How to navigate the “Jazz Amp Jungle”?

[chris32895]

If you are in Denmark having a TOOB Metro shipped to you should be fairly cheap. It's an ultra lightweight amp that sounds really good. I have one with a Quilter Superblock US and I love this combo. I just use mine for practice but I have heard others that it is OK for smaller groups or solo work.

[dixiehwy25]

15 years ago I bought my first amps, and probably my last ones. I have a first generation Roland BC-60 with a 12 inch speaker, and an original Roland Street Cube. I favor a pretty clean tone, but the Street Cube has a lot of interesting effects so if I feel like it I can play around with those.

There are newer versions of both of these amps, and they're more expensive as well. but when I got mine I got both of them for pretty bargain prices, and maybe they've gone down some since- but I doubt it.

I keep the BC-60 on a furniture roller as it's a pretty substantial bastard, at my age I'm afraid it would give me heart failure if I tried to pick it up and tote it any distance- but it's OK for maybe several feet. I'm contemplating tying a rope to it so I can just pull it along. I find wheelchair ramps to be useful for that these days!

[L50EF15]

Good choice on the DV Mark Jazz 12. I’ve had mine nine years now; it’s been reliable and gives me a tone I love. I used mine for a solo coffee shop gig and it was perfect (said gig ended with the pandemic; the venue never reopened).