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Post by telejas on May 3, 2016 12:07:08 GMT -7
I've been a "Vox" tone guy for the past 10 years.....Well, more: Stangray, RxES, MazJr, Mazerati, Z-Wreck, Black Cat, Matchless, (you get the point).
I've recently been playing my Mesa Mark V quite a bit as it does a really good with "Fender" Blackface and Tweed type of tones, but I've been wanting MORE?!?!
But, every time I get in the "I want a Fender" mode..... I get a Fender or Boutique copy (Deluxe, Twin, ToneKing, LoneStar, Bogner Shiva, ect) and I hate playing them live because I just don't like how quick Fender tone dies off and gets buried in a mix. Plus, most don't do the edge of break-up tone too well, and that's "my sound". My Mesa does good, probably because it's a really mid-heavy amp any ways and gets a REAL convincing Tweed tone and it gets the edge of break-up tone I like as well.
How does the Z-Lux do with that "edge of break-up" tone and how does it do in a band mix?
Or is this just the nature of Fender voiced amps and I'm better off sticking with my Vox voiced amps and using my Mesa to get my "Fender" fix when I'm in the mood?
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on May 3, 2016 12:50:58 GMT -7
Well, there's one thing I can pretty much guarantee you, and it's that you won't get buried in the mix with a Z-Lux. It also lives and breathes at that "edge of break-up" tone. Mine loves sitting there, ready to pounce when needed. It's not the most aggressive amp by any means, but it has a full, authoritative tone as it's base. I've got a 1967 Deluxe Reverb that is a great amp, but it just seems wimpy when compared side by side with the 40 watts of the Z-Lux. It loves pedals, and if you hit it with a pedal like the Bogner Ecstasy Red it'll really scream. The master volume is very very good and the tremolo and reverb are world class. It's also an amp that will get it's tone at very quiet levels as well as stage volume. Joe Walsh says it's his favorite amp ever, and I can see why! The GV is a great tool with the Z-Lux, it's very effective at cleaning up or running flat out to a nice easy grind. Great tone all the way up and down the range of the volume control...perfectly voiced. Oh, and it likes single coils, P-90s and Humbuggers too. I really love mine.
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Post by Faze on May 3, 2016 14:53:38 GMT -7
Def agree with Dave and his review of the Z-Lux. You will not get lost in the mix at all. It will cut through like a ginsu knife. It also has a huge 3D like quality too it as well. I play through a Fender Vibro king with the three speakers. Thats my amp I leave at church. I may be swapping them out again soon. My Vibro king always cuts through. However in all honestly I believe the Z-Lux cuts through even better. Its got a real clear tone. The Vibro King sounds a little more compressed and buttery. But thats probably because of the Pre Broken in Jensens. My older Vibro King I sold actually was louder and cut through better. But I have no complaints the VK and the Lux got me covered. My friends both play boogies so I can understand where you are coming from . The Z-Lux is nothing like a Vox. Its pretty much a fatter fuller sounding Fender with better bass and the Master volume on it is very usable. You can get a good tone at any level. Plus its light I don't know about you but I don't haul my heavy VK anywhere . Thats why it stays at Church. Those Mesa boogie amps are heavy too. Anyway The Z-Lux has no problem cutting through at all.
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Post by deepsouth on May 5, 2016 13:36:44 GMT -7
I've mine for a week now and I'm still trying to describe it. For one thing it sounds big vs say a deluxe reverb or a maz. For 6 years I have been gigging a hayseed 30 and recently a tone king imperial. Its got elements of both types of amps but mostly it sounds like a Dr Z. So far I find it likes pedals better than other amps I've had.
Gah, its hard to pin down. I just know its a keeper. Bout to head out with it tonight for its first gig. Playing outdoors so I can really let it rip.
We need more quality clips of you tube. Although I doubt you tube could capture the cool 3D sound it gets with the master wide open. Very lively.
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