Fender Blues Junior Lacquered Tweed Special Edition

I just picked up the amp brand new so I assume it is a 2007 model. I think it is a very versatile amp in the context of what it is. It is a bles amp and so will not be good for metal. However, as far as blues tones go, this amp is great! Everytime I plug in I am able to get some new sounds out of it. I have only had it for a couple of weeks but I have been playing it about 2-3 hours daily. This is a very basic tube amp combo, no effects loop, no headphone jack. Single channel, three knob eq, master and pre-amp volume, with reverb. It also has a "fat switch" that give it a little mid boost. I play it at home and it gets pretty loud but not too loud. I can crank it without getting the cops over but it still has enough to piss off my wife. I really like the basic controlls on this amp.

This amp sounds great!! Since getting it I have been late to work everyday because I cant stop playing it. I need to qualify that by saying that this is a $500 dollar amp, and in that price range I don't think I could find anything better. I have heard some people compare this amp to much more expensive amps and complain that this amp is not as good. That is true, but for this price range this amp sounds real, real good. The clean is just beautiful. I like that you can really turn up the clean without too much breaking up.The amp breaks up at about 6-7 on the volume and does it perfectly. When playing master volume and preamp volume both flat out chords get pretty muddy, but single note soloing just screams! I have been able to get a variety of sounds out of it with no effects in. There are time playing through this amp I get a shiver up my back from the sheer sconic quality.I am playing a custom warmoth strat with DiMarzio noisless pickups. There is some noise at higher volumes but nothing that bothers me at all. The reverb is the biggest drawback. Past 2-3 and it is about useless to me. Not the type of reverb I normally think of when it come to Fender. But it is usable at those low levels. I played a standard version of this amp at the store and there is no comparison. I would not have purchased that amp but the Jensen speaker in this tweed addition make a huge difference.

I only have had this amp for a couple of weeks so I can not comment here

Have not had to deal with the company ever.

I have been playing for 24 years. I have owned several Fender amps as well as vox and Marshal. I have owned solid state but cant stand the fake sounds that I have gotton from most of those. This amp is real tube tone and to my ears is beautiful. I play blues, rock, punk, jazz and rockabily and this amp seems to work for all. If someone stole this amp they better hope I never find them because I would be seriuosly pissed off. Sound vs price this is my favorite amp I have ever owned.

This is the third (countem: 3rd) Tweed NOS Blues Jr. I have owned but more on that story later. I also own a Mesa/Boogie F-30 combo.

For such a small, highly portable combo, this little class A tube amp's 12 inch Jenson Ceramic speaker brings memories of classic rock and roll with a little bluesy twang. But, with a twist of the Volume knob this thing also growls and drips dirty yet creamy tones all over its beautifully lacquered tweed covering delivering a powerful punch from within such a refined exterior.

The controls are just like the amp itself: straightforward. The Power Switch and red jewel power indicator are located on the top of the cabinet next to the Master Volume & Volume, tone and reverb control knobs. The control knobs are all black "chicken-head" style knobs again commanding images of those classic tweed amps of the 50s.

This amp works great as a practice amp at home as well as in small jam sessions like I have at two different friend's homes. Being powerful and portable is great. Just a hair shy of being powerful enough to rattle the next door neighbor's dishes and yet still being able to rattle yours' is a major plus in this little beast. Can you control it??

For what its worth and how the amp's features work in relation to the amp's tone, the tweed covering appeal and the combo's overall size, I give it a 10 on features as it is exactly what I want for its size and tone.

From clean bell tones to classic broken overdriven tube tones. The Jensen Ceramic speaker is a significant upgrade from the standard Blues Jr's speaker. As I worked in Guitar Center all summer and fall, I had many opportunities to A/B this amp (INCLUDING A STANDARD BLUES JR) with many many other amps in the store. The fact of the matter is several sales associates and I agreed to the amp having the best looks, tone and overall bang for the buck when compared to several more expensive amps and several much more expensive amps. I have had many occasions to completely max the Master Volume and find where I think the sweet spot is around 4.5 on the Volume control. Anything higher is a bit muddy in my opinion.

I did enjoy playing through the Mesa/Boogie Express 5:25 which were very close in sound quality on the 5 watt setting, which I found surprising considering the price difference which was the major factor for not purchasing the new Mesa (I do already have the f-30) Nothing from Marshall, Peavey, Line Six, B-52, Crate, or even Fender could come close for value, looks, size and that bang for the buck factor. The AC15 Vox did come in a close second because it was close in price and tone but the look of the NOS Blues Jr won.

