"Jay - atldigi" wrote in message
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I'm playing a Gibson 175 and a Gibson L40 or (L50?) hollow-body with a
D' Armand pickup.
I'm not up on amps these days. I play classic jazz and hard Bop. Can
anyone recommend a good amp for recording and stage work (which will
be miked).
I'd prefer something not too heavy and around $500 to $700 or less.

I play a 175 through a Roland JC120 and a little Fender. The Fenders are
more the classic sound, and the JC120 (and little siblings) is a bit
more contemporary, but still a good straight ahead jazz/bop sound - a
little more straight ahead Metheny trio or Scofield Blue Note years than

The big drawback of the JC series is a very loud hiss, exacerbated if you
replace the speakers with better quality ones.

I've gone through every type of boutique jazz amp and the $350 Peavey
Transtube bandit sound the best to me for jazz...