New Addition To The Man Cave

[Spotted Dog]

Just forwarded payment for this 2007 Dr. Z Galaxie. She is number 76.
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[DeanM]

looks sweet!!!

[BNS]

Nice! Welcome to the Dr. Z family.

[JD23USA]

Nice ! 6L6s right ? You get a good Price ?

[Spotted Dog]

Thanks guys should be fun, its my Christmas present, a little early. Got a great deal, cheapest I've seen from a Z-Talk forum member.

Specs from the site:
Power Output: 40/30Watts (pentode/triode)
Output Tubes: 2- 6L6
Preamp Tubes: 3-12AX7
Rectifier: 1-5U4
Controls: Volume, Volume (ch 2), Treble, Bass, Presence, Triode/Pentode Switch (back panel), Channel Foot Switch
Configurations: Head, 2x10 and 1x12 combos
Outputs: Single 8 ohm
Colors: Black, Blonde, Red.

More info and clips here:
http://www.drzamps.com/galaxie.html

[surfnorthwest]

Congrats, that is a very good amp and one I also considered. You are going to love it.

[Spotted Dog]

Congrats, that is a very good amp and one I also considered. You are going to love it.

Thanks Surf, will try it through the 425 cab, until I find another good deal on a cabinet. Everyone says the are loud, so am considering the Dr Z factory installed master volume mod for channel 2, but won't know until I try it. It is a tone tool unlike the others in the arsenal. Should be here in about a week.

Have you found the sweet spot for yours?

[DeanM]

Thanks Surf, will try it through the 425 cab, until I find another good deal on a cabinet.

we all await a review!!

that also answered the Q i was gonna ask! was gonna ask did ya get the cab aswel!

[surfnorthwest]

Have you found the sweet spot for yours

Oh yes it is dialed in, the only effect I will use with that amp is the FatBoost, very impressive amp. Nonsense about the 425 being to loud, it will sound great mine is going through 4 Alnico Golds.

Wait till you run both the VM and the Z togther.......

So I got

Faze = Z Remedy
Spotted Dog = Z Galaxie
BNS = Z Maz Jr
Surf = Z EZG 50

am I missing anyone?

[Spotted Dog]

Wait till you run both the VM and the Z togther.......

Oh yaaaaaaaaaaa!

I think Faze has 2...

[Ghostrider]

So are those amps just blues Fenderish type amps, or do they make a good hard rock tone also. We have a dealer in Las Vegas but I never looked into them.

[Spotted Dog]

So are those amps just blues Fenderish type amps, or do they make a good hard rock tone also. We have a dealer in Las Vegas but I never looked into them.

Seems their spin on "classic" designs has attracted many rabid customers. Fender, Marshall, VOX and other boutique builder influences are represented in their products, but they all reflect the design philosophy of "The Dr.", Mike Zaite.
http://www.drzamps.com/generalamps.htm
http://www.drzamps.com/zamps_GB_2008.pdf

If you check out the Z forum, http://drzamplifiers.proboards.com/index.cgi? you'll soon see their fanaticism.

I would definitely check out your local dealer. The closest one to me is almost 2 hours away and have just not found the time to make the journey, heck I could almost get to Vegas in the same time and turn it into a vacation (maybe even find some girls in bikinis modeling guitars ).

Since I am a Dr. Z neophyte I'll offer this from the Dr.'s site about the Galaxie:
The Galaxie is a channel switching (via footswitch) amp that combines classic tweed clean tones and smooth modern drive sounds. The clean channel nails the sweet swirling sound of classic tweed amps that have become the foundation of electric guitar tone. The drive channel is the result of Dr Z’s 20 years of design experience. You’ll find it has excellent sustain and a rich open sound with plenty of gain on tap for today’s needs.

The output transformer is made by the venerable Triad company and is to the original spec found in classic tweed amps like the Super, Pro, and low powered Twin. Great care was taken to accurately reproduce this transformer. Dr Z is very excited to use the Triad transformer in this design.

And a review:
" This is the first time I have ever heard truly Fender style cleans from a Dr Z amplifier. In attempting to solve the age old Fender problem of a flabby low end at volume, most amp designers tend to remove some of their amplifiers low mids. This tightens up the amp, but unfortunately also tends to create a more sterile tone without the bubbly percussiveness that is part of what makes the original Fenders so much fun to play and so sweet sounding. The clean channel of the Galaxie has no such compromises. You get all the reedy, sweet, percussiveness and shimmery clean of a Classic Fender *and* a tight, focused low end. The second channel is a major revelation for anyone who has desired a refined and smooth yet properly aggressive British style gain tone from a Dr Z amplifier and have either found his previous offerings not quite gainy enough or a bit too hard/revealing in the upper midrange. The gain channel of the Galaxie offers simply awesome gain tones that sing and sustain for days with the perfect amount of mid content to sit nicely in a mix, a rock-n-roll style aggression in the top end without a trace of harshness or buzz and a low end wallop that you can feel in your chest with every low note played."

[Ghostrider]

Thanks, I will go check some out. I am going to have to stop reading many of these posts here as it could prove to be very hazarous to my wallet. :high

[Spotted Dog]

Wait till you run both the VM and the Z togther.......

Oh yaaaaaaaaaaa!

I am happy for you! The Z amps have a vibe all of their own.

Z and VM together will happen soon, it should be interesting! :dance

In the meantime, I just sealed a deal on this last night! Sold a few pedals to a couple of buddies so it freed up some cash. I think my Super Reverb Reissue is out the door soon.

[surfnorthwest]

You going to pick up a Ghai also??