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Post by bigben55 on Aug 13, 2018 8:00:16 GMT -7
And I couldn't be more happy with it! It was an outdoor gig at a large private campground pavillion. Four piece band, unmiced. Had it set 10-10-11 with the Brakelite on 2. I have a WGS Reaper HP 12" in it, and it was plenty loud. Mostly played my ASAT Classic with Fralin Blues Specials. For dirt I used a BB Preamp(base OD) and a Timmy(stacked after the BB for leads), or a Wilson Effects 5 Knob Fuzz(tweakable Fuzz Face type). Wampler reverb always on, tremolo, slapback, phaser and wah on a few tunes respectively.
Man! The tele>BB>Timmy>Z28 combination was just amazing! Soaring fat lead tone with punch and sustain. I knew I liked it alone in my basement, but in full band open air it was just awesome.
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Post by daddyelmis (Greg) on Aug 13, 2018 10:31:17 GMT -7
While outdoor gigs can be a real challenge, they are wonderful in that you can let the amp really “breathe,” and not worry about the back wall, funky standing waves, etc.
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Post by bigben55 on Aug 13, 2018 13:14:11 GMT -7
We don't play out much, and when we do it's at places/venues with a PA and sound guy. This gig, we had to bring our craptastic PA, which was loud enough and sounded decent, just limited. We should have miced the kick drum at least but couldn't. That guitar rig set as such, is the RIGHT volume with that band.
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Post by Joey Beverages on Aug 14, 2018 10:03:47 GMT -7
Tele - BB - Z-28 is a great combination. Tell me a bit more about that '12 you were using, if you could?
cheers always
Joel
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Post by bigben55 on Aug 14, 2018 16:51:36 GMT -7
The amp came with a Greenback. I know some, many actually including Doc Z love the Greenback in a Z28, but I didn't. I found it to middy and mushy pushed. Nice cleans but not much headroom. Maybe if I didn't have the BL, itd be better as the amp wouldn't be as loud at full tilt. But I didn't like it. After an obsessive amount of research, I went with a WGS Reaper HP. It's basically a clone of a Celestion G12H30 Anniversary, but 50 watts instead of 30. Big lows and highs, less mids. The Z28 is FULL of low mids IMO, so it makes for a good fit. It isn't woofy but my bass knob is never above 10 o'clock. I like it, no plans to change, but WOULD like to try a Z12 someday in it. Tele - BB - Z-28 is a great combination. Tell me a bit more about that '12 you were using, if you could? cheers always Joel
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Post by Joey Beverages on Aug 15, 2018 3:10:21 GMT -7
Much appreciated.... and yes, I am curious about the Z12 Cheers always Joel
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Post by John on Aug 15, 2018 10:10:38 GMT -7
When I had my 28...it came with a greenback (my favorite speaker) but I soon took it out and put in a G12H30. I tried it for a few gigs, but it seemed like there was too much bass. But I couldn't lower the bass knob on the amp, because I needed it up for overdrive. So I put the greenback back in...much better.
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Post by bigben55 on Aug 15, 2018 11:00:00 GMT -7
I used to have a Z28 2x10 combo with Z speakers. It did the 333 thing better. 333 on my amp, is too bassy. With the Greenback, it was too mid mushy. But honestly, plugging straight in with my 2 humbucker tele, 2-10-2 Is my favorite Z28 tone. Moreso than 333, even with the old amp. I roll the the volume way back for cleans, but they're GREAT cleans. About 2/3 up for dirty rhythm, all the way for leads. KILLER blues rig right there.
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