Fender Pro Junior

The 10 is because this piece of gear is mainly governed by the guitar and its master, the player. Anything can be versatile if you know how to use it.

I had to sell my Marshall 50 watter to pay my taxes. These are rough times for some of us, A friend gave me this Fender Pro Jr. and I honestly tell you that if I was in a music store I probably never would have given it a second look. When I first got the amp it was like a new machine not broken in and sounded stiff and not very sweet in the overdrive realm. I have built amps in the past so am fairly familiar with whats up. I changed tubes and that helped a lot. Then i removed the cheap plastic pots and input jack and wired in some real metal pots and input jack and that WOKE THIS BABY UP. I can honestly say that I am proud to own this little monster. There is probably alot more that can be done but I think what I have done so far is sufficient.

This is a straight forward no digital components tube amp. The only difference between this amp and one from the 50's and 60's is the Printed Circuit Board(PCB)and the ribbon cables. You will have to change tubes every now and then but other than that i cant see any reason this would not be a reliable piece of equipment.

No experience with them at all

If this amp was Point to Point it would be a massive killing machine. I have no idea why Fender wont go the extra mile and make it so.
Right now i am very satisfied with this amp and hope i can hang on to it.

Very simple, volume and tone and nothing else. I'm glad they didn't put in a cheezy spring reverb in this.

Sounds very good for what I do with it. I knew I had to have one after watching a street busker playing some jazz on it.

It has a very warm clean thick tone that's only suitable for jazz, blues and early rock. It gives an aura that a solid state amp can't duplicate.

You're mistaken if you'll be able to do Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page on this. You need to get a marshall to do this. It does a good Fender style tone.

It packs too much sound into too small of cab and speaker, so you can't really turn it up past 4, but it's plenty loud at 4.

Haven't broken down yet. I got a good quiet one that doesn't hum.

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This is a very good amp, in my opinion if you don't try to overdrive it too much.

You probably need to put it in a bigger cab and a bigger speaker if you wish to overdrive it.

Volume and tone. I give it a 10 because most fender tube stuff isn't cluttered with features (and that's good).

Please take all reviews with a grain of salt (including this one). I don't understand all the glowing reviews. This amp is a gimmick: small amp, big watts (relatively speaking). There is not a usable sound in there. Get a valve junior for $139 and save the rest. I tried eq pedals and other tone-shaping effects and there is literally nothing redeeming about the sound.

Everything is jammed into that small cab. Everything rattles around too much. In my opinion, there's too much power inside too small of a space. Sooner or later something will go.

Compare the size to an AC-15 or blues junior (both ~15 watts). No wonder everything shakes and buzzes. Think long and hard before being sucked in. Please don't think "it will be great to walk into a rehearsal with just a guitar in one hand and this amp in the other and blow everybody away". It ain't gonna happen. Kids will like this amp for the sheer volume it can pump out, but older guys (and gals) who like more sophisticated sounds will be sorry.

Virtually no features at all, this is a plus point for me, it allows you to choose whose reverb you want etc. There is no gain control which suits me also because I use a tubejuice attenuator power soaking device that lets you drive the whole amp, not just the pre stage. They are only $40, and you have full volume control with monster drive tones.

With the tubejuice plugged in and volume cranked up the tone is fantastic, smooth and warm, 7-8 wind cries mary 9-10 red house. It almost seems to be alive with it's little valves aglow.

too early to say.

too early

I was originally going to buy a blues junior, but coudn't justify the ??350 on a practise amp. This came up for a song and I couldn't really refuse it, especially after seeing the tubejuice attenuator for ??29 on ebay. Also every amp I've owned has developed faults with one or more of their features eventually. I'm the sort of bloke who buys hifi seperates rather than an integrated system that is fine while all the components are working, but crap when it fails and you find out that everything is on one pcb.

This review is for a 2006 Fender Pro Junior amp chassis loaded in a Tonedog GuitarWorks Pro-Senior 1x12 combo cabinet. (www.tonedog.com) Stock Fender Pro Junior chassis loaded out with JJ tubes from Bob at Eurotubes. The combo speaker is a Weber Signature Series 12" Alnico model (not the S version). The cabinet is about the same dimensions (16.5" x 20" x 9.5") as a vintage tweed Fender Deluxe and is made of finger-jointed pine and laquered tweed. As configured, this amp weighs approximately the same as the original Pro Junior (about 20 pounds), is highly portable, and looks great. The cabinet and speaker cost $355 from Tonedog, including shipping. I picked up my Pro Junior used at Guitar Center for $180. So, the total reconfigured amp cost about $535.

