GUITAR TONE - Roland JC22 - Review & Sound Demo
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- The Jazz Chorus 22 is one of the smallest of the recent launch of the Jazz Chorus series. It is a small solid state amp designed for home or studio, but it is loud enough that you could use it in a small club setting. This is my review and sound demo.
called the jc-22 for two reasons. jc-30 sounds too much like ac-30, so they used the rms power value; 30/√2 rounds up to 22W
That is a great answer. 10 points to you. Thank you very much.
An AC30 does not sound at all as any Roland JC amp
@@agusg.t.8950he meant the words sound similar (ac and jc) not that the amps sound alike 😊
Thank you for not playing the blues during this demo.
yes, it is not a blues amp.
@@user-nu7xx7pc1d Doesn’t matter. Many youtube players find a way, haha.
Lol So true
As I’m looking for clean amps for blues
@@georgewashington2253 no offense intended - there must be videos that play the blues.
You seem like a genuinely friendly guy. Thanks for the review, best one I've seen on the JC-22.
Thanks Dan, much appreciated!
This is a great review one of the best i ve heard.. thanks so much for not using crunch sound with tone of effects like 99% of reviews do.. this amp has definetely one of the best clear sound you can hear from this range of amp.
Billy Duffy from The Cult has been using the Jazz Chorus for his clean tones for ages. Once you explained the Dimensional Chorus effect I immediately recognised this as the Billy Duffy tone that I've loved for decades. Cheers for a great in depth review. These amps really are the benchmark for solid state cleans.
Very true! I was also amazed to learn that Hetfield and Hammett (Metallica) used to use the JC120 for their clean tone and sometimes dirty tone (pedals through it) on stage and in the recording studio.
This Roland or the Boss Katana though Tim? That sounds pretty good for cleans too from the demos I've heard.
I know that this has the stereo feature but I'm not sure about those 6 inch speakers. I am slightly tempted to get 1 or the other because I have my Laney valve amp but it'd be nice to get something different too for when the mood takes me.
@@JammyGit what did you do in the end?
This is the fifth review of this amp I've watched, and you are the first person who knows how to use chorus correctly. Well done, great playing and song choice, and the amp sounds amazing.
I agree, I hate when these guys talk more than they play.
Best review of the JC22 I have seen, please do some more reviews of affordable clean amps, your playing is fab.
Thanks, I really appreciate that!
This amp would sound absolutely KILLER with a Friedman BE-OD pedal !! You could literally go from playing at Church Sunday morning to playing in a UFO cover band on Friday night at the local bar LOL If only I was 20% as good as Michael Schenker... Ha! 🎸
Sometimes I watch this video just to remember what a top-quality review looks like...Great review of a great product.
My first amp in 1978 was the JC-120. It became a 40 year companion- amazing sound -very heavy amp I would lug it up/down 3rd floor stairway when going to rehearsals, gigs. Due to chronic illness I had to sell it a few years ago - but am looking at getting the JC-22 whenever I get better- Thx for the video! Cheers from Germany 🇩🇪
You mic'd it on each speakers. Good man.
Finally I found a demo with two mics in order to talk about a stereo chorus..!
Thanks a lot clever boy ;-)
Thumb up!
this review is totally kickass- well done! not only do we get to hear the sounds but also you give us different ideas on micing up the amp to capture that awesome effect! Thank so much!
this is sooooooo the best demo on this amp on youtube. THANK YOU!
That Crowded House sounds incredible... well done sir!
this is the best Roland JC 22 review out there, nice playing. Great explanation and demo of capabilities. great amp, perfect for home use, lush clean tones, and that chorus effect is the sound of the 80's.
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Best gear demo that i have ever seen! Good job!
Thank you!
Easily my favourite amp. Such an iconic sound!❤
The next time I find 400 bucks rolling around in my wallet that isn’t earmarked for life’s essentials, BANG! JC-22, here I come.
I accidentally erased my comment if I never wanted a JC till now. Was adding a great review thank you .
BANG! Stimulus check - 2020
Great sounding amp & excellent review! You did Martha (and her Muffins) justice.
Thank you and I'm glad to see that someone recognized that tune.
Wow great review, thanks!!! Most reviews of gear should be like these. You are setting the standard👍
this was an awesome review you should have way more views
Thank you very much!
Yea, seriously. He did a better job than the "Official" Roland commercial.
This is the only decent review/demo for this amp.Thank You!
Thanks, much appreciated!
