New Zakk sig amp in the works!!

newbies · 02-13-2012, 04:09 AM

So I was just reading a aussie street press mag with a interview of Zakk, and he stated he has just found 2 of his old marshalls which he has given to marshall to work with on his next sig amp

Anyone else know anything?

To be honest I think I am more excited about this one and than the possibility of the big golden jubilee!!

MonstersOfTheMidway · 02-13-2012, 07:19 AM

There has been talk about ZW and Marshall working together to release a new ZW sig Marshall for 2012. All I've ever read is that it might be based on some JCM800 head (perhaps a model 2203) he owns, but any details concerning it's features is what most people are trying to figure out. I've seen photos of demo version of the new ZW sig Marshall, but I'm not certain whether that anything is finished.

I like the approach Marshall and Slash took in developing the AFD100: a website dedicated to it's progress with updates, video clips, interviews, etc. Based on the speed with which the AFD100 sold out (new are super hard to find in the U.S. anymore), I don't think transparent nature of the AFD100's development really hurt it's sales. I do wish the development of the ZW and Satriani sig Marshalls also took this same approach.

ZenOnU · 02-13-2012, 11:56 AM

tresmarshallz · 02-13-2012, 12:13 PM

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but any details concerning it's features is what most people are trying to figure out.

thats easy, they just have to design pinch harmonic generator w/ footswitch for a trigger, with knobs to adjust the tude and tensity....

Marshall & Moonshine · 02-13-2012, 12:25 PM

Isn't he the one quoted as saying "put a 57 in front of an 800... It ain't rocket science)?
What are they going to do? Slap a bullseye and stars&bars on some extra 800's they have laying around, run it up an extra grand and sell them?
Not a Zakk fan, but I should say... I'd rather he has one than yngie or whatever. He for sure has waved the marshall flag for a long time, although I hear he uses a C5 in the studio, to get that sweet power tube distortion.

And he's jonesing for a 1-watter, reports say.

Söulcaster · 02-13-2012, 12:31 PM

i hope they do do it like the AFD
and i cant wait to try it

newbies · 02-13-2012, 01:04 PM

By the way the article read it sounds like its a brand new project. Not sure how it could change from his his first sig amp but a built in attenuator would be awesome!! Either way I am a huge 800 & zakk fan so I would off a amp to get one!

MonstersOfTheMidway · 02-13-2012, 02:09 PM

I agree with Newbies that it will in someway be different than the ZW, but nobody really knows how it will be different. I have seen the photo of those '800 ZW amps posted by zenonu, but I've also hear they are prototypes, so a lot could have changed since then.

Personally, it makes sense to his new Marshall sig to have at least a couple of the following:
1. built-in noise gate (because ZW uses a helluva lot of gain at least 50% of the time.
2. channel switching with dedicated clean channel (because ZW does use a clean tone in his songs.
3. valve fault indicator like AFD100/YJM100 (because tubes are unpredictable and take a crap sooner or later.
4. user bias setting like AFD100/YJM100 (because it would be easier, safer, and less confusion to bias than resorting to the various methods that are sometimes difficult, dangerous, and confusing).

So, though it is just speculation, the 4 features listed above are some ways that the ZW might be different. But it is ZW's call, so who knows.

I missed out on the ZW2203 by only a 2 months, so I'm saving up for either the ZW sig or the Satch JVM sig.

matt3310 · 02-13-2012, 11:34 PM

Those amps that Zakk has onstage right now are fakes. He's running his old heads still.
Heres some pics I took a couple of months ago.

yladrd61 · 02-14-2012, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drdowell

thats easy, they just have to design pinch harmonic generator w/ footswitch for a trigger, with knobs to adjust the tude and tensity....

