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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 9, 2012 9:25:39 GMT -7
I know you all are probably saying im way out my Forum Range ;D I was wanting to learn more about the Gal. I had intended on a test drive at ZFest 10' but it got so busy I didnt make it back on to the stage . As a 6L6 Lover and an owner of an old black face Fender Im craving tha0t Neil Young Tweed "Keep on Rockin in The Free World" sound. Along with the Clean spank of the great American Fender tones. Im getting to worried about dragging out the old Super and my old back is not getting stronger. How does the Gal measure up to cleans and how does the MV which I understand to be Std? Work when at gigging Volumes. As some of you know me i have a few Z models that really Rock! and I do mostly Rock and Rocking blues , country . Thanks for the info and any help given . Z Amps Rule Jamie
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Post by Joey Beverages on Jan 9, 2012 10:37:45 GMT -7
To quote T-rock, the Galaxie will take you ".... from Chet to Chains .... " imho there is a whole lotta tweed-y goodness on Channel 1 and, again imho, plenny of rock'n'roll excitement on Channel 2 I like the way it fits into my (current) Z collection alongside the Remedy, Z-28 and Ghia ..... and maybe, sometime in the future, I am hoping it will be just as comfortable if'n I can put the $$$ together for a Rt-66 In terms of guitars, I dig the way ES-339, PRS '245, Gibson Firebird, EBMM Super Sport and even STrats and Teles play with the Galaxie. I have used both the original and MV models - original 112 combo with G12-65 and MV model with Z 112 cab and/or Z 210 cab (the older open-back ones) .... primarily on Channel 1 ..... and occasional trips into Channel 2 ...... both models rock, MV is a handy feature tho' Big stage? Small club? House-rockin' party? Basement noodlin'? Yup. Try it. You'll like it. You'll want some more of it. 'tis truly well suited to a wide range of sounds and styles And, give a lissen to any of T-rock's sound clips .... he is the Galaxie Ambassador cheers always, eh Joel
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Post by randalp3000 on Jan 9, 2012 11:02:24 GMT -7
I have a non master, #35 and should have one with a master tomorrow.
Channel one is something I never thought I would be into but this is a great, unique sounding amp. Not sure it is very Black Face but has a really a nice woody full clean sound that I'm really digging. Channel two is a fire breathing dragon and gets very dirty very fast at 8:00-9:00 but I feel it looses a bit of definition on the bass notes(very Neil Young). When you crank channel one it gets even looser and fuller, even more Neil Young sounding.
This is the last Z I would ever even consider but man this is a great sounding amp. The Gal made it through every gig since I got it. I always bring 1 or 2 backups and would usually end up using the Ray. Am I totally happy with it? no, but it's the closest I've been in quite awhile.
The Galaxie covers a lot of ground and if you want Neil Young sounds, this thing will get you there quick.
If you're ever near west Michigan hit me up if you want to give one a whirl rp
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Jan 9, 2012 11:24:34 GMT -7
DrZ...."The low power Tweed Super, that never was".
Tone controls have a HUGE impact on gain/note definition. As a 'usable" gigging channel switcher.....GOTS to have the MV mod. If you "love" 6L6's.........and you love DrZ's take on things, especially Neil Young "tweed" tones.......you MUST own this amp.
NO OD pedals required.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2012 11:47:15 GMT -7
It does the Neil Young.
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on Jan 9, 2012 14:30:36 GMT -7
Jamie, As a fellow SRZ fanatic, you'll love a Galaxie. Channel 1 gets great tweed cleans to the raunchy tweed grit w/ a roll of your guitar volume knob. Channel 2 gets dirty real fast and has many shades of distorted nastiness. The MV is only for Channel 2. The SRZ and Galaxie play real well together.
