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Post by greyhatninja on Dec 5, 2023 15:47:22 GMT -7
Sweetwater finally got them in stock and held one for me so just placed my order today! Very excited. What pedals do you all like using with this amp? Also would a Marshall in a box pedal like the dirty little secret or angry charlie work well?
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Post by bubs42 on Dec 5, 2023 20:02:29 GMT -7
They take all pedals very well. I used the amp on the dirty side of breakup and hit it with just about anything. I do really love the way the amps sounds so the Way Huge STO (ODR1 Style) and the Garagetone Chainsaw (Box of Rock Style). The Angry Charlie would be great and if its the newest version with the 3 band EQ you should be able to get where your going fast. Just crank the amp on just about 10 and back the Master Down and the amps sounds great on its own .
ENJOY!
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Post by Zed on Dec 5, 2023 20:22:37 GMT -7
I love my ryra klone with it but all pedals sound great. OCD is a favorite. Have fun and welcome to the club!
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Post by premiumplus (Dave) on Dec 6, 2023 2:38:33 GMT -7
You're going to love this amp, it inhales pedals. Right now I'm really liking the Friedman Smallbox with mine. The Barber Gain Changer is great as well.
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Post by RickJames on Dec 6, 2023 9:06:36 GMT -7
Welcome to the Forum, greyhatninja ! Congrats!!
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Post by Stephen on Dec 6, 2023 10:22:56 GMT -7
Welcome!
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Post by Faze on Dec 7, 2023 9:37:06 GMT -7
I tried the angry Charlie and it sounded good through it but... The Catalinbread Dirty little Secret Deluxe sounds awesome through it. Also the Vemuram Shanks ODS-1 just massages the tone to another level. I use the Lovepedal t-chula as a always on boost as well. This amp loves pedals. Pretty much anything you run through it will sound pretty good.
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Post by Andy 67 on Dec 7, 2023 12:49:20 GMT -7
Congrats on your new amp, I'm still in the honeymoon with mine; I do not use drive pedals per se, I rarely hit it with the Strymon Deco's 'Saturation' side and it's simply awesome. I run the Z 28 on the crunchier side, and use the volume knob in the guitar, I simply love the way the amp sounds. I have to add that when I play it along the Z Wreck it's simply tonal heaven. Enjoy your ride with tons of tone!!
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Post by tumeniamps (Tom) on Dec 7, 2023 13:04:45 GMT -7
Congratulations, you've picked a wonderful amp. I have a MK1 and MKII and they are both wonderful. As far as pedals, I have about 100 dirt pedals at the moment and I've yet to find one that isn't perfect with the Z-28. MIAB pedals work great with them. That EF86 is a critical part of the equation. Enjoy your new amp!!!
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Post by pcns on Dec 7, 2023 13:36:15 GMT -7
congratulations!!!
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Post by Stephen on Dec 7, 2023 15:13:07 GMT -7
I’m using mine on New Year’s Eve with a King of Tone.
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Post by scottyc13 on Dec 7, 2023 16:10:17 GMT -7
I finally got to play a Z28 MKII today at Matt’s Music. Lovely amp. I didn’t get to crank it but it had wonderful chime. I got to play a Z-Wreck Jr too. Equally lovely amp.
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Post by Zed on Dec 7, 2023 16:19:49 GMT -7
I finally got to play a Z28 MKII today at Matt’s Music. Lovely amp. I didn’t get to crank it but it had wonderful chime. I got to play a Z-Wreck Jr too. Equally lovely amp. I sooo wish there was a dealer near me. Maybe I’ll open a music store and become a dealer….
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Post by helmi on Dec 7, 2023 16:38:35 GMT -7
Welcome.
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Post by greyhatninja on Dec 10, 2023 20:12:51 GMT -7
Well I just got it today. Finally had time to try to check it out this evening and went to go play but no sound! This is my first tube amp so was initially bummed, but then I started troubleshooting. Light came on, I thought ok maybe the speaker is bad, so I unplugged it (I have the combo), and then plugged in my Mesa boogie vertical 2x12... still no sound. I then started taking pictures of the tubes inside and noticed one of the tubes closest to the power switch had noticeable legs sticking out like maybe it wasn't fully plugged in. I decided to shut it off for several minutes and then push in on that tube and felt it seat into the holes better and took another picture and no more visible prongs. Sure enough that fixed it and I had sound! Anyway, it was already a bit late for the kids but tried it out for about 30 minutes and it sounds fantastic! Very happy ... this was just plugged straight in. I want to explore it's tonal options a bit further with my guitars before I start messing with pedals but it sounds great without anything.
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Post by gfreak on Dec 11, 2023 8:45:13 GMT -7
Great trouble shooting!!
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Post by DocMartin on Dec 12, 2023 6:57:20 GMT -7
I’m glad you got it figured out! I hope you enjoy the amp.
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Post by RickJames on Dec 12, 2023 8:42:53 GMT -7
Sweet, have fun !
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