Fender Acoustasonic Junior

I bought this amp in a pawn shop today. It is virtually unused and appears to be about 2003 vintage. I had wanted one ever since I first tried it out several years ago, but chose the Roland AC-60 because of its size and awesome sound. I play several acoustic/electric guitars from Ovation to Fender steel string and classical, I also have a beautiful Martin that I mic with a Peavey condenser. The acquisition of the Acoustasonic will allow me a much wider variety of sound. I have always loved Fender's analogue reverb and chorus and the Acoustasonic gives me those and Feedback Notch and an amazing String Dynamics control. I play mostly praise and worship in our church's band but I do a variety of Folk, Country, and Latin in solo performances. The features and power are perfect for my purposes. Like some other reviewers, I wish it had a compressor/limiter feature and ideally, 1/4" and XLR outputs.

I find that the best test for an acoustic amp is to run my Ovation through it. I have done this and the range tonal nuances are endless and impressive. The clean, crisp sound of the Ovation is faithfully reproduced through both channels with virtually no distortion. The only distraction is an AC buzz, but I think i can get an external filter for that. All of my A/E guitars have piezo pickups so I expect consistent sound quality will be the norm for each type of guitar.

I have used Fender amps for years (mostly for bass) and have never had a problem. I have the same expectations for the Acoustasonic Junior. Anyway, I don't have the room or energy to carry backup amps.

I've never needed to use Fender's customer service, and since this amp has no warranty, I'm confident I won't need it in the future.

I have been playing for 50 years - many types of music in many venues. In addition to the gear I've already mentioned, I have 2 Yamaha basses (one is fretless), an amazing Godin Solidac solid body with a great Stratocaster sound and an unbelievable acoustic sound, each sound fed through dedicated pickups, preamps, and outputs. I have a Behringer amp for the electric sound, and a Yorkville bass amp, which in addition to being a solid bass amp, acts as a great subwoofer for my Roland AC-60. I recently bought a "silent" electric violin that I'm sure will sound awesome through the Acoustasonic. The Fender is one of those amps with "WOW" factor that you can't wait to use in performance!

2 channel (one also with a microphone input) - eq - reverb - chorus/phase - solid state amp
I play jazz, funk, reggae, blues this amp suite everything!
very versatile - impressive with clean sound - even with distortion
the two channel have completely indipendent control for volume, eq, reverb.

This amp sound very natural! this is the best quality for me! is warm and perfect for jazz. truly inspiring. have also the best reverb I ever heard. I use different guitar during this years (Gibson 335/Strato/Godin ACSnylon and a Yamaha nylon with a piezo) and always it is the best amp I ever heard.

the amp was repaired a couple of time 'cause I use it with a bass.. and it became noisy

the was repaired in a fender authorized center.

Simply the best amp if you want a natural, warm, inspiring, living tone.
I buy it again if stolen. I play also a Politone Mini Brute IV and a Line6 Duoverb but this one seems to be from another planet.

Purchased in March 2000 and used heavily for the first two years, but not very often since. Purchased a new acoustic last month and have begun using it again with both guitar and the mic inputs. No DSP effects, which is fine with me. All I was looking for was a crisp clean acoustic sound. Has the tilt back legs and mine came with a cover. Not overly powerful, but it does the job for small rooms.

Recently rediscovered how good this amp sounds with my new Gibson J-45, and have been using the mic input as well for vocals and harp. Have received many compliments on the sound. Very natural, crisp and clean. Used it mainly with Taylor 310ce and Taylor 514ce guitars early on.

Have had it 6 plus years and never had a problem.

Haven't had a problem.

Impulse buy, it just sounded so good. I've tried many acoustic amps since, and there are a few that come close. I was thinking about the Roland AC-60 just because of it's compact size, and liked the Genz Benz model too. But I'm very happy with this one, so no need to replace it.

Best of knowledge was made in 2004. This amp has just enough adjustments available without getting confusing like some others.I play mostly pop with a jazzy flair. Has 2 channels: 1 guitar and 1 mic/instrument. Has chorus and reverb, basic but just enough.
Using for your typical coffee house gigs where I don't have rome for a full p.a. and amp.

This baby sings! I've been looking for " that " sound for a long time.
This Junior combined with my Yamaha AEX500N, gives me a clean, rich, wonderful sound I've always been looking for. I can play any kind of music and it responds better than any amp I've owned.
Very low noise at any level.

Built like a tank. Typical Fender product.
Never a break down of any kind.
Don't need a backup.

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I've been playing guitar for over 30 years. Play Epiphone Sheraton thru a Roland JC 120 for electric. Yamaha AEX and Gretch Jumbo thru Fender Acoustasonic. For a clean lush acoustic sound you can't beat this amp. Chorus is full and rich. Great Fender reverb.
For an all in one unit, it's wonderful. You owe it to yourself to check this out if your considering buying an acoustic amp.
I'd have to get another if stolen. It's my bread and butter.

