Trying to save up for an amp

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 09-07-2010, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakThroughWL

Ok, cool, well, you said the Jet City has an american tone, is that going to be a more clean distortion, or a dirtier, gainy distortion?

ummm. that doesn't make sense.

Yes?

The fundamental distortion is more in the neighborhood of Mesa and fender and of course, soldano.

A british tonality is usually thought of as more vox and marshall.

You can dial it up for metal chugs and pristine clean or for verge of breaking up and light drive. The amp is very clear and defined, but just how gainy it is depends on where you set the knobs.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:06 PM

Oh, yeah, after I looked at it again it didn't make any sense lol. One of those things that only makes sense in my mind while I'm writing it. Thanks for trying to sort that thought out lol.

johnray777 · 09-07-2010, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakThroughWL

Does the Jet City amps have a switch that let's them be like 50 watts then 25 watts? I don't know what it's called, but it wouldn't be a deal breaker if it didn't.

even thought this was at the beginning of the conversation, their new JCA100HDM does have half wattage switch, but it obviously goes from 100 to 50 watts. I haven't played the 50H, but in the 20H you can get a ton of nice tones just by adjusting the volume and gain knobs.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:12 PM

Yeah, I definitely don't need a 100 watts, I would have to keep the volume like less than one lol.

johnray777 · 09-07-2010, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakThroughWL

Yeah, I definitely don't need a 100 watts, I would have to keep the volume like less than one lol.

yeah, the 100H is more for people playing heavier music and/or people playing large venues and needing a large amount of volume.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:15 PM

Right, and if I ever needed that much volume, I could just mic it.

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 09-07-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakThroughWL

Right, and if I ever needed that much volume, I could just mic it.

The 100 is also a modified clone of an SLO. Again, not huge differences in raw volume from 20 to 100. The 50H is pretty much the same as the 100 in that both are pretty much SLO's.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:19 PM

What exactly is a SLO?

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 09-07-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BreakThroughWL

What exactly is a SLO?

youtube Soldano SLO.

It is the Super Lead Overdrive which is the Soldano flagship amp which the 50H and 100H are based on. The JCA 20 is based on the Soldano atomic 16, and IIRC, the 50 Combo is a bit of a lucky 13 but altered heavily.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:23 PM

Oh, ok, will do.

Wow, I loved the tone of the SLO! If that's what the Jet City sounds like I'm in! Wow, it had a nice clean tone, but I really like the distorted tones.

***BillSPrestonEsq*** · 09-07-2010, 07:33 PM

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Wow, I loved the tone of the SLO! If that's what the Jet City sounds like I'm in! Wow, it had a nice clean tone, but I really like the distorted tones too.

The 50H is your amp then. I own an SLO. I played the 50H with Mike Soldano there at Namm, and well... ...if I am being honest, I'd have never bought the SLO if the 50H was out first. I would not give you a plug nickle for the sonic difference. Being as the transformers are not equal, the 50H was not nearly as loud, but then again it was still capable of being deafeningly loud. The SLO is just almost silly loud.

BreakThroughWL · 09-07-2010, 07:40 PM

Well, how does your SLO take pedals? Or do you play with pedals?