Actually, what got me to purchase this amp again was how it sounded when played WITH a Mesa F-30 like the one I have at home. Standing there in the store with a blend of those awesome two amps bathing me from both sides was invigorating and as smooth a deal closer as you ever heard of in your entire life. Having them together in a stack and mixed together is my tone now.

I also had the privilege of playing several dozen guitars thru the amp as it was always my demo amp of choice while at Guitar Center. Never had to worry about tweaking that one to make whatever guitar we were trying out sound good right off the bat.

My personal electric guitars include a PRS Custom Artist 24, a custom Stratocaster, and a Gibson Flying V.

No Pantera or Children of Bodom tones from this amp without pedals.

But damned if I can't nail Clapton's Lay down Sally or Knopfler on Sultans as clean tone examples and ZZ Top's La Grange all fat and dirty with NO EFFECTS. Throw a tubescreamer in the line and damn, as Billy G says "watch out watch out..." Being single channeled is actually just what I need does not limit this one if you have a good effects pedal line up.

A hand built point to point amp might get a 10 for sound but this one sure deserves a 9 for sweet tone outta the box.

So, as I said this is my third one.

FIRST (December 2005) Immediately dug the look and when a buddy of mine got one, I had to have one. I had mine for a couple of days and it started continuously rattling in the reverb even when the reverb was not on. I took it back and upgraded to the Mesa/Boogie F-30. I still have and love that Mesa.

Second (Sept 2007) After working in Guitar Center and realizing what a truly versatile amp it was, even comparing it to the Standard Blues Jr, I had to have another one. I dig many things about it and had forgotten about the trouble I had with the first one until...it started buzzing and buzzing no matter what power conditioner or supply. No explanation for what it was. I took this one back to Guitar Center remembering what happened 2 years ago. When I was there, I plugged into the floor model that I had demo'ed so many guitars thru, and had subsequently drug all over the floor during my A/B test

THIRD (October 2007) I took the floor model home because even with the hours I had personally played on it at the store, not to mention all the times I literally plugged someone into it, the thing was in PERFECT condition and obviously sounded great and already broken in. I have begun to call this one BURLEY and am stoked it has been played by COUNTLESS people.

I give this amp a reliability score of six (2 of the 3 I have owned went back to the store) and still wonder about that even though the one I have is proving to be a stalwart example of the Tweed Special Edition Blues Jr for sure.

Never had to deal with Fender directly as Guitar Center took the amp back both times no questions asked.

I think if you are looking for a great sounding practice amp that you could almost swear was a vintage amp in looks and tone, then the Tweed Blues Jr Special Edition is the one for you. When compared with many other amps in this size and price range, this one wins hands down. The ability to have such a diverse range of tone from super clean to fat and dirty is wonderful in such a small package.

The tweed covering is also very nice to look at so you could almost leave this one in the living room and get compliments from the guests instead of having it out in the garage...

I am a bit concerned about the durability of this amp but am glad to report that this particular one has done rather nicely. In the past two months since I picked it up, I have had it on a cross country trip jamming in 4 states along the way and in several jam situations since I have been home in Park City. I think if it breaks down for any reason I will send it to Billm and have his modifications applied. But right now I will continue to rock it daily...

If someone stole it I would be bummed but they will have to get thru my attack powderdog first...

Not sure of the year, it was bought new in late 2007 (so I'm guessing it's a 2007 model).

I play alternative, rock, and blues. This amp is definitely a great choice for much of the stuff in those genres. You won't get heavy rock or grunge out of this thing without a pedal though.

Single channel amp (with preamp and master volumes) with a spring reverb tank, no effects loop or headphone jack.

It would have been nice to have this be a multiple channel amp with an effects loop, but for the size and cost, it's probably not feasible.

I use this amp mainly at home (volume is usually around 2-3). This thing certainly has the power for playing with a band and small club gigs.

It includes three 12AX7 preamp tubes and two EL84 power tubes, and a solid state rectifier.

This is the best sounding small portable amp I have ever played through. Compared to the stock (black tolex) Blues Junior, this thing kicks butt. It's certainly worth the price premium over the stock version (which I have previously owned). The tone is thicker and has more bottom end. I can't get enough of it!

The amp goes from classic Fender clean to a mild overdrive. I haven't cranked the amp to gig levels yet, but from what I hear it's not too difficult to get nice power tube overdrive out of this thing at higher volumes. If you need the extra clean headroom, you can swap to tubes with a different rating.

