DR Z'S MOST AFFORDABLE AMP YET! A closer look at... the BRAND NEW Dr Z Jetta

[@ebeep]

Sounds like a million bucks. Jack is my favorite demo-tarist. Stellar playing and tone always.

[@mikezaite1335]

Jack as always an excellent video, thank you so much for reveling the various tonal aspects of the Jetta , as only you can do.

[@samohtben]

That cleanish bridge Tele pickup sound is amazing!! It’s my ideal Tele tone. Makes me want to buy this exact setup. Jack is awesome at this.

[@adams4244]

Wait until they come out with the Passat, then the GTI

[@BeefNEggs057]

I’ll have the beetle 😏

[@jayceburns8246]

@@BeefNEggs057 *Beatle

[@real_fjcalabrese]

I'm waiting for the Dr Z Thing.

[@Outdoorshuntingshooting]

Those emissions tho...

[@timmytVA]

Haha, as a Dr. Z Jetta and VW GTI owner, I approve. You know Z also has a Carmen Ghia, right? Yeah, I know the VW was a Karmann Ghia but still, pretty funny.

[@jasong546]

I really liked this. I remember not long ago I found your channel and you put out a boss amp video. Nextone? I looked at the comments and saw a lot of criticism about the sound and that you didn’t know about the product. I thought it was fine, and I am glad to see that people aren’t doing that much anymore. I wish I could do a vacation there, and check out your store as part of it. Maybe sometime I will be able to. Nice job with this, it sounds like an amp that doesn’t need a drive pedal.👍

[@druwk]

Simple. Direct. No nonsense. Great sounding amp. Great pedal platform.

[@saddle8bag]

Great demo as always Jack. Sounded fantastic!

[@coreymineard]

I have been waiting for someone to build a straightforward amp like this. 1 channel, simple controls, noreverb, no bullshit.

[@JBurtonTenor]

Wonderful! I wonder how you’d say this compares to the Maz18 in terms of dynamic range with attack strength?!

[@stephenbartlett6402]

I like his videos. His playing seems appropriate to the subject and he seems to know tones quite well. Really does his homework on subjects he speaks about. Very well done

[@mattgilbert7347]

Now that's a good sounding amp. Perfect as a pedal platform or just plug n play. Wish they had a few more distributors in Australia - bloody hard to find at reasonable prices

[@danielhartman5086]

That Telecaster sounds really nice thru that amp.

[@hddynarider4528]

A telecaster sounds good through any amp!

[@jonathansteadman7935]

Early 70s Stones/Faces sounds, Keef n Ron. Love it !

[@timmytVA]

Keef n Mick Taylor 😁. Ronnie wasn't in the fray until mid 70s, right?

[@frantisca]

Jack does it again ! Hey good people: before you imagine squeezing such good tones out of any gear, consider Dr Z spares no effort in quality, so does Xotic (what a beautiful fretboard on this XTC), Gibson with their last Les Paul series and Jesse Davey with his top-notch OD The Duellist. That said, if you're up to the challenge (and the ££) : go for it !! \m/

[@shawnbell6392]

Wow, I liked it right away on the first note he played.

[@andriebayuajie6503]

This is my dream amp. I want a jetta

[@208414]

Stone in Love sounded really good.

[@NikolausBrocke]

It sounds perfect. That's what you expect from handwired tube amps. Nice playing too.

[@BeefNEggs057]

Don’t all the wires make more noise? It does in pedals.

[@charliet.sanford2495]

David D not if they’re done right instead of being just thrown together.

[@MarshallBare]

Great tones and great playing!

[@javymontoya]

Very classic tones here, solid sounding little amp!

[@milosmil]

Nice amp, superb demonstration. Thanks!

[@alessandrobazoli8586]

Beautiful !!

[@chrislocke9157]

Beautiful tones, very nice

[@evanward4303]

Stone In Love!

[@Fishies125]

BEAUTIFUL amp.

[@valvaldiviez8451]

You, sir, are a damn good player.

[@pcorriveau1982]

Sounds great!

[@abradfordajb]

Man ..... SUPER amp ! (of course, that Xotic guitar doesn't hurt either ......) thx!

[@Toasty_1992]

That thing sounds nice. I can’t believe it’s so tiny too.

[@hermitrob5481]

Tip top, like all Z gear

[@michaelmattson3515]

I had a Premier twin 8 with volume,tone,tremolo & reverb. Still miss it.

[@jeremybouchard9898]

Jack, I heard these have a high noise floor. Was that the case?

