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Post by gbowman on Jul 11, 2019 11:09:47 GMT -7
I know this topic has a lot of mileage on it already, but having done some experiments last night, I have a question I don't think has been previously answered.
Last night I tried turning the Cut up between 3 o'clock - full and of course, turning the Treble down as low 9-10 o'clock. It seems that even when I find a brightness balance (Cut high vs Treble high), it seems that with the Cut high there is a lot more fatness as well. (Maybe a better way to say it is, with treble high and cut low, the overall sound seems much thinner). Any observations..?
This is with 335 style guitar for what its worth.
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Post by mrcapers on Jul 11, 2019 13:35:57 GMT -7
I agree with your findings, but to me it's subtle. The only issue I have with this setting is when using the tone stack bypass. When set this way and boosted, (bypassed) the amp has way too much treble. I prefer to set the cut & treble controls with the bypass engaged.
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Post by gbowman on Jul 11, 2019 14:13:59 GMT -7
My Maz is a bit older I guess, as it has no bypass.
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Post by perryr on Jul 15, 2019 23:12:23 GMT -7
Last night I tried turning the Cut up between 3 o'clock - full and of course, turning the Treble down as low 9-10 o'clock. It seems that even when I find a brightness balance (Cut high vs Treble high), it seems that with the Cut high there is a lot more fatness as well. (Maybe a better way to say it is, with treble high and cut low, the overall sound seems much thinner). Any observations..? Absolutely correct, that is how the circuits work. ’Cut’ reduces high frequencies by cancelling them out. A unique control all by itself positioned right before the output tubes, a final ‘shaper’ of the high frequencies. The ‘cut’ control is actually selecting what frequency to start cutting at.. turn it down to start cutting at a lower frequency, turn it up to start cutting at a higher and higher frequency. The MAZ tone stack controls, T,M,B, is a typical Fender/Marshall style with Dr Z’s voicing. The Treble control actually functions as a ‘balance’ control, balancing how much signal goes through the Middle/Bass controls side of the stack. Turn Treble low and you can hear how the Bass and Middle controls become more potent and the sound gets fatter overall. Turn Treble up high and the Bass/Middle side of the stack are seeing less of the signal and effectively thinning the sound. a cool blues tone is treble off and cut wide open. Bass full up, use mid to dial in the treble and then adjust bass to taste. Crank up the input volume and select your bridge pickup for screaming fat lead tone. Tweak treble and cut a little from there if needed.
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cmrharvey
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Post by cmrharvey on Jul 16, 2019 8:55:51 GMT -7
Wow, what a great forum. Thanks Perry for that explanation. I knew to use my ears, but your description adds a ton of capability to the Maz that wasn't being used. yet. :-)
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Post by Chilly Gibbons (Todd T.) on Jul 16, 2019 9:22:33 GMT -7
That damn cut control is priceless in that circuit. I like it much better than I would a regular presence knob for controlling the high end. Super versatile.
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