Fender Blues Junior Tweed vs Black II - #13 Doctor Guitar
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- In this Episode I answer to the large numbers of requests on doing a show about the Blues Junior, and asked a Tweed one to a friend. This way I could compare the Blues Junior Tweed With the Regular Black one and figure out if the gossip about the Tweed being a better model than the Black II was true.
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Love this guy. First he lives in a castle, second he can rock a hair barrett, and finally he knows what he is talking about! Great videos.
Ah ah! Thanks a lot
Best amp comparison video I've watched in ages. Thank you.
Nice... I appreciate the time you took to do the Blues Jr. comparison. Keep up the great work.
Tweed looks and sounds perfect for my taste if you think its too trebly thats why you got the knobs there to mesure the highs mids and lows .. tweed its more alive than the iv .. iv sounds great too more like a British style blues rock amp the tweet more American blues classy and warm sound 👌🏻🎸 go with the tweed if you like buddy guy, clapton , robert cray , srv hendrix and more
Thank you for making amp review with passion and love for the sound! Both amps are great and to have them both is the best option!
The detail and the effort is here again. Very good.
Thank you so much!!! Glad you've liked it!!
Awesome, great playing, very informative, see the Blues Junior in a whole new light. Thanks!
Thank you so much!!!
Thanks for this video, it answered my question. Well done! I'll be going with the tweed.
Nothing wrong with the tolex but there are some subtle differences the Tweed is definitely a little more warmer
Great demo and great playing - finally someone who is not acting and gives a straightforward honest review - thank you 😊 Owned a few BJR's and speaker is only diff between two (unless some slight year spec diff like caps, etc)... it is amazing to hear difference a speaker makes. Also, I own a modded BJR with Cannibus Rex and Hammond Choke, Transformer and high spec caps which is an amazing amp - best sounding BJR I have heard.
Thanks, very helpful and a great comparison. Just what I was looking for. Nice playing too!
Hey man, amazing review! Thanks for taking the time bless us with this video! 😬
You’re more than welcome
Best channel of his type in TH-cam. Also; the best demo of both amps. Definitively, I'm going Blues Junior Tweed.
Keep on going, man!
Best amp demo I've seen thus far ! Thank you Budda
What an outstanding review! Talking about tone--which is difficult in even your native language--in your second language, and doing it so effectively, is a real accomplishment. This was worth my time.
Thank you so much for the support. I’m really happy
Great review :D Thanx a lot man! Amazing playing, keep up the good work :)
Hey Mustafa..that's the best dam comparison and. demo of the blues jr on the whole dam you tube well done dude I mean dam well done and you can play too..your pretty cool dude..
Anthony Gonzalez oh, thank you so much. Keep watching the show and please share it with the world.
All the best to you,
I have been considering both these amps, this video is very helpful. Thank you.
Hey Budda!
Thank you very much for your effort and this excellent video!
Great tone and playing!
I like to show this vid to people who like to "bad-mouth" the Blues Junior - because I think you did a great job of showing what this little amp can do - with no effects, bells and whistles.
I also like your attitude very much!
Very positive and straight-forward at the same time - much appreciated!
best regards - 68.
68goldtop thank you so much
Finally someone who turned the master to full,and used the volume alone for level!
Eh eh
I like the way you explain how you feel each amp sounds in detail and at the beginning of the video. Hardly any other you tubers do this. Good video - thumbs up from me
James Addison thanks a lot for your kind words. Keep on watching the show.
Thanks for the video, I had settled on the Tweed and your video helped confirm that. Your english was very easy to understand also. Keep up the good work my friend.
I'm glad I found this for the playing!
Just got my tweed today I’m in love!!!!!!!!! Thank you for helping me make an informed decision buda you’re awesome brother
Great. You’re more than welcome!!!
Thank you! The best review of these amps I have seen. It's like you made this video just for me! Sweet!!!
David Thomas great!
Great video. It made me rethink my amp settings on my BJ tweed. I changed out the stock speaker long ago, it made the amp brighter and louder. This is a good video even if I don't care about the Tolex version because I already have the tweed.. Thank you!
Thanks for the video mate, it is the best I've watched on these amps, cheers !