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Post by randalp3000 on Jan 9, 2012 17:04:41 GMT -7
DrZ...."The low power Tweed Super, that never was". Tone controls have a HUGE impact on gain/note definition. As a 'usable" gigging channel switcher.....GOTS to have the MV mod. If you "love" 6L6's.........and you love DrZ's take on things, especially Neil Young "tweed" tones.......you MUST own this amp. NO OD pedals required. I have a Weber mass 100 with bypass for attenuating ch 2. I have a Cusack small switch box that I wired in stereo so I can switch to channel 2 and turn on the attenuator at the same time. Pretty sweet setup, I can get all the output distortion I want at any volume on channel 2. Only problem is I now have 10 more pounds of junk to lug around and hook up. But I still have the Presence control, which is nice.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 9, 2012 18:28:24 GMT -7
I want the Tweed sound not the Blackface sound, I have the Blackface covered ;D. Thanks for the 411 you guys are Great!! keepit coming i'm really liking what I'm reading! The checklist just went up on the Galaxie, RT 66 Lookout ;D
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Post by randalp3000 on Jan 9, 2012 18:38:04 GMT -7
I want the Tweed sound not the Blackface sound, I have the Blackface covered ;D. Thanks for the 411 you guys are Great!! keepit coming i'm really liking what I'm reading! The checklist just went up on the Galaxie, RT 66 Lookout ;D I used my RT for 2 songs on one gig, the Gal made it through my last 3 gigs. If you look at the list of my amps that's saying something. Not sure it will beat my new Wreck next week tho. best wishes rp
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Post by bassnomo on Jan 9, 2012 21:38:00 GMT -7
With the Ray and the Gal, i can play anything, anywhere, any size. I got the mv mod, and anywhere i can get the mv above say, 2, i can get by without od pedals, and love it.I bought mine sight unseen, and you can as well, with confidence. If you play one,you will take it home. It is a must have for a budding Z addict such as yourself, so save us all a bunch of trouble, and go ahead and buy it, you can get a new wife later. Come on down to Berea and try mine if you like, i ain;t coming up there, i'm scared of cities...Dwight
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 10, 2012 9:04:14 GMT -7
Yes!!! I'm really leaning that way, The 66 is more Marshall JTMish, I hear and I really have the Marshall sound covered, I'm looking for that big Fender sound, My Super Reverb Is the Holy Grail when you can get it above 3 ;D ,I have done all the mods and even tried running 2 speakers only but its hard to acheive breakup when your ears are Bleeding Ha! Ha! The Super is LOUD! Im gonna take ya up on that Offer Dwight, All those amps you have and No SRZ??? I'll bring it down, Its another amp once you play it you have to have it. I really like the Channel switching option, Do any of you guys use it like that, I read some posts that say most stay on Ch1 never leave that I play everything from Country to Hard Rock, That's why I usually Play 2 Amps Via a Headbone, and the wattage of the Gal Is Pefect. I dont think theres any headroom in an 8 or an 18 watt amp>? No pun intended on the Maz owners ;D Thanks for the Info!
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Post by drew on Jan 10, 2012 11:49:12 GMT -7
Jamie, I suspect you'll be very happy with the Galaxie. It put the ray to my #2 gigging amp for some time. The only reason I sold mine was a unique opportunity to purchase the the Ray/Gt which I could pass up. The Galaxie is a great amp!!! I've not tried the master volume version but if Tony (truely the Galaxie Ambassador) likes it, it's a good thing and would go for the MV version. I'm in the minority and found the non-master to work for my channel switching needs. Ch1 volume was around noon-1:00 and Ch2 around 10:00. It's a loud amp, I never bonded with the triode setting so it was always pentode mode. I always used my airbrake and occasionally it would be set to '0' at the end of the night on a loud gig but usually 1 or 2 would do it for my small venue needs. Tonewise everyone's comments are right on! Ch 2, to me YMMV, is more like an old marshall or bassman cranked but with a firmer bottom end. Not a super tight bottom but it's not like a dimed blackface's (super reverb) bottom end. Ch1 is tweedy with the Dr Z footprint. Sweet!!! If you're a 6L6 fan and don't have a tweed in your arsenal, this is a very good amp to check out! I still want another one but there's a remedy in my near future. Lastly, we spent a good day and night at Tony's a couple years ago playing thru his Ghia, Remedy, Galaxie and some others. My favorite was the Galaxie into a 2x12 open back weber loaded cab. I believe they were 50W alnico silver and blue dog. That blew my skirt up! Ans I really liked the Galaxie through Dr Z's 10's. Very efficient speakers, aka LOUD but a 2x10 combo has a great grab and go amp and if you have the master volume version, no pedals required. I was helping to host a blues jam and my BB failed (only pedal I brought with me) from the git go. I went straight in and played 2 sets with no pedals, no problem.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Jan 10, 2012 11:57:25 GMT -7
Jamie, I suspect you'll be very happy with the Galaxie. It put the ray to my #2 gigging amp for some time. The only reason I sold mine was an opportunity to purchase the the Ray/Gt which was unique opportunity that I could not let slide. It's a great amp and I've not tried the master volume version but if Tony (truely the Galaxie Ambassador) likes it, it's a good thing. I'm in the minority and found the non-master to work for my channel switching needs. It's a loud amp and I never bonded with the triode setting so it was always pentode mode. I always used my airbrake and occasionally it would be set to '0' but usually 1 or 2 would be fine. Tonewise everyone's comments are right on! Ch 2, to me YMMV, is more like an old marshall or bassman cranked but has no flubby bottom end. It's not super tight bottom but it's not like a dimed blackface's bottom end. Ch1 is super sweet tweed with the Dr Z footprint. Sweet!!! If you're a 6L6 fan and don't have a tweed in your arsenal, this is a very good amp to check out! I still want one but there's a remedy in my near future. My last comment, we spent a good day and night at Tony's a couple years ago playing thru his Ghia, Remedy, Galaxie and some others. My favorite was the Galaxie into a 2x12 open back weber loaded cab. I believe they were 50W alnico silver and blue dog. I really liked the Galaxie through Dr Z's 10's. Very efficient speakers, aka LOUD. There it is..........the Gospel.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 10, 2012 12:00:52 GMT -7
I've played a Stang Ray recently and I think that will be my next Z.Channel two is sweet, but so is channel one. The tone knobs on the Galaxie are interactive. I'm glad it is a two channel amp just have it when I want. This amp covers a lot of ground.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 10, 2012 13:37:31 GMT -7
One thing else....... The ch tone controls are for both how does it affect the sound of the gain ch? Or does it affect at all. Im gassing pretty good about now. I just got my Remedy its so new I haven't even gigged with it yet. Lol!!! Dr Z addicts . What a great thing to be addicted to! ;D
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Post by drew on Jan 10, 2012 13:49:34 GMT -7
One thing else....... The ch tone controls are for both how does it affect the sound of the gain ch? Or does it affect at all. Im gassing pretty good about now. I just got my Remedy its so new I haven't even gigged with it yet. Lol!!! Dr Z addicts . What a great thing to be addicted to! ;D LOL - just like a Lays potato chip, ya can't stop at one. The tone controls are very interactive. There's a lot of magic in those controls, it took me a while to unlock it's goodness. If you max them you will notice more gain but does not behave like the the Z28, RT66 and KT45 tone controls. The treble, bass and volume controls all effect the end result on gain and tone.