Year model - Unsure
Amp is very versatile for my uses. I play gospel for special music at church, newer country, golden oldies from 60's & 70's, and blues in a 3 piece group. Amp is 2 channel at 40 watts/channel. (80 watts RMS)
Classic Fender spring reverb, Classic Fender onboard analog chorus. 2 @ 8" woofers w/piezo horn. The 2 channels have individual controls. Footswitch Jack. No footswitch included. (Hey Fender, watch Crate on this one, and learn) Has effects loop, and wonderful tilt back legs. I wish these units came new with covers, but they don't. Would be neat also for and external jack out to connect to PA, recorder, or soundboard. I take 2 points off for no cover or external out.

O.K. the stront points here are all on the SOUND of this little gem. I bought a new Crate CA6110D Gunnison, and it's a good little amp, but Fender just had the tone I had to have. I love Spring Reverb, and Analog chorus. They're a marriage made in heaven, whereas, DSP effects make me want to puke! I even took my guitar to the music store and played though an Acoustasonic DSP, but that's the closest I came to buying one. Hey, if you need those effects on an acoustic, just get a nice acoustic processor, or the single effects you want. At least you can add/tweak each one separately if you want. I love the sweet, smooth sound of this amp, and it doesn't have the noise I've heard some folks talk of. The sound here is just awesome! My Takamine EF341C Sounds so-o-oo good thru this amp!

I bought this amp used on Ebay and the previous owner took really good cae of it. I'm guessing it to be about4 to 5 yrs old and it still sounds great. Even though it's a Mexico version, it's still a Fender, and still reliable.

Amp is used - no warranty - This category does not apply to my review.

Been playing over 40 yrs, pretty much a pro Fender user & fan. I weould definitely but another Jr., if I had to, but I would definitely look for a PRE DSP Jr model. As stated before, wish they came with covers, footswitch, & External line out. If these came with those 3 items, I would give them a 10 straight across the board.

First of all, let me say that the word "junior" was probably a bad marketing move on Fenders part. There is nothing "junior" about the quality or the sound.

Mine is the pre-DSP version.

Small compact size, but weighs more than most amps its size. Compact like lead! Not comfortable for handle carrying. But you can two-hand it across your chest easily enough.

40-watt two-channel amp with one ten inch speaker per channel, and a shared tweeter.

The two channels have line inputs for guitar, and one channel has a mic input. It is a solid state amp but this thing may as well have tubes in it because it has a great, warm "acoustic" sound--no doubt about it! This coming from a lover and frequent swapper of tubes!

This amp does both guitar AND vocal amplification for small-event gigging, or practice at home. Mic it and put it through the p.a. for anything larger--just like Pete Townsend does!

Phasing switches help to balance out frequencies if the need be.

Both channels have reverb and chorus. The chorus is awesome--very thick, only one knob, but certainly, for the range it has, as good as many upper-end stomp boxes (for example, my Maxon). The spring reverb is also very nice. I think both of these effects are voiced appropriately for acoustic guitar. Both can be used at low settings for very nice nuance adjustments.

Bass, middle, and treble controls as well.

Effects send and return.

I guess the slam on this amp is that there is no direct out so it gets a nine for features. If you don't care about a direct out it's a ten.

I've got a Takamine Jumbo with on-board DSP. It's a $1500 dollar guitar so it's very nice. I've also got a Gibson Chet Atkins job. Before buying this amp, I thought those guitars sounded great through my Boogie--great edge, cool! They were good going through my bass amps as well, but a tad muddied up on the boomy end.

The Acoustic Junior came along and WOW! For me, unimaginable acoustic tone! The other amps sounded great and the sounds were totally useable. But this amp was like putting a beautiful coat of polish on the sound.

The one problem with this amp is in a slight amount of hiss--no problem at all for live performance or practice. Typical system noise type stuff. But if you use it for recording, it's gonna sound like a cassette tape if you've got silence before, during, or after your playing. You can bury it in the mix, or you'll need to have some kind of noise reduction on it a la a Hush pedal.

The hiss takes off two points. But a ten if you don't record with it. So, it gets a nine.

I got mine used so I really can't say how old it is. The serial number is ...00011 so it may be the 11th one made? It probably goes back as far as the series does. But, no problems. Ten.

Don't know, but they have supported me by making such an excellent product!

Me and my playing go back a long way. My first Fender amp was a late 1970's quad reverb (twin reverb times two!) I also have a vintage Boogie Mark II. These amps have always set the standard for everything since then. The Fender Acoustasonic Junior, while not matching those amps in volume, certainly matches the quality of sound. In fact, I have never heard a solid state amp I like as much. Of course, for solid body electric guitars, they've just got to go through tubes for me. But for acoustics, this thing sings. And you can literally sing through it as well.

Great for practice. Great for the coffeehouse-sized gig.

And as I said earlier. Great enough for Pete Townsend. Does the Who's Tommy sound very nicely!

For me, the greatest benefit of this amp is for rehearsal purposes. Hearing your guitar and voice coming out of speakers is great p.a. simulation. By hearing yourself this way, this is an amp that actually makes you work to make yourself better. The ultimate rehearsal amp for the singer-songwriter type.

