Any fans of the JTM45 here?

Roe · June 23rd, 2006, 09:01 AM

just scored a metro 45 for 840 dollars.

Telecaster65 · June 23rd, 2006, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Roe

just scored a metro 45 for 840 dollars.

Me! :D

Nice tone and great crunch with a bit too much HP....

Tim Swartz · June 23rd, 2006, 01:21 PM

Huge fan! If you can't get good sound out of a JTM45 it's time to try keyboards... or maybe scrap-booking.

Mik · June 23rd, 2006, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Swartz

Huge fan! If you can't get good sound out of a JTM45 it's time to try keyboards... or maybe scrap-booking.

Tim I don't need GAS right now can't afford it cant afford it cant afford it cant afford it..................

Mik

BB · June 23rd, 2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Tim Swartz

Huge fan! If you can't get good sound out of a JTM45 it's time to try keyboards... or maybe scrap-booking.

Truer words were never spoken!

JohnnyCrash · June 24th, 2006, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Telecaster65

Me! :D

Nice tone and great crunch with a bit too much HP....

I agree. Great sounding amp - one of the bests!

But it does have a little too much horsepower for me. I'd buy (or build) one in a second still though! HAHA

mojohen · June 24th, 2006, 08:17 PM

Really, my favorite.. Gotta have those Valve Art KT66 though....

mojohen

Smokin' Joe Picante · June 24th, 2006, 08:54 PM

A friend of mine recently bought a Rockytop JTM45 "copy" loaded with KT66's. It's 30 watts of just gorgeous sounding big, fat, warm, clean sounding amp that loves pedals. I'm a HUGE fan of running those type of amps at a reasonable level providing that chimey clean, and just adding however much more "mean" with a nice overdrive/distortion pedal(s).

I've been pondering selling a Rivera I have (a TBR-1SL) that see's far less duty these days than my main Rivera (M100) to help finance picking one of these thing up... thanks for reminding me...

radarman · June 24th, 2006, 10:16 PM

Nice amp, but really.....what's it got that a Champ doesn't?

David Barnett · June 24th, 2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by radarman

Nice amp, but really.....what's it got that a Champ doesn't?

Headroom

JohnnyCrash · June 25th, 2006, 12:34 AM

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Originally Posted by David Barnett

Headroom

Who wants headroom, except for a bunch of old cow pokes?

HAHA just kidding!

Seriously though... have a Champ AND a JTM45 - they're both glorious little amps!

radarman · June 25th, 2006, 12:37 PM

I was just kidding above. Wish I had a JTM45 and a 4x12 cab so I could let loose once in a while with my HSH Silo.

Roe · July 5th, 2006, 06:52 PM

george at metroamp is gonna install a radiospares deluxe output transformer on my jtm45. :D

Teleman · July 9th, 2006, 12:33 AM

I just came back from seeing Dickey Betts in Enfield, CT. He had two JTM45 's he was palying through. Had them on 4x12 cabs with JBL's in thme. Just sounded great!

tazzboy · July 9th, 2006, 12:38 AM

I've thought about getting Ted Webers 6M45P which is suppose to be like the JTM 45. Can you run those things with 6L6's in place of the KT66 or not?

skip62 · July 9th, 2006, 12:53 PM

+1 on the JTM45 and Champ, absolutely awesome amps. Now I just have to find something in power range in between.

steve hinson · July 9th, 2006, 02:15 PM

...had mine 10 years(reissue)...love it!

GUITARmole · July 10th, 2006, 01:33 AM

The best thing I did for mine was to get AWAY from the 4x12 cabinet and put it in a mini-BB style open back cabinet with a single 12" Eminence Greenback clone. I also reduced the cathode bypass cap by quite a large value and put in all JJ tubes and rebiased from the cold factory setting for a HUGE improvement in tone.

GUITARmole · July 10th, 2006, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by skip62

+1 on the JTM45 and Champ, absolutely awesome amps. Now I just have to find something in power range in between.

The Vox AC15CC's are killer amps for the $$

tazzboy · July 10th, 2006, 02:13 AM

Yeah I would go with 2x12 cabinet myself.

June 23rd, 2006, 09:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
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June 23rd, 2006, 01:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tim Swartz Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Michigan - Tweenst the Great Lakes Posts: 1,904	Huge fan! If you can't get good sound out of a JTM45 it's time to try keyboards... or maybe scrap-booking. __________________

June 24th, 2006, 08:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
mojohen Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY Posts: 177 12 Photos	Really, my favorite.. Gotta have those Valve Art KT66 though.... mojohen __________________ " Time to get ready for the storm"

June 24th, 2006, 08:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Smokin' Joe Picante Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Winnipeg, Canada Posts: 508	Uh, oh! I feel more g.a.s. ... A friend of mine recently bought a Rockytop JTM45 "copy" loaded with KT66's. It's 30 watts of just gorgeous sounding big, fat, warm, clean sounding amp that loves pedals. I'm a HUGE fan of running those type of amps at a reasonable level providing that chimey clean, and just adding however much more "mean" with a nice overdrive/distortion pedal(s). I've been pondering selling a Rivera I have (a TBR-1SL) that see's far less duty these days than my main Rivera (M100) to help finance picking one of these thing up... thanks for reminding me... __________________ http://www.joecurtisband.com/ Overheard at a gig... "The guitar could be louder... I have no idea how, but I'm sure it can be done..." ;)

June 24th, 2006, 10:16 PM	#9 (permalink)
radarman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 319	Nice amp, but really.....what's it got that a Champ doesn't? __________________ One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. Edward Abbey

June 25th, 2006, 12:37 PM	#12 (permalink)
radarman Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 319	Just kidding.. I was just kidding above. Wish I had a JTM45 and a 4x12 cab so I could let loose once in a while with my HSH Silo. __________________ One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. Edward Abbey

July 5th, 2006, 06:52 PM	#13 (permalink)
Roe Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 189 27 Photos	george at metroamp is gonna install a radiospares deluxe output transformer on my jtm45. :D __________________ www.myspace.com/prostitutes

July 9th, 2006, 12:33 AM	#14 (permalink)
Teleman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Plainville, CT Posts: 393	I just came back from seeing Dickey Betts in Enfield, CT. He had two JTM45 's he was palying through. Had them on 4x12 cabs with JBL's in thme. Just sounded great!

July 9th, 2006, 12:38 AM	#15 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,293	I've thought about getting Ted Webers 6M45P which is suppose to be like the JTM 45. Can you run those things with 6L6's in place of the KT66 or not? __________________ tazzboy

July 9th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#16 (permalink)
skip62 Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 337	+1 on the JTM45 and Champ, absolutely awesome amps. Now I just have to find something in power range in between.

July 9th, 2006, 02:15 PM	#17 (permalink)
steve hinson Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: ...behind the pine curtain... Posts: 129	...had mine 10 years(reissue)...love it! __________________ www.myspace.com/stevehinsonnashville

July 10th, 2006, 01:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
GUITARmole Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,147 50 Photos	The best thing I did for mine was to get AWAY from the 4x12 cabinet and put it in a mini-BB style open back cabinet with a single 12" Eminence Greenback clone. I also reduced the cathode bypass cap by quite a large value and put in all JJ tubes and rebiased from the cold factory setting for a HUGE improvement in tone.

July 10th, 2006, 02:13 AM	#20 (permalink)
tazzboy Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2005 Location: Eugene, Oregon Age: 31 Posts: 3,293	Yeah I would go with 2x12 cabinet myself. __________________ tazzboy