Roland Jazz Chorus - any way to "metalise" it?

DDDorian · 11-09-2006, 02:20 AM

I'm told by a friend that if I act quickly I can pick up a Roland JC-77 for quite cheap. I'd love to buy it but I'd have to sell my Sunn to afford it at the moment so, if I was to buy it, would a decent stompbox or two be enough to get a suitably heavy tone out of the Roland? I've only ever heard of people A/B'ing the Jazz amps so I'm guessing it probably isn't really faesable. Thanks!

machinegunriffer82 · 11-09-2006, 03:37 AM

you should just use an a/b switch foot pedal to switch from amp to amp, like from dirty to clean, I also want a jazz chourus but damn to much$$$.

DDDorian · 11-09-2006, 03:45 AM

Ideally that's what I'd do, but my only "real" amp is a Sunn Beta Lead, which I'll have to sell if I wanna be able to pay for the Roland.

Dylan7620 · 11-09-2006, 05:02 AM

depends on what you want. if you are really intent on clean tones it might be worth it. but IMO you will be hard pressed to find a good heavy metal distortion out of it with any pedal you bring to it

unless that is you are a fan of solid state distortion, then you may have something to work with

noodles · 11-09-2006, 12:03 PM

The Roland Jazz Chorus amps are really only good for cleans. The most incredible cleans you could ever hope to achieve, but only that.

The Dark Wolf · 11-09-2006, 12:09 PM

Using a modeller, LIke a POD XT or similar, in front of a Jazz Chorus can yield fair to brilliant results, IF you dial it in properly.

Cancer · 11-09-2006, 02:04 PM

Instead of buying the Roland, get a Line 6 Spider II with either 2-10's or 2-12, the cleans are based off the Roland Jazz Chorus, you'll have your choice of distortions, and its a much more versatile package IMO.

Kepp in mind to that the 2-10, and the 2-12 do sound wildly different, so I would experiment to see what speaker coombiation works bet for you.

Drew · 11-09-2006, 02:08 PM

the Spyder gains were, to my ears, the least organic of the Line6's I've played, however. If you want a JC clean with useable metal tones, then some sort of Line6 or another modeler isn't necessarily a bad idea, but I wouldn't use a Spyder for anything other than electronica/metal or nu-metal.

Honestly, the JC's are great amps for crystal-clear cleans, but if you're working with distortion word is they don't take pedals well, so you're sacrificing what I assume is your primary tone for your secondary. Pass.

Jason · 11-09-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Dark Wolf

Using a modeller, LIke a POD XT or similar, in front of a Jazz Chorus can yield fair to brilliant results, IF you dial it in properly.

or do what i used to do when I owned a jc-55

Run a gt-6 into the front.. Actually I find this amp to be good for modellers cause it has a flatter response to it.

So unless that SUNN is your *SOUND* I would say go for it. Just make sure you get fair market value out of the SUNN

The Dark Wolf · 11-09-2006, 02:13 PM

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DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,256 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 129	Roland Jazz Chorus - any way to "metalise" it? I'm told by a friend that if I act quickly I can pick up a Roland JC-77 for quite cheap. I'd love to buy it but I'd have to sell my Sunn to afford it at the moment so, if I was to buy it, would a decent stompbox or two be enough to get a suitably heavy tone out of the Roland? I've only ever heard of people A/B'ing the Jazz amps so I'm guessing it probably isn't really faesable. Thanks!

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machinegunriffer82 ss.org Regular Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: san diego Posts: 92 Real Name: nunya Rig: frankinstack Thanked: 3	you should just use an a/b switch foot pedal to switch from amp to amp, like from dirty to clean, I also want a jazz chourus but damn to much$$$.

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DDDorian Later, ace! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middle of nowhere, Australia Posts: 2,256 Main Seven: Schecter 007 Elite in che Rig: Sunn Beta Lead Thanked: 129	Ideally that's what I'd do, but my only "real" amp is a Sunn Beta Lead, which I'll have to sell if I wanna be able to pay for the Roland.

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