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Post subject: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 5:07 am
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My only amp is a Fender Hot Rod Deville 212. At 60 watts, it's very loud and extremely heavy. The studio we rehearse in is up a flight of stairs and carrying the amp up them every week was going to kill me. I decided to buy a small amp that would be 15 watts for band rehearsal and small gigs.

Two weeks ago a borrowed a Marshall DSL 15 watt amp but I really didn't like it as it kept wanting to distort even on the clean channel and the overall tone of the amp wasn't to my liking. Also, and this is going to sound silly, it didn't feel special.

So I was left with two amps that I liked, a Vox AC15 or a Fender Blues Junior. I ruled out the Vox due to it's size and weight. I ordered the Blues Junior two weeks ago and it arrived yesterday.

Here it is with my Johhny Marr jaguar and Boss GT100 pedal board. It's sitting on top of it's bigger brother. This is now my rig.

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This amp does feel and sound special. The clean channel is incredible. It also has a fat switch. When activated, you can crank up the volume while lowering the master volume to get the amp to overdrive. This thing is loud! The reverb onboard is great as well. Lots of people buy these amps and then mod them but from what I've heard last night, I love it stock. I'm looking forward to putting it through it's paces tonight. :)

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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:11 am
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I love that Jaguar, I wish finder would sell the selector switch for the JM Jag seperately. I would put one on mine. Nice gear. :D

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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:55 am
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Nick Le Zens wrote:
I love that Jaguar, I wish finder would sell the selector switch for the JM Jag seperately. I would put one on mine. Nice gear. :D

I used to have the conventional Jag with the horrible pickup switching. This Marr Jaguar is brilliant in it's simplicity. With the four way switch and bare knuckle pickups, it has literally become the Guitar that can do anything and everything. I have 5 electric Guitars but this is the only one I'm using now.

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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 8:55 pm
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Congrats! Concur that's a nice looking Jaguar as well.


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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:18 am
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Nice looking setup you have there and congrats on the new amp. Even though I'm a SS guy, I've heard a lot of good things about those amps and I know you've made the right choice. Enjoy your new amp.


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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 12:12 am
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Congrats man. The BJ is a seriously nice little amp. I often think about swapping mine for something else but then I realise it does what I need it to and it does it very well.
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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 8:14 am
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Thanks! :)

I have to say, out of all the gear I've bought in the last couple of years, this is the best. It's an incredible little amp.

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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 9:00 am
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Congratulations torresfan ! Have fun with your new gear ! :D

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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2014 2:09 pm
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Congratulations on your new amp. Enjoy!


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Post subject: Re: NAD! Fender Blues Junior III
Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2014 3:22 am
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As you can see, this little amp brings a smile to my face. :)

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