Members Elliott Damage Posted December 17, 2005 Members Posted December 17, 2005 one sentence review. best amp ever. slightly longer but not thourough review: its exactly and i mean exactly what i wanted. the clean is incredible....you swear there's reverb on it but its dry. so rich, so thick, so harmonically jivin'. I was worried before it got here that it might be muddy. not in the least. its gorgous. The cleans man, the cleans!!! add in a Catalinbread SCOD with the gain a little above half and contour a little below half.....its some of the finest distortion i've ever heard. Papa Taco, you were asking about the SCOD, its exellent through the Z. put a DD-20 in front of it....the best delay i've ever heard. it sounds sort of like watching a snow storm out your window but you're inside feeling all warm and fuzzy. a little poetic i know it makes everything sound expensive. I had heard it was unforgiving and I was worried it would make me sound like {censored}. It doesn't, I sound the best i've ever sound. Its loud has hell, i can't crank it here, but I will take it to my parents house for Christmas and dime it. I have a feeling that this and my cab will be cornerstones of my rig for a long time to come.
Members jonny guitar Posted December 17, 2005 Members Posted December 17, 2005 Cool....congrats. Do you have an attenuator for it?
Members Elliott Damage Posted December 17, 2005 Author Members Posted December 17, 2005 not yet. i'll get one at some point. the cleans were such a welcome suprise that i don't know if i need one at the moment.
Members jonny guitar Posted December 17, 2005 Members Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by Elliott Damage not yet. i'll get one at some point. the cleans were such a welcome suprise that i don't know if i need one at the moment. With a attenuator you can get it so it is just breaking up and clean it up with your guitar volume at 9...little tweak of the volume during your solos gives a nice harmanic richness to accent certain notes without sacrificing your cleans.
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted December 17, 2005 Members Posted December 17, 2005 Wait until you turn it up until about 02:00 o'clock. That's where Dr.Z shines. After you hear it with that tone you'll never want to turn it down.
Members Elliott Damage Posted December 17, 2005 Author Members Posted December 17, 2005 Originally posted by RoboPimp clips? no clips yet. you'll have to take my word for it.
Members DaSkip Posted December 17, 2005 Members Posted December 17, 2005 Awesome! I'm glad you like it. I can't decide if I want to buy a 66 or swap my MAZ 38 for one. It would be tough for me to get rid of the MAZ.
Members Stoney Stomp Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 On both accounts.. the Route 66 and the SCOD.. all i can say is..."I told ya so" awesome..congrats!!
Members The Great Waldo Pepper Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 Congrats on the Dr. Z some of my favorite amps! If only Emerald City could get some in stock that aren't already sold to somebody!
Members Wood Chuck Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 dr.z junior maz 2x12, 18 wt, comin my way!
Members DaSkip Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 Aldo, wait till you play that amp. I really think you'll love it. Killer reverb and that cut knob is swank!
Members Wood Chuck Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by DaSkip Aldo, wait till you play that amp. I really think you'll love it. Killer reverb and that cut knob is swank! that was my mistake! i tried one at E. guitars,and it was the first time in years that my jaw dropped!
Members Chirpy_72 Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 Went to the store to check out a used Victoria 1x12 5 watt combo ... came home with a brand new Dr Z Prescription ES 2 x 12 combo !!! Great amp.
Members Elliott Damage Posted December 18, 2005 Author Members Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by catalinbread Congrats on the Dr. Z some of my favorite amps! If only Emerald City could get some in stock that aren't already sold to somebody! thanks! the SCOD sounds great through it. It is the sound i always wanted. And if i play with the neck pickup it sounds just like Weezer's Blue Album crunch. so tasty. If I play with the bridge its Jimmy Eat World's Clarity crunch. crank up the gain and its At The Drive In. I'm ordering a Timmy for my lower gain stuff and i'm calling it quits, this is definately the best sounding setup i've ever had. I don't know if I could play an amp that wasn't a Dr. Z. That unique front end setup really sucks the tone straight out of the guitar!
Members (((echo))) Posted December 18, 2005 Members Posted December 18, 2005 uggh wish i had the cash.. they're going for wicked prices on ebay right now. one just ended yesterday under $900 congrats on the new rig!
Members Elliott Damage Posted December 18, 2005 Author Members Posted December 18, 2005 Originally posted by (((echo))) uggh wish i had the cash.. they're going for wicked prices on ebay right now. one just ended yesterday under $900 congrats on the new rig! worth every penny.
Members Elliott Damage Posted December 19, 2005 Author Members Posted December 19, 2005 no ghost notes.
Members (((echo))) Posted December 19, 2005 Members Posted December 19, 2005 Originally posted by Elliott Damage worth every penny. i'm sure just gotta keep telling myself... be patient be patient be patient be patient be patient be patient
Members Elliott Damage Posted January 8, 2006 Author Members Posted January 8, 2006 just a little update on the Route 66.... its true...the louder the better. sweet crunch from half on the dial up. no OD pedal can sound like this in my opinion.
Members SeeMoore Posted January 8, 2006 Members Posted January 8, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage just a little update on the Route 66.... its true...the louder the better. sweet crunch from half on the dial up. no OD pedal can sound like this in my opinion. After your first post about the Route 66 I've been thinking of pullin' the trigger on one, but instead a bought a Epi Paul and a Valveking, I'm sure if I keep reading this thread I'll regret it.
Members Elliott Damage Posted January 8, 2006 Author Members Posted January 8, 2006 Originally posted by SeeMoore After your first post about the Route 66 I've been thinking of pullin' the trigger on one, but instead a bought a Epi Paul and a Valveking, I'm sure if I keep reading this thread I'll regret it. Hey no regrets man! i'm sure it sounds great! Its how you use it that makes gear sound best.
Members TheAtomicJeff Posted January 8, 2006 Members Posted January 8, 2006 Originally posted by Elliott Damage just a little update on the Route 66....its true...the louder the better. sweet crunch from half on the dial up. no OD pedal can sound like this in my opinion. Correct. See? That's why I sold my KT-45. I loved the tone with the volume turned up to 1-2 o'clock so much that anything less just left me limp in comparison. As you know, these amps on 1-2 o'clock are LOUD and I couldn't play that loud all the time.
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