Henriksen Jazzamp 110 - Better for jazz-funk than AI Corus?

[sgcim]

I have a chance at a good deal on a Henriksen Jazzamp-110, but I'm wondering if it's more effective than an AI Corus for playing jazz-funk big band charts in a big band I play in.
We were playing Central Park North by Thad Jones, and my Corus just doesn't get a good enough treble sound for that type of chart.
It can get the volume, but not the treble.
Also, how is the Henriksen for playing solos in a big band? Can it cut through?
Can it cut through a loud drummer in a small group?
The only Henriksen I've ever played through was one of the new ones (a Bud, or the other one) with a 6 inch speaker, and that one broke up pretty bad when I tried to play louder. Does the 110 have more headroom than the tiny amps?

[Danny W.]

I switched to AI amps 20 years ago thinking that I wasn't going to be playing any non-jazz gigs again, so of course I found myself playing in a '50s/'60s rock band almost immediately thereafter. Plugging a modeler/mfx into the return of the amp solved my problem. Over the years I've used a variety of modelers with a variety of AI amps, including the Corus, Coda and Ten2 combos.

When I booked a couple of months of community-theater pitband I didn't want to use the Fractal Audio Axe-FX II I had at the time, so I bought a Zoom G3X, which I sold the day after the show closed. Here's a clip:

Here's a photo of the band--you can see my Gibson Johnny A, Corus and the zoom pedal to the right under the keyboard:



I know this doesn't answer your question, but it's a solution that's worked for me.

Danny W.

[sgcim]

Sounds good! I couldn't imagine using my Corus on a show like that, but it sounds fine with the Zoom pedal.
It might be a good solution when I do shows that call for acoustic guitar, because I could use my Parker's
piezo pick-up for the acoustic parts, and then use the Zoom pedal for the rock parts.
Thanks!

[Woody Sound]

I'm probably being ignorant about this, but wouldn't any decent drive pedal work? Why such an expensive fix?

(BTW, I'm doing three weeks of "Spamalot." Calls for archtop, overdrive electric, steel string, nylon, banjo, and uke. Six instruments. Gotta figure out the easiest way to do this with one amp in a very crowded pit. Will probably use a Carvin semi with piezo to cover the first three instruments. Maybe Quilter MP-8 for amp. I really won't have the room for an electric and acoustic amp. Luckily there seems to plenty of time between instrument changes.)

[sgcim]

I'm probably being ignorant about this, but wouldn't any decent drive pedal work? Why such an expensive fix?

(BTW, I'm doing three weeks of "Spamalot." Calls for archtop, overdrive electric, steel string, nylon, banjo, and uke. Six instruments. Gotta figure out the easiest way to do this with one amp in a very crowded pit. Will probably use a Carvin semi with piezo to cover the first three instruments. Maybe Quilter MP-8 for amp. I really won't have the room for an electric and acoustic amp. Luckily there seems to plenty of time between instrument changes.)

At least they didn't want mandolin. I got a call for Shrek and they wanted all those plus mandolin!