Amplifier
Polytone Mega-Brute
For small combo straight ahead Jazz work I use the mega brute. It's a great little amp, extremely portable and has the following specs:
80 Watts RMS Combo 8" speaker 2 channels switchable: CLEAN & CLEAN/OVERDRIVE Individual Bass, Mid, Treble, Volume controls 3 position BRITE switch Boost/Cut highs Master Volume Studio-type 3-Spring HAMMOND Reverb 2 Inputs (High & Low) EFFECTS LOOP
OUTBOARD (Input/Output) Preamp Main Signal Output Jack for POLYTONE Sidekick cabinets or other amps Stereo Footswitch Jack for remote control of CLEAN/OVERDRIVE and REVERB (footswitch optional) Lower Rear Panel: Jacks for Exterior speaker and headphones Tough Black Textured
covering Steel Mesh grill, heavy duty stackable corners Dimensions: 11 1/2"H x 13 1/4"W x 7 3/4"D
Trace Elliott TA100R
For many years I used the British Built Trace Elliott TA100R. Gibson acquired Trace Elliott in October 1998. This amplifier is incredible clean and
very flexible and can easily be adjusted for any room acoustics. It has probably the best built in reverb of any amplifier on the market (Alessis). It has the following specs:
100 watt RMS combo 4x5" Speaker Weight 18Kg (39.7 lbs) Piezo/Lo-Level Impedance 10Meg Ohms/Sensitivity 100mV to 8V peak to peak Active/Hi-Level Impedance 68k Ohms/Sensitivity 100mV to 20V peak to peak Low Z Balanced Impedance 470 Ohms/Gain Range +15dB to +60dB
Effects Return Impedance 22k Ohms/Nominal Level 0dBv Link/Line In Impedance 47k Ohms/Nominal Level 0dBv Effects Send Impedance 47k Ohms/Nominal level 0dBv Balanced DIs Impedance 600 Ohms/Level 500mV peak to peak Link/Line Out Impedance 47k Ohms/Nominal Level 0dBv Master
+/-15dB at 5 center frequencies Shape +6dB at 160Hz, -6dB at 900Hz, +10dB at 6kHz Notch Q=10, range 60 to 720Hz Phantom Power 48v DC Digital Reverb 16 bit, four room, four hall, four plate and four delay presets. Dimensions H 380mm (15in) / W 435mm (17.1in) / D 310mm (12.2in)
Roland JC 120
For all other band work and my "work horse" amplifier used for more than 20 years, I use the Roland JC 120. It give me 120 watts of power with two input channels and two 12"
speakers. Superb sound quality and built-in chorus effect make the JC-120 great for large auditoriums. It has the following specs: Two separate 60 watt RMS power amps (to allow true stereo chorus) Two input channels (normal/effect); three-band EQ per channel One high and one low
input per channel Reverb, distortion, adjustable vibrato and true stereo chorus Footswitch jacks for distortion, reverb, chorus
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