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Post by asattwanger on Jan 23, 2010 12:24:36 GMT -7
Can you make the Galaxie bight? Like Tele twang bright, not BP bright which is so so bright, but bright Fender bright?
DAVE
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Jan 23, 2010 14:02:54 GMT -7
Dave...
As I have stated before. Chet to Chains is in that amp man.
"Tweed" bright is in there, but you won't find what you're looking for in the first 4, 8, or even 20 hours that you play it. It's more like an "instrument" that you learn to play over time.
This amp is simply NOT for everyone.
The way the EQ/Presence controls interact w/the overall gain structure is amazing. Start with everything at "noon", back off channel 2 vol to about 10/11 "o'clock" and just wail.
It WILL come...
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Post by drew on Jan 24, 2010 3:33:45 GMT -7
Humm depends on your definition of bright. Fender Twin Reverb bright, probably not fender tweed super bright... in spades. Not piercing but it will cut through the mix depending on the speaker selection. Dr Z 10's and the Gal can cut through any mix. Tele twang, I don't know as I'm not a tele player. Ch 1 is plenty spanky with a strat.
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Post by asattwanger on Jan 24, 2010 9:14:09 GMT -7
Well I'm some what considering a Galaxie in a trade for the RxJr, but I'm wondering about the amp as I have never played one. My relationship with the Z-28 keeps comming to mind where I felt the highs were clear, but the amp was not bright and I ended up playing on the bridge pickup all the time. More so when I got the amp nearing break up.
I wish there was one to try localy, because I already know what the RxJr is like. While being nice and bright it and Z-28 has a similar girth to the high notes that doen't allow it to tickety tick type of thing with palm mutes on the high strings. Ever notice Brad Paisley almost never does this. The solo in Monster Rag is the only song I can think of that he does it. I just wonder if that is a the nature of the beast as everyone talks about the high end not being spiky or shrill...
Honstley looking for something along the lines of my Swarts sound in a larger more powerful package. Also I don't really know what a "Tweed" amp sounds like. I have never played a Fender Tweed amp and I'm not sure if the Swarts are really tweedy sounding or black face sounding all I know is they are a bright amp when clean.
The understanding of the controls kinda scares me also. I was hoping the presence would be like a high cut type of thing allowing to set the amp up fairly bright with the presence at noon and you can always turn it up allowing more brightness. This doesn't sound like the case.
DAVE
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Post by mtlrecords on Jan 24, 2010 9:59:22 GMT -7
I wouldn't say that the Galaxie sounds or feels much like the Swart amps I have played (the AST 20 MK II and the ST-R). It has a very warm, percussive and tweed feel to it. It really responds well to teles and single coil guitars in part b/c it is not an overly bright amp. However, sometimes the Galaxie can sound kind of "raw" or "aggressive" in a way that the el84 Z amps don't quite do, for my ears at least.
I would say if you like the Swarts but want more why not get the larger Swart, the Super Space Tone 30?
I imagine you might like the original Dr. Z Mazerati or the new Stangray also, both of which sound somewhat like a Vox AC-30, but with a hi-fi quality that is hard to explain.
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Post by Jan on Jan 24, 2010 14:07:59 GMT -7
Dave, maybe this will help. Tweed, from Gibson of all places: www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/classic-amps-821/Google may give you more info than a person can stand, but search for "fender tweed", add super or bassman or deluxe and surf away. The video search is good. You may have seen it but for posterity, Frankie has a Galaxie demo with single coils.
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Post by asattwanger on Jan 24, 2010 18:26:11 GMT -7
I wouldn't say that the Galaxie sounds or feels much like the Swart amps I have played (the AST 20 MK II and the ST-R). It has a very warm, percussive and tweed feel to it. It really responds well to teles and single coil guitars in part b/c it is not an overly bright amp. However, sometimes the Galaxie can sound kind of "raw" or "aggressive" in a way that the el84 Z amps don't quite do, for my ears at least. I would say if you like the Swarts but want more why not get the larger Swart, the Super Space Tone 30? I imagine you might like the original Dr. Z Mazerati or the new Stangray also, both of which sound somewhat like a Vox AC-30, but with a hi-fi quality that is hard to explain. Yeah, I would love to own a SST-30, but that is a $3200 amp. Also a EZG combo is only $2100 and I'm sure it would get it done. Yes, I have a wondering eye for a Ray just because I think I should at least try one. There are tones I have heard in the Galaxie that make me think how great it would be to own one. The raw distortion sounds on both channels come to mind. But, when i read [glow=red,2,300]"It has a very warm, percussive and tweed feel to it. It really responds well to teles and single coil guitars in part b/c it is not an overly bright amp. "[/glow] that got me worried. As I like to set it up pretty bright and roll the tone nob back a couple notches to fatten it up a bit. Which allows me to instantly thin out and get that bitey texture. Well this is all good to know. DAVE
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Post by mtlrecords on Jan 24, 2010 18:38:15 GMT -7
Both the Galaxie and the EZG-50 can be bright to some degree and both tonally reference classic Fender designs to my ears. I will try to be as fair and accurate as possible by saying that the Galaxie (for my purposes) covers more of the "tweed" fender sounds I crave- think raw, thick overdrive with plenty of character. The EZG-50 can somewhat do that too, but it can function more like a Twin or Vibrolux in the sense that it can get bell like cleans or various shades of overdrive.
I own and love both. You can pull all kinds of sounds out of the Galaxie or the EZG-50, not just Fender/tweed sounds, but they are in there for sure. Best of luck.
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Post by indianroad on Jan 24, 2010 19:15:01 GMT -7
thick raw, thick overdrive with plenty of character.
Absolutely........!
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Post by Jan on Jan 24, 2010 20:39:51 GMT -7
If you were ordering a new one, I am you could get one without the Channel 2 Master Volume - that is, the old way. The Galaxie seems to be a much misunderstood amp so there appears to be more for sale at any time in relation to their numbers. So you might get a good deal on a used one. And if you got a used one that you wanted to have a checkup up back at headquarters ... I bet Mike would tweak a resistor/capacitor value or two for you to brighten it up to your tastes. Now to some that may seem like a lot of effort for an amp when the world is thick with amps. To me the Galaxie seems worth some effort though. Yes, I like it. A little tube swapping can probably brighten/darken it a little too, but that is beyond my experience with this tone monster.
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