I play with a Fender Highway One Stratocaster, and the combo is absolutely to die for.

There is a very small amount of low-level hum when the amp is turned on (though much less than the Vox AC15CC1 that I bought and returned). Though, it has to be really quiet in order for you to hear it (at Guitar Center, with the ambient noise and my ear right next to the speaker, I couldn't hear the hum...only at home where it's dead silent was the hum apparent, and only if you're really close to the amp).

I haven't had any problems with this amp yet (though it is still pretty much brand new).

I haven't had to deal with customer support at all. It does have a 5-year warranty though.

I've been playing guitar for the better part of 12 years now, and have gone through a multitude of electric and acoustic guitars, amps, and other gear.

At this point, I can say that the Fender Blues Junior NOS Tweed is the best amp I have come across for the size (portability is a big factor for me) and cost. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to anyone, and like I said previously, it's a HUGE step up from the stock black tolex Blues Junior.

If this amp were lost or stolen I would get another one immediately.

First let me say that this and other "tweed" Blues Jr. amp's are no different than any of the tolex or other models with the exception of the speaker. This 60'th Anniverisary issue comes stock with a Jensen C12N, which is a HUGE improvement over the stock Eminence "Fender" speaker that comes with other models. The circuitry is the same as all the BJ's made since 2001 when the tan board version came out. The tan board version has had some changes made to it as compared to the old green board version used in the early models. The reverb circuit was changed and the layout of the circuit board is different as well, but other than reverb circuit, the main circuit remained the same as the older model. I have a tweed 1996 model as well as this new tweed model. They do sound different, and with the bugs removed from the older green board model, I believe that they have a better tone than the new models. I modify my own amp's, and I've done and tried every mod ever thought of and then some for this amp. The tone stack mod's as per the Bill M mod's are a must, and changing all the cap's to better ones help's too. I use the amp for harp, and as it comes stock, is an OK amp with the C12N, but for harp, a vintage Jensen P12R is THE only speaker for this amp. A P12R only, don't use a P12S, P12Q or other type. The P12R was made for a 18 watt amp and is perfect for the BJ. With the right mod's for harp, this amp can be one of the best 15 watt amp's ever made for harp, but the mod's are a must. With the right mods, the amp has great crunch and distortion, plenty of volume and tone comparable to the old class A amp's. The vintage Jensen P12R alone makes a big improvement. With the right mods, it's a tough amp to beat for harp tone. Very loud and awesome Chicago blues tone. With a seperate master and preamp volume, the tone controls and reverb, you have total control over the sound of the amp. Not many 15 watt amp's with all these features sound this good!

The tone is very shapable with all the controls available, and the reverb on the new tan board models can be a bit harsh, but that can be fixed. I modified my amp to make the reverb sounds adjustable to suit my taste, but I still like the old green board reverb better. I don't use a lot of reverb, so it really not a big issue. The overall sound quality of the amp is very good. If you want it for harp, the Jensen C12N is a good speaker, but if you want a more distorted crunchy tone, then stick a vintage Jensen P12R in it. Get a vintage one, not a new P12R, there's no comparison. For guitar, the stock Jensen C12N is a great speaker. Very efficient and gives the amp lot's of volume.

Being in the amp repair - modding business, I've seen many Blues Junior amp's with problems, mostly due to the flimsy soldering on the circuit boards. They run very hot as they come from the factory, and they go through power tubes much faster than they should. This is a problem that can be fixed as well by having the bias lowered, or made adjustable. The volume and tone pot's also wear out quite easily, but go easy on them and you'll get a few years out of them before they need to be replaced.

Depends on where you have to take it. Support from Fender is OK.

Overall, the Blues Jr. laquered tweed model (60'th Anniverisary)is a very cool looking amp, and it does sound much better than the other stock models thanks to the Jensen C12N speaker which does not come as stock with other models. Out of the box, OK. Modified it can be one of the best 15 watt amp's around, especially if you play harp. I'm not a guitar player, but I have many friends who have played through the amp stock, and I have to say that it's an impressive amp for being only 15 watts. Good tone and plenty loud. Very loud with a guitar. I don't know why some people are paying $700 for it when it can be had for $550 or less if you're patient and look around. I paid $413 for mine, thanks to my buddy at the store where I bought it new, but I have seen them for sale new for around $500 on the net. Would I buy another if it were stolen? No, I'd hunt down the person who stole the amp and use my older one until I found them. If they made it out of the country, I would definately buy another one!

