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Post by eggman on Dec 31, 2021 8:15:48 GMT -7
Howdy,
There seems to be a consensus that "Z-Watts" are louder than their spec'd wattage (i.e, The Stangray and Mazerati, et al.). Does this also apply to the 30 watt Z-Master?
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Post by DRZ on Dec 31, 2021 8:59:40 GMT -7
Howdy, There seems to be a consensus that "Z-Watts" are louder than their spec'd wattage (i.e, The Stangray and Mazerati, et al.). Does this also apply to the 30 watt Z-Master? If I may , I'll take a shot at answering your question eggman. First both the Stangray and Mazerati are excellent in their clean articulated tones, the Stangray more so. It takes increasing the Volume control to get either of this amps to a sweet rock tone, hence louder than needed in many cases. The Z Master is a very different design. It is based off the Fender Tweed family, that always has character , and a touch of hair to the notes. Because of that the Z Master doesn't need as much goosing to rock out. It has 30" of speaker cone , more then say a 2X12 which is 24" so it always sounds big no matter the DB level. The Stangray - A tweaked non top boost AC 30 with plenty of big CLANG tones, very bell like . The Maserati - A double powered Ghia with the ability to produce the wonderful Ghia clean tones at a stage useful level. The Z Master - A unique jaw dropping toned amp that fits Classic rock and Blues tones to a T. Not sure I answered your " Z Watts " question as volume is a perceived unit of measurement. DR.Z
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Post by eggman on Dec 31, 2021 11:38:00 GMT -7
Howdy, Well done. Thank you, Mr. Zaite and Happy New Year
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Post by Mark (Basement Enthusiast) on Dec 31, 2021 13:26:30 GMT -7
If I may add, too, in a completely different direction but still relevant (I think?):
I have found a couple guitar/pickup combinations--one in particular that I'm thinking of is my '07 PRS McCarty Standard with original McCarty humbuckers--in which you can get "breakup" from the guitar itself just by hitting it harder vs. lighter. It's rare to find this, but it does happen.
The point here being that I can have my tube amps set pretty low (home volumes, no massive breakup potential) and play the guitar lightly-to-moderately hard and it's a clean sound. But when I really lay into it, I'm getting breakup. I think it's actually the pickups--or it's how the pickups are interacting with the amps' front ends--but nonetheless I can ease off & get clean, or dig-in and get some grit.
In terms of getting pleasing breakup sounds at moderate volume, this has been a hidden gem for me.
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Post by LT on Jan 20, 2022 12:27:15 GMT -7
I'm a little late to the thread, but I've owned both the ZM and Wreck (head) so I thought I'd chime in. It's hard to answer which amp is louder because of the variable of which speaker you're using with the Wreck. I can vouch that both amps are plenty loud for stage use.
As Doc pointed out, I found I could get the ZM grinding a little earlier than the Wreck, but I mostly used an EV12L in a sealed back cab with the Wreck, so it was a real efficient speaker. With the ZM you get the glorious swirl from those 3-10's. The ZM leans "American" while the Wreck was more in the Vox type tone.
You can't go wrong with either!
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