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1059
There is a mini version now, so 5 stars it is.
1059
Not bad
So far I have not been able to dial in a nice analog slapback delay. It just sounds too digital. Sometimes it loses it's toneprint and reverts to the default delay sound. I saw other users reporting this, so it's not just me. Another drawback is that you cannot view or edit an artists preset to your liking. You'll have to start from scratch every time. It would also be nice if you could store your own toneprints somewhere online, so that you can retrieve them when needed. Or have an editor on your smartphone. Now you have to choose between a standard artist toneprint or removing your pedal from the board to attach it to the computer via USB, which is cumbersome.
On the plus side, it's very versatile for a minimum of real estate on your board.
A lot of potential, but the accompanying software isn't up to par yet.
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1059
Great amp, very direct.
Great amp, hard to get a bad tone out of it. Loves overdrive pedals.
Drawbacks: it eats power tubes, make sure you carry spare ones to a gig. And the effects send/return is pretty much unusable without adding extra buffers.
But you'll gladly forgive it's quirks once you've heard it.
41016
what brand of power tubes are you using? You should get a solid 3 to 6 months of decent tone with JJs depending on how heavy your performance/recording/rehearsal schedule is
and the FX loop is just silly in this type of amp, my matchless has a solid Hi Z FX loop on each channel but its pointless since the its upstream of the master volume and I am 99% sure the maz amps are the same basic design where its a Hi Z preamp out/preamp in 0s type of thing with a psot-phase iverter master so its really kidna foolish for using it in the modern way of gain-banging, channel switchin' amps with loops. But that's not why you bought something in the vox camp. Is it?
1059
I Use the JJ's, but so far I have not been lucky with them. After about one hour of playing it for the first time, one of the tubes shorted and blew my fuse. After replacing them with JJ's, one tube had a microphonic ring.
The pair that is in now sometimes refuses to start. Power down and cool down and then it works again. Amp is only 1,5 months old. I read similar reports from other Maz owners...
And you're right, the effects loop is pretty pointless in these kind of amps. Don't know why they put it in.
1059
Haar Guitars in The Netherlands is the distributor. They replaced my tubes twice and even changed the Greenback speaker I didn't like for a G12H, free of charge. No complaints there...
41016
you didn't like the G12H? okay then... so they supply your tubes? Talk to KCA NOS tubes. They do current production and the guy is super reliable. When he says tested and burned in he means it. Tubestore and Tube Depot are reliable in that department too but lack personalized service and aren't exactly right on it if you have a problem or a concern. I would recommend Triode Electronics out of Chicago but the international shipping would kill you.
41016
oh wait, read that backwards, you didn't like the G12M and got an H instead. They are both 'greenbacks', that term doesn't refer to anything but the cosmetics. It used to e that only old ones had greenbacks and mostly the ones with pulsonic cones (and the early kurt Mueller's after pulsonic burned down) be they L, S, M or H weight magnets, lead or bass cones but the G12M got reissued pretty early on to go with the 1st plexi reissues around 1988 and half the people out there think only the medium magnet with a lead cone should be called a greenback causing much confusion for everyone. Especially now that half the varieties have been reissued. For instance, I own some early ceramics that are labeled G12S and are probably more similar to an early, coveted G12M than anything made by celestion today but they don't have the green paint so they're not actually greenbacks! its nuts
1059
Haha, you certainly know your speakers! I mean the Vintage 70th anniversary 30W G12H Special Edition (gold back). Much warmer and more depth to the tone than the green back that had only harsh mids...
1059
I'll look into the KCA NOS tubes, thanks. Shipping costs from the USA to The Netherlands indeed are a b.tch...
41016
KCA might be based in Europe, I forget.... last time Iordered from him I bought so many old Mullard and Miniwatt EF86es that he comped me shipping... but I don't wanna run out before I die. But yeah, check KCA, stick with JJ, although the TAD EL84 is also pretty cool, very durable with a little bit of a 6V6 creaminess in a vox or voxalike amp
1059
One of the best stratocasters ever build, but needs modding
Very well build stratocaster (Japan Custom Shop) with a special, non-standard appearance. Split Seymour Duncan elements, reversed headstock, golden hardware en glitter finish, Very heavy, outweighs a Les Paul!
Only 450 built, so very rare. The electronics need modding (basically removing capacitors), Fender dropped the ball there. Without the mod, it's the worst strat you ever heard, with it one of the best ever build.
1059
Bluetooth pageturner, works well
Good pageturner. I use it with the OnSong app on an Apple iPad. Very customizable. Fixed rechargeable batteries (charge through USB connector) that last for days of use.
The only disadvantage is that it takes over the bluetooth keyboard function. So when you want to make notes or changes, you have to switch off the pageturner to get you iPad keyboard back
Having a 9V adapter to attach it to a pedalboard power supply would be nice.
1059
There is actually a 9 volts version available now, the Airturn BT-200 S2. It has other advantages too, like not blocking the keyboard of an iPad.
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I bought a 12V to 5V Inverter Converter Micro Mini USB Hard Wired Car Power and connected the G10 to my T-Rex Fuel Tank which has a 12V out and placed it on my pedalboard. Works great!