Played a dr z maz 18jr mk2 today

[jamest364]

stumbled into a guitar shop today and plugged a rory gallagher strat into one of these today, absolutely blown away, wasn't expecting to like it as it's el84 based but what a tone, liked everything about it, beautiful cleans, mid gain, and with the boost more gain than i could use, reverb was stunning and with the cut control very flexible.

I'm not familiar with any dr z amps, but after researching there are many new models, ie z master, nova, dlux

Does anybody have any preference over the maz for one of his other amps for bluesy strat style stuff, clasic rock etc and why? cheers all!

 

[jamest364]

bought it anyway and super happy

 

[communarchy]

bought it anyway and super happy

Great to hear! Guys who are strat players in particular fawn over the MAZ 18. Very pristine bell-like cleans with a strat and an a MAZ.

 

[jamest364]

Great to hear! Guys who are strat players in particular fawn over the MAZ 18. Very pristine bell-like cleans with a strat and an a MAZ.

my thinking too, bought out all the frequencies i like to hear with a strat, sparkly high end without being ton much and a really nice thick low end but still had the zing of the strings and throaty midrange, honestly not sure how I could improve it for my needs

 

[mixn4him]

MKII version is definitely a big improvement on an already great sounding amp, Congrats!

 

[Tele81]

I have a Maz 18 mki and I’m considering the mkii upgrade myself. I have a Z Plus that my dad actually just gifted me! Great amp as well although the Maz still has my heart.

 

[blaster]

I actually tried one at a local store of mine and loved it. It sounded great no matter what guitar I plugged into it. It had a Fender/Vox/Marshall vibe to it. It also sounds great a low volumes. I tried one years ago and didn't quite care for it., but the MKII is great.

 

[PerryR]

MAZ 18 + Strat = how sweet it is!