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0:50 - Pros & Cons
2:53 - Unboxing and what you get
3:45 - Specs
5:10 - Tones
9:25 - a final word
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Yes or no? Gotta give ya firm maybe, Canada Lad.
I've had the Blues Jr IV Limited Edition with the Greenback for about a year now. Great little amp for home use and recording, can be very loud. In a big room with a crowd it needs to be mic'd and pushed with OD. It does take pedals really well. I run a HXFX with a Whammy and external drives. Great review!
I love the Blues Jr. although I've never owned one. It will probably be my next tube amp. Great pedal platform, simple to operate, and reliable.
I just bought this yesterday and so far I love it!
I have one and it’s great. Can’t go wrong with a Fender amp. It’s loud, sounds great, takes pedals well and doesn’t weight much at all.
Instant classic fender tones. I hit the like button 👍
Great little amp, very versatile and easy to tote.
I’ve owned that exact amp for a few years. Mine seems darker than yours, I usually have less bass an more treble than you ran. I’ve also had issues with the reverb cutting out. I’ve had to unplug and replug the RCA style connectors to the tank. That seemed to fix it. Super amp for sure.
I have blues jr 3 for the past 10 years a great small amp with a huge sound truly love it I also have a Fender deluxe reverb and I love it as well
Thanks for sharing!
Which do you prefer between the two?
This one i always wished they made in a head version... I used to have the III/3rd Gen. I bought it because people said it was too 'bassy' but I was looking to play a Bass VI with guitar as well... Now what I did is hook up the amp to a 210 bass cab I owned just in case and after trying the VI put in my P-bass and after some minor dialing you had this really nice tube bass sound that was more than usable in a studio environment. Also back then a guy used to mod them to sound like a more expensive Fender amp I forget which, so people would get 1 or 2 of these mod them an use them instead of the more expensive one for gigs
I bought a used BJ mkii. The tube socket solder crapped out the next day so had to change all of them. Apparently they have reliability issues (psionic audio has a great video outlining them). Still, with all that in mind I still love it. The price with all sockets swapped and new TAD power tubes came to half of what the mkIV retails nowadays. Even though the ii is outdated I like its sound, takes pedals well and is loud enough to play with a drummer. It also fits underneath my desk and is easy to store in a small appartment. A real win for me !
Bad puppy, no biscuit!! I have the tweed LTD with the Jenson speaker. Absolutely love it! My wife even thinks it is 'pretty'!! Got it a couple years ago before the price jump. The master volume is a great feature on a 'basic' amp. It is plenty loud enough for any situation i will ever encounter.
I always love your vids, this one especially because of the Fender amp review wearing a Vox amp t-shirt!
It has a much more modern tone to it than higher end fender amps. It can be pretty dark. I've noticed some people refer to that dark tone as "boxy," which makes sense if you're trying to play mostly clean blues or country and need tons of headroom. Seems like the purists hate it, but I've noticed a lot of first time Fender amp owners love them, especiall for punk or alternative rock. I threw a Boss SD-1 in front of one with a Less Paul , and the thing sounded absolutely amazing if you like a darker heavy rock tone. I was blown away. Sounded almost like a little Mesa or something.
Yes. Great amp and one that serves a multitude of uses. Everyone should own one. Mine is a tweed from the 90s.
nice!
Mine is also from the 90's with the greenboard circuitry. It's been Bill M modded and has a Celestion Greenback speaker in it. Sounds awesome! It's my grab and go amp.
Hey man,
I love Fender amps and this one sounds pretty damn good too. Currently I only own one which is a Hot Rod Deville but it’s way too loud, it’s a beast. I haven’t realized these also had Reverb as well…. Good chance I’ll pick one of these up one of these days. Thanks for the review.
I picked up a 75th anniversary edition tweed LTD a couple of weeks ago. I absolutely love it. Perfect combo with a Tele!
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I love mine. I did add a resister to cool the bias because I think it’s a little hot from the factory. I also swapped the reverb tank with one from Mod Shop. Great affordable tube amp though.
