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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 9, 2008 11:27:40 GMT -7
Still working on learning Pro Tools here, so I need more tracks! I got this backing track from the GC King of the Blues contest CD - I think I used this once before here. A lot of the tracks on that CD are awful, but there are a few that I can actually play against. Anyway, reverbs and delays come from Pro Tools. Two mics on the Maz - one close, one back about six feet and 90 degrees to the sound path. Reverb on the close mic, very faint delay on the ambient mic. Fat Maz Jr. Setup: Grosh Bent Top Custom (neck pup) > Maz Jr. > Alnico Tone Tubby Volume: Dimed Treble: 10 o'clock Middle: Noon Bass: Dimed Master: 9 o'clock Cut: 9 o'clock FatMazJr.mp3
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Post by dizeased on Feb 9, 2008 11:40:40 GMT -7
benttop -
Excellent clip and tasteful playing as usual. Your clips give me Z-gas.
Is this a Maz Jr. with Reverb or without?
I expected there to be more gain with the volume dimed. Can you get a good crunch rock rhythm going with this amp?
I'm looking to downsize my Maz 38 as I think it's a little too loud for my needs and I don't particularly like the airbrake. I was thinking I could crank the Jr. more and back off for cleans. Hmm....
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 9, 2008 11:58:46 GMT -7
benttop - Excellent clip and tasteful playing as usual. Your clips give me Z-gas. Is this a Maz Jr. with Reverb or without? I expected there to be more gain with the volume dimed. Can you get a good crunch rock rhythm going with this amp? I'm looking to downsize my Maz 38 as I think it's a little too loud for my needs and I don't particularly like the airbrake. I was thinking I could crank the Jr. more and back off for cleans. Hmm.... Well you probably already know this because your Sr. probably works the same way, but there are four ways to get more saturation with the Maz Jr: Raise the preamp volume; raise the master volume; raise the tone controls; boost the signal coming in the front. When my Jr. has all three tone controls AND the cut control maxed out, there is a whale of a lot more gain happening. But I bought this for getting a FAT sound with my Strat, so I don't want to run it that way. If I need more, I'll Airbrake it and raise the level of my master, or use the Zen Drive or maybe drive the front end with a compressor. So I would say, how do you like to run your tone controls? That's going to affect it quite a bit from my experiences here.
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Post by DRZ on Feb 9, 2008 13:10:16 GMT -7
It is aMAZing that the 2 EL-84, 18 watt amp can sound sooo FAT.
Extra nice clip Steve, thanks for sharing.
DR.Z
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Post by dizeased on Feb 9, 2008 13:19:31 GMT -7
I generally keep the bass below noon and usually 10 or below. Too much thump for me. The Cut control is usually 10 or below as well. I'm not looking for a ton of gain. I'm still experimenting with both master and volume. There's a ton of options there.
Based on the settings charts and suggestions I've seen here for the Maz amps, my 38 would way to loud without an Airbrake. I was just hoping on a Maz Jr. I'd be able to jack up both volumes more than I could on the Maz Sr. for a cranked amp tone without the rest of the band stringing me up.
It seems it's possible. Thanks.
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Post by drew on Feb 9, 2008 13:31:23 GMT -7
That is beautifil Steve. Nice phrasing, tone and touch. I'm with you on my Maz I'd dime the tone controls and master and set the volume to the desired drive for a huge full tone. That tone tubby sounds great. Did I really need to hear that!!!
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 9, 2008 14:27:48 GMT -7
I generally keep the bass below noon and usually 10 or below. Too much thump for me. The Cut control is usually 10 or below as well. I'm not looking for a ton of gain. I'm still experimenting with both master and volume. There's a ton of options there. Based on the settings charts and suggestions I've seen here for the Maz amps, my 38 would way to loud without an Airbrake. I was just hoping on a Maz Jr. I'd be able to jack up both volumes more than I could on the Maz Sr. for a cranked amp tone without the rest of the band stringing me up. It seems it's possible. Thanks. Well since one way to get more saturation is to up the level going in, the next question is what kind of guitar and pups are you driving it with? If you're driving it with a strat it will be similar to what I'm experiencing here, but a humbucker will give you a LOT more saturation.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 9, 2008 14:28:36 GMT -7
It is aMAZing that the 2 EL-84, 18 watt amp can sound sooo FAT. Extra nice clip Steve, thanks for sharing. DR.Z Thanks Doc - for the comment, and for a great design. Yeah, it is utterly a MAZing what this amp can do.
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Post by highway61south on Feb 10, 2008 2:13:06 GMT -7
Very nice.Make more....................LOL....................Sterling............. ;D ;D
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Post by wilhelm on Feb 10, 2008 5:05:00 GMT -7
Hi Steve, nice lead guitar sound and good playing. I´m glad that you like the Tone Tubby. It´s one more example that the Tone Tubby is very balanced - treble frequence not too sharp, mids and bass are right in the mix. My opinion is that the TT is an underrated speaker. There are a lot of good speakers, the TT is one of them - for me it´s the best I played. By the way the MazJr is a very good amp - I like mine too. Willi
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Post by Fender Bender on Feb 10, 2008 13:48:28 GMT -7
benttop,
That is a great lead sound from your Maz. Fat indeed! Do you mind sharing what preamp tubes you are using in your Maz?