Thanks for reading. I hope this has helped.

Now let's go out and save the world!

Not sure year of mfg. but this is a USA version and is at least 7 years old. I bought it new. I use this primarily in my studio and have done a few small gigs with it.

It does a fantastic job of reproducing acoustic guitar. I play ballads and acoustic rock guitar parts through it. I find that I like the tonal quality of acoustic rhythm guitar through this amp much better than any electric guitar rhythm part. I do use a little reverb and chorus but hardly ever past 2-3. I'm sure it can do more tricks but I don't use it or need it.

Hasn't had a as much as a hiccup since I bought it. No backup is required.

Never needed to contact Fender for anything. Are they still answering the telephone? I think it had a 5 year warranty and didn't really need one.

I've been playing for 25 years, own a dozen vintage Tweed and Blackface Fender amps, a Gibson Falcon and a Allen Accomplice amp that I built myself and about eighteen guitars, Fender, Taylor, PRS, Guild, Gibson, MusicMan, Rickenbacker, etc. It isn't perfect. Many complain that vocals are washed out but I haven't had any complaints. It sounded great when I bought it and I haven't felt compelled to buy something else.

Price Paid: 315 (Canadian)
My price is for the Mexican made fender Acoustasonic Jnr.
Purchased from a Pawn shop, hence very inexpensive!
Love the Chorus and Reverb
Can't seem to figure out the Feedback Notch yet.

2003 Yamaha Compass CP-10 - built-in pre amp/eq. This is a combination
piezzo and microphone pickup system. I use the Send output with a DI, and out into a PA.

1977 Wiliam "Grit" Laskin with older DOD (1994) pre-amp
Martin Thin-line pickup.

Suits my styles from fingerpicking ragtime to rock accompaniment
Little background noise - just a little hiss.

Reliability: 10
Never been any cause for repair. The jack plugs needed tightening once.

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I've been playing for about 40+ years.
I also play a Fender Tele, and Godin SDXT Canadian solid body electric. I have a Peavey Transtube 112, a Seymour-Duncan 84/40 tube amp. Until recently I had a Roland Jazz Chorus head, and a 1971 Traynor Guitar Mate Reverb.

If stolen or lost, I would get another one - no question.
I love the tone - would like it to be lighter - 43 lbs.
I have played the new Roland Acoustic amp - very nice but I prefer mt Fender.

I wish this amp had specific outputs for PA connection, and for extension speakers.

My son and I love how his Strat and my Tele sound so clean through this amp even though it's meant to be an acoustic amp only!

I think this one has been covered.

This is a fine sounding amp. Very warm an clean. For those commenting on the lack of base, all I can say is garbage in garbage out, check it out! I have a Martin D35 with a fishman pickup, this guitar sounds big, full and loud, HUGE base, hard to belive this amp only has 2x8" speakers. I can get huge percusive base notes very musical, very fun. Obviously with the under saddle pickup, the sound is not as sweet as when not plugged in but it gets heads truning and gets the job done. I also use a Godin LGX, with a LR Baggs in the bridge with this guitar the amp is not as full or loud, that base response is not quite there, sound a little thin to me but still it gets the job done.

So there you have it this amp reproduces what it gets! The EQ in the acoustic stage works great for peizo type pickups.

I use the 2nd channel for my POD. With the POD the amp sound fine, again it is reproducing what it hears. I have plugged in my PC and CD players in to this amp both have returned great results.

I have owned this amp since 1997, never had it in for service.

I do get some odd buzzes here and there. Ouite strange really. Even with nothing plugged in I hear a the odd buzz like insects getting fried by one of those back yard insect lights, strange. I really should open it up and see what is going on.

I should tell you that I gig with this amp regularly, it has held up very well.

7 only because of the odd buzz.

Never used them always use the local guitar shop.

I have used this amp in giging situations regularly since 97, no complaints, everything still works fine. The tolex convering was never done very well on my amp and the kick back legs need to be tightened everyonce in a while but no big issues.

This is a fine amp from Fender. I have no complaints after 5 + years of owner ship. I play this amp loud and often with both my acoustic an the POD, I don't always shut things down in the proper order cousing huge pops and bangs, I have not blow a speaker.

I do not gig with a backup, enough said!

2003, Mexico. Doesn't anything get made in Fullerton anymore??
Extremely Versatile. My bass player used it along with me on lead acoustic, a Seagull s6/CW, Baggs piezo. Flawless!
2-channel--really useful mic channel. I don't really use the effects loop---don't need it. No compressor required--the "String Dynamics"
does the job of removing the quackiness. I will use a MiniFlex in tandem and see how that ventilates the sound!
More than enough power for my restaurant gigs, and probably enough to fill a hall.
I use every feature. See the other reviews. Great feedback killer. Phase switches really work, guys.
A bit heavy to carry, but not abulky in my trunk. Be sure to buy the cover for this--all amps should come with covers provided, don;t you think?

