2000s Jay Turser Classic 25RC 25w Amp

In the annals of cheap 2000s-era practice electric guitar amps, this Jay Turser must be up there in the "cool" factor. The only reason I'm bothering to log this into the blog is because of that hip, deco-style, solid wood front panel. How about that?

Otherwise it's a pretty typical 25w solid state amp from the time -- with decent enough volume to play small cafe-style venues and practices and with sound that really only does the trick on "clean." It does sound just-fine for that, though, and has a bit more presence, oomph, and warmth than I usually expect for one of these boxes and it looks good doing it, for that matter.

Bonus? It has a small-box spring reverb that sounds a bit "dense" in its way but lends some retro authenticity (that reads as: it's more fun than digital). I sort-of want to try swapping-in a long spring reverb to see what happens.





Comments

CM said…
Jake, If you put in a larger tank for the reverb what tweaks do you have to do with the electronics, I would assume the larger tank has more resistance in the reverb circuit? I want to do the same for my Ampeg AX-44C which uses as 12AX7 preamp into a stereo solid state (chorus) rig. (A poor man's Roland JC). Surprisingly lot of volume for 2 x 8" speakers but like the Rolands they are specific to the amp with some monster voice coils and magnets. The reverb on the Ampeg is ok but there's plenty of room for a larger tank.
Jake Wildwood said…
As long as the impedance matches, you can swap-in whatever tank ya like. :)
Unknown said…
Hi, do you know the output ohm rating of the amp? I'm looking to install a 4 ohm speaker. Thanks
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