I have an '89 Strat Plus Deluxe loaded out with Van Zandt blues single coil pickups, a '52 Reissue Fender Ash Tele, and a D'Angelico Excel, and I play anything from classic rock to jazz. I play in two bands, one of which is a classic rock band. I like a vibey, slightly hairy base clean tone and use various OD and Fuzz pedals to take it from there as needed. (The Barber Direct Drive overdrive is one of my all-time favorites.) I also use an outboard reverb pedal for spring reverb. I couldn't tell you exactly what it is, but this particular combination of amp, speaker, and cabinet (is it the pine?)is just fantastic. You get a warm, sparkling, dimensional sound at reasonable/usable volumes. A/Bing this with a Fender Deluxe Reverb Reissue, the Pro-Senior smokes it for a happening Fender clean tone at reasonable volume. And, it weight about half as much! I also have a Victoria 5112, which is similar in concept: a classic, straight-forward, low-watt tube amp (point-to-point, hand wired and made of the best components in the Victoria's case) that is housed in an expanded 1x12 pine combo format. The Pro-Senior easily rivals it and perhaps bests it. Playing in a band setting, the tone is just perfect for classic rock -- spot on!

The Pro-Senior cabinet is very well made and looks fabulous. It took all of about 10 minutes to convert my boxy little Pro Jr. over to the new cabinet -- nothing but a screwdriver required. You use the Pro Junior's screws to mount the amp -- no additional hardware required. Regarding the amp itself, the Pro Jr. is about as simple and tough an amp as you can get.

No need for it so far. Greg at Tonedog is very knowledgeable and helpful.

I have been playing for 20 years, and I have loved Pro Juniors for a while now -- simple, reliable, portable, and 15 watts is plenty loud. But have always wanted to run them through an extension cabinet of some sort to overcome the 10" speaker and small cabinet. The sound was good, but there was just too much stuff to lug around. When I ran across the Tonedog Pro-Senior cabinet and saw that the weight was about the same as a Pro Junior but in a high-quality, expanded, custom-fit combo format, I had to try it. The results truly exceeded my expectations. This is one of the coolest little amps I have ever played. And, it's a head-turner. For about the same total price as a new Deluxe Reverb Reissue, you can buy a new Pro Junior, convert it to a Pro-Senior, get a few good basic pedals, and be rocking out with the best of them. How cool is that?!

Not sure of the year, it's a tweed amp that was made in California, so i'd say some time in the 90s. Having read plenty of reviews knocking the factory speaker and tubes, I found one with a 10" jensen upgrade and jj tubes. So far i've only used the amp for jazz gigs with a gibson L-5 and it's done the trick very nicely. I also play a strat in a funk band but i'm guessing the drummer is too loud for the pro junior. Shame, because i can imagine it would sound great for leads when cranked. You can read about the features in all the other reviews, they fit my needs pretty well. So far i've used the amp at a number of small/medium clubs, and it has just enough power for playing jazz with a sensative drummer.

There's not a whole lot of variety possible with only two controls but that's not what this amp is about. I've been looking for a nice light weight tube amp that i can afford for a long time and this is it. I play jazz on an L-5 hollowbody and you can get a really beautiful clean tube sound with just a little bit of breakup with the volume on 3-4. And that's actually plenty loud for straight ahead jazz most of the time. At first it was extremely trebley and noisey too, but the amp tech i took it to fixed that. I'm a bit of a tech dunce, but I think that he cut one of the capacitors to reduce the highs, and then did that trick with the screw that i read about in many other reviews. The amp now sounds warm and dark, and it's relatively quiet; amazing for such a cheap and simple little thing! I use a EH holy grail for a bit of reverb, but actually the tone is deep and 3-D enough that you don't need reverb. I haven't gotten the chance to open it up with my strat, but i'd imagine it sounds killing for rock and blues.

It's a tube amp so there will always be some problems there but it seems very well constructed and solid. The amp tech said it had very simply circuitry and was easy to work on.

I've been playing for 20 years and i've gone through some good amps and some crap ones. I really can't say enough good things about this amp. Obviously it's not a blackface deluxe or something of that nature, but for the price, i think it's incomperable. Of course, i'm speaking after lots of modifications were done (speaker, tubes, caps), but again, for the price, you can't beat it. I don't know about the MIM models but this one sounds really, really good, and it's very loud for 15W. Add to that that it only weighs a little over 20 lbs (i don't drive so that's a big help), and it looks really cool (tweed's much more stylish than the black tolex). Highly recommended.

I got a tweed one of these a while back. it is a cool basic little amp that is loud. I bought to for playing harp and some low volume guitar. One can see that this is a lain little amp.

I like other reviewers have had trouble with this amp unlike an amp trouble I've had before. Once the amp is warmed up (fifteens minutes after being turned on) it has a variety of terrible noisiness happening. I haven't been able to pinpoint the trouble yet. I tend to give up and grab my princeton.

no good for far

I haven't sought fender help. my amp guy moved away so I'm on my own

mine is messed up but I've played a bunch that a really nice. My brother owns two and as a stereo pair they are great. I wish mine worked!