I use a Gisbon 1964 Hummingbird equipped with the Seymour Duncan Sadducer. No battery needed! Hotter than a pistol, no preamp needed either! A bit trebly--so roll that off. But my workhorse is the Seagull s6. You cannot buy a better, cheaper guitar, period. I switched to lighter guage strings since I have a bit of repetitive nerve damge on my left hand fingers. Still a rich bass, stinging highs with the Baggs pickup! This axe has paid for itself many times over...
I play whatever pops in my head. My band follows me...from Jaque Brel to Vivian Stanshall to Lennon, from to Zacherley to the Byrds and Bobby (Boris) Pickett! I get paid to be this way. Having fun and free dinner and money too. What a job!
I like the sound of this amp. The tone gets controlled on the guitar knobs, so I set it and forget it.Clean, warm, sparkling and mellow. No distortion --I cannot get past 2 on the dial! It's ;oud, with its 80 watts. What clinched this for me was going all over hell's half-acre, trying every darn acoustic amp in the SF Bay Area. This just sounded better! Not even the 30 watt model sounded like this. I a/b teseted them, and this thisng opened up the soound with the stereo chorus, and blew the Ultrasound and Roland AC-60 right off the floor. I am still curious why people rave so much about the Ultrasound 50--but have no desire to blow $500 to find out.
There is always the quest for the perfect sound of an acoustic--I surrender, man. I like the color this thing imparts. But I like an "effected" sound, not just the natural sound, only louder! I want it to shine and shimmer, and this amp does it all.
NAMM in Dec. 2003 announced that the digital effects version of this
is on the way, so the spring 'verb and chorus-only model is being phased out. You wouldn't know it from the prices! It still sells for as much as $499. I got mine for $350--so use that info as a barganing tool, and get this model.

Totally dependable.
I have no qualms about depending on this alone.

Never had to deal with them, but they have a great rep.
Guitar Center SF sold me a showroom mark-down model that had no reverb, and San Jose's branch took it away and gave me one in box, brand new! Thanks. 5-year on speakers, 2 years on the rest. Not bad. Yorkville's guarantee is better, but Fender's is good.

I have played guitar since 1965, sometimes pro, nowadadys part-time, but am very dedicated to great sound.
I seem to be collecting acoustic amps. I have the big Acoustasonic mutha with all the effects and never gig with it--it's a spacehog and back breaker! Also Kustom 35th for my girlfiend's rhtym guitar--a lot of bang for the buck, and distinct look.
I use electric and acoustic 12 and 6-strings, and have an acoustic bass (Takoma Thunderchief--the piezo sucks in it--mic it, and you got a good bass).
If stolen, I'd replace. The little Crate amps with 25 watts were almost a choice, but at $279, they just were not such a value!
Oh, and I wish ever amp had true limiting/compression built in--
I am very curious to hear a Behringer UltraCoustic in action--but having hefted one, well, you get a workout!

new amp, 2 channels, chorus, reverb, 3 band EQ, on instrument side, has a notch EQ which controlls feedback for certain frequencies and string dynamics which acts as a type of compression (at least to my ears) make the sound tighter/looser, Phase reverse switch for when your playin though one ch. and singin through the other. FX loop
Simple and effective

I use a celebrity CK-o57 and also a Ibanez performance. For the "New" acoustic electric sound, (ritchie Sambora etc) it works great. for ampifieing a regualt acoustic a soundhole p/u also nice, Fender reverb great as usual, chorus is also nice.

Had the reverb tank die on me, (at a show of course) could have been worse. Not a big deal was covered under warranty but its just the hassle of having to take it in (was over july 4th too)so gotta knock a couple points off.

Never dealt w/ them

Great working mans amps, sounds good. other than the reverb no probs, plenty loud, only run it on 2 or 3, wish it had direct line out, I use the send on the Effects loop to the PA, its pre effects so I need to add reverb from PA.

This amp is GREAT! I fell in love with it the first time
I played it.It delivers a warm tone and as well as keeping
a very accurate deliverance of your guitar character.
I teach guitar for a living, coupled with performance
of many different venues.This amp has done it all as far as my
acoustic playing.As far as power I use the amp as a monitor and mic it
sending it through the mains. Especially in bigger venues.

I use an Taylor 414 ,as well as an Ibanez Performance.
The Taylor has a Fishman and it is my guitar of choice.
I use the string dynamic feature and it is set at 8.
I love the chorus and reverb.

YES!

Yes.

Around 1998. I play fingerpicking (6 & 12 string guitar). I used it as a back-up amp for my Trace Elliot TA100R. The power is good enough (2 x 40 W). No feedback !!! Stereo, solid state. A very warm sounding amp. Al ot better that my acoustic Laneys or Marshalls.

I use all kind of pickups. Pickups/EQ on the Cort (Fishman) or Seagull (LR Baggs), or later built-in B Band of Fishman Stage. A bit noisy. At higher volumes it kinds of loses its clearness.

Built like a tank. Never broken down in two years.

Never dealt with them.

I play for over 25 years. My other gear: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ervanel/. I loved because the price was good for the quality. I'm looking for anther Trace Elliot TA100R though. Apart from the Fishman Performer Pro, they are the best.

