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Post by Brent @ Guitar Riot on Jan 7, 2009 8:15:58 GMT -7
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Post by bluzman on Jan 7, 2009 9:17:33 GMT -7
Nice!!
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Jan 7, 2009 10:25:30 GMT -7
Yeah baby! I'm not even a reverb kind of guy and this thing is calling to me.
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Post by Darkside on Jan 7, 2009 10:31:00 GMT -7
Now that looks the business! Got to get me one of those, plus it's not needing any space on my board!
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 7, 2009 12:21:25 GMT -7
The Z-Verb looks great!
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Post by deaconblues on Jan 7, 2009 13:03:26 GMT -7
Oh yeah...
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 7, 2009 13:23:19 GMT -7
This may be stupid, but why aren't the input and output next to each other or on opposite sides?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2009 13:52:41 GMT -7
Is this a 2 spring or 3 spring reverb?
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Jan 7, 2009 14:27:54 GMT -7
This has got to be the best bargain of 2009! Fender's stand alone reverb unit sells for $580. Pretty much a no brainer!
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Jan 7, 2009 17:40:07 GMT -7
Heynewguy - just looking at your avatar and wondering what type of compressor pedal you are using? ;
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Post by highway61south on Jan 7, 2009 19:09:14 GMT -7
That looks great and it's lite to carry............Sterling
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Post by heynewguy (Ol’ Bill) on Jan 7, 2009 20:36:48 GMT -7
Heynewguy - just looking at your avatar and wondering what type of compressor pedal you are using? ;
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2009 12:21:52 GMT -7
This has got to be the best bargain of 2009! Fender's stand alone reverb unit sells for $580. Pretty much a no brainer! How is that a bargain compared to the 63 Fender reverb? The Z verb is over a hundred bucks more.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2009 12:22:52 GMT -7
Where can I find out more about this as I am seriously interested. Is it a 3 spring unit? Can I get it with a Tan front to match my Stangray head and cab?
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Jan 8, 2009 12:39:20 GMT -7
This has got to be the best bargain of 2009! Fender's stand alone reverb unit sells for $580. Pretty much a no brainer! How is that a bargain compared to the 63 Fender reverb? The Z verb is over a hundred bucks more. The Zverb works......and you can talk to the man that built it.
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 8, 2009 12:39:39 GMT -7
This has got to be the best bargain of 2009! Fender's stand alone reverb unit sells for $580. Pretty much a no brainer! How is that a bargain compared to the 63 Fender reverb? The Z verb is over a hundred bucks more. The Fender unit is PCB construction and from what I've heard, breaks down quite often and doesn't have a reverb better than most Fender combos.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2009 13:12:18 GMT -7
How is that a bargain compared to the 63 Fender reverb? The Z verb is over a hundred bucks more. The Fender unit is PCB construction and from what I've heard, breaks down quite often and doesn't have a reverb better than most Fender combos. The reverb sounds great with some tube changes. About the breakdown part, I can confirm the accuracy of that. I've had mine for about 3 or 4 months and I'm currently waiting for it to come back to me from the repair depot. I'm pretty sure its the transformer that went. My plan is to sell it when it comes back and get the Z verb. But I can't seem to get any answers about the Z verb. I wouldn't necessarily say the Z verb is a bargain. Maybe more of a case of getting what you pay for.
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 8, 2009 16:39:43 GMT -7
Well, the Valvetrain Reverb unit is $650 and it's only got dwell and mix. I'd say that's about the only tube reverb unit I know that would be on the same level as this one.
But if the Fender's going to break down every 3-4 months and you have to have it repaired, it's not worth it. Every repair is going to be at least $100, so if you pay the $100 to get the Z-Verb and it doesn't ever break down, that's a bargain to me.
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Post by Gregg White (aka stratbrat) on Jan 8, 2009 18:32:50 GMT -7
I got my Valvetrain reverb about 6 months ago for $499.00. I either got a great deal, or your dealer made a great profit. I needed the 'verb at the time, so I couldn't wait for the Z-verb. Bummer. Well, the Valvetrain Reverb unit is $650 and it's only got dwell and mix. I'd say that's about the only tube reverb unit I know that would be on the same level as this one. But if the Fender's going to break down every 3-4 months and you have to have it repaired, it's not worth it. Every repair is going to be at least $100, so if you pay the $100 to get the Z-Verb and it doesn't ever break down, that's a bargain to me.
