BlueViolince Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I play electric violin, so I don't know how these amps compare to each other for guitar, but I hope somebody can help me out. I've determined that from all reports, the acoustic model will be useless to me. I've used the Hiway for quite some time, and I love it. Beautiful clean tone, no matter how hard I play. I have played through a JC 120 in the past, but too long ago for me to remember exactly how it behaved. Only that it was one of the better amps I had plugged into, having tried various Fender and Marshall combos, which didn't ring my bell. I am also curious about the Orange model, but that would just be a bonus. So, who can tell me how these two models compare to each other? I'm looking primarily for flat response, tons of headroom, with controlled low end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 I'm going to say, if you are happy with what you got and you love it then it is little more than optional extras. After my second tryout on the new amps the best description I'll give is optional extras or more of the same. The bass amps were needed and definitely I can report smooth not so lumpy and would be fine for violin too. The JC120 is not as dry and as harsh as I recall the amp was that I used many times years ago. You really needed some chorus to smooth it out back then and it isn't part of the amp in the HD500 but it sounds fine and would suit. There are more clean amps which was also needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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