fender american reissue
I’m a high school jazz band guitarist looking for a tube amp. How much power/watts do I need?
Guitar: American Vintage ’52 Reissue
Current Amp: Fender Princeton ’65 Made in Mexico
Looking for a tube amp with fat jazzy sound that can pierce through a high school band. Budget around $600~800.
Don’t listen to Rad’s answer, turning up the gain and volume and flicking on an overdrive switch on a GUITAR amp will make you sound like Metallica, not fatten up your sound like it does for bass. Tube amps aren’t necessarily a great choice for jazz because at higher volumes the tubes start to saturate with power and distort. They do have a nice warm sound to them and offer a “springy” dynamic feel, but to get one suitable to play a CLEAN sound at high volumes you’re going to need a high wattge tube amp…lik around 100 watts or up. And those are typically very expensive for a good quality amp. Solid state amps are very suitable for jazz because they give you loads of clean headroom (don’t distort) at high volumes and are also a cheaper alternative to the ever so coveted 100 watt tube amp. Try the Roland JC-120 it’s made for jazz nad is solid state. If you really want a tube amp buy a Mesa Boogie or Hughes & Kettner.
Lucão – Fender American Vintage 1957 (Reissue)
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