Roland JC-40 Combo Amp Review by Sweetwater
Mitch Gallagher puts the Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus combo amp to the test. The JC-40 Jazz Chorus is a 2 x 10″, 40-watt combo amp that gives you the classic clean sounds of its big brother the JC-120, in a compact package. An updated selection of iconic effects include chorus, vibrato, reverb, and distortion. And if you have a stereo processor or keyboard, the JC-40 features stereo inputs as well as outputs and an effects loop.
After the video, learn more about the Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus combo here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/JC40
Sweetwater’s Guitars and Gear, Vol. 134
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Mitch, how about the new Fender Tone Master Pro into the JC40? Inquiring minds wanna know. HAAAAA. And since I have a Sire H7V on order maybe use that to drive the rig. Or I can just wait.
Sound of the 80s
Mitch Gallagher is one of the best reviewer out there.
great review, many thanks!
This or the JC22? Just for home playing. But sometimes I get to play loud too. Gonna get a good multi effects. I’m into Steve Vai and Whitesnake now. Too old to gig already.
what is the name of the song
That distortion sound awesome!
Blows away most tube amps in my opinion
If you have the chorus effect knobs down does the right speaker not produce sound?
One of the worse demos on this amp I’ve seen. Talk about mailing it in.
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Dream amp right here
Great review, Mitch. Mine just arrived.
If your thinking about getting this amp but not sure.. just get it trust me. Plenty of bass with the 10 inch speakers
when i look at myself in the mirror i see this guy.. with that guitar.. with that amp..
Thank you. Your clear easy to follow review prompted me to purchase one.
Why does no one demo this amp playing jazz?
One of my favorite gear testers.
It would be helpful if some single line melodies were played…
is the reverb on the JC40 a spring reverb or a hall style reverb? i know it’s digital just curious what it sounds like!
this plus stereo out on a gt1000 with the bass knob boosted a bit❤️❤️❤️
Should of demo it with a boss 1000 in stereo with a good player that is what will sell the amp
back in the mid 80's the guitar player in my band had one, I loved that sound! It just reminds me of the Smiths, the Sundays, so many of those bands from that time! Such a great, clean sound. Awesome. I might get one of these, now that I traded my bass for a guitar!
Are these amps still all analog?
Would have been cool to hear the clean sound with no effects….it being a jazz amp, in name anyway
It’s a cool sounding amp from a legendary pedigree, but it seems to be kind of a one trick pony. It doesn’t do enough to justify the price they’re asking. I own a Boss Katana Artist which is made by the same company, costs slightly less, and yet has so many awesome sounds in one box it’s hard to top.
Excellent review and walkthrough. Thanks for sharing.
Those first 30 sec feature some of the most beautiful guitar sounds I have heard in nearly 50 years of making music.
Can u put a multi effect board threw. See how it sounds with a nice distortion
Great review! Finally – a useable demo of this amp ????
Great amp, going to get one.
When you say that the dry signal is in one side of the amp, and the chorus in the other, don't you mean that one side is dry, and the other is vibrato? It only becomes chorus when the two are mixed surely?
That distortion made my eyebrows raise. Surprisingly good.
This is the way to demo the dimensional Chorus of the JC family. Pan potting so we get it the same home! Way to go. The best I've seen. Bravo
Back the Treble right down with distortion. It sounds fine then and much better than the original JC 120….. Pete.
Wow! They really changed the distortion on these! I used to have a JC120 that I sold like an idiot and have been thinking of getting one of these smaller Seems like a lot of advancements!
Didn’t turn on any distortion?
Excellent review. Thank you.
@ :40 “which took place in Nashville Tennessee. One of the exciting products there…..” I thought he was going to say the Gibson lol