Product: Jade PC-130
Price Paid: $650 (Aus)
Submitted
02/23/2003
at
05:24pm
by
Navid
Email: nikran01<at>tartarus dot uwa dot edu dot au
Features
:
5
In terms of features, this amp was very average. It had the usual gain and drive switches, plus equalization. I use a Boss GT3 effects pedal so the limitations of effects on the amp itself didn't really bother me too much.
Sound Quality
:
6
It does get a bit noisy when the volume passes 4 on 5 gain (but not enough to become a nuisance). The distortion isn't too bad, in fact I could get quite a trendy blues sound out of it. The clean channel would have been much improved by a reverb dial.
Reliability
:
8
Never had any problems with it.
Customer Support
:
2
Never dealt with Jade. But some friends of mine have and cant get over how little customer support or even backup service you get with any jade product.
Overall Rating
:
6
I've been playing with this amp for over 4 years now. I probably wouldn't replace it with the same amp if it were lost or got stolen. I play on an ibanez RS430 roadstar 2, and am satisfied with the range of sounds I can get, however I can forsee people having problems with this aspect for sure (depending on your playing style). I play mainly 70's and 80's rock (dire straits, steely dan etc), and it serves me fine, but I would much rather a fender tweed or a blues deville for my style of playing.
