Msvolpe
The pro jr sounds $1000 better than the blues jr, which lets face it isnt hard. I found the blues jr to be a singularly ugly bland sounding amp that needs overloading with effects to add any character. It never sounds fat and clean, the gain is deplorable. I've done a few of the Billm mods to the circuit now, changed the valves so many times i've forgotten. I've tried 6 different speakers in it. Its just a poorly designed amp, the reverb is so noisy mainly because its so close to the power transformer. I removed the tank, extended the +/- leads to it. Mounted it on a ply board and now possition it 2ft away from the amp when i use it. Which isnt very often. At £470 each ($775) they are a utter rip off. Who these days makes a amp where the fixed bias is set way too hot. Compare the heat coming from the blues jr's 3, ecc83s and 2, el84's compared to a high gain marshalls 5, ecc83s and 4 el34's. I could heat the house from that amp. Fixed bias may have been acceptable 30-50 years ago, not today. You can get a lot better from anyone else for the same money. Peavey, marshall, laney all offer far better for less. Get towards lesser known brands such as ashdown/hayden, blackstar or even the much maligned bugera (which i think are a nice sounding amp let down by reliability issues) and the price/performance gap becomes more apparent.

Sorry i cant say anything good about it except its a usefull stool or coffee table in our rehearsall room. Not the usuall fender standard.

To my knowledge the footswitch is never included. The only difference between types is the speaker and the covering. Not a lot of difference if you ask me. I tried 6 speakers to improve mine, non changed it that much. What you do need to make sure of is that you buy the MIM one. It is a lot better than the earlier MIA ones (mia up till 98). Theres a lot better out there for less money, even from fender. The pro junior owns it, invest in a decent reverb and your set. If your after a tweed the 57 champ looks the business.