Jun 15, 2011 since we first encountered jet city amps, the usa brand has been steadily building up its business in the uk, and with good reason. Jet city jca100h and jca2112rc soldano designed guitar amp demo part 1 duration. Jet city s flagship amp with two channels of soldano tone and 100 watts of pure tube power. Same mod as the ultimate clean, but switchable between the stock and modded circuit. Ive been a fan of jet city stuff for a while now great tone at very affordable prices. When retubed, told them to take off the jet city logo on front, but i have it and it screws right back on if you like it. Based in redmond, washington, jet city products are made in china, but designed in the usa by some seriously qualified amp gurus, including michael soldano, thds andy marshall and ben verellen, who are all based in nearby seattle, hence the jet city moniker. The jet city jca100hdm is their flagship guitar amplifier. The overdrive channel is the circuit that made soldano famous. This copy of owners manual was originally available from. It has two channels of soldano tone and 100 watts of output power.
With 50 watts of power coming from 2 6l6 power tubes, its the perfect gigging head. Jet city amplification jca series 100hdm amp head black. Home manuals jet city amplification jca50h owners manual. Jet city amplifications flagship 100hdm amp head is two channels. The soldano hot rod has the magical slo circuit in it. Since we first encountered jet city amps, the usa brand has been steadily building up its business in the uk, and with good reason. Honestly the only thing i dont like about the js is the weight and i dont need 100 watts. Jca50h schematic includes bias settings 1 2 3 4 d c b a 56 6 5 4 3 2 1 d c b a title number revision size b date. Also featuring an overdrive channel with the same overdrive that made soldano famous. Im hoping it can be a good gig platform for me as an alternative to my jvm410hjs. I have an acquaintance that is selling a jet city jca20 he. The slo100 is arguably his most iconic design, a highoctane monster that allows tonehounds with enough cash to fill their nostrils with the stench of freerange valve distortion.
On the flip side, bucking the trend is in their blood, so it stands to reason that several american manufacturers are leading the charge in the lower wattage amplifier game. Browse jet city amplification products and enjoy free shipping on. If youre not familiar with tube amps, then you should know that 20 watts is actually pretty loud. Modding jet city amps has been popular since the launch of the brand, so we thought we would get in on the action by offering some of the mostrequested mods, direct to you. A legendary guitar hero asked if we could tweak his 20h to be just a little cleaner, and a little darker. If you do get it modded, you might want to reference that schematic as well. This page contains information about the owners manual for the jca50h from jet city amplification. Jet city amplification jca5012c 50w 1x12 tube guitar combo amp. Jet city amplification 100hdm 100w50w tube guitar amp head. They also inform us that mike soldano has joined their team, and he certainly knows a lot about amp design and manufacture. The company prides itself on high levels of build quality and reliable, costeffective components paired with mikes legendary knowledge of tone circuitry and experience. Ive had my eye on this amp for a long time and my original jca20h is dead right now.
Jet city jca100h during the labased guitar boom of the late 80searly 90s, mike soldanos namesake amps were everywhere. Bringing you the best jet city amplification deals in the uk from our online shop. Folks, enjoy this shootout between the jet city jca100h. In the friedmancircuit the gain control comes after the second gain stage. Replacement valve kit for jet city 100hdm amplifiers. The normal channel has plenty of headroom to deliver clear, bright clean tones and can be driven hard enough to get downright raunchy. Other features include a tubebuffered serial effects loop, multiple speaker impedance outputs, and a footswitch input for switching channels on the fly footswitch included. Alternately, you could simply mod the loop out of the circuit entirely and add a mojotone loop to it instead. Jul 29, 2010 jet city jca100h during the labased guitar boom of the late 80searly 90s, mike soldanos namesake amps were everywhere. Jca100hdm, tube guitar amp head from jet city amplification.