[@MrEddie-gf3yg]

Interesting looking amp

[@Kaisermb1]

Great sounding amp. Reacts and sounds like an ac30.

[@mikebrown9925]

Sounds good

[@BenBen-hz3zp]

Is the Les Paul going straight in or through the overdrive pedal?

[@tangodelta7809]

Carmen Ghia type B. Nothing wrong with that, probably has a ton of headspace for pedals and is best to get the tones you want through them. I can tell you he is playing loud as hell, that volume has to be above 6 or 7. Their 30 watts is most 50 cranked, will be completely clean under 12

[@srh361]

Are these still point to point wiring?

[@kommi1974]

Of course.

[@DundalkAngler22]

Yeah and grizzly Adam’s has a beard

[@srh361]

@@DundalkAngler22 what do you have then?

[@DundalkAngler22]

@@srh361 grizzly Adam’s had a beard…Maz 18

[@DundalkAngler22]

I don’t think any other amp company can’t compete with how clean the good doctors wiring is

[@fistchips]

They make a ‘head’ version now.

[@verticaldude]

Which T style is that?

[@PeachGuitars]

That would be the Xotic California Classix XTC-1! This one to be exact: www.peachguitars.com/guitars/electric-guitars/solid-body/xotic-california-classic-xtc-1-olympc-white-light-aged-mastergrade.htm

[@ATCagil]

Eric Foreman does guitar reviews

[@kathleenbernardo2329]

😍😍😍

[@KM-302]

Could have been a vox ac30 with my eyes closed

[@HiHello-ku1fl]

@Peach Guitars I wish you guys would get some Divided by 13 amps. They are amazing! Best amps I have heard so far and I have heard almost everything. JRT 9/15 has a pair of EL84's and a Pair of 6v6's Switchable between them and with a pentode 5973 front end with a cleaner volume or dirtier volume you can blend.....the amp sounds beautiful!! Especially the 1x12 combo. Another I like is the RSA 23(has KT88's) Tim Pierce fav amp he used for years has that great inbetween breakup that reads cleanish...beautiful sounding amp! But it can also roar and get pretty heavy. The BTR is the same as RSA 23 but without the second 5973 pentode channel that the RSA 23 has BTR is 1 channel combo form or short head with a pull volume for more gain made for Brian Ray. D13 combo's sound wonderful...something about those cabs. SJT 10/20 for more Fender with 6v6's vibe...Or EDT 13/29 with KT66 also more american sounding amp. It also roars. Be cool to see how they sound on your demo's. You guys get the best tones on youtube in my opinion. Jack has great hands and taste. I think you guys would be very surprised by D13 amps. They are the type of amp that sounds beautiful clean all the way through breaking up. Those I listed are my fav models but the FTR 37 is cool too especially for big Deluxe type cleans. Beautiful cleans.

[@kommi1974]

Nobody cares.

[@freddytella9560]

Journey 🔈

[@belo1971]

Any reverb ? Basic..

[@1962moon1]

Why am I suddenly seeing this amp popping up everywhere on KZbin

[@thephotoyak]

Same as always... companies send out samples to the stores and youtubers saying you cant publish until a given release date (NDA). Everyone does their videos ahead of time and releases them in a very narrow date range after the NDA expires.

[@MaxPower-js1sk]

If we buy the cheapest expensive amp, we don’t get to have proper tone controls.

[@StuartBridson]

There is something seriously wrong when £1,500 for a 30W 1x12 combo is considered "affordable"...

[@TheDogPa]

"...slightly more..."

[@blizzbee]

Or play a potato through a toaster, still sound good.

[@blizzbee]

I decided to pull the tricker for a Dr.Z back at 2012. It was hard but from then, I'd say its value satisfies me extremely even today. It was the right decision I made. (Maz18NR combo)

[@aeroblivion2823]

Yea something wrong with your wallet and hourly wage ;)

[@profile1251]

Is he a real Doctor tho, or just a Dentist or Chiropractor ?

[@ΟΟύτις]

Amp Dr

[@JamieToddBand]

"Just" a dentist??

[@bluematrix5001]

Nothing that my Peavey Classic 3O Yellow first Gen can not do

[@zeejonesy]

You and I have a different idea of what “affordable” means. 😂

[@kommi1974]

For a boutique hand built in the USA amp, this IS affordable, pleb.

[@EMWoodworking]

About the same price as a Fender Deluxe. Personally I don’t see a big difference.

[@shaunw9270]

This one's hand wired . Not industructable, but forever repairable. If you value longetiviy ,it's pretty good value for money imo.

