yarmo
Junior Member
Posts: 69
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Post by yarmo on Dec 15, 2006 11:02:19 GMT -7
Earlier this week, I bought a Route 66 with a Z-Best 2x12 cabinet in Blonde tolex. I am amazed at what this amp can dish out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My style is in the vein of At The Drive In, The Mars Volta, Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Tool, early Rage Against The Machine, Soundgarden, Pink Floyd, Sigùr Ros, Godspeed You! Black Emperor....... I know this amp was probably not designed with these sounds in mind. It was conceived with the principle that a great amp should be a great amp regardless of style. Sonic Transcendence if you will... The Route 66 covers these sounds and much more with aplomb. As a matter of fact, with the right guitar and pedals this amp is a near perfect platform for any guitarist of any style( maybe not extreme metal!). Speaking of pedals, I tried (with spectacular results): Zvex Fuzz Factory Zvex Super Hard On Zvex WahProbe Zvex Seekwah Fulltone DéjàVibe Fulltone Soulbender Diamond J-Drive Early 80's RAT (LM308 chip) EHX Deluxe Memory Man Guitar used was a Parker Nitefly loaded with Tom Anderson pups. Not one pedal sounded bad. The Fuzz Factory being a finnicky pedal to start with sounded exactly like it should: defined, clear and it cut through.... Fuzz, OD's and distortions shine with this amp. The DMM can cause spikes with other amps...not the with the 66!!!!!!!! I double dare you to get an unusable sound out of it. Anywhere on the dial it sounds amazing..... Forgive the long post...I also posted this in the Route 66 forum.
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Post by Lefty on Dec 16, 2006 8:06:22 GMT -7
Hence the love for the Z's. Welcome!
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Post by guitarboy02451 on Dec 16, 2006 16:45:52 GMT -7
Welcome and Congrats on the 66. Yeah, the 66 is very sweet and you can throw just about any pedal at it. It swallows it up.
For a really cool tone, try a Menatone Ms. Foxxy Brown. I tried one with a 66 at Music Toyz and we were all blown away. And if you have the ca$h... a Fulltone Echoplex sounds awesome with it! :-)
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