Detroitblues
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4 months ago, Musicians Friends offered this Jet City 20 Watt Tube head for $100 less then they were selling used. Had to pull the trigger.
Jet City JCA 20HV.
This is my 3rd Jet City Amp.
What seperates this one from the rest I've had (which is why I sold them) is the clean(er) headroom. The original 20 watt head was a high gain Soldano designed beast. But when you turned up the volume, the gain was too much to stay clean. I returned the first one I had because its spring reverb barely functioned. Still loved the overdriven tones.
Early last year, I bought a JCA 22H which is a two channel version of their popular 20 watt head. However, it still was not designed to have a clean and overdrive channel; instead it was labeled Crunch and Overdrive. Basically, the same channel used twice for different gain levels. What I liked about that amp over the 20H was the effects loop. The two channels seemed a bit useless to me and to have it modified to be a true clean/overdrive channels, it would of cost nearly as much as the amp cost new. So I sold it.
When the new Vintage 20 Watt tube amp came out, it added all the features I wanted including more clean headroom. The amp itself is much fuller than my Peavey Valveking and certainly louder. Completely re-voiced, it's a bit cleaner, a bit darker (think Fender Bassman), and the power section has been opened up. In addition to the Presence control, Jet City has also added a depth switch based on Soldano's famous Depth control. They've also included a post-master effects loop.
When I use my Mr. Black Deluxe Plus, this amp just kills it. I can play really quiet or shake the walls. You'd think I had a 100 Marshall blasting through the basement the way this thing gets. At the moment, I'm still in a honeymoon phase, but for those of us on a budget, this amp head is perfect for versitle music styles.
When this came up on the Stupid Deal of the day, I couldn't refuse it. Just had to have it. Unfortunately, I must of pressed the buy now at the same time the last one sold. Good news was I got it nearly half of what it usually costs new; bad news I had to wait until last week to finally get it.
Jet City JCA 20HV.
This is my 3rd Jet City Amp.
What seperates this one from the rest I've had (which is why I sold them) is the clean(er) headroom. The original 20 watt head was a high gain Soldano designed beast. But when you turned up the volume, the gain was too much to stay clean. I returned the first one I had because its spring reverb barely functioned. Still loved the overdriven tones.
Early last year, I bought a JCA 22H which is a two channel version of their popular 20 watt head. However, it still was not designed to have a clean and overdrive channel; instead it was labeled Crunch and Overdrive. Basically, the same channel used twice for different gain levels. What I liked about that amp over the 20H was the effects loop. The two channels seemed a bit useless to me and to have it modified to be a true clean/overdrive channels, it would of cost nearly as much as the amp cost new. So I sold it.
When the new Vintage 20 Watt tube amp came out, it added all the features I wanted including more clean headroom. The amp itself is much fuller than my Peavey Valveking and certainly louder. Completely re-voiced, it's a bit cleaner, a bit darker (think Fender Bassman), and the power section has been opened up. In addition to the Presence control, Jet City has also added a depth switch based on Soldano's famous Depth control. They've also included a post-master effects loop.
When I use my Mr. Black Deluxe Plus, this amp just kills it. I can play really quiet or shake the walls. You'd think I had a 100 Marshall blasting through the basement the way this thing gets. At the moment, I'm still in a honeymoon phase, but for those of us on a budget, this amp head is perfect for versitle music styles.
When this came up on the Stupid Deal of the day, I couldn't refuse it. Just had to have it. Unfortunately, I must of pressed the buy now at the same time the last one sold. Good news was I got it nearly half of what it usually costs new; bad news I had to wait until last week to finally get it.