Bought in 2002 used. Fits the bill for sure. Better with just guitars though. The vocals can't be pushed hard however you can run both a guitar and a vocal (more as a nice preamp monitor) and then out of the send and into a PA (or just keep the volume tame). The overall preamp of this amp is exceptional for both channels.

SOUND...This is what makes an amp for me (first and foremost as long as it holds up). Bottom line, the best sounding acoustic amp out there for the money. We play originals (Coldplay meets America kind of sound) and Modern worship stuff. Running Godin (Simon & Patrick) acoustics and a Washburn Jumbo (all w/ B-Band). I bought an SWR Strawberry Blonde (liked is crispness) but could not achieve the Vox like warmth this amp produces. Played the Blonde and the Acoustasonic (stereo) for several gigs but went back to using soley the Acoustasonic and sold the SWR.

I gig with it and even record with it!!! It is works like a Toyota!!! Just keeps going. Service has never been required.

Not bad. I called them about an Acoustasonic 30 issue and they gave decent advice. A little hard to reach by phone though.

Have to call it a ten because there is nothing else out there in my opinion that can match this sound. Again, it's got an almost tube Vox like quality. I don't like a traditional acoustic guitar sound (opting for more of a modern rock type sound) and this fits the bill. I'd like to see this amp with 2 x 10" speakers (I may try some Jensen speakers to see what it sounds like). Like it better than the SWR Blonde (for my taste). Peace to all !!! <><

amazing features out of this little beast. effects loop, great sounding noise-free chorus. eliminates the need for an outboard or onboard EQ. bass, treble, and mid knobs are very responsive, as well as the reverb. you can go from sounding like you're in a theater to sounding like you're in a large room. the reverb is great. i also like how it has a whole separate channel for a vocal mic or a guitar with a piezo/mic combination.

the amp sounds amazing. bottom line. it's the best sounding acoustic amp you can get without spending 1200 bucks on a shoe box sized trace elliot. sometimes it can sound a bit "fake". not really sure how to describe it. over all a great sounding amp.

well, i can only speak for my amp but im not sure how reliable this thing really is. i've owned 2 of these things and the first one i had got a blown speaker after just 4 months. the volume never went above 7 so i wasnt sure how that happened. i've taken this thing everywhere though, and it still looks as good as new.

AMAZING! after the first ones speaker blew i called fender to see how i should go about fixing it. i told them it had just been 4 months so i was really puzzled by this. amazingly enough, they worked in conjuction with the guitar center i bought it from to get me an all new one free of charge! fender sent the new on to guitar center, but it took a while so to be nice guitar center let me take home the floor model that they had there until the new one came in! i was very pleased with the way they handled this instead of just saying "go get it fixed or something"

there have always been problems with acoustic ampification simply because of the fact that the acoustic was made to have a built in amplifier. these days, most acoustic guitarists just use a DI box in to a PA or something. i've never done this so i really can't compare the sounds. but for jamming, gigging, playing at home, and just playing your acoustic LOUD, this thing is great.

My AJR is a USA made one - probably '97-98. This amp can easily handle any of my acoustic/electric needs as well as my jazz archtop with nice, warm sound, decent SS reverb, and excellent chorus as well as some nice EQ-based features to allow you to dial out piezo graininess and feedback, if any.

Dual 8" speakers, piezo for high frequency, 40 watts per side (80WRMS stereo), dual channel, XLR/mic and instrument inputs, efects loop, chorus rate/depth, reverb, styled after a '62-63 Vibroverb with wheat grill cloth/tan tolex, tilt-back legs, 38lbs light - just an excellent amount of features in a small transportable package.

This is the 3rd one of these I've owned, having also owned 2 Acoustasonic Pros in the past as well. I didn't care for the MIM versions as they seemed to have changed the chorus circuit at the very least.

THe US-made AJR's just sound better.

I use a Yamaha CPX-8 with piezo/internal mic combo preamp as well as an Epihpen Broadway with Gibson '57 CLassic humbuckers - both of which sound excellent through this amp for acoustic and jazz genres. This amp is not a rock/blues amp for high volume play, though in a pinch...

For what acoustic and jazz, this amp gets an easy 10. KIck in that chorus and whew! Again, I only say this about the US amde ones, which were last produced in 98-99.

THis is my 3rd - never had a problem with any of them.

Excellent amp for acoustic and jazz genres. Enough volume to play in small venues or larger ones if mic'd.

If it needed one more feature, it would be a dedicated balanced line out for a direct to PA Connection. THe sEND port of the effects loop can be used for that as is.

When I originally bought one, I tried it out against several others - cRate, Peavey. Honestly, I'm a FEnder bigot and prefer that brand to any other amp, plus it sounded better to my ears.

I have another review or two down below for the other times I've owned this amp.

I bought this new in 1997-8. It is in my studio and I don't do gigs. It has an input for a guitar, a mike and a line/instrument input for say a drum machine. It has lush reverb and chorus. If I did do gigs with it, i'd mike it through the PA. It has a couple of 8" speakers and a pizeo driver.

