A Live JP2C Implementation... Any Others?

[rarebitusa]

For the Mesa gear nerds...

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Ok this is the JP2C sub forum and no I do not have a JP2C but do have something similar... a IIC+ HR. Amazing amp. Gigged it live for many years but it had always been a bit of a compromise to cover a wide range of musical genres. So a while ago went looking for a 3 Chan Mesa with Clean, Crunch Rhythm and Lead chans. It came down to a V:90, TC or a JP2C. Ended up with the V in large part cause of a Godfather like "Offer He can't refuse" deal presented itself, plus the JP2C in my mind was perhaps duplication.

Do dig the V... currently it's my #1 live rig, have alot of time invested tweaking it in, 4CM, Boss Core, etc. It was a steep learning curve and a fanboy now but can totally understand why some folks give up on it, feature richness leads to complication and at times yes, they can be temperamental.

But man... gotta give it up for the JP2C live. This weekend, in a small club, unmic'd setting @Doug Doppler was playing with his JP2C rig. Hearing firsthand is believing... amazing tone, sat perfectly in the live with a 2nd guitar, bass & drums mix and cut thru without being overbearing. Yea there was more to the rig then just the JP2C and Doppler can play, but it was impressive nonetheless. A bit of an overview of the rig gets alluded to here.

Doppler JP2C Rig

Now that I've heard this example I admit that the has been stoked GAS a bit... if anyone else has a JP2C live rig pros/cons and would like to share the details, I for one would be very interested.

 

[Doug Doppler]

@rarebitusa aka Albert - MANY thanks for coming to the show, the hang time and your WONDERFUL post...

Noting 25 reads since yesterday there are some folks interested so here goes...

I'm a Boogie fanatic and per a Classic Rock flavored album I'm working on with American Idol winner Caleb Johnson, a pair of Badlander 50 Combos has become my go to studio rig as I finish out that album...

I'm also in process on an instrumental guitar album which includes guest tracks with Joe Satriani, Jared James Nichols, and few other folks who have yet to record their bits. While this is also in the Classic Rock vein, the melody / solo tones are a bit more gained out, and for live playing the JP~2C has been my amp for this...

I started both project recording direct using modelers, enjoying the ease of use. I'm friends with Nili Brosh who had a gig in L.A. that I opened for. As I was prepping for that gig I became VERY frustrated in making what sounded so great in the studio, work when played loud in the room. In my frustration I jumped into the shower, a place where good ideas seem to hit, and in this case they did. I went out to storage, grabbed my 4x12 oversized Recto Cabs and wired up the JP~2C rig in the video that Albert kindly shared. There I was using CabClone IR vs the Slave out which is what I use now > Axe-Fx IIi > Seymour Duncan PowerStage 700 power amp > Boogie Cabs for a crazy LOUD stereo spread...

All three channels are simply amazing. VINTAGE black panel cleans, CLEAR Classic Rockish Crunch, and SOARING Leads. A spot of the spring Reverb for a bit of that Fender vibe and just enough Digital Delay and Verb to wet things up a hint. The last gig I did was at the OC Vibe Guitar Show in Anaheim (Larry Mitchell, Phil X, and Philip Sayce also played). I literally pulled the head out of the case, pulled the back and front off the rack and was good to go. The power amp is a bit of an 'afterthought' just to take things stereo. The tone happens before then. This rig is ROCK solid and is a TONE MACHINE. As I said to Albert, I'm an expensive friend, but if you're looking for a rig that rocks, you can't go wrong starting with the JP~2C!!!

CHEERS ~ Doug