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Great tone from a great little amp!
I have to say, this little amp rocks! It has such a nice tone, both clean and slightly overdriven. It is also really cool how it respond to the subtleties of your playing. For example, the lighter you play and strum the strings, the lower the amp will be, with a cool clean sound. This amp is very cool in the sense that it is very basic in what it offers, (with just standard spring reverb, and volume EQ knobs, and don't forget the FAT switch!)which is what I like, and it gives it that vintage feel, just a no nonsense rockin' amp! I am very pleased with the great bluesy, jazzy clean, and rock tones this bad boy dishes out. Long story short, it is a great value, and a great sounding little amp. Buy one now, you won't be disappointed!
Reviewed by Jonny B on 7/24/2008 who plays Blues, Classic Rock.
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A Tone Monster - Amazing!
I bought a Fender Blues Jr, black, that was returned by someone else so it was discounted down at the Guitar Center in Raleigh NC. It is straight up easy to use. bass, mid, treble, level, master, reverb, a fat switch (which I leave on - allows me to turn the bass down a tad), and an off-on switch. It is plug and play. I don't need pedals most of the time, but I like them for some things just to mix it up a bit. The first thing I did was replace the Groove Tubes (good but not great). I put in a matched pair of Sovtek EL84 for the power tubes and a matched set of Tung-Sol 12ax7 for pre-amp tubes. I also replaced the stock speaker with a Celestion Century speaker. At this time, the amp is a tone monster. I usually have the master at 5 or lower and level at 5 or 6, and the overdrive is tremendous and very reactive as I turn my guitar volume up. If more volume is needed, I mic the little monster into the PA. It is very receptive to pedals: booster (BBE Boosta Grande), overdrive (BBE Green Screamer), analog delay (a pair of MXR Carbon Copies) and wah (modified CryBaby). I play a Gibson CS-336 (#1), a modified Tele (with DiMarzio virtual p-90) and an American Standard Strat with Lindy Fralin Blues Specials. The only setting I change is when I play the Tele, I turn the treble down from 6 to 4 because the Tele is very bright.
All in all, the Fender Blues Jr is an excellent amp. It is so good, I rarely use my Blues Deluxe Reissue (has similar tube and speaker mods).
Reviewed by Jim Haggard on 7/7/2009 who plays Blues and Bluesy Rock.
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AWESOME PURCHASE!!
Awesome amp!! Let me tell you that it is small but dont let that fool you. This thing pumps out better tones than the Hot Rod Deluxe. It has a great tone that comes out of those warm tubes. I would say it could use a foot switch for the fat switch but thats about the only con. If you got the cash, buy it today.
Reviewed by Bryan on 10/28/2008 who plays Blues, Rock, Country.
8 people found this review helpful.
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so-so
I upgraded to this from the pro junior. It is a little 'honky' on tone, but when the mid is scooped all the way out, it sounds great. The reverb tank sounds good, and the control for it is well tapered. The bad news is that it is very noisy. It constantly hisses, spits, and pops. While not noticeable while you are cranking out power chords, for recording, or small gigs, it is unacceptable. In addition to mine doing this, two others I have played on do it also.
Reviewed by guitarmick on 2/17/2009 who plays rock, indie, alt, jazz, folk, soul.
13 people found this review helpful.
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Blues Brothers
This amp is very good if you're looking for a less expensive fender tube. Its size is also convenient for carting around a college campus
Reviewed by Dan on 10/24/2008 who plays Jazz, Classical.
8 people found this review helpful.
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