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 10, 2008 16:24:51 GMT -7
benttop, That is a great lead sound from your Maz. Fat indeed! Do you mind sharing what preamp tubes you are using in your Maz? I don't mind, but I've never looked at them. I got the Maz used, but it was said that the tubes were the originals (the owner had replaced them immediately upon taking ownership, then put the original tubes back in before shipping to me). So it seems they are whatever the Doc ships in a new Maz Jr.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2008 16:28:48 GMT -7
I always love your clips benttop - because I can feel them. Great work!
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Post by hwyman on Feb 10, 2008 19:54:47 GMT -7
Great clip, benttop - nice playing and tone to the BONE!
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 10, 2008 21:16:35 GMT -7
benttop, That is a great lead sound from your Maz. Fat indeed! Do you mind sharing what preamp tubes you are using in your Maz? OK I took a peek just now - V1 and V2 are JJ ECC83's, V3 is a Sovtek 12AX7LPS and the power tubes are Groove Tubes EL84s in a 6 rating.
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Post by Fender Bender on Feb 11, 2008 0:45:11 GMT -7
benttop, That is a great lead sound from your Maz. Fat indeed! Do you mind sharing what preamp tubes you are using in your Maz? OK I took a peek just now - V1 and V2 are JJ ECC83's, V3 is a Sovtek 12AX7LPS and the power tubes are Groove Tubes EL84s in a 6 rating. Hmm, this really makes me wanne try one of those Tone Tubbys.
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Post by gopre29 on Feb 11, 2008 14:06:48 GMT -7
Cool Clip Steve,
Very EC-ish, you can really hear what that TT can Do.
Thanks Tyler
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Post by amakitalo on Feb 11, 2008 18:32:09 GMT -7
That's sounds nice. Can you make your RxJr sing like that? I'd expect less mids as you've described in other posts.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 11, 2008 19:56:42 GMT -7
I don't think the RX would be less mids, but more top and bottom. And yeah, the RX can sing like that too. Both very cool amps for the Strat sound.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Feb 11, 2008 21:57:19 GMT -7
I just set up the RX Jr. on top of the Maz Jr and plugged the Tone Tubby into the RX to see how these two amps really compare. The biggest difference is the dynamic percussiveness Phil mentioned in another thread. The RX has that in spades, where the Maz is smoother, more compressed. That means that the perception is the Maz is louder and sustains longer, but in reality the RX does too, it's just way more dynamic so the "fallback" level is perceived as lower, thus the sustain seems weaker unless you crank it up. Hope that made sense. They are both very cool amps, and you can get very similar tones, but the responsiveness is quite different between them. As I said, the Maz is more compressed, while the RX Jr is more percussive.
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Post by Spirithunter on Mar 29, 2008 6:32:12 GMT -7
Wow! That was awesome!
I have a Dr. Z MAZ 18 Jr. NR (Celestion Blue) waiting for me if i want it and i think you may have just push me over the edge with that clip. Very nice and excellent work...
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Mar 29, 2008 8:38:15 GMT -7
Thanks for that. Glad it helped. Wait till you hear it with a Tele... oh my!
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Post by Matt H. on Mar 29, 2008 11:38:09 GMT -7
Man, that is some sweeeeeeeet sounding guitar and playing. Great clip as always - thanks for posting
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Post by bluespixer on Apr 27, 2008 15:46:46 GMT -7
Hey Man,
Very Nice! I have some stuff that I have been working on. First time on this site. I can email it, if you would like to take a listen.
Tonefully
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Apr 27, 2008 17:07:31 GMT -7
Thanks. If you have something that's cool, post it up here so we can all hear it! All you need is a hosting site to upload it to, then post the link here. A lot of folks here use www.soundclick.com/ - you can get an account there for free and post up your clips for all to hear.
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Post by teleZgrl68 on May 3, 2008 19:59:24 GMT -7
Amazing as always Steve! Keep 'em coming!
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Post by canes on May 7, 2008 19:25:52 GMT -7
damn! Sweet man... and the tone was 'not bad' either. Great vibrato and tasty licks as always. Jason
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 7, 2008 20:30:33 GMT -7
Thank guys, I appreciate it.
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Post by sudsysul on May 8, 2008 6:24:44 GMT -7
That isn't like I picture that amp sounding. Beautiful tones and super tasty playing.. very enjoyable.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on May 8, 2008 8:31:51 GMT -7
That isn't like I picture that amp sounding. Beautiful tones and super tasty playing.. very enjoyable. The cool thing about the Maz Jr is that it can sound like this or it can sound very different. It has a ton of different tones in there.
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