Zt Amplifiers The Club

The headroom of ZT Club12 (power clean sound) is not far from that of a Fender Twin Reverb (measurements performed in the lab, see on jazzguitar.be). It is more powerful than a Roland Jazz Chorus (3x and lighter).
It is a machine to its clear, with a typical grain hot Fender is a high-end amp vocationally oriented, with real personality (it plays in the category Evans, AER).
It is a single-channel 12-inch 200W 280W banking more in attack. Adjustable gain, master, 2-band EQ, reverb, HP external output. adjustable headphone output.

Advantage over a single channel amp with good power tubes (40W): ZT Club12 weighs 10kg!!!!!
Advantage over a solid-state amp upscale transportable (AER Cheeky): the price / quality ratio (3x less) and look pretty "sixties" ...

UTILIZATION

Suitable for Jazz, Blues, country no effect (with guitar plugged directly and only integrated reverb amp).
Suitable for all styles provided they add a preamp or a good overdrive. He gets along very well with overdrive pedals (Fulltone OCD tested, Ibanez TS9).
Happy little reverb integrated, discreet and air, just enough.

SOUNDS

Its clear at a good tube amp, very warm and round.
Equalizer 2 band bass / treble kind Fender: with bass / treble set "flat" (12H): the mids are slightly forward. For a really equalization "flat" must be set Bass / treble to 14H.
The sound can be slammed if you push the treble, but they are never garish, even background. This is one of the amps "softer" market.
When you push the gain, surprise: a nice overdrive appears. Comparable to a good low gain pedal. It lacks a bit of "sparkle" like a Fender Blues Junior, however overdrive ZT is objectively more musical than some tube amps "high gain".

OVERALL OPINION

Report excellent quality / price.
What freedom to take all his scene set in one trip: guitar (in the back), the pedalboard (left hand) and a 200W amp (right hand) without getting tired!!
Successfully tested in live conditions in a sale of 200m2, without transplanting sound with a drummer and a bass player who knocks equipped with a 800W Eden head.
The jazzeux seeking an amp "stand alone" can order their eyes closed.
For rock: test imperative to verify that gets along well with his set of effects.
Remember that like many amps with no adjustment mediums: the default mediums are about 2 dB: thus adjust bass & treble knobs 14H to sound "right".

It is a transistor amp.
A pregnant 12-inch
A power 200w
A weight of 10kg
One channel
5 buttons: Reverb, Middle, Bass, Volume, Gain
An effects loop
External output
A headphone jack with dedicated volume button
An auxiliary jack 3.5
Very robust construction, it feels very solid big wooden formwork.

UTILIZATION

Ah to be simple, it is simple.
No need to look for the overdrive channel, there is none.
5 buttons at all, it goes fast to make the turn.
I did not have the manual, but frankly it is not very useful.
A reference for me for an amp is to put everything on noon. Except for the volume with 200 watts it will put you in full ears ... And have everything at noon, it sounds good. It's blues, it's hot, it's a bit wrong. AC makes you want to go on a good old rock.
In sum gain, we're going to a very crunch his drooling. ZZ Top, Lynyrd, etc ... This is where it happens.
Lowering the gain, the sound becomes "tolerant". Ie with a well-stocked pedalboard have fun.
He is capable of everything the guy. Acoustic to heavy distortion pedal that spot, it will make a good sound everywhere because it has little influence. It simply made good and that's great.
My effects are mainly due to my pedals and my volume pedal and for me it is the top. I do not like being all the time trying to adjust the amp depending on what I play. I plug the amp, I always set the same way and rolls. These are the pedals that will do the rest.
At no time did we say that the amp is too fat for a bright or too nice for a fat sound. He says.

SOUNDS

This amp suits all styles provided that endows what it takes to effect pedal.
If you want clear sound and a bluesy sound, one just has to turn the gain.

I play with guitars as diverse as:
- Epiphone Casino Lennon equipped with P90
- Fender Strat american Special (SSS configuration)
- Ibanez Roadcore (HH configuration)

And it does it well.

Only downside is far too powerful. 200W me, even if I do concerts, this is too much. As soon as you push the gain, volume is hard to adjust without waking the neighborhood.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 14 months.
I say a big thank you to my dealer in my store music (Juvisy) because it was he who advised me and actually tried this brand I do not know.
He knew what I was playing and I needed to dress her neutrality as I wanted.
Well this is what I do and I'm having.
I got in promo because it lacked the grid. I replaced it and it's good. Without this coupon I would not have made this choice because it is a fairly high price.
That said, it's over, it's made in the usa and it is very robust. Yes I would do this choice and I would not hesitate to recommend this brand.
People who bought this brand, even for different models agree with me. It does.

Amp Class A / B transistor (phew no lamps to change!)
A single guitar input + an imput to connect to an mp3 player for example.
RMS Power: 130W, Average Power: 200W, Weight of the Beast: 10 kg!
A classic reverb can be a bit low to high volume but very respectable.
No effect of modeling and that's good!

UTILIZATION

The config: you plug it sounds directly into the living room even at low volume.
Do you get a good sound easy? Ah yes! I play it with a Gibson ES335 and I can almost have the ultra hot Wes Montgomery! The sound is breathtaking. I use the reverb from the amp + a tape echo.
As against those who would use the distortion of the amp ... is not done. A slight overdrive at most gain and pushing volume to the bottom. It is then necessary to add an external pedal ... but I fits me perfectly without.

SOUNDS

Right for your style of music?
Yes sometimes jazz or funk!
With what (s) guitar (s) / low (s) or effect (s) do you play?
Gibson ES335 and sometimes a Fender Start.
It is recommended on the instructions to keep the gain to more than 50% to reduce the noise. It then plays on the volume to adjust the volume.

OVERALL OPINION

What is so special that you like most and least?
Weight it is very portable due to its very small size.
How would you rate the quality / price?
For a transistor amp is not given ... qd but you look at the Polytone and others ... is even more expensive and the club sounds as well and is lighter bcp.
With experience, you do again this choice? ...
Yes without even thinking!

Beware the beast is very powerful: in my living room to play with Band in a box at the bottom, I put the sound to 0.5! I will test group after the holidays but I do not exceed 3 or 4 max!

Amplification Transistor
power output (brace yourself) 200W
Input Jack
efx loop in and out
entry
headphone jack
switch speaker phone on / off
Controls: Reverb - treble - bass - volume - Gain

UTILIZATION

Plug and play configuration
English manual but very simple.
The sound is immediately TERRIBLE! Just put it on the way to hear out of this relatively tiny box (10kg, and a good square 40x40cm) sound big and fat as desired but the definition remains exemplary. I was playing yesterday on Orange Tiny Terror head and honestly it is well above in quality.

SOUNDS

Perfect for the style of music played (ACDC / ZZTop, big blues elec, etc ...)
Crystal clear sound by regulating the gain to a minimum and increasing the volume to max. (Therefore attention slight hiss). The sound is fat gain by pushing the mug over and there ouaouille 12H! It's terrible.
I play a Gibson SG Standard 1995 with Angus Young's Bridge and Neck Bursbucker Pro.

OVERALL OPINION

Hey! I received this morning I get to take off the trick!
Frankly: 388 euros - 200W and its breathtaking. I re-sign tomorrow!
Besides, I not buy this line of the Lunchbox ZT for my daughter. (3kg800 - 200W too - not my daughter amp)