Thanks a lot. I’m glad to know that
By far the best review i saw about them both. Thanks. I am going for the tweed. I rarely see videos above ten minutes. You speak well and interesting. And the info about the reverb was priceless. Great review.
Thank you so much
Man I just found your channel and it's great! Quality videos, and your playing is nice to listen to as well! I am sure your channel will grow quickly.
Thank you so much for your support. Spread the word and keep on wathing. every monday there's a new episode.
Best comparative vid on the jrs. I've ever seen......great job!
I came here for an amp review, but left with a handful of tasty licks.
Eh eh. I’m glad to know that.
Definitely, the Best BJr comparison on youtube! Awesome! and Thanks you so much, Budda Guedes
This is by far the best review of the Blues jr on TH-cam.
Based on this review I was able to make an informed decision about whether to go for the tweed or blackface version . I ended up going for the Blackface as I found the tweed a little harsh for my taste , still a great amp just not for me . I can still get the crunch I want from the Blackface but I prefer the mid range sound . keep making these great videos , super informative and really helped me make the right decision . Would really love to see and hear your thoughts on the Bassbreaker amps , particularly the 15 watt version and maybe a comparison with the blues Jr .
Great suggestion!! I'll try to get my hands on one.
Thanks
I could not agree more!Just the very first comparison nails it.
Henk
I have to wonder, if it's not just the Jensen speaker vs. the Eminence? Fender is too cheap to mod the circuit. (Dammit... ) I mean, it would be cost prohibitive to manufacture a different PCB for the same line of amps with different components. (Better?)
Budda Guedes hi bro. Am looking everywhere a comparison between the bj 3 tweed and bj 4. I think you are the best reviewer for this.
If you don't like bright, you made exactly the right choice. The Blues jr in tweed with the Jenson is waaaaaay bright. It can be tamed but needs appropriate pickups. I run Fender pure vintage 59's which are bright by nature. The two together sound awesome, really, but i have to wind waaay back on the high end (amp, strat and pride of texas) to tame it.
I've been looking at buying a blues junior for a while and all the reviews and everything I've read and watched I never knew there was a difference in sound between the black and the Tweed thank you very much I subscribed to your channel very informative
Thanks a lot and welcome to the family. Keep on watching the show
I really liked both amps, If I was going buy one it would be the Black face, just pref, but the tones hit me, just awesome tones. You are an amazing guitarist!
and have inspired me to seek out more blues techniques, styles. thank you so much for making this very "connective" video. All the best to you.
You’re welcome. Thanks for your support
Fantastic video. I love your playing and your English is great. Your blues playing is what I aspire to. Many thanks.
Thanks a lot for your kind words
Yes, as others have said, a well presented and informative review.
I have been trying to find out what the differences are (that would influence the sound) between the two versions of the Blues Junior in the video (for a given model year/version the BJ electronics are the same):
Original BJ (USA made) black:
Circuit: first green PCB
Speaker: Eminence, designed for Fender (closely resembling the Eminence Legend 125)
BJ3 Tweed:
Circuit: in 2001 the circuit was changed to enhance the treble, compared to the darker sound produced by the first green PCB's signal paths. The internal reverb signal order was also revised, which gave a cleaner signal.
Speaker: The standard BJ3 is fitted with an Lightning Bolt speaker, produced by Eminence for Fender, but the BJ3 Tweed is fitted with a Jensen C12N speaker.
Thanks Doctor Guitar!!! You are great my brother. Terrific video and nice playing. Rock on...Glen
Tank you so much for the support.
De facto o melhor BLUES junior review da net! Congrats
DaBluesman...
Nice little amps, and really good video once again!. Keep up the good work mr. ;)
Nuno Andrade thanks a lot!
You deserve more subscribers! Also, I've never heard an amp sound much like it does in person on a video. You made me choose the tweed, Thanks very much!
Chaz Michael thank you so much for your kind words! Glad that it shows. My goal is to have a great sound quality in all episodes, since this is a music show!!! Sound quality is super important!! Thanks
Exactly what I wanted to say. Except I suggest you to remove the woman talking italian or what it was in the beginning. Made me almost close the video, because I thought it's a foreign language. But your excellent guitar playing made me stay :)
MediaLiveHD same here...
