The Top 6 Best Solid State Amps For Tone Snobs

[@deezee8508]

Orange, hands down! The crush 35RT is fantastic as well.

[@manuelpadilla1891]

The Crush is amazing, I have it and the tones are just magnificent

[@GregStraub42]

I have been juggling the idea of getting one to replace my Valve Jr stack. Its big for someone who just plays at home and awkward enough to be an annoyance to move. I've wanted an orange since I was a kid and finally got to play the Crush 60 and 35rt recently and I was super impressed by both of them, I'm always happy to read comments from happy owners and I don't know that I've seen anyone that hasn't liked it.

[@jamesbates9038]

Yep I have the 30w crush takes pedals well on the clean channel. Crushing metal tone with a ts 808 in front. Mid gain around 7 classic rock.

[@brentarmstrong9660]

People should be aware that solid state does not mean digital.

[@YTOnceAgain]

Yep. Only two analog solid state amps here.

[@darwinsaye]

@@jsullivan2112 Very true, but we live in an era when there are both analog solid state amps and digital solid state amps, and there is such huge difference between the two technologies that they should be considered as different from each other as tube amps and solid state amps are. It doesn't help to simply declare them all "solid state". There would be an outrage in the tube community if someone posted a video comparing amps, called "Tube amp comparison", but half of them were hybrid, solid state+tube amps, even though they are technically both tube amps. It doesn't matter to me because I know to watch for those particular details, but for people new to the gear, things should be more accurately descriptive.

[@williamdon3442]

Explain

[@darwinsaye]

William Don “Solid state” can mean analog or digital, and the difference between the two is as wide as the difference between either of them and tube. Digital is solid state, but not all solid state is digital.

[@ampcruz2540]

Who gives a shit ,,, if it sounds good buy it rite?

[@christopherrusch]

“No one uses that much reverb” I’m no one.

[@MrTPF1]

Agree! I love reverb and delay.

[@honeyfrost3355]

Reverb is awesome combined with a bit of chorus.

[@cammyymCS]

laughs in shoegaze

[@Name-el9ps]

Reverby blues for me, like Magic Sam

[@cordero6960]

exactly

[@nathanreeder7534]

That Orange amp sounds absolutely incredible! Best by far.

[@brycedadevil2146]

I’ll make this easy for y’all... I have the Orange Crush 35RT & the shit is a monster, but can be a gentlemen at the same time.... the day I brought it home I compared it to my other combos Marshall, Randall, and black star... I’ll just cut to the chase and say the Crush 35RT is now my ONLY amp.... and the money I made from selling the other amps went back into my pedal board/guitar....as a man with a long long record...I can honestly say that buying the 35RT variant was easily one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life😂😂 you could surely gig a small venue with the Orange Crush 20/35..

[@jacobgrissom9415]

dawg thank u for this. I've been tryna decide if i want a 35rt and now my decision is set in stone lol

[@GregStraub42]

I have been juggling the idea of getting one to replace my Valve Jr stack. Its big for someone who just plays at home and awkward enough to be an annoyance to move. I've wanted an orange since I was a kid and finally got to play the Crush 60 and 35rt recently and I was super impressed by both of them, I'm always happy to read comments from happy owners and I don't know that I've seen anyone that hasn't liked it.

[@therugburnz]

Sometimes a solid state amp is actually better and not because of the reliability.

[@joeyficetola8704]

Bryce, I’ve been on the fence about the 35RT. This video made me consider the JC-40 as well though.. I like the idea of a clean pedal platform. Thoughts?!

[@GregStraub42]

@Mukesh Bhatia I played with the champ 40. for me I found it... unremarkable. It was fine but to me felt like it was nothing special. I ended up buying an Orange Crush 35rt and its awesome. The cleans are clean, they're different than fender but they are wonderfully clean just in their own way.

[@hanten10]

Orange sounds is something else it has its own identity

[@sunnyd472]

Your grammar makes me feel stupid.

