Am going doing some recording soon. What say ye to a combination of a Roland Jazz Chorus and a blackface Deluxe Reverb combined for a decent finger-picked clean electric sound with a hollowbody guitar?

Which ever amp(s) you decide to use consider tracking your mic'd sound with a direct or "direct" through "preamp/pedal/?" sound. When you get to the mixing stage you'll like having the flexibility this offers and sometimes it can be a lifesaver.

What you said and what jon said as well. Mike Campbell has gotten his tones to media with combinations of AC30's and Bassmans, cheesy solid state amps, DI's, and whatevers. He almost always calls on some sort of combination to get the detail that he always gets.

Most great recorded clean tones have a hint of dirt in them as to project the presence, and most great dirty tones (super-saturated stuff notwitstanding) aren't really that dirty.

Well the guitars have already been recorded by me at home and are going to be reamped in the studio (probably a number of times). The audio has already been lined up and stuff so tracking wise it should be fine.

There will also be a couple of quite nice preamps available, so I don't see why a D.I. of the D.I shouldn't be possible.

Thanks again.

Personally, I go with something a little dirtier than the JC-120 if you're already using a Deluxe.

As Corleone said, "most great cleans have some dirt in them".
Set the DR really clean and sparkly and then find a more mid heavy amp - Marshall style - and set it tonally with some girth and slight break-up.

If the DR and the JC is all you'll have access to then set the DR for less treble and a little break-up, and use the JC for the super clean.

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Originally posted by Corleone: and most great dirty tones (super-saturated stuff notwitstanding) aren't really that dirty.

So very true- and a valuable tip for anyone wanting 'good' guitar tone.

There is also going to be a Marshall 1974x in the building at the time, so not to worry Klasaine.

If you use a hollowbody guitar I'd mic the thing or if it's like an archtop type put in a piezo pup. For jazzier cleans a direct in can actually sound really cool, maybe just for doubling even.

Ooh and add some good compression. Adds a sense of perfection to the sound. Good for the sparkly stuff.

Its a Gretsch with a Supertron in the neck. It has already been recorded. It sounds quite dark (in a good way) when reamped through the Deluxe Reverb. I would imagine that the Jazz Chorus will bring a whole other dimension to things. Also reamping direct into one of the studios preamps should work really well. Thanks for all the advice.