I play through a pristine second gen fender G deck 30 upgraded with a Ragin Cajun speaker. It makes me happy
When i was young i spent way more than i could afford on one of these. I treated it with kid gloves and really looked after it. I was rewarded with crackling nasty pots, and weird loud arbitrary crackles and pops. It broke my heart. Nowadays i use a squier guitar through a cheap Laney, and get the lovely sounds.
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Laney all day
That’s all that counts. Doesn’t matter what name is on it. If you love it, you love it!
These amps take pedals well. Always liked Fender amps. Thanks buddy 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸
What a fantastic video I actually enjoyed it
I used one of these for a gig awhile back. The guitarist in the band after us suggested I use his for a speedy exit after our set. The amp was surprisingly plenty loud and the tone was amazing. Now I want one!
I have one, works great for me. Then again, I am very old.... so the lack of "high gain" is not a problem for me.
I rescued my blues Jr version 1 from a parts/trash bin. I had to change a burnt tube board with a 3rd party upgrade, install a couple working tubes from my stash, made some reliability mods (caps, speaker cable and jack) and install a front panel black overlay for looks. All in all I spent about 100$ in parts and it's been my workhorse since for years. In my country you can expect to spend around 800$ for this amp brand new from a store. I love my little steam engine because it always works and sounds killer with or without pedals !
I really wanted a Marshall so I bought a Bassbreaker 30R. I even lucked out and found an FSR Tweed model with the Celestion G12H30 which gives it a very 60s and 70s rock & roll voice. Its got a very nice clean tone and more than enough gain to rip your face off, I absolutly love it!
Some of the early Bassbreakers had some reliability concerns and the digital reverb can be noisy but mine is working flawlessly and my amp guy isn't scared of anything, plus my reverb comes from a pedal so. . .
Bassbreaker 30R, get some!
I have the same amplifier and I couldn't agree more. The price difference compared to a fender Blues jr. is less than $100. I don't know why fender are asking so little for the Bassbreaker 30r. I have had mine for a year-and-a-half and I'm enjoying every minute with it. They say that it is difficult and costly to fix, but if you're using it right, why bother
I have the Bassbreaker 15 and I love it. It has a huge range of tones, from Fender to Marshall!
Not a fan of the plug-in for the fat switch. Hard to get to
I have a blues junior 3 and love it
Dogs, yes! Man’s best friend, I have one. Blues Juniors, yes, I have a pair, Laquered tweed, & sometimes run them in stereo. I like it, neighbours not much. Loud they are, the amps that is. Put the Master on 12 & get the power tubes cooking. I rarely have reverb above 3. Great with pedals. Standard speaker usually bright. Swopping speakers (easy) changes the overall tone a lot. I have one with Eminence Cannabis Rex, & one with Celestion Vintage 30. You’ll enjoy this amp. Have fun.
I have the Sweetwater exclusive type iv dark western with tolex leaves embossed in it with the cannabis Rex speaker
Love it . Have the Hotrod deluxe also but I used the Blues jr. With the band I’m in . Perfect .great pedal amp too .
What speaker do you think sounds best,red white and blue,stock Jenson or C Rex
It sounds great!
I have a very early Blues Jr. a 96 model. It is a fantastic amp.
nice!
When will they put FX Loop on 15 to 22W amps. This is a great little amp but fender refuses to put a fx loop on it.
Love mine....got the Sweetwater Special with neat skin (western motif) and TRex speakers. Have it next to my Roland Blue Cube HOT which is supposed to be a GREAT solid state...and it really is....but....but...the Jr sounds better still.
On mine Tweed Blues Jr i putted Celestion Creamback speaker, for my ears the good choice ...
I love these bulls junior amps! They are perfect, just wish they would update them to have 1) effects loop 2) make the tweed version with the A-type speaker.
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I love Gibsons.. I recently got a Special Tribute DC and it's pretty fun and sounds great. Congrats!!
Cool, thanks! But this is a Fender :)
Great little amp, started a Fender journey for me. I started with a FSR Blues Jr with a Cannabis Rex, then a Hot Rod Deville 4x10 and now I have the Custom Shop ‘64 Deluxe Reverb RI. I think the Blues Jr is a great amp to give a kid just starting out.
