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Post by mackaygtrs on Aug 5, 2020 4:46:10 GMT -7
Hello folks,
Been looking at the Jr combo but due to lack of room I think the combo just won't work. Looking now at ordering a red Jr head to go with my Red Maz38 combo and switching back and forth using the Maz38 as a cab to run the Jr. head.
I watched a video about how the GB was a perfect match for the combo, my Maz has a Celestion Gold. Any thoughts on the Gold with the Jr head? Maz cabinet looks to be about the same size (minus 1/2 in the depth).
This would make a perfect setup for my situation, the red Jr head can sit right on top of the Maz38 and I can A/B the speaker outs to run either the head or the Maz38.
Thoughts?
Thanks.
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Post by DRZ on Aug 5, 2020 5:06:29 GMT -7
Sounds like a cool idea Stu, but were are you going to get a Red Z Wreck Jr head ? We have none, and the Z Wreck Jr. is a larger chassis than the MAZ chassis so it won't fit in a MAZ combo or head cab. A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z
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Post by mackaygtrs on Aug 5, 2020 5:42:33 GMT -7
Sounds like a cool idea Stu, but were are you going to get a Red Z Wreck Jr head ? We have none, and the Z Wreck Jr. is a larger chassis than the MAZ chassis so it won't fit in a MAZ combo or head cab. A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z Hi Dr.Z I've been chatting with Sheree about ordering a Z-Wreck Jr Combo in red and she mentioned that was not possible but I received an email yesterday about the Jr head being available in red for an up-charge. I sent back a response this morning. I have seen a Z-Wreck head in red but not the Jr. Plan was to sit the red Jr head on top of the Maz38 combo, It's 22.5" wide and the head looks like 20.625" Maybe I am just wishing too much...lol, is it possible to get the Jr head in red? Thanks
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Post by redtele on Aug 5, 2020 5:51:48 GMT -7
I'm interested in what the consensus is about running the zwreck junior through a celestion gold, as this is an expensive experiment to try, and I'd like to hear about other people's experiences.
Would a gold be the same tonally as a blue, but with less speaker breakup at an equivalent volume, or is the tone fundamentally different?
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Post by mackaygtrs on Aug 5, 2020 6:21:15 GMT -7
I'm interested in what the consensus is about running the zwreck junior through a celestion gold, as this is an expensive experiment to try, and I'd like to hear about other people's experiences. Would a gold be the same tonally as a blue, but with less speaker breakup at an equivalent volume, or is the tone fundamentally different? Redtele, I have the Blue, Cream and Gold. I ran a Blue in my Ghai and it was phenomenal. I've been running the Gold in my Maz38 and decided to try the Cream Alnico and it was a "no" for me. The Gold is back in the Maz combo and sounds amazing. I would imagine the Z-Wreck Jr with a Gold would be great other than maybe not as much breakup. I did run the Blue at lower volume with the Maz38 and it sounded great with a little more early breakup. To me the Blue sounds the best but you're limited to volume, the cream was a lot darker to me and the Gold was in between. Gold has more of a chimney sound like the Blue. I will add that the cream was new so not sure about break in and what it may sound like after more play time. Right now I run a Blue in most of my SWART amps and Gold in my DR.Z'a and Gold 12" instead of the 15" in my Victoria Regal. The Cream is back in it's box..lol
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Post by Deleted on Aug 5, 2020 8:39:06 GMT -7
Hello folks, Been looking at the Jr combo but due to lack of room I think the combo just won't work. Looking now at ordering a red Jr head to go with my Red Maz38 combo and switching back and forth using the Maz38 as a cab to run the Jr. head. I watched a video about how the GB was a perfect match for the combo, my Maz has a Celestion Gold. Any thoughts on the Gold with the Jr head? Maz cabinet looks to be about the same size (minus 1/2 in the depth). This would make a perfect setup for my situation, the red Jr head can sit right on top of the Maz38 and I can A/B the speaker outs to run either the head or the Maz38. Thoughts? Thanks. Do you have the version 2 Maz 38? How do you like the gold with it? I have a Z Wreck combo and was thinking about putting a Maz on top of it. I don't really need anymore combo amps.
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Post by mackaygtrs on Aug 5, 2020 9:52:01 GMT -7
I have the first one, it's a 2008 20th anniversary in red. I don't want anymore combos either. Taking up too much room so that's why I figured the Z-Wreck head can sit on top of the Maz and I can use the Maz cabinet for either one.
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Post by Russell B on Aug 5, 2020 10:21:50 GMT -7
Regardless of the color, the Jr will sound good with the Gold!
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Post by redtele on Aug 5, 2020 13:00:54 GMT -7
Mackaygtrs thanks for the detailed run down, and it's definitely food for thought, and will help me on my way to deciding which way to go. I'm looking for a touch more headroom and overall volume, plus maybe some more mids, and a step away from Marshall land and more into Vox territory.