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Jan 8, 2009 19:06:51 GMT -7
I think the Z-Verb is a "bargain", considering the quality of the unit. A Ghia is like $1049 now; there's a lot of tube amps you can get for less but how many with the Ghia's combination of build quality, innovative circuit design, and most importantly, *tone*. Answer: none. Some other manufacturers would be charging a lot more for a Ghia. Heck, for most of the Ghia's life it was under $1K; when I bought mine it was closer to $500. I see the Z-Verb as similar in quality/price ratio.
As far as "bargains", my favorite is still the Mazerati GT. If you can find more tone and feel for the dollar, I don't know where it is.
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 8, 2009 19:33:26 GMT -7
As far as "bargains", my favorite is still the Mazerati GT. If you can find more tone and feel for the dollar, I don't know where it is. I did! It's called the RXES and it's $50 cheaper!
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Post by asattwanger on Jan 10, 2009 10:31:16 GMT -7
I will be interested in hearing this reverb unit. I already have the best sounding reverb in the world. Ok, I'm cheating by running in two amps and two different sounding reverbs at the same time, but this should make me the perfect choice for 1st up on the Z-verb Tour.
I can test the Z-verb to the
Swart ST-R Swart ST-R Tweed A couple different Fender's with reverb Soldano Reverb-O-Sonic Marshall Club & Country {Marshall's best sounding reverb}
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Post by basementhack on Jan 11, 2009 16:43:33 GMT -7
My question would be whether or not you can get it from the factory with a tolex front panel and not the grill cloth?
Keith
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Post by stuey222 on Jan 11, 2009 19:56:18 GMT -7
My question would be whether or not you can get it from the factory with a tolex front panel and not the grill cloth? Keith I believe this was asked about heads like the Ghia and Z-28 and the answer was no, because they need the vent holes on the front because they're top mounted and do not have a vent on the top. Amps like the RXES and Maz series are bottom mounted, so they have a top vent. I like the tolex front as well, not a huge fan of the grill cloth on the head. It looks like the Z-Verb is on the same chassis as the Ghia, someone correct me if I'm wrong.
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Post by basementhack on Jan 11, 2009 20:22:06 GMT -7
My question would be whether or not you can get it from the factory with a tolex front panel and not the grill cloth? Keith I believe this was asked about heads like the Ghia and Z-28 and the answer was no, because they need the vent holes on the front because they're top mounted and do not have a vent on the top. Amps like the RXES and Maz series are bottom mounted, so they have a top vent. I like the tolex front as well, not a huge fan of the grill cloth on the head. It looks like the Z-Verb is on the same chassis as the Ghia, someone correct me if I'm wrong. Yeah, I knew that about the amps, but I wasn't sure if the tubes in the 'verb would be driven potentially anywhere near where an amp could go. So, I thought if there wasn't as much heat, then maybe it could be done. But I really don't know that part. I guess my gut was telling me the tube wouldn't be driven as hard as an amp....but what do I know Keith
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Jan 18, 2009 15:44:48 GMT -7
It is a Ghia/Z28 chassis. The tubes don't need as much room for cooling as you may think. There's only one 12AX7 and 12AT7 and a 6V6. The 6V6 in the only one generating any heat worth talking about, and there's plenty of space to dissipate that heat. When you run into real cooling fun is when you start putting multiple power tubes next to each other...especially those little EL84's The original KT45 was built in the Z/28-Ghia box... and that's two big 'ol EL34's. I imagine it got a little hotter than the newer "top venting" Route 66/Delta88/KT45 box, but I'm sure it was within design specs. You wanna see a Z with some close tubes? Check out the original Ghia like Carmen's... there's two trannies, two preamp tubes and two EL84's in there...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2009 12:54:08 GMT -7
I ordered mine February 14th so its not been quite a month yet.
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Post by gusto on Mar 27, 2009 19:26:51 GMT -7
OK, why are the controls not top mounted? does'nt make any sense.
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Post by benttop (Steve) on Mar 27, 2009 21:57:15 GMT -7
Why in the world would you want that?
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