Thanks For Sharing 🎸 🎶
I saw an unboxing video of a tube amp and the guy explained these are commonly shipped upside-down so the tubes don't fall out of their sockets while traveling (guess it can happen even with retainers on?). Incidentally, Landon, have you tried the Monoprice 15w tube amp? That one has the control panel on the front, and some say it's a mix between a Blues Jr. And a British amp (Vox and/or Marshall).
I have both a Blues Junior IV and a Vox AC15, and have found I like my Fenders better on the Blues Junior and my Casino and Gretsch better on the AC15.
Landon! Hey man, I’m new to your channel and really enjoyed this video. I greatly appreciate your sense of humor and straightforward take on the Blues Junior. I may get one in the near future. What stomp box would you suggest to go with it for some extra drive? Thank you!! 🤙🏼
Welcome aboard! I have yet to try any pedals with it. I really like the Joyo Sweetbaby OD with my amps.
And you got the black one. Black is cool. You sound amazing on it too! I got the tweed with the Jensen speaker. Didn't know anything about Jensen till I found a mini doc about the factory returning to amp speakers for the first time since the original tweeds. It's not like "hey, we're Jenson! Let's start making amp speakers again! Hooray!". They actually went the extra mile to recreate, to the best of their ability, the original speaker that they used to make for Fender like in the 30's. It is so clean. Like volume on 12 loud clean. I also have a hot rod, which is VERY LOUD for me but my question is; is Hot Rod actually just the stripper name for a Blues Sr.? They are extremely similar in design just one is bigger with more stuff.
Master volume at 12 and gain volume at 2 or 2,5 = great for country with a telecaster and some pedals like ODR-1 - MXR Dynacomp - RC booster = Dream Match
I love my Marshall DSL 40cr ❤❤
Yes. Love it. Thank you
love this. Thoughts on the Nile Rodger original fender Stratocaster Hitmaker. plus whats your thoughts on the positive spark grid amp, it would be awesome if you did a review on it
I like that hitmaker tribute model. Haven't tried a positive spark.
I like the amp, but the input jack always breaks on them. I put a Jensen in my 1998 BJ, sounds great.
Use mine everyday laquered tweed version plus iv done all lyles (psionic audio)mods ( bias,reverb,input socket and fitted a looverly blue jewel to replace cheap looking red one)
There once was a blues junior IV,
Whose tolex got a little bit dirty,
But with a wipe and a shine,
It looked mighty fine,
And now its tone's all nice and purty
IV doesn't rhyme with dirty.
@@globalnova blame chatGPT.
Bad dog! No biscuit, bad dog 🤣🇨🇦🎸
Great video! Can I ask what song is playing in the background during the specs segment at 3:48?
I don't recall the name. it's from the TH-cam audio library
Might as well plug a great guitar into a great Amp! Nice, thanks for sharing!
I have the Blues Junior IV. Great Amp. I've changed the Speaker to Eminence Red White and Blues, Sound better for me.
I had a 1995 Blues Junior for years. Sounded great but so loud for home use. You got the soundproof studio at home though!
I always shake my head in disbelief when people ask "is a 15 watt valve amp loud enough to play in a band"? I'm unsure how loud people want their amp to be, but 15 watts is plenty loud, providing you don't need it to be clean. I'd rather a 212 though, but then they're so damn heavy.
I sold my beloved Blues Jr to finance a very good deal on an AC30. No regrets, but I do miss the Blues Jr sometimes.
I think they ship it upside down to keep the tubes from loosening up
whats that number thing called in background ?
That's great... but I'll still be keeping and using my Boss Katana 😁 (it's recommended by you actually couple months back then) and it's the best amp I ever had 👌🙏
hey cool! but I haven't had a Katana for years
got one. like it
So I hear "it takes pedals well"alot on these videos. can you do a video on an amp that takes pedals poorly please?
Master to 7, volume to your liking. Starts to break up a little. Surprisingly nice rock/blues tone with a Distortion Pedal.