This is my baby as far as amps go--there are so many people who rag on this kind of amp--but when you listen to them -they are playing metal or hard rock and wanting this to do that--it is a BLUES amp--says it right on the back--this sucker is pristine and for more distortion--throw a tube screamer at it--chorus--get a t.c. electronics scf--this thing is loud but not annoyingly hot rod deluxe loud--i am convinced most guitarist are deaf these days--this thing will hold up and deliver--it also sounds good with acoustic guitars--but with a strat--forget it--i put it up against anything else out there--and that's from a blues player for 25 years of searching for the right tone.

Boring, I'll skip this part. Not much to say that hasn't been covered. I got a mint condition one used about 4 hours, all stock and then I modified it. I put a 60's Jensen P12P in it first keeping the circuit stock. It was a big improvement right there so I never looked back at the stock RI C12N. Then I moved on the add Bill M mods like so many have done. I started with the presence knob, then did the power stiffening, tone stack, twin mids, bent steel between the transformers, and put a white LED in a real red pilot jewel. These ALL helped make the amp sound better. I also put JJ EL84s in it and NOS GE 12AX7s, which also helped get about 1.5 % better sound. The features are actually better than some more simple amps and it makes for a pretty versatile package.

First off, the stock amp sound was ok, about what I expected since I have heard a couple of BJ's before. The Jensen RI sounded a bit better than the stock speaker, but only marginally. It is still a tight (uptight?) and fairly bright sound. The vintage Jensen warmed it up a bit but still sounded surprisingly modern. Overall a full-range tone that I really liked. This was an expensive speaker @ $100+s/h so not everyone will want to do this. I had an Eminence Texas Heat which I was going to try ($57) but no need, the Jensen is great so it stays. Maybe one day I'll fool around with speakers some more.

The mods helped bring in more bass and eliminate much of the boxiness, exactly as promised by Bill M on his site. I also purchased the Indyguitarist mods which I can try if I'm not entirely satisfied but read on...

Each of the mods really made the amp sound more like a boutique amp. Ok, it really just took it from sounding like a production-line mexican-made tube amp (which is not such a terrible thing) to sounding "whoa -that's some mighty good tone". The stock sound is a step above a transistor amp, but as far as tube amps go, kind of bland. First off, EL84's are not bassy sounding and will generally not sound as big & warm as 6L6's EVER; they can't, it's their design so just forget about getting a Super Reverb tone out of your BJ. However, the Bill M mods help a ton.

So what I end up with after the mods is a much more usable amp that can be clean or dirty. The clean has good enough headroom for jazz and the dirty isn't so loud that your hearing suffers permanent loss. What is very interesting to me is how well the tone controls work. They can really change the character of the amp. Twiddle some knobs and you can make a really bright and jangly sound or dark & meaty. Use the Volume and Master knobs. The speaker I put in is very responsive and does not do anything I don't like (most speakers will have something that annoys me like too bassy or a mid frequency I can get rid of or just not lively enough).

At this point I would recommend the amp WITH THE MODS, but without them, it's really just a so-so tube amp. What is good to know is that the mods don't cost alot and the quality of the tone is inherent -you can coax it out with a few caps and some soldering. It is still a somewhat bright amp and I may or may not try the cooler bias mods one day.

I don't know how well it's going to hold up -one of the tube sockets is a bit loose and sometimes crackles if the tube wiggles. I may have to put a spring retainer on it. The pots are cheapo tiny plastic circuit board mounted jobs. They sound fine but we'll see how well they hold up.

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With mods, GREAT amp which I would put up against most of the more respectable units out there. It would keep up with many vintage amps (though not all of course). It doesn't sound like my other amps which is important to me, but I like it alot better than most new amps in its price range. The fact that Bill M has put up clear instructions on how to make it sound better is more attractive than other makes & models because although they CAN be modded, you really need to know what you're doing first because mods are simply not available online for free.

So big thanks to him for letting the world benefit from his experimentation!!!! He deserves alot of props.

Not sure when this amp was made. The technical features haven been mentioned extensively in other reviews, so I would like to focus on some features that made me decide to buy this amp.

This sounds trivial and unglamorous, but I was looking for an amp that that wouldn???t kill me hauling it up and down two flights of stairs twice a week. I also wanted an amp I could play at home without freaking out the neighbors and at the same time could be used at band practice (In my case, if it works at practice, it works at gigs as well). It should also be a ???serious??? amp: no compromise on tone, all tube, a decent 12??? speaker and a great basic sound. I found and tried many amps that posses most of the above requirements, but not all. For me, this amp has it all ??? great tone in a small package.

