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Post by jordanbunte on Dec 1, 2009 11:18:37 GMT -7
how Voxy is this thing? Is it pretty similar tone to the AC30 / AC 15?
I know Doc puts his spin on everything (which I like), but I need something a little sweeter on the top end than my MAZ with humbuckers.
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Post by kruzty on Dec 1, 2009 11:28:40 GMT -7
I don't have a vox to compare directly, but I would say my Rx Jr is brighter than my Maz Jr NR. Although, have you tried cranking the cut on your Maz? That might be a bit much, but start there and dial it back to taste - it can get pretty bright like that.
But, if you are looking for a reason to get another amp, the Rx Jr is different than a Maz and it sounds great! ;D
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Post by jordanbunte on Dec 1, 2009 12:07:33 GMT -7
I don't have a vox to compare directly, but I would say my Rx Jr is brighter than my Maz Jr NR. Although, have you tried cranking the cut on your Maz? That might be a bit much, but start there and dial it back to taste - it can get pretty bright like that. But, if you are looking for a reason to get another amp, the Rx Jr is different than a Maz and it sounds great! ;D Haha...thanks for the input. I guess in addition to more top end I'd like a touch more gain. It is my understanding that the EF86 front end will help out quite a bit. I like the dynamics my MAZ gets, and I do use it heavily when playing out with my Les Paul; however, the MV is always maxed so it's hard to get as much gain as I'd like from the amp without being too loud. And....yes, I am trying hard to pick up another Z. Once some last minute expenses get taken care of I might be hot on the trail to find one.
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Post by mcook217 on Dec 1, 2009 14:24:37 GMT -7
I was originally looking at vox ac30's before i got my rx jr. and it has completely satisfied me. It has great clean but can also be really dirty. I highly suggest an alnico blue and g12h combination with it. the combination brings out the chime and great low end of the amp and both sound amazing driven. on the doc's site it says that the RX ES is like a marshall plexi and vox had a baby (so kind of hiwatt-ish), and that's exactly what this amp sounds like. best of both worlds with the doc's twist to it.
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Post by asattwanger on Dec 1, 2009 16:13:34 GMT -7
It's been a while sense I have played a Vox Ac15 Top Boost. But I can't remember playing anything that sounds like the RxJr.
Speaker wise. I own one with a Blue, but if I sold this one and replaced it later. I would get a Greenback for it. The new cab I have comming is gonna get a MoJo Greenback clone. It allows you to use the amp end to end. It's a different texture on the cleans but still great, the rock tone are better, and you can go straight into punk/metal without any worries.
DAVE
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on Dec 2, 2009 16:45:19 GMT -7
You can get sort-of "Voxy" sounds out of the RXJr, but to my ears, my MAZ Jr NR is far more "Voxy." My MAZ Jr NR is much brighter than my RXJr.
The RXJr will give you more gain/grit. And I'm w/ Dave on the speaker selection. My RXJr really digs Greenback type speakers.
You can NEVER have too many Z's... ;D
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Post by jordanbunte on Dec 2, 2009 20:37:51 GMT -7
Very interesting. I'll have to go back to the drawing board on my MAZ NR to get more chime out of my rig. I typically play an LP thru my MAZ NR w/ either an open back C-Blue or Greenback. I prefer the Greenback for all around tone, but the C-Blue sounds great in certain settings. I'd imagine that the Rx Jr gives up the gain quicker and at a lower volume. I'm suprised that some of you say the amp is brighter than the MAZ NR, and some of you say it's not as bright.
My settings were as follows on the MAZ NR:
Low input Cut: 4 o'clock MV: Max Bass: 9 Mid: 10:30 Treble: 12-1 Vol: 9
Admittedly, this was more of an articulate clean that I was shooting for on the settings above. To get more chime I'm going to play with the HI input, Cut, Treble and Volume knobs. I may have to back the MV off a bit, and run the Treble and Volume a little higher. The Cut should be plenty high I'm thinking. I'll give you guys a report on Friday!
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Post by basementhack on Dec 2, 2009 22:25:48 GMT -7
You can NEVER have too many Z's... ;D My wife used to think you could....but now she sees the wisdom in my ways Ok, not really, but she does understand now they are all different Keith
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Post by asattwanger on Dec 3, 2009 10:00:38 GMT -7
You can NEVER have too many Z's... ;D Ok, not really, but she does understand now they are all different Keith Your over half way there then.