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Fantastic round harmonic tone. You don't need a ton of goofy features when an amp sounds this good. You don't need to put mustard on lobster.

If you play this amp with the volume set at 1 to 4; the amp is clear and round as a bell.

If you play the amp with the volume set at 4 to 7; the amp breaks up and has a great edge.

If you play the amp with the volume set at 7 plus; you have rock and roll heaven.

I went into a guitar shop with $450 cash. I was going to buy a Blues Junior for recording and practicing at home. Just for fun, I tried the Pro Junior and I couldn't buy the Blues Junior despite the pregain and reverb on the Blues Junior. I have a 70's Silverface Champ and the Pro Junior was like my Champ on steroids. The tone of the Pro Junior made the Blues Junior sound terrible. The rolling tube harmonics from the Pro Junior are amazing.

My tube sockets went bad at 2 months. The amp starting crackling and groaning. I took the amp to a local Fender dealer that does tube repairs. They replaced the sockets and gave my new sovtek tunes...no charge. This was the first time that I used a Fender amp warrantee. The process was smooth and easy.

The amp has been perfect for 10 months (since the repair).

I'm giving this a 10 because Fender exceeded my expectations through great warrantee support.

See above.

I have the Pro Junior, a 70's Champ, an Epi Valve Junior with a Lopo 1-12 cab and a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe....the Pro Junior is my favorite amp.

You cannot get a bad sound from this amp. I bought a Marshall Reflector reverb pedal to add reverb which may be insane (adding a $125 pedal to a $300 amp) but I love the little rig. I play a Strat, Tele, PRS humbucker guitar and a PRS P-90 guitar through this amp for recording. It's a joy.

Volume, tone, on/off switch, and tubes... thats about it. no equalization is kind of a dissapointment.

The sound that comes this thing makes is by far the best out of any other amps I have played. The natural distortion you get at the higher volumes makes my Boss distortion pedal a waste of money but when your not trying to shatter windows a pedal doesnt hurt and mine compiments this amp nicely.
If your playing it clean, if your guitar has any kind of sound in it, this amp will bring it out.

I havent had it for too long, from what i hear its dependable but i havent brought it anywhere other than my basement.

I got it at Guitar Center, it comes with a 30 day warranty, you can buy a 2 year extended warranty for 20 extra bucks. it only costs 340 but if you get some extras to add up to 500 you dont have to pay for a year (thats after u apply for their credit card and get approved for that amount but if i got approved anyone can)

Ive been playing everyday for two years started with acoustics worked my way to electric. Im playing a schecter omen-6 on this amp. most people think its strictly a metal guitar but they are full of it. Sounds great no matter what u play especially on this amp.

On/Off switch, input jack, volume and tone. A few tubes and a speaker. No effects loop, no reverb, no multiple channels. This thing is about as stripped down as you can get for features. If you're in the market for an amp with all the bells and whistles, get a Line6 or a Cyber Twin.

The best thing about this amp is that it passed the Wife Test. Straight out of the box, I plugged it in and strummed a chord and my wife said "Wow, that amp has a lot of character." It's kind of bright, but it really lights up my guitars (fender strat with texas specials and epi sheraton with alan holdsworth pickups), it plays VERY well with my myriad of pedals, and it breaks up nice.

The amp is loud, but it doesn't have as much clean headroom as some. But then again, you don't get a low-wattage tube amp for clean headroom. I'll be playing this mostly at my church and a few other gigs, and even though I'll mic it, I really don't need to.

There's a lot of talk about noise, but it doesn't sound any worse for noise than some other tube amps I've played through. I suppose I could embark on a quest for the perfect sound by swapping out tubes and speakers, or I could just play more. I think I'll take option 2. I'm knocking 1/2 point for the noise (though it is acceptable) and 1/2 point on sheer principle that with amps out there costing ten times as much, this can't possibly be the best amp ever.

It's surface-mount technology and cheaper components, but if you take care of it, it'll be fine. I always gig with a Johnson J Station in my rig, just in case an amp would be too loud or I need a backup, but I would be comfortable gigging with this without a backup.

I paid a little extra to buy it from a local music store. I wouldn't even consider customer support from Fender, I'd just go back to my store. I do a lot of business there and they take care of their customers. I have no opinion about Fender, but am 100% confident in my local store. Whatever money you'll save from the big-box stores and websites, you'll pay extra for the first time you need a real person to look at it.

I've been playing for about 16 years. Currently I play in our church's praise band which amounts to plenty of different styles. This amp will work for them all. For $300 or so, this amp can't be beat.