anybody tried Lazy J amps

hotpickups

Rigsby said:

crunchman said:

How dirty it gets depends on what valve you have as the first pre-amp valve.

I have a 12AY7 as per 50's Tweed Deluxes which gives some clean headroom, although its a warm, full sounding clean compared with something like a Blackface.  Given how loud the Celestion Blue is, its quite a respectable level if you need it.  You'd need to mic it for a gig with a really drummer though if you want it to stay clean.

If you go for a 12AX7 (ECC83) in the first position it will get dirty very quickly, with very little, if any, clean headroom.  So if you just want dirty sounds that may be the way to go.

It handles drive pedals brilliantly.  I tend to run mine on the edge of breakup so that it sounds clean if I play gently but has some hair when I hit the strings hard.  When I add a drive pedal it will be pushing the amp harder so it's a combination of pedal drive and amp drive.

Cheers Crunchman..... although there are some amazing drive pedals around it would seem a crime to use them for the crunch/drive sound if the overdrive from the amp itself is as good as everyone says. As I mentioned earlier, I really don't need much in the way of clean headroom, so ECC83s would be a good shout for me. I'd just be looking at using a pedal like a 2nd channel / solo boost

Well Jesse's cruiser pedal is just what you need then. I get all my tone from the amp and kick in the cruiser for the lead work. Of course the Deuce will give you that additional level should you need it. The only other pedals I use is a Mobius and an El Cap. Oh and a compressor which basically stays on all the time. Only because I keep forgetting to turn it off That's all you need isn't it

Rigsby

Reckless1 said:

I completely echo all of the positives in this thread for Jesse and his amps. 

Top guy and so willing to help at any stage of the purchase process. I've had my J20 for quite a while now,

( bought from a FBF member ) and it's the complete package.

Worth every penny IMHO.

I think I saw one for sale a long while back on Music Radar Forum but really can't recall any others for sale "pre-owned"

digitalkettle

Rigsby said:

Cheers Crunchman..... although there are some amazing drive pedals around it would seem a crime to use them for the crunch/drive sound if the overdrive from the amp itself is as good as everyone says. As I mentioned earlier, I really don't need much in the way of clean headroom, so ECC83s would be a good shout for me. I'd just be looking at using a pedal like a 2nd channel / solo boost

That's the ticket...I have mine crunchy enough to do all rhythm duties (roll back vol if required)...clean enough that you get a good boost from the left side of the Cruiser Deuce...adding the right side just thickens things up.

From your description, I can't imagine you'll be anything less than ecstatic about it

digitalkettle

Rigsby said:

I think I saw one for sale a long while back on Music Radar Forum but really can't recall any others for sale "pre-owned"

That was probably me...it was up for sale along with its J40 brother!

drwiddly

Not in the market for a £2k combo at the moment but, after reading all the glowing comments in this thread, I'm seriously tempted to fork out £40 for the Amp Factory Lazy J profile pack for my Kemper!

IvisonGuitars

Rigsby said:

Reckless1 said:

I completely echo all of the positives in this thread for Jesse and his amps. 

Top guy and so willing to help at any stage of the purchase process. I've had my J20 for quite a while now,

( bought from a FBF member ) and it's the complete package.

Worth every penny IMHO.

I think I saw one for sale a long while back on Music Radar Forum but really can't recall any others for sale "pre-owned"

They come up occasionally on eBay, just recently there were 2 fully loaded ones on at the same time - bet there won't be another for months now, always the way. They are really holding their value now as the wait time increases, already starting to become a modern classic.

Majorscale

Best amps ever! Just back from rehearsals. Was using the J40 for everything from pink Floyd to ac/dc tonight.

Rigsby

Argghhhh, well that's the trigger pulled, deposit paid. Thanks to all you guys for your feedback and to Hotpickups for the link to Jesse's sound clips. Now the ..... WAIT :P

hotpickups

Rigsby said:

Argghhhh, well that's the trigger pulled, deposit paid. Thanks to all you guys for your feedback and to Hotpickups for the link to Jesse's sound clips. Now the ..... WAIT :P

LOL I knew you would. Seriously you won't regret it. Yeah I remember that wait, it seemed like eternity

What did you go for, J20. J40, tremolo and reverb? Cruiser too?

Rigsby

hotpickups said:

LOL I knew you would. Seriously you won't regret it. Yeah I remember that wait, it seemed like eternity

What did you go for, J20. J40, tremolo and reverb? Cruiser too?

I play in three different bands and gig with a few different amp depending on which band and venue size (Bogner Ecstacy 101B, Blackstar HT60, Cornford Road House) and I'm not a big user of reverb on any of my set ups, so have just gone for the basic J20 with VAC. Also I've got a load of drive and boost pedals that I'll try with it first before deciding whether to order a Cruiser.

hotpickups

Rigsby said:

hotpickups said:

LOL I knew you would. Seriously you won't regret it. Yeah I remember that wait, it seemed like eternity

What did you go for, J20. J40, tremolo and reverb? Cruiser too?

I play in three different bands and gig with a few different amp depending on which band and venue size (Bogner Ecstacy 101B, Blackstar HT60, Cornford Road House) and I'm not a big user of reverb on any of my set ups, so have just gone for the basic J20 with VAC. Also I've got a load of drive and boost pedals that I'll try with it first before deciding whether to order a Cruiser.

Very sensible Rigsby I had a roadhouse too before my J20.  May go for a J40 next time but I won't be selling the J20 though  

Let us know nearer the time you get it. I will look forward to hear your thoughts about it

Rigsby

I previously had a Cornford Hurricane but moved it on when I bought the Roadhouse. I've got a RH30 combo and like it so much that I then got an RH50 head. When cranked, they really are fantastic sounding amps IMHO. But once the J20 comes... who knows. All the comments that I've read from owners, say that they're the best amp they've ever owned. So maybe all the others will end up in the Classified section 

Setzer

Congratulations! I pulled the trigger on one a few months ago and still have until the end of April to wait on mine and the time is dragging in something terrible although the wait has given me time to make sure I have the money put aside so Im trying to convince myself that the wait is a good thing!

IvisonGuitars

I know this probably won't help the wait time that some of you now have (good work by the way, you'll never look back!) but here's a cracking demo on YouTube of a J20:



If this doesn't sell it to you, then nothing will! :-)

hotpickups

Rigsby said:

I previously had a Cornford Hurricane but moved it on when I bought the Roadhouse. I've got a RH30 combo and like it so much that I then got an RH50 head. When cranked, they really are fantastic sounding amps IMHO. But once the J20 comes... who knows. All the comments that I've read from owners, say that they're the best amp they've ever owned. So maybe all the others will end up in the Classified section 

Blimey we've had a similar sound search Rigsby. Had a Hurricane then a Hellcat then a JTM45 then a Roadhouse and now a J20.

IvisonGuitars

I used a J20H in stereo with a Marshall 1974x on Friday evening. It was a nice combination but, ultimately, the J20 outperformed it in every way.

Majorscale

Own a hurricane and a J20.... Seeing a pattern emerging! Funny considering that both amps are so different...

hotpickups

Majorscale said:

Own a hurricane and a J20.... Seeing a pattern emerging! Funny considering that both amps are so different...

Maybe its the boutique thang

Cacofonix

Temperance Movement play through Lazy J's.  They sound very nice indeed.

jaygtr

Cacofonix;152864" said:

Temperance Movement play through Lazy J's.  They sound very nice indeed.

I didn't realise this.

The album is full of very tasty tones, that may explain why.