It isn't Italian or others latin language...
it's not meant not meant to be offensive. the internet is highly efficient and full of content. people have very little patience if the content is wrong. they're just giving him tips for making it better.
Dude yer awesome! Thanks for your time and effort!
Great playing and tone by the way.
Very good comparison between these two amps! I'm goin' for the tweed one... Thanks!
Thanks so much. You really helped with my pick of the Blues Jr.Awesome vid my man. Hello from Indiana USA.
Thanks which have you choose?
Thanks for your support
Great comparison video Budda! I got the tweed version with the Jensen C12N speaker. Really liked the tones but found the speaker had too much high end and too fizzy with the gain (volume) cranked. I swapped the stock speaker out for a Celestion Vintage 30 and was very happy with the new sound... more mids focused and tighter bass, especially with the gain cranked. In general it just tamed the high end more. Great amp, really like it. Thanks again for your review!
THANK YOU for this excellent in depth review (and your english is spot on ! ) Obrigado
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Thanks for that intelligent and fare demo. You completly nailed it with your analysis. I love them both and that's always my problem... I just love the different personalities of any good amp and guitar.(and pedals too!). I am damned...
Eh eh! That’s also my problem. I always want that other amp that’s also great!!
This video has caused me to get dressed (8am Sunday morning) drive 40 minutes to closest GC to play these 2 amps if both are in & hopefully bring one home with me!! One of your other videos convinced me its time to slowly start the process of buying a new amp for home playing & was going to look into getting a fender hot rod pro jr in a few weeks, mainly because it's the cheapest tube amp with that fender tone. Then I watch this video & I'm putting my shoes on & checking bank account balances. I'm afraid to watch anymore of your videos, there's no telling what I'll be trying to buy next. Lol great tone, great playing, very well done. this video will be priceless to so many that are in the market for tube amp even if it's just to realize this ain't the tone they're looking for. You said it best when you said it's very hard to describe sound & tone with words! So true
Thanks a lot and I hope it has helped you
Fender Blues Junior Tweed all the way,mine is on order.
Yes for me too
Did you play in a band setting? I have one and thought the same until I tried it in rehearsal. I don't like it to practice with.
It’s a bright amp but I love it
It’s very Albert King, our Albert Collins
@@dirkdiggler6230 what about turning down the treble? :D
Great video brother thanks for your time and expertise!!🙏🏻
Thanks a lot for your support!
Excellent comparison. Your playing is excellent too.
Great demo Budda. Excellent playing
Thanks a lot
Nice video my man!.. I just got the tweed BJ.. It really cuts through everything.. I'm coming from, playing through plexi amps. Currently playing through a Friedman BE-100 and this is a real change for me. I'm really starting to love these little amps. They have a lot of personality! Keep the great videos coming my friend!...
Great vid, Budda. I think it is one of the best reviews in the tube for this kind of amp!
Thanks!
subscribed well deserved and a great demo look forward to your next demo I have the black face Blues Junior for 4 years never gone wrong
excellent review great playing blues
Thank you so much
This guy is the definition of a good bluesy player. A good guitar and a 15w amp with a little reverb. Done
Thank you so much
Wonderful video extremely informative looking forward to more, just subscribed.
Dani Hamm thank you so much!
The priceless information here is not how the two amps differ. But, how he manipulates the volume and tone controls on the guitar. All that and how the amp's controls interact is the magic. I like both, riff dependent.
Thank you so much for your support
Gracias Budda,
Por fin puedo sacarle el sonido que siempre he querido a mi querido Tweed.
De tu hermano del Blues de Canarias.
Un abrazo Budda
Que bueno!un saludo mui gran
Great video, really informative. I have the Blues Junior Tweed, and this video really helped me understand my amp better. Obrigado Budda.
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this guy can play blues
incredibly well done, sir!
Great demo. You're also a fine player. I just bought the Tweed.
Another great video,Thnks Budda..
I went with Tweed. I found your video very helpful. I now know how to tweak it to get the tones I want. Thank you!
Great to know that. 🙏
Very good, efficient and technical review. And thank you for your effort in english (from a french guy…).
Now more than ever do I want a Blues Jr. Great comparison!