[@TatenomicsMoneyClips]

@@sunnyd472 lmfao

[@chrisescue6555]

Mick Thompson loves his orange lol

[@daggercatz7297]

@@sunnyd472 its just one s too much and a comma too little.. chill..

[@sergioalvarez5949]

I have had a crush 35RT for 2 weeks now. I just cant get a good tone. The only way I can get it to sound decent is by hooking up a boss gt1 to the fx loop. Im sure that there is nothing wrong with it. Im sure its my fault.

[@atomeec]

With that amount of chorus it sounded like an authentic 80' movie....on an old VHS! I am pretty sure many remembers still those 100 times copied movies our fathers borrowed from a colleague's friend of a friend... :D

[@Robbie28]

I always love the reviews this guy does. He puts his best in everything and makes it seem like fun rather than a boring review of a product. He also reminds me of Jack Sparrow too, but in a good way :)

[@johncollins5552]

Johnny Depp stick actually played🎸 in a crap band and he is an actor that wants to be a rock star but he ain't, Dagan is! The 100 Champ is worth the extra bobs!

[@aartmark]

My favorite Jazz Chorus player is a blues guy named Jimmie Stagger from Michigan. He gets an incredibly good blues tone from that amp.

[@davidarvisu]

Used the JC-40 at a gig last weekend and it was magical. Will be definitely taking it out again! Was plenty loud for a large indoor venue!

[@brianwalker7417]

I own the cr120 head and 2x12 ppc cab by Orange...its a killer amp. Such a beautiful sounding amp. Great video by the way mate.

[@JosephSouthard]

Great vid & for us that have been tube nuts for years it really shows how far solid-state has come. I can see a use for each model easily. At home I'm listening through some KRK Rocket6's & it sounds great! Easily one one of fav vid's you have done yet!

[@OTCRock4one]

Joseph Southhard, For Rock and Metal, Pros are still using tube amps like EVH, Peavey, Mesa/Boogie, Blackstar HT Metal, Engl, Hughes & Kettner etc...They may choose Solid State for clean tones.

[@JosephSouthard]

As have I @@OTCRock4one - I currently use a Mesa Rd King, PV 5150, Marshall MA100H, & a Crate 5212VFX. All I was saying is - Solid State amps have come a long way in 30+ years. I would't get rid of my tube gear, but I am more likely to add a Solid state amp to them!

[@iandavidlocke]

Roland JC-40 is by far the most versatile solid state amp on the market today, especially as a pedal platform. Running the effects loop in stereo in parallel mode essentially turns a single, moderately priced amp, into a loud and clear stereo wet/dry/wet rig! I don't know why more people arent running their rigs that way... might be the extra cables. I'd challenge anyone to try it even with just a reverb and/or a delay in the loop running in parallel. MInd Blowing! Anyways, thanks for doing a vid like this! Great job.

[@brettpanzer]

Ian Locke I’ve had a jc40 for 2 years now and I’ve been laughed at when showing up to jam with new people simply because of the amps size. Then when I start playing they end up complimenting my tone and they can’t believe how loud it is. Just a Mexican esquire through sd1, big muff, dod phaser and flanger, dl4 and red panda context always on in the effects loop for a shoegaze rig.

[@fishwigy]

Gustavo cerati used the amp in a wet-dry-wet setup

[@BAND-MAID-USA]

Is it at all possible to use at home? I loved the 120 but way too loud. Never tried the 40. Been looking at the JC22 for home but I really like the 40 better. I’m concerned about even being able to use it at home. I’ve heard it’s very loud. Kinda like the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe 40 watt. That thing is stupid loud and impossible to use at home. I’d love to find a video about the JC40 at bedroom levels. 😊

[@iandavidlocke]

@@BAND-MAID-USA if you're worried about volume get the 22 it still has the parallel stereo efx loop

[@ellisdugg]

Me favourite riff on the jc 40 is metallica one ❤

[@giltyakhtar]

@Debjit Roy Chowdhury the mission impossible theme song

[@draganm7823]

I prefer the orange amp, sounds fuller; maybe its because it matches the awesome looking and sounding Schecter Reaper! Darker stain on the back would be more killer!

