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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Oct 3, 2012 18:57:49 GMT -7
PLease, tell me about the JAZ!!! Very Interested in the JAZ, I am also very Interested in the EZG, What are the Tonal Differences and are there any Similarities>??, Thanks For any advice or information given, Jamie
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Post by jesslm02 on Oct 3, 2012 20:31:39 GMT -7
I have a JAZ and really like it but I don't have an EZG to compare it to. It's sorta like a Deluxe Reverb, on steroids.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 20:37:11 GMT -7
It's Red. And it's a head. At least mine is. eddiesguitars.com/dr-z-jaz-20-40-combo.htmlThis has been there over a year, which is kind of odd for such a great "Z" amp. And still full price? It's a fine amp though, reverb and tremolo work real nice. Plenty loud, but sounds great at home. And that's on full power. Great with pedals, or clean it's beautiful. I'll be keeping mine, thanks Doc! ***I also haven't had the pleasure of playing an EZG (yet) tom
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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2012 21:24:04 GMT -7
Jamie, the Jaz also sounds great with the various speaker combinations we all talk about here. Single coils or humbuckers, both sound great.
tom
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Post by doctorice on Oct 4, 2012 6:35:07 GMT -7
I love my JAZ. Very sweet sounding.
I haven't done a side-by-side with the EZG yet. The EZG, as I recall, packs a little more wallop. I can't run it cranked without an Airbrake.
Both amps are good at getting a Fender clean sound in the blackface zone, but they are capable of more tonal variety.
The JAZ's tremolo is great. That feature is unique to the JAZ in the Dr Z lineup, past and present. At least so far, iirc.
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Post by doctorice on Oct 4, 2012 6:39:40 GMT -7
There is a "make offer" box it appears. If I didn't already have one, I'd pursue this and see what kind of discount I could get. It's a lot of amp for the money when you consider that a Remedy head is currently $1699.
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Oct 4, 2012 8:12:05 GMT -7
FWIW - For my 2x10 JAZ I paid $999 from guitar center about 8 months ago.
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Post by doctorice on Oct 4, 2012 8:54:59 GMT -7
^^^ Mike: you stole that one Of course, I assume that they paid even less for it. Must have been a desperate seller.
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Post by jesslm02 on Oct 4, 2012 10:18:14 GMT -7
Man, that was a steal. But no regrets paying close to retail for mine because it was new and totally worth it.
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Post by JasonM on Oct 4, 2012 16:55:17 GMT -7
FWIW - For my 2x10 JAZ I paid $999 from guitar center about 8 months ago. Incredible deal for sure! I'm still loving mine that I have owned since the amps debut.
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Oct 6, 2012 5:55:13 GMT -7
Come up to my place and A/B both of them. I'm only about an hour and a half away. Shoot me a PM if you can...maybe you can come up on a Saturday or Sunday.
The JAZ, as you know, is basically the MAZ front end with the Remedy back end, with reverb and trem. The EZG is a Hiwatty Super Reverb sounding amp, and more Fendery than the JAZ. They're *very* different.
The EZG is louder than the JAZ, both maxed out through an identical speaker cab. The reverb on the two amps is very different to my ears, at least on my two amps. The EZG has the advantage of more reverb controls. The EZG has a HUGE (HUGE!) bottom end, a sort of "steely" midrange (Hiwatty), and a clear but smooth top end. Actually the top ends of each amp are the most similar thing.
The JAZ does sound and feel like a reverb equipped MAZ, but there are some definite differences. The JAZ does not have the cut control, and it's "pre-set" more toward the mellower side. It's a softer attack amp than the MAZ NR's or EZG, one of Doc's "softer" amps. The 6V6 power section is sweet but does not have the harmonics of the EL84 MAZ, which makes the JAZ sound much different than the MAZ.
The EZG is just a bolder amp all around.
I will say that the JAZ is capable of EZG-50 like SRV wailing in the right hands. Weren't you at the Z-Fest when English John played SRV through the Cusack Screamer and JAZ? It sounded like a million bucks.
That video doesn't come close to doing it justice.
Having said that the EZG can of course kill on those tones too.