Really enjoyed the unbiased yet thorough comparison of the Tweed blues junior & Blackface; very helpful, thankyou
Great English too!
Thanks a lot. I ended up buying a tweed too about 4 months ago
Nice'n easy beautiful tweed I go for that a very glassy sound I love It, great comparisson man congratulations
Hey!!! Thanks
Thanks buddy, your video was of great help. Subbed.
Thank you for subscribing. I'm glad it helped.
Best video on the subject, you rock dude thanks !!!
Thanks a lot
Thats a great demo of the amps. Just fantastic. Thumbs up.
Thanks a lot.
thank you for this clip, very nice playing. I'm kinda torn now which one of these to get, ideal would be to get BOTH....LOL.
Great video! I purchased the Tweed Blues Junior but was leaning towards a black face. It turns out I made the right choice. You;re a great player as well!!
Marc Tremblay thank you very much
Great demo BG! I have a Blues Jr. Blackface and really the only difference between the two is the speaker, although with this amp it makes all the difference..changed out the stock speaker for an eminence Wizard..What a difference..Thanks again Budda, finally a demo that tonally sounds like the amp..muinto obrigado!
Thanks for the very thorough comparison of these amps. Best one I've seen! I have the Tweed one coming tomorrow...I like the sound of both amps, but that bridge on the Tele makes me think I ordered the right one. I hope it plays well with pedals. Subscribed, and greetings from Michigan.
Thanks so much, and I'm really glad it helped you! Let us know how did yours worked out when it arrives.
Budda Guedes Well, had to take the first one back due to an awful metallic rattle coming from the cage covering the tubes; however, the second one is a keeper for sure. It is hard for me to get a bad sound out of it with my Strat or Tele. Plus, it takes pedals very well. I love the fuzzy/scratchy character of it when overdriven with pedals. It is bright, but for me, it works. Thanks again for helping me make my decision!
The Grand Antenna you're more than welcome. I'm glad it helped.
Great review! Thank you
Great video! Thank You!
These video's are AMAZING... Very professional, but not in a corporate sort of way. I'm subscribing... done.
Tone Junky thank you for your kind words
nice video men, finally a good comparison between these two amps, by the way, you deserve more suscribers for your work, keep on!
Bauti Cassaglia thanks
Thank you for the great video & Review
All cream board tweed Blues Juniors have a “Limited Edition” plaque on the back. There’s nothing limited about the edition; they built a bunch and when they ran out, they built another bunch.
The Blues Junior chassis has also been used in the Two-Tone, a large amp with a 10-inch and a 12-inch speaker. The chassis can also be found in the weird, plastic-cased Deco-Tone and in some Custom Shop amps with exotic wood cases such as bubinga.
Other cabinet coverings include blond Tolex, dark brown Tolex with a wheat-colored grille (custom for a Canadian music store chain), and the Texas Red Tolex.
Outside the chassis, Fender has used several different speakers in some Blues Junior models. All green boards and all black Tolex BJrs use the Fender Special Design, which is built by Eminence and is equivalent to the Eminence Legend 125. This speaker has been used in the Hot Rod Deluxe, Blues Deluxe, Deluxe Reverb and the Twin Reverb, among others. This is a good, all-around speaker. It doesn’t have the deepest bass, however, and the highs can sometimes be “fizzy.” When the cream
board tweeds were introduced, Fender chose the Jensen reissue (made in Italy) C12N. The C12N doesn’t sound much like vintage Jensens, and it can be shrill-sounding. But it cuts through the band well. Some people prefer the Special Design and don’t consider it an improvement. The Texas Red model uses the Celestion Vintage 30 speaker. The V30 is known for its strong midrange and is well suited for classic rock/lead guitar. It’s a little weak in the bass and the highs are a bit more muted than
the other speakers.
If that isn't fantastic pure soul blues playing with blues tone to die for.. I dont know what isnt! Love it! and a fab channel too! I have the Tweed as in this video and If you want or need a bit more clean headroom or want your tone to sound warmer, then simply swap a 12AT7 tube for the commonly used 12AX7 used in the V1 position and away you go !
