Sound City 120 Head
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Product: Sound City 120 Head
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted 08/04/2002
at 02:31pm
by Anonymous
Features
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8
This is a 120 w all tube amp (6 x EL-34) and I think it is made somewhere in 70's. Two channels. Not switchable. Separate input gains and preamp volumes. Channels share knobs for bass, midle, treble, presence and master volume. 4/8/16 Ohm speaker outputs. Wish it had a reverb. Also the footswitch would be nice, but hey, this is like 30 years old.
Sound Quality
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9
Extremly loud. Clean channel is somewhere between HiWatt and maybe Twin (it sounds funny, but that's how it sounds when I use my Telecaster). It has enough headroom. As I said, loud. Overdrive channel is a little bit too crispy sounding and not too tight. Crispier than Marshalls. But if you play with knobs you can get a decent sound for alternative noise rock that I play. Forget about metal here. Maybe really "ugly" sounding stoner rock.
Reliability
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8
It is huge and heavy. It looks like early Marshalls. It it old but in good condition so I suppose it is reliable. Working fine. The only amp I use.
Customer Support
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7
They are all probably long gone by now, I guess. And it sucks that I can't find anything about those amps on the net (dating, anything...)
Overall Rating
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9
I used to play on JCM 800 but it's clean sucks. This is a good alternative and it was cheap. I will probably do some changes in the preamp section conserning the overdrive and maybe add a footswitch. I got used to it by now and I'm not thinking of any other amp but if you know for an amp with an overdrive similar to JCM 900 and a clean like the Twin with reverb on both footswitchable channels for 200$ let me know.
Product: Sound City 120 Head
Price Paid: US $200 used
Submitted 03/09/2002
at 08:30am
by Anonymous
Features
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8
This is a 120 w all tube amp (6 x EL-34) and I think it is made somewhere in 70's. Two channels. Not switchable. Separate input gains and preamp volumes. Channels share knobs for bass, midle, treble, presence and master volume. 4/8/16 Ohm speaker outputs. Wish it had a reverb. Also the footswitch would be nice, but hey, this is like 30 years old.
Sound Quality
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8
Extremly loud. Clean channel is somewhere between HiWatt and maybe Twin (it sounds funny, but that's how it sounds when I use my Telecaster). It has enough headroom. As I said, loud. Overdrive channel is a little bit too crispy sounding and not too tight. Crispier than Marshalls. But if you play with knobs you can get a decent sound for alternative noise rock that I play. Forget about metal here. Maybe really "ugly" sounding stoner rock.
Reliability
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8
It is huge and heavy. It looks like early Marshalls. It it old but in good condition so I suppose it is reliable. Working fine. The only amp I use.
Customer Support
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No Opinion
They are all probably long gone by now, I guess. And it sucks that I can't find anything about those amps on the net (dating, anything...)
Overall Rating
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8
I used to play on JCM 800 but it's clean sucks. This is a good alternative and it was cheap. I will probably do some changes in the preamp section conserning the overdrive and maybe add a footswitch. I got used to it by now and I'm not thinking of any other amp but if you know for an amp with an overdrive similar to JCM 900 and a clean like the Twin with reverb on both footswitchable channels for 200$ let me know.
Product: Sound City 120 Head
Price Paid: US $550
Submitted 11/21/2001
at 07:03pm
by Tom
Email: teetomtootle at hotmail<dot>com
Features
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3
Straight up and Simple
Sound Quality
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10
VERY VERY LOUD
Bright Clean Fantastic very similar to HiWatt but more presence
Sounds good with my Gibson RD dual Humbucker
Also excellent with my Rickenbaker BASS
Reliability
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8
Tone controls are a bit unwieldy especialy treble
ran it with the Danelectro Wha and it took the overdrive well
Customer Support
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No Opinion
LONG Gone
Overall Rating
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10
Would get it again
Wish it had reverb
Too loud even on 16 ohm but I love that just need 2nd amp for "nice" volume levels
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