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Post subject: Pro Junior Production Question
Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 12:25 pm
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I just picked up a used Pro Junior made in US and was curious on the years they were made in America. Just basically looking for a ballpark figure on when this one was made. Can anyone help with this? Thanks!


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Post subject: Re: Pro Junior Production Question
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:24 am
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The first ones were made in the US starting around 1995. The production was moved to Mexico in 2001. There might be a QA sticker somewhere inside the cab of yours, with a two-letter date code, and you decipher the date code by checking the info posted at the link below.

http://www2.fender.com/support/articles/amplifier-product-dating/

The sticker looks like this: (HJ indicates 1997, October)

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Post subject: Re: Pro Junior Production Question
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 8:56 am
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shimmilou wrote:
The first ones were made in the US starting around 1995. The production was moved to Mexico in 2001.


Correct.

These amps, along with the Deluxe/DeVille models, were initially billed in catalog literature as constituents of the then-new "All American Tube Series".

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Post subject: Re: Pro Junior Production Question
Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:03 pm
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Thanks for the info Shimmilou and Arjay! The QA sticker was hand written and the first letter was hard to decipher. I couldn't tell at first if it was a number or letter. I just now figured out it was JB, which would indicate Feb. '99. I'm actually surprised its 17 years old because it is practically mint, even has the clear film still over the logo. It does have the dreaded hiss to it, but I'm gonna put that in another thread to see if I can get some definitive answers on what people have done to help. I got a good deal on it so I thought I might could work it out. But thanks again for your time!


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