Is it versatile? Well, more than I expected it to be. I was amply warned that this amp is a one-trick pony; salespersons at almost every music store I visited were kind enough to point this out to me (they all seemed a bit bemused that anyone actually considered buying this amp). I use this amp for blues, some jazz/fusion and classic rock. I guess it will sound ok at our band???s occasional surf-extravaganza, but not if you play in yer local a slipknot-tribute band. To my surprise, I don???t miss channel switching or the FX-loop at all. Haven???t found a practical use for the FM-switch (yet). ???oh, and a footswitch would have been nice.

Although it lacks most features of most 21st century amps, I still give this amp a relatively high rating since it excels in some features that I think are relevant

I was a bit apprehensive before buying this amp. Based on previous experiences with two HotRods, I dismissed the modern fenders as being too bright, even harsh-sounding with an unpleasant drive. But I was soon won over by the sound of this amp. The sound of this amp is limited, but very good. ???Fender clean??? and more mellow, jazzy sounds are superb. Mild overdrive/break-up sounds equally great; full overdrive on this amp sounds good ??? not great.

The sound is open and transparent and it doesn???t tire me. It brings the character of my guitars to life; they each sound different and each of them sounds good on this little amp. I own several guitars (the usual lot) and don???t have a specific favorite, but the biggest surprise was how well my 335 sounds on this little box. By the way: it loves stompboxes, but I don???t really need them on this amp (besides the obligatory TS9).

It???s not noisy at all and yet louder than you???d expect. The reverb sounds good and is usable but for my taste becomes a bit too much above 4. However, it still is a small amp. It lacks the punch, oomph, growl and roar of bigger amps. But compared to amps within the same sound-, size- and price range, I don???t think you???ll easily find a comparable sound of this quality.

It???s a Fender. It looks reliable enough.

No experiences. Abundant authorized service centers in Europe ??? so I expect no problems there.

Before buying this amp, I???ve tried and compared a lot of gear. I seriously considered buying a modeling amp or solid-state, even tried to get back a Sessionette75 (still do actually). Tried every small tube-amp I came across: from the Epi Valve Junior to the Boogie 5:25. The Fender won it on its clean sound and size.

I???ve been playing for over 25 years and over time collected a lot of gear; some of it stayed, most of it went. I???m certainly not a big Fender fan ??? had too many disappointments with their stuff. But this one will definitely stay and I think I would seriously consider replacing it if something would happen to it. Serious contenders would then be a Koch Studiotone (came in second place, fantastic amp!) or perhaps something like the 5 watt Laney Lionheart (couldn???t find one yet).

Amps that have stayed are a Line6 HD stack (currently gathering dust, waiting for that arena-gig that never comes, should sell it), an AC30 (my true and only love, as long as I don???t have to carry it), a Roland Micro Cube (which is just fun) and a Peavey Delta Blues (the one with the 15???). The Peavey was a mistake. For some reason I got the impression that it would make a nice bluesy practice amp for at home. Between all the stacks in the shop it looked tiny and it was ???just??? 30 watts. At home it turned out to be a roaring monster. I still think it sounds good and I like it very, very much, but it weighs a ton and has ungainly dimensions (at least on my staircase). The Fender will eventually replace the Peavey I guess??? The clean sounds better and for extra drive I???ll use a pedal.

This is a Fender Blues Junior Limited Edition, laquered tweed amp with the Jensen C12N speaker. Same specs as the stock Blues Junior - two 12AX7 preamp tubes, two EL84 power tubes, 15 watts, fat switch, treble, bass, mid, reverb, volume and master volume switch. The fat switch just boosts the volume (preamp gain). This is one channel.

It's perfect for what I do now, which is old school funk-jazz, latin, afrobeat, southern-tinged blues in small bars and clubs. This has enough power for these venues - it will need a mic for larger places. I love the simplicity of it - but you do get some flexibility by playing with the volume and master volume knobs.

The tweed covering and brown grill look awesome!

The Jensen speaker provides a different sound than the stock. The tone is warmer, more vintage sounding. The stock speaker is very trebly, which I didn't really like. The breakup is not quite as sweet as power tube breakup, but it sounds great nonetheless. You get to a point (depending on your guitar's pickups) where playing softly will get you clean tones, and digging in will get you some dirt.

Just got it, barely used, used it for one gig, so can't tell how reliable it is. But I know these are well made and it seems very sturdy.