I have a Taylor 412-CE tuned in an open G and a Taylor 714-CED that I play through this amp. I think this amp produces the best rhythm guitar sound I've ever heard with these guitars. I use this setup for recording.

Hasn't as much as hiccupped, yet!

Never had to call Fender for anything. When you think about it, that IS awesome customer service.

I've never heard a better amp for acoustic guitar. I'd buy another one immediately. It would be interesting to hear this type of amp with 12" speakers.

Bought this amp neww in 2001 from Musicians Friend. The amp is equipped with true stereo chorus and reverb. Has two eight inch speakers and a piezo horn. Two seperate channels, one can be used with a high or low z mike, the other for guitar. Played mostly my Washburn EA36 through it.

The amp is very clean, does not have enough bass response. Would sound much better with twelve inch speakers. Chorus is fair along with reverb.

Never had any problems with this amp. I've owned Fender products in the past and have always received good customer service.

Would rate Fender customer service very good from past experiences.

I would rate the amp average.

I've owned this amp for about two years now (bought it new). I play several acoustic instruments and love this amp.

I use pretty much all the features on the amp except the footswitch. Maybe I should get one as I read below that you can turn the chorus on and off.

The amp's features are described by others. I can't think of others I need. I do use a couple of "stomp boxes" -- a Zoom delay box and a Boss overdrive. These are pretty inexpensive & add to the variety of acoustic colours -- but I use them for that, to fit with the instruments & amp not to make it sound like something its not.

It would be nice if it had another instrument input jack but I also use a 6 channel mixer for other reasons so that's not a big issue.

The amp could have a bit more power too. I'm not a power crazy, and what it has is fine for many situations, but not all. But I use the "send" in the back as a line out to my PA and it works great -- all the juice I need in performances to date. I get a bit of a buzz and might try micing it, but its not really a problem. (I'm in a 3 peice band and we've played at indoor and outdoor gigs up to 100. Its an acoustic band).

The chorus, reverb and stereo sound features are fabulous. And the tilt-back legs are great for monitoring and ease of adjustments. I also like the look of the amp & its easy to carry. The mic jack in the 2nd channel is a pretty handy item too. For playing a number of instruments (see below)on my own and with others, this is a very versatile amp.

Here's the most important part -- sound -- if you are an acoustic musician you owe it to yourself to check this amp out. My musical friends have commented on the great sound: it is full, clean, rich and textured. It compliments the sounds of my instruments. And as I said, the chorus and reverb are great.

I'm playing a Martin Jumbo (Fishman pickups), an Ovation mandolin (their pickups)and a Paesold cello (with Fishman contact pick-up that slides into the bridge) through this amp. We play a wide variety of music/styles in our part-time band (folk/pop/jazz/celtic). And despite having accumulated a few gadgets, I really don't like to have to play around with the electronics. It's enough to play the instruments.

Volume wise I have it set on 3 or 4. It'll go louder but I like to have the amp close to me and don't want possible feedback -- any additional volume is PA work. The chorus/rate and reverb are left on at about 5. I've set the tone the way I like it & use my little six channel mixer to adjust tone differences for the guitar/mandolin. I then adjust the controls on the guitar and mandolin to suit the song.

The guitar sounds just great through this amp. And the mandolin is quite the surprise -- bright, punchy, lots of presence. (While I use a mixer, these instruments soung great straight in the amp. It's just I don't want to be plugging in/out, adjusting etc. when performing).

The cello doesn't sound good plugged right into the amp. I thought it would because the bass I have (on the side) soungs good (not great but good). But the cello doesn't sound good plugged directly into the PA or other amps I've tried either. The Fishman preamp didn't help much and now sits in my closet. I accidently solved this problem with a guitar Zoom box (that I didn't like much for acoustic guitar, though for the $ the delay Zoom box is great)and was surprised that it allowed me to correct the tone problems(and add a few interesting effects to boot). Problem pretty much solved.

Because the cello is bowed and goes lower than the bass guitar the amp can't handle it at a much higher volume. But its OK at about 3 or 4, and again the PA does the rest. I plug the cello into the 2nd channel and adjust the tone volume accordingly.I have used the mic jack in this amp for vocals when practicing, and may try micing the cello through this as well through the instrument jack. Lot's of flexibility here in one little amp.

So check this out if you have a violin, the mandolin sounds great. But with my cello experience, while you won't have the problems with the "lows", you may have to have some mediating device in between to do something about the tone. I don't know.

I found that this amp will provide unwanted distortion at higher volumes. But I don't expect it too do everything, again there is a PA. I guess the question of distortion here is for when its wanted (ie electric guitar amps). Like I said, I use a little overdrive pedal occasionally for a bit of a bluesy/dirty sound. I don't overdo it though.

Well it is still only a couple years old but seems solidly built and I haven't had any problems. It hasn't had a hard life, but it hasn't sat idle in the corner either.

It has a good warranty and name and comes from a reputable store -- what else can I say?