[@redforrori]

Ugh. I want ALL THE SOUNDY THINGS. :/

[@pauloesterleoesterle3818]

That Roland clean tone is amazing

[@jeromefreer1258]

rush 2112 all clean guitar sounds. Gibson 335 Jazz chorus 120. Peace out

[@ridgerunner4943]

That's the combination I use, a Gibson 335 played cleanly into a JC-120, with a responsible use of pedals. A beautiful clean!

[@Chucksguitargeekery]

I'm convinced that 99% of what people don't like about solid state amps is due to the cheapo speakers that manufacturers tend to put in them. My go-to stage amp is an old Peavey Bandit 65 with an Eminence Swamp Thang. Takes pedals like nobody's business.

[@terrelldunn3973]

Love those old Peavey Bandits!! I also had a Renown 212 for a while. Good lord that thing was loud!!! Page Hamilton from Helmet played a Peavey Bandit back in the day.

[@thisguy2973]

@@terrelldunn3973 I used a blue stripe Renown in my old band. That thing was heavy (physically) and loud as hell! I should’ve stolen it from my old band mates. Wonderful cleans and tonally sonic for metal.

[@alexdeleon7135]

The Katana is the dog's danglers! This being said, the distortion circuit of the JC-40 is a 100% improvement over the old AM radio blatty fuzz of the JC-120. The overdrive had rich overtones, and punchy attack. Well done!

[@shannoncole9436]

I bought the JC 40 based on this review and I love it. Roland responds to questions in their on-line community within a day.

[@ThomasAntoniusOlsenJr.333]

Absolutely love my JC-120, its a gem. I think every guitarist should have one in their collection. They'll keep up with a tube amp no prob. Hell they could drown out a tube amp volume wise if you wanted too. They're definitely the loudest 120 watt wall of stereo sound out there, not to mention has the most buttery chorus I have heard, hence STEREO amp!

[@andrewdenine1685]

Haha drown out a tube amp you must not own a tube amp but that's a bold statment

[@DakTirCue]

JC 40 really should come with a 3way foot switch to toggle the dist/verb/trem. you have to buy either 3 separate single switches or a 3rd party 3way switch, of which I am unsure of how well they work. The thing has 3 separate foot switch outputs for christ sake... stupid.. that being said... the sound is amazing.. played JC since the 90's .. gigged with the 120 for years... about to drop the hammer on the 40. great vid.. love your personality.

[@Lalairu]

I wish I had money for a jazz chorus, they sound awesome

[@kaiserbach1231]

The orange is beautiful. I have one and the tones are absolutely amazing

[@undercrackers56]

I am so surprised that Blackstar were not included in the line up. After trying many combo amps I was blown away by the rich creamy sound of the Blackstar HT60 Stage. It is just amazing, but requires two people to carry it after a long gig. I hunted around for something more portable (and robust) for some time until getting properly acquainted with the Blackstar ID60. To my mind this combo has almost everything and really deserved to be in this video.

[@ces69]

undercrackers56 I have ID60 TVP combo, agree, it is a truly amazing amp that always seems to be left out of these comparisons! (Probably because it would blow most of the others clean away! Lol)

[@phxsingerguitarist]

The HT60 Stage has 12AX7's in the preamp stage and EL34's in the output. It is not a solid state amp.

[@bmoneybby]

🤦🤦🤦

[@Dremeli]

The best solid state amp I ever had was a Laney Tube Fusion 100 50 watt amp. I think it was the best solid state amp for me because back then I played mostly The Shadows and The Ventures... I got very nice, sparkly clean sounds with it - especially when I hit the "Bright" button on it. The guitar I played was a 1983 Squier MIJ Strat. The distortion sounds were great too, but I loved the amp exclusively because its clean tones.