Thanks a lot for your kind words and suggestions
Very helpful, I been wanting to get a new amp and been unsure on what blues amp to buy. Tweed blues junior is definitely the one
Thanks for sharing
That's a brilliant compare and contrast. Well done!
Thanks!
Have you done a compare between Blues Junior III and Pro Junior by any chance?
nice playing thank you
Great playing plus great sounds!!
Thanks
Having just bought a blackface after quite a long time trying out both that and the tweed version, like others, I concur that this video gives a spot on representation of how I found the amps to perform. I wish I had seen this before heading to the guitar shop!
I just couldn't live with how trebly and bright the tweed was, but was very impressed by the reverb and the look of that version of the amp.
The blackface had a much warmer, more versatile sound however the reverb and aesthetics really let it down.
In the end, sound won out over looks and I already own a reverb/delay pedal anyway.
Great video.
mitchsvideos thanks a lot
Good comment. Thanks...
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Thank you. that was awesome!
You’re welcome!! Thank you for your support
Great comparison, I'm going back and forth between these two amps, as well as the version with the 12" Eminence Cannabis Rex speaker and a couple of the other Fender amps ('65 Princeton Reverb 15-watt and '68 Custom Princeton Reverb 12-watt). So nice to hear the different guitars through each of these BJs, especially with your selection of tunes. I'm wearing headphones and my ears thank you, sir. And your English is perfect, I appreciate your speaking in English as your comments were so instructive, muinto obrigado, eu falo so um pouco de português.
Elle Dechene thank you so much! I’m really glad you’ve like it!
Nice job; makes a choice between the two much easier. Highly recommended.
This is a really good review-unlike most. Great playing.
The difference you hear must be the speaker. I have the tweed myself. I installed a Jensen C12K (I remember how I hated the Jensen C12Q so I figured the heavier the better, and I like the 12K, but no, I put the C12N back in again.)I did cut the bright cap by the way.
When they first came out in the early nineties I bought a Pro Junior and Blues Junior. Been a fan of the Pro ever since and did not like the Blues at all.
But I gave the Blues another try a few months ago, and now I like it a lot. Strange.
I don't like channel switching and master volume. Don't like power soaks. Thought the best compromise was a PPI master volume (volume seems to become a bigger problem by the year, doesn't it )
So I always believed that if you really had to use a MV, you cranked the MV and not too much of that pre-amp.
With the Blues Junior I find that I turn the pre-amp all the way up, and even if I keep the MV down, it still sounds full and cleans up when you turn the volume down on the guitar !
I realize that this is not so much a comment on the difference between the black and the tweed BJ, but I am curious to hear what other people think about this MV thing that goes so much against what I always thought . Oh yeah. I like the tweed much better. I also think the tweed looks much better haha I don't really care what the reverb sounds like and I don't understand why people find it so important in any amp.I think that it is just as good (or bad) as , for example, on the deluxe reverb, as in : becomes too much fast. but as always, IMHO One last thing. I do believe that the build quality of the Pro Junior 3 has improved since version 2 and same thing goes for the BJ I suppose ?
Bas de Jong thanks for sharing! Keep watching the show
I have the blackface iii. I switched out the speaker for a ET65. Huge difference. Really improved this amp a lot for me.
I’ve also changed the speaker to an et65. I like it a lot better
I put different tubes in my tweed blues. also changed the speaker to a weber alnico. the speaker change makes a HUGE. difference in clarity and taming the harsh highs
Thanks. Fender Blues Junior Tweed combined with my Gretsch G5420T Electromatic sounds really smoking' and true! The tweed just gives more in spades.
Nice comparison, thanks. I was actually fortunate to be able to compare the two in my local music store. I thought the tweed was a much better sound than the black. Maybe that was because the tweed is louder, and so side by side it may have made the illusion of sounding better.
Muito legal seu canal Budda. Tirou minha dúvida sobre os amps.
Obrigado!
Muito obrigado. Subscreve o canal e partilha por favor. Grande abraço de Portugal!
Com certeza. Abraço do Brasil!
Doesn't matter which one I buy, neither comes with those fingers :(
Eh eh!
just got the tweed a couple days ago. Cant get enough of it!
I’m real close to buying the Tweed, do you still like it?
I don’t have one but it’s a great amp