Backline rig 26/12/2023 Certain items that are large and heavy do not qualify for free shipping. Most orders over $99.00 ship for free inside the lower 48 states. Our suggested speaker configuration is a Celestion Vintage 30 and H30, other options are available upon request. Big sound awaits and this cab can handle any head you put on it. We offer a removable rear panel which enables closed-back or open-back operation. The ‘Backline’ 2×12 cab is like getting 2 speaker cabs for the price of one. The entire front of the cabinet comes alive to deliver an outstanding wall of sound. Our ‘Backline’ 2×12 convertible cab utilizes the classic floating baffle design found on the great amps of the 1950’s. This one also has the ALL NEW for 2017 1/2 Power Switch and is hardwired to the comfort setting! The Z Wreck truly is a plug and play amp. With the amp volume past noon you can roll your guitar volume back for articulate full bodied clean sounds and turn it up full for excellent drive. Does the Z Wreck ROCK? YES!!! Does the Z Wreck TWANG? YES!!! The Z Wreck will deliver exactly what your hands and guitar give it. Once past 12:00 on the volume you can dial in excellent crunch all the way up to full blooming sustained drive sounds. A 12 string Ric will be right at home for mid 60s Liverpool bliss. Settings below 12:00 on the volume yield a rich clean sound with no signs of harshness. The touch response of the Z Wreck is unequalled. The softer response and overall sweetness of the comfort setting really make it difficult to put the guitar down. The comfort setting drops the plate voltage down for more of a vintage feel. Every note rings clear in the clean settings and they absolutely scream when the amp is pushed to its natural overdriven voice. Speed yields a strong attack with increased clarity and dynamic headroom. Also on board is a newly designed power transformer which incorporates a multi tapped secondary that allows for 2 different plate voltage settings: Comfort and Speed. The heart of the amp is the output transformer designed by Ken for Dr Z in the early 2000s. Dr Z took into account all of the layout and design tweaks he could incorporate and laid the amp out on a clean sheet of paper with an all new aluminum chassis and birch head cabinet.Įvery component on the Z Wreck was placed with the utmost attention to short wire lengths and increased separation between the front end and the output section. This got him thinking…why should such a fine sounding amp be left only for one person to play? With encouragement from Brad to release the amp Dr Z went over the notes he and Ken had exchanged via fax. Dr Z quickly built 2 replacement Z Wrecks for Brad as the show must go on. Brad’s original Z Wreck was not harmed in the flood, but all of his road amps were destroyed. Fast forward to May 5th 2010 and the Nashville flood. Dr Z got numerous requests to put the amp into production, but always declined. Over the past few years the Z Wreck was mentioned by Brad in various interviews and appeared on a few TV shows and of course quite a few album tracks. When Ken passed away at the end of ‘06 Dr Z put the amp on a shelf and walked away. After a few more tweaks the amp was sent off to Brad and it has become a mainstay in his rig since 2006. Ken did his thing to it and sent it back…including naming the amp the Z Wreck. Dr Z built up the prototype amp and sent it off to Ken. After talking about the design and the desired outcome Z asked his friend Ken Fischer to lend a hand. Starting in 2006 Brad Paisley contacted Dr Z about building another amp. The head and cab can be purchased individually if that is what you prefer!
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