Members peavey_impact Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 Invited the guy from Jet City Amps to watch this thread and answer any questions. He said he would check it out. First question for me. These are obviously built to a price-point. I know that it says Mike Soldano approves the components. For the money, just how road-tough are these amps compared to the other foreign-made amps in this price range? Reportedly they follow the Soldano tradition of using thick PCB's with heavy traces....which is a good sign! These things are brand new though so time will tell how reliable they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 Both GC's near me have them...none of the guys that work at them had tried the amp out yet, nor did I. They looked good, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted December 2, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 hmm....thought the Jet City guy would have chimed in by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Will Chen Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 Really want to give these a spin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -Assy- Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 i went to the guitar center farther north and they also had this amp, i played it, it sounded the same as the one in spotsy. kinda thin, annoyingly trebly despite the fact that both occasions i was playing a gibson and had the presence down and bass up. but for the price its what you'd expect, just not for me at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peavey_impact Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 Looks nice on the inside: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ancient Mariner Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 I don't need another amp like this right now, but darn that's tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members myway Posted December 2, 2009 Members Share Posted December 2, 2009 played one the other day. I was trying to decide between a Marshall Haze 40 and this amp. The EL84's bring in a nice midrange , but it lacked a bottom end.(Lots of amps like that nowadays picked the Matrshall Haze for it's warmth and better sounding clean channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members crashclc Posted December 3, 2009 Members Share Posted December 3, 2009 Okay, I might be behind a bit here, but just got a new GC catalog, and it has a new line of amps by Jet City, designed by Soldano. 20 Watt all-tube head, looks like it's about like the size of the new Marshall Haze mini-stack. $500 for the half-stack, looks like a pretty nice little amp... Can't even find them on the GC website yet. Looks pretty sweet, though: oh geez Steve, :poke: :poke: you're such an amp whore man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Caulk Rocket Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 I'm eagerly awaiting the Picovalve to hit stores! You aren't the only one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-Type Posted December 4, 2009 Members Share Posted December 4, 2009 My GC had the Jet City / Soldano and its Eminence loaded Ix12 in their sound room.We cranked it pretty good and It was better than I think its getting credit for.It was way more aggressive than the other low wattage tube amps I played with the exception of the Blackstar mini stack(amazing amp).We put a Bad Monkey in front and honestly it sounded better than $299 for the head and did I say Loud. 20 watts can be very very loud.I bet a 4x12 closed back would just sizzle with this.IMO it had a bit of the SLO vibe but more Luck13 clone tones over all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jet city amps Posted December 5, 2009 Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 Hi there all, Steve thanks for the invite - I know I'm a little slow to reply lately, with launch happening now and with NAMM only about 45 days away, you can imagine how much we have going on. Reading the various comments in the forums and the emails I get directly, I can see the impressions are pretty wide-ranged. Of course my personal opinion is we've delivered an amazing amp - but that's what my opinion SHOULD be - one can't expect to succeed at a new endeavor without being passionate about one's product. So, I'm completely biased on this topic (pun intended) but I'm certainly interested in feedback, input, and questions either here or my email: doug@jetcityamplification.comyo. D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted December 5, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 Going to Guitar Center tomorrow. Hope they have one in stock so I can try one out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aahzz Posted December 5, 2009 Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 I went to my local GC, and played one - sounded thin and tiny to me on most settings unless the gain was fairly cranked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members A-20 Posted December 5, 2009 Members Share Posted December 5, 2009 Report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted December 6, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 Honestly, I tried one today. I'm sure at higher volumes, it cranks pretty good...but I plugged a Gibson into it, played if for a few minutes, and walked away rather unimpressed. I'm sure if I had one at home, and really tweaked it, I'd love it. Just wasn't completely taken with it. It was next to the 5 watt Blackstar mini-stack, and it was about on par with that one. Guess I should have just cranked it...but the lack of a second channel killed it for me, too. I'll try one again sometime...not gonna write them off yet. Did sound kind of thin to me, though...and I own a Vox... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vintage55 Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 When a single 12" or 10" speaker is used, tuning the cabinet is the key to getting any kind of fullness. I think alot of manufacturers may miss this and just make the cab a good size, seal it up and hope for the best, as ridiculous as that sounds. A 12" cab that has gotten good reviews for being rather full sounding is the Epiphone 12" cab designed to go with the Valve Junior head. It's a partial open back. Both the Jet City and Blackstar cabs are sealed...and small. No lows... A 4x12 can do well sealed. Otherwise, even a 2x12 has to just the right size to avoid thinness, if it's going to be a sealed-back design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pixelchemist Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 i was at GC today picking up some cables... none there... i have to go back next week to pick up some other stuff and they said they may have some in by then.. looking forward to trying it out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members otaypanky Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 I heard a fellow play through one Thursday night. He had the best tone he's had in the 3 years I have known him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members suparsonic Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 This guy sounds like a wanker and plays too sloppy for a demo. Amp sounds as good as it costs, cheap. You get what you pay for. Nothing like a SLO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex W Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 I think the amp sounded pretty decent. I don't know why everyone is getting their panties in a wad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted December 6, 2009 Members Share Posted December 6, 2009 In-store tests of guitar amps tell very little. You never know what a piece of gear sounds like until you get it with a band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted January 1, 2010 Author Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 I don't know...maybe with some tweaking it might sound okay, but it just sounded very thin and weak compared to the other amps I tried that day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted January 1, 2010 Members Share Posted January 1, 2010 they have them at my GC. They look cool but I have no clue how they sound. I have no need for that kind of amp right now though. If I were to buy anything like that it would be the blackstar HT5 stack. btw, what's a picovalve? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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