Fender blues junior lacquered tweed 15w 1x12 combo. Great build quality with a wide choice of speakers and cabinet finishcolours. Its power is generated by an alltube signal path using a pair of el84 groove tube output tubes and 3 12ax7 preamp tubes. Check out billms mod pages, if youre not handy with a soldering iron, hell do them for you. The creamcolored board is laid out entirely differently and better than the green board.
In addition to the classic black tolex model, there have been several limited edition releases over the years as welloften equipped with different speakers or electronic mods to offer a unique spin on the original amp. Since its introduction in 1995, fender s blues junior has become one of the worlds most popular amps, but along the way its also become one of the most modded, with reams of forums discussing ways to improve the compact combo. Fender blues junior lacquered tweed 15w 1x12 combo guitar. Fender blues junior lacquered tweed with jensen c12n.
Lacquered tweed takes fender s 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with a lacquered tweed covering and a vintagevoiced 12 jensen speaker. I changed r52 with a 100k variable resistor i think a 50k would have done the job, but i had a 100k in my spare box el84 max pa is 12w. Add our renowned fender reverb, flexible controls, and. This mod fixes that to produce that lush classic reverb tone that made fender amps famous. The blues junior iv features the classic fender look of sparkling silver grille cloth, lightly aged to give it even more mojo. I am not a big fan of this amp and would like to replace it with a fender blues jr. Unfollow fender blues junior to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
It is quite subtle as having a flourescent light electronic ballast switched on or off which is about 4 feet above the amp on my bench can switch on and off the squeal. By far the most important change i made to date was to replace the stock cheapo fender eminence speaker with an aftermarket replacement in this case, a weber 12f125a what a huge difference. It is aimed at achieving the warm, tubedriven tone common in many styles of american blues and blues rock dating back to the 1950s, while remaining both portable and affordable. Add renowned fender reverb, flexible controls, fat switch. Older blues jrs that are made in the usa are all getting due to have their filter caps replaced and many of the current blues juniors made in mexico are known to have leaky filter caps. Plugging in, the clean tone was exactly what i was looking for.
The electronics and chassis are identical in all blues juniors made since 2001. Lacquered tweed takes fenders 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with a lacquered tweed covering and a vintagevoiced 12 jensen speaker. If useless means i cant get my 100% perfect dialedin justonthevergeofbreakup tone at apartment volumes, then yeah, its probably useless to you. Has the original fender speaker in it and 15 watts is more than enough for me. Its golden tones are generated by an alltube signal path using a pair of el84 output tubes and 3 12ax7 preamp tubes. I bought this blues junior in december 2007 and it immediately became one of my favorite amps. Nos takes fenders 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with tweed covering and a vintagestyle 12 jensen speaker. Modifying a fender blues jr university of illinois. I finally bought some replacement preamp tubes for my blues jr.
The blues junior is light, keeps things simple and has fantastic clean tones controls. I have a hot rod, and some would say thats pretty useless at home, but i disagree. In the oldest blues jr s made before 1996 the tone is dark, the tone. Fender blues junior iii 15watt 1x12 guitar combo 2010 2018. Nos, all i need to do is crank the volume up to around 78 and the master at around 3 and right there is some pretty decent breakup. Get the guaranteed best price on tube combo guitar amplifiers like the fender blues junior iii 15w 1x12 tube guitar combo amp at musicians friend. It sounds great right out of the box, and there are also many popular and fairly easy and some not so easy modifications to improve the tone even more. If youre looking for a lowwatt tube amp with killer tone, you need to check out the fender blues junior iii fsr combo guitar amplifier. It turns the fat boost on and off so you dont have to reach back and do it manually. Like a 23year aged whiskey, the venerable fender blues junior has only improved with age. The fender blues junior is a truly professional, small, tube amplifier. Fender blues jr amp, cannabis rex speaker fromel complete mod oakville halton region 18042020 used excellent black tolex fender blues junior tube amp, made in mexico. Fender blues junior modifications fromel electronics.
