--- In jazz_guitar@..., "steinbergerstyler"
<steinbergerstyler@y...> wrote:
transistor tone....the clarus is probably a little more versitle,
The Clarus series amps are not versatile, if you mean versatility in
terms of being suited for playing other styles of music. They don't
take effects well, and have very little in the way of "tone", which
is actually why so many jazz guitarists swear by them - they give a
very natural, uncolored sound, which can be a bad thing with a solid-
body guitar.
The versitiltiy of the clarus in comparison to the polytone is:
1. clarus has a XLR balanced direct out, polytone doesn't
2. clarus is a amp head , so you can can flexible with
speakers...polytone is a combo amp only
3. clarus is much smaller in size and weight, compared to the 40lb.
approx. weight of the polytone
4. clarus has better customer and dealer relations than polytone , ask
any dealer of polytone, polytone doens't have their own website,
someone else operates it, at least the last time I checked...
I finally heard a clarus model last year or so...I think it's OK for
acoustic bass, but for guitar there is alot more on mkt. for less
price that sounds better in my opinion
try the crate power block for comparison , especially in price
I'm not a advocate of Class D amplication or power supplies
Donnie Loeffler
