Used Jcm900 50w or new Jet city 50w???
Used Jcm900 50w or new Jet city 50w???
I had a Dual Reverb JCM 900 combo, 50 watts, for a while. Not a fan. On the darker side, but similar gain territory, have you ever tried a Carvin Legacy? It does everything I liked that a Marshall does, but with a lot less brightness. You can still make it plenty bright, but I was hard pressed to get a lot of Marshalls and clones to go dark enough without getting muddy or dull. Looks like you can pick them up used pretty cheap, too. I got mine new for just over $800, but I think they only make the Legacy II now.
I have not played the jet City stuff, but I almost think I would buy one without trying. The comparisons to the Soldano Avengers and 'poor man's SLO' make it tempting.
thanks for the input guys! I'm gonna wait and save up some more, there is a mint '86 2204 half stack on craigslist for $1700 obo, if it's still available when I have that much I'll def be looking at it. Or maybe the jet citys will go on sale before then, or maybe a carvin will show up on craigslist.
Which JCM900 is it? The Dual Reverbs get some pretty bad reputation. The SL-X's get OK-ish reviews.
I'm not sure which JCM900 I tried, but I thought that it was one of the worst amps I've ever heard. Barely any low end at all and such ear-piercing, fizzy, harsh highs.