Roland JC 40 vs Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue...volume??

Francisco Castillo · Post by **Francisco Castillo** » 9 Dec 2020 8:58 am

Hi all.
I happen to own a JC 40 for practice/studio.

I want to know if the Fender Dlx Reverb has a sweet spot for clean lap in the same volume range than the JC 40.
or maybe de Princeton Reverb reisuue?

any opinions, suggestions?

Thanks and mahalo nui

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 13 Dec 2020 7:36 pm

The Deluxe should be right in the same volume range as the Roland.

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 13 Dec 2020 8:57 pm

In my experience, the Roland has a lot more clean headroom. With the Deluxe Reverb at 22 watts, the ceiling for clean headroom tops out around 5 or 6 and then gets dirty, for the Princeton Reverb even less. Question is: how loud do you need to be?

I use a JC-40 for gigging.

Francisco Castillo · Post by **Francisco Castillo** » 15 Dec 2020 7:19 pm

Hi.
I wasn't thinking how low.... I'm hoping to find an amp with a beatiful clean tone in a similar range of volume.

Paul Seager · Post by **Paul Seager** » 22 Dec 2020 2:03 am

I think the question "how loud" is relevant. A Fender Dlx, even at 22 watts is surprisingly loud and the reason I sold mine was a) I never needed to take it above '2' and b) the weight!

In my search for a replacement I tried a JC and found it to be too bright for my taste and I knew would never need the chorus (and I thought the reverb sucked!) But that is simply my taste.

FYI; I use a DV Little Jazz, lots of headroom, very clean and you can carry it in one hand - and it is surprisingly loud for its dimensions !!!

\paul