Prius V commercial
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Prius V commercial
I don't usually pay attention to commercials on TV, but one caught my eye. The latest Prius V commercial has significant face time with Dr. Z amps. It's almost as much of a Dr.Z ad as it is a Prius ad. Interesting.
Dr. Z - did they approach you, or you them, about this? Did you pay to have your amp included? Just wondering why a guitar amp figures so heavily in a Prius ad.
EDIT: corrected my poor spelling.
Dr. Z - did they approach you, or you them, about this? Did you pay to have your amp included? Just wondering why a guitar amp figures so heavily in a Prius ad.
EDIT: corrected my poor spelling.
Last edited by vibratoking on Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:27 pm, edited 3 times in total.
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Re: Prius V commercial
Love the pic. A few years ago, one of the history/science/learning type channels had a series where they built really big stuff. One of the items they built was a 30 foot long guitar and they got Peter Frampton to play it for them. At the end of the show, he suggested that next time he would prefer to bring his own guitar and have them build a really big amplifier.
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Very cool !
Is this an answer to the Marshall in the back of the Magnum ad ?
rd
Is this an answer to the Marshall in the back of the Magnum ad ?
rd
Re: Prius V commercial
[quote="vibratoking"]I don't usually pay attention to commercials on TV, but one caught my eye. The latest Prius V commercial has significant face time with Dr. Z amps. It's almost a much of a Dr.Z ad as it is a Prius ad. Interesting.
Dr. Z - did they approach you, or you them, about this? Did you pay to have your amp included? Just wondering why a guitar amp figures so heavily in a Prius ad.[/quote]
As the link explains they approached me, and bought the amp used in the comercial. I had to sign a release, and not post anything about it till the comercial was aired.
Believe me I was as shocked as everyone by my good luck, but all along I had the feeling it wouldn't be shown, it was in the works for about it for about 9 months. Glad my feelings were wrong.
DR.Z
Dr. Z - did they approach you, or you them, about this? Did you pay to have your amp included? Just wondering why a guitar amp figures so heavily in a Prius ad.[/quote]
As the link explains they approached me, and bought the amp used in the comercial. I had to sign a release, and not post anything about it till the comercial was aired.
Believe me I was as shocked as everyone by my good luck, but all along I had the feeling it wouldn't be shown, it was in the works for about it for about 9 months. Glad my feelings were wrong.
DR.Z
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Congrats Mike they just know a good amp when they hear it
I really think it was about the red tolex though.
Mark
I really think it was about the red tolex though.
Mark
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That crossed my mind too, but it's not like the ad agency couldn't have just created a generic guitar amp shape and made it any color they wanted. It'd be interesting to know the back story on how they picked the Z amp, and there just has to be one...M Fowler wrote:I really think it was about the red tolex though.
In any case, congrats Dr. Z!!
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So did they actually build that huge amp or is it photoshopped?
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Because Brad Paisley is very high profile, and on every channel 24/7 with red Zs.martin manning wrote:It'd be interesting to know the back story on how they picked the Z amp, and there just has to be one..
The amps are iconic by now. Congrats on that Dr!!!! Yah.
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Cool.I would have necer noticed if someone hadn't pointed it out.
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Brent from Dr Z stated on the Z-talk forum that the director of the commercial is a fan of Z amps.
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I thought there might be something like that going on, but then again a subtle apeal to a different demographic than the one that has been buying Prius cars isn't a bad idea either.
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Martin - I thought of that.
There's something not quite right with that picture.
Someone into great tube amps buying a Prius...
Fast cars & Harleys come to mind.
Great score for the Dr Z guys anyway.
There's something not quite right with that picture.
Someone into great tube amps buying a Prius...
Fast cars & Harleys come to mind.
Great score for the Dr Z guys anyway.
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