Guitar about 25 yrs, cello 8, mandolin 2. If lost I'd replace. This is a lot of amp for the money and great for acoustic enthusiasts. The next step up was pretty expensive, and I look at this amp as being part of a system, so put the money saved elsewhere. Overall, and for my kind of music, I love this amp.

I usually play at church through the house PA. But I bought this amp for the occasional solo or duet gig. I bought it new in January 2002. It was manufactured in 2001.

Two channels. Second one is ideal for a mic (which is what I use it for). I'm usually playing fingerstyle when using this amp. Also a little strumming thrown in.

Each channel has chorus and reverb available. There's also phase switching, Low, Mid, High, Volume and String Dynamics controls on the instrument channel. The mic channel has volume, low, mid, and high.

Has an effects loop on the back, as well as a footswitch jack for turning the chorus off and on.

It doesn't have a line-out, <i>per se</i>. But you can use the Effects Send jack to run the preamp's output to a PA while using the Acoustasonic Jr. as a monitor. This is workable, but it means the amp's chorus and reverb, if you're using them, don't get sent to the PA; they'll only appear on the Acoustasonic Jr. itself.

Also has a feedback notch for the instrument channel.

The String Dynamics control is nice. It doesn't have a huge impact on the sound. But it does let you cut out some of the harshness from the upper frequencies without cutting all the upper frequencies.

Also has tough tilt-back legs for aiming the amp in the right direction -- people's ears.

I'd rate it higher in this category if it had a real line out.

I've used this amp in small- and medium-sized room solo and haven't had any trouble getting enough sound out of it. I usually don't need to run the volume on the instrument channel any higher than 3 or 4 (with my guitar's preamp set about 1/3 of the way up from 0). I know others have complained about distortion at high volume levels (e.g., 8 or higher) but I've never need to turn it up that high.

I've even used this in a gymnasium playing along with a keyboard, a bass, and two vocalists. Had no trouble getting the right sound at that right level.

The guitar I usually use with this has a piezo pickup in the bridge.

Haven't had any problems with it. My two-year-old tipped it over onto a carpeted floor a couple of times with no apparent harm done.

I haven't had to deal with Fender regarding this amp. So'll punt on providing a rating here.

If this amp were lost or stolen, I would replace it. My favorite features include the tilt-back legs and the fact that I can gig with my guitar, a microphone and this amp -- that's all I need.

I purchased my first Acoustasonic JR in 1998. The second one later that year. I was at the music store looking for a small bass amp. Nothing met my size and quality requirements As usual, I was sidetracked by a nice looking Fender 12 string guitar. What sold the guitar was the amp I tried it in. I later traded the guitar but kept the amp and bought another (I'm seriously considering getting a third) This is a lightweight, 2 channel amp made to suit any serious musician. If you only play an acoustic through it, which I don't, you'll be surprised by the rich sounds which eminate from this little gem. The chorusing is satisfactory and the reverb nice. Since the second channel has a balanced input (for a microphone) it's the perfect amp to do solo venues. This amp really cranks. I rarely have the volume above 4 because my drummer complains about the volume. The only features I would like to see is a speaker out and direct out.

Ok, here is the amazing part. This amp is so pound for pound the best bass amp I have found. It is the only amp it's size that can nicely handle the B string on my five string bass. Now for bass, I don't really crank it up. We mike our amps and I prefer to let our PA provide the power. I play an Ibanez SR885 5 string, a Ken Smith BSRB 5 string and a Peavy Foundation fretless 4 string through it. It also is a very sweet sounding Electric guitar amp. My Stratocaster and Peavey T-60 solid bodies sound great also. By the way my Strat is a Roland read Strat which I play through a Gr-33 Guitar synth and I haven't found any of the 300 plus sounds that this amp cant handle. My main acoustic guitar (oh yeah! this IS an acoustic amp) is a 1983 Ovation Deluxe Baladeer, which I think the Acoustisonic JR was made for. Anybody who plays an Ovation know about feedback and the feedback notch feature is wonderful. My current 12 string is a Yamaha and it sings. I have been musical director for my church for the last 8 years. We play contemporary worship music, which covers a broad array of musical styles. Before that I played in several secular groups. If I need a certain sound I just dail it up on the synth or guitar through my RP-7. This amp can handle it!

My church just broke ground on our first building. We've been meeting in a JR High School auditorium from the beginning. My amps have been dragged in and out every weekend since I purchased them. I'm embarrased to say they've taken more than their share of spills and even survived a pretty bad car accident. They are more than durable.

I've never had to deal with Fender's customer support. I've never neeeded them. I have been having difficulty finding replacement parts, like knobs.

I've been playing over 35 years, I listed my axes. These are the only amps I own. Either these amps are the result of incredible design engineering, or one incredible accident. (don't tell the bass amp makers)

This is a two channel amp. It has 40 watts running into 2 8" speakers. Plenty of eq. It has feedback notch, string dynamics, a mic input and chorus. FX loop Contains a line out via the send output in the fx loop Solid state but still very good

I use my Ibanez 7-string through it and it handles great with a low B I was suprised. The amp has a great sound to it. There are many more high dollar amps but I really like this one. The chorus is very good on it and the straight up clean is good.