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Overall, it's a great value for what it is - a one channel amp that's great for blues, jazz or country. I compared this with the Ampeg J-12T, which is a similar amp, but that broke up much earlier than the Blues Junior and I had read about reliability issues with that amp.

It is a new amp. We play dance music for all so we cover a lot of vintage ground. I just took it to a small vemue and it WAILED. The clean with my Dada's original 1953 Tele was awesome!! The PRS hollowbody clean sounds had sustain for days on single note lines like "wonderful tonight". It blew the guys away and these guys are player's players..(unlike myself). I have been using Boogie recto which is great, but the tubes in this little sucker on 6 were breathing hard and the Keeley pedals just gave the most beautiful sustaining wail...even beat out my Fender Blues Deluxe (60 watts)

LOUD clean soul man stuff, "Sarah Smile" intro was stunning. This amp to me probably because you need to crank it by 4th set, has that mojo we all look for. You know that "recorded" sound live where it was put through neve, harrison, La2a etc etc. on record...sounds like that live. Quiet ..but sits in the mix extremely well. The Boogie is too much for small to medium venues..imuo..firing those groove tubes up hot just is heaven for me. I have a friend..blues.. and he has been begging be to try 2 of them so that's what I'll do. An extra 6 or so db of gain is picked up with amps close together and even without that sonic factoid they will be PLENTY loud enough. I actually got coments from non-pickers. I like cranking the gain to about 4 as it really warms it up. Distortion..no metal here but the Fulltone OCD covers the Marshall to a T. God what a pedal..it does one thing through all my amps..but a serious one trick pony for sure. The '53 tele gave chillbumps in harmony when it came to Stones. I love this amp and plan on having BillM mod it and buy another of course. Talk about an easy load out. With BillM mods you can get extension speaker outlet which will allow me to put 2 12's on 1 amp and the single 12 in the other..mix and match speakers?...probably like matchless. The only amp I have heard to compete is the Victoria 35310 which is expensive but very top shelf.

It's a Fender!

mmmm..not even close to Boogie of course......

Drummer for 10 years in school. Closet guitar player with some other Physicians here..I LOVE the weight..so light and with 2 I'll be in stereo. The Boogie is more versatile and would suit most needs. But with small or large gigs 2 of these little monsters will do it fine..especialyy with the high end stopms now..Man the Keeley sd-1 and bl ..ues driver are IT for me....I wish it had a cleaner boost but I get that from TS-9 set light gain..more level. Yes there is something I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE. For years I played Boogie only and always felt the power was too much as the tubes can't breath hard without causing instant deafness. I have always bee looking for just the right amount of wattage and volume. Come on now guys!!! W H O is always the loudest player?..usually the drummer or us. Another thing is the LOW end supprised me. I chose this as a practice bedroom amp and it is great for that but discovered my new rig!!!

Made in Mexico

Blues Classic rock, and slide zone Blooze

Has reverb, 'fat' switch, and 'master' volume control..GOOD STUFF

One channel, NO channel swiitching, effects loop, or phone jack.

Could use a h-phone jack, but for some reason, no mfr. includes a headphone jack on tube amps. Standby switch would be useful!

At home use...no road tours for this Blues tone-questiog geezer

Bought this amp because I blew a speaker in my '66 Super Reverb

Best sounding amp for around $500 because of the Italian Jensen 12" speaker. Perhaps better tubes, because its much more quiet than the Pro Junior.

Fits my style just fine. Good clean tones too. Gain? well I just use my Fulltone OCD...gain is just fine!
On its own...decent gain can be had with the Master Volume too.

Time will tell. Hope it goes better than my 'thumping' Deluxe reissue

Had past negative experience with a '65 Deluxe Reverb reissue....thumping tremolo.

Fender Inc. made 3 attempts to fix; could not....shop gave me full credit...bought a G&L Legacy and never thought I would give Fender Inc. another shot...nver say "never". They tried, and the shop (Bananas @ Large...yes thats their name) made good.

Playing over 45 years...still a student. Have mastered some difficult licks/phrases.

yes I would replace if lost stolen or strayed

Comps: Pro Junior...guess I am a reverb junkie and like the tone of at least 2X 10" speakers. 1X12" of the italian Stallion Jensen sounds nice and full to my ears

also compared it to a rgular Blues Jr. the Laquered Tweed is $130 better for sure! But I am picky and like the tweed cover looks.

Been wanting one of these for a while. Finally found an excuse to bring one home