DV Mark Little Jazz Reviews

Powerful little amp for almost any type of gig

I use the amp regularly for gigging, including both indoor and outdoor gigs. With or without a (jazz) band behind me, it has proved itself surpsingly capable of handling most situations, both in volume and quality of tone. However, it's not the best choice if loudness is imperative (as in: without a PA system). The tone is consistent and wonderfully warm up to a certain point, some of which gets lost turned all the way up. The reverb is specific, certainly useful, though not my first choice. As good as it is for gigging, it's far from optimal for recording because of the fan noise. Still, the DV Mark Little Jazz may be one of the best amps in the price range, as I find its total value far exceeds its price.

Portabilidad, potencia y lindo tono

El Little Jazz ofrece una buena potencia de sonido sin perder calidad y con una portabilidad envidiable.

Best jazz amp below 500$

I've had lots of amps, and for a long time been in search for a small and good sounding amplifier for jazz. I've tried tube Traynor, Peavey Classic 30, Fender Blues Jr., and Rolands, but when I heard this DV, I realized that my quest was over! Even my standard Telecaster now sounds like a jazz guitar, let alone Ibanez AS200 and my Tokai Mahogany Tele. The only little thing that annoys me is quirky blue light when it's on.

Really nice sound at all volume and super light for small gigs and rehearsal. Really nice not only for jazz but with overdrive too. Nico also for funk and rock.

Great tones, but...

The sound that comes out of this little box is splendid. Great jazz tones with smooth highs and tight lows, probably the best clean tone I've had and very portable and lightweight.

But there is a major downside: the amp is very noisy. The new ones don't have the fan noise problem but there is a lot of hiss coming from the amp. More than I ever had with any other amp. This means that recording with this amp at low volumes is not possible (both with a mic or with the xlr out): the hiss is just overwhelming. The phones out has this enormous amout of hiss as well, making it annoying to use.

Therefore, FORGET about recording with this amp mic'ed.

Volume wise, this little amp can gig. I used it with a 5 piece jazz band yesterday (with a semi-loud drummer) and I had it on 12 o'clock volume. This is about the maximum you can go without clipping, but this is common among most amps.

The reverb is usable as well but has modulation which may not be everyone's cup of tea.

Overall, very disappointed about the white noise issue (I've since trying another little jazz and a jazz 12 and the problem is consistent) but it's the only problem I can think of.

Zero Regrets

I play jazz every single night at local venues.

This is a life saver.

Pros:

*LIGHTWEIGHT - your back will thank you

*Handles pedals VERY well

*Can get LOUD if you want to

*Has line out so you can play at larget venues

Cons:

*I can't think of anything.. maybe a lack of FX Loop?

This is a battle amp, despite its size.

You will not regret it.

Nothing special

It sounds like regular SS amp, nothing special out there. I don't know why people so excited about this amp. It can be good amp for practice but you should consider that it has white noise out of speaker which is noticeable on bedroom volume. Headphones output is useless. Amp is very portable, compact and that's it.

Great amp for jazz

The amp is simple to use - it has just eq, volume and nice reverb. Sound is great, only bad thing is small speaker, so bass notes are not what they can be. But great thing is that it has output for speakers or mixer. It's electric guitar amp, but I often use it for my acoustic guitar, and it works even better (strange for el.guitar amp). I would recomend it!

I Use this for jazz trios and small ensembles. It sounds brilliant . Have used at home with the speaker off fuction and its great for practices.

I have also used it in a bigger rehearsal , with a mic in front of the speaker and it was great

great amp

this amp sounds great to me

true solid state tone

no more no less....

small size bad big Sound

Descent amp

Good clean sound, lots of bass, smooth hi's even if you turn it all the way up. in my opinion digital reverb is useful up to 2-3 max. A bit noizy fan

A good purchase

This amp is a wonderful working tool. The volume output is adequate for most Jazz gigs. Otherwise the direct line out via PA works wonderfully well . The reverb is not to my liking as it is more digital than spring. Excellent value at its price point.