Lazy J J20 manual

JohnPerry

Could have sworn I had one of these somewhere. Does anyone have a PDF they can send me?

richh

PM on the way...

JohnPerry

Sorted. Thanks v much @richh

fretfinder

Link here if anyone else wants it. But please note it's a 'guidebook' not a manual. 

https://lookaside.fbsbx.com/file/J20 User Guide_2014.pdf?token=AWzEmEmMifhndgdVMvfRfe88QWtafzfwszWsWMpBrA5yxpUkzKRxkibKv74JXS7IGVM0TDhdencL1rko3wSKsXuIo0K3YjjWUqsv7CuweiWbOzerxTiyL0gZyVf5gKPmiISpFnF_jkTSv8MvLcrGerVml_X__fqNQuBAyjoWj78lQhtEauwfvGM50lm_5awNkes

hotpickups

One has just been uploaded to the Lazy J Facebook page/Group:-

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223728087768245/

fretfinder

hotpickups said:

One has just been uploaded to the Lazy J Facebook page/Group:-

https://www.facebook.com/groups/223728087768245/

The link to the actual manual is in my previous post...

professorben

Two volumes and a tone........

thank god they produced a 'guidebook' for this beast.  

JohnPerry

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

richardhomer

Read the manual - it doesn't even mention plugging it into the mains -tsk!

professorben

richardhomer said:

Read the manual - it doesn't even mention plugging it into the mains -tsk!

It sounds better if you don't. 

Lebarque

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

professorben

Lebarque said:

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

I'm sorry but the whole module thing is laughable. 

Either put them in the amp or don't, bolting them to the insides of the cabinet  is just silly. 

hotpickups

professorben said:

Lebarque said:

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

I'm sorry but the whole module thing is laughable. 

Either put them in the amp or don't, bolting them to the insides of the cabinet  is just silly. 

You're obviously not a lover are you? Those modules are a choice that Jesse offers. Some purists who would buy a tweed deluxe wouldn't want them in as they weren't in the originals . Simples 

richardhomer

Lebarque said:

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

It's essentially a Mark III Boogie in Tweed clothing!

Lebarque

professorben said:

Lebarque said:

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

I'm sorry but the whole module thing is laughable. 

Either put them in the amp or don't, bolting them to the insides of the cabinet  is just silly. 

Not really. As I understand it, the 5E3 circuit is tricky to insert reverb and trem into, since it wasn't designed to have them. The modules also make sense if you're a one-man builder like Jesse - you make the basic amp, then add modules in any combination if the customer requires. Otherwise, he would have to design and build four versions of the amp.

professorben

Lebarque said:

professorben said:

Lebarque said:

JohnPerry said:

In fairness there is also a switch round the back. It's mind-boggling 

And a mid-boost if you pull the tone knob up! Not to the mention the reverb and trem modules...

I'm sorry but the whole module thing is laughable. 

Either put them in the amp or don't, bolting them to the insides of the cabinet  is just silly. 

Not really. As I understand it, the 5E3 circuit is tricky to insert reverb and trem into, since it wasn't designed to have them. The modules also make sense if you're a one-man builder like Jesse - you make the basic amp, then add modules in any combination if the customer requires. Otherwise, he would have to design and build four versions of the amp.

The circuit sounds fundamentally flawed or limited then. 

What's wrong with a loop and a pedal?
or better yet, a rack? 

professorben

I am of course being deliberately annoying. 

I dont get the love for these types of amps, they seem to do none of the things I look for, i'm only poking fun. 

BBBlues

professorben said:

I am of course being deliberately annoying. 

I dont get the love for these types of amps, they seem to do none of the things I look for, i'm only poking fun. 

Sorry, you're saying the 5E3 circuit is fundamentally flawed? I don't own a Lazy J, but have done. They're amazing sounding amps. Have you played one?

You feel the need to de-rail a thread where people are wanting to share a manual of their amp, cause you like being deliberately annoying or poking fun at things you don't get? Sounds a little childish doesn't it?

robinbowes

The 5E3 circuit *is*  fundamentally flawed *and* limited

However, people really like what it does. It's a bit of a one-trick pony, but it's a very good trick - if you want that sort of thing. If you don't, then it's not for you so move on and choose something you prefer.

R.

BBBlues

robinbowes said:

The 5E3 circuit *is*  fundamentally flawed *and* limited.

You miss the point. Yeah of course it is, in the same way a 60s precision bass is cause it doesn't have a 3 band active EQ...or an old analog delay pedal is cause it rolls off the highs and gets a little dirty when hit by a boost.

robinbowes

No, *you* miss the point.

Read the rest of what I wrote.

R.