Z-Best Mini? Successor to the Stang-Ray? (DR. Z AMA!)

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Doc takes a slew of questions about the new Z-80, introduces the X-RAY, and hints at a possible new speaker cabinet design in this latest AMA.
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Комментарии : 22

@scottcurry4116 4 месяца назад

Great to see you back after a busy 2023!

@G5Hohn 4 месяца назад

Nice work, Doc! Thanks for another great video. Stang #82 is still rocking and rolling.

@jeremystephens6048 4 месяца назад

2x10 vertical would be awesome.

@kellyboston1323 4 месяца назад

Very informative thank you

@tomolewine5743 4 месяца назад

Great AMA Doc! I CANNOT wait for my name to come up for my X-Ray head. I'm on Sweetwater's waiting list.

@DrZAmplification 4 месяца назад

Can't wait!

@BHJ7115 4 месяца назад

Amazing evolution of masterpieces.

@zachcerasani5239 4 месяца назад

Very cool doc! Thx for answering my question! Zed

@therecordfable 4 месяца назад

Great stuff, Doc. I love my Z Best. It's a 4 ohm from '00 like my V1 Mazerati. A ten inch version sounds like a killer idea.

@sweet_brad 4 месяца назад

2x10 vertical z best under my Carmen Ghia would be killer

@RulgertGhostalker 4 месяца назад

I think I might be able afford a little 5 watt, bare bones, boutique studio tube amp, like a champ type layout, but sold without the tubes and speaker. pre-tube socket, power tube socket, 6X4/EZ90 maybe ... that way I could step into it......I couldn't even afford to keep a tube amp in reasonably fresh valves .. but I like the Dr.Z show.

@ryanbailey112 Месяц назад

Have you ever thought of bringing back the mini z or a 1 watt combo for the bedroom?

@daviddorrian5349 18 дней назад

Hello Doc, Before reading please excuse my ignorance as someone who has no idea about building an amp... 😅 Just want to say I'm absolutely loving the X-Ray. I've gigged it every weekend since getting it and took it to every practice and used it in the house. It does it all, loud stages to a spare of the moment 11pm on a Sunday night noodling. Its now my favourite amp. I have couple of questions. 1. Would it be possible to get a trusted tech to ad an FX Loop to my Z-Wreck Jr? Thats what has made all the difference with the X-Ray, its allowed me to ditch a pedal and get clean and drive from my guitar volume. 2. More a request, please do what you've done with the X-Ray, combining 2 legacy amps in one with a Marshall style amp. If you made a amp in the same cab as the X-Ray that was a Remedy and Antidote in one with a Master Volume and Fx loop I'd buy it right this second! I'm sure thats much easier said than done. I've seen you video about how much work went into getting just the Antidote right...😅

@DrZAmplification 17 дней назад

Hi David, so glad you are enjoying your X-RAY. To answer your questions: 1. The loop in the X-RAY is a tube buffered stage and it is part of the overall sound and feel of the amp. It's sound was built around the inclusion of this circuit. To add something like this to a Z Wreck Jr. would significantly change it's sound and gain staging, where it would cease to sound like the Z Wreck Jr. 2. The Remedy and Antidote are closely related to the Superlead and JTM preamps, where they differ is their approach to the output stage. The preamps could be combined in such a way that it could work, but then the question would be, what power section design to marry them to?

@daviddorrian5349 15 дней назад

@@DrZAmplification Hello, Thanks for the reply, Understood about the Z-Wreck, It must be frustrating sometimes the types of comments you get from guitar players than know nothing about building an amp. It's so easy to assume that it's as simple and just adding it in there. I always assume now there a really good reason something isn't in there. As far as the Remedy/ Antidote power amp section goes I wouldn't have a clue...😅 Really appreciate all the insight. One more question if you don't mind. How would a Celestion Gold changed the Character of the X-Ray and would it work with it? Thanks again!

@DrZAmplification 14 дней назад

@@daviddorrian5349 Hi David, the gold will make the amp even more brilliant on the top and more scooped in the midrange. Probably sound great for clean, but maybe not so much distorted.

@fercholand 4 месяца назад

Crazy shipping costs.

@Spidouz 4 месяца назад

AMA: Will you ever release a new EMS, if so, can we imagine it to receive an additional loop?

@davidneilson3508 4 месяца назад

Intresed in the Z28 combo. How do you think the amp would respond to a pedal board like the headrush core ?

@DrZAmplification 4 месяца назад

it would respond excellently. The high voltage, high headroom EF86 preamp absolutely inhales pedals. The same goes for the similar pentode preamp in the X-RAY.

@davidneilson3508 4 месяца назад

Dr Z one more question can you play heavy metal through Z amp ?

@DrZAmplification 3 месяца назад

@@davidneilson3508 sure, if it"s a CAZ or EMS. You may need pedals on other models.