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Post by jazzwannabe on Mar 15, 2006 1:10:54 GMT -7
I know I read it way back when, but would like to see it again if anyone knows where to find it.
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Post by guitarbrent on Mar 15, 2006 16:42:55 GMT -7
It was their Be a Blues Master issue with Buddy Guy on the cover. I think it was August of 1999.
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Post by Bill on Mar 15, 2006 16:45:53 GMT -7
I know I read it way back when, but would like to see it again if anyone knows where to find it. Think I have that issue...I'll check and get back to you.
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Post by guitarbrent on Mar 15, 2006 16:53:13 GMT -7
I'm surprised the good Dr doesn't have the article linked from his website. It was a vvery nice right up, but then again, the Rt 66 speaks for itself!
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Post by jazzwannabe on Mar 16, 2006 1:18:05 GMT -7
It was their Be a Blues Master issue with Buddy Guy on the cover. I think it was August of 1999. Holy Toledo, I'm sure I have that issue in a box somewhere. Thanks!
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Post by maction on Apr 19, 2006 14:37:00 GMT -7
it's in the January 1999 issue of Guitar Player. it does have Buddy Guy on the cover, as guitarbrent said. it's in an article called "High End Hardware" by Darrin Fox, along with the Soldano SLO 100.
now don't jump down my throat for this, but I don't see an "editors pick" anywhere in the article. is this something that they weren't doing yet? did the Route 66 get it on a subsequent review?
I don't have a scanner, but I can fax the article to anyone who wants it.
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Post by redgl on Apr 20, 2006 7:08:58 GMT -7
It is kind of confusing. They started the Editor's Pick Award in the middle of the year and in doing so decided to award it postumously, if you will, to one item from each month going back to the beginning of the year. So you have to go to the July (I think) issue to see it actually be awarded and since the Route 66 was the only item to win the award from the January 1999 issue it was the first recipient of the award.
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Post by John on Apr 20, 2006 7:34:50 GMT -7
maction...
Would you please fax it to (740) 363-3074
Thanks
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Post by maction on Apr 21, 2006 9:21:29 GMT -7
crud. lemme see if I can find it again. I just faxed it to someone else on the forum, and I don't know where I put the copies. I'll edit this when I figure it out.
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Post by kc on Apr 21, 2006 11:11:45 GMT -7
OK, I got maction's fax and I've typed the Route 66 portion of the review ... I didn't bother with the Soldano review. Here 'tis:
Dr Z Route 66 Guitar Player Magazine January 1999
Working guitarists are constantly looking for ways to arm themselves with better sounding, more compact amplifiers. The Soldano SLO 100 combo and Dr Z Route 66 are no frills machines designed for maximum tone rather than myriad features. The Soldano brings the power of the legendary SLO 100 head into a combo format, while the Route 66 is a small head that provides an astonishing range of "big amp" sounds.
High End Hardware / Dr Z Route 66 Sporting treble, bass and volume controls, the Dr Z Route 66 head ($1499 as tested with hardwood front; $1399 with grillecloth front) is about as simple as an amplifier can get. The single channel, 32 watt amp uses a pair of Groove Tubes KT66 output tubes - new productions versions of the tube found in various British amps of the '60's, most notably the Marshall model 1962 that was immortalized on John Mayall's Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton. The Route 66 is a unique design, however, that uses an ultralinear output stage (think vintage hi-fi and no negative feedback a la Vox AC30).
Under The Hood Inside the Route 66's brushed aluminum chassis is neat point-to-point wiring, a glass epoxy turret-style board, proprietary coupling caps, chassis-mounted phenolic tube sockets and carbon-comp resistors. The Route 66's preamp uses a 12AX7 phase inverter (which drives the output tubes) and an EF86 for the input stage, a 9-pin pentode that, thanks to its higher output, allows for a simpler circuit design. The rectifier is a GZ34. Three 1/4" jacks are provided for 4 ohm, 8 ohm and 16 ohm speakers.
Get Your Kicks We tested the Route 66 through a variety of cabinets, including an open back Marshall JCM 2000 2x12 loaded with Celestion Vintage 30's, a Vintage-30 equipped 4x12 Marshall straight cabinet and a Buzz Feiten closed-back 2x12 equipped with 25-watt Celestion Greenbacks. Our test guitars included a PRS McCarty, a '61 Les Paul Jr, a Fender American Standard Strat and a '62 Re-issue Tele Custom.
The Route 66 is one of those rare amps that radiate tonal magic from the get-go. It delivers an abundance of smooth punch at high volume levels and is so responsive that dialing in clean and dirty tones requires little more than the appropriate twist of your guitar's volume knob.
The Route 66's sensitivity and dynamic response allows performance nuances to be replicated with remarkable musicality. Clean tones sparkle with a sweet brilliance that is wholly distinctive. Couple that with the pronounced midrange character of the KT66's and the amps complexity is nothing short of amazing. As you push the Route 66 towards breakup, it stays smooth and rich, never resorting to harshness. The bass frequencies also remain tight and focused, even with the volume fully cranked.
The Route 66 sounds exceptional with a variety of overdrive, delay and modulation stompboxes and the amps eq is voiced in such a way that I was unable to dial up a bad sound. Plugging into a 4x12 cab only increased the Route 66's machismo factor, producing significantly more midrange punch and low end.
End of the Road The Route 66 delivers the sonic equivalent of a five-course meal on a low-calorie platter and its diminutive size and weight (28 lbs) eases the burden of lugging a two-piece rig. It's no easy feat for a single channel amplifier to provide stellar clean and distortion tones, but the Route 66 steps up to the plate and hits a McGwire-esque homerun. What a cool amp -- and it comes with a lifetime warranty!
There is a rating that compares the 66 to the Soldano. Rating system is 1 = Dismal, 5 = Excellent.
Route 66 Tone = 4.5 Workmanship = 5 Value = 3 Vibe = 4
Soldano SLO 100 Combo Tone = 4 Workmanship = 5 Value = 3 Vibe = 4
The rest of the article describes the Soldano SLOO 100 combo .........
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2006 11:16:57 GMT -7
Thanks KC I have been wanting to read this review for a long time. Some Karma for posting it. ;D
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