[@theblytonian3906]

I thought it interesting and brave in raising your head above the parapet when you recommended the Fender Champion 40. Lord love me I am no advocate for Fender as a brand as I detest their corporate region blocking and price gouging practices, but the Champion series are truly remarkable underappreciated and overlooked amps, in particular the 2x12" 100 and 1x10" 40. I have two Fender amps, & multiple Blackstar so I'm not hung up on tradition or brand just performance, one of which is the Champion 100. I often recommend the Champion 40 for consideration to anyone starting out because of its many strengths including price, but it gets overshadowed in the comparison/shootout 'research' by newbs who knowing nothing other than the hypothetical, gauge 'best' on techno novelty and number of features, effects etc. For American cleans Fenders Champion series are underestimated and underappreciated purely attributable to the snob factor of their solid state. IDK about the 40, but the 100 takes pedals well too. For the price, the 100 in particular rates an 'mention in dispatches' as a standout.

[@ronengel4586]

I’ve got a Katana 50, a Nextone Artist and a Quilter Cub50 amongst others and the Katana has lots of effects and can store many presets, the Nextone does sound better but very few effects and limited preset numbers and the Cub50 is quite limited with three inputs Blonde, Tweed and Black but it sounds the best by far. It’s all analogue and has the touch and soft feel of a tube amp. The other 2 sound great but in the end there is a harsh and dry sound from their power amps. They can be tweaked to reduce the typical transistor sound but in the end always there. The power amp in the Quilter has been designed to have a high impedance output like a tube and models sag like a tube but it’s all analogue. So I’m selling the Katana and bought a Boss GT1 for my Fx and I’m pondering the Nextone as it has a pretty big sound which is good in a bigger room. The rub is here in Oz the Cub50 is $1200 and a Katana is $400 but for my money the Quilters are the best SS amps out there give one a go you’ll be surprised. Nice review except for the Quilter omission!

[@boolosboi7503]

I am 100% sold on that Jazz Chorus 40. Those were some really nice tones for a $600 amplifier.

[@GreenHoleSun]

Here comes the rain... Gotta learn it

[@jaymelynnmcintyre8574]

They sound anazing, i have a few myself a red Marshall 1/2 Stack it is BAD ASS WICKED ! ( I've gigged with it and it holds its own )

[@axnyslie]

I've been a die hard VOX AC30 user for a long time but recently started using the Roland JC 120 and I really love its clean sound. Both are ideal for classic Shoegazer tones.

[@DSchea]

Ride

[@craigdooley7638]

Shoegazer tones is exactly what I try to get. Been using a JVM 410H for years and it's a beast.... but a nightmare hauling to n from venues!

[@sticksnstones23]

I have owned every amp reviewed here. I have gigged with everyone of them. I have the 100 champ version not the 40. The champion 100 clean channel is excellent. Great in a band context. Something changed with the distortion tones. Sounds much more solid state and will not sound good if you have a other tube amp on stage. But if you are alone it is great. The Roland Jazz 40 clean is gorgeous. The effects melt into it like butter and add to it. Pedals for dirt sounds better than the dirt channel but the pedals do not become one with the amp. They do there thing on top of the clean in a very solid state and sterile kind of way. I miss the 12 inch speaker for dirty tones. The Orange is my regular grab and go. It cranks. It does the two channel thing easily. The clean is great and can cover many flavors with an EQ pedal in front of the amp in your pedal chain. The dirt is raunchy in a good way. Full spectrum of range when playing with the volume and master volume. Excellent amp for gigging. Add a 112 extension cab for a big stereo sound on stage and never look back. This review is on point. They are all great amps and top dogs. 👍

[@JonDeth]

