I have a Tweed Super replica (2-10″ 28 watts) and a Tweed Twin low power replica (2-12″ 40 watts), both great amps and this one sits right in the middle of those two. After that more breakup and volume…of course. At 30 watts it”s a nice, loud tweed clean tone with single coils up to near noon. All while sounding very sweet with the Tweed type sponginess. Open, sparkling high”s and piano string, deep lows. This was the Tweed Tone I was hoping and expecting. Z shipping box), I was immediately impressed by the smaller size and lighter weight of this amp! Nice! From the first few notes I knew this was a different style offering from Dr. “I just took delivery of this Z-Master this past Friday and pulling it out of the double boxing, (outer box by Sweetwater and inner sturdy, classic Dr. This Z-Master is an absolute gem!” – John Fox, Corvallis, OR You can play this amp in a bedroom or on a big stage. It’s also nice that the volume comes up in a linear way. I leave the tone and presence controls at noon and simply dial in the amp with the volume controls. The ability to balance the warmth and attack of the amp by simply balancing the two volume controls is a very cool aspect of this amp. It’s clear that the work really went into this amp to make it very true to the magic of the ’57 Bandmaster. The swirl of the 3 speakers is there as is the “bouncy” and lively big tweed sound. It’ has the huge low end you’d expect from the circuit and large cab. I’m very happy to say that the amp is simply fantastic. “As a fan of late ’50s Fender tweed amps I have to say that I was hopeful that this amp really would deliver the goods with the effort that Joe Walsh and Dr. Z history, the Z-Master exhibits a wholly uncanny voice not unlike the man himself, Joe Walsh. As the first “signature series” amp in Dr. This creates an intentional impedance mismatch between the speakers and output transformer, which is an integral part of the sonic recipe of the amp. It uses three, 10” paper voice coil, alnico speakers in a parallel wiring configuration, specifically designed for this amp. The Z-Master pumps out 30 watts through its unique 3×10 speaker configuration.
The Z-Master has been road-tested through the 2018 concert calendar serving as Joe’s main amp on stages worldwide. The Z-Master is suited for the modern pedal effects player providing ample clean headroom early on the volume controls, or for the guitarist who simply wants to plug in and crank up, just swing the volume dials clockwise to unleash thick, tube overdrive and saturation from the alnico speakers.
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Z also pumped up the power supply of the amp to welcome the bevy of effects on Joe’s pedal board, creating a sustaining clean tone full of detailed shimmer and percussive punch. 2” controls that are internally blended, as to achieve a tonal balance to suit the specific nuance of both the player and their guitar of choice. Z and Joe designed the Z-Master to suit his playing style and his vast, unique collection of guitars, resulting in what he would authentically deem his “signature amp.” These particular adaptations include the independently voiced “Vol. Z completed the first prototype of what would become Joe’s signature amp: the Z-Master. Later in the year, after Joe requested some tweaks and alternations, Dr. Z made an exacting recreation of the Bandmaster and sent it off to Joe, who was ecstatic with the resulting amp. Starting with a to-spec replica of the paper wound, model 1848 output transformer (the exact model of transformer from the 50’s tweed era), Dr. Z with recapturing the magic of the “one that got away.” While touring in the early 70s with the James Gang, Joe gifted his original ’59 Bandmaster to particular wind-milling British guitarist who next recorded a classic 1971 album using the amp. Z to recreate his favorite amp of all time: a ’59 tweed Bandmaster 3×10.
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