Sneak Peak : Jet City Amps Trailer - The JCA20H - TTK Unofficial Review - TTK Style!!

[mrovantes]

This could easily be your "official" review. Great riffage and I like how you immediately dial the gain. TONE!!!

[NoyzyBoyZ3]

How would you compare this in price and sound to the Bugara!

[auto4union]

For a start ! You Play fine....! Fuck Them ! Read a review of this amp and it got almost top marks and now i know why ! Best amp i`ve heard tonight ! I want one ! Peace Ye`all !!

[johndcofdc]

This amp will end up in my collection soon enough. By the way I don't get why people feel a need to say that the toneking is not a great player. If you folks want to listen to shredders pretending to do reviews but who are in fact trying to wow you with their solos, there are plenty of those on youtube. Great job toneking! Keep those reviews coming.

[IDNTGIVEAFUK]

@johndcofdc yeah .... this is a review remember people want to hear chords ring out not 10 notes per second its not like this one of those wow look at me videos theres plenty of other worse players out there on here.

people who take the time to review equipment for us should be encouraged, try offering some constructive criticism some time you could have just said he could work on his technique a other than the typical "you suck"

[kakabulle243]

can it play metal?



[IDNTGIVEAFUK]

@kakabulle243 sure...you can get a decent ac/dc type tone out of it but if your gonna play that harcore metal youll want a effex pedal in your chain like a metal zone or smashbox

[lizardking182]

sick ass fretboard.

[albundie3]

The tone , and the riffs kinda reminds me of the who

[Squingelio]

Don't listen to them TTK you rock!!!!! Thanks for the video's

[that1stupidkid613]

Doesn't that guitar get a different tone having a half RW half Maple neck? that struck me as odd...

[thisdyingsoul76]

this seems like a cool little amp. While I realize the point was give people a no nonsense design similar to what Mike Soldano builds by hand at lower power and more affordably, I think I would like it more if it had switch to drop it to 5 watts or lower. 20 watts is still too loud for at home by myself, but perfect for small venues. With 5 watts you could at least get the amps sweet spot without peeling the paint off the walls.

sounds great though.

[MrUndergrunge]

Hey this amp is too loud enough, with a drumer? an onde cab 2x12?? i'm very intrested, ships to mexico?

[TheSchoolsux345]

does it...have a clean tone...

[gordotavo7]

que guitarra es esa?? el modelo..!

diapason en dos colores muy bueno!

[holmes1978]

Thank you Mr. Tone King !!!

[venomzombie]

use bigger strings you fucking baby.

[Ningirsutyr]

@venomzombie The gauge of strings is nowhere related to how much of a man that player is. It's strictly a preference thing. For example Darrell used a custom set going from 10 to 52. So in that case Darrell would be a baby in comparison to a 15 year old jazz player who feels comfortable with a set of 11-54?

[Benderbot50]

@Ningirsutyr Agreed, it can also stem from laziness haha my floyd rose guitar came with 9-42 on it, and I dont want a hassle with setting up the bridge for my normal 10-46

[joakoPRIMUS]

i hate this dude´s playing.

[agilesx]

Pico Valve shouldn't be in your tags.

[liongale1]

when are we going to see a demo of the Jet city Picovalve?

[sonntagshasser]

hi Tone King, would u please make a shoot out or sorta review between JET CITY 100H VS BUGERA 6262 ? With their PROS and CONTRAS. Thank you very much.

best regards from germany

[joakorush2112]

The marshall tone

[lboyd2506]

I am wondering are the tones this amp gets going to be real similar to the jca20 combo. This thing rocks but I would like the reverb the combo offers..

[PhilColliersArm]

@lboyd2506 The reverb on the combo leaves some to be desired.  If you're used to a fenderish reverb it is nothing like it, more of a vox like subtle-er quieter reverb. Hope this helps!

[holmes1978]

cool

[sambirach]

hey tone king, do you think this amp has enough gain for 80s metal tones with a boost metal? i had a marshall dsl 100 and its gone so i need to replace it but im having trouble findin something at a good price that can give me a good replacement for the marshall i had =/

[RagdollOC]

I was very impressed with this amp when I demo'd it. I would love to try out the 50 watt version, I believe it will be a dual channel.

[Patriot1962]

Does it have any PUNCH????

[Patriot1962]

WILD fretboard, I've never seen that, half and half!!!! TTK rules.

[jonathanbarajas]

how many watts is it??

[MAMAKICKSASSS]

Thank you for the sneak peak,

I enjoyed that,

many youngsters writng trashy comments I see,

whats with the attitude people calm down , everyone entileted to their opinion but be nice boys..

[halo214r]

I wouldn't even waste my money on this amp, no effects loop no reverb one channel, I mean come on American consumers you should demand more for your money. You can pick up a used B52 at series for about the same price with tons more features but you better know an amp tech

[hirskdubbi]

sounds good dude,nice sounding amp,gonna order one online now.  giggity!

[emhancock]

Totally dig this amp... MAJORLY disappointed it doesn't have reverb! Deal-breaker for me. Will try out the combo as soon as I can find one...