And A Heineken Dispenser

newbies · 02-14-2012, 01:44 AM

02-13-2012, 04:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
newbies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,130	New Zakk sig amp in the works!! So I was just reading a aussie street press mag with a interview of Zakk, and he stated he has just found 2 of his old marshalls which he has given to marshall to work with on his next sig amp Anyone else know anything? To be honest I think I am more excited about this one and than the possibility of the big golden jubilee!! MonstersOfTheMidway likes this. __________________ '83 JCM 800 2203 JCM 800 2203ZW JCM1H '87 Silver Jubilee 2553 1965b Lead Cab 76' Gibson Les Paul Custom 96' Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde BFG

02-13-2012, 07:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
MonstersOfTheMidway Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: A chair Posts: 2,352	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! There has been talk about ZW and Marshall working together to release a new ZW sig Marshall for 2012. All I've ever read is that it might be based on some JCM800 head (perhaps a model 2203) he owns, but any details concerning it's features is what most people are trying to figure out. I've seen photos of demo version of the new ZW sig Marshall, but I'm not certain whether that anything is finished. I like the approach Marshall and Slash took in developing the AFD100: a website dedicated to it's progress with updates, video clips, interviews, etc. Based on the speed with which the AFD100 sold out (new are super hard to find in the U.S. anymore), I don't think transparent nature of the AFD100's development really hurt it's sales. I do wish the development of the ZW and Satriani sig Marshalls also took this same approach. Söulcaster likes this. __________________ You have to expect that not everyone is going to like what you like, believe what you believe, or think what you think, so dissenting opinions are valid whether you like it or not!!!

02-13-2012, 11:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
ZenOnU Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Nor-Cal USA Posts: 44	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! MonstersOfTheMidway likes this.

02-13-2012, 12:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Marshall & Moonshine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: sitting on a surfin' board, when given a choice Posts: 898	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! Isn't he the one quoted as saying "put a 57 in front of an 800... It ain't rocket science)? What are they going to do? Slap a bullseye and stars&bars on some extra 800's they have laying around, run it up an extra grand and sell them? Not a Zakk fan, but I should say... I'd rather he has one than yngie or whatever. He for sure has waved the marshall flag for a long time, although I hear he uses a C5 in the studio, to get that sweet power tube distortion. And he's jonesing for a 1-watter, reports say. __________________ Tuesday's gone.

02-13-2012, 01:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
newbies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,130	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! By the way the article read it sounds like its a brand new project. Not sure how it could change from his his first sig amp but a built in attenuator would be awesome!! Either way I am a huge 800 & zakk fan so I would off a amp to get one! MonstersOfTheMidway likes this. __________________ '83 JCM 800 2203 JCM 800 2203ZW JCM1H '87 Silver Jubilee 2553 1965b Lead Cab 76' Gibson Les Paul Custom 96' Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde BFG

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02-13-2012, 02:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
MonstersOfTheMidway Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: A chair Posts: 2,352	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! I agree with Newbies that it will in someway be different than the ZW, but nobody really knows how it will be different. I have seen the photo of those '800 ZW amps posted by zenonu, but I've also hear they are prototypes, so a lot could have changed since then. Personally, it makes sense to his new Marshall sig to have at least a couple of the following: 1. built-in noise gate (because ZW uses a helluva lot of gain at least 50% of the time. 2. channel switching with dedicated clean channel (because ZW does use a clean tone in his songs. 3. valve fault indicator like AFD100/YJM100 (because tubes are unpredictable and take a crap sooner or later. 4. user bias setting like AFD100/YJM100 (because it would be easier, safer, and less confusion to bias than resorting to the various methods that are sometimes difficult, dangerous, and confusing). So, though it is just speculation, the 4 features listed above are some ways that the ZW might be different. But it is ZW's call, so who knows. I missed out on the ZW2203 by only a 2 months, so I'm saving up for either the ZW sig or the Satch JVM sig. ZenOnU likes this. __________________ You have to expect that not everyone is going to like what you like, believe what you believe, or think what you think, so dissenting opinions are valid whether you like it or not!!!

02-13-2012, 11:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
matt3310 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,514	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! Those amps that Zakk has onstage right now are fakes. He's running his old heads still. Heres some pics I took a couple of months ago. MonstersOfTheMidway likes this. __________________ If Jim or Leo built it, I probably have it!

02-14-2012, 01:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
newbies Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 1,130	Re: New Zakk sig amp in the works!! __________________ '83 JCM 800 2203 JCM 800 2203ZW JCM1H '87 Silver Jubilee 2553 1965b Lead Cab 76' Gibson Les Paul Custom 96' Gibson Les Paul Custom Gibson Les Paul Zakk Wylde BFG

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