I have some celestion blues to try out, so if the gold is identical to the blue, then I can experiment before making an expensive purchase.
The speakers in my AC30 are wired in series for 16ohms, so when I plug them into the 16ohm output of my zwreck combo, is this exactly the same sound tonally that I would get by having 1 blue in the combo running at 8ohms?
I have read that mismatched ohms can darken a speaker, or different ohms can shift the highs,mids and lows a little, so I hope that if my celestion blue experiment works out, it will be identically duplicated with the use of a celestion gold...
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Post by helmi on Aug 5, 2020 14:17:22 GMT -7
A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z I agree. I think black is the PERFECT color for a Z wreck jr! lol
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Post by helmi on Aug 5, 2020 16:28:31 GMT -7
Sounds like a cool idea Stu, but were are you going to get a Red Z Wreck Jr head ? We have none, and the Z Wreck Jr. is a larger chassis than the MAZ chassis so it won't fit in a MAZ combo or head cab. A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z LMFAO!
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Post by mackaygtrs on Aug 31, 2020 5:56:57 GMT -7
Sounds like a cool idea Stu, but were are you going to get a Red Z Wreck Jr head ? We have none, and the Z Wreck Jr. is a larger chassis than the MAZ chassis so it won't fit in a MAZ combo or head cab. A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z LMFAO! I just want everything to match . The black is definitely nice but the actual plan is to have my Red Maz38 2x12 with a red Z-Wreck Jr head on top. One 12 (Gold) will be for the Maz and the other 12 (blue) will be for the Z-Wreck Jr head. I have limited space due to all my amps so this will be a nice set up with 2 Dr Z amps in small 2x12 space
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Post by mackaygtrs on Sept 3, 2020 8:28:24 GMT -7
Sounds like a cool idea Stu, but were are you going to get a Red Z Wreck Jr head ? We have none, and the Z Wreck Jr. is a larger chassis than the MAZ chassis so it won't fit in a MAZ combo or head cab. A Z Wreck Jr head in classic Black tolex would be nice Z LMFAO!
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Post by purpletele on Sept 3, 2020 12:26:35 GMT -7
Who's laughing now?
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Post by mackaygtrs on Sept 3, 2020 12:50:06 GMT -7
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Post by KeithA on Sept 3, 2020 13:14:08 GMT -7
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Post by lowbudget on Sept 3, 2020 13:46:48 GMT -7
This might get to be entertaining!
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Post by mackaygtrs on Sept 3, 2020 15:18:22 GMT -7
This might get to be entertaining! It was already on order when the LMFAO was posted but I kept quiet and waited patiently till it got here. Was suposed to be 8-10 weeks but showed up in just under 5. Man this sounds so amazing.
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Post by KeithA on Sept 3, 2020 19:07:01 GMT -7
Lol, so I guess I need to ask! Does this mean that red amps are now available as an up-charge? Asking for a friend
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Post by mackaygtrs on Sept 4, 2020 7:54:13 GMT -7
Lol, so I guess I need to ask! Does this mean that red amps are now available as an up-charge? Asking for a friend These are not supposed to come in red, I take it you already know that the Doc is not doing colored head/cabs at this current time. I apparently did not know this and assumed I could just order a red one. After a few discussions with Sheree and the Doc a red head showed up in inventory that fits the Wreck chassis. I guess either left over from a previous batch or a great chance for me one was kicking around shop. I did pay a slight upcharge as this was specifically built for me with the my choice of knob color and piping , I wanted the white/ivory to match my MAZ so didn’t hesitate one bit on the upcharge. This was exactly what I was looking for, love it. I have seen a few non Jr Z-Wreck heads in red but I think this is the only Jr at this time. . Break it easy to your friend.
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Post by KeithA on Sept 4, 2020 8:24:30 GMT -7
Lol, so I guess I need to ask! Does this mean that red amps are now available as an up-charge? Asking for a friend These are not supposed to come in red, I take it you already know that the Doc is not doing colored head/cabs at this current time. I apparently did not know this and assumed I could just order a red one. After a few discussions with Sheree and the Doc a red head showed up in inventory that fits the Wreck chassis. I guess either left over from a previous batch or a great chance for me one was kicking around shop. I did pay a slight upcharge as this was specifically built for me with the my choice of knob color and piping , I wanted the white/ivory to match my MAZ so didn’t hesitate one bit on the upcharge. This was exactly what I was looking for, love it. I have seen a few non Jr Z-Wreck heads in red but I think this is the only Jr at this time. . Break it easy to your friend. I spoke to my friend. He's dissappointed but I'm sure he'll be o/k
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Post by helmi on Sept 5, 2020 4:09:54 GMT -7
This might get to be entertaining! Agreed. but I’m going to bite down on my tongue soooooooooooo hard on this one, and take the high road!!!
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