[topografer]

Don't worry it's so cheap you can buy it along with a reverb pedal

[halo214r]

You need to learn some songs or get someone else to demo for you, you play with no passion you are dry and sound like shit. Goddamnit learn some fucking songs it's not fucking rocket science.

[hirskdubbi]

man,shut the fuck up asshole, you put some amazing shit up on you tube

[ldtriplesix]

@halo214r Agreed. Who keeps giving this guy all this gear? What a waste. Someone GOOD could be using this equipment.

[live2rock4u]

SWEEEEEEEEET Little Amp !!!!

Nice fretboard, what kind of guitar are you playing ?

ROCK ON, TONE KING !!!!!

[VadaHada69]

WTF is up with that guitar's neck man? It looks crazy.

[albertomanises21]

nice neck

[arbitermatt]

Whack a treble booster in front and you'll be pleasantly surprised

[topografer]

I thought that too when i heard this demo. You have any specific suggestion?

[kastkc]

Are these loud enough to gig with in a medium size club? Without mic'ing it up?

[maybe000itsme]

yes they are. check my video on it

[1JAT1]

these are great for everything softer than metal... so there good for hardcore 70s aerosmith-type hard rock! and then the clean is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!

[maybe000itsme]

if you push them with a overdrive or distortion pedal they can easily do hard rock/metal

[hirskdubbi]

sounds like plenty of overdrive w/out a pedal dude.sheesh!

[skyprop]

I Love Jet city amps!!!!!!! WOW and their a new company so to speak

[guitardude4life1]

Are you using the matching cab?

[machinegunguitar]

The amp is cool, but what is up with that fret board. Come On.....Bust out the details.

[odak24]

never seen that type of fret board!!!!!! the amp sounds good, plus the price is good you can get it for like 299!!!!!!!!!!! the Jet City Amplification JCA24S 2x12 Guitar Speaker Cabinet!!!! great deal.

[DROPD5150]

Three 12ax7s and 2 el34s

[cityskyline13]

for all of you wondering, this amp is KING of affordable tube amps. i own this, and for the price, you cannot go wrong. after buying this, i got rid of my tiny terror...and i used to swear on orange.

[imsuckingwind]

how much ?

[cityskyline13]

this amp cost me $299 out the door at guitar center with a 1 year warrenty. i sold the tiny terror for $700.

[imsuckingwind]

must have been an ebay sale for that much lol

[diesect33]

@cityskyline13 i used to swear at Orange alot too before i sold mine....the VOX NT killed the Tiny for me so i sold it. then i traded the NT toward a Mesa rect-o-verb that i now use all the time.

[diesect33]

@cityskyline13 I traded the tiney for a 5150 combo. $100 and the Tiny. Unmodified, retubed.

[mattwohlin]

@cityskyline13 How is it for metal?

[dhughgo]

Nice Amp.  How about a JCA20H vs Bugera v22 (reverb off)?

[bob505470]

gota love that fret board

[GuitarGuy0008]

Sweet vid, sweet amp

Could you pit this vs the Handsome Devil?

[LightningEckel]

Remember Sovtek`s...bet its pretty close..like to hear it "clean"

[rmauler]

It DOES have 12AX7s for preamps and EL84s for power, so I'd have to agree with you and am glad someone else noticed.

[genxtargetmarket]

It's absolutely nothing like the Sovtek MiG amps. I've got the 20W and the 100W. These things sound like Atomic 16s and SLO 100 amps!

[LightningEckel]

Ok I get it, chunk, chunk, chunk, ..dude shift gears

lets hear it clean first before you make her sceam.

[hirskdubbi]

man,shut up

[lastwinj]

what speakers? microphone? etc?

[bcdon1]

When is the "official review" coming out? Or is it that I just can't find it? Thanks!

[TimeLordGuitar]

Sounds good....REALLY good.

[dellinger08]

sounds good... not bad playin just for toolin around

[TheCartgo]

just kidding.. you're good man ! where can I buy this baby ?

[TheCartgo]

The amp is nice but the guitar player is horrible.

[lmsjr]

I knew that was coming :-) ... but don't worry - I'm not offended :-)

[TheCartgo]

But I liked your guitar. which brand is that ? The amp is not bad but sounds like it lacking something on the mids and highs. A better playing would be more attractive. Good gear has always good players around.

[lmsjr]

Hey Cartgo - This was not mic'd up - I was using the mic on the cam when shooting this video. My 'official review' has it mic'd up. The guitar is a custom painted BC Rich guitar, which I bought from Ed Roman a few years back. The paint job is actually a lot nicer when looking at it - it sparkles, and blendsy pretty nicely. Thanks for noticing :-) !! Have a great day.

[lmsjr]

Oh - I'm sorry ... the guitar in this video is a Rico Jr. SBII. The one in my official Review is the BC Rich. Sorry :-)

[hirskdubbi]

nah dude,dont even sweat it.the point was to hear the amp and i like the sweet overdriven sound of this bad mutha made by soldano.how can u go wrong

[xxrottenpuddingxx]

@lmsjr  you played just fine that asshole probably doesnt even play.

