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Post by 53tele on Sept 13, 2005 22:10:08 GMT -7
I've heard it can sound voxy, fender like, and even cop some marshall tones. I've never heard an amp that can do all this
What kind of tones are these amps good for? Do they do rock music well? Tom Petty would be a good example.
2x10 or 1x12 combos
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Post by countryshawn on Sept 14, 2005 8:23:20 GMT -7
53Tele - Welcome to the forum!
It is indeed true that the MAZ can sound "like" all of those amps. The key word is "like". It is not the same, but similar.
As vague as this may come across, it can sound:
Fender - ish Vox - ish Marshall - ish
Once you've actually played one and experimented for a while, you'll have a better sonic picture of all this vague-speak.
If I had to pick something it was closest to, I would say it's closest to a Vox.
Very versatile amp actually. Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Shawn
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Post by Bill on Sept 14, 2005 9:15:22 GMT -7
I gigged twice a month with a Maz Jr for 4 years, then sold it to a bandmate. Since then, there has been several other Z models come and go in my life...all fine in their own regard.
A couple days ago I took it back to work on a hum it's developed, probably a tube. I plugged it in and WHOA, this thing sounds fantastic, especially considering how well the speakers (Z special 10's) are broken in! No wonder I used nothing else for 4 years. Sometimes you get too acclimated to a piece of gear, take it for granted and let it go, such is the case with the Maz Jr.
I still maintain the RxES is the best Z amp I've ever played, but the little Maz really gained some respect when it showed back up. Highly recommended!
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Post by guitarlightning on Sept 14, 2005 18:40:24 GMT -7
I think the maz-18 and maz-38 are the most versatile amps in the line but they all sound so amazing.
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Post by telefunken on Sept 15, 2005 10:05:23 GMT -7
I'd second the Maz sr or jr. The Rxes I played sounded basically the same as a Mazerati (without the overdose). The Maz sr or jr can sound very Fender, and still get the Vox sound as well.
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Post by 53tele on Sept 15, 2005 15:00:35 GMT -7
So how is the overdrive on these? I'm looking for something that has nice cleans, but that can grind up nicely for rock type tones. Think Tom Petty type stuff.
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Post by goodwillsteve on Sept 15, 2005 16:18:27 GMT -7
yes it can do the tom petty stuff with a telecaster pretty well. ive got the volume dimed and the cut about 12 o clock. you may want to turn the cut up a bit for a more "chimey" sound. hope this helps.
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Post by charlienc on Sept 25, 2005 13:23:34 GMT -7
I also have the volume "dimed" so to speak. But it's cool because the master volume on the JR really works. I get a nice overdrive just by doing that and bringing the master up to room volume. I keep the cut between 10 and 11 o'clock and use an overdrive for leads. Sounds great.
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Post by gatorblue on Sept 29, 2005 12:46:47 GMT -7
These guys are all pretty much on the mark. The Cut knob can go from fenderish to chimey Vox-ish. But in addition, I find that maxing out the volume knob and using the master as a "volume" can really give you some incredible overdrive sounds at even relatively low volumes. Mine has 2X12 set up, which I prefer to the 2X10 on this amp (or the 1X12), but all sound good.
It's hard to discuss on paper because so much on the solid state "modeling" amps has confused the lingo. But, yeah, the fender to marshall to vox "kind of except better" is the best description I can give you and this is my all-time favorite amp (been playing 37 years). The longer you play it the more you find.
Put it this way, setting this amp flat with everthing on 12, you can turn your guitar tone knob and get more out the sound than 95% of the amps can get with twising all the knobs to extremes----it's just so responsive in a naturally "tonal" way and nothing is phony---very real.
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Post by miguel777 on Oct 1, 2005 21:55:21 GMT -7
I've got a stock 2x10 Maz Jr NR w/FX loop and a Z-28 head that I play thru a 1x12 (Weber 12A150) cab. I play the Z-28 w/my Tele and the Maz Jr w/my Strat. Both guitars are equipped w/Kinman single coil pick-ups. I can't speak for humbucker-equipped guitars, but to my ear, the Maz Jr is very Strat-friendly while the Z-28 loves the tele. I've never thought of the Maz Jr as either Voxy or Marshallesque -- it's got its own thing going - a very professional, warm and smooth, almost polite, sounding amp, either clean or overdriven. I played a gig once with my Tele and the Maz Jr with its volume set to max and the master volume set to accommodate the room size (about 11 o'clock) and with the guitar volume cranked (with the neck pick-up selected) it sounded kind of like a 60's folk/psychedelia thing --- think Credence "Green River" or "Suzie Q" -- and cleaned-up nicely with the guitar volume rolled back a bit -- again, that's with the volume control dimed. My Maz Jr struggled to get a signature Tele tone, though. It's much more versatile sounding w/my Strat and really complements the Strat's sonic signature -- can easily sound a lot like the Strat on some of the early Lynyrd Skynyrd recordings. It does not have a punishing, crunch-like overdrive on its own, though. It does play well with pedals, and my preferences are a Keeley-modded Tube Screamer and, for crunch and kerrang, a Budda Phatman. I got rid of my old '69 BF'd SR after I got the Maz Jr.
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