps over the years, but never heard sustain at low volume like the Z-Wreck produces. Turned it up to where it was not quite clean and hit a few bars of "Hey Joe." I got shivers. Played "Hey Joe" from the beginning to the end of the first verse three times to hear whether it really sounded as good as I thought it did - the amp, that is, not my playing. It did. I have no idea why my Strat sounds so good on this amp when it has sucked wind on so many other amps; it just does. Set the volume around 3:00 (the family was not home at the time) and started playing "Lazy" from Machine Head. The Z-Wreck delivered the tone in spades.
Finally tried it with my Les Paul and it was the same story in different colors.
The only thing left to test is how it takes an attenuator. I will be trying that tonight, using a Brake Lite and an ARACOM PRX150-Pro. If it retains the majority of that tone when braked, then my tone quest has come to an end. Will post a report on how it takes the attenuators.
Kirk