REVIEW > JACKSON AMPWORKS
JACKSON AMPWORKS
NEWCASTLE
BY DIMITRI SIDERIADIS
Charles Mingus said, “Making the sim- ple complicated is commonplace—
making the complicated simple, awesomely
simple, that’s creativity.” In the time I spent
with the Jackson Ampworks NewCastle, it
was hard not to be struck by how well simplicity can work in an amplifier.
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A feisty little brother to the more
famous Britain—the amp that put
Jackson on the map—the two-knob,
EL84-equipped NewCastle is about as
streamlined as they come. But don’t be
concerned about the NewCastle’s minimal
controls limiting your range. This amp
has amazing synergy with whatever you
plug in to it, giving your fingers and axe
power to take you from muted, complex
Simple volume/tone
control layout
Bypassable tonesection
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