When you play thru that amp I almost expect I’m gonna hear some Siouxsie and The Banshees
Great song choice for that chorus effect with Crowded House. A+
This is amazing! Captain Drone is an accomplished musician too. You are a multitalented individual. I now have some more material to watch. Thanks for clueing me in. 😊
Greetings from Northern Ireland. Great review and fantastic chops (as usual). It's the first proper review of an amp that I've never given a second glance. Many thanks.
Hey, thanks for that! I appreciate it.
Thanx for a good honest review. I liked your playing style but you emphasized the amp and that’s where this demo shines!
finally someone playing something more fitted for this amp not blues.
Thanks, jAMMAN798. Putting these things on an amp is great. I have an 80's Roland Jazz Chorus-77 amp. Its 40+ years old, but it works well. Thanks again. Greg D.
I've had this amp for about 10 months. I use it now as my main practice and small gig amp. When I first plugged into it, I just used the standard setting and thought nothing more about exploring it. The clean sound is awesome, and the EQ settings can be tweaked to anyone's style. I play mostly jazz/pop/soul blend of music. I play an Ibanez George Benson, Fender Strat (w/ Noiseless pups), a Gibson ES-275, and other hollowbodies. I really love this amp, and now love it even more since I discovered I can get the full stereo feel if I turn the chorus depth setting on only slightly, as well as the Speed, maybe to 1. Yes, the bass is reduced, but this can easily be compensated by just adding more bass. The results are amazing. The sound is really big for such a small amp. Don't let the size fool you, it's good enough for a gig at a small venue. I add a Boss delay pedal for extra effects. This one's a keeper! :)
Initially It will be an at home practice amp. But, do you feel or wish that you would have gotten the 40 watt instead ?
@@crazywisdom2 I think for my use, this amp has been fantastic. I wrote this comment a year ago and this JC22 is still my go to amp. The JC22 is a 30 watt amp, despite the 22 in the name. It's also light and easy to move around (I have mine on a small dolly). I think for larger venues the 40 would be a good idea.
A very nice review of the jc22.I happen to have a newer jc120 and these roland amps are terrific.My marshall amp is in cobwebs! Cheers.
Wow ! Great demo ! ! Nailed that " Police - Andy Summers jc 120 " sound ! :-)
Thanks!
Recently bought one..I tried it on all my different guitars LGXT Godin, Mylti-Act Nylon string, BB King Epiphone, 1977 old school Electra X-330, Ibanez AS-153, PRS, USA Strat, USA Tele, Old school Voxton jazz hollow body and I can say it makes all those guitars sound authentic to its character.
Stop telling everyone how great JC amps are, it’s my secret weapon 😎
Thank you for an excellent review. Very informative and helpful. The best and most professional that I have seen for the JC22.
Very nice demo! Thanks! Guessing they opted to call it JC22 because JC30 would sound too much like AC30 (Vox).
Exceptional review, covered everything I needed to know, hit my guitars and you had serious enthusiasm going on. Best review I've seen on this amp, I now intend to buy one....thank-you!
Thank you!
Put a little compression on the Strat and you´ve got The Police, Bryan Adams, Chris Isaak, Pink Floyd and just about every other major pop and pop- rock hit of the 80s with a clean guitar in it.
That little thing is a beast !
Amazing tone.
Especially for clean parts in metal,- it would be miles ahead of everything else in that genre when it comes to clean tone.
I need one.
Now !
Great video and playing! I love how you answered some of your own questions by talking through it.
I have a JC40, and love it. It with my 65 Deluxe Reverb is a great combination.
So true. I do love the Fender clean sound, but that sound is so different from the JC clean sound. Both are great!
Agreed!
Does JC amps has more hiss than Deluxe? Do you think JC22 with Strymon Flint tremolo and reverb could nail that fender tone?
MegaCrasherMusic in bedroom setting with low volume the noise is noticeable and cannot be used for clean recording. I don't gig a lot so I started to think to replace it if that setup could work decently.
I’ve owned a JC-120, but had to sell it due to a move. That was followed by a JC-77, which I ended up selling, because of a move. Now I’m getting the smaller, more portable JC-22, and planning on staying put. You never know, you know? Nice review. Thanks.
I have the JC-40 for gigs and the JC-22 for home. Love both of them. 💚🎵
how loud does the JC-22 get? I play in an organ trio that plays jazz music with a drummer and organ player playing a B3 through a Leslie. I need a small amp I can carry around. I need the amp to be pretty loud for gigs in bars and restaurants. you think JC 22s can handle that or no? I know he said it was "massively loud" but I would like a second opinion from some one like you. Thanks for your time.
