What jazz amp should i get?

Question

I'm currently looking at the Marshall MG4 Series MG100HFXRS and MG412ARS Half Stack. It's $550 and rather large. I already have a portable amp but now i want something big that i can hook my archtop up to. I don't want to spend much more then $550 but i want some great sound. Help?

Answer 1

Polytone make great amps, no doubt, but tyou will neww to spend more than $500.



Also for the price the Roland Cube 80 is a superior sounding amp and is fairly light weight. You can pull great tones from it aswell. It is $500 CDN. Small enough to take to gigs, big enough that you have plenty of head room.

Answer 2

first of all an Any Ibanez RG guitar isn't meant for a jazz sound because the pickups are waaaaayyyyy too warm for that singing tone that you decide on on. i'd say get a semi hollow, or a hollow body guitar with some alnico humbucking pickups. yet in case you decide on on to stay with an similar guitar.... change the pickups to a pair Seymour Duncan Alnico II professional's. Secondly, you'll by no potential get a reliable jazz tone with a Marshall, Marshall amps are specially for rock. try making use of a fender Reverb, or a Blackstar Artisan (I heard those are quite reliable).

Answer 3

I agree that Polytone or Roland JC is the way to go, but you can't buy a new one for $550 so you will have to look for used. The Marshall is a bad idea for characteristic jazz tonality.

Answer 4

Definitely Polytone or a Jazz Chorus.

Answer 5

Polytone makes fantastic jazz amps.



http://www.polytoneamps.com/

Answer 6

personal recommendation