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Post by skeets1640 on Apr 16, 2009 7:34:05 GMT -7
I am looking to get my first Z!! I decided on the Maz Jr. NR. I play classic rock, country and occasional 90's grundge. I have a birch cabinet loaded with vintage 30's. I play a 62 re-issue telecaster and a strat with dimarzio humbuckers in it. I Play mostly small clubs and bars, previously owned a Demeter, orange, and a few marshalls. I guess I'm looking for tone in the vein of joe walsh. I want a lower wattage amp because I am only playing clubs/bars. Do you think this is the right choice for me? or would I be better off with a Z-28? Looking to go used for money reasons. If anyone heres of a used Maz Jr. NR or Z-28 for sale please let me know!!!!
I am new to the board and I look forward to talking gear with everyone. Thank you in advance for your help if you respond. Cheers!!!
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Post by psj1026 (Pete) on Apr 17, 2009 11:41:09 GMT -7
Either would work but the Maz has more versatility. I have both. I was thinking of letting one of them go to get another amp with a different voice or even the new Remedy. I have a gig next weekend but they both sound great for their own reasons. My Maz is the reverb combo and I use pedals to push it a little. You will get more sounds out of the Maz especially when you get used to the cut control and using the EQ drastically to acheive a variety of sounds. I think the Z28 is more one sound and just different levels of breakup. Can go from clean to mean though.
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Post by eliot1025 on Apr 26, 2009 2:25:00 GMT -7
I just got through playing both of those amps today. To me the Maz has more of a British sound, kind of chimey. The Z-28 sounds more American, Fenderish. Both sounded great and both are quite versatile with the Maz being a bit more versatile than the Z-28. One question I'd ask myself is do you need your dirty sounds at low volume. If you need them at very low levels the Maz could give you that whereas the Z-28 would require an attenuator. After that, it's a matter of personal taste. I prefer the tones of the Z-28. For British tones I prefer the KT-45 to the Maz 18. (but the Maz 18 will give you crunch at much lower volume levels.) You should know that Z-28 doesn't do grunge tones. It is very compatible with all kinds of pedals however. I'm not sure the Maz does grunge either. Maybe someone else here can confirm/deny that. One other thing that distinguishes the Z-28 is the unusual front end. The bass and treble are strictly tone controls when the volume knob is dialed down for cleans. With the vol knob dialed up for dirt the bass and treb knobs are tone controls up to around noon or 1. After that they function as gain controls for their particular frequency ranges. So, you could dial in cleaner lows combined with dirtier highs or crunchier lows combined with cleaner highs. My Route 66 and KT-45 have the same front end and can do this same trick. The higher you set your treb and bass, the sooner you'll reach break up tones with your vol knob. Only 3 knobs but they're very interactive. check out this clip - www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=832014&songID=7367561
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Post by fishman on Apr 26, 2009 18:57:05 GMT -7
I don;t belive there is a limit to the tones you can get from a Z28, for a simple amp it does a whole lot of things. I can be Fender, but it can be Marshall as well...really well. I can be 'gibsonesque" as well. If you dial down the bass and put the treble past noon it has that raw 60's gibson amp sound. I have a early Gibson/Epiphone Comet and the 28 can get near those sounds. Also I can do some Vox chime as too, and best of all it sounds like a Z.. now, just to stir the pot so to speak, all you need is a Stratocaster because as we all know, the 28 is a Stratocasters dream. JMHO
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Post by vanillasr08 on Apr 27, 2009 12:02:36 GMT -7
I would definitely go with the Maz 18 in this battle. Alot more versatile and its gonna give you a better classic rock type sound that your looking for in my opinion.
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