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http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57632/
I would like to hear one in person, they're not amazingly cheap but hopefully built well and worth every penny. What speakers do they have?
Jet city are nearly half price in comparison for a similarly sized single channel 50 watt head.
As p90fool said, the Jet City is also likely to be better made - although the new Vietnamese Marshall DSLs are better than the older British ones, they're still not as good as the Jet Citys. We will have to wait and see what the Origins are like inside.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The Marshall is a Marshall design, made more cheaply in Asia.
Take your pick.
Synyster Gates and Zacky Vengeance toured the world with them and iso cabs.
Joe Perry, too, I think.
Yes, it's absolutely true that you can buy a new Jet City 50W 2-channel head for under £300, and it's very well made. In fact, it's a near-exact copy of a Soldano SLO but half the power. (A couple of minor differences aside, one of which makes it *much* brighter than an SLO and a bit shrill, but is easily fixed.)
I honestly think they pass under the radar for a lot of people exactly because they are *so* cheap you have to wonder what's wrong with them. But the answer is, nothing - not that I've found, anyway.
Part of the reason they're cheap is probably because the R&D cost was done long ago with the SLO. Marshall's new amp appears to be a bit more of a new design, so it will be carrying some R&D overheads. And as far as I understand it, Marshall have invested a fair amount of money in their own Vietnamese plant, which will need to be recovered - I'm not sure who builds the Jet Citys in China.
And it's also true that Jet City doesn't have the sort of brand identity that Marshall has - but they really should have, because they're very much an illustration of just how much (or little) it really costs to make a good quality valve amp. It's not rocket science.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The 50h looks pretty much perfect for what I need.
The thing that puts me off now is the fact I can;t try one anywhere, They need to have some kind of way for people to try them out without being worried about getting stuck with the amp if it doesn't work out.
The JCA heads I’ve owned were good but nowhere near the SLO for depth of tone, but what do you expect for under £300!