Help deciding on a solid state!

[jzucker]

Originally Posted by va3ux

Speaker change recommended for jazz for the Bandit, Jack ?

Warehouse ET65, Emi Tonker or RW&B.

[va3ux]

Thanks Jack.

When both Joey G AND you say similar things about the Bandit, people should take notice. It doesn't match a boutique amp but it seems to get about 90% of the way there. And for $150 - $200, you can't beat that.

[lpdeluxe]

This is out of the OP price range, but someone else may be interested:
Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight Head and 112 speaker cab. | eBay
I'd jump on it, if I didn't already have one. This is the only head + cab I've seen on eBay.

[Timbell]

hands down if you are looking for a good ss for jazz look for a used roland JC 77 or jc 120, or a polytone combo. I know if I had the money to spend on a new ss these would be about the only amps I would look into.

[jzucker]

Originally Posted by Timbell

hands down if you are looking for a good ss for jazz look for a used roland JC 77 or jc 120, or a polytone combo. I know if I had the money to spend on a new ss these would be about the only amps I would look into.

I wouldn't. The Roland JC amps are hissy and sterile

[nado64]

sterile ? I don't say that. It has a particular sound.
But a lot of jazzers use it.

I had it during one years, but I'm not fan about it, not very smoky.
I had the polytone, and I prefer it.

You can use, too, a preamp (modelisation or not) to route to power amp.

[jzucker]

Originally Posted by nado64

sterile ? I don't say that. It has a particular sound.
But a lot of jazzers use it.

None that I know of. It's a pretty reliable amp though so when traveling, many guitarists will specify that over a twin which can sometimes be flakey.

The hiss is a big problem though. That's why most guitarists I know don't like them.

[whiskey02]

The Roland Cubes are great amps; the stock speakers that they use in then are not however. Simply replacing the stocker with a nice Eminence or what have you will make a very noticable improvement.