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I haven’t seen inside a recent one so I don’t know if the design has been changed - it’s possible, since there are several different versions of the originals.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
As this will be my first JC I’m not too worried about the difference between older variants, but I would like to own one that is serviceable.
Anybody near London got a nice old JC feel free to hit me up!
the next one I bought some years later was made in Italy.....better patch facilities. I think the cab was made of some sort of composite substance. Originals were ply I think. The Italian model seemed lacking in volume to me once the band were at full tilt.....didn’t keep it long.
I have tried the very latest model, comprehensive patch facilities, cab probably composite, not used one live so hard to say...
personally I would look round for well looked after 70’s model and pay the money...
cheers, Paul
There are even huge differences in the weight. Some are moderately heavy but manageable, others seem to weigh as much as a house...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
JC120s are sweet but this model is something else and the cleans are just excellent, offering up a fuller version, if you will, of the 120, that just worked a treat and took my pedals really well.
One of the best SS amps I've ever played through and one of the most satisfying and percussive clean amps I've plugged into. As to the distortion, the general consensus is that there's nothing to write home about there but some may like it.
The distortion on the 120 is usable if you really try, but unfortunately needs very different EQ settings from the best clean sound, so you can't really use it for both with the footswitch, and I don't know anyone who would want to use it all the time!
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I will be open minded about the distortion but my hopes aren't high for that.
It might come as a pleasant surprise!
I see lots of fans of the jc 160 but I don't know, it would be nice to have the option of leaving the house with my amp!
I can also hear my wife's voice in my head now:
"What. The. Fuck. Is. THAT!!!!"
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
If you get one with an FX loop apparently if you put pre amp/ amp in a box type pedals in there you can make the JC quite versatile. Although when you can sound like The Police, The Beat, The Bhundu Boys, The Cult, The Cure...