Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
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Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
When the Johnson modeling amp was first introduced, I gave one a test drive. It had ONE channel that I liked.
It cost about twice what the Line 6 Axys 212 was going for at the time.
My dad had the J-Station for awhile. It actually had some cool settings. The acoustic channels were quite usable as well.
When the Johnson modeling amp was first introduced, I gave one a test drive. It had ONE channel that I liked.
It cost about twice what the Line 6 Axys 212 was going for at the time.
My dad had the J-Station for awhile. It actually had some cool settings. The acoustic channels were quite usable as well.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
I have a J-Station. If you can snag one on eBay . . . get it. They're killer. They may not be "authentic" Marshall, or Fender, or whatever, but whatever they are, they sound great. Run the stereo output into a small stereo system and you have the perfect practice amp. Run the outputs into a pro PA amp, (ie., Crown, etc.) and you have a killer SS amp system.
The cool thing about the J-Station is that you can mix & match speaker cabs with amp models. If you want to run a 15" speaker with a Fender Blackface, do it. If you want a 412 cab with an AC30, so be it.
I had two. My friend talked me out of one. Traded me a Tobias bass for it. I still think he got the better deal.
Did I mention . . . I love mine.
I have a J-Station. If you can snag one on eBay . . . get it. They're killer. They may not be "authentic" Marshall, or Fender, or whatever, but whatever they are, they sound great. Run the stereo output into a small stereo system and you have the perfect practice amp. Run the outputs into a pro PA amp, (ie., Crown, etc.) and you have a killer SS amp system.
The cool thing about the J-Station is that you can mix & match speaker cabs with amp models. If you want to run a 15" speaker with a Fender Blackface, do it. If you want a 412 cab with an AC30, so be it.
I had two. My friend talked me out of one. Traded me a Tobias bass for it. I still think he got the better deal.
Did I mention . . . I love mine.
Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
a friend of mine uses a J-Station into a Hiwatt stack and he loves it.. but at the same time he also sends the Piezo's of his Godin LGX to the PA as well for a 2 sound set up...
i loved the sounds Randy Bachman got from his Johnson amp and Yamaha guitars on the Running Back Thru Canada cd set... great sound!!!
a friend of mine uses a J-Station into a Hiwatt stack and he loves it.. but at the same time he also sends the Piezo's of his Godin LGX to the PA as well for a 2 sound set up...
i loved the sounds Randy Bachman got from his Johnson amp and Yamaha guitars on the Running Back Thru Canada cd set... great sound!!!
Duke of Metal
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Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
I have the J-station that I picked up for home practice and home recorded.
it sounds excellent. To my ears, it sounds better than any modelling unit out here. POD, V-Amp, etc..
The Rectifier setting on it sounds excellent. I even plugged mine through my VHT 2502 Poweramp and into my VHT 412 cabinet and sounded awsome. I had to turn the cabinet simulator off though cause it sounded too bassy.
Get one if you want something for home recording.
Cheers
I have the J-station that I picked up for home practice and home recorded.
it sounds excellent. To my ears, it sounds better than any modelling unit out here. POD, V-Amp, etc..
The Rectifier setting on it sounds excellent. I even plugged mine through my VHT 2502 Poweramp and into my VHT 412 cabinet and sounded awsome. I had to turn the cabinet simulator off though cause it sounded too bassy.
Get one if you want something for home recording.
Cheers
Hecubus
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Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
I have the J-Station and love it. The website is still operational and you can download the software and presets. To get the most out of the unit, I strongly suggest hooking it up to your computer. The ease of deep editing increases greatly. The interface is like a rack system with a compressor/gate/delay/reverb/wah that you can use simultaneously and a menu of effects that you can use one at a time (phaser/flange/chorus/pitch/trem/rotary).
As stated, the coolest feature is the ability to combine heads with cabinets for an almost infinte number of sounds. You even get a few bass amp models for when you need them.
As you can tell, I am a fan. Check out the J-station user group on myspace for some clips.
I have the J-Station and love it. The website is still operational and you can download the software and presets. To get the most out of the unit, I strongly suggest hooking it up to your computer. The ease of deep editing increases greatly. The interface is like a rack system with a compressor/gate/delay/reverb/wah that you can use simultaneously and a menu of effects that you can use one at a time (phaser/flange/chorus/pitch/trem/rotary).
As stated, the coolest feature is the ability to combine heads with cabinets for an almost infinte number of sounds. You even get a few bass amp models for when you need them.
As you can tell, I am a fan. Check out the J-station user group on myspace for some clips.
edsmith
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Re: Johnson J-Station and Johnson Amps
Great! I didn't know there was a MySpace page. Does this unit work with any kind of pedal for switching presets? How would you rate it compared to the GT-8 or POD?
Great! I didn't know there was a MySpace page. Does this unit work with any kind of pedal for switching presets? How would you rate it compared to the GT-8 or POD?
