Anyone here use Henriksen JazzAmp? If so, what's your impressions? How about reliability?

Hmmn; hadn't heard of them, til now.

Are you considering getting one for guitar (electric, or amplified acoustic?), for warming up some keys, just curious, or baiting the guitar players over here?

Interesting... while their 'sites posted claim of their amps being "warmer than Polytone amps or any other amp including tube amps" is laughable- such qualities being so highly subjective- their advertised list of apparent endorsers and their observations is quite impressive, and sure seems to merit a further look.

Sound, tone, performance are all far more important than appearances, but- do they have to be so damn fugly?

They're kinda pricey, too- I'd think that their design and construction would have kept their cost down...

I'm trying to learn guitar (jazz guitar, solid body at the moment) so this would be my first guitar amp. My teacher uses one, and thinks very highly of it, so I just thought I'd ask. I'm a pianist, so I play gigs with a digital piano - I'm thinking maybe whatever amp I get for guitar might also serve double duty as a piano amp. Right now, I use small powered pa speakers for piano, but if I found the right amp, I might use it for my piano gigs - some of them, anyway.

Yes, it does seem pricey for what it is, but jazz guitarists seem to like it, and yes, I agree, fugly! I probably will get a cheaper amp, maybe a Cube 60 to start out with.

Another amp that has been used to amp Rhodes pianos quite successfully, as well as a standard among guitar players looking for a clean tone, is the Fender Twin Reverb. They are heavy, but for what you're talking about, they are pretty much the thing.

Jack, thanks for the suggestion. A couple of points, though - for the piano side of this discussion, I'm talking about amping a digital piano, not a rhodes. When I was younger, I did play Rhodes for quite a few years, and used to heft it to gigs. Back then, I might have entertained the idea of hauling a Twin, but these days, 64lbs is 'weigh' more than I'm willing to lift into my car. The JazzAmp weighs 25 lbs, that's the kind of weight I look for in amps these days.

Anyway, I don't want to sidetrack the issue too much with the piano stuff. Mainly, I'm just interested in a guitar amp, and I was wondering if anyone here had any experience with Henriksen.

Based on what I can gather from their 'site, they do appear to be good amps for a clean, tight jazz sound; and you could get one of their "Tweetey" tweeter/crossover/satellite modules to go full-range for your piano. Their light weight is also a definite plus.

What kind of guitar do you play? What guitar is your teacher plugging into his Henriksen?

Since your teacher uses and recommends them, and you have had the benefit of hearing it first-hand, I'd say it should prove to be a good amp for you all around.

Their "7-Day Trial" refund/return policy is further incentive to try one out.

If you get or try one, please come back and tell us all about it; keep us posted!

You might consider getting a preamp for your jazz box and running it into a full-range keyboard amp. There are a number of very usable analog and digital modeling preamps for guitar that would work quite well and keep the weight down. I use a POD XT Live and am quite happy with the tones I get out of it for guitar. If you want something that will double duty and retain the best of both instruments, that's what I would recommend.

Interesting suggestion! Thanks. I'll investigate that.

Yep, I do a few gigs where I have to play keys and guitar, and the two channels on the Twin come in pretty handy. Plus, it makes the mid-level synth I use for piano and organ sound better than putting it through a PA, adds a little character to it.

The Sansamp Tech 21 Blonde pedal/pre amp emulates a Fender sound and is about $149.