Jazz guitar amps?

Question

I'm beginning to play guitar, but I'm going to begin with an acoustic for a few months. My parents are planning on buying me a jazz electric guitar for Christmas but of course I will need an amp. My friend told me that amps are universal, but since I know very little about guitars, I'm not sure if any random amp will make my guitar sound like a jazz guitar (jazz electric guitars have a very different sound than rock guitars). Is there a specific amp for a jazz guitar?

Answer 1

Guitars have different sounds depending mostly on effects used. Almost all players have some delay added, but jazz players almost all of them do not use distortion, which is the rock kinda Jimi Hendrix sorta sound. Any decent amp will sound fine for jazz guitar, but you should just get a small practice amp for now, at least until you learn to play more better. Fender Champ will be fine

Answer 2

Jazz is a very complicated thing to take on guitar wise. But if your going for that sound then you will need something that doesn't compromise the true nature of a full bodied jazz sound. Two words...tube amp. these are not the cheapest amps on the market but they are well worth it for the sound you get. You can get these things all day on ebay ranging from $150 bucks - a few thousand. Dont be fooled by "tube emulation technology" as peavey claims to have achieved. Don't even get a tube pre-amp amp. If your going for full warm sound, only tubes can provide that. If you can afford a tube amp, then you also can go for a solid state electric bass amp. Make sure you turn the bass down when you use it or it will be overbearing. Bass amps are made for running a clean full sound, solid state guitar amps have a natural distortion to then that will not work with jazz

Answer 3

Roland used to do a few nice jazz amps called the Jazz Chorus series. All closed lines now though, but if you look in the paper you may get lucky. They have a beautiful clean sound (Overdrive isn't much though!) But, the little practice amps Roland (Cube 15,30 and 60) do are great value for money and they will reproduce your guitars sound quite well. It probably won't make a huge difference while you are learning anyway to be honest. Just get an amp with as nice of a clean soud as possible and built in chorus would help you out too. Good luck.

Answer 4

hey i play jazz guitar too :-)...i use a Fender Twin Amp...or a Vox...but really don't worry about it...it depends on personal taste...do you like the sound of a tube amp? my advice ( though sorry i'm only 15 and have only been playing for 2 years) is go the the nearest guitar store or gutiar center and try the different amps and see which one you think would be best for you...in my opinion amps are not universal..unless you don't really know what kind of sound you want....go try all the amps you can afford....sure it takes alittle time but its worth it to find the one that just fits right :-) hope this helped

Answer 5

Roland Jazz refrain is the marketplace generic. it is to no longer say that it is the only amp to play, even though it is the place maximum right away-forward jazz guitarists turn to. The Jazz refrain is my decision, yet you do no longer could desire to evolve. visit a solid music shop and play each thing. artwork each thing out frustrating. %. you generic. it must be a jazz refrain, yet perhaps some thing else.

Answer 6

I'd personally claim it's more dependant on the guitar you're going to sport...