Roland Jazz Chorus

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A Roland Jazz Chorus 120 amplifier.

Roland Jazz Chorus is the name given to a series of

Fender. It also found favour amongst funk players in America.[1] It also became popular to use for clean tones in heavy metal, with the most famous users being James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett from Metallica, and Wes Borland from Limp Bizkit
.

Most models have controls based on the JC-120's standard setup. There are two channels, one clean, the other with effects. The built-in effects include stereo

chorus, vibrato, reverb, and distortion. The amplifier features high and low inputs, a bright switch as well as a three band equalizer
and volume for each channel.

Timeline

Since its inception in 1975, the Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier has undergone several design iterations.

1975 JC-120, 120 watts, 2x12" speakers; JC-60, 60 watts, 1x12" speaker

1976 JC-160, 120 watts, 4x10" speakers; JC-80 60 watts, 1x15" speaker

1978 JC-200, 200W (head); JC-200S, 2x12" speakers (cabinet);

1979 JC-50, 50 watts, 1x12" speaker

1984 JC-120H, 120W head (“Bright” switch changed to “HI-TREBLE”); JC-77, 80 watts, 2x10" speakers

1986 JC-55, 50 watts, 2x8" speakers

1992 JC-20, 20 watts, 2x5" speakers

1996 JC-85, 80 watts, 2x10" speakers

1997 JC-90, 80 watts, 2x10" speakers (Eminence speakers)

2015 JC-40, 40 watts, 2x10’’, (introduced stereo input); JC-22, 30 watts, 2x6.5" speakers[2]

2016 JC-22, 30 watts, 2x6.5" speakers

Notable users

The Jazz Chorus is one of the most famous and successful combo amplifiers from its period and its earliest users included Albert King, Andy Summers (The Police), Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed), Larry Coryell, Robert Smith (of The Cure, although he used the rarer 160 Watt JC-160 with 4 x 10" speakers), Billy Duffy (The Cult, Theatre of Hate), Roger Hodgson of Supertramp, Joe Strummer, John Sebastian of The Lovin' Spoonful, Art Saiz, Chuck Willis, Prince, John McGeoch (Magazine, Siouxsie and the Banshees, PIL, the Armoury Show), Steve Hackett, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Steve Rothery, Mdou Moctar, Neil Halstead (Slowdive)[3] and Wayne Hussey (the Sisters of Mercy, The Mission) among others. Summers' use of the amp in turn inspired, for instance, Jeff Buckley, whose first amplifier was a Jazz Chorus.[4]

Another notable user of the JC-120 was

effects pedals from Boss Corporation, a Roland subsidiary.[5]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-87930-894-0
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  2. ^ "Roland - 40 Years of Roland Jazz Chorus". my.roland.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Interview: Mdou Moctar".
  4. ISBN 978-0-380-80624-9
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  5. ^ "Roland - JC-120 | Jazz Chorus Guitar Amplifier".
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