Members Rapmaster Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 How is this amp? I've yet to try one out and was considering this. I was also considering the Fender Blues Deluxe and the DRRI but I feel as if these may be a bit overkill in terms of volume. I did try the Blues Deluxe once and liked it for what it's worth. Sound quality wise, how does it stack up against more pricey amps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 It's a good solid workhorse gigging amplifier. In larger clubs I take a Tone King Meteor II. In smaller clubs and on duo gigs I take a Pro Junior. I can carry my whole rig in one trip and be set up quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Shmoo Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Good amp for my needs. Ticks the boxes of a solid low wattage amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rapmaster Posted February 15, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 How's the overdrive on it? Features? Does it have an onboard EQ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftyjay Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 it has volume and tone knob. thats it. but if you have pedals, its a great lil amp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gorebuc Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 very nice little amp. Fender cleans to Vox crunch. I retubed mine with lower gain tubes and it keeps up nicely with my college jazz band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted February 15, 2007 Members Share Posted February 15, 2007 Can be boxy sounding. Like others have said.....it is a cool little amp. Some folks use it mic'ed up for small gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GAS Man Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 I have one and I like it. I'm a home player and I haven't been using it lately. I bought it so I could have an amp that I could play with pure natural overdrive. You just crank it all the way and rip on it. So you get a great natural overdrive tone but yet at a volume that doesn't kill. Somewhere around half volume, it's really starting to overdrive and beyond that, it doesn't get perceivably much louder, just the character of the intensity of the OD tone changes. So the volume knob sort of turns into a gain tone knob beyond a certain point. But if I were to do it over again. I might step up to the Blues Junior. Same amp but a bigger speaker, more tone control and reverb. Can't remember how much the price goes up, but I seem to recall it may be around a hundred, so it would be worth it. I always play my Pro Junior with reverb pedals in front of them that cost more than the price diff, so why not get it in the amp along with the other bonuses. But one thing that did attract me to the Pro Junior was it's cute compact size and retro tweed look. So sometimes, bigger doesn't really make it better if you're looking for smaller. The Pro Juniors are said to make pretty good recording amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rapmaster Posted February 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 Hmmm, thanks for the advice. How much is a blues junior going for used anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 When I went amp shopping I found the PJ a bit boxy, and the one tone control gives less control of dialing in sounds than the bass/mid/treble on the Blues Jr. Overall, the PJ have more fullness to the tone, and isn't quite as bright as the BJr. The PJ distorts earlier than the BJr. I went with the BJr. cause I'm mainly need cleans/just breaking up sounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 I PREFER MY BLUES JR, BECAUSE OF THE "EXTRA" MASTER VOL./REVERB/12" SPEAKER/BMT EQ'ing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HRM Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 Personally, I found the Crate V58 to be cheaper and more versatile, but the cleans on the Pro sure do beat the Crate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhall Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 I find them both (PJ-BJ) to be excellent for what they are made to do.I have both amps and use them rarely. Not because they aren't great, but because I've become a modelling junkie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Karma1 Posted February 16, 2007 Members Share Posted February 16, 2007 I've read great reveiws on the Pro Jr and about a month ago I had decided to get one. I went to check out a used one on Craig's List and although it had excellent tone, it was probably the noisiest amp I've ever heard, as far as hum/buzz. The next day I went to a music store to check out two brand new ones for comparison. They weren't as noisy as the first one, but still had a lot of noise. I've heard about these being favored for recording, but I can't imagine recording with it with all that noise. Some of the reviews I read mentioned this problem (and some didn't), including some tips for fixing it. I tried the "remove the middle screw" trick, but it didn't help. I used to have a Blues Jr and it was totally quiet. I'm a huge Fender fan, but I'm surprised that they would release a product with such an obvious problem. Once again, I know that many users haven't experienced this issue, but many have - just read the reviews on Harmony Central. However, having said that, if I found one that was quiet enough for recording, I'd probably buy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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