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Delta 88

 

"Same Sausage, Different Lengths" --BMW World, Jan '02
General Info

Note: Production of this amp was suspended in April 2006.

Dr. Z Amplification is proud to release its most powerful Guitar amp to date, the Delta 88. It follows in the line of Dr. Z's award winning EF-86, three control, short chassis amp designs.

The Delta 88 will take its place on top the Dr. Z "short chassis" list, which includes:

  • Z-28 at 26 watts,
  • Route 66 at 32 watts,
  • KT-45 at 45 watts,
  • Delta 88 at 88 watts.

" Same sausage, different lengths " BMW World January 2002.

The Delta 88 has a broad balanced power band, it was designed to output 32 watts of the fullest, sustaining, 3 dimensional clean tones this side of a 100 watt Plexi.

The cleaner settings are perfect for single speaker cab, smaller club usage along with a nice overdrive pedal. This will allow you to take control of a smaller stage, with a compact sized amp setup. With power to spare, all you have to do is reach back and turn up as you need it.

The output power grows to a peak 88 watts at full clip. It reaches this level in smooth linear steps. Never does the tone get harsh or biting. Using the Delta 88 with multiple speaker cabs will get the hairs on the back of your neck standing. Whether it's on a large/festival type stage with a big back line, or arena style back stage mic'd, the Delta 88 will fit the venue.

Durability is built into the Delta 88 design.

Prior to the release of this amp, the first units endured 15 months of rugged on the road usage by the "Big Man," Alligator Recording Artist Michael Burks.

Michael's high-powered 3 1/2 hour sets, (in keeping with Blues greats of the past), are a grueling test for other lesser designed amplifiers. (Michael should know he has used them all.) The Delta 88 has stood up to the challenge , without a failure.

The Delta 88 is a fully tested, finalized design which carries a Limited Lifetime Warranty to the original owner.

Specifications

Power Output: 88 watts full clipped power / 32 watts clean headroom
Output Tubes: 2- KT88
Preamp Tubes: 1 - EF-86
Rectifier: Solid State
Controls: Volume, Bass, Treble.
Configurations: Head
Colors: Black, Blonde, Red. Other custom wood finishes are available.

Dimensions: 17 1/2" W, 9 7/8" H, 9 1/2" D
Weight: 22 lbs

Comments from Dr. Z

Tube Talk:

VI: Svetlana EF-86 (input gain stage, and tone stack driver) The high gain EF-86 doesn't need a recovery stage after the unique 2 band EQ section which acts like a Master Volume for the selected frequencies in its overlapping bandwidth. Look out for a JJ/Tesla EF-86 on the horizon!

V2: Electro Harmonix 12AX7 LPS (phase inverter) Strong Large Plate design allows for massive current drive to the KT-88 output tubes. Extremely balanced and hum free due to twisted filament winding. It is a perfect phase inverter tube.

V3/V4: JJ/Tesla KT-88 (output stage) The amp comes equipped with Groove Tube tested and matched KT-88's, labeled KT-88-S in ratings of 4,5, or 6 only. They are running in optimum Pentode Ultra -Linear, adjustable biased, Class A/B.

The Delta 88 is Solid State rectified to maintain it's 500 Volt B+ Plate Voltage.

 

Reviews and Comments

Check out the following comments taken from Harmony Central reviews:

" This amp is supurb. Not a bad setting anywhere. Most amps you have to work with to find its sweet spot. Not this thing...." read more

 

 

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