[reaperc89]

Guitar playing sounds fine to me. I hope you aren't confusing style with skill.

[mistermsmith09]

@TheCartgo You're an asshole. There is no reason to put down the player (who seems to be a very nice guy for not retaliating to your immature post). He is taking time out of his day to show an amp he owns, so stop talking a shit and get a life.

[TheDistortionist]

Haha the Jet City website is nicerthan Soldano's.

XD

[zyxwfish]

where is the website for these amps and when will they be released?

[RockCityWear]

Jet City Amplification (Seattle) is rolling them out now.

Soldano is a partner. Designed here...made to specs in China. Can't wait to hear more, as there aren't many audio clips to sample yet, but their site is up & running.

[ace69er]

Great! Can't wait to hear a full review!

[rajoconnor]

the video and sound is really clear. The best you have done yet. Did you change your gear?

Can't wait to hear the full review on this amp.

[drmaloy]

Youre the Best Tone King!

[theraytex]

sounds great ---what is the axe???????

[MihailTronix]

Oh my god, it sounds very good! Basically it's in the same pricerange than the Blackheart Handsome Devil, but this has MUCH more gain! Nice! :)

[myway43]

I gotta say that I am really excited about this one. TTK, the reviews on the Bugeras and now this are fantastic. Cannot wait to get a full review on this amp.

[myway43]

Big thumbs up from this critic!

[Mnuggats]

That sounds amazing!

Thanks Tone King!

[GiGaMoG]

What unique fretboard on that guitar! What is it?

[jad547]

Nice full sound...thanks TTK.

[skyprop]

Nice Sonding amp. I would like to see it have more power to play in mid size stages/arenas/clubs without miking it and it would still have some headroom to go....

[HiBitDrifter]

Hell yeah. Been dreaming of an sweet amp with a nice price point.

[larkk22]

"This amp sounds round," referencing the Jet City amp, not the Bugera.

[larkk22]

I have the Bugera 333XL and love it with humbuckers, and I'm waiting for my Bugera V22 to enter my home Nov. 1. This amp sounds nice but not enough treble. Of course when anyone listens to an amp demo online, he is listening through computer speakers. Regardless, this sounded nice, but a big too round in comparison. Appreciate the ToneKing demos, almost as much as he does!

[6730]

where can you buy them

[supersucker72]

nice man can't wait to hear the full review

[poconoporker]

Wow, $299 for an all-tube, 20w amp? Geez, this may be the new must-have.

[barearsed]

I have read that this head will sell for $299.

[nght5tlkr]

If so, the combo may go for about $349--nearly the same price as the Bugera V22. In which case, I'm definitely going to order one.

[nght5tlkr]

Well, they're being produced in China, and unlike Marhsall, they haven't a reputation yet, so charging strictly for the name doesn't work here.

[rayjaysonic]

Cool stuff, nice looking amp. Crunch is nice, would like to hear some of the cleans...and what the retail price is!!!!

[nght5tlkr]

Apparently, you missed their whole mission statement: "We make great guitar amplifiers, and we make them affordable." I haven't exactly found a pricing list for them yet though.

[wackyzachy731]

you can test pickups.go to a guitar shop, and pick up a guitar that has the pickups you want

[TOTOsupra]

Awesome TTK, your riff is a fucking Riff *_*

[najtrows]

yeah nice!

i have a request for you!

you could maybe do some pickupreviews also?

because you are the Tone King ;) i would love some "real" reviews with both cheaper and expensive pickups, its so hard do decide when you can't test them all.

[nght5tlkr]

Anyone notice how the combo version has tube reverb while the head doesn't? I wonder if they plan to make a standalone reverb unit.

[tak178]

Three Cheers for Seattle Tone!

[univibe23]

The amp sound decent--the logo looks like shit! Looks like it was designed by a Third Grader.

[Vercingetorix]

I want to know how this thing stacks up against the real thing the: SLO100.

Please Tone King give us a shoot-out!!!

[nght5tlkr]

The appetizer has done its job. We want the full course now =)

[Theblackhell1]

Is it me or is that fingerboard half maple, half ebony?

[TheDistortionist]

:O

:O

:O

[ARTOFWAR2008]

How does this stack up with the Vox night train or the Marshall haze???

[LordOfThisWorld74]

Hey tone king! One question. Do you have any mesas?? If so how come you dont review them?

[EL34]

because everyone else and their mother likes to post videos of mesas

[LordOfThisWorld74]

But everyone else and their mothers dont have good detailed videos like the Tone King

[chooch187]

everyone knows what their all about

[dragnrider9]

nice love it but where do i buy it,in america and how much??

[Jaredrock1996]

wow amazing! How much though Us dolars

[PYROSF]

This has nothing to do with the amp, (haha sorry) but what guitar are you using? the fretboard looks wicked!!

[weldfish]

It is Bernie Rico Jr. Sweet axe!

[TheGamingGuitarist]

This amp sounds great. Of course it's going to be great, it says designed by Soldano!

[ledzep149]

sweet!