*I have a Boss Katana; it's one of the absolute worst amps I have ever owned! lol Amazing? I have a formal education in electrical/electronics engineering. It's an absolute shit pile.* I changed the speaker, put custom drive pedals in front of it and it's just not a good amp. Not even a modeler will save it. *I literally went to college 13 years ago after I started hobbying in electronics 20 years ago, so I never got stuck with a shit piece of gear again, but I needed something for the bedroom, and grabbed one on sale close to 3 years ago. The decision was made after reading endless reviews for amps in that price range, and people raving about the Boss Katana line.* I just replaced it with the Gamma G50 and will be grateful to be rid of the Katana soon. I play metal and a cheap Fender SS would have been 10x better. *I lucked out that the G50 is downright amazing.*

[@pyroman6000]

That guitar is really nice! Gorgeous, and it sounds great, too. Probably not that expensive, either- Schecter gives you a lot of guitar for the money, that's why I own 3. I like all those amps- good thing I don't need another right now, or you'd be giving me a bad case of GAS, lol. A JC is damned tempting, though! (DAMMIT!) I have the modelling version of that Vox, the VT20+, and I agree- you can get some VERY nice tones out of it. My only nits, are I don't like the way they set up the fx section; (nice fx tho), and the tuner is clunky as hell to use. The rest of my amps are Fenders.

[@mikeapmusic940]

I have a Roland Blues Cube Artist and it’s brilliant. All of my Dr Zs and other valve amps are sitting there with covers over them.

[@twotter1969]

Love that JC40 :)

[@robertstapleton3598]

Thanks for the video. I was shocked at how much the Orange amp sounded like tubes. Impressive! For a solid state sound, the Roland gets that better and the stereo effect in one amp is amazing. Those would be my choices. One comment, the voice was so much louder than the music I was constantly having to go back and forth adjusting the two. Balancing that out will make for a perfect video.

[@walkingdirt138]

I love my CR120 head. Even my die hard tube head friends love it. Simple amp to use with massive tone. Very articulate. Great video dude!

[@mpf3310]

Always fun listening to your great playing man!

[@beyondmiddleagedman7240]

For JC-120, Mark Shafer of Carewaul and Mike Griffith of Bonton.

[@jasonburt5404]

This guy is the Russell Brand of the guitar world.

[@anthonyfoltz2534]

Maybe they are cousins

[@ChristianSachaNovak]

Hi I’m Chris from the Mongolian cookie company. Thank you for the plug.

[@Tuhqa]

is that you jesus? or mongolian

[@patrickbrown7438]

Mongolian cookies sound delicious please post link and coupon code

[@sobhshab4732]

no doubt Roland jc is best solid amp ever

[@jhvuvnik65s24]

The Jc sounds spectacular clean, but I don't care for the dirty tones. The other amps were all just sorta meh. The Boss sounded the best dirty, but if my main concern was a good drive tone for under a grand, and I didn't want to use pedals, I'd go pick up one of those 20 watt 1x12 Marshall DSL20cr combos. They sound leaps and bounds better than any of these amps do dirty. It sounds better clean than any of these amps too, With the exception of the roland, which just sounds different. You can't really compare them.

[@barrychickini9074]

I play a Vox VT40X , tube preamp. Couldn’t be happier for $250.

[@martincorrea4031]

Barry Chickini I also play a vox vt but the 20 watt one it’s amazing I think it doesn’t handle pedals well

[@GarryWan666]

28:46 American Idiot. Love that riff

[@speediablo]

Garry Wan I was thinking the same thing, my guy! 🤘

[@codymcgrew4015]

Russell Brand Pre-Drugs. Sorry if this is a tired joke lol

[@diegomahoudeau934]

It is, but it's always fun

[@gkol69]

JC-120 was used by Mark Knopfler on Sultans Of Swing (with a Fender Twin Reverb played together), Metallica on Enter Sandman and almost everyone playing clean parts in '80s metal songs.

[@x700m75]

I also saw him playing a 1980 Yamaha G212. I have one and I've been spoiled . Parametric section is outstanding. It was designed by Rivera.

