GAS attack!

parrotheada1a said:
If I win the lottery, I'll buy a pair. One for me, and one to raffle off on here.
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i'll take it!

so i ended up emailing Humbucker Music last night just to see what an answer on this subject would be. he recommended a Maz 18. there's one in the small room at the rehearsal studio so I'll try it next time we're there. these seem to be a bit more common on the used market too.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
this rehearsal studio is one of the top Dr Z dealers in the country. but they're very limited on the models they have. and nowhere else in NYC sells them. looking through their dealer list, the only place i have a chance of actually getting to is Make N Music in Chicago. and i have no idea when i'll be in Chicago next.
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That's where I herd the Maz 18.

Also, for me, an amp without reverb, is like a day without sunshine. Can you educate me some?
 
Bob411 said:
That's where I herd the Maz 18.

Also, for me, an amp without reverb, is like a day without sunshine. Can you educate me some?
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IMO, good tone starts with a completely dry, clean signal. there's definitely something to how individual guitars, pickups, and amps color that sound. but that's the basis of it. effects are best used sparingly and strategically.

apparently the difference between the reverb and non-reverb versions of the Maz is that the non-reverb has more drive on tap. removing the reverb stage allows for less filtering and therefore a bassier, more "up front" sound. that said, i would actually get the reverb model and use it very, very little. i want a cleaner signal.

so at this point, i'm at about $2700. that's a Maz 38 reverb with Alnico Gold speaker and built in attenuator. never gonna happen.
 
At least it's an amp you're playing through enough to have real gas, and not just reading about it online and having a fit of TGP GAS.


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Mark Wein said:
At least it's an amp you're playing through enough to have real gas, and not just reading about it online and having a fit of TGP GAS.


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You mean like when I bought my Allen? :grin:

That thing is amazing and I got exactly what I wanted. But I took a huge gamble on it.
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
You mean like when I bought my Allen? :grin:

That thing is amazing and I got exactly what I wanted. But I took a huge gamble on it.
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Lol. I bought my Suhr Badger like that too but I felt like I had done enough research and had enough experience with their products to take the chance. Turned out better than I had hoped for actually. Still would like to find a better speaker for that cab but it's not a priority. The amp still sounds really good as it is.


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Mark Wein said:
Lol. I bought my Suhr Badger like that too but I felt like I had done enough research and had enough experience with their products to take the chance. Turned out better than I had hoped for actually. Still would like to find a better speaker for that cab but it's not a priority. The amp still sounds really good as it is.


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that's cool.

i asked a dangerous question during our last rehearsal. there's a Maz 18 combo in one of the other rooms and i asked if i could check it out. tech dude said no, they don't move amps (they're bolted down). i said i was considering buying one. he told me to make an appointment with the owner and then they would absolutely let me do a side by side comparison. needless to say, that didn't help things.
 
:embarrassed:mgonoes:

the amp didn't work yesterday. so i plugged into the Marshall JTM60 next to it and it kept cutting out. then i plugged into a Mesa DC-5. it wasn't great, but it did the job.

there's gotta be a pedal out there that does this, right? right?!
 
Help!I'maRock! said:
that's cool.

i asked a dangerous question during our last rehearsal. there's a Maz 18 combo in one of the other rooms and i asked if i could check it out. tech dude said no, they don't move amps (they're bolted down). i said i was considering buying one. he told me to make an appointment with the owner and then they would absolutely let me do a side by side comparison. needless to say, that didn't help things.
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:grin:
Help!I'maRock! said:
:embarrassed:mgonoes:

the amp didn't work yesterday. so i plugged into the Marshall JTM60 next to it and it kept cutting out. then i plugged into a Mesa DC-5. it wasn't great, but it did the job.

there's gotta be a pedal out there that does this, right? right?!
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No, there is no pedal.

It sounds like "Village Bicycle" syndrome there.
 
Mark Wein said:
teaching studios too :embarrassed:
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and yet, somehow, my Peavey Bandit has been at the music school for the past 7 years and just keeps going. i figure it'll eat itself one day. but that day, bizarrely, hasn't come yet.

i'm sure now that i've mentioned it, it will come this weekend. :embarrassed:
 
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