Fender Pro Junior

cut and dry 1 tone knob, and 1 vol. knob, 1 channel input, and a ext. output inside the back.

Awsome, I have a Hot Rod Deville for cranking up. I wanted a cool little practice amp I could crank up in the house. This amp took me by surprise on the quality of sound it gives turned up, it's like it begging to be cranked up. NOT LIKE CHEAP SOLIDSTATE!!! Anyhow I love this little amp so much that I bought another one and run them through a stereo chorus. What a sound....have 1 tone high and the other low. Damn. forget the reverb.

what problems?

Has 5 year tranferable warranty. Nice to have

Other than the Mesa subway that sells for 350.00 new and good luck finding a use one. The PJ's is the best little amp I own. Shop around there's always someone who want to get rid of theirs, The ones I found had the fender tubes in them, I hear the new ones come with Groove Tubes. Which in my opinion are the best. This is perfect for studio recording and practices. I also dig have a tube screamer and a compressor to it. Just need a analog delay next. These little amp are build solid.

The features here are exactly what I was looking for -- single tone knob and volume -- but with the exception of reverb. Also note that this is the only 100% pure tube model in this line. The Pro Junior, DeVille, etc.? Their reverb units and other features are solid state driven. I used this amp for harp only and wanted the flexibily to tweak the preamp tubes to my liking. Putting 12ATs in let me really howl without feedback problems. And the 10" speaker broke up nicely, a plus for harp but maybe not for you six-string types. (With that said, however, I bought it from our guitar player who had "upgraded" -- more than once he said he wished he hadn't let go of this pup.)

As I said I played harp (blues and rock) through this bad boy primarily using a Shaker mic (bullet-type distortion) or a Shure SM58 when I could borrow one. I love to pull that tone knob down to about 2 or 3 for a real bassy tone and then sit the volume at 5-7 where it'll start to fuzz up some but not run off into feedback land. For you harp players out there, note that this is with 12AT preamp tubes. It'll change up some with the stock 12AXs ... but I strongly advise you get rid of those ASAP anyway. A mic's input is much higher that guitar so changing the preamp tubes to, say, 12ATs or 12AYs or even 12AUs is a must. I'd reckon that this voids the hell out of the warranty but fret not, this amp is made for the long long haul.

This thing is a rock. It's been dropped, snowed on, cranked to 11 for a long night of harp burn and nothing could phase it. The reliability is a super plus because you don't want an amp to start getting weird on you just when the speaker was developing that nice, worn-in tone.

The guy I bought it from had some minor speaker repair done very cheaply. So cheaply, in fact, that he didn't even bother with the warranty thing.

I'm looking for a new amp now (I left it in Europe not wanting to deal with the power conversion thing). I don't think I'd buy another simply because I want to have reverb. If Santa Claus came tomorrow bearing the gift of a top-notch tube reverb pedal, though, yeah, I'd probably go back to the Pro. Real players (not garage band shriekers) know what real tone is all about and this has it. That PJ was my pride and joy.

Sure, it'd be nice to have reverb, tremelo, and/or an effects loop.
One plug in, an "on" switch, volume and tone. I've heard that a standby switch would be a good addition.
No problem running to a different speaker, if desired
I've used this amp to play in a big stage band, and it did okay, but was on the ragged edge.
Fantastic for recording or less challenging venues. It's a loud 15 watts.
The ceramic magnet (brown) speaker is louder than the blue frame, but not as sweet in the tone department.

It's a tone machine! Very quiet. I play with a Tele, Les Paul Pro (P-90's) and an ES-347. The ES-347's pickups push this amp a little too hard (strange overtone when the volume's flat-out), but I hate those high-output pickups anyway.
I've played old jazz, country, and blues/rock, and it handles all of it.
Very responsive and crisp at the higher tone settings, and warm at the lower settings.
Nice and crunchy blues when loud, plenty of snap on cleaner settings.

Not a problem. The one I bought used is older than the one I bought new, and it's got a little pick on the oxblood grille, but the tweed has aged nicely.
The ones that are available now are in black tolex, but I think the circuit's the same.

N/A - never used 'em.

I've been playing about 25 years, and I own two Carvin amps, an old Bassman tweed, and the Pro Juniors.
The Pro Juniors would be the first amp I'd pick up, unless the extra volume were needed.
I love the simplicity and the tone. The newer one I can't recall what I paid Guitar Center, but the used one I picked up was $175 and worth every penny.

As mentioned in all of the other rave reviews, this amps setup is very simple. With one volume and one tone control, it's obvious that Fender wanted to build an amp that tries to do one thing very well - sound great. The tone control seems to mainly regulate the upper-mids (which are quite strong on this amp). I find that the 15 watts this amp puts out are surprisingly loud enough for rehearsals & shows. My very loud drummer has actually asked me to turn down. Since my ideal setup in an amp is utter simplicity, I give this amp a "10" in features.

