Dr. Z Z-28 MK. II Official Demo with Lance Keltner

[@Kaisermb1]

Just got this head, my first Z, and its just like this. Going straight in this amp with P90s is one of the best sounds I've gotten.

[@CodyWolfeVevo]

wicked nice guitar too

[@snartzzb983]

Lance does the best demos. His hands are tone.

[@RocketDaryl]

I love this guy's (Lance?) demos. He covers all of the bases and keeps the focus on the amp's attributes.

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

That kitty has a nice purr. It's somewhere between a fender deluxe and vox/marshall. Very nice !

[@G5Hohn]

Lance is a great guy and perfect choice for demo'ing this unit. Thanks for a great video!

[@Its_me_3333]

Man I very much enjoyed this demo. That’s a sick amp 😮‍💨

[@rocknrollchicago345]

Bought one and what can I say they knocked it out of the park. This demo is spot on.

[@WilliamSmith-hf8um]

That amp sounds seriously incredible. Great player too!

[@benl2681]

Lance has, bar none, produced the best sounding demo tones out of amps, guitars and pedals over the past decade. Keep talkin' Lance! Getting the details across matters.

Agreed

[@jerryhorton5708]

Man, I’ve got to get my hands on one of these… Lance, another tremendous demo!

[@dwaynemullett9462]

Sounds awesome Lance I bought one of those pedals and it didn't sound good through my amps I'm thinking about selling it but I might get a Z28 instead.

[@1munafo3]

Would love to know what alnico speaker Lance was thinking about when he dropped that little thought??? The Ruby sounds good with the Z28 MKii, but I need to give it some more time...

[@robertbecker6903]

I play my MK I Z28 with an Alnico Red from Tone Tubby and I love it. I think, an American Alnico works better with this amp than a British Alnico á la Celestion. But that’s just my opinion😏 And the MK I might be considered as a different amp by some.

[@1munafo3]

@@robertbecker6903 I ran mine through a bunch of speakers over the weekend. The stock Creamback M was my favorite so far. I play with a lot of gain, so I thought I'd love my G1265 clone with it, but it was actually my least favorite pairing. I tend to not get along with American speakers unless they're in a somewhat clean-ish set up...

[@robertbecker6903]

@@1munafo3 Oh yes. Very good point. One of the biggest misunderstandings about gear is the question: do you have a clean or a distorted sound in mind when you evaluate it. I tend to play cleanish, so this might be the reason why I don’t favour British style speakers with this amp.

[@petergraham9267]

Z28 - one of the best amps Z hasher made IMHO. I've had many Z amps, and the Z28 is still with me and always will be 😎

[@Takeiteasy11]

That tone is so good

[@jgreat4785]

I love this amp! I want it. Any chance it would fit into the Z-Master cabinet? The Z-28 in that tolex would be biiiiitchin!

[@DrZAmplification]

it's the same cabinet, but not the same speaker baffle/complement

[@RumzDizzle]

Can’t wait to try one out… the one at my local dealer sold quick but am in the market for a new amp. Love my Cure but looking for something new

[@DrZAmplification]

this one will be a pretty different experience from your Cure!

[@Jam-m7m]

I didn’t know comedian Ron White played the guitar 😂 excellent job

[@williambock1821]

Ef86’s aren’t octal tubes but I think you meant pentode preamp tubes. Octals can be pentodes -6sj7 for instance. I can see how terms could easily get mixed up. 🙂

[@zachcerasani5239]

Dude. I want one of those gain pedals too. Any help??

[@dwaynemullett9462]

I got one I'm selling. There was only 25 made.

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

@@dwaynemullett9462 WTF, only 25?

[@vladaface1]

This was a dream amp for me as a pedal platform, but it doesn't have an effects loop...to me , for a gig it's a must for this kind of a working horse.....such an amazing size, look, sound and swishhh...hope the ii version will have it

[@DrZAmplification]

Doesn't need an FX loop. A prototype had an FX loop and there was degradation of the overall sound with an EF-86 design. The EF-86 is high headroom, will take your signal even distorted and reproduce modulation and time based effects faithfully. Look at our other video for examples.

[@vladaface1]

@@DrZAmplification just got my EZG

[@jamesraymondsmith]

Thank you Lance for the video are you aware of which new production EF 86 they are putting in this amplifier? Thank you

[@DrZAmplification]

It's actually a NOS Winged C from the 80s. We are currently not using new production EF86s.

[@jamesraymondsmith]

@@DrZAmplification Thank you very much for the answer

[@bartboop]

Lance you know how to get tone! I never look at what guitar, it you and amp just hums!

[@joetoe9207]

No kidding they could charge more. Add some leather handles and maybe to the other aesthetics and the cache increase.

[@johnoconnor4984]

Really attractive for recording the way it takes pedals dont u think?

[@christopheralexander4359]

I know they are both Fender type amps, but what are the areas of tonal overlap between this and the Z Lux? Most of the demos online for the Z Lux seem to place more focus on cleanish tones while the Z 28 demos seem to place more focus on dirtier tones.

[@DrZAmplification]

The Z-28 is not a fender type amp. It is it's own thing. Fender never produced an EF-86 type amp, though there are some similarities in the resulting tones to some blackface amps. The Z-LUX is more in the vein of blackface amps. The Z-LUX actually has more gain than the Z-28, it's just that the Z-28 is often used as a pedal platform due to it's clean sound. I would suggest looking at the Peach Guitar demos of both these amps to get a good idea of their range. The Alex Liefson tone demo of the Z-LUX is a good starting point for it's dirty sounds.

[@christopheralexander4359]

@@DrZAmplification Thanks for the prompt response. I checked out the videos and think the Z Lux is more to my liking. How would the Z Plus overlap with the Z Lux? I checked out some videos of each. They sound somewhat similar.

[@DrZAmplification]

@@christopheralexander4359 The Z-PLUS will have a brighter and more jagged edge to the distortion. Much lower clean headroom, but a very harmonic clean. The Z-LUX will take pedals a bit better and have a smoother overall overdrive sound.

[@bayridge99]

Which stereo delay are you using in the second half? Nice amp.

[@tormenter]

That's a pair of Echoplex EP-3s

[@bayridge99]

@@tormenter Thanks. Smooth sound, not too ‘bumpy’.

[@EdBenji]

These Z amps cost us a fortune down here in Australia $$$$

[@giannicinelli9971]

I think I just found my new amp

[@Sep45]

Yup, GAS is flowing

[@bartboop]

The reverb and delay make the demo a total bust for me! Wizard of OZ stuff, and not Dr. z. Turn the damn effects off!

[@johnsmith-ug5tp]

Awesome guitar player! Lance kinda sounds like Joe Walsh too. haha