DR80
The Dr. Z Z-80 is Mike’s “legacy” amp and a project 6 years in the making. His goal was to transform the uber-rare Vox AC80 into a tour-ready resurrected rock-n-roll machine. And he succeeded! This particular amp was hand built by the Doc himself and offers a unique contribution to the classic British chime tone we know and love.
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CAPTURES
48 captures for humbuckers and single coils with 4 different speakers.
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MICS & PREAMP
Each capture was miced with a vintage U.S.A. made Shure 545 through an API Preamp & EQ.
CABINETS
Bad Cat Era 2X12 (SC75)
Vox AC30/6TB Combo (G12M & M75)
Zilla Studio Pro 2X12 (GLD)
SPEAKERS
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Humbucker
TS DR80 HB GLD - 0
TS DR80 HB GLD - 1
TS DR80 HB GLD - 2
TS DR80 HB GLD - 3
TS DR80 HB GLD - 4
TS DR80 HB GLD - 5
Single Coil
TS DR80 SC GLD - 0
TS DR80 SC GLD - 1
TS DR80 SC GLD - 2
TS DR80 SC GLD - 3
TS DR80 SC GLD - 4
TS DR80 SC GLD - 5
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Humbucker
TS DR80 HB GB - 0
TS DR80 HB GB - 1
TS DR80 HB GB - 2
TS DR80 HB GB - 3
TS DR80 HB GB - 4
TS DR80 HB GB - 5
Single Coil
TS DR80 SC GB - 0
TS DR80 SC GB - 1
TS DR80 SC GB - 2
TS DR80 SC GB - 3
TS DR80 SC GB - 4
TS DR80 SC GB - 5
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Humbucker
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 0
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 1
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 2
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 3
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 4
TS DR80 HB SC75 - 5
Single Coil
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 0
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 1
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 2
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 3
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 4
TS DR80 SC SC75 - 5
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Humbucker
TS DR80 HB M75 - 0
TS DR80 HB M75 - 1
TS DR80 HB M75 - 2
TS DR80 HB M75 - 3
TS DR80 HB M75 - 4
TS DR80 HB M75 - 5
Single Coil
TS DR80 SC M75 - 0
TS DR80 SC M75 - 1
TS DR80 SC M75 - 2
TS DR80 SC M75 - 3
TS DR80 SC M75 - 4
TS DR80 SC M75 - 5
David Le | @thatasianguitarguy
There’s an unfamiliarity when you go out of your way and make the decision to buy a capture from any company.
The one thing I can say about Tone Shepherd is that his captures are meticulously captured, and these DR80 captures are no exception.
While I have no personal experience with the Dr. Z Z-80 itself, what I’ve read and heard absolutely translates to what I experience with these captures. The EL34 characteristics are not lost at all on all variants of the captures. They have the sweet mids and chime with a very responsive and firm low end. It doesn’t get loose, and the tone remains extremely true across all gain ranges while also having a very quick transient response that I am familiar with when I’ve used amps over that 30 watt range.
This capture is extremely versatile, but also something that spits out what you put in. It’s very honest. Because of the higher wattage of this capture, I’ve found that the reverb bloom has a bit more headroom and the reaction of wet effects and modulation with this capture seem to have a more hi-fi characteristic while still allowing things to not feel inflated incorrectly.
I can’t recommend the DR80 enough, and think it’s a phenomenal capture pack for the player who is playing a set that may have a wide range of genre’s they have to cover, or need something that is extremely punchy with that iconic British flavor.
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