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Post by 6stringroy on Jan 23, 2021 8:52:51 GMT -7
I've read in various posts that the Maz 18 & 38's Mk II's are the swiss army knife of guitar amps with the ability to dial in Vox (expected with the EL84's) but also Marshall and Fender sounds. I've also read that there's a spreadsheet floating around with the suggested settings to achieve each of these sounds, but I haven't found such a spreadsheet. Can anyone direct me to said spreadsheet? I ask because I'm considering a Maz 38 Mk II with reverb and such a spreadsheet will allow me to efficiently demo the amp. Thx.
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Jan 23, 2021 9:12:20 GMT -7
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Post by 6stringroy on Jan 23, 2021 10:08:56 GMT -7
Awesome, many thanks. I imagine one would need to season to taste depending on if the amp is a 38 vs 18, Mk II vs I, reverb vs. NR.
No updates in the past 4 1/2 years, is this the most current version and is there anything like this specific to the 38?
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Post by zpilot on Jan 23, 2021 10:27:25 GMT -7
I'm a big lover of the MAZ amps but I never got mine to sound as close to any one of those classic amps as some claim. The magic for me came when I dialed in the perfect sound for ME and the guitar I was playing at the time. It was a blend of all those amps. It tended toward a Marshall at first when I used the G12H30 it came with. Then it changed to an AC30 when I swapped speakers to a C-Gold. What I'm saying is the speaker you use will have a huge impact on how close to those tones you get. At least as much as where you set your controls.
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Post by doctorice on Jan 23, 2021 12:21:35 GMT -7
No updates in the past 4 1/2 years, is this the most current version and is there anything like this specific to the 38? I've been lazy about updating the sheet. There used to be a lot more posting about settings back when I first joined the forum, which was Dec. 2008. Not so much in recent years.
If you or anyone else has something you'd like added, just let me know.
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Post by mule43 on Jan 23, 2021 13:25:40 GMT -7
I'm a big lover of the MAZ amps but I never got mine to sound as close to any one of those classic amps as some claim. The magic for me came when I dialed in the perfect sound for ME and the guitar I was playing at the time. It was a blend of all those amps. It tended toward a Marshall at first when I used the G12H30 it came with. Then it changed to an AC30 when I swapped speakers to a C-Gold. What I'm saying is the speaker you use will have a huge impact on how close to those tones you get. At least as much as where you set your controls. zpilot, I have to agree I am not trying to mimic any particular amp with my Maz38 but dial in the sound I want depending which guitar i am playing at the moment, and it is magic. Recently I have been running the cut around 11 which I guess is more toward the Marshal side.
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Jan 25, 2021 5:23:26 GMT -7
I was working on some Chris Stapleton the other day and with was getting a convincing tone. I guess that means I had the Maz 18 dialed into a Fender-y sound. Obviously it has chime when needed for a Vox sound. Plenty of pedals out there to get more into the Marshall category if that's what you need. I generally like the simplicity of a Dr Z as it relates to dialing in a good tone. Lots to be had, and they can get close to some other well known tones.
I had a couple Mesas that had the possibility of covering at least Fender to Marshall. Those things were so moody when it came to dialing them in I would usually give up and just go with the best tone I could make it have. I have no doubt those tones were in there, but the knobs were overly interactive in my experience. It was much too easy to mess up an OK tone then it was to get it a little better. I haven't missed my Mesas a day. I'll take a Z any day, even if it takes a pedal here and there to try for a specific tone. I would much rather have an amp with multiple good tones that are easy to dial in.
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Jan 25, 2021 13:35:16 GMT -7
I was working on some Chris Stapleton the other day and with was getting a convincing tone. I guess that means I had the Maz 18 dialed into a Fender-y sound. Obviously it has chime when needed for a Vox sound. Plenty of pedals out there to get more into the Marshall category if that's what you need. I generally like the simplicity of a Dr Z as it relates to dialing in a good tone. Lots to be had, and they can get close to some other well known tones. I had a couple Mesas that had the possibility of covering at least Fender to Marshall. Those things were so moody when it came to dialing them in I would usually give up and just go with the best tone I could make it have. I have no doubt those tones were in there, but the knobs were overly interactive in my experience. It was much too easy to mess up an OK tone then it was to get it a little better. I haven't missed my Mesas a day. I'll take a Z any day, even if it takes a pedal here and there to try for a specific tone. I would much rather have an amp with multiple good tones that are easy to dial in. That's the TRUTH!!! I had a Mesa DC-3 that I bought new back in the late '90s. That amp drove me crazy (and I don't know if I've recovered ) trying to get a good clean and balance it with a good driving lead tone. I'd spend hours, and then come back the next day and what sounded good the day before now sounds awful. Then one tweak and it was off to the races again. Then I found Z amps and relief. I love the simplicity and how it's easy to get a great tone and hard to get a bad one. Z just makes GREAT AMPS. I'm sold for life.
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Post by runninwiththerevil (Matthew) on Jan 25, 2021 21:48:41 GMT -7
That's the TRUTH!!! I had a Mesa DC-3 that I bought new back in the late '90s. That amp drove me crazy (and I don't know if I've recovered ) trying to get a good clean and balance it with a good driving lead tone. I'd spend hours, and then come back the next day and what sounded good the day before now sounds awful. Then one tweak and it was off to the races again. Then I found Z amps and relief. I love the simplicity and how it's easy to get a great tone and hard to get a bad one. Z just makes GREAT AMPS. I'm sold for life.
Ha! My MarkV:35 totally did that. How in the world can you have an amp set, use the same guitar, but just because it's the next day that amazing tone you have has disappeared?
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