[@KrunkCobain]

Dagan you're onto something when I watch a 40+ minute video at 5:30AM at regular speed instead of 2.0 without skipping any parts when I can't buy any of these Amps for at least 3 months

[@PMTVUK]

That's dedication!

[@latrellmitchell348]

Hi man like orange amps and into organ keyboard and Gibson sg and Dean 79v guitar my name is latrell love music and scary sounds in hard rock and blues rock and metal my favorite guitarists Robert Johnson and Jimi Hendrix and Tony iommi and into horror movie and ghost stories have hear about voodoo Queen of New Orleans and Salem Massachusetts the Winchester Mansion in California .and my name is latrell

[@justinsmithy2102]

the whole time i thought someone was waiting to your left to play

[@archermcclain6587]

Slash is always ready to play

[@craigparse1439]

26:50 gotta love that Funk #49!!

[@cardideoz]

I bet the chorus was sounding amazing in the room, but since they mic'ed just one of the cones in the jazz chorus it just sounds as a vibrato.

[@scottlewis4387]

Paul Reynolds of A Flock of Seagulls was a big JC-120 user. Underrated guitarist.

[@josephjaynes6438]

Amen, Scott. Couldn't agree more with your take on Paul Reynolds. A SERIOUSLY underrated player, and tone specialist!

[@tylerdurden5122]

I loved him in Pulp Fiction….🤣

[@garytoner5719]

Great review. The Roland has a high quality vibe. My favorite sounding amp was the Orange. That said there is another amp that should get a mention. The Roland Blues Cube 30. Has the valve sound circuit that sounds great. $100 less than the Roland.

[@hardygeoff159]

I just got the orange crush pro 60 and holy fuck I love it... hands down the best amp I've ever had And i think it sounded best on this video.. I'll pick it over tube anyday I Also kept hearing that the clean channel I ssd not great well I'm here to tell u that's bull shit the clean and dirty channel r perfect ..the only reason I'd ever sell it is if I move up the 120 . But still may keep the 60 for the convenience...

[@graysonwilson-cacciapalle7989]

60 is a 1x12 right? I have the 120, and it was so worth it. Such a rich sound having the 2x12. Pretty sure the crush series is based on a rockerverb- I'd love to eventually get one of those monsters and a matching 4x12, but the crush definitely doesn't disappoint at all. Honestly in some senses the crush is better as you don't have to crank it as loudly to get a monster tone, but I still dream about playing a rockerverb lol

[@muikac]

You have to review Peavey Bandit as a king of the transistors guitar amps!

[@bdraidian6280]

I'm 2 years late to the video, but that vox ac15vr is awesome. I cant find them anywhere. Anyone know what the current vox model is that replaced it?

[@MoeVanprick]

The old Marshall MG amps the early one were and still are fantastic..

[@jesseparrish9198]

I agree. I have one and I think it sounds great 👍

[@mattz1686]

Is it overloading the mic or distorting?

[@VanWhyDesigns]

Sounds good and all but how do these hold up in a band situation?

[@joshuaH75]

Roland JC40 is amazing when playing HYSTERIA!

[@joshdudeman9107]

no one: phone music when they put you on hold: 0:23

[@celticbattlepants]

I close my eyes, and Dagan away...

[@jhellert1]

It is impossible to name a favorite Jazz chorus amp user because that amp is literally heard in THOUSANDS of songs from country to pop to jazz to every form of metal. It is THE best known and also best kept secret of great recordings. But it does sound great on Empire by Queensryche

[@waynebridger4998]

I have an Orange cr60, I hot it due to the hall reverb and my love of early Peter Green. I have done a video of myself playing manics stuff through it. I love vox and looked at the vr30 in pmt Portsmouth and settled on the orange

[@motorrebell]

Same here too ! - Had the Vox vr 30 Sold it - Because after a while it was too BIG and too Heavy ! - got the Orange cr60 -since 4 years and still my favorite ! - Upgraded the Speaker to ( "well played - Broken in" ) used Celestion Vintage 30 and its my Dream amp !

