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许多网友和学生问我什么吉他放大器是他们应该买的？。吉他放大器选择的好坏决定了你的吉他音色是否能实现一个爵士味。在这篇文章我将给你简短的介绍和回顾最受爵士吉他手欢迎的吉他放大器。
To tube or not to tube: do you go for an all tube amp, hybrid tube/solid state or a solid-state amp?
Pros of tube amps:
- The sound obviously, some guitar players swear by it. Note that recent technology innovations make it possible to emulate the sound of a tube amplifier in a satisfying way (Roland Cube 60 and its Cosm amp emulation for example).
- The overdriven sounds are more musical compared to solid-state amps.
- High dynamic range.
Cons of tube amps:
- Heavy!
- They are a pain to maintain. Valves need to be replaced about once in a year.
- They are noisier than solid-state amps.
- Tube amps are more expensive.
对于是使用全管的还是晶体管的音箱的争执一直没有停止过，原则上晶体管的吉他音箱也可以胜任爵士乐。
全管的音色温暖，动态好，很多职业大师都很信赖全管的表现，甚至追求早期的vintage的全管音箱，缺点就是太笨重，
价格很昂贵，修理维护起来很麻烦，电子管要经常更换，还要匹配电子管的型号，当人也有很多人也追求不同型号年代的
电子管以追求音色的不同。还有一个缺点就是噪音大，玩清音还不错，玩轻失真或者重过载的fusion就有些太噪。个人认
为初学者还是买个罗兰的60瓦晶体管音箱就可以了。职业吉他手可以挑选很昂贵的全管产品，当然，没有全能的吉他音
箱，不同的歌可能需要不同品牌不同型号不同年代的，所以不可能一次到位，作为职业吉他手最好要3-4个顶级音箱。
当然分体音箱音色和动态更好 一体的运输方便 初学不需要分体。音色是吉他音箱等设备搭配出来的，先去了解你喜欢
音色是什么琴+音箱搭配出来的，你喜欢的大师最常用的设备，再决定买什么音箱。
下面介绍几种最受欢迎的爵士音箱：
 Fender Amps
There are 4 Fender amps that are popular in jazz circles: the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, Fender Jazz King, Fender Jazzmaster and Fender Blues Jr.
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe was first produced in 1996.
 | | Price Range | $650 - $1000 | | Weight | 45 lbs. (20 kg) | | Wattage | 40W | | Type | Tube Amp | | Speaker | 1 x 12" Eminence | | Cons | - Some guitar players report the bass strings sound muddy. This obviously depends on what guitar you connect to the amplifier.
- Little headroom: the clean channel is pretty crunchy (from 4 upwards). Single coil pickups keep clean longer, humbuckers overdrive early. Good for Scofield-type sound.
- The reverb is a bit over the top. You'll never go beyond 2.
| | Pros | - The Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is extremely loud for its size and wattage.
- Reasonably priced.
- Reverb sounds good.
- Quiet amp.
- Signature Fender mid-range warmth.
- Very sturdy and portable, ideal for gigs.
- Versatile amp. Besides the clean channel, there are 2 distortion channels.
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Fender Jazz King
 | | Price Range | $700 - $1000 | | Weight | 50 lbs. (22 kg) | | Wattage | 140W | | Type | Solid State Amp | | Speaker | 1 x 15" Eminence | | Cons | - One trick pony, don't buy it for distortion.
- The weight.
- The reverb has a long decay and can only be used at very low settings.
| | Pros | - Designed for a clean tone.
- Very versatile tone shaping, doesn't sound sterile in any way. Punchy, warm and clear tone.
- Loud!
- Ample headroom.
- Very quiet amp.
- Reasonably priced.
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Fender Jazzmaster Ultralight Speaker Cabinet + Amp Head
| | Price Range | $700 - $1000 (amp) + $300 - $400 (speaker)= $1000 - $1400 | | Weight | 7 lbs. (amp) + 17 lbs. (speaker) = 24 lbs. (11 kg) | | Wattage | 250W | | Type | Solid State Amp (w tube emulation) | | Speaker | 1 x 12" Jensen Speaker | | Cons | - The drive channel gets noisy when you push the gain past halfway.
| | Pros | - Ultra light!
- Warm tone.
- Looks cool (ahum).
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Fender Blues Jr.
| | Price Range | $500 - $750 | | Weight | 31 lbs. (14 kg) | | Wattage | 15W | | Type | All tube amp | | Speaker | 1 x 12" Fender Special Design Jensen Speaker | | Cons | - A bit noisy.
- No headphone connection
- Doesn't sound good in overdrive.
- The tubes are a bit loose.
| | Pros | - Compact
- Warm tone.
- Way louder than you'd expect for a 15W amp.
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Roland Amps
2 Type of Roland amps are popular amongst jazz guitarist: the Roland Cube 60 and the Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus.
Roland Cube 60
The Roland Cube 60 is clearly a winner, very popular jazz guitar amp with amp emulation that works. Besides being very good, it's also one of the cheapest amps in this roundup. The Cube 15, 20 and 30 exist as well, but while they are good practice amps, they don't compare to the Cube 60 (update: a reader reports using 2 Cube 30s work even better than 1 Cube 60).
 | | Price Range | $350 - $450 | | Weight | 32 lbs. (14 kg) | | Wattage | 60W | | Type | Solid-State Amp (with amp emulation) | | Speaker | Custom designed 12" speaker | | Cons | - Jack input is a bit fragile.
| | Pros | - Very portable because of its size.
