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Post by mikethebike500 on May 15, 2014 18:30:40 GMT -7
Its all good in the hood. Z amps are very nice, but lets be realistic, 1900 is alot of coin to spend on an amp no matter what it is. If Op has got "that feeling" that it wont work for him, then best for him to just return it, get his money back, minus shipping, I'm assuming....and move on. Sounds like he has the Z bug, like most of us have, and come back to the Dote again someday, or just another Flavor of Z amp. piokin up what I'm throwin down..
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Post by harry on May 20, 2014 11:36:49 GMT -7
6 Months to a year for me. It usually takes me a while to open up to a new piece of equipment as I use my current gear as a point reference. Though sometimes it's love at first sight! Funny how your Strat is King for two weeks only to get bumped by your Tele or LP. Same with amps; the EZG rules the roost only to get the bump from your Maz 38. Then one day the Antidote comes along and assumes the throne! That is why I try to have a variety of Z's, each has their own sound and vibe. Sure some can cover alot of bases but no amp can cover them all so we amass the ones that do what we want best. Just like guitars it is very hard to have only one. I do need a Z Wreck as well but that will have to wait a while but I am sure it will happen. And so goes our quest for happiness and inner peace...
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Post by southmusic70 on May 22, 2014 18:29:04 GMT -7
I'm in full agreement with nmz on this, namely, when you get into a boutique amp, you are dealing with a different animal. I grew up with stock Fender blackface amps (Vibrolux Reverb and Showman) and the performance parameters were pretty easy to understand and I could dial in what I wanted.
I bought my first Z, a 28, specifically for use with a Gibson CS336, and was immediately floored with the range of available tones and what "worked." This was during my forty-sixth year of playing; at that point and even after all of that time, it was like walking into a new world. These are serious tools that Dr. Z builds, and I think the wise choice is that someone new to the brand go with a lower powered model (Ghia, Z28, Maz 18), learn that amp, and then trade up to wherever it leads them.
My Z amps have become almost specific to instrument(s):
Z28 w/ CS336 Mazerati v2 w/Guild BluesBird, Tele, Strat KT45 w/ Heritage Golden Eagle, Godin Fifth Avenue Kingpin And my Route 66 works pretty well with all of them
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Post by thatstatuemoved on May 26, 2014 8:35:00 GMT -7
How much time do you typically give a piece of gear before putting it up for sale or returning it? I usually at least try to give it due diligence by recording it, playing it thorough different cabs, test different pedals... What's the shortest time you guys have had an amp? Days, hours, minutes? I usually know in the first few minutes of playing an amp whether I like it or not. I am not one to sit and tweak and agonize over different settings. i set the amp controls where I usually put them, hook up my pedals and that will tell me if I like the amp or not. I really admire guys that sit for hours and tweak different settings and try all the permutations and love to read their views on eqiupment. I love the "simplicity" of doc's amps, but you can get a million different sounds out of his three knob amps. Love it.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2014 9:13:55 GMT -7
How much time do you typically give a piece of gear before putting it up for sale or returning it? I usually at least try to give it due diligence by recording it, playing it thorough different cabs, test different pedals... What's the shortest time you guys have had an amp? Days, hours, minutes? I usually know in the first few minutes of playing an amp whether I like it or not. I am not one to sit and tweak and agonize over different settings. i set the amp controls where I usually put them, hook up my pedals and that will tell me if I like the amp or not. I really admire guys that sit for hours and tweak different settings and try all the permutations and love to read their views on eqiupment. I love the "simplicity" of doc's amps, but you can get a million different sounds out of his three knob amps. Love it. That's a big reason I play a Mazerati. My other amps are a Pro Jr and Mini Z both simple layouts.
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