Snork Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 with my newly found jazz chorus. *tee hee* there is no damn master volume knob. is there ANY way to make the amp less rediculously loud/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 19, 2004 Report Share Posted June 19, 2004 Uh..., turn down the channel volume? Seriously, that's probably the cleanest amp ever built, so there's very little point in running it wide open (unless you're talking about something other than a Roland JC90 or JC120). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted June 20, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 um..... you realize that at only 0.75 my house shakes. its really loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Dude, it's a 120 watt amp! I guess you could use an attenuator, like a Hotplate or a PowerBrake. It's like using a half stack in your bedroom - it's just too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Dude, it's a 120 watt amp! I guess you could use an attenuator, like a Hotplate or a PowerBrake. It's like using a half stack in your bedroom - it's just too much. Dude, right now I'm running two half stacks in my bedroom. A Peavey Supreme/Carvin 4x12 and a Sunn Beta Lead/Jackson 4x12. At the same time. My neighbors must hate me... I've been by people far more knowledgeable about amps than I that Hotplates and similar attenuation devices don't work too well with solid state amps, to the point of possible damage. Since the guy that told me this is an amp builder (twisteramps.com), I'm inclined to believe him. He never went into specifics, unfortunately, so I can't give you any more info than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 uh what about removing half the tubes in the power section. also with a little bit of mods you could actually put in a bias adjustment. and put a half power switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeAR Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Ansil the JC120 is a solid state amp......no tubes in there bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_ed Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Turn down the volume on the guitar. Guitar Ed Master of the Oblivious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Mariah Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 Turning down the guitar volume doesn't always help. Trust me on this one *hugs his Beta Lead* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 So grab a used Fender Frontman off ebay, and only use the Roland for gigs! Or patch a stereo chorus pedal into a pair of Roland MA-8s or some other powered monitor system. Too bad it doesn't have a preamp out, you could patch that into a monitor system. You're not using the distortion in the amp, are you? The most charitable comment I can remember about the JC distortion tone was "rubbish!", and I have to agree. It's great for those Andy Summers sweeping chimey tones though, or Scofield jazzy stuff, or old-school country twang, and it "works and plays well" with pedals, preamps, and rackmount multi-fx. But it's always going to be loud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ansil Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 hmm bypass transistor q23 and go striaight into q29 and q30 repeat for left side well you could also go ahead and lower the voltage on the output section too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 Why not put a volume pedal between the guitar and the amp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snork Posted June 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 would that affect tone? that is a pretty good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted June 22, 2004 Report Share Posted June 22, 2004 It would only affect the tone if you're relying on driving the input stage of the amp with a hot signal. Otherwise, it's a pretty good way to lower the overall volume. You could also get an EQ pedal and set the frequencies to flat, but turn down the volume on the EQ pedal and leave it engaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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