- Includes quality digital guitar effects: delay, reverb, chorus, phase, flanger and tremolo.
- Amp emulation: 9 COSM amp models (including the JC-120)..
- Cheap.
- Loud!
- Virtually no noise.
- Strong like a tank.
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Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
The Roland Jazz Chorus was first made in 1975, it was one of the first guitar amps with built in effects. This amp is a real classic, it is played by many of the greats, Pat Martino, George Benson, Larry Coryell, ... It is also the amp I play on most of the time.
 | | Price Range | $900 - $1250 | | Weight | 62 lbs. (28 kg) | | Wattage | 2 x 60W=120W | | Type | Solid-State Amp | | Speaker | 2 x 12" speaker | | Cons | - Very heavy, but it has wheels.
- Distortion is useless.
- Noisy
| | Pros | - True stereo chorus.
- Amazing sound, clean and warm.
- Very loud.
- Rich and layered tone.
- Has a vibrate effect built in (besides chorus and reverb).
- Very solid, built to last.
- Wheels
- Available in a lot of venues (clubs, schools, ...)
- Can also be used as a bass, keyboard or vocal amp.
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Polytone Amps
Polytone amps have always been very popular amongst jazz guitarists. They have that old school, classic sound. A lot of the greats have played or play a Polytone (Joe Pass, Jim Hall, Herb Ellis, ...)
Polytone Mini Brute I-V (specs are for the Mini Brute II)
 | | Price Range | $400 - $700 | | Weight | 26 lbs. (12 kg) | | Wattage | 110W | | Type | Solid-State Amp | | Speaker | 12" speaker | | Cons | - Hard to find
- Rumors are that Polytone amps are prone to breakdown and that factory service is not so great (I can not confirm this though).
| | Pros | - Classic sound.
- Simplified control panel.
- Lightweight
- Powerful
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Peavey Amps
Peavey Classic 30
Peavey doesn't have a very good name, but the Classic 30 is quite popular for jazz and is a reliable and good sounding amplifier.
 | | Price Range | $600 - $750 | | Weight | 40 lbs. (18 kg) | | Wattage | 30W | | Type | Tube Amp | | Speaker | 1 x 12" Blue Marvel Speaker | | Cons | - Can be a little noisy.
- Some people report tube rattle.
| | Pros | - Loud
- Good reverb
- Cool tweed cover :-)
- Good clean sound, good distortion sound.
- Very reliable
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There are many more amps that qualify as a jazz guitar amp, to name a few more: 其他适合爵士乐的音箱品牌和型号
除了非常有名的大牌音箱外，还有一些不太知名的品牌，他们基本上是专门做爵士吉他音箱的，品质都没问题。
- Fender Twin Reverb: classic tube amp, known for its clean tone. Delivers 85W through 2 12¨ speakers. There's a reproduction of the vintage '65 Twin Reverb available at about $1300. Loved by many people, though I'm not such a big fan myself.
- Yamaha Amps: played by Mike Stern, Allan Holdsworth. I can't tell you a lot about these, never heard them live to be honest.
- Mesa Boogie Amps: Mesa Boogie amps are known as rock and roll amps, but they perform very good for jazz as well. John Scofield, Allan Holdsworth, Larry Carlton and Frank Zappa all play or played Mesa Boogie amps.
- AER Amps: AER is a German company that produces acoustic guitar amplifiers. They are popular amongst gypsy jazz guitarists.
- Acoustic Image Clarus Little Head: great amp head for jazz, has an extremely clean tone. It is often combined with a Raezor's Edge speaker cabinet. This amp is not very expensive considering its audio quality (around $500).
- Tech 21 Trademark TM60: 60W solid state guitar amp with analog tube emulation. Good clean sound, the distortion ****s though, but hey, we play jazz, we don't care about the distortion.
- Carvin Nomad: 50W all tube amp at a reasonable price (around $500). Very warm sound and tons of headroom.
- Evans Amps: Very well-built and high quality amps, they cost more than the average amp though. The choice of the pros. Played by John Abercrombie, Ron Eschete, Buzz Evans amongst many others.
- Jazzkat Amps: Sweet small guitar amp with a big tone, very portable (weighs only 23 pounds). 110W, smooth highs and rich bass. Played by Bucky and John Pizzarelli, Jack Wilkins, Joe Beck, Vinnie Carrao, Jeff Linksy, Joshua Breakstone, Randy Johnston, Sheryl Bailey, Ulf Wakenius, Andreas Öberg and Tony DeCaprio.
- Vox AC30: good sounding amp, John Scofield used to play them, but they are very prone to breakdown (I'm talking about the Vox AC30 cc2).
- Henriksen Jazzamp: solid state amps, come in combos or seperate head/cabinet. The Jazzamp 10 is 80W, the Jazzamp 12 is 160W (designed for acoustic bass, also works for guitar though). These amps have a lot of clean headroom and a warm sound. There's also the Jazzamp 10-R, with reverb (the other 2 don't have reverb). Played by Larry Coryell, Jimmy Bruno, Joe Diorio, Jim Hall, Howard Alden, Ronny Jordan, amongst many others.
One more tip: don't judge the sound of a guitar amp in the music store, ask if you can test drive it for a couple of days. Guitar amps sound completely different in the shop than they do at your place or in a rehearsal. The best option is to buy them online, most shops offer a 30 or 45-day return policy.
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