The Roland JC-60 is a Roland amplifier. Close alternatives include the Marshall AS50D and the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus. It pairs well with the Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic and the Keeley Aria.
Roland JC-60
Roland · amplifier
The Roland JC-60 is a smaller single-speaker version of the famous Jazz Chorus solid-state combo, delivering the same ultra-clean, slightly scooped tone with built-in lush stereo-style chorus. Andy Summers used JC-60s in the studio. It offers pristine cleans and the signature JC chorus shimmer, ideal for clean rhythm, new wave and jazz where a bright, glassy, chorused clean is wanted.
- clean
- chorus
- rhythm
- jazz
- lush
- glassy
- bright
- studio
Good for
- Live
- Studio
- Worship
Genres the Roland JC-60 is commonly used in
- Jazz
- New Wave
- Neo Soul
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Post Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Indie
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Roland JC-60
Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic
pedal
18% matchIbanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Keeley Aria
Keeley
17% matchKeeley Aria's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own
Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II
Walrus Audio
17% matchRun Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II into that transparent platform and it finally gets some mid-forward
Maestro Orbit
Maestro
14% matchKeep Roland JC-60's transparent voice out front: Maestro Orbit goes after Roland JC-60 in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Xotic SP Compressor
Xotic
11% matchWhat Xotic SP Compressor brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around
Maxon AD10 Analog Delay
Maxon
7% matchPut Maxon AD10 Analog Delay in Roland JC-60's effects loop, clear of Roland JC-60's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Boss RE-202 Space Echo
Boss
6% matchBoss RE-202 Space Echo's pristine voice goes in Roland JC-60's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Roland JC-60's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fender Hammertone Overdrive
Fender
tonal matchInto Roland JC-60, Fender Hammertone Overdrive is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Roland JC-60?+
The closest matches in character are the Marshall AS50D, the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, the Roland BC amp.
What pairs well with the Roland JC-60?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic, Keeley Aria, Walrus Audio Voyager Mk II — Ibanez TS10 Tube Screamer Classic's mid-forward fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own.