This amp is just... GLORIOUS! (Zuta LA25 MKII)

Thanks for watching my review & demo of the Zuta LA25 MKII rack-mountable tube amplifier head! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!

Gear used in this video:
- ESP Edwards LP-CTM
- ESP EII Eclipse VHB
- Schecter E1 SLS Elite
- Balaguer Espada limited 2024
- Schecter E1 Evil Twin SLS Elite
- Legator X8F 8-string
- Grossman Fatbox iso cab
- Celestion vintage 30
- Shure SM57 and Sennheiser MD421 Kompakt mics
- Cubase 13 Pro
- Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
- Klotz Cables & DI Box
- Kreative Devices Laptop
- IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Precision studio monitors

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Disclaimer: this video is sponsored but as always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own!

Timecodes:
00:00 The Zuta LA25 MKII amp is HERE!
00:33 Demo song 1 Rock (Edwards LP-CTM, ch.3)
02:12 Signal chain details etc
03:41 About the Zuta LA25 MKII
04:25 Main specs & features overview
05:08 This amp has Bogner DNA?
06:00 The Zuta Holy Rail pedalboard
06:41 Feature and control layout
10:01 Details regarding the clean demo song
10:27 Clean demo song (Schecter E1 SLS Elite, ch.1)
11:56 Thoughts and details regarding the crunch demo song
12:54 Crunch demo song (EII Eclipse VHB & Zuta pedals, ch.2)
14:27 Thoughts and details regarding the rock demo song
15:15 Heavy rock demo song (Balaguer Espada & Zuta pedals, ch.3)
17:00 Thoughts and details regarding the metal demo song
17:33 Metal demo song (Schecter E1 Evil Twin & Zuta Duality, ch.3)
19:03 Thoughts and details regarding the 8-string demo song
19:35 8-string demo song (Legator X8F & Duality overdrive, ch.3)
21:57 Raw playthru and dialing in (Schecter Solo II Custom)
35:15 Final thoughts and conclusion

[DrummingViking]

Man beyond your awesome tones/demoing, your playing is simply amazing.

[retrodaze]

I would make the argument to skip the $3500 Dual Rec reissue and put that kind of money into something like this... Nice work, Jon!

[paulbradshawguitar]

some of your best tones on here yet Jon, really dig this 🙌 very cool tracks and playing

[imhatchmantoo]

That riff makes that amp just ring in all its glory ❤🎉

[MetalheadOv]

Wow that 8 string tone and demo song is killer! This amp really shines with lower tunings imo

[Ghostman]

You seriously need to pull a Rabbea and release an album with these demo tracks. Such a great sound, excellent playing, and just fun to listen to.

[mrcoatsworth]

Very Foo Fighteresque song! Love it! Sounds awesome!

[Haraldikalvalid]

Bro, was it just me or did you at around 01:42 go Zakk Wylde to then Purple Haze intro riff and then to Johnny B Goode in one lead!?
Loved it and it made me chuckle!
Anyway, nice cleans and the high gain stuff rips and I really like the tonal versatility like the low cut feature. Sadly I don't have a local dealer to try it out :(

[mattuk]

I like the fact that you could easily succumb to option paralysis with all the cool gear you have yet you still manage to be one of the most entertaining and productive YouTubers out there. 😊

[SourceCodeVortex]

It's either the songwriting was my favorite between your review of this and the big blue boy, but I'm actually liking the high gain tones on this unit better.

[tedmen]

Yes!! I have been waiting on this video since you posted the unboxing for it. You and I got this amp almost at the same time and I couldn’t wait to hear what you did with it. You did not disappoint my friend as per the usual content you always put out. Fantastic! I bought this amp for the reasons you stated. It’s soo incredibly versatile and does everything amazingly well. It doesn’t sound like a mesa, a 5150, or any other high gain amp. It does it’s own thing and can cop any Marshall tone in the range of British amp context, modded or not. I love Friedman so much. Thanks for the awesome review and comprehensive breakdown of this wonderful amp. It’s the best on YouTube now! ✌🏻❤️

[TheOtherJohnBrowne]

This amp sounds outstanding. As usual, amazing riffage, my dude

[LonelyRocker]

Wow! Killer amp!! And always love those riffs!! Great video!!

[Oxfordstudios]

2025 and amp companies refuse to make midi the standard. Or worst you can only use their own proprietary footswitch system.

[Studio_ElsewherE]

Amazing tones! Zuta is such a cool company. Definitely on my most wanted list! 🎉

[tiagoandrade]

By now, you could make a line6 spider sound good. Great demo!

[Diyuxia]

great tones man. will you bring that m8m out to play more often

[Andy_Yates]

This amp sounds great. Did you try the low cut button with the boost at all? I probably missed it, I feel like that combo would be pretty awesome on channel 3 for the chugs. Otherwise cool video and fun to hear more solo and lead work in your songs

[johnfinlay]

Another awesome video. Your clean riffs always put me in a good place. Super cool amp. Tons of features. 👍. Curious when we are gonna see that Schecter Evil Twin ? I haven’t put mine down since Christmas. Keep up the great stuff Jon🤘🏻🤘🏻

[JacekF-z]

Love your videos, great work. Just hard to justify spending 2.5K on a tube amp, while you can get a ToneX profile for $10 of it in probably a few weeks. Not sure how these great companies will survive. 😕