Jet city amps alltube head by soldano new jet, shops. Jet city amplification warrants the mechanical and electronic components of this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the original date of purchase, in accordance with the warranty regulations described below. There are several speaker outputs for various combinations, an effects loop, an input. Jet city amp schematics shipment was speedy and the guitar arrived safely i ve no doubt that the product is in fact new as it was listed but there is a finish blemish on the top where the fretboard meets the horn likely we recommend spending the afternoon cooking a classic french dish like buttery sole meuni 232 re or colorful nutrient packed its over year since jet airways suspended. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Jet city jca100hdm 100watt switchable to 50watt tube head. Aug 20, 2010 jet city jca100h and jca2112rc soldano designed guitar amp demo part 1 duration. Jet city jca100hdm 100 watt tube combo guitar amp jet city. We liked the way it sounded so much, we decided to put i. The jet city jca chinese 100hdm is composed of five 12ax7 preamp in and four 6l6 power. Used jet city amplification jca100hdm 100w tube guitar amp head.
Jet citys flagship amp with two channels of soldano tone and 100 watts of pure tube power. It uses 5 x ecc83s and 4 x 6l6gcs to power a crunch channel that has plenty of headroom for spanky cleans. This is an old post but a buddy and i were recently working on tweaking the sound and came across the same issue when trying to get a nice chug without the mud, seems the od bleeds a bit but the best results came from replacing v1 with something with lower gain like a 12at7 and the rest with jj 12ax7s which reduced the mud. The crunch channel has plenty of headroom to deliver clear, bright clean tones and can be driven hard enough to get downright raunchy. Home electric amplifiers jet city amplifiers jca100hdm. If youre looking for a unique sounding amp that can cover a variety of styles and doesnt make you bankrupt, jet city really are the way to go. This model features the same circuit design and identically labelled controls as the slo100, giving you two channels normal and overdrive, a.
I really like the sound of the original jca20h once you get the right tubes in them and this vintage model is supposed to have more headroom and be less bright exactly how i would like it. The jet city amplification jca22h also has a global presence control that lets you add high end sparkle to both channels. The jet city amplification jca100hdm is a 100 watt power house. Building on their jca20h singlechannel guitar amp, jet citys alltube 20hv features a revoiced signal path, depth control, and a postmaster effects loop. Easy improvements to embrace the stock jca20h is an easy amp to navigate and use. We are pleased to announce the availability of our new range of jca custom shop products. Weve launched with just a couple items but will be growing the available platforms and options soon.
Jet city jca100hdm 100 watt valve head guitar world. Jet city amplifications flagship 100hdm amp head is two channels of soldano tone and 100 watts of pure tube power. I have researched this quite a bit because i have a jet city jca100hdm, which is a very similar design, and have been thinking about moving the loop to the normal place and making it more useful with pedals, or adding one of those zero loss type boards, and keeping the original loop so the amp would have 2 loops. Jet city amplification jca22h service manual pdf download. Building on their jca20h singlechannel guitar amp, jet city s alltube 20hv features a revoiced signal path, depth control, and a postmaster effects loop.
The jet city jca20h is a single channel 20 watt alltube amp, with el84s in the poweramp. Theinebriati mesa triaxis, mark iii, jet city jca100hdm, zilla cab 0 points 1 point 2 points 1 year ago obviously if youre thinking of building an amp, tube amps contain lethal voltages. Preamp gain, bass, middle, treble, master, presence, depth switch. A locally cached version of owners manual is available at. I openly admit to not understanding the difference these component choices make. Jet city amplification warrants the mechanical and electronic components of this product to be free of defects in material and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from the original date of purchase. Open quick view dialog for jet city amplification shockwave distortion guitar effects pedal. Reviving this old thread, just ordered an amelia head to try. The 22s effect loop is still line level, but moves it to posttone stack rather than the prestack design of the slo that is carried over into the jc. Jet city jca100hdm 100 watt tube combo guitar amp jet. Jet city amplification jca100hdm 100w tube guitar amp head. Modding my jet city jca20 to bespecs metropoulos forum. With the jca20hbes, jet city takes that concept a step furtherteaming with noted amplifier technician, builder and mod master dave friedman of rack systems to modify an existing amp in the jet city line, the 20watt jca 20h.
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