Alternatives to MAZ Jr

[mingo]

What are some of my alternatives to a Dr. Z MAZ Jr??

I don't want a Marshall, has to be similar to Dr. Z Maz, same price range, or lower is fine too!! Reverb, combo, hand wired would be nice... Probably something around 18 watts.

Lets hear it.

Thanks

[jcv]

I sure like my Bad Cat Classic Cat better than my Maz I (I have a Sr though). My Cat doesn't have reverb but they do make them with it. awesome amp.

[Fireball XL5]

Bad Cat Cub II R. Less strident, more harmonic complexity with a sweeter high end than the Maz Jr.

[Lefty]

What don't you like about the Jr.?

[Bikedude]

I wanted a Maz Jr., I tried a Maz Jr. and bought one of these--Super 17

www.superseventeen.com

[picnic]

Bikedude is on the something with his Super 17. They pop for sale on TGP. I like my Bogner Metropolis 15 watter, 2 EL84, reverb, Schizo. They show up on Ebay pretty often. $1200-1400 range

[Bikedude]

Best 2K I ever spent on musical equipment! The "17" is a very saweet amplifier, and IMHO absolutely smoked the Jr. in my sound comparison. I like the Z products, and Mr. Zaite is one of our hometown hero's, along with "King James", but for me the Goodsell is the shitzo.

[Bikedude]

Hey Picnic, r u still lugging your LSC? I hoisted mine out last week for a gig. Sounded pretty good, as we needed some extra volume, and I have been using EL34's, which I kind of like better than the 6l6's, but my back was sore for 2 days after the load in.

[marscottm]

+1 on the Goodsell!

[Stephen Landry]

To echo Lefty, what don't you like about the Jr.? All of the MAZ amps I've played have a very unique "voice" that I associate with Dr. Z amps. There are definitely other handwired combos with reverb in that price range, but if you like the Z, nothing else is going to sound like it.

Just my opinion, though.

[ahab]

Top Hat Club Royale 2x12 Combo...not an alternative, I see the Top Hat as a Major Improvement

[Jatmosphere]

+2 on the Goodsell! :AOK

[B Vance]

I've found these to be pretty good. :AOK


www.daabamps.com

[Rod]

I owned a Maz jr about 5 years ago, along with a bunch of Top Hats, [and god knows how many other amps since then]....and to date, my favorite 2/EL84 amp is a Savage Rohr 15, 2/10 combo.... The Tones available are pretty amazing..sort of a cross between a Tweed Fender/Marshall/Vox..and great reverb...very sweet sounding, but can get real aggresive if you want as well....built like a tank!!
Second to that would be my Bad Cat Hot Cat 15 1/12 combo...sort of like the Savage, but with an anger rage problem!!!!