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Post by snatch28 on Sept 13, 2017 15:28:56 GMT -7
Last night I tried to set my Maz 18 NR to work with pedals at practice with the band but I wasn't totally satisfied with the sound that came out because I couldn't set the amp to get the right response from it without being too loud... my setting was:
Les Paul R8 Low Input
Master: 9 Cut:11 Bass:12 Mid:1 Treble:12 Volume 11
I read that the master should be at noon to make the amp come alive but I couldn't manage the volume , any suggestion? How do you set the amp to work the best with pedals ? Thanks!!!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 17:57:22 GMT -7
Good question--I never really did figure this one out, even using an attenuator.
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Post by John on Sept 13, 2017 23:52:03 GMT -7
keep lowering the amp volume knob. If you want a clean sound....keep lowering it. It will be clean, just lower volume.
1) Set the master where you want. 2) Turn the amp volume OFF 3) Begin turning the amp volume up in small amounts while playing. 4) Stop when you've reached the volume you want.
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Post by doctorice on Sept 14, 2017 3:08:43 GMT -7
^^^
Good advice from John.
I'd add that you can keep the Master below noon as well. I am a believer that the MAZ 18 sounds best with Master above noon. However, it still sounds good when set lower. And you are at practice, not a gig.
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Post by snatch28 on Sept 14, 2017 11:11:32 GMT -7
keep lowering the amp volume knob. If you want a clean sound....keep lowering it. It will be clean, just lower volume. 1) Set the master where you want. 2) Turn the amp volume OFF 3) Begin turning the amp volume up in small amounts while playing. 4) Stop when you've reached the volume you want. Thanks!!! I did exactly the opposite, I tried to set the volume to taste and tamed the amp with the master...with my setting I was right with the volume but the amp felt a little bit dull...just a little bit of more master and was totally different but already too loud !!!
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Post by dergit (Markus) on Sept 16, 2017 4:35:46 GMT -7
The MAZ is a great amp – with humbuckers and single coils. However: The MAZ is a great pedal platform – with single coils.
Humbuckers and pedals work to a degree but you have to really fine-tune the volume and master settings. I usually end up somewhere around 9-10 o'clock on both.
I've played and preferred humbucker guitars all my life but the MAZ is really making me get into single coils lately.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Sept 16, 2017 15:38:31 GMT -7
Last week I plugged my new Firebird V into my Maz 18NR. That's enough to make a man get into a Firebird!!! The Mini Humbuckers are truly great with the Maz.
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Post by dergit (Markus) on Sept 17, 2017 2:13:36 GMT -7
Yeah, I love the PRS Narrowfield Humbuckers into the MAZ... their output generates some mud if you overdo it with pedals, though. Whereas a Strat you can bend and boost all kinds of ways before the MAZ breaks down.
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Post by purpletele on Sept 17, 2017 5:08:55 GMT -7
Yeah, I love the PRS Narrowfield Humbuckers into the MAZ... their output generates some mud if you overdo it with pedals, though. Whereas a Strat you can bend and boost all kinds of ways before the MAZ breaks down. It's Dergit!! Welcome back stranger.
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Post by oowl on Oct 17, 2017 13:34:12 GMT -7
I generally think of the volume as being a gain (grit/distortion) control and the MV being the "volume". If you want a clean sound leave the V down relative to the MV.
With the V at 9:00 and the MV at noon it should be clean. If you need more volume turn up the MV. For less volume, and if you still want the MV at noon, then turn down the V.
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Post by scottc on Oct 30, 2017 6:48:21 GMT -7
I use a brakelite at practice (and many gigs) to take the volume down a (literal) notch or two.
I have also messed around with having the V and MV up at noon and using an overdrive with the gain off and the volume on the pedal as a master...It can actually sound pretty good...
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Post by flysupermoo on Nov 14, 2017 15:04:00 GMT -7
I’ve found I can’t get a decent drive sound from a pedal unless the amp is already clipping or very close to doing so. I’ve had the most success with turning the volume up to a mild overdrive and setting the master to taste. If the amp is too clean then any drive pedal just sounds like a terrible blend of dirt and clean mixed together.
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Post by zpilot on Nov 15, 2017 9:57:43 GMT -7
It depends on the pedal. I like a little amp grit and compression with TS type pedals but with Marshall-in-a-box pedals I think the amp needs to be pretty clean. That is how they are designed to work.
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Post by flysupermoo on Nov 16, 2017 14:46:02 GMT -7
That’s what I keep reading but I’ve found that with any dirt pedal with the maz if there’s any amount of head room in the preamp it just sounds like a trebly mess. That’s not to say it doesn’t sound ace when you get the balance right.
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