Members Bluesaholick Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 As the title says, Im looking for a combo thats good for warm jazz. Sort've a woody tone that handles complex chords nicely. I was looking at a twin, but those are too loud and heavy. Maybe something around 50-60 watts would be nice? Tube of course. I also like to play prog-ish rock, but I dont mind putting a pedal in the mix. Anyone have any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesaholick Posted September 7, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Any love for the non-metal head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -=MYK=- Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Fuchs ODS:o Just sell everything and you might be able to afford one:( Or try out the Peavey Classic lineup:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snax Panther Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by -=MYK=- Fuchs ODS:o Just sell everything and you might be able to afford one:( Or try out the Peavey Classic lineup:) God, what an AWESOME amp the ODS is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hal9000 Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 IMO a Mesa F-50 would fit the bill. It has a great clean channel and the OD can go from crunch to meltdown close to that of a rectifier, but smoother. The OD sits in between the Mark IV and the recto, but with its own voice. Check my sig for the F-series lounge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CatsGoMoo Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 How much are you looking to spend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jazzbo Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 I played a Peavey Classic 30 last week and I thought it sounded quite warm. A lot of the big jazz guys play Polytone solid state amps for some reason, but I've never seen one in a store or tried one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members argonaut4 Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Polytone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeppelin4Life Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 the clean channel of the peavey classic 30 is fat and warm. it will fit perfectly into any jazz thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by Zeppelin4Life the clean channel of the peavey classic 30 is fat and warm. it will fit perfectly into any jazz thing. Polytone is THE jazz amp,but it is SS. A Delta Blues with the 15" speaker would probably be an even better choice than the C30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dann'sTheMan Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by hal9000 IMO a Mesa F-50 would fit the bill. It has a great clean channel and the OD can go from crunch to meltdown close to that of a rectifier, but smoother. The OD sits in between the Mark IV and the recto, but with its own voice. Check my sig for the F-series lounge. +1 on the F-50. Will stunningly cover all of your jazz to prog needs. I have some clips of my widebody combo in my sig. You may be particularly interested in the Jazzy video clip. Big smiles, Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 That's about 99% of what I play and I have two amps that I really like: a high end tube amp and an inexpensive modelling amp. The tube amp was built to my specs by Ben Fargen. Fargen markets it with our name on it. It's 50 watt's, 37 lbs, about the size of a Princeton with a single 10" Eminence neodymium speaker and has an enormous sound for the size. Fargen sells it for about $1600. I used it for this clip. http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/EverybodyInst.mp3 My modelling amp is a Roland Cube 60. I run it exlusively on the Blackface model and I love it. It was $305. It's tiny and it's built like a brick. It's not as good as the Fargen, but I think it sounds great. Here's a clip done with it. http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/E078-1.mp3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terje Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Jim, I find it hard to decide which one of the two amps that sounds the best. For the money the Roland Cube 60 is awesome, just awesome. One thing though... it is sorta important who the player is too, as you're demonstrating in both these clips The best amp I've ever tried myself was a big Polytone. A warm, clean tone that was much more natural than anything I've ever heard before or since. Didn't buy it cause it was too expensive, too big and somewhat broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cobrahead1030 Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 my jazz teacher had a nice lot of polytone amps, all of which sounded great!!! i could jam on one for a solid hour, and not be bothered by the fact that it's solid state i'd also check out... roland jc-120 line 6 flextone II or III combo mesa f series orange rocker combo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Axeplyr Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by Wookiefoot As the title says, Im looking for a combo thats good for warm jazz. Sort've a woody tone that handles complex chords nicely. I was looking at a twin, but those are too loud and heavy. Maybe something around 50-60 watts would be nice? Tube of course. I also like to play prog-ish rock, but I dont mind putting a pedal in the mix. Anyone have any suggestions? You might try out the Engl Classic Combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CatsGoMoo Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 The Matchless Clubman has the deepest, warmest cleans I've ever heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jazzbo Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by Jim_Soloway That's about 99% of what I play and I have two amps that I really like: a high end tube amp and an inexpensive modelling amp.The tube amp was built to my specs by Ben Fargen. Fargen markets it with our name on it. It's 50 watt's, 37 lbs, about the size of a Princeton with a single 10" Eminence neodymium speaker and has an enormous sound for the size. Fargen sells it for about $1600. I used it for this clip.http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/EverybodyInst.mp3My modelling amp is a Roland Cube 60. I run it exlusively on the Blackface model and I love it. It was $305. It's tiny and it's built like a brick. It's not as good as the Fargen, but I think it sounds great. Here's a clip done with it.http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/E078-1.mp3 No contest, it's the Fargen by a mile. It's a seven string? What make? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Joe Merlino Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 The Polytone is great for jazz, but not so good for the prog stuff. I agree with the recs for the F-50 or Fuchs ODS. The ODS has a fantastic clean sound. Buy a cheap tube Fender and send it to Fuchs for rebuilding. Much cheaper than buying a new ODS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 Originally posted by jazzbo No contest, it's the Fargen by a mile.It's a seven string? What make? It is a 7-string. It's one that we built. Just take a look at the link in my signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RAVELL Posted September 7, 2005 Members Share Posted September 7, 2005 VHT super thirty....freaking awesome cleans....plus theres a boost on the clean channel and it warms it up very nicely...no grind or breakup just warmness haha:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Terje Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Originally posted by jazzbo No contest, it's the Fargen by a mile. I think it sounds better but not that much. The Cube 60 is very, very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sometimes_called_green Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 i'm currently looking for the same thing:the amp must be small 30-40 watts. i don't mind if it's sold state or not, it just has to sound great. and be as cheap as possible. i think i'll try the jc-90. the best amps i heard are AER, but they are definately too expensive. still they sound great and are just so tiny. i'm using an archtop. mostly clean sound. id love to have a scofield crunch at times.any advices welcome.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Originally posted by Terje I think it sounds better but not that much. The Cube 60 is very, very impressive. I think I've owned just about every "jazz" amp ever made. Considering size, weight, tone, and headroom, the Fargen is probably the closest thing thing to perfect jazz amp that I've ever found. It's worth every dome of the $1600 price tag. On the other hand, the Roland does a much better than credible job and for $300-$350, it's simply the best value I've ever come across in an amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ottobahn Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Originally posted by Jim_Soloway That's about 99% of what I play and I have two amps that I really like: a high end tube amp and an inexpensive modelling amp.The tube amp was built to my specs by Ben Fargen. Fargen markets it with our name on it. It's 50 watt's, 37 lbs, about the size of a Princeton with a single 10" Eminence neodymium speaker and has an enormous sound for the size. Fargen sells it for about $1600. I used it for this clip.http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/EverybodyInst.mp3My modelling amp is a Roland Cube 60. I run it exlusively on the Blackface model and I love it. It was $305. It's tiny and it's built like a brick. It's not as good as the Fargen, but I think it sounds great. Here's a clip done with it.http://www.jimsoloway.com/TascamDemos/E078-1.mp3 You know what your tone reminds me of? That little jazzy thing they play on the Beverly Hillbillies whenever they show Ellie May by the ceement pond! I'm not trying to insult you. I really like that sound. You should post a clip of it. I'm sorry I can't describe it to you any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jim_Soloway Posted September 8, 2005 Members Share Posted September 8, 2005 Originally posted by ottobahn You know what your tone reminds me of? That little jazzy thing they play on the Beverly Hillbillies whenever they show Ellie May by the ceement pond!I'm not trying to insult you. I really like that sound. You should post a clip of it. I'm sorry I can't describe it to you any better. Not insulting at all. They had some hreat music on that show. It's also not really surprising since I started playing right around the time that first came on the air. BTW, just an educated guess, but given who was doing most of the first call TV work in LA in those days, I would think that was probably either Barney Kessel or Howard Roberts playing that bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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