My main guitar is a Fender Telecaster '63 re-issue with a Duncan stack in the lead position. Since this guitar is darker in tone than most Teles, it works well with the bright/chimey tone of this amp. I tend to run my Pro Jr. through a Mesa 2x12 dual recto cabinet with vintage 30's in it. I have to say that this combination works really well for me. The amps built in speaker sounds good practicing at home, but it doesn't sound big enough in full band scenarios. The 2x12 cab adds just enough low end girth. With the amp set on seven and the tone on six, this amp is great for a crunchy rhythm sound that cleans up very nicely with your volume control to an almost Vox like shimmer and chime. There is not much headroom on tap (15 watts, remember).

When I first bought this amp, the preamp tubes were incredibly microphonic. I replaced them with Ruby tubes and everything seems fine. I have not had any other problems with this amp in the 3-4 months that I've owned it. It has performed wonderfully through many rehearsals and shows.

I have never dealt with Fender for customer support.

I have been playing guitar for 20 years and have tried many amps including a Boogie Mark IIb & a Fender Bassman blackface head. This is definitely one of my favorites and is currently my main amp. I can't say that it can do everything but it does what it does incredibly well. The other guitarist in my band has medium distortion envy right now. If I have learned anything about amps, I would say that no one amp can cover all of the bases. I would ideally like to own amps by Fender, Marshall and Vox to have access to what each does best. The Fender Pro Jr. is an excellent addition to anyone's amp arsenal.

Two controls- volume and tone, one 10 in. speaker.Would be great if it had reverb.Then it would get a "10"

This a Blues Machine! Extremely loud for 15 Watts. I use it with a Astatic JT-30 and blow harp through it.Takes awhile for the speaker to loosen up.

Solid and well built. No problem in two years!

Is a five year warranty long enough?

I own two. One black torlex and one tweed. Both beauitful amps. If you want tone,and reliability at a great price, get one.

The only controls, tone and volume, are well designed. I also appreciate having the capability to use an external cabinet. An effects loop would have been nice.

Using a '68 Epiphone Sheraton and a new Yamaha Pacifica (strat copy), this little amp cooks. Great clean and overdrive tones for blues, jazz, most rock. Far more "punch", but less "thump", than the Fenders with 12" speakers. Fantastic sensitivity to pick attack. Nothing beats the sound of output tubes in saturation. Too bad Fender chose a solid-state rectifier (probably the only obstacle to achieving a "10" rating for sound).

No particular experience with this amp, but it seems verrrry solid. My other Fender amp is 30 years old and has never, ever given me problems.

This thing is a steal. Much more than a practice amp, this may be the best recording rig I've ever owned.

Volume, tone, 2 12AX7's, 2 EL84's, 10" alnico blue speaker. My rating for this category does not reflect my enthusiasm for this amp. I just feel that this amp's strong suit is in it's ability to dial in old Fender/blues tone. With this in mind, the rating for this category would be much higher. I'm not sure however, that a metal head would dig this amp as much as a blues/old rock player.

I use a PRS EG, CE and a 335 with this amp. With the EG, this amp takes on an old Princeton vibe at low volume. When the volume is increased to 5-7 the amp takes on a really cool distorted texture that is great for blues and works very well with the EG's Fralin p.u.'s. With my PRS CE, the amp takes on a more aggressive edge. At higher settings however, the sound becomes a little too compressed for me. But remember, on my CE the p.u.'s are pretty hot, lower output p.u.'s seem to fare better IMHO. My 335 really likes this amp. As long as you don't go too high on the volume, this guitar really speaks through this amp. For the most part, the amp is pretty dynamic and cleans up well. In comparing the Pro Jr. to my Blues Jr. I would sum it up like this: the Blues Jr. IMO, is more versatile and is able to get a louder clean tone than the Pro Jr., but the drive on the Pro Jr. is better, especially the higher gain tones. The Blues Jr. sounds a lot like my Twin and I guess that the Pro Jr. is closer to a tweed Deluxe (not that I actually own one, just from what I remember how the one I heard sounded). This is a great little amp and would probably just smoke in a recording situation.

I personally haven't had any problems with any of the new Fender stuff (knock on wood), but a blond tolex model in the store that I bought mine in had a weird overtone at higher volume and picked up a radio station. I'm not a tech but it sounds like it was maybe just a bad tube. Otherwise it seems like if you take care of this stuff you can avoid a lot of problems later on.

Never dealt with them, hope that I never do.

Nice amp. It is incredible what $200 will get you. This amp can come pretty close to a lot of old Fender amps without breaking the bank. I would go so far as to say that this is one of the finer amps that Fender has made in a long time (along with the Blues Jr.). These are the kind of amps that a lot of us expect from Fender and wish that they would stick to these kind of designs when drawing up new amps. I know that my review doesn't do this amp justice so be sure to check one out if you get the chance, I think that you will be pleasantly surprised.

