randy2270 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I recently got a Roland JC 120 from a pawn shop here in Baltimore. it is too muckin futch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 The clean sounds from JC120s are legendary. Great amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Had it's little brother the JC60. So friggin' clean!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 A JC120 tried to kill my friend, Jack. He tried to lug it down his stairs barefoot, tripped and fell down half a flight with the amp tumbling down right behind him. He survived with lots of bumps and bruises, but that mighty JC120 now resides permanently on the ground level. Great amp! Play (and carry) it in good health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've got a JC 77...smaller brother of the JC 120. Love it for jazz and pedal stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJTopes Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Those are great amps for using with digital effects racks/processors and midi hookups. My friend actually backed over his with a car years ago.. ... had a few scratches but still works to this day...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've got a JC 77...smaller brother of the JC 120. Love it for jazz and pedal stuff! Maybe mine was the 77, as well. It's been a very long time, circa 1990. But it was "stereo", so probably was the 77. Either way, extremely clean. Wonderfully lush chorus. Built in "omg, wth is that noise?" fuzz, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genericmusic Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Pete Moreno's test amp in his shop is a JC-60. I've tried to talk him into selling it me several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schundog Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Pete Moreno's test amp in his shop is a JC-60. I've tried to talk him into selling it me several times. Here it is, in fact. Congratulations to the Original Poster! Rock On! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterbright Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I've always wanted to try one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsp17 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 One of the great clean amps of all time. Truly great jazz sound. It rates right there with Blackface Twin Reverb. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy2270 Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Everybody talks about how clean it is, but honestly I never heard anybody play though it clean, they always add a bunch of effects. Now the chorus is a lot of fun but tiresome after 30 seconds, but the vibrato is way cool. If you keep it trimmed down it sounds like a decent reverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Had one. Great amp. Loved it. Not every amp is for everybody. ...but this one has worked for a LOT of people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Maybe mine was the 77, as well. It's been a very long time, circa 1990. But it was "stereo", so probably was the 77. Either way, extremely clean. Wonderfully lush chorus. Built in "omg, wth is that noise?" fuzz, too.Yes, the distortion circuit leaves a lot to be desired, but I didn't buy it for the distortion. Bought it for the clean sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy2270 Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 So here is a better picture I didn't mention that the reverb was not working, so I took it apart and found that a wire had come loose and the reverb tank was no longer seated. That explains the weird sound it made everytime I hit a speed bumb on the way home. Culprit repaired tank mounted chassis ready to go saved myself a few hunded dollars on that repair, close to what I paid for it. Ordered an amp cover from D2F, http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=371027013791 and I am ready to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbetts41 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Had a 50 watter...it was very good until most of the effects stop working... I bought cheap at a pawn shop & sold it back to them about a year later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpuma Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I had the opportunity to play one of those yesterday. I had not followed this thread and therefore I was shocked by how bad the dirty channel was. Cleans were good but for the first time I experienced what many in this forum had experienced before with HRWs: I had really hard time taming the trebles response. This is the first time I heard my H150 w/HRW sound so chimey... I mean way too chimey. It has to be the interaction with the amp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthpawGuy Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I had the opportunity to play one of those yesterday. I had not followed this thread and therefore I was shocked by how bad the dirty channel was. Cleans were good but for the first time I experienced what many in this forum had experienced before with HRWs: I had really hard time taming the trebles response. This is the first time I heard my H150 w/HRW sound so chimey... I mean way too chimey. It has to be the interaction with the amp. I had a similar experience with G&L MFD pickups, they sound great with a Blues Jnr, a Super Champ XD and a Vox AC30. With a Laney TT50 they sound downright nasty, but not in a good way ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Yes, the distortion circuit leaves a lot to be desired, but I didn't buy it for the distortion. Bought it for the clean sounds.depends on what you are after. I found great use for it. Sent from my SCH-I605 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy2270 Posted April 17, 2014 Author Share Posted April 17, 2014 I found that my Polytone mini/teeny is the best for my sweet 16 humbucker. I don't even need the reverb b.c the echo from my axe is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 does the vibrato & chorus work in stereo in the JC120? ie: does it pan back & forth between the speakers? also does anyone know if they ever made these with tremolo? thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonedeaf Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 I sort of had a 120. I purchased it used. The owner packaged it adequately, but not well. UPS put the gorillas on it, they managed to drop it so hard that both sides split out. Sad day -- at least the insurance paid the full amount including postage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy2270 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 does the vibrato & chorus work in stereo in the JC120? ie: does it pan back & forth between the speakers? also does anyone know if they ever made these with tremolo? thx! yes, they pan back and forth, the only real drag is that the chorus doesn't have any depth control, but the vibrato does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 good info, thx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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