Roland JC-40 40W 2x10 Jazz Chorus Guitar Combo Amp

The white noise jumped out at me as soon as I powered it up. Was hoping to avoid the noise at low volume but it's present regardless of how loud you play, very pronounced and distracting. Very present in recording, even while playing. Strummed chords fade into noise. Reminds me of a NIN album from the nineties. It literally sounds like a sleep machine, doesn't sound at all like cycle hum. Might not be a problem in a live setting or with enough background noise covering up the sound of the amplifier speakers bleeding noise.

This is the cleanest sounding amp i have ever used. Amp is super heavy duty built. Chorus is Really nice. Handles all my pedals great. I have not used in stereo yet. Ill probably purchase a Pedal with stereo connect next. Played acoustic, electric so far. Would like to try keyboard. Thank you

After going through 4 different amps I did not like, I broke down and spent the extra money on this amp. Great sound on the Clean, reverb and great stereo chorus. No fussing with mods and different settings. I may purchase some kind of processor but I am a basic player and this does the trick.

Previously had a Fender Deville which was good but constantly needed maintenance on valves and was too punchy for my small studio. The JC 40 gives clean Jazzy sound with versatility to change up for some modest distortion. The clean sound and versatility make this a great home studio amp.

Great little stereo amp that is a perfect pedal platform. Superb mid range punch, beautiful cleans, and handles overdrives well. I also own it's big brother (The 120), so comparatively it obviously has its limitations in terms of headroom and power. Still, it's excellent for rehearsal and small venues. You'll be hard-pressed finding a stereo amp with this value… excellent for running your stereo time -based effects.

Had the JC-40 for about a month now, and I am amazed ever time I plug into it. A gorgeous tone paired with my Fender American Pro Tele. This amp is loud. I do not play out, so I keep the keep the volume between 2-3 when playing in my living room, so as not to disrupt the rest of the household. But, I believe there is plenty of volume on tap to play small to mid size venues. The amp is a little bright, so unless you have a very dark sounding guitar, you won't need the bright switch. I tend to roll the treble off to about 2-3, and push the mids to about 6, and bass around 5 when playing my Tele through it. The tone is pristine and notes are articulate. I tend to play clean, so I haven't tried any dirt pedals with it. I do run the built in distortion between 2-3 sometimes for that "tube-like" edge-of-breakup tone. I find this to be very usable at this setting. As far as the built in effects, the reverb is lush, and the chorus is just stunning. The fixed chorus mode is beautiful on its own, but there is a wide range of adjustability in the manual mode, from very subtle to very watery. I have a Boss CE2W chorus pedal that I love, but I don't think the JC-40 can be beat for its chorus tones, falling on the heels of the JC-120, which started it all. I have never been much of a fan of vibrato, but I am finding that the amp's built in vibrato is one of my favorite effects. I set the speed between 1-2, and the depth at 4. Amazing! The amp does take all of my other modulation and time-based pedals just great, having run them into the front of the amp and in the effects loop. Overall, I'd say it is a great pedal platform. But, often I just plug my Tele straight into the amp and the built in effects are all I need. Very happy with this purchase, and would highly recommend!