[@ΟΟύτις]

Dr z is a point to point handwired amp.Fender is PCB.

[@dericdomino]

1500 dollars is not affordable

[@jonnybeck6723]

I'm quite disappointed that you saw fit to use a boost throughout the entire demo... I'm afraid this makes it seem like the amp and/or your playing was/were unable to stand alone and unassisted... Be brave there laddie... stiff upper lip and all that sort of stooff (;-p) Cheers

[@PeachGuitars]

Don't be disappointed, The Duellist was only used where we've got it in text in the video. The Jetta is a great clean amp - at 3:17 with the Xotic in particular. We included the clips with effects to show how well the amp takes a variety of pedals and to show its versatility

[@jonnybeck6723]

@@PeachGuitars Thanx for the reply... Lately I've been a bit obsessive comp. diss about cleans 'cause my tastes have gone that direction plus I can better judge an amp that way (especially over the web) So thanx again and cheers

[@DENIEL381]

A GOOD FENDER DELUXE WITH A CELESTION SPEAKER WILL GET THE SAME TONE.....

[@kommi1974]

LOL. Ok Boomer!

[@DENIEL381]

@@kommi1974 NO BOOMER HERE

[@aeroblivion2823]

This could have been somewhat of a good tip, but you capitalized everything. We get it Eric, you can’t afford it.

[@joshmuz9018]

I'm as wary of this guy as I am Pete thorn. Whatever they demo sounds absolutely amazing but listen to any regular demo with regular recording gear and techniques and they sound like ass.

[@bobdillon1138]

Meh.

[@kommi1974]

You're meh. Get lost Millennial.

[@ChristopherFoote69]

Fender Blues Jr can come very close to all these tones at half the price.

[@andrewmidthune4340]

No

[@Caged63Man]

@@andrewmidthune4340 YEAH!!!!

[@louderthangod]

Christopher Foote This is twice the wattage, and I bet if you were to hear them in person things like having a rectifier tube will give it a different feel.

[@charliet.sanford2495]

If your Blues Jr. craps out, chances are you’ll be replacing the whole amp. On a hand wired amp, you can replace an individual cap or resistor for a few bucks.

[@ajlsrv5490]

You’re crazy. This sounds ten times as big and better than a Blues Jr. Have personal experience with something before commenting.

[@MacPro8CoreMan]

Personally, I think these Dr Z amps are way overpriced. The EVH 5150 III is about the same price and is better quality and more versatile.

[@ΟΟύτις]

No they are not.Dr Z are point to point handwired amps.EVH is just PCB like all the others.

[@Fenderstratosphere98]

@@ΟΟύτις thanks!!

[@tomfoolery342]

DR. Z, great amps, awful human being!!

[@miksilplik]

Curious.. why is Dr Z an awful human being? I’m just learning about these amps, almost bought the Jetta yesterday.

[@tomfoolery342]

@@miksilplik I had a slight problem with one of his amps (Pilot light flickering when played). So I just asked some fellow musicians on FB to see if there was a simple solution. He DM'ed me and told me "to stop bashing his amps online and to delete the question or he would sue me". Instead of helping with my problem. I promptly told him to go EF himself and I'll tell everyone I know NOT to buy his amps (I'm a nobody, so it was an idle threat), but he's a major D!ck if you're not famous.

[@fetterman68]

@@tomfoolery342 I'm far from famous and the doc has always been very kind and Generous to me and everybody I know. He is a straight forward guy and honest. He stands behind everything he sells and can be contacted after the sale on the Dr Z forum. He's a great guy. You're the only one I've ever heard of having an issue. As for others who are contemplating buying a Z amp, do so with confidence and assurance you're going to get one of the best built amps in the business.

[@tomfoolery342]

@@fetterman68 His amps are top notch, no doubt!! He, on the other hand is a class A douche nozzle.

[@tbone9347]

@@tomfoolery342 I would agree that he is very thin skinned and gets his little feelings hurt easily. Otherwise.......great amps. I have had good service from the repairs folks but only had to deal with em once. I am contemplating getting this amp even though dr z is a thin skinned bitch. I can understand him protecting his brand, but do it with style not a hurt feelings position.

[@acrossthefire1587]

$1,500 for a wooden box that sounds worse than a line 6 spider I don't think so, good luck with that though. The average musician has a budget of around 6 to $700 a year this amp has nothing to offer ( but I did save $80 by switching to Geico) .\m/.

[@laodamasdimopoulos2655]

Something is seriously wrong with your ears buddy. If this sounds to you like a line 6 you better change hobbies