They made a JC-20 which was 20 Watts and about the same size. Maybe it means JC-20, the sequel or JC-22.
I appreciate you playing examples with the room mic only. I know everyone wants to hear close mic examples because the sound quality is better, but you can’t get an accurate idea of what an amp sounds like in person if it’s close miked. A lot of small amps sound really boxy and terrible in person, but sound big and full if close miked, so I like demos that do both.
Sounds amazing, seriously tempted!
It's called the JC-22 because Roland already made an amp called the JC-20 in the early 90's. Like the 22 it was a cut-down JC120, but it was cut down in different ways; The chorus was simply toggled on or off with no control over its settings, it lacked reverb, and it came with 5 inch speakers instead of 6.5 inch. Though it has the JC120 distortion in place of reverb, so take that as you will.
You didn’t watch the video properly ...he was asking why it wasn’t called the Jc-30?
Since it is a 30w model and all the previous Jc models have got their name from the wattage.
I just like the fact that you're a fan of Australian music!
Wow, fantastic review! Really great run down of all the features and lovely playing. Would have been nice hear some od or distortion through it but I appreciate your using the stereo delay, some reviewers don't even do that. Thanks mate
one of the best amp reviews I've watched! Saw your channel after watching an OR15 review, as that's my main amp but have watched numerous now and they've all been great!
Great review. Too many videos they just paly and don't talk about what's happening and what they are hearing. great job!
I recently bought one and I'm in love. I'm selling my other amps, its that good. It does everything depicted in this demo and it is a fantastic pedal platform. It loves my distortion pedals and sounds fantastic at any volume. I recommend it for home playing in any genre of music; just get the pedals that fit your chosen genres. I mean seriously, country to metal, doesn't matter if you've got the pedals. I'm mad about this amp.
I bought this amp at the beginning of 2021, and I use it even more than my Fender 65 Princeton Reverb. It is a great amp for home use. I play it with great satisfaction, and I don’t bother my wife. Great amp.
Great Police and 80s new wave sound.
Super little amp. I went into my local looking for a compact amp for home, aiming for something a bit different to my Cube 20. I fully expected to walk out with a Fender GT40 or some sort of modelling amp like that. Shop guy was smart, set me up to play this one first. Crystal clear cleans, nice reverb and the dimensional chorus is pretty special. I also tried what I intended looking at and walked out with the JC-22. For me the tone and simplicity won over software and gizmos. Try one sometime.
Are you still satisfied? Tried other amps?
@@BladeDoomer86 still have it. Also have a few others, an older Fender HRD and a Quilter 101 Mini head with a 1x12 cab. I tend to play the quilter more often but the JC22 still gets a run from time to time
Great review. I bought a JC 22 and now I know how to use it !
Thanks for taking the time to demo that amp. Great great review!!
the chorus sounds awesome. i prefer this little amp over my jc120.
fantastic sound !
good to see you with the les Paul again !!!
great video jamman.
all the best jamman.
crowded house a good choice Sir
the chorus and Stereo make it sound divine.
keep playing and thanks.
Thank you John. I love the Les Paul, just don't play it as often for long periods due to its weight (Traditional model).
a demo should be like this. this is the bench mark. thanks
This is by far the best Review I´ve ever seen, thanks, man.
The camera mic definitely recorded better the ambient and stereo effect. In the mics recording is nearly there, maybe a different mixing process would have make it more notorious.
Anywhere, thanks!
Great review! Definitely thinking of buying one of these and a Boss Katana 100w Head MKII
Opening with Martha & The Muffins = absolute win
Absolutely great video no bullshit and very informative! Good playing too ❤
Thanks for a great little review, mate!
That was a great demo! Thank you!
Great demo, good to hear some classic tunes in the process. Nice playing.
What is the song he is playing in the beginning?
@@N.Narwhal echo beach Martha and muffins
Great review! Really enjoyed it.
This is such a great video 📹.. Well thought out
Thanks. One of the better demos of the JC 22, but I'd love to see how it sounds with some dirt pedals. I had a JC 120 years ago and I never found a way to get a usable overdriven tone from it.
One trick perhaps. When you use the SM57 to record both HPs, the best way to send the sound is to make sure you pan pot mikes on Right and left side of your stereo sound being sent. If the listener is using a headset, it might not change anything. But is the user uses monitors, then he/she will benefit of the same Dimensional effect.