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Post by T-R☼CK ♫ on Jan 10, 2012 14:02:16 GMT -7
You are NOT going to love this amp the first cpl hours you play it. It is an instrument, you have to learn to play. The tone/vol controls are a HUGE part of the overall gain structure.
Try to not even look at where they are set, and let your ears guide you. when you find "that" sound....you'll be surprised where the tone knobs are pointing. Put some time in, & give it a chance.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Jan 10, 2012 14:34:06 GMT -7
Yes I took that Approach when I got The Remedy. I was like kind of going I didn't know what to think until I tinkered a Bit, Then it started RIPPPING!!!! Using the good ole Ears and not where the Knobs were pointing. i'm really wanting to get my hands on the Galaxie ;D
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Post by randalp3000 on Jan 10, 2012 14:46:20 GMT -7
You are NOT going to love this amp the first cpl hours you play it. It is an instrument, you have to learn to play. The tone/vol controls are a HUGE part of the overall gain structure. Try to not even look at where they are set, and let your ears guide you. when you find "that" sound....you'll be surprised where the tone knobs are pointing. Put some time in, & give it a chance. I like to start with the T&B a little below 12:00 and vol around 9:00 on channel 1. I can't think of anyone who would not love that sound. Well my new Gal w/master is sitting in the box waiting to be opened and plugged in. 2010 model I found on TGP last week for $850 shipped and ppld, it was only listed for a couple hours before I snagged it. good luck rp
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Post by Rich (fbb90) on Jan 10, 2012 15:54:45 GMT -7
One thing else....... The ch tone controls are for both how does it affect the sound of the gain ch? Or does it affect at all. Im gassing pretty good about now. I just got my Remedy its so new I haven't even gigged with it yet. Lol!!! Dr Z addicts . What a great thing to be addicted to! ;D It is a shared EQ. That takes a little experimenting to get it set well for both. I think that is why some people only use channel 1. The Galaxie has a bit of a learning curve to get both channels set. But it is definitely worth the time and effort.
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Post by drew on Jan 10, 2012 16:48:29 GMT -7
I like to start with the T&B a little below 12:00 and vol around 9:00 on channel 1. I can't think of anyone who would not love that sound. Well my new Gal w/master is sitting in the box waiting to be opened and plugged in. 2010 model I found on TGP last week for $850 shipped and ppld, it was only listed for a couple hours before I snagged it. good luck rp Nice, congrats on a great amp for a great price.
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Post by Joey Beverages on Jan 10, 2012 17:58:20 GMT -7
You are NOT going to love this amp the first cpl hours you play it. It is an instrument, you have to learn to play. The tone/vol controls are a HUGE part of the overall gain structure. Try to not even look at where they are set, and let your ears guide you. when you find "that" sound....you'll be surprised where the tone knobs are pointing. Put some time in, & give it a chance. Agreed .... my latest settings are far different from where I started out when I got my first Galaxie back in '07 .... (112 combo #76 iirc) ......course my current Galaxie is a MV head
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Post by randalp3000 on Jan 10, 2012 18:25:07 GMT -7
Really liking the master on the new amp. One thing that bugged me a little bit with my first Galaxie was that Ch 2 with an attenuator felt a bit mushy and didn't have the definition on lower notes that I prefer. But the new one with the master sounds much tighter on the bass notes and has a wonderful snarl to it.
Very happy thus far, adios presence control I miss you not. rp
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Post by heynewguyson on Jan 26, 2012 18:04:05 GMT -7
The only Z I own is a galaxy and I wouldn't have it any other way. I can get sweet tweed tone on channel one and then I floor it on channel 2... You can't go wrong with it. I play it through a 2 12 Avatar blues breaker cabinet, and the thing just takes off. I'm always changing the settings on it to get different tones, and I haven't found a bad one yet. I agree with T-Rock though. If you just close your eyes, this amp will sort out the rest.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2012 11:10:29 GMT -7
randalp3000 congrats on new Galaxie for a great price.
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