ROLAND Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus Guitar Combo

The Roland JC series of amplifiers broke every rule set by amp manufacturers for what made a popular amplifier. They are solid state combo amplifiers with built in effects with a stereo speaker setup. So why are they so popular with musicians in every genre for bright and punchy clean tones- Because they really do sound amazing even when compared to much more expensive valve based amplifiers. With everyone from Metallica to Pat Metheny using this amp for their clean tones you have probably heard thousands of tracks that all use this range of amps. Now for 2015 Roland have introduced this incredible new small and lightweight version the RC-40. This smaller version of the JC-120 may feature just a third of the power but that is still more than enough to be heard over a full band at small to medium sized venue. So if you are looking for one of the worlds most iconic clean tones or want a flat clean response to let your pedals create the tone you won't find much better than the JC-40 Signature Clean TonesThe Roland JC-120 was not just your normal little clean combo. It features unparalleled clean headroom and inbuilt analogue chorus effects so that you could just take your amp from gig to gig no extras required. All of these characteristics had to be maintained in the JC-40 to keep it sounding like its legendary big brother but they didn't just leave it there. After all it would be far too easy just to lower the power and call it a new amplifier. That is why the JC-40 has completely revoiced vibrato, distortion and reverb effects that can take you from old school to new school with a single control. Single Channel - Let Your Pedals SingWhile the original JC-120 did have two channels in recent years when pedals have become a must have for all guitar players most just use the one channel. This gave Roland the unique opportunity to cut the size of the amp significantly without needing to get rid of the iconic sound that made the amp so famous. By having suc