[@aitken1965]

I regret selling my 1978 Yamaha G100 212. It was a killer solid state amplifier.

[@jakegoray9091]

Matty Healy from the 1975 has been using a JC-120 for a few years now thought not sure about current tour. Love the Orange Crush range. I own a 35RT and it’s so versatile. It’s hard to argue a tube amp against any of these. THANK YOU Dagan for posting this video.

[@TheJaysimus]

Most because the Crush range is modelled on the Rockerverb series...which are the greatest amp heads ever made, but are freakishly overpriced

[@Sagebirt]

Just one question. Where the hell Is Dagan ordering his cookies from that take two days to arrive from Mongolia?

[@calebheney302]

Lol am i the only one down here who thought the vox was the nicest?

[@Just-Michael]

Shout out to the Peavey Bandit

[@SwainBjornstrandt]

Hell! YES!

[@ilikepotatoes1345]

Absolutely

[@TheRosswise]

God-tier amp.

[@TheRosswise]

@@lucid_delirium976 The newest one is the one I use, I think its great. As far as volume, I keep it at 1.5 on 25w mode. If I go any higher, the other guys start bitching that I'm too loud. Including the other guitarist that plays a JCM900 half stack.

[@schecter5035]

@@TheRosswise hahaha its such a loud amp. I played a gig on 100w mode with like i swear 2 volume it was a relatively big place as well. It is such a god-tier amp i have the newer one. High gain setting ftw. Shout out to the classic lead mode as well, that is nice

[@nightraven5760]

Haha, no marshall. Even with the excellent new MG series, if it ain't valve, it ain't marshall

[@speediablo]

28:38 American Idiot! Very unexpected! 🔥🔥🔥

[@dennismetzger9287]

I love this man

[@coolwaterdvr]

luv the Intro The Cult. 😍😍😍👍👍👍

[@andrewmuelleranantababaji8073]

Wasn't 80s King Crimson using the Roland 120 Adrian Belew comes to mind Elephant Talk, Jack and Neal and Me

[@anticure8317]

another fun thing with the JC-40 is your buddy doesn't have to lug an amp over to jam with you. you can plug two different guitars into it and both play through one amp. pretty specific use case, but fun and interesting nonetheless.

[@nigelfairchild5820]

Re: Roland JC Q? Paul Reynolds from A Flock of Seagulls, favorite riffs, any, but for just one, It’s Space Age Love Song!

[@Grayjacket11]

No Blues Cube?

[@alancosens]

If there is anything I hate more than Chorus on distorted guitar I don't know what it is. lol Anyway, my concern with solid state vs tube is relative to playing dynamics moreso than tonality. Last SS I had was back in 1997. At that time SS had almost no allowance for playing dynamics. Pick it hard... pick it softly... still almost the same volume. Not sure about today's SS amps. Anyone?

[@dunesbra]

"...there's no digital jiggery pokery happening inside..." Holy crap, I almost just spit my coffee out. LMFAO

[@scrimpmster]

I did want a Katana 100 (mainly due to the FX loop). But the Orange 60 seems to be more simple and sounds great. I think I need to save up and get both :D

[@jaezryl]

I can swear on how good the cr pro 60 is. I thought it was a tube anp at first.

[@Lateral032]

Katana artist is okay… been thinking about orange recently

[@michaelczesnozki1671]

James Root is my favorite Orange user. He uses his signature tube head, which is amazing for the price. I think used you can get them for 650. He also uses the Rockerverb which is very expensive. But my bedroom amp is my Crush 20RT. Absolutely amazing. I got the black one for 230 new. The orange ones are 199.

[@Robstafarian]

The Jim Root Terror is my favorite of the pre-Rocker terrors (I do not have enough experience with the Rocker 15 Terror to comment); it cleans up well and is quite dynamic, especially given how much gain it has.