This amp is pretty reliable. Thumbs up to fender

This is just a great amp. Invest in one if you havnt already.

I bought my Fender amp in 2000 from Musicians Friend. I mostly use it in church worship and special music events at the church. It has more than enought power, for I use it as a monitor and plug it in the main sound system.

I play a Ovation Legend and a Takamine guitar with a wide range of styles. My amp is very quiet, the other post have mention noise but I never had a problem. With the chorus I can add a lot of color in the music I'm playing on certain songs. The string dynamics features makes some differents but not a whole lot in the sound. I don't set the volume level more than 3, more than enought volume in a Church that holds 1500 people.

I had the reverb pot go out but the warranty took care of it and had it back in one week working great.

I had very good customer support on my amp, and as mention had warranty work done with no problems. Fender is a name that can be trusted to do the right thing and build quaility products.

I been playing around 19 years, mostly in church. I would get the higher model that Fender makes if I needed to replace it, just to have something a little different. I choose this amp after reading many reviews on the web, this amp got a good rating. You can't go wrong with Fender anyway. The amp has a nice look to it too, and the kick back legs make it easier to point the amp at your ears.

Dual stereo amps, spring reverb, stereo chorus, feed back filter, dynamic control, two channels, etc,,,,

Have no idea how people could give this amp a bad plug, it sounds great!

Some people complain about the hiss, this is a fact of life with a Fender and spring reverb, get use to it. The chorus is huge and lush, I own a Small Clone (in many peoples opinions an industry standard along with the CE2) I put it in front of the AJ, it sounded great but not as good as the stereo chorus in the amp. The reverb is fine also, yes there is some hiss, but this is a spring reverb, the only type I would use, go digital is you don't like it,and sound over processed!

One reviewer complained about feed back, and the lack of control of the aforementioned feedback. By its very nature an accoustic guitar is prone to feed back, the better the quality of the guitar the more likely it will feed back. It makes sound when the top vibrates, so it stands to reason that if you have a good quality accoustic guitar pluged into an amp and are in the proximity of the amp the sound coming from the amp will cause the top of the guitar to vibrate putting presure on the transducer (bridge pickup) which will generate a voltage which gets sent to the amp which in turn will,,,,,well you get the idea,,,it called feed back. One way around this is to put some very expensive electronics in the amp, or between you and the amp. Fender chose to put a notch filter in, this is a relatively low cost alternative. It works OK but not great. Depending on how it was done, and you must realize that it is the resonate frequency of the instrument that is feeding back, and there for each guitar will be different, the goal is to prevent feed back with out adversely affecting tone. This is difficult to do on an amp with out driving up the cost significantly, so a notch filter is a good low cost compromise, is it perfect? No! Another low cost solution is to put a sound plug in you sound hole, this is what I have done on my D35 and it works great!

No problems in 3+ years. Use it all the time!

I like this amp, yes it has some weaknesses but don't they all? I have been playing for over 20 years. I love the look and size of this amp, with the kick back legs I have it pointing directly back at me when I'm on stage, at home it sites on a box, the volume is never past 7. BTW if you are playing in a loud band this amp will not be loud enough to hear over the drums and bass, you will have to elevate it up a bit. However I do not consider this a weakness of the amp, if you requrie more power get the next model up. They sound about the same but its louder with more features.

1999 Acoustasonic Jr. This was the First Acoustic amp I purchased. The amp was versatile at th time I purchased it. It had effects, and 2 channels. I play fingerstyle acoustic music. It was fine for small gigs, and practice. The other reviews will describe the features and construction.

At the time I purchased the amp in 1999, I was using a Martin 000-M with a Martin Gold+ saddle transductor pickup. The sound is difficult to manipulate, and a LR Baggs Para Acoustic DI, helped mellow-out the crunch of the pickup. To get a true acoustic sound is difficult. However, it is dynamic and the volume holds well for small rooms. The EQ settings could not go over 4, and the volume must be kept low to avoid distortion and a crackling tinny sound. even at a low volume thre is a strong hiss. In playing in different locations the hiss would vary, and I can't figure out how to eliminate the hiss.

The amp is reliable: no failure in 3 years. As long as I play small gigs, there is no need for a back up. I purchased a cover for it a couple of weeks after I purchased the amp. This helped keep safe during transportation, and from fading.

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The warranty is 5 years.

I have been playing on and off for over 25 years. Played acoustic seriously for the last 4 years. I play a Marting 000-28, and a Martin 000M, and do some home recording. If this amp were to get stolen or broken I would not get another one. I would prefer to shop around for some other new gadget amp, with less effects, and more power. I would also shop around and test the SWRs, I heard they sound great. This amp is good for realy small gigs. After trying some othr amps withn the last 3 years, I seem to feel that the Fender Acoustasonic Jr. does not sound good as it did 3 years ago. The cost for a used Jr. is about $225, this is a pretty good deal. I think I will sell mine.