Thanks for sharing!
I miss my jr. Tweed with the Jensen. Never should have got rid of it.
Eahhh best sound ever
I have Blues Junior 4, Marshall and DLX Reverb. What else is there?
Vox
I almost bought one the 2nd year they came out, but picked up The Hot Rod Deluxe 4x10 instead in 1996 , other than replacing the tubes and recently having it recapped it has been a great amp,the blues jr is a great at home amp but not loud enough to play a bar gig with in my Opinion.
I purchased a Blues jr IV western tolex fsr with the cannabis rex speaker, The best amp i’ve had, sounds amazing. I had a Super Delta king 12 that was great as well.
People say these are not reliable. All I can say is that I had version 2 and used it regularly for gigs for about 4 years. It always sounded fine to me. I used it with a BD2, a SD1, a TR2 and a Carbon Copy. They went well together. I sold it to buy a Hot Rod Deluxe but I didn’t keep that amp for anywhere near as long. When I sold the Hot Rod the BJ was onto the 3rd version and at that point I allowed myself to be put off by forum comments. Now I take less notice of them and I’m quite interested in the version 4 BJ.
I see that comment too about reliability
Just laid my hands on an original Blues Jr ( Mak 1). Was looking for a small tube amp for my practice room, and suited my needs, plus I got a great deal on it. Love it to death, but with all instruments I own, I'm gonna mod it a bit. There are places on the interwebs that have kits for them. Check it out.
Mine is from the 90's, what they call the Greenboard. I did the Bill M mods and put a Celestion Greenback speaker in it. When I downsized my collection, this one stayed. It's my grab and go amp.
12? What are they Peavey?
Nice demo
Thanks!
I read somewhere that the blues junior should be tested with the Master knob at 12 and then raising the volume slowly instead of the opposite, because something about the valves, but I don't have a Blues Junior and I'm not remember exactly why. Can you try it to see the differences?
what would I be testing?
@@landonbailey how it sounds with the master at 12 and rising slowly the volume to see how it breaks. Some says this way there is less resistance and the sound is fuller. There are some examples on youtube:
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cheers thanks!
I’ve played one of the older versions and hated it. Fuzz sounds like crap through it due to lack of headroom. It sounded good clean with wet effects, though.
Got to love those puppies.
They pack 'em upside down so the valves are seated during transit and not dangling from the sockets. That way if it gets dropped they won't fall out.
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Love my blues junior but I will warn people that the build construction is not the best for a gigging amp. Perfect for home or casual use, though
I like your taste in 'No' Gibsons & headstock repairs
Love this amp! Compared the original speaker, Eminence Cannabis Rex and the Celestion Green Back. I chose the Eminence Cannabis Rex in the end as it sounds the sweetest 😘
that's a great speaker. I have one in a Princeton
I got the Jensen speaker and it's really nice too. I guess it's supposed to be the vintage og tweed sound because they haven't made amp speakers in over 70 years and all their old blueprints were lost in a fire and they went and purchased dozens of vintage tweeds to study and make sure they were exactly reproducing their original 1900s speaker. There was an entire doc about it somewhere on TH-cam if you like that sort of thing.
Monoprice has a great clone of this amp with an FX loop but no master volume. Really great buy...at least here in the states.
Sorry, but the Monoprice 15 watt tube amp is not a clone of the Blues Jr. It's actually a Laney Cub 15R clone with a spring reverb instead of a digital one. The tube compliment is the same as the Blues Jr, but that's where the similarities end. The preamp section of the Laney/Monoprice circuit is actually a near clone of one of the Marshall circuits from the 80s...
Master on 3 and its pushing 109 DB lol and people say this isnt loud enough to gig with..
I’m here for your honest opinion, if I had one I could share my opinion. I’m in doubt of this one or a vox ac15c1. I play blues and jazz. Please enlighten me
I'm planning a comparison between the two amps in a future video. stay tuned
Do you have the CuNiFe pickups in that Telecaster deluxe?
yes
That makes that a very cool guitar.