Of course the JAZ has arguably more versatility with the half power switch and trem.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Oct 6, 2012 7:15:40 GMT -7
I WAS THERE AT Z FEST I think matty or Marc Played through the Jaz, I love the Sound Of my Super Reverb however ITS TOO MUCH!! POwer, the amp Screams, so im looking for that tone in a Lower wattage PKG, The EZG sounds KILLER But again 50 watts.... TOO MUCH UHMMFF, I wish the Doc would Do LPS or 1/2 power, I understand that the JAZ has the REmedy Power Section, I loved the cleans that my Remedy offered. Does the Jaz Have Reverb? I thought it only had TRemelo? I'm gonna try and make a trip to Willcutt they may have both, Also Im using P-90's these days alot how does the Jaz Stackup with Sinlges, HB, and P-90's>? anyone using The KILLER P'S ;D
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Post by Jaguarguy (Mike) on Oct 6, 2012 7:29:27 GMT -7
^^^^^ I agree with everything Phil says - the two amps are very different. EZG is louder more Fendery. If I'm just noodling the JAZ is where I go on these two first. Also agree that reverb sounds quite a bit different. Surf naturally flows out of the EZG. the tremolo on the JAZ is a great addition for 60s style stuff.
Can't go wrong with either but if I had to choose just one it would be EZG.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Oct 6, 2012 14:27:03 GMT -7
THANKS so much for all the input on the Jaz20/40, the EGZ Forum has been i was trying trying to get some tonal info, I like the Thought of the EL Ma Cambo Tone, I have an Airbreak and 50 watts is not through the roof or Over The top The Jaz at 40 sounds killer, I like the Idea of doing 1/2 power,wish I had done some trading with mike on my REmedy ;D, Thanks again Ill keep posting when I do a test drive
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Post by Phil (aka Phil) on Oct 6, 2012 16:37:15 GMT -7
As far as I know Willcutt does not have a JAZ left in stock.
The reverb on the JAZ is really different. Great, but different. It sits more "behind the note" like an Ampeg, Mesa Blue Angel, or PRS Sweet 16. It adds just enough ambiance without calling attention to itself. Doc really hit the reverb and trem on the JAZ out of he park.
The EZG's reverb says "look at me!" in a more '60s Fendery way...more splashy and "equal" to the note if that makes sense.
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Post by jesslm02 on Oct 6, 2012 18:42:58 GMT -7
Well unfortunately for you I bought the last JAZ from willcutt's stock (see my avatar), however it has been very fortunate for me lol! There are some used JAZs floating around though. I think you would find it really fits what you are after. The reverb and trem are very nice and the 1/2 power switch is the icing on the cake.
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Post by muzacman02 "Jamie" on Oct 6, 2012 19:18:49 GMT -7
yES YOUR AVATAR is SWEETTT!!!!! Im gonna start looking maybe i can play one soon I really am Liking what I am being told, I think a 1x12 would be great but a Head would be fitting for me
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Post by nicholas on Oct 12, 2012 16:52:40 GMT -7
Hope you can find a JAZ to try out. It's a fantastic amp. It's loud for sure, and can do gigs no problem. But it's not stupid loud and sounds real nice at any volume. My favorite Z to date. It does that in-between clean and dirty thing excellent. Great verb, awesome trem.
It makes me smile every time.
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Post by matty6strings on Nov 25, 2012 15:02:01 GMT -7
J, I put my my JAZ against Ben's EZG. Both 1x12 combos. JAZ has the Celestion G12H30, EZG had a GWS 65 in it it. (wow, what a speaker btw!)
The fact is that they are each "bloody great" amps.
Ben is of the opinion that the EZG gets him his much desired black face sound BUT it can't do what the JAZ does and vise versa.
You and I seem to have very similar taste in gear and tone. If I didn't already own a JAZ, I might be swayed to the EZG camp for that extra headroom. That said, I have yet to play out anywhere that demanded more volume from my JAZ. At 40 watts, its stays plenty clean. I also run my eq's as stated above with strats and teles.
I'm a midrange piggy. Its true. My srz's mids are dimed, treb off presence is used as required. Bass on my LE is 50% and 25% on my 08. The JAZ is set to treb 25% or less, mids 65%, bass about 50%. When I switch from the cleans of the JAZ to the grits of the SRZ's I get a very rich and harmonically balanced tonal spectrum. My only beef with the JAZ is that there is not enough control over the actual reverb like the EZG has. Other than that, you can't go wrong. I set the reverb to about 25% and leave it there.
Phil's comments above ring VERY true and having played both amps I can agree 100%.
Phil, you're quite the "wordsmith" mate! ;D
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