This is the foot switch for the fender blues jr iii amplifier. This page is courtesy billm audio customer ben crouse, who installed tiltback legs on his blues junior and took pictures and measurements. Blues juniors and pro juniors have been cracking their solder joints since the mid1990s, when they were still made with lead solder. On first impressions at least, the fender blues junior iii is perfect. The blues junior has a solid state rectifier which is generally brighter with a tighter bottom end. I really, really like the tone, its like the best that i like and the best thats available in my country for my money.
Fender special run blues junior amp the fender blues jr. I must say the experiment was a smashing success,you wouldnt think that it was the same amp. Jun 22, 2011 this page is courtesy billm audio customer ben crouse, who installed tiltback legs on his blues junior and took pictures and measurements. Again it is cheaper to produce a power transformer for solidstate rectification and not have. My fender blues junior is from 2003 i think mim cream board so i use pages 2 and 3 of this document. The reverb on older blues jr s sounds horrible, this mod changes the reverb to the design of the newer blues jr s. You can just start jammin ive never broken in any tubes before. Me and my guitar interview with joe bonamassa bernie marsdens 59 gibson les paul the beast duration. Tomorrow, ill see and if its good buy a good fender blues jr iii with a cannabis rex speaker. Both of my friend who own fender amps immediately went and bought the v30s for themselves. Its golden tones are generated by an alltube signal path using a pair of el84 output tubes and three 12ax7 preamp tubes. In the oldest blues jrs made before 1996 the tone is dark, the tone.
Ltd takes fenders 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with a lacquered tweed covering and a vintagevoiced 12 jensen speaker. By far the most important change i made to date was to replace the stock cheapo fendereminence speaker with an aftermarket replacement in this case, a weber 12f125a what a huge difference. That pedal show get more from your fender blues jr, loud. It sounds great right out of the box, and there are also many popular and fairly easy and some not so. Fender blues junior fender blues jr combo v2, v3 and v4 now made in mexico, this is a very popular 15w fender combo amp and i have modified hundreds of them. Hot rod amps deliver unmistakable fender tone and are the perfect platform for musicians to craft their own signature sound. The reverb on older blues jrs sounds horrible, this mod changes the reverb to the design of the newer blues jrs. I recently purchased a fender blues junior amp and wanted to show how my pedals interacted with the amp. This kit is for every version of the blues junior, tweed, black, brown, made in usa and made in mexico. It is light weight and easy to transport making it a great amp for practice at home. Blues junior lacquered tweed guitar amplifiers fender. Highlighted parts have been modified in some way for this project. This speaker has been used in hundreds of thousands of. The problem is that the concentrated heat from the el84s goes straight up into the sockets and you get all that expansion and contraction.
The fender blues junior is a 15 watt el84 driven gem of an amp. Fender blues junior iv 15 watt electric guitar amplifier. I had been through a long search for an amp that could give me classic fender tone at. When i practice with a backing track, i would like it played through the. Free lesson friday over 200 free blues guitar lessons.
So far i have had some help from the guys at fender although have not nailed the problem yet. Courses premium blues guitar courses for players of every skill level. Blues junior revision history fender introduced the blues junior in 1995, and has revised and updated it periodically since then. Hi, i am new to the world of electric guitar having played acoustic solely for the last 10 years or so. Problem with fender blues jr amp by wheelisb tue may 21, 20 1. Blues junior history can be divided into two major categories. The blues junior iii is a 15watt warmtoned, longtime favorite the perfect grabandgo tube amp for stage and studio. This limitededition version of the 15watt wonder is encased in a cabinet lovingly handcrafted from reclaimed bourbon barrels that feature distinct stamps and markings from the various source distilleriesno two are alike. Fender blues junior amplifier and pedals demo youtube. Us manufacture stopped in 2001, before fender started using the italian jensen speakers in the tweed models. Fat switch the included 1button footswitch is used to remotely activate the fat switch, boosting the midrange for pronounced tonal thickness when soloing.
