JOYO JCA-12 "Beale Street" 12W Tube Guitar Amplifier
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Named after the birthplace of Blues - Beale Street, Memphis - the JOYO JCA-12 is made to reproduce the iconic 1950s American blues sound.
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JOYO JCA-12 Beale Street 12W Tube Blues Amplifier Head
Named after the birthplace of Blues - Beale Street, Memphis - the JOYO JCA-12 is made to reproduce the iconic 1950s American blues sound. Featuring 12AX7 preamp tubes, normal and bright channels with high and low inputs and a universal tone control, the JCA-12 is a vintage tone machine.
Beale Street
Through the 1920s - 40s, Beale Street was the home of many blues legends. Names such as Muddy Waters, Louis Armstrong and B.B. King and countless others all passed through the bars and restaurants, performing and developing the history-making Memphis blues sound. The JOYO JCA-12 reproduces that iconic tone with ease.
Class-A Tube Circuitry
The JOYO Beale Street amplifier produces the same great American blues sound of the 50s, thanks to the classic 1950 style amplifier circuitry. The stable, clean sound of earlier amplifiers is recreated thanks to a matched pair of 6V6 output tubes, but when you crank it up, the 12AX7s produce a wild overdrive that is uncontrolled yet sweet. The 5Y3 rectifier tube creates a natural feeling of compression or "sag" soughtafter by many vintage tone enthusiasts.
Two Channel Control
The simplistic design of of the Beale Street allows for easy tone control, though the amp is not without variety. "Bright" and "Normal" inputs have their own tone controlled via the single tone control knob, and by adjusting each channel's volume. Drive the tubes and bring up the volume to really hear the Beale Street blues sound at its best.
Features:
- Top-mounted Carry Handle For Ease of Transport
- Dual Inputs with Individual Volume Control
- Single-dial Tone Control
- Stylish Vintage Amplifier Design
Specifications:
- Model: JCA-12
- Instrument Inputs: 4x 1/4" (6.35mm) TS
- Speaker Outputs: 8Ω/16Ω
- Tubes:
- 2x 12AX7 Preamp Tubes
- 2x 6V6 Output Tubes
- 5Y3 Recitifer Tube
- Weight: 8.5KG
- Dimensions: 448 x 196 x 226mm
It’s the little things…
By: Jayson Mills on 9 August 2024I’m usually reluctant to buy Chinese gear. It is certainly getting better and better all the time, and Joyo seems to be one of the more consistently good Chinese manufacturers. So I decided to take a gamble on the Beale Street, as I wanted a 5e3 style head for my collection, but didn’t want to outlay $2000+ for a boutique offering. HERE’S THE GOOD STUFF: It does sound good. It’s not quite as offensive looking in person. It’s a plywood headshell, not MDF. That being said, the ply does not look particularly high quality. The pots all feel solid and actually make a noticeable difference to the tone when playing. The tubes are Tung Sol and JJs. It’s a good size and weight. Feels like a real amp, but won’t break your back either. NOW THE NOT SO GOOD STUFF: The power toggle on mine is gold, and the standby toggle is chrome. Did they just run out of chrome that day and think nobody would notice a gold one? It stands out like dog’s you-know-whats, and looks stupid. The Joyo logo was noticeably crooked. This is your brand. You could at least take an extra 2 seconds to take some pride in your brand and ensure the logo is straight. Fortunately the logo is only glued on, so with a bit of heat applied it was easy enough to twist to a straight position. The gold toggle would be a simple enough fix, but I don’t feel like pulling the chassis just to change a purely cosmetic issue. It’s just disappointing that these little things let down an otherwise commendable product, and only reinforce my hesitance to give Chinese gear more of a chance. The tolex job is a bit rough, especially on the inside. OVERALL: All that being said, I am entirely satisfied with the tone into a 1x12 open back cab with a 16ohm Cannabis Rex speaker. It is loud enough to feel a good thud in your chest when you strike a chord, but even at full volume it isn’t ridiculously loud, which is exactly what I was hoping for with a 12w amp. Put it this way - your whole block is still going to hear you if you crank this amp up, but they might not call the cops in the first 10 minutes.
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Great Amp for the proce
By: Anonymous on 19 May 2019This is a Fender Tweed Deluxe 5E3 clone, it delivers that classic Fender clean, and great over-driven sounds. Think Neil Young, Billy Gibbons, Mike Campbell and Rory Gallagher among others. The only downside is that the pre amp stage contains 2 12AX7's where as the Fender it's based on had one 12AY7 and one 12AX7, the manual says you can swap out one of the 12AX7s for a 12AY7, but doesn't tell you which on. FYI it's the one closest to the input jacks.
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