Fryette ZMACS 4x4 - Impedance Matching Amp Selector

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00:00 ZMACS
01:02 Introduction
05:06 Demonstration

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[livefromstudioa]

Ok. Ok. This is good. Does this mean I can put my Power Station in the attenuation “loop” and use the effects loop in the Power Station to share effects across all the amps in the Zmacs?

My head is about to explode.

[ITheFight]

I love that Fryette is making all this really cool stuff!

[rzk]

This is EVERYHING I've ever wanted. Kudos to Fryette. I'll be the first customer of SelectGuitars for this one :D

[rocketsauce]

Man that looks so helpful, Especially if you fully utilize all of its features. Wow.

[SimonHosford]

So Fryette has done it again!! An incredibly useful, versatile, and NEEDED solution to pro players problems.. UNREAL! I didn't even know he was working on this lol. Great video as always Michael! Killed it.. explained very simply and concise. Looks like something I need for the studio for sure. All the best from Down Under sir. 🤘(If only it had the capability of running 32 amps and 32 cabs, had options for 2 Ohms and 64 Ohms, a built in power station, an espresso maker, and could be remote controlled via Wifi from my other studio in another suburb ... kidding of course, just reading through all the comments.. oh my lord)

[joebarkan]

Very cool! Best for those in cold climates looking to keep the room warm :).

[musicmann]

This is cool! The attenuation loop is an awesome feature. Of course Fyette WOULD think of that!! haha

[AgentBlackCrow]

I was looking for an ‘elegant’ solution to do just this. Can’t wait to be able to get one in the 🇬🇧 .

[AnalogTiger]

Looks neat, well done Fryette. I have KHEs, power station in the attenuator loop, and a few Weber zmatcher to get my speakers to the right impedance. Not as smooth but does the trick !

[PeterUrbanPhoto]

Thanks for sharing, just what the doctor ordered for my studio :)

[chrisquinn]

It’s been a while, good of you to check it.

[darrenbrooks]

Hi Michael, I would love a Guitar magazine flip thru and commentary sometime soon 😊 Thanks

[derek_d]

This is very interesting. I already have a de Lisle 4x4 Deluxe, so I don't NEED this... But the ability to independently set impedance on the amp and cab is intriguing. There's long been a debate that certain speakers sound better at specific resistance ratings... But I'm very curious if that's actually true of the speakers, or just the different load on the amp. This switcher could definitively answer that question...

*Edit:* Didn't see you could run multiple cabs at once, too. Epic!

[npr-wsnq]

Michael, have you considered getting an RJM effect gizmo for all of your preamps. a couple of lehle splitters to run them all into 4 power amps and with very little button pushing you have found a way to rule the world.

[BtR]

This, I need. So cool. Great review too🤘🏼

[plugnplaybaby]

Please just tell Steve to just build the Pittbull again

[MdicineYT]

This is exactly the direction of hardware I will be needing in the very near future. It's a little low on the number of channels to justify replacing my current amp switchers with the number of amplifiers that I have (10). It looks like it has linking capabilities to hook together multiple units, but I'd have to use four 4x4 units to replace my current channels available using 2U of space...so I probably won't replace my switchers just yet. Hopefully, Fryette will release an 8x1-4, 16x4-8 or 1x8 other similar units with this technology. If 16x4 total channels could fit into a 3U space or less, it would be perfect for my needs.

My current issues are routing struggles are putting SS heads before my load/attenuator/IR loader (likely to be done w/ a loop switcher to put the preamp as a selectable preamp going into a tube power-amp then into the load... ...this is a separate issue... but the other issue is the attenuator takes 8ohm along with the amp switchers... it can output in 4, 8, or 16 ohms from the attenuator output, but cannot be controlled via MIDI. When I add a couple more cabinets in the next year, this device will allow me to have them selectable to all my other amps and the attenuator... just beautiful. I'll have to get ahold of the manual as soon as they put it up on the web site and do a little thinking on how to have things work. I'm not sure it would work to put my attenuator in the attenuator loop (it probably depends on where that loop is... either before or after the transformers in relation to the cabinets)

This will definitely be going into the rack when I order my next cabinet... if to serve as nothing more than a 1x4 impedance matching cabinet selector. VERY COOL.

[davidgray]

Awesome! Been waiting for word on this since Stevie mentioned it a while back. Been holding off on getting an Ampete to see what Fryette came up with.

[jeremywilson]

There is something right with the sound turned up amps produce, even with the attenuation.

[not_that_scotthall]

this in fact solves many problems for me - esp w/a power station hooked in