Reply With QuoteCongrats Birv we gotta get some clips man:
Regular Fretter
Pulled the trigger on a Pro Jr
After a lot of asking questions and thinking, I pulled the trigger on a Fender Pro Jr on ebay. Got it for $200 plus shipping. And really looking forward to getting it. I guess that means I've got a Vampire for sale...
Thanks to all who gave their input.
Bob
Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
Pedals: Ibanez TS9DX w/ Humphrey mod, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dano PB&J Delay, Arion Tubulator w/Indyguitarist mod, Boss CS-3, Dano Fish and Chips EQ, Boss CH-1, Dano TunaMelt Tremolo, Boss RV-3, Boss DS-1
Strings: Darco 10's
Website: www.bluesrow.com
Congrats Birv we gotta get some clips man
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Congrats! That is a great sounding amp. I personally dig it more than the Blues JR (sorry all you Blues JR owners...).
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Congrats on that amp, birv2!
Sounds like you got a good buy on it. I'll bet it'll sound good cranked up and wailin' the blues.
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Regular Fretter
Rock that baby loud is my suggestion to you. Congrats!
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Regular Fretter
Congrats Birv. I'm sure you'll love it!
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Congrats Birv2! Beat the Blues junior guys with the clips too! ;-)
Steve Thompson
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Regular Fretter
That sounds like a sweet deal on a sweet amp:
M29
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congrats man,good deal too!! you will love it Mine is my most played amp
Regular Fretter
welcome to tube land....you're gonna love it!!
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Regular Fretter
Congrats, enjoy!
Remember, tube amps sound best cranked.
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Regular Fretter
Thanks to all for the good wishes. I can't wait to plug it in and let it rip.
From all I've read, it sounds like it's got what I'm looking for: simplicity (too many knobs confuses me), clean fender sound at lower volumes, bluesy overdrive at higher volumes, enough punch to work in small jams, and portability. A lot of the people at HC say that you have to replace the stock speaker and tubes, but we'll see.
We're going away for the holidays so I won't get to play with it till after Christmas.
Best of the season to all the fretters. Hope you're all on Santa's "nice" list!
Bob
Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
Pedals: Ibanez TS9DX w/ Humphrey mod, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dano PB&J Delay, Arion Tubulator w/Indyguitarist mod, Boss CS-3, Dano Fish and Chips EQ, Boss CH-1, Dano TunaMelt Tremolo, Boss RV-3, Boss DS-1
Strings: Darco 10's
Website: www.bluesrow.com
Regular Fretter
Congrats on the new amp birv2
GG
Guitars: Washburn D10S, Washburn J28SDL, Washburn D56SW, Washburn F52SW, Washburn WI67PRO, Squire Standard Strat, Squire Tele Custom II, Squire '51, Agile AL-3100, Switch Wild IV Signature, Squire Classic Vibe 50's Tele
Amps: Vox AD30VT, Epiphone VJ Combo, Crate Palomino V8, Vox DA5
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Regular Fretter
It came today!
I don't start work again till tomorrow. I knew it was coming by UPS today so I waited (im)patiently for Brown.
Finally came this afternoon and I just spent a blissful couple of hours in the basement playing away. Messed with all the settings (both knobs), turned it all the way up (almost broke the basement windows), then played with various OD pedals to see what sounded good.
First impressions:
1. It's loud for a little sucker.
2. Good chimey clean Fender tone.
3. Good natural overdrive.
4. Hums a lot. Read about this on several forums. There are some fixes that can be done. We'll wait on that for a bit.
5. Sounded better and better as the tubes warmed up.
6. It's light (29 pounds). Definitely good for taking to jams.
7. Sounded great with my Danelectro OD2 pedal and my Behringer OD100. Not so great with the Arion Tubulator (a TS clone).
Thanks for all the good wishes. Just wanted to report in. I've never made a sound clip, so we'll have to wait on that.
Bob
Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
Pedals: Ibanez TS9DX w/ Humphrey mod, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dano PB&J Delay, Arion Tubulator w/Indyguitarist mod, Boss CS-3, Dano Fish and Chips EQ, Boss CH-1, Dano TunaMelt Tremolo, Boss RV-3, Boss DS-1
Strings: Darco 10's
Website: www.bluesrow.com
Regular Fretter
After the jam
My Pro Jr came yesterday, and I took the little guy to the jam tonight. I am totally happy with it. First, I had the master volume at about 2:00 and my strat volume around 3 or 4. For solos I went to 6 or 7. No pedals. Everybody said I was cutting through great, and the tone was awesome. This is a smallish room with another guitarist, bass and drums.
And after reading up on fixing the hum, I removed one of the screws on the back and voila, no more hum. Seems it hits some metal on the inside on the newer Pro Jr's.
Just wanted to report back, since I got a lot of encouragement here to take the plunge. For $200, I've got a mean little blues machine. Alright!
Bob
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Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
Pedals: Ibanez TS9DX w/ Humphrey mod, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dano PB&J Delay, Arion Tubulator w/Indyguitarist mod, Boss CS-3, Dano Fish and Chips EQ, Boss CH-1, Dano TunaMelt Tremolo, Boss RV-3, Boss DS-1
Strings: Darco 10's
Website: www.bluesrow.com
Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements...
I know that amp. Killer tone awright! I want one too. Dang, how can I fool the wife this time?
The Law of Gravity is nonsense. No such law exists. If I think I float, and you think I float, then it happens.
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Regular Fretter
Jam #2 report --
Took the little guy out again last night to the blues jam. Got good comments all around on the tone (a couple of "awesome"s). Again, no probs cutting through the mix. It's great to have the confidence that you'll be heard and that you'll sound good.
Another note -- I put it on a chair after reading someone somewhere who said, "You don't have ears in your ankles". Seems like good advice. I think the sound is better and it's definitely easier to tweak those two knobs at that height. Not that I needed to -- I kept the volume around 9 and the tone on 5, and changed my sound with different pickup choices on my strat. I'm becoming a big believer in "simpler is better". I find even the blues jr has too many options for me!
Bob
Guitars: Jimmie Vaughan Strat, 2001 Affinity Squier Strat with 70's Japanese pickups, Affinity Squier Tele
Amps: Fender Pro Junior w/ Ragin' Cajun speaker, Peavey Delta Blues 115
Pedals: Ibanez TS9DX w/ Humphrey mod, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Dano PB&J Delay, Arion Tubulator w/Indyguitarist mod, Boss CS-3, Dano Fish and Chips EQ, Boss CH-1, Dano TunaMelt Tremolo, Boss RV-3, Boss DS-1
Strings: Darco 10's
Website: www.bluesrow.com
Regular Fretter
That's awesome Birv. I love the little Fender amps and that 15 watts kills. Congrats again...it sounds like you're having a blast with that baby.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
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