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Matchstikman

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Steve, ZBOX for guitar?
06/04/16 at 20:39:37

I have an older ZBOX and it does a great job taking the edge off my CDs. I was thinking, how about a ZBOX for guitar amps? I have this transistor Fender amp. It is tiny and sounds good but I'm thinking what would it sound like with a tube buffer before it hit the amp?

I did a search and I found this guy:

http://redironamps.com/buffer/

I'm interested in what it can do.

Steve, would a ZBOX do the same for a transistor guitar amp as it does for a CD player?

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Lon Seasoned Member "Love without guts is worthless!" Philip K. Dick Posts: 23507	Re: Steve, ZBOX for guitar? Reply #1 - 06/04/16 at 20:50:53 For the price of this buffer or a ZBox doesn't it make more sense to get a real tube guitar amp?
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Re: Steve, ZBOX for guitar?
Reply #2 - 06/05/16 at 01:15:34

Well, Lon, it would make more sense but I already have the amp, so, there is that. The Fender amp is tiny, 1x8. I did replace the crappy Fender speaker in it and replaced it with a much better Celestion. I take it when me when I visit my brother in Texas. Plus, I have access to a Roland JC 120. So, a tube buffer would come in handy.

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Re: Steve, ZBOX for guitar?
Reply #3 - 06/05/16 at 04:05:41

Okay. Another consideration may be one of the Damage Control dual 12AX7 effects preamps, they have true bypass that adds a tubed preamp, and offer different distortion or effects arrays. I have a Liquid Blues Distortion and a Glass Nexus. They are not made any longer but are not at all impossible to find. They are very well made and give you that tubed preamp effect, serve as a master volume and fatten the tone.

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