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Owned the BJ IV. Played it for a couple of years. Sold it last year since I only played the Deluxe Reverb Tone Master for my Fender tones. Never really loved the BJ IV... Personally, I think the Deluxe Reverb is superior in almost every aspect (sound, volume, versatility...)
Of course man its Much more expensive
Nice review. Do you think it is worth the $750 price point (Sweetwater)? I own a Stage Right 15W 1X12...changed the speaker out and am not even close to that price point. But the amp is every bit as good as a Blues Jr. I had a Blues Deluxe and it was a great amp...and it is only $200 more. And yes $200 is a lot of money. And Fender's quality control has not been all that great lately. I got a Princeton Reverb and had to return it about two months later (and thank you Sweetwater for the ease of dealing with that issue). Anyway...just a question and thanks for the vid.
with the price increases lately, I don't know what anything is worth anymore :)
if you can afford it and you like it, then it's worth it!
Hey there hoser! yep... still weird, even for a Canadian...😁
I have owned a twin and a supersonic 60. I tried a blues junior and didn't love it. To me it's sounds good but it is NOT the fender sound. The fender sound is 6l6 and 6V6 tubes not EL84s
Is that a Dark Night Telecaster??
yes
2:56 Upside down so the tubes don't fall out, maybe? Although they usually don't escape that easily.
It's so the chassis doesn't put stress on the screws holding in place. The tubes are quite light, and unlikely to fall out. It's for the same reason you transport an amp or speaker cab "face down".
@@castleanthrax1833 Could be but it is going to spend the rest of it’s life right side up. 😁
I usually hate this amp in the room, but have gotten some great recordings out of it. Never owned one, but used one in the studio quite a bit. I usually plug in and am like “wow that sounds terrible Lmao!!!” but it always ends up great in a mix.
Version IV or an earlier crappy one?
@@RedLion88 older.
Can this amp be used in an apartment without bothering the neighbors?
If you want a good tone at low(ish) volume, you might be better with a ss amp, like a tonemaster, or get an attenuator. Tubes like to open up a bit to sound good. I have a blackstar ht5 which sounds good at lower volumes, and I live in an apartment. Never had a complaint. I've not owned a blues junior, but I know they can get pretty loud.
@@castleanthrax1833 thank you.
Absolutely sounds great at low volume as well.
You should try out a Blackstar HT5R MKII.
Blackstar HT5R MKll is 🔥#🎸❤️🤘🏻
I have this amp too, but it's way too loud to play in an apartment😂
I prefer front controls as well...but all my amps have controls on top.
Right on
“Treble… Bass… Middle”… in a 3 band EQ. Honestly, that would drive me nuts.
What… they can’t be IN ORDER, Fender?!? For cryin’ out loud.
Personally, I really like the Blues Junior amps. At least I’ve liked my older model. (My EQ was built in order)
Not everyone seems to like them, but not everyone likes anything. You’re right on about gain, Landon. Unless you’re going to use boost in your pedalboard’s signal path this isn’t going to give you a ton of gain.
Getting REALLY expensive though. Like everything else - true. But it seems like everything in the guitar world is going up at a faster rate.
Transported upside down so valves stay in. Just a safety thing. Gravity and bouncing during shipping.
0:22 - No problem Sir. Women love a man with a scar or two. They think it makes a man look tough. Like a beast they want to tame, so wear those scars with pride. You will thank Beatrice one day.
All I can say is, save yourself $900 and get the Joyo Bluejay or the Bugera t5 Infinium. I have both great blues amps.
You're right, I am feeling better now. But my wallet might get lighter, damn...
Blues junior No. thanks for the demo. I’ll stick with my DSL15H
Not to be a downer , but as an amp builder , I can tell you these amps have some problems. Some of the problems can be rectified, and I'd do it sooner rather than later. Check out a video or two on reliability issues .
I'm not saying it's a total lemon, but they put some real cheap ass parts in these and the hot rod amps. Be careful with the pots and jacks . They are cheap plastic and break easily. The bias is wrong on the power tubes, and they'll burn out prematurely.
There are also some mods that are really easy to do that will make it sound better.
Cheers
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