I have an old JC120 in mint condition. Will definitely add this to the collection.
Thank you so much for great review Man!
Nice tone, love the videos!
Thank you!
An excellent demonstration!
Really good review mate, thanks
Hi Jamman, what a great video ! and also an amp i want myself !!!
Thanks! It is a very nice "small" amp to have if you enjoy playing clean.
Nice review- loved the selection of guitars!
Great Review.. Thanks
Very Nice Demo, well explained!
Great review and playing, thank you!
Wow, it sounds great with those mics. Now I want one! ...And I already have the JC-40 🤣
excellent demo - just found your channel - very nice!
I believe that Roland had released a JC-30 many years ago and it was a single speaker configuration and also they also had a JC-20 that was similar in size to the JC-22. My guess is they chose JC-22 to have a unique product name an avoid confusion.
The Crowded House sounds on the Tele 7:43 were impressive.
great review! Thank you, Sir!
Echo Beach is a perfect sample for this amp! 🤘
Even Paul Weller in the Jam used a Roland with Dementianol chorus but swapped it for a peavey backstage with a Marshall stack..mental sound. Like the nifty size, good 4 recording in small spaces. Get 2 and get a Quadraphonic effect!
That Crowded House sounded really good
Nice work! Love that thing
Okay, you sold me! Wow, what a sound! I've been trying to get this sound from other amps and haven't been able to come close. I've used the JC setting on the Roland Cubes, that's okay, the Line 6 Pod (the old bean style) on clean, that's okay but not really close. I play Ibanez hollowbodies, semi-hollow, and a Strat. Hope you upload a vid with this amp and a hollowbody, like Ibanez LGB30 or semi like Ibanez AS153 (my two fave guitars at the moment!). Thanks for a great demo!
Sounds so good!
Sir thanks for uploading this video.
You're very welcome
Recently downgraded from a JC-40 to a JC-22 due to it resonating through my entire apartment so my neighbors could hear. 😅 People out here talking about how big difference there is when it’s only 10W. This one was just perfect. Still super loud though so I can’t really crank it to max. Perfect studio amp for shoegaze.
Have you noticed a difference in volume with lines out from 40 to 22 please ?
@@DaFake Just a slight difference in volume, but I never needed to crank the JC-40 past 2 when recording with the line-out. The JC-22 needs to be cranked a little bit higher to reach the same volume, but never past 5 (50% volume). Hope it helps! 🙏
@@VevozoneTV cool! Tha ks for your answer!
play the jazzmaster through it!!
The Jazzmaster is on loan with a band. When it comes back I'll toss it in a vid.
JC22 not named JC30, my thinking is, a company called, JC Amps, has a JC30 amp. I think out of, Brazil, but that's just a guess.
Good guess. I'm still not sure of the exact answer.
jAMMAN798 could be that it is too similar to AC30 😎
Just Yesterday i played IT in musicstore with a Fender Jaguar, i played some the smiths, Johnny Marr and Morrissey stuff and was just in heaven. The only reason i haven't grabbed IT IS that i'm thinking about If the jc 40 is even the better choice.
@@soundbelch1600 No, i have decided to buy a Yamaha thr 10 II because my main use is bedroom, and i wanted Bluetooth connectivity, IT also hast some very nice Cleantones. But i still desire a jc !
Thanks! That's gonna be my next amp!
Thanks, I'm on the fence with the JC40...but I think this would work just fine!!
I bought JC-40 for the distortion, for my house. Now I think that with the 22 I saved space and money in the bank
it is also quite heavy to transport. I still don't regret it, I'm very happy with it and I don't plan to change it
@@xucomartin Do you think that the JC40 is too loud for an apartment? I am doubting which one to buy. Also, the JC40 has distortion and vib \ chorus...
@@davidtorreetxebarria If it is to play at home, the small one will spare you, I bought the large one because of the distortion and I cannot increase the volume of the three or four, and the distortion I hardly use with the small one would spare me, it is also much more difficult to transport in a normal vehicle
kewl... solid review
I played one at a guitar center. They really do sound good, even better than this video.
You just cost me $720! (Ordered the Boss FS7 Footswitch and BAS-1 Amp stand, too)
:-)
Outstanding review, thank you. I’ve subscribed. Always wanted a Jazz Chorus. Hopefully the 22 will help me to begin preserving my hearing…Deluxe Reverb II, Handwired AC15 w/Blue alnico and Marshall 2061/2061x combined with my 64 year old ears and penchant for loud hasn’t helped