Dr Z Amp Tips

Dr. Z Maz 38 Sim

This is a class A amp like the AC30 and therefore the bias needs to be in the 6.5-7.5 zone to get the sparkling clean sounds you want. But that's just a start. A little bass goes a long way. You may find you only need a setting of 3 or so (passive eq) on the bass knob. Another eq trick is using a lot of presence but bringing the treble down a bit. Usually I like to have the presence on 6.22 and the treble on 4.70. Tweak the mids to your taste. I like a little more mids so I put mine on about 6 or so.

Just as in real life this amp loves to be pushed hard. I like to put the master volume on 7 or 8.5. Like the AC30 you want to push it hard but not too hard. Since the amp has no drive you must use the drive as the regular volume. Set this to taste. For me I like it on 6 because that gets it into that "edge of breakup" sound. The advanced parameters are important too. Don't be afraid to use the lowcut if you need it. The warmth and thump parameters can be set to taste but I usually put them between 1-2.

A good way to use this amp is to set it pretty clean and use a bunch of pedals for your other sounds. It's a great amp for covering a lot of ground during a show without switching patches.