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Post by asattwanger on Dec 3, 2009 10:13:29 GMT -7
I'm suprised that some of you say the amp is brighter than the MAZ NR, and some of you say it's not as bright. Really I can not speak about the Maz, but I would have to guess that it has alot to do with the guitar/pickups being used. Here is why I say that. The RxJr was lack luster bright with this kinda dark mood with my G&L's. With my Grosh alnico pickups this was not the case. With new string nice and bright, extra zippy and really an amazing sound, but when those string get worn it enhances that mood thing. With the Grosh I just turn down the bass to help, but it doesn't go away complety. If you use a bassy type of effect, mine is a WOF Tesse. I have to keep the bass turned way down on it, because it enhances this mood. On the Swarts I can pretty much crank the bass. I used the word mood because the amp is still bright, but it has this added low end thing. It's not like it goes dark and all is dark. I might be way out off here on this but this is what I'm hearing.
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on Dec 3, 2009 13:56:08 GMT -7
Very interesting. I'll have to go back to the drawing board on my MAZ NR to get more chime out of my rig. I typically play an LP thru my MAZ NR w/ either an open back C-Blue or Greenback. I prefer the Greenback for all around tone, but the C-Blue sounds great in certain settings. I'd imagine that the Rx Jr gives up the gain quicker and at a lower volume. I'm suprised that some of you say the amp is brighter than the MAZ NR, and some of you say it's not as bright. My settings were as follows on the MAZ NR: Low input Cut: 4 o'clock MV: Max Bass: 9 Mid: 10:30 Treble: 12-1 Vol: 9 Admittedly, this was more of an articulate clean that I was shooting for on the settings above. To get more chime I'm going to play with the HI input, Cut, Treble and Volume knobs. I may have to back the MV off a bit, and run the Treble and Volume a little higher. The Cut should be plenty high I'm thinking. I'll give you guys a report on Friday! At first I was thinking it might be your 'buckers or guitar, but now, seeing your settings, I think it's your settings. Go High Input Back off the MV (noonish maybe?) Increase the Vol You might wanna back-off the Cut EQ to taste The MAZ Jr is a whole lot fatter/thicker w/ the MV dimed. Through the High input, w/ the MV a little lower, and Vol up a bit, I think the amp will brighten up. I've actually found this amp to be very bright, almost excessively so, more so than any of my other Zs. Your pups may be a contributing factor as well. If you want that bright, higher-end chime, try some single coils.
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Post by jordanbunte on Dec 3, 2009 15:39:05 GMT -7
Very interesting. I'll have to go back to the drawing board on my MAZ NR to get more chime out of my rig. I typically play an LP thru my MAZ NR w/ either an open back C-Blue or Greenback. I prefer the Greenback for all around tone, but the C-Blue sounds great in certain settings. I'd imagine that the Rx Jr gives up the gain quicker and at a lower volume. I'm suprised that some of you say the amp is brighter than the MAZ NR, and some of you say it's not as bright. My settings were as follows on the MAZ NR: Low input Cut: 4 o'clock MV: Max Bass: 9 Mid: 10:30 Treble: 12-1 Vol: 9 Admittedly, this was more of an articulate clean that I was shooting for on the settings above. To get more chime I'm going to play with the HI input, Cut, Treble and Volume knobs. I may have to back the MV off a bit, and run the Treble and Volume a little higher. The Cut should be plenty high I'm thinking. I'll give you guys a report on Friday! At first I was thinking it might be your 'buckers or guitar, but now, seeing your settings, I think it's your settings. Go High Input Back off the MV (noonish maybe?) Increase the Vol You might wanna back-off the Cut EQ to taste The MAZ Jr is a whole lot fatter/thicker w/ the MV dimed. Through the High input, w/ the MV a little lower, and Vol up a bit, I think the amp will brighten up. I've actually found this amp to be very bright, almost excessively so, more so than any of my other Zs. Your pups may be a contributing factor as well. If you want that bright, higher-end chime, try some single coils. Thanks a lot, Rich! My humbuckers are fairly standard (SD 59's). Nothing fancy, but like you said, it's probably my settings. I guess my mistake was assuming that having the master volume high would make things brighter. As we talked about...I'm going to tweak the other stuff. I KNOW the sounds I want are in there. Just gotta tweak a bit more. I'll get a chance to play tomorrow for sure. Thanks for posting. Results to follow.
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Post by asattwanger on Dec 4, 2009 11:38:35 GMT -7
Might just be me, but on the RxJr I tend to believe that cranking the MV and keeping the volume lower makes for a brighter clean tone. Lower MV and higher volume fattens things up. Both are pretty bright.
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Post by ringmod on Dec 6, 2009 14:52:58 GMT -7
I am in the exact same situation. I play my Les Paul most of the time and I think I need an RX Jr rather than my Maz 18 NR. I do love the Maz Jr but I think I would like the added gain of the RX Jr. I looking to trade if anyone is interested.
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Post by jordanbunte on Dec 11, 2009 5:48:47 GMT -7
After a bunch of experimenting and using Rich's advice, I've definitely found the chime I was looking for.
I still want to compare the RX Jr to a MAZ NR someday, but I'm plenty happy with the tone I have for now.
Thanks for all the help guys!
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