Members honeyiscool Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I vote for this:Roland BC-60. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members vintage clubber Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Vox Pathfinder 15R for bedroom size That BC 60 looks sweet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BG76 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Honestly, it would probably be the Roland Jazz Chorus. I have never really been a huge fan of them but they're the only solid state amp I can think of that has been widely used for close to 30 years, had some innovations (stereo chorus) and has a distinctive sound (love it or hate it). It's the only solid state amp I can think of that has become a standard alongside a bunch of tube amps. Marshall 1/2 stack, Fender Twin, JC-120 - all of these have been on stages right next to each other for many years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Oh yeah, Jazz Chorus hands down. Again, the only one you see pop up on pro stages all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yzfou Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I used to have this...and it sounded damn good. I could even dial how many watts I wanted in each speakers..kinda cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Definitely the Roland JC120 (and to some degree it's smaller variants). I'd like to hear the BC-60 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Special J Definitely the Roland JC120 (and to some degree it's smaller variants).I'd like to hear the BC-60 though. +1. I have a JC-120 so I'm familiar with its +'s and -'s, but it is the #1 iconic SS amp, whether deservedly or not is another question.But I've also never heard the BC but it is interesting that I do hear some praise for that series from time to time these days but they didn't seem to catch on in their day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Skyforger Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Best one I've ever used was the Kustom Quad 100DFX. I wouldn't say it was the best out there, though. The distortion sounds a bit limp, even with the gain boost on. It's got two drive channels, UK and US, but the only difference I see is that the UK sounds thinner. But for clean tones, it's got two channels "Brilliant" and "Neutral", plus a full EQ. Coupled with the onboard digital effects, though there are only 8, you can get some nice sounds out of it. For the price (389 GBP RRP) I wouldn't get one. I paid 100 GBP new because no one's really heard of Kustom over here, so the shop just wanted them gone.And yeah, that is my limp attempt at a recording setup. RockBand USB microphone. Surprisingly good...Oh, and if no one believes the price I paid new, I kept the receipt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretless Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 A: Pearce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by Special J Definitely the Roland JC120 (and to some degree it's smaller variants).I'd like to hear the BC-60 though. I've had a JC-120, and I think the BC-60 beats it hands down.JC-120 is more of a one-trick pony than anything IMO. The average person would be far well served with a BC-30 or 60. Originally Posted by GAS Man +1. I have a JC-120 so I'm familiar with its +'s and -'s, but it is the #1 iconic SS amp, whether deservedly or not is another question.But I've also never heard the BC but it is interesting that I do hear some praise for that series from time to time these days but they didn't seem to catch on in their day. Consider the crowd they were trying to appeal to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PunkKitty Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 ZT Lunchbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by vintage clubber Vox Pathfinder 15R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 For me? No question:I've never owned a Jazz Chorus of any kind but I used them for two years in high school jazz band. We had two JC120s and three or four of the 2x12 version of this generation Yamaha and even back then, to my ears, the Yamaha sounded MUCH better. It sounds more 'amp like'. The Jazz Chorus pretty much sounds like plugging into a board to me. Very dry though I can't say it really does anything 'wrong.' The Yamaha is like plugging into a clean amp. It gets a little dirty as you really crank it. A lot of folks would say that a bigger Fender Blackface is the definitive clean sound. It sounds great, but to my ears, it sounds pretty distinctly scooped. Not saying that's good or bad, but it definitely sounds scooped to me and having said that, I'd imagine 9 out of 10 folks that have played through a nice Blackface or Silverface Twin for 20 years and plug them into a JC120, they'll be pretty disappointed. The primary exceptions, I would think, are folks that tend to dial in a darker jazz tone that avoids that top 'edge' of a Twin.The gain side of the Yamaha is definitely a Dumble/early Mesa-inspired thing. Low, singing gain with more sustain than 'gain' really. Paula Rivera was involved in the design of the original G100 series.No shortage of big name players that have used this generation of Yamaha at one point or another. Robben Ford used one for a while when he didn't want to take his Dumble. Mike Stern used one as his primary amp with EVM 12Ls. Allan Holdsworth and Pat Metheny have also been known to use them at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 That Yammy sure looks sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kid Klash Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by honeyiscool I vote for this:Roland BC-60. I had a BC-60 for ten years, and it never let me down. It was a clever design, and when you dug in, sounded like a tube power supply and rectifier sagging. Great amp.My second favorite non-modeling SS amp (on the cheap) is the Vox Pathfinder 15 or 15R... Vox chime for $120 USD new. Loud little bugger too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted March 13, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I love the fact that I've had half the amps named in this thread, and that the rest are easily affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members remocwen Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I'm a big fan of the Tech21 Trademark 60. Gain channel is a bit wonky but the clean side is amaaaaazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bob411 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Second best? I have a BC-30. No reverb, like the BC-60. Also have a Peavey Renown. Good clean channel. Ungodly loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Foster Zygote Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Another vote for the Roland Jazz Chorus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JoeBoy Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 I wish Yamaha would bring back that line of amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lz4005 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by cratz2 For me? No question: That amp has by far my favorite clean SS tone ever. Really good spring reverb and parametric EQ in addition to a regular 3 band EQ. The dirt channel is pretty much useless, though.Oh, and a freaking wall power outlet on the back. Like a boss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Others I'd be interested in if I found the right deal would be an original Roland Cube 60 - no XLs or XTs or whatever, just the reduced feature set type JC. And I wouldn't mind getting a Randal MG80. On of the local GCs had one late last year... I was tempted, but I was in a 'getting rid of stuff' phase so I passed. It also didn't include the footswitch and it's a pretty funky footswitch. And, thought the smallest ZT doesn't really interest me much, I'd definitely go for the right deal on the 1x12 Cub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 Originally Posted by lz4005 That amp has by far my favorite clean SS tone ever. Really good spring reverb and parametric EQ in addition to a regular 3 band EQ. The dirt channel is pretty much useless, though.Oh, and a freaking wall power outlet on the back. Like a boss. Hrmm... but it's not meant to be a typical 'dirt' channel. Actually, for what it is, I'd say it's pretty incredible. It does pretty much exactly what the Zendrive or Wampler Ecstasy do, but those pedals cost $200 to $250 and these amps are available for $100 if one looks long enough. Most of the jazz fusion guys that used these particular amps did so because of the gain channel, not in spite of it. But it most assuredly wouldn't not make any classic rock, metal or punk player happy without a pedal in front of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandy Cheeks Posted March 13, 2012 Members Share Posted March 13, 2012 There was a 3x10" BC-60 here going for $300. I just had no use for it, durn, but I still wanted it. Definitely, the best of the "cubes".EDIT: money shot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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