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Post by lowbudget on Jul 17, 2019 6:57:16 GMT -7
It's said that the Jr. Mk II has more gain than the earlier version. Does that mean that there would necessarily be less clean headroom available, especially on the NR?
The new MV is said to be so good that it's being compared to the level control on the Cure. That's pretty strong! Over the years many thought the old Maz Jr. MV was pretty good, including myself. If you primarily keep the MV up high and just open up the regular volume as needed to stay clean, is it going to matter that much?
Does the reverb Mk II version idle any quieter than the older ones? My Series I NRs have always idled very quiet, but I've never had a Series I Reverb that didn't have a fair amount of idle hum even with nothing plugged in.
Thanks.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Jul 17, 2019 9:58:53 GMT -7
I had mine converted from "regular" to MkII last year, and I don't perceive there to be "more gain" than before. The thing was, on the older circuit, to really get "the good stuff" you had to crank the Master itself up to at least noon, and by that point you were way too loud for small gigs or home playing. With the new setup, though, you can dial down that Master and you'll hear "the good stuff" down at lower volumes.
I think if you still want cleans, then... like you said, crank the Master and adjust Volume to taste. At that point, it's probably borderline whether you're gonna hear a ton of difference between regular and MkII (since your Master is now cranked). Hope that makes sense.
By the way.. still a quiet-idling amp, before & after mods.
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Post by lowbudget on Jul 17, 2019 10:58:57 GMT -7
I had mine converted from "regular" to MkII last year, and I don't perceive there to be "more gain" than before. The thing was, on the older circuit, to really get "the good stuff" you had to crank the Master itself up to at least noon, and by that point you were way too loud for small gigs or home playing. With the new setup, though, you can dial down that Master and you'll hear "the good stuff" down at lower volumes. I think if you still want cleans, then... like you said, crank the Master and adjust Volume to taste. At that point, it's probably borderline whether you're gonna hear a ton of difference between regular and MkII (since your Master is now cranked). Hope that makes sense. By the way.. still a quiet-idling amp, before & after mods. Is yours an NR Mark? My NR has always been real quiet as well.
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Post by Stephen on Jul 17, 2019 14:03:01 GMT -7
I bought a new 2012 Maz with reverb and ended up swapping it with the dealer for a non-reverb model because it was noisy. I sold the non-reverb model in 2017 because of its weight. I bought a Maz 18 MKII Studio Combo with reverb in 2018. It is dead quiet.
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Jul 17, 2019 14:10:05 GMT -7
Is yours an NR Mark? My NR has always been real quiet as well. Yup, mine's an NR. Never thought about it, but yeah the reverb is probably the noisier part of amp if it has it.
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Post by telejas on Jul 17, 2019 15:17:35 GMT -7
It's said that the Jr. Mk II has more gain than the earlier version. Does that mean that there would necessarily be less clean headroom available, especially on the NR? The new MV is said to be so good that it's being compared to the level control on the Cure. That's pretty strong! Over the years many thought the old Maz Jr. MV was pretty good, including myself. If you primarily keep the MV up high and just open up the regular volume as needed to stay clean, is it going to matter that much? Does the reverb Mk II version idle any quieter than the older ones? My Series I NRs have always idled very quiet, but I've never had a Series I Reverb that didn't have a fair amount of idle hum even with nothing plugged in. Thanks. It's said that the Jr. Mk II has more gain than the earlier version. Does that mean that there would necessarily be less clean headroom available, especially on the NR? I don't notice any less headroom to be honest. It seems to stay just as clean, up until it does start to break up...then it breaks up more/faster as you go up.
The new MV is said to be so good that it's being compared to the level control on the Cure. That's pretty strong! Over the years many thought the old Maz Jr. MV was pretty good, including myself. If you primarily keep the MV up high and just open up the regular volume as needed to stay clean, is it going to matter that much? Not played a Cure, but the MV just "feels" better... It also is more tapered, so it's more easily controlled. I think it's hard to notice a MV at work, anything past 1/4 to 1/3 of the way up on a normal amp (Dr. Z included in this). But this new MV, makes the MV seem more natural at "don't wake the baby in the next room" levels. Does the reverb Mk II version idle any quieter than the older ones? My Series I NRs have always idled very quiet, but I've never had a Series I Reverb that didn't have a fair amount of idle hum even with nothing plugged in. Reverb is dead quite! I can turn my amp to 100%, and only marginally tell when the reverb is increased to full. It's really that much better!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jul 17, 2019 19:50:36 GMT -7
I had mine converted from "regular" to MkII last year, and I don't perceive there to be "more gain" than before. The thing was, on the older circuit, to really get "the good stuff" you had to crank the Master itself up to at least noon, and by that point you were way too loud for small gigs or home playing. With the new setup, though, you can dial down that Master and you'll hear "the good stuff" down at lower volumes. I think if you still want cleans, then... like you said, crank the Master and adjust Volume to taste. At that point, it's probably borderline whether you're gonna hear a ton of difference between regular and MkII (since your Master is now cranked). Hope that makes sense. By the way.. still a quiet-idling amp, before & after mods. My experience with my Maz 18NR parallels Mark's exactly. And the Master is worth the price of admission by itself. It's really good.
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