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Post by Brian on Dec 3, 2011 1:24:25 GMT -7
Anyone else finding out the Maz 8 works best with just guitar and cord? That seems to be the case with me. I can't seem to make my pedals work well in front of the amp...but just plug a guitar in and WHAMMO!
Would like to hear what other users are thinking/feeling.
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Post by Maddog on Dec 3, 2011 5:55:22 GMT -7
That's the reason I bought one.....so I can have a grab and go amp that doesn't require me to drag the pedal board along. Mine will be here next Tuesday.... I'll let you know....
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Post by markT on Dec 3, 2011 7:29:02 GMT -7
I haven't tried pedals with mine. Haven't had the need. Like maddog, I got this one so I wouldn't need any.
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Post by crxsh on Dec 6, 2011 8:33:35 GMT -7
I'm a pedal junkie... and as such had my board plugged in the first time I fired up the 8. But as with any new amp, I'm finding that it takes a bit of time to find the sweet spots. I was a little surprised that the go-to settings I used with the 18 weren't working quite as well with 8... but all in good time. Does sound great straight in though.
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Post by Brian on Dec 6, 2011 11:53:02 GMT -7
Also kinda noticing the 8 sounds better/fuller/rounder with buckers with the Blue...gonna do a speaker swap and try to make my tele sound less thin.
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Post by doctorice on Dec 6, 2011 14:23:24 GMT -7
M8 sounds great with guitar straight in through a good cable. But pedals sound fine too.
I also like my LP a bit more than my Strat through the 8. Interestingly, the Strat tone improves a lot going straight in rather than through the pedalboard. Probably worth a bit of research time.
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Post by Brian on Dec 6, 2011 20:59:24 GMT -7
Maybe I was just pushing too much to the front end...I need to adjust pedal to unity and use guitar knob for volume.
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Post by bluzman on Dec 6, 2011 21:51:48 GMT -7
Yeah... using the guitar volume instead of a pedal for the most part is best i have found. Also a clean boost properly adjusted seems better other types of distortion or drive pedals.
The MAZ 8 includes the drive pedals for free... just learn how to not slam the front very hard as this amp is a low wattage Single Ended amp and it will respond to what you put into it.
Guitar volume is key when using a boost. You can easily get that violin sustain thing and controlled note feedback with just a little experimenting. ...and it's fun experimenting!
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Post by kcraig on Dec 7, 2011 4:27:46 GMT -7
+1 on clean boost. I'm running triode/low input mode with the foot switch and an EP booster this little monster sings!! Using the LP's volume and pick attack it goes from clean and sparkly to down and dirty and "all points in between." I have also found the M8 doesn't "need" pedals to sound great but pedals can be dialed in to sound great if you like!
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