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Post subject: Anybody like the Blues Junior?
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:31 pm
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I am seriously considering buying the BJ and definately play a lot of blues and was wondering is it a good amp? Could anyone tell me some of the sounds that you can get out of it? Please share all comments. Thanks


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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:24 pm
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Can't go wrong with that amp.
Loud enough to practice with a band if you're not into metal.

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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:36 pm
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Hello Hottrod,

Many, like myself, think this is a great amp.
It's got a good span of tone from clean to not,
controlled by six knobs, Nice reverb and very
portable. :D

But, there are others, who find that this isn't their sound. :x

You should play on one to form your own opinion. 8)

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Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 6:45 pm
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I agree with Mr. Bill. I love my Blues Jr., however I spent more than I originally paid for the amp in modifications.

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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 7:54 am
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I'm sure that you will get a few different opinions on this but I love my Blues Jr. I practice with it, I record with it and have even played small gigs with it. I get what I need from the amp and it has proved to be very versatile. Ask around, do some research and decide for yourself.


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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:32 am
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I Love the Blues Jr. I am saving up to buy here pretty soon. It is a great sounding amp.


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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:02 pm
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The Blues Junior is a great little amp. It's simple to use and has a lot of great tone. I've got just a regular Blues Junior, not NOS or something like that. It's got tons of volume for a hobbyist like me. Until Warner Records calls up because they need to record somebody who can play the Blues, or a band calls up and wants to pay me to kick out some old school licks, I won't buy a bigger amp. I never turn the master above 3 because it gets loud.

Versatile? Very. It does everything from surf to Hendrix. Recently, I picked up some surf tab what with summer coming and the BJ and my slightly modified Highway One (with TX Specials) play surf great. Turn the reverb way up to like 8 or 9 and roll back the volume to about 5 with master a hair under 3. Plenty of volume there. Go to the bridge pickup (of course). James Bond theme, Wipeout, or any surf guitar and the Blues Junior can do it. This also sounds awesome with some vintage 1950s blues stuff like BB King. You hear him live in the old days and he's got a lot of reverb with a real vintage sound from the 335.

Want some heartbreaking Fender cleans for Worship music and other Dminor arpeggio-riff music? I play it for my months old baby and he like it. Roll back the reverb to about 3 and go up to neck-mid or neck pickup and you've got some really beautiful cleans. This is also very nice for many blues tunes where you want that clean sound.

Need some fatter blues tone? Roll back the reverb to 2 and up the gain to 7 and hit the fat switch. Go up to neck or neck-mid. Now that's a fat, clean and slightly percussive tone for blues - and getting loud unless you cut the master back. This is Knopfler like with TX Specials.

Want that Hendrix, SRV wild blue tone? Up the gain to 11 1/2 and yes roll back on the master just a little to protect your hearing, but not too much or you'll lose the tone. With the TX Specials, some amazing tone is there - with my playing similar to SRV in his bendy slow tunes and more like Hendrix. Supernatural stuff out of the neck.

If the economy gets real bad and I land on my backup money plan of playing guitar with can in front, the Blues Junior will do fine. Bro' don't forget to put a dollar in the can?


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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:46 pm
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Thanks everyone for your opinions on the BJ. And thanks for the different settings strat58cat I will use them when I purchase the BJ in the near future. 8)


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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:20 pm
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Quite a few folks like to mod them to get additional quality. I jam with one such player. One of the most respected mods out there is Billm

http://home.comcast.net./~machrone/bluesjunior.htm

He sells kits to match tube bias and add presence, etc. I'm thinking of doing the simple adjustable bias and the metal input jack - the std plastic one is crapola , and Clean boost mod. Under $60, may add the presence control too.


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Post subject: great small tube amp.
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2008 3:36 pm
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Sometimes I work with a 'blues' guitarist who uses the "Blues Jr." It works very well for small clubs or if it put through a PA (larger gigs). Though, you can't expect a 'dead' clean sound if your stage volume gets pushed (aka a loud drummer). Though, because it is a tube amp., the break-up will not be immediate. This could be a desired tone for somebody who is looking to over-drive the output without overpowering a small room. :D


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I agonized over the decision to purchase a Blues Junior, Princeton Reissue or a Blues Deluxe. Price was not important. I waited for the Princeton Reissue to hit my local used car lot - er guitar store. The fact is the Princeton and the Blues Deluxe are LOUD. Too loud to play at home. They are gig only amps. They don't break up until they are deafeningly loud. Went with the Blues Junior lacquered tweed with the Jensen speaker. BTW - the BJ is plenty loud. I couldn't imagine needing anything more unless I was playing a large hall.


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^ Yeah, i have a Hot Rod Deluxe, and it does sound great even quiet,
but when I took it out to my 2500 sq ft shop, MAN it sounds sweet!

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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:57 pm
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What I've always wondered was how much of a difference to the voicing changing the tubes out would make? The BJ NOS is the amp I'm really GASing for at the moment but I'm much more of a fan of the british voiced amps.


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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 3:29 pm
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Highbinder wrote:
What I've always wondered was how much of a difference to the voicing changing the tubes out would make? The BJ NOS is the amp I'm really GASing for at the moment but I'm much more of a fan of the british voiced amps.


A Fender is a Fender and a Vox is a Vox. I don't understand people that buy a Blues Junior and have it modded to try and sound like something else. Buy what sounds good to you. When the tubes blow, try something different if it makes you happy.


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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:31 am
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that is a great amp, good for pratice and for small gigs!


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