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I need something light, relatively cheap, and loud enough to play in front of a good sized jazz ensemble. Oh yeah, I dunno if I can stand a solid state amp...
The Fender Blues Jr. and Peavey Classics are a bit out of my price range reach right now. The Classic is prolly too heavy anyways. Portablility is a huge issue. I might even settle for a good solid state if I must. The problem right now is that my amp is too heavy to comfortably transport between my house and school. It's around 50 lbs, 2x12. Right now, I'm considering a Roland Cube, or possibly a Pignose (anyone got any more info on pignoses?).
Any ideas. I'm looking to spend under $200, hopefully.
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uh... dude. under $200? If you want good, and loud, my only recommendation is a used blues jr. lol. I know that's probably the last thing you wanted to hear, but seriously, what are you going to get for under $200?
Wish I could help more,
Case
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Originally Posted by Casey uh... dude. under $200? If you want good, and loud, my only recommendation is a used blues jr. lol. I know that's probably the last thing you wanted to hear, but seriously, what are you going to get for under $200?
Wish I could help more,
Case Yeah, I know. There's not much under $200. There's a second option. I could sell my Marshall, which will give me quite a bit more to work with, but then the amp is going to have to be extremely versatile to cover all the tones I use (Jazz to P&W to Classic Rock to Alternative to Metal to whatever...) and still be light enough and probably even more powerful. 50 watts minimum if I go the general application amp way. I might just need 15-25 watts (tube) if I go for an amp just for this...
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if you just need something to play jazz then solid state is probably actually better...i mean the roland jazz chorus is the premier jazz amp for a reason.
that being said, if you can figure out a way to work it out, i'd definitely recommend my amp, the acoustic 150...or any other acoustic amp (if they're even half as good as the 150). i haven't tried to play jazz through it, but just for mellow blues tone the creaminess can't be beat...i really reminded me of a twin reverb...you'd just have this problem of that it's a head.
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Rainer, I'd seriously recommend that you spend a little time with a Roland Cube 30 if your local shop carries them. It's got a very nice clean channel, and like Dude said...the standard for jazz guitar amps is a Roland. No, you won't confuse the Cube for a JC120, but I think it's worth a workout. I sold mine used in perfect condition with two switching pedals for $175. For clean stuff, I liked to add just a hint of chorus and delay. Very nice.
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roland does make a jc90.
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http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...se_pid/480193/
This is what we use at school... but it's a bit out of your price range apparently. And, yes, I know it's a keyboard amp, but it has four channels which we generally use for guitar, and if neccessary, keyboards (if we don't have an acoustic available). The cleans are quite good. Perfect for jazz.
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Are you playing "real" jazz or more stage band kinda stuff? Any small amp should work for just comping chords, it's not like you need to be super loud or anything...you just need something to get your pluse across. If it's more of a stage band, you might want to lug all your stuff to rehersal so you have several different tones avalible.
Oh, and I see more jazz guys using Fender tweeds (Deluxes) and blackfaces (Princetons, Deluxes, Twins) than I do JC-120s (lots of metal guys used them though ).
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i see more blues guys using fender tweeds...but i don't really see alot of jazz guys anyway.
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if it is not going to be driven at all, s.s. might be the answer. True that the distortion would not be good, but for jazz... ...Now I hold that you would do well to hit up a pawn shop and see if you can't find exactly what you dream of for $50 cause the guy running the place doesn't know what he has got.
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I agree that for jazz, solid state is preferable over tube. I've used a Polytone Minibrute, which is a great amp for jazz. They might be above your price range, but a comparable amp should do you well. I would consider a 12" speaker rather than a 10" speaker for a woofier tone. A Roland Cube amp with a JC setting might be another solution -- if you get a Cube, you can always use the other settings for rock.
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i've heard polytones are about the cleanest amps ever made.
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It seems that Polytones are hard to get. I'm not even sure if Polytone makes amps anymore. But if you can get an old used Mini-brute, you're good to go for jazz guitar.
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hmmm... sounds like a good application of the vox valvetronix line...
Dimensions:
-AD15VT- 39.5cms (15.55") (H) x 42.8cms (16.85") (W) x 22.4cms (8.82") (D)
-AD30VT- 43cms (16.93")
(H) x 45.59cms (17.95") (W) x 22.40 cms (8.82") (D)
Weight:
-AD15VT- 10kgs (22.05lbs)
-AD30VT- 12kgs(26.46lbs)
Price:
-AD15VT- $179.97 @ sweetwater.com
-AD30VT- $239.97 @ sweetwater.com
seriously, vox did a nice job with these amps. find a local music store that carries them and try one out - definitly the most versatle and best sounding amps for the price. the ad30 is loud enough for any purpose i could need; the ad15 probably packs quite a punch as well. check them out, read the reviews... this is a very usable amp for nearly any situation.
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Wow, your school makes you use your own amp for the jazz band?
My school owns two marshall half stacks.
BTW, I can't really help you own your dilemma there, as I haven't played on THAT many different types of amps, and I'm not sure what kind of style is really perfect for jazz. But the Roland Cube 30 is very nice. Great cleans. Pretty loud as well.