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(More customer reviews)This amp is the world of guitars' best kept secret. Jet City amps are designed at least in part by Mike Soldano, the mastermind (and name) behind Soldano amps, which are second to none in tone and build quality. Mr. Soldano got together with a few other guys and designed the Jet City amp line to be an affordable but quality line of tube amps. They succeeded. The Jet City JCA20H is a single channel 20 watt all-tube amp, with EL-84's in the power-amp. If you're not familiar with tube amps, then you should know that 20 watts is actually pretty loud; loud enough to play with a drummer, unless you're trying to play clean. On the topic of clean tones, this amp has a fair amount of clean headroom. If you turn up the master volume and keep the drive low you can get it pretty loud with very little breakup. Despite not having reverb, the clean tones still manage to sound full and rich. Add a little chorus or reverb and you've really got a great sound.
Now lets talk about the overdrive. This amp plain and simply rocks. The overdrive is very gritty and crunchy, and it's as British sounding as they come. But to be more specific, it's more of a 70's British sound as opposed to the 80's and on, in that it's not particularly high-gain. You could call this amp a poor-man's Marshall Plexi and you'd be in the ballpark. There's a surprisingly wide tonal range available, with powerful bass (partially dependent on your speaker/cab situation), smooth mids, and sweet yet cutting highs all at your disposal.
A lot of people want to know if this amp can do metal. My answer: Yes, but it needs a little help to get there. This amp responds very well to overdrive boosts, including tubescreamers. My guess is that if you're a metal player, you probably have a plethora of distortion and overdrive pedals already, so this shouldn't be a problem. If not, go buy a Boss SD-1 or the Behringer TS800 and you'll be set for 80's and 90's metal.
In conclusion, this is a very simple, affordable amp. Combined with the great tone and build quality, you just can't beat it, especially for the price. There's plenty of options in the low-wattage tube amp market, but the Jet City JCA20H deserves a first, second, and third look from anyone looking for great tone at a price to match.
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20W All Tube Head by Soldano. Pure, simple, and full of tube tone, JCA20H delivers from a single-channel amp with absolutely no gimmick features to dilute the all-tube signal path. Elegance of design both inside and out deliver unflinching reliability in an amp good-looking enough to make a girlfriend jealous. With full EQ control and separate Preamp and Master volumes, JCA20H can deliver spanky cleans through crunchy overdrive.
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