The amp's unique design has three different controls over the texture, response, and saturation of the distortion.
Cleveland, OH (November 25, 2020) -- Dr. Z is proud to announce his collaboration with Alan Phillips, engineer/owner of Carol Ann Amps; the first high gain offering from Dr. Z, the CAZ-45. Having started from a clean sheet of paper, and after over a year of meticulous, prototyping, and tweaking, the CAZ-45 offers low, medium, or blistering high gain tones in a hand-wired, single channel package. Its unique design has 3 different controls over the texture, response, and saturation of the distortion: Sensitivity, designed to beef up single coils and tighten up high output humbuckers, Gain sets the overall distortion amount, and Aggression, which keys in how the preamp pummels the power section. Set lower this control offers fat, smooth distortion, and rolled up higher it voices the amp for searing and tight modern gain sounds. Coupling this with Dr. Z’s Level control, the CAZ-45 can be volume-scaled down to whisper quiet levels, or turned up to rage on the stage, retaining all the sustain and gain the amp offers on tap. In keeping with Dr. Z’s design philosophy, even at the highest gain settings, the amp can be cleaned up to crystalline, chiming clean tones with just the guitar’s volume knob and molds itself to the player’s touch and unique fingerprint.
Features:
- A 45 watt, 6L6-based power section, which is cathode-biased for extended harmonics and unbelievable response to playing dynamics.
- Alan Phillips’ custom designed, tube-driven FX loop for time based and modulation effects.
- 3 controls over the overall gain and distortion for ultimate control over the exact amount of saturation the player desires.
- Available as a head, or with a horizontal Z-Best ported 2x12 cabinet specifically loaded with the Doc’s recommended Celestion Creamback M65 and Celestion Vintage 30 speakers.
- Hand-wired turret board construction assembled in Cleveland, OH utilizing high-quality Heyboer transformers.
The CAZ-45 head retails for $2499, and the head/matching 2x12 cabinet set for $3348.
The CAZ-45 is available for sale at authorized Dr. Z dealers.
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Dr. Z Amps
It is the first amplifier to feature the new AutoBiasMon system, a fully automatic biasing and tube monitoring system.
Pelham, NH (September 6, 2016) -- Offering a boutique handbuilt, all-tube design with features and tones aimed at gigging and recording musicians who cover many styles, but with more of an emphasis on rock, hard rock, and metal styles.
The Triptik V2 is available in two power levels. LP (Low Power up to 50W) and HP (High Power up to 130W) It is the first amplifier to feature the new AutoBiasMon system, a fully automatic biasing and tube monitoring system which means players will never again be plagued with bad tone due to variances in wall voltage and Power Tube changes/rebias becomes a two-minute breeze.
Features:
- LP Model can run EL34/6L6/KT77 for 50W or 6V6 for 18W
- HP Model can run EL34/6L6/KT77 for 100W or KT/88/6550 for 130W
- 3 channels, independent EQ for clean and overdrive and separate master volumes
- Silent microcontroller-controlled relay switching
- 6 x preamp Tubes (5x12AX7, 1xNOS 12AU7)
- Beautiful clean channel that can go from crystal clean to a little bit crunchy with a parallel triode input stage for super-low noise floor and tons of headroom.
- OD channels can be scaled from a blues monster to a classic rock legend to an all-out modern fire breather with ultra-tight low end. Can be dialed in for super smooth to very aggressive.
- Separate input level controls for clean and overdrive
A three-channel, hand-built 75-watt amp featuring BiasMon microcontroller based Bias Monitoring System and 5 Button Foot Controller
Pelham, NH (July 11, 2013) – Offering an all-tube design with features and tones aimed at gigging and recording musicians who cover many styles. A players dream with no compromises !! The Tucana 3 features three channels that can cover any style from Country through Blues to Classic Rock right through to modern Hard Rock.
Separate Input Levels on the Clean and Overdrive channels allow the player to dial the amp in perfectly for their own guitars and styles. It is the first amplifier to feature the new BiasMon system, which means players will never again be plagued with bad tone due to variances in wall voltage and Power Tube changes / rebias becomes a 2 minute breeze. A 5 button foot controller with programmable efx loop assignment that connects via a standard 3 pin XLR mic cable is also included.
• Separate 3 Band EQ on Clean and OD ChannelsThe MSRP for the Tucana 3 Tube Amplifier is $3395.00
• Separate Overdrive Controls on OD Channels
• Separate Master Volumes on all 3 Channels
• Footswitcable Lead Master Volume Control
• Tube Buffered EFX Loop with Level Control
• Small Box Head Shell (20”)
• KT88 75W Power Amp
• 2x12AX7, 1x5751, 1 x 12AT7 Preamp
• BiasMon System with 3 LEDS;s and Control, monitors Cathode Current, Plate Voltage and Screen Dissipation to give a visual indication of correct operating point for the tubes at any time.
• 5 Button Foot Controller
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Carol Ann Amps