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Post by liftman on Oct 9, 2008 3:34:35 GMT -7
ok,here goes...I tried an ezg50 in a shop with a z4x10 and thought at last this is it, I've been after a set up for when my '68 pro reverb isn't loud enough. Two weeks later and it's here at my door, but I haven't got a cab yet 'cause I've ordered a hardwood 4x10 from Mongotone. So, I plug the speakers from my pro (two oxford 12's) into the ezg....and extreme depression sets in. The amp sounded middly, no sparkle and boxy like a boogie clean sound -I'm thinking my pro sounds great through these speakers, so either I've got a duffer or in the shop I was listening through rose-tinted earplugs. So there I was preparing to arrange sending the amp back but I thought I have to try it through a 4x10. I ring a mate with a hot rod deville and ask if I can play it through his speakers... and extreme joy and relief occurs. I remembered what I heard when I first tried it- sparkly, dynamic and warm with a punch that my pro lacks (not to mention loads more headroom). That's the happy end to my tale but I thought it's worth telling because up to now I didn't realise what a massive difference speakers can make.
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Post by superreverb2 on Oct 9, 2008 10:12:01 GMT -7
I just recieved my blond EZG-50 head yesterday. I have a Dr Z 4 x 10 on order, so in the interim I'm using the 4 x 10 cabinet of my Super Reverb. The 4 x 10 configuration seems to be the speaker configuration of choice by many posters here, and it certainly is my favorite with this amp as well. Dynamic, sweet, and punchy. Tried it with the Z-Best 2 x 12 (Vintage 30 and a G12H30) when I picked up the amp, (sounds fine) but to my ears, the 4 x 10 REALLY brings out the best this amp has to offer. Glad you discovered that before you sent the amp back.
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Post by cashandkerouac on Oct 10, 2008 12:37:15 GMT -7
yep, speakers can sure make a difference. glad it worked out.
i'm old and my back hurts. :-) i just couldn't physically handle a 4x10. but from all the reports, the 4x10 is a big favorite. lucky for my back, i love my EZG through a 1x12 with a Weber Chicago 12. the 2x10 cab sounds really great as well.
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Post by asattwanger on Oct 11, 2008 16:22:58 GMT -7
I have never experienced this speaker thing in such a dramatic way as when I tried Z amps. Totaly different amp in different speakers.
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Post by m1911 on Oct 12, 2008 5:43:19 GMT -7
I plan on putting an EZG-50 ontop of a Z 4x10 Cab with Tone Tubby Alnico Hemp Cones and betting it will sound incredible too. Mark
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Post by mazmaster on Oct 30, 2008 9:19:42 GMT -7
Speakers/cabs can totally make or break ANY amp! Glad you verified this before sending it back! Congrats!
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Oct 31, 2008 4:25:04 GMT -7
Which amp has more vintage sounding overdrive when paired with a Z 4x10, the EZG or the Galaxie? Many thanks for thoughtful answers in advance, Ward I'm not sure what you mean by "vintage sounding overdrive". Vintage Marshall, Fender, Vox?? I think of "vintage" overdrive in general as mostly output tube saturation, as opposed to "modern" cascaded preamp gain like Mesas, 5150's, etc. By that definition, the Galaxie (especially on channel 1 with the volume cranked) has more "vintage" overdrive. The EZG with the "pre" control cranked gets hairy but nothing like the Gal.
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Post by DRZ on Oct 31, 2008 4:54:44 GMT -7
Which amp has more vintage sounding overdrive when paired with a Z 4x10, the EZG or the Galaxie? Many thanks for thoughtful answers in advance, Ward I'm not sure what you mean by "vintage sounding overdrive". Vintage Marshall, Fender, Vox?? I think of "vintage" overdrive in general as mostly output tube saturation, as opposed to "modern" cascaded preamp gain like Mesas, 5150's, etc. By that definition, the Galaxie (especially on channel 1 with the volume cranked) has more "vintage" overdrive. The EZG with the "pre" control cranked gets hairy but nothing like the Gal. +1 Z
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