floyd
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Post by floyd on Apr 7, 2010 19:46:54 GMT -7
I read in a post where curt said the remedy can do country pretty good, and got me to thinking can the remedy do a good Vince Gil, Brent Mason tones, you know the hot Clean tele tone?
Can it do decent Bakersfield twang? or would it be to hot of an amp for that?
I'll be using mostly Tele's and through a Z 4X10 cab
Any insight would be appreciated.
BTW i have the fender spectrum covered so i'm not looking for fender clean just something hotter and different. but still can Twang a bit.
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Post by faze on Apr 7, 2010 20:47:47 GMT -7
I play strats and I get real good clean tones from the Remedy I play in Church so I have to be able to get that type of clean.
The inbetween the middle and the bridge gets that funky spanky tone and the beauty of the Remedy is just with the volume
knob on your guitar and switching pickups you can get just about anything from clean to rock'n Blues tones.
I play alot of funk type of licks and chords too and the remedy delivers.. I used to play through a Fender Vibro King so I know
what you mean about something different that is why I liked that amp so much it was fatter sounding then all the other Fenders
I owned and it had more of a old school tone too it. I kind of miss that amp! lol! I will ask you for a huge favor Floyd and that is If you get you a Remedy I would like to know how it sounds through that 4/10 Cab! That is something I have been curious about.
I have been really close to getting a 4/10 based on my experience with the Vibro King it had 3/10's and I really liked that 3D tone
that the 3/10 4/10 cabs put out. I know it's only a matter of time I gotta get me a 4/10! To answer your question I would say yes
to the twang. It gets really good cleans .... That is what I like about it. It gets some nasty crunch too.
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Post by doctorice on Apr 8, 2010 6:22:51 GMT -7
Did Brad Paisley have a Remedy in his Z arsenal recently? Thought I read that somewhere in Z-Talk. If so, that would certainly suggest the Rem plays nice with a Tele!
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Post by cactuskurt on Apr 8, 2010 6:33:03 GMT -7
If you run the Remedy at full power with a telecaster, it will stay pretty clean. Not Fender blackface clean... just a little hair. It's definitely hotter and different than a blackface Fender. The band I'm in plays everything from hard rock to twang, and the Remedy delivers on all accounts. We do some Bakerfield tunes (Merle, Dwight) and my tele sounds fantastic. When gigging, I usually run the Rem in 1/2 power mode for the heavy stuff so I can crank up the volumes Then I'll flip it to full power and roll back the amp/guitar volumes for the cleaner stuff. Works great. I've seen that Brad Paisley and his backup guitar player Jody Harris have been using Remedys if that tells you anything.
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Post by Ryan (shorty) on Apr 10, 2010 4:32:41 GMT -7
The Remedy can do everything very well, including twang. It's not just a humbucker, rock/blues amp for sure. I sold everything else because it's THAT good with single coils too. My Strat in positions 2 and 4 kills.
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Post by Adman103 on Apr 10, 2010 10:28:06 GMT -7
I'm with shorty on this one. I played the Remedy last night at the battle of the bands where I teach, and we did everything from Ozzy's Over the Top (only song I used a pedal on), to Black Crowes to the Dwight Yokum version of Crazy Little Thing Called Love. I was playing a Gretsch 5150 with a humbucker in the neck position and a TV Jones classic in the bridge. Strange setup, I know, but with both pickups and a little fiddiling on the guitar's volume knob, it easily covered all the needed sounds. Once I set up the amp, I didn't touch anything on it- the Remedy is a VERY versatile amp, imho. It's cleans are excellent- I agree that it isn't really a blackface clean; it's got more guts and none of the scooped mids tonality of the blackfaces- but with a small rollback of the guitar volume knob, it was really an excellent clean tone. I like the cleans on this better than my old '63 bassman. It's fuller, and much more responsive. With the TV Jones, it was twanging up a storm! I really don't think you can go wrong with this amp. Don't get me wrong- this isn't a twin reverb, it's a lot thicker, although plenty bright if you want it to be. If the idea of adjusting your axe's knobs a little to get anywhere from twangy clean to screaming AC/DC kind of stuff sounds good, this is totally your amp. You mentioned you have the fender spectrum covered, so you're looking for a different type of clean that's hotter- this is totally your amp. Let us know how it goes!
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Post by doctorice on Apr 11, 2010 10:14:05 GMT -7
I was tweaking / fiddling with the Remedy yesterday at home. Had both volumes backed down, half power, but no Brake Lite. Sounded great, clean and tight with gtr volume backed off, nice push with gtr vol turned up.
I'm more a rock/blues player, but yeah, it will Twang! ;D
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Post by mtlrecords on Apr 11, 2010 10:38:48 GMT -7
Most of the Z amps are so toneful and versatile that one can pull *almost*any sounds out of *almost* any of the amps. That is what makes them so special- the way a MAZ 18 Jr can sound like both a Fender and a Vox at the same time or the way a Remedy can bring Marshall authority with Fender clarity. Magic, seriously, magic!
I know you said you weren't looking for a Fender type amp, but the EZG-50 probably is the natural choice for country/Bakersfield/Fender tones. However, the Stangray, Galaxie and the Remedy would be strong contenders too if you are looking for something a bit different. Cheers!
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Post by floyd on Apr 11, 2010 13:00:12 GMT -7
Thanks for the replies guys! Happy to read the remedy does have a bit of twang in it.
As for the EZG-50 i have one but just can't seem to bond with it, to my ears ( this is probably gonna throw some of ya for a loop) but it dosen't twang the way i expected it to, even with the bass all the way down it's to thick it really rattles every stage it's been on. i've had for about a year and it's time to try another Z, The one amp i wash i never traded is my old Stangray, if the remedy doesn't work I'll probably get another.
Until then my old 64 showman through the Z 4x10 just plain kicks butt! but like all old amps it's just needing to much maintenance and i don't feel secure that it won't blow another grid resistor or something in the middle of a gig.
Thanks again, so when my EZG-50 sells looks like i'll be getting a REMEDY!
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Post by floyd on Apr 11, 2010 13:03:53 GMT -7
Did Brad Paisley have a Remedy in his Z arsenal recently? Thought I read that somewhere in Z-Talk. If so, that would certainly suggest the Rem plays nice with a Tele! This i did not know? Anyone know of any clips or what songs the Remedy may be on? |
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Post by mtlrecords on Apr 13, 2010 15:58:43 GMT -7
The Remedy will be in incredible purchase. I am sure it will work fine.
I am surprised to hear you say the EZG-50 isn't fitting the bill. Still, everybody has different ears and hands and maybe the feel of the amp is part of the missing equation for you? I would agree that my EZG-50 does not "snap" the way a high powered EL-84 amp (AC-30, Stangray, Trem Cat) does. But what a sound!
Again, I am sure the Remedy will sound great and good luck! Cheers!
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Post by Ryan (shorty) on Apr 18, 2010 5:31:02 GMT -7
Did Brad Paisley have a Remedy in his Z arsenal recently? Thought I read that somewhere in Z-Talk. If so, that would certainly suggest the Rem plays nice with a Tele! This i did not know? Anyone know of any clips or what songs the Remedy may be on? Not sure what studio tracks it's on, but he plays through it on the "Z DVD": drzamplifiers.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=dvd&action=display&thread=27592A Tele through a Remedy is a beautiful thing and if your Tele and hands are capable of twang, the Remedy will deliver big time. |
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