Reply With QuoteI dunno, but out of the two I would look at the Blues Junior over the Pro Junior. 12" Speaker, master volume, more EQ control and Fender on board reverb would be worth the extra cash.
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Which small Fender amp?
Which do you think is the better bang for the buck...
Fender Pro Junior
or
Fender Blues Junior
A good clean is important. For dirty stuff, I'd stomp on an OCD or Suhr Riot pedal.
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I dunno, but out of the two I would look at the Blues Junior over the Pro Junior. 12" Speaker, master volume, more EQ control and Fender on board reverb would be worth the extra cash.
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You might also want to check out the Super Champ XD. Similar tube circuitry, also 15 watts, and a bunch of effects, yet much less expensive than Juniors.
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I have a Blues Junior Special edition with the Jensen speaker. An excellent amp all around. Great reverb, can be tweaked to death. There are web sites that give hundreds of settings for it. Takes pedals extremely well. I also have the Fulltone OCD, Fulldrive II, fat boost and mini deja vibe, and all sound excellent through it. I have also run it through a 2/12 Avatar cab and it sounded really good. Got my vote. Oh and BTW the best selling amp ever by Fender!
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Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
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Pro junior, no contest.
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Found this quick Jr. shootout on YouTube, and I'd have to agree I like the Jensen speaker...and the tweed covering.Originally Posted by ZMAN
But the standard edition is perfectly acceptable too.
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I have one of the tweed Jrs, a surprisingly good and capable amp. I tried a Pro Jr and although it had a nice tone down at low volume it didn't hang in there very long. I didn't think it was an amp you could play out with where I have with the Jr many times
I sold a Gibson Goldtone GA15 last week, 15 watts and a 10" Celestion. That was a lot more amp in my opinion than the Pro Jr with a very similar format ~
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I've had both, I preferred the PJ for basically overdriven tones and the BJ for cleaner stuff. Either could do the vaguely tweedy od thing.
The reverb on the BJ was horrible so I'd sooner live without or use a delay pedal in "hard reverb" mode.
The master on the BJ is handy at practice levels but the way to get the best out of these (imo) is to open up the master to 12 and dial in as much preamp as you need. That takes the brakes off nicely, then use the guitar volume.
With a PJ you'll get that kind of thing going on anywhere on the right hand side of the volume knob. It gets loud fast.
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Well mine isn't a Tweed special edition. I have owned several Fender amps and the reverb is as good as any of them.
I bet you haven't seen too many like this.
It is exactly the same as the Tweed blues Junior Special edition but in Brown tolex with the wheat front and beige chicken head knobs. I love it.
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Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
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Mine too Zman, the verb sounds pretty good.
I have a Jensen Electric Lightning in mine now and it's a good match ~
Last edited by otaypanky; May 30th, 2010 at 10:24 PM.
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The reverb on the older "green board" Blues Jrs. was pretty much universally reviled, and was completely redesigned for the newer "cream board" version. I have one of those, and it may not be the greatest reverb in the world, but it's far from bad.
I'd vote for the Blues Jr., but that Super Champ XD is said to be a very cool amp and a tremendous value.
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Depends on your needs, but I find the PJ to be plenty loud for a small venue. I'm always being asked to turn down at jams, and that's about 1/3 of the way up. I put a Ragin Cajun and JJ's in mine, and it's now my Official Secret Weapon.
I ALWAYS get wow comments. Clapton, Beck, and Warren Haynes use them. Pretty good company!
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Do you mean you have a Brown one, or you think the reverb is good?
The reason I am asking is that I have only spoken to one other guy online that had the Brown Edition.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
Advanced Fretter
I got to play both on stage in the pas with my blues trio but the Blues Junior is more versatile, more power, more bass better clean sound at higher volume
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Regular Fretter
Blues Jr. Great little amp.
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Regular Fretter
Great feedback guys!
Thanks for all the insight.
Regular Fretter
SCXD vote here as well. I will never part with mine. If fact i have a chance to get a Peavey Nashville and my GF said if I was going to sell the SCXD I said no chance is hell honey. But then again she doesn't understand.
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I meant the verb was decent ~
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