120 watts of power with 2 input channels and two 12 in. speakers.
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Feature:
Classic clean tone, plus a great chorus. The spring reverb is not very useful and the 'distortion' has always been kind of a joke, but who cares? You buy this amp for it's bright clean sound, period. If you want to add overdrive, get a tube screamer or something--although I think those sound better in front of a tube amp. (except if you're using a Pod like me...) Like just about every great piece of gear, the JC120 focuses on doing one thing very well.
Quality:
Seems to work well and take a lot of abuse. Built like a tank.
Value:
Yeah, it's worth it. Definitely.
Desirability:
Let's face it, this amp has a look all its own. If your main concern is lookin cool onstage, get a Marshall stack or tweed Bassman. The JC120 is definitely not "cool". However, I could give a ---- about how it looks as long as the sound is awesome. Most people can't believe I get the sounds I do out of my little setup.
Sound:
The JC120 is an awesome clean amp. Different from a Twin Reverb, but not better or worse. That is why I use it to amplify my PodXt modeler. I played a JC120 at music school in the early 80's and loved it, but then gravitated to the Fender Twin for clean sounds and Hiwatt and MesaBoogie for distorted tones. Now that I use a Pod to model all of those great tube amp/speaker combinations, I needed a combo amp for gigs/rehearsals that would not color the sound of the POD. Lots of people complain about the sound of a Pod through their guitar amp, but if you like what you hear in the headphones, you will like what you hear coming out of the JC120, it's that pristine.
Ease of Use:
Very easy to use and tweak. The EQ is very musical. Makes a great acoustic guitar stage amp, and works well with keyboards, too, although it may not have enough bass response for some synths. I like being able to plug directly into the L & R inputs of the power amp.
Support:
Never needed it.
Overall:
Overall great amp that deserves to be called a classic!
Submitted: 8/2/2007
Style of Music: rock, alternative, jazz, blues, progressive
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Feature:
Chorus is perfect. Distortion is lacking.
Quality:
I bought my JC120 30 years ago and have never had any problems with it whatsoever. Not even a fuse.
Value:
Well worth the money I spent.
Desirability:
I like it. Its a good looking amp.
Sound:
It still sounds great with 30 year old speakers. lol. I usually play it around 2 to 3 and it is quite loud. The chorus is great. This is what sold me on it. The distortion isn't so good, so I use a Proco Rat. Its 20 years old and is still going strong too. I would recommend this amp to anyone who wants to start off with a super amp that will last a lifetime. Great Amp.
Ease of Use:
Turn it on and turn the knobs where you want them. Its easy. I use a 30 year old Gibson Les Paul, a hot-rodded Ibanez and an Fender American Strat. All sound perfect with this amp. I also recently added a Carvin 412 speaker cabinet for some added thump. Sounds great!
Support:
I have never needed any support. Never had anything go wrong with this amp whatsoever.
Overall:
I will always keep this amp.
Submitted: 12/3/2006
Style of Music: Rock and metal
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