xlnt! Dr. Z Z-wreck headed this way

[rjsanders]

i've got this buddy, who has a good-paying job + sees it as his mission to patronize high-quality luthiers and amp builders. a dozen Chapin guitars, a Ribbecke archtop, Koll archtop, several Two Rock & custom Bill Krinard amps, Bruno, Maven Peal, Jim Kelley, Fargen, Dr. Z, Fuchs, all kindsa neat stuff.

 

yesterday he tells me a shiny new Z-wreck rig should be here (literally. he parks some of his stuff in my garage/Fortress of Sillitude) in a couple-few weeks.

 

perhaps the only amp he's ever gotten that i'm really excited about.

 

this'll be big fun, cuz another friend had a Ken Fischer one-off Rocket type that i got to compare to my Heritage Brit II. (i actually prefer the Brit overall)

 

 

most xlnt

[NoNameBand]

One of the guitar players in my band plays a Dr. Z Stangray 212. Great amp.

[GuitArtMan]

The clips that have been posted of the Z-Wreck sound killer. I think your buddy should let you borrow it for an extended period of time, after all what are friends for?

[rjsanders]

The clips that have been posted of the Z-Wreck sound killer. I think your buddy should let you borrow it for an extended period of time, after all what are friends for?

 

 

my place is the only place he can turn up (or so he thinks, but i will not disabuse him of this misapprehension )

[rjsanders]

One of the guitar players in my band plays a Dr. Z Stangray 212. Great amp.

 

 

Z's whole lineup is great, IMHO. but, being a Fischer fan, this will be particularly exciting

[pegleg32]

I love the lending program you got going. Enjoy!!

[FredZepp]

you are indeed fortunate. Looks to be quite enjoyable.

 

[rjsanders]

Z wasn't gonna make 'em. it was just a thing among him & Brad & Ken, then Ken died.

 

here's Brad with one of 'em:

 

[rjsanders]

another vid that intrigues (w/considerable interpolation):

 

[pegleg32]

Just watchedd GAC "Conversations from the road" with Brad Paisley on his H20 tour. He had 2 of these sitting behind him on the stage.

[rjsanders]

unclear what he lost in the flood last May. i heard nearly everything. he had a real Trainwreck, too...

[jmb27]

Z-wreck is a phenomenal amp. Got see/hear up-close and personal during a trip to Cleveland back in June. Awesome. Simply awesome

 

cheers always, eh

 

Joel

[212Mavguy]

There is an interesting thread about the Z-wreck in the Trainwreck section of the ampgarage forum...

[rjsanders]

There is an interesting thread about the Z-wreck in the Trainwreck section of the ampgarage forum...

 

 

yeahman. Z's put in a comment, too.

 

update: amp should be here next week sometime. since my friend may be out of town, i may be tasked to go git it. yeahman. i can do that

[brentrocks]

i wonder how that amp compares, spec-wise, to my Union Jack "the Wreck" head?

[brentrocks]

that Brad Paisley clip was AMAZING!!!!!

[rjsanders]

i wonder how that amp compares, spec-wise, to my Union Jack "the Wreck" head?

 

it's different. 4xEL84, 30w rms, non-Master Vol. closer to a Trainwreck Rocket in controls (vol, bass, treble, cut)

 

z page

 

i had the privilege of playing a friend's rocket-based custom amp (by Ken Fischer) for a good long time, so this'll be real interesting (& no doubt a lotta fun)

[Hfan]

unclear what he lost in the flood last May. i heard nearly everything. he had a real Trainwreck, too...

Premier Guitar mag (free online) had a good albeit sad article on the flood recently (Nov maybe). Evidently the storage facility for alot of the local musicians was on a flood prone area. Many vintage and in use instruments where lost.