May 22, 2016 the fender blues junior iiis feature set is perfect for my needs, theres not a single component i wouldnt use, whilst on the other hand it provides a couple of features i know i could find a use for further down the road i. The blues junior also has great bass response for an amp of its site. It doesnt have the deepest bass, and the highs can sound kind of fizzy, but its well balanced. Fender blues jr combo v2, v3 and v4 now made in mexico, this is a very popular 15w fender combo amp and i have modified hundreds of them. Jun 02, 2012 my fender blues junior is from 2003 i think mim cream board so i use pages 2 and 3 of this document. Fender 2020 limited edition blues junior iv eminence cannabis rex twotone purpleseafoam tube guitar amplifier combo. This amp is brand new and never left the store, it does however have a few small blemishes, that is why the listing condition is labeled very good and not brand new. The reason for the floppy controls is the knobs, not the pots. The blues junior is a good choice for someone trying to get their first tube amp but it not a professionals amp by any stretch. Im not a tube expert but have several amps just flip it on and go most amps come with a standby which warms the tubes before it hits them with the juice thats one reason blues jrs run through tubes faster. The speaker is made by eminence and its roughly equivalent to the legend 1251258. Yesterday in a post by beaubs i said id try my blues jr. What about the blues junior is so different from the vintage 50s and 60s fender designs that are so coveted and that so many of my amps are inspired by.
Gear index a listing of every piece of gear used in. Nos takes fender s 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with tweed covering and a vintagestyle 12 jensen speaker. Fender 68 princeton reverb vs the vox ac10c1 amplifier. I just picked up a fender blues junior for mainly practise in my apartment and taking to the occasional gig and wondered what pedals i need to be looking at getting. Fender blues junior lacquered tweed with jensen c12n long. Fender special design stock speaker this is the stock speaker in all black and blonde tolex blues juniors and old green board tweeds. If youre used to the kind of distortion you might get out of a mesa boogie, marshall or even a solid state amp, dont expect the blues jr. These nofrills amps are affordable, reliable and loud, and they pair extremely well with stomp boxes. Blues junior, fixed bias, tube replacement discussion in amp. Its just cheap of fender to leave the pot out on the blues jr. A true classic, with that latenight blues tone found nowhere else but in a fender. Fender frequently releases limited editions of the blues junior. This speaker has been used in hundreds of thousands of fender amps, including the deluxe reverb, hot rod deluxe, twin reverb, blues deluxe, and many others. When i went to look for information on how to install these on a bj i couldnt find anything out there.
Since its introduction in 1995, fenders blues junior has become one of the worlds most popular amps, but along the way its also become one of the most modded, with reams of forums discussing ways to improve the. This warmtoned favorite takes our 15watt, tube preamp and power amp platform and pushes it through a 12 fender special design speaker. Fender literally wrote the book on electric basses, laying the foundation for musical innovation and evolution. Add renowned fender reverb, flexible controls, and footswitchable with optional. I love the wide tube sound that this amp creates, and 15a is much louder than i will ever need at home.
Ltd takes fender s 15w gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with a lacquered tweed covering and a vintagevoiced 12 jensen speaker. If your blues jr was made before 2001 the reverb sounds pretty bad. You should get a pair of blues juniors and do a small dual amp rig, it would look cool and then youd have a back up should one take a crap on you at a gig. Its an all valve amp with the exception of the reverb which is opamp chip driven, using an. Nos, all i need to do is crank the volume up to around 78 and the master at around 3. Im not a tube expert but have several amps just flip it on and go most amps come with a standby which warms the tubes before it hits them with the juice thats one reason blues jr s run through tubes faster. Why a fender blues junior does not sound like a vintage. When i say immediately, i mean left my house and went to the music store. Compact size, professional tone, and traditional styling make the fender blues junior ideal for rehearsal, backstage warmup, and studio work. Fender introduced the blues junior in 1995, and has revised and updated it periodically since then.
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