This amp is very basic, just a volume and a tone. However the volume doubles as a gain setting when set beyond a level of 5. The tone control is very responsive, you get a lot of different singing sounds between 1 and 12. I use this amp for both practice and jamming. It is more than loud enough for these applications. When jamming, my friends typically use 60 what tube amps by Carvin or Marshall, and at normal playing levels, used for blues, rock & roll etc. I can always be heard clearly. My friends comments, "that is a kickin little amp" or " that amp has balls".

I use 3 different guitars. An 80's American made Fender Bullet, a Jackson Soloist STD, and a Peavey Raptor. I also use a Zoom 1010, a Boss digital delay/pitch shifter and a CryBaby wah. I have been playing for about 30 years and play a variety of styles. This amp sounds really great clean or dirty. I don't feel limited in any style. It sounds really nice as a clean blues amp. Surprisingly, it has made my rather cheap Peavey Raptor sound much better than it is. The distortion kicks in at about a volume of 7. If you want to get some cool feedback set the tone to 12 and stand realatively close to the amp.

When I bought the amp one of the preamp tubes was microphonic. The tubes carry a 90 day warranty, so I returned the amp to my Fender dealer and they replaced the Fender tube with a Sovtek, this took care of the problem. I found out from the service tech, that this amp does not need to be biased when replacing tubes, therefore in the future I can change my own tubes. This amp has a 5 year warranty from Fender

After I had my tube replaced, Fender sent me a survey to fill out on the quality of the service. This is the only contact I have had with them. It appears as though they stand behond their dealers.

I love this amp. It sounds great. It is easy to transport. It is plenty loud enough. As I have said I have been playing for about 30 years. I have owned some of the vintage amps when they were not vintage. I owned a Fender quad reverb once. The Pro Junior has a better range of natural tube sounds, than the Quad reverb did. I really love the simplicity of it. I don't have to worry about amp settings. It just does it's job by producing very nice singing tube sounds. I would by this amp again in a second. I have the tolex version. It would be nice to have the tweed version also. I do wish that my version had the Groove Tubes that Fender is putting in their upcoming US tubes amps

1 tone 1 volume,Simple, effective, I like the clean to dirty volume control. The tone control is very responsive, not like the ones I am used to on solid state amps or even some tube amps

This amp is incredible. I have owned a 70's vintage fender quad reverb that had more power, but could not hold a candle to the Pro Jr in sound quality. I like the punch of the 10" speaker even better than the 12's on some models. I have been playing for 30 years, every style, and have owned today's vintage stuff when it was new. I tell you this amp is the best I have owned. I play an 80's Fender Bullet, a Jackson soloist standard and a cheap peavey raptor, thru it using a Zoom 1010, pedal echo and CryBaby. Even the Peavey sounds great thru this thing. I like to use the Peavey, neck and middle pickup combo, guitar tone 7, amp vol at 2, amp tone at 9, with the Zoom set at a blues patch. Man this sounds just like SRV. Oh yeah, This amp is loud, LOUD, I mean LOUD!!

I have had to take mine back to the dealer, because one of the preamp tubes was microphonic. The dealer had it back in a couple of hours. They replaced the Fender tube with a Sovtek. This did alter the sound a bit, but not for the worse. I found out in the process that you do not have to bias this amp when replacing tubes. This means I can do my own tubing in the future for around $50 for a complete refit.

Fender has a good warranty. My tubes are covered for 90 days and the rest of the amp for 5 years. They followed up on the tube warranty service with a service survey, which I returned to them, pleased.

This amp would be great for a beginner or experienced player. The beginner will appreciate not having to trade up. The experienced player will be amazed at the possiblities for sound expression that this amp gives you. I used these Harmony Central comments when I went searching for an affordable tube amp. I found that what they said about the Pro Jr is true. I would definitly buy it again and again. Thanks to all you folks for posting such rave reviews for this amp. It helped me to make one of the best purchases of equipment I have ever made.

The ultimate in functional simplicity! 1 vol., 1 tone, no bells and whistles

I play primarily Blues. I recorded using just the PJ a pro co Rat pedal with a low distortion setting, and a slight bit of delay- using a Les Paul Standard, Neck pickup, tone control rolled about half down, miced with an SM57 and I got the most AMAZING, singing, Clapton woman-tone you can get! Big amps? BOSH! Who needs 'em!!

Never had a problem ....

I have a friend that is a Registered Fender dealer ... don't forsee any problems

Playing 21 years, also own Hot Rod Deluxe (GREAT amp!) and a couple of Peaveys that are not worth mentioning. I recommend this amp to any one that wants great tone and a no-bull layout ..... IMHO the best $ for $ amp Fender has ever made