Roland JC-90... very nice

[Ricko79]

I just got myself a roland JC-90 and i must admit I am VERY impressed.... its awesome! Loud as, easy to handle and carry and very very nice sound.
I rehearsed with it (4piece rock band) and it cut trough everything nicely with the volume at level 3...Will gig with it on Saturday

Just want to share it and say you dont really need an expensive tube amp for a nice giggable sound.

[AngelStrummer]

Originally Posted by Ricko79

Just want to share it and say you dont really need an expensive tube amp for a nice giggable sound.

I agree. I have an Orange Tiny Terror with matching PPC112 cab, which is great, but I also still use my old JC-55, that I've loaded with Eminence Alpha-8s. It's a more practical amp than the Tiny Terror for gigging.

BTW, have you tried the "trick" to get a really honking tone out of the JC? What you do is lower bass and treble pots to 0 or 1 and use the mids pot as a tone. Works a treat.

[winny pooh]

They are indeed cool amps, also fun to plug your acoustic into.

Anyone here dig Ali Farka Toure???
A JC with a bit of chorus nails that tone!

[Ricko79]

Originally Posted by AngelStrummer

BTW, have you tried the "trick" to get a really honking tone out of the JC? What you do is lower bass and treble pots to 0 or 1 and use the mids pot as a tone. Works a treat.

I havent! i'll try that tonight when i get home... sounds interesting

[ryokan]

"Anyone here dig Ali Farka Toure???"

He is incredible, one of my favorites...didn't he pass away recently?

[stealyerface]

I have been playing my Tele through a JC-120 but recently made a trade for a JC-77

My 120 had a scratchy crackle that seemed to come from the input jack. Apparently there is a fix via re-soldering a connection, but it seemed odd to me that both inputs would elicit this annoying crackle. I mentioned it to the owner of the little music store I frequent and one of the instructors that teaches there was listening in. He said he had already fixed his JC-77 that was afflicted with the same symptoms, and that he was actively looking for a 120 as he was starting to play out more and was hoping for some more oomph. Long story short, I traded my crackling, scratchy 120 for a perfectly performing 77, dropped 30 pounds in the process, and ended up with a little beauty that fits better in the corner of the living room. I am going to try the mid-tone pot trick tonight. I do love the way this thing just sings clean and true when you need to, but is a squawky little vixen if you hop on her.

~SYF

[nasonm]

Agreed!

I bought a JC-90 for home use and I love it! Despite the SS-stigma, it gets a great honky tonk twang...especially on the low note lines (like BR549).

[Dean Gray]

Wow, I have a JC-77 also, didn't expect to hear from too many others on the forum playing these amps.

I originally got mine as an acoustic amp for doing restaurant gigs with a classical guitar, and for that purpose it was great. I am not totally happy with it as my main amp with my tele, but I am sitting in with a band tomorrow night and will try out the mid tone knob trick!!

I wonder how much of a differnce the 10 inch speakers make compared to the 12's in the JC-120?

[AngelStrummer]

I hope the "mid tone knob" trick works as well for you guys as it did for me, I'd be interested to know.

And if you're wondering where I got it from, check out this link http://adamlevy.com/lessons/index.htm at number 7. It was suggested by someone on this forum on another JC-120 thread.

[stealyerface]

Originally Posted by Dean R Gray

Wow, I have a JC-77 also, didn't expect to hear from too many others on the forum playing these amps.

I originally got mine as an acoustic amp for doing restaurant gigs with a classical guitar, and for that purpose it was great. I am not totally happy with it as my main amp with my tele, but I am sitting in with a band tomorrow night and will try out the mid tone knob trick!!

I wonder how much of a differnce the 10 inch speakers make compared to the 12's in the JC-120?

Well, I typically play in my house, and I cannot get the JC-77 up past the 2 on the volume dial before it gets painfully loud. So between the 1-3 on either, I cannot see a difference. I love that the JC-77 is going to be a lot more portable and user friendly than the bigger one, and that may lead to my throwing it in the backseat and bringing it along as opposed to making excuses as to why I could not... I did not try the Tone trick last night, but will try and check it out tonight. Were you able to give it a whirl?

~syf