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Post by ss "Shane" on Jul 31, 2018 20:52:27 GMT -7
What I’ve learned so far as that I like my Wreck Combo better without my SP Comp pedal. I have used this comp pedal for such a long time and I need to break myself from it. Honestly, I only relied on It for its sustain. Maybe I can find a transparent pedal just for sustain but I don’t think transparent pedals exist.
It seems to me that the Wreck would rather be on its own with maybe a couple of overdrive pedals. This is actually a good thing because I’m a minimalist.
My Blues Driver and my Paisley Drive absolutely shine through the Wreck...better than any amp I’ve had in my life. This amp is so dynamic, clear and full.
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Post by Rhino on Aug 1, 2018 5:44:13 GMT -7
Hey Shane!
I found the same thing to be true at "Gig #3" (see thread below). I was running the volume at 1:30'ish and the compression was there. I haven't had the Wampler Ego on the board in some time (just don't care for compressors) but it might be an option with the Blend knob. Hmmm...
Bottom line is I really enjoyed the compression straight from the amp...much like you did!
Drive pedals...another story altogether! I have a Greer Lightspeed, FD1 and Bad Bob on my board and once I started messing with the volume on the guitar I didn't touch any of them for two sets!
Cheers! Dave
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Post by Rhino on Sept 6, 2018 19:24:12 GMT -7
...as I sit here rearranging my pedalboard I find I have no desire to add a compressor pedal to the mix. Z-Wreck to the task!
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Post by mudman on Sept 6, 2018 20:42:46 GMT -7
I haven’t found a need for a compressor with any of Doc’s products. They’re crisp and dynamic. Why squash that tone?
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Post by sharkboy on Sept 13, 2018 17:23:11 GMT -7
In some ways, even other Dr. Z amps behave similarly to the ZWreck, but the ZWreck and other Trainwreck-related amps work a different way from traditional amps.
This is to say that the amp stages are geared to optimal throughput until distortion and at the moment of breakup of the output tubes, the pre stages begin to distort. There is sustain even at clean output. When it distorts, there is more sustain, as the amp works organically as a compressor. This means that using compression generally defeats the way the amp wants to work.
As much as I like attenuators, they are slightly imperfect, since many of the best artifacts that come from loud playing between guitar and amp are lessened with a volume-eating device. There is a microphonic element that really enriches the sound when you get to play loud that opens up dense solid body guitars- but I almost never get to play that loudly. There is no amp that does this better than the ZWreck and TW variants IMHO. I even have a D*mble clone: it’s nice, but even my Route66 seems closer at volume to the Wreck thing.
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Post by dixiechicken on Sept 29, 2018 14:37:21 GMT -7
DC here!
I would say that any good amp like the Route66 and the Z-Wreck sounds better without pedals. That's not to say that pedals don't have their uses - but... I have a theory about that - that may be wrong or maybe I'm on to something -
Years ago when I bought the Route66 with the 2x10" inch cab -
I ran the amp sometimes on gigs - with the Carl Martin Hot Drive & Boost MK-III - for extra dirt or just more volume. The boost side is really good.... - but
I noticed that the sound seemed to shrink - using the Boost side -
the volume might be louder the size/soundscape seemed to be smaller.... If this makes any sense at all??
Now the theory - lols - a good amp like doc's amps - run the pre amp tubes tubes around say 200 volts or so - the power tubes may run at something like 375 - to 550 volts - this is just for the discussion ok This leaves quite a bit of head room for dynamics - rolling back the volume on the guitar etc. But a typical pedal runs on battery power thats nine volts - some have 12 or 18 volts
There is NO way you can get the same amount of dynamic headroom out of that compared with the tubes??? Chime in and tell me I'm a fool - lol - as always YMMV
Cheers: Dixiechicken!
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