[@Britkong]

Orange, Job Done.

[@rastamanralph6670]

Areet man I've just bought a carlsbro cobra 90bg for 20 quid and a peavey vypyr 15 watt modeling amplifier for 30 quid today. Do you think I have got a bargain and are they any good. How much did they cost new do you know? Also you sound like your from the north of england are you?

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

I’ve never heard the distortion on a Roland JC before. It actually sounds pretty good.

[@taunoctua245]

I have a 80's era Roland JC 120. My friend had the best clean sounds and worse dirty sounds. Me, was the reverse. It took work to find both.

[@thisguy2973]

The old JC distortion was pretty awful. This newer one sounds really great. I might replace my orange rocker 15 for that.

[@brownpunk1794]

Wats riff at 11:30?

[@vladzubac5360]

yeah..but if you want an Timmons tone (JHS into a Plexi) or whatever fancy schmancy tone...dark, juicy, with round mids, etc...no way....yeah..these amps don;t suck...but...better buy a 5W valve amp..than one of these - use a boutique pedal (JHS, Friedman, Wampler) and you'll get a better tone...

[@p0l21]

Headless Slash behind you is bothering me lol 😂😂😂

[@miko8732]

Same

[@charliewallace54]

James Hetfield often uses the JC for his clean tone, so he’d have to be my favorite

[@PedroYippeekayaye]

"Oh the heads that turn, make my back burn. And those heads that turn, make my back, make my back burn." Class song.

[@bradh6185]

The guy from The Police played Roland.

[@bradh6185]

@@micahbarker935 Yes! He made it sound good too!

[@dariohc6898]

Orange FTW! The cr35 rules

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Clean playing tone on the last amp was the one that did for me. God bless all.

[@jubei7259]

Yeah, I'll stick with my old Orange OD & TT for indoors (for some ungodly reason the wifey don't likee the OD, or the neighbours for that matter, though I can't imagine why lol). Gotta admit though, I kinda dig those Katanas. btw Billy Duffy - guitarist of The Cult & a huge City fan

[@Rocketmonke34]

James hetfield. His live clean tone and master of puppets live tone is to die for!

[@shckltnebay]

@@stevestevestevesteve6466 WRONG

[@DSchea]

@@stevestevestevesteve6466 his cleans came from a jazz chorus lol

[@TheNightstalker80]

Man I love your videos and reviews. I'm on the hunt for a good amp to start with and so I'm gathering every information I can find. However there's one thing that I just don't understand - the Tube miracle ;-) Some say you must get a tube amp, so does my teacher and somehow I trust him but they cost a bunch and as a "modern guy" I defenitely see the benefits of modern technologies like solid state and/or moedelling amps. Ok let's come to the point, what I don't understand is: WHY can solid stat / modelling amps do not sound just like tube amps. We live in the year 2019 (almost 2020) where we have complexe algorythms for everything, we have AI and learning machines... there's technology that can almost everything so why isn't it the easiest thing to build a amp that can sound like ANY tube amp you like. I know why tubes sound different/special, because of how they work, but how they work (meaning what goes on in the tube and how they behave in certain situations) is absolutely predictable and it should be the easiest thing for any AI to calculate tone changing behaviors and all that stuff. All you would need to "reproduce" is a good enough amp and speaker (and cabinet) and you should be able to create every tube sound that's out there??? WHY does this not happen???

[@jeffreyquinonez8964]

TheNightstalker80 🤷‍♂️ maybe cuz itd put tube amp makers out of business. Idk lol

[@DH-og5yr]

How they work is quantum mechanics. No a solid state amp isn’t going to simulate trillions of electrons at a time. The nextone comes close. It’s just a little more polite than tubes. With just a hair less touch sensitivity. The boss stuff is near perfect

[@davidjdevan]

Thank you for The Cult intro!