In this video Brian and Bradford walk through the tones and features of the Dr. Z Z Wreck amplifier.
PATCHES BASED ON THIS AMP
Get our Tone Match presets based on this amp from Worship Tutorials:
Links:
- Sweetwater Video feat. Brad Paisley and Dr. Z Amps
- Dr. Z video that talks about how he builds amps and where he gets his tubes
- Learn more about the Z Wreck
- Buy one here
About the Z WRECK
The Z-Wreck is a collaboration between Dr. Z, Ken Fischer (of Trainwreck Amps), and Brad Paisley. Together, they created the Z-Wreck in an effort to capture the tone of Brad Paisley’s vintage ’63 AC30.
The Z-Wreck is a single channel, 30-watt EL84 amplifier, and it excels at the vintage AC30 tone. It also has a ton of headroom and works amazingly well as a pedal platform amplifier.
Video Table of contents:
- 00:00 – Introduction
- 01:04 – Playing Sample 1 – Z Wreck with pedals
- 02:28 – About the Dr Z Z Wreck. What inspired it.
- 04:35 – More details about the amp – tubes, wattage, cabinet, channels, etc
- 07:01 – Playing Sample 2 – Z Wreck with pedals
- 08:06 – Turning the knobs while we play through the amp
- 09:01 – Adjusting the EQ controls
- 10:08 – Discussion of the tones available via the different EQ settings
- 11:08 – Turning up the volume (gain)
- 11:54 – Discussion of how it sounds when you gain it up
- 12:19 – General discussion of why this amp is legendary
- 14:42 – The Z-Wreck cab is a big part of the tone recipe
- 16:00 – Playing Sample 3 – Z Wreck with pedals
- 16:44 – Z-Wreck vs ’64 AC30 comparison setup
- 17:57 – Comparison clips start here
- 18:02 – Z-Wreck – guitar straight in
- 18:28 – ’64 AC30 – guitar straight in
- 19:00 – Playing Sample 4 – Z Wreck with pedals
- 20:02 – Outro