Fender Pro Junior

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!

Volume Knob
Tone Knob

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.

It has just the features I wanted, volume and tone. It also has VOLUME and TONE, so to speak. This is a neat little 15W tube amp with 2 EL84s, very loud with the tube/speaker upgrades. Small and light, perfect for small-medium rooms.

I use a mongrel Strat with SSH pickups (VanZandt and TB14). Out of the box, these amps are very bright and ice-picky. Volume takes you from clean to a kind of barking crunch above noon on the dial. Not a lot of bass. I had the Tone on 9 o'clock. Still, not a bad sound for an inexpensive amp. First, I replaced all the tubes with JJs. I got a balanced 12AX7A for the phase inverter, a hot 12AX7A for V1, and a balanced set of EL84s. I replaced the speaker with a 10A125-O Weber upon the recommendation of Ted Weber. The amp was instantly louder and less spikey, and smoothed out a little after break-in, but still too bright. It had more bass, and broke up a little sooner. I got a Beam Blocker from Weber and that turned my amp into a little monster. The little soft dome in the center of the Beam Blocker apparently soaks up some highs, because the amp sounds much warmer and smoother, and has no obvious spikey highs on axis. I put the tone on 11 o'clock now. I'm giving it a 7 because it's very good for what it is, but not an AC30 or Matchless eater.

Tube amps are inherently vulnerable to problems such as rough handling, blown fuses, tubes and transformers. The only tube amp that ever stranded me live was my old Marshall Plexi 100 from the day. I expect this amp to be very reliable with proper handling.

Never had to deal with Fender personally, but there seems to be a mixed bag of great/hideous experiences. I have a local tech that can work on it for me or I might fix it myself, so who cares.

Played too long, bought too much stuff. This is a great small gig/recording/teaching amp as it is now. I would definitely replace if stolen. It would be nice to have this amp with a 12 and reverb, but I would just get the Blues Jr, which I like less. This thing screams live with my Keeley mod OD9/Soul Bender/Tube Zone dirt pedals. I get a great crunch sound, an almost-Marshall sound with the Tube Zone, and good fuzz buzz. The clean sound to me is a little flat and weak.

Volume and tone. As I only play clean this is all I need. So far I've just used this at practice and jamming with friends at home but I'd easily gig with it (no drummer, but I'd mic it up anyway).

This amp brings my American series Strat into full sparkling life with strong mids and surprisingly punchy lows. It also loves my Danelectro DC 12 string, delivering lots o' jangly goodness. It is, however, not quite bright enough for my Casino and a dead loss with the low output mini humbuckers on my Gretsch cannot be persuaded to twang without a lot extra help from a pedal. So, this is a single-coil-preferred amp from the ground up. That opinion would probably change if I overdrove it.

For my strat and the 12 string I keep the tone at a notch past 1/2 way and luxuriate in the richness of tone. For the other ones it's my solid state Vox with or without pedals.

Before I bought it I would play through the flat channel on a borrowed Fender Deluxe Reverb and eventually found I prefered the natural ring of the strat without extra reverb. I can't say this of all my instruments but the strat now sounds best to me when using the room itself for reverb. As soon as I tried the Pro Junior and liked the sound I decided it was the way to go.

The 9 is q qualified best as overdrive is completely absent from my playing and it is a reason why many people would choose this amp. As a clean amp, it's a winner.

Haven't dealt with them but didn't need to as I was able to solve my problem with the amp through reading (including here at Harmony Central). See below for details.

Been playing for a few decades now and have settled on the way I like my guitar playing to sound. I like the Pro Junior for the same reason I like the strat, it's plain but it's beautifully plain. If I were separated from it I would either get another one or maybe consider a Blues Junior for the extra eq so my other guitars wouldn't feel left out. Because of that last point I give it an overall 8.

It's an 8 rather than a 9 or 10, also because of the noise problem. In the shop it just sounded a little buzzy (and I *was* playing a Strat through it) but when I got it home and turned it on it buzzed like a power tool before anything was plugged in (or the volume turned up). A little reading had me try the screw at the back but without success, and then I tried new valves. The first one I changed was the 12ax7 in the first position which reduced the humm to acceptable levels. I could have left it at that but I went further and now the hum and hiss are virtually unnoticeable. My configuration is: V1 12AY7 V2 12AU7 and two JJ EL84s. It now plays like a dream but I had to do a fair bit of work to get it there.

Still, it's a perfect companion for my Strat and that, very like the effect of sunshine on my shoulder, makes me happy.

Compact, all tube, tweed vintage look, volume and tone controls only.
Modded with Jensen P10R Alnico speaker and EH tubes.

This [my] amp is the holy grail. Mine has a new Jensen P10R and all EH tubes. It gets into early breakup at 6 on the volume. I bought it as-is so I didn't hear it with the stock speaker and tubes. Obviously if it was good they wouldn't have made the changes, so with this setup it is sweet, sweet. No rattles, buzzes, hum, just '59 Bassman tones without the high volume. (I have two 59 Bassmans, one point to point, Mercury transfomers, the works.) I hate to say which amps are supposed to sound this good and don't, but then, is your guitar putting out any tone? If you have five Fender Strats exactly the same, one or two of them will be dull and toneless. This is my experience. For pure guitar tone, this amp, with the mods, is hard to beat.

Very easy to get repaired.

A real, full service music store is better than a factory warranty.

I am in my 50's (not in THE 50's). I realize that great tone starts with the player, then goes through a great toneful piece of wood guitar, then to an amp. If one of the first two are missing, a great tube amp can make it up some but not enough to get to heaven.

Volume and tone. You really don't need anything else in this type of amp, and no amount of features could save this thing anyway. Keep reading . . .

Horrible, brittle, buzzy, sterile, and harsh, all with a horrible hum. The reviews that talk about great bluesy sound must never have heard a tweed champ. The Pro Jr is all about volume. You'll be surprised at how loud such a small amp can be (just a little bigger than a tweed champ), but sheer volume alone is nothing to be proud of. I tried different tubes, an eq, different guitars, all with the same harsh sound. People can mistake that harshness for a good "nasty" sound, but it isn't the same. Even cranked loud this amp sounds small.

Never crapped out on me, but the tubes are almost touching the back of the speaker and the power tube holder rattles like heck, as does the cabinet. I had a feeling that sooner or later, with regular playing, it would have broken down.

I had to dump the thing, I could not stand the sound. To those who think different, grab a tweed champ or a bassman and try those. I realize it's comparing apples to oranges, but I have a tweed champ and a bassman. They are completely different, you really can't compare the two as far as sound, volume, etc, but both still sound awesome in their own right. The Pro Junior doesn't have a good sound, that's the comparison I'm making. Save a few more bucks and get a tweed champ or a deluxe reverb. Do you really think you'll get a nice, full sound out of a 10 inch speaker jammed into a crappy 14 inch box???

Amp was a 2006 model, Single 10 speaker, one channel, one volume and one tone knob. 15 watts (Tubed), loud for 15 watts with a 10 inch speaker, clean to overdrive sounds are obtained by cranking the volume. I bought it for worship music with a semi clean sound in mind, I planned on mic'ing it and did not want to blow the choir off of the stage, so low power was desired. Not much else for features but that is how I wanted it.

The sound was great for the price! Total blues and rock sounds were available, I think it might be the best sounding amp I have heard for the price! Cleans were warm and there was plenty of treble. I used humbuckers with it exclusively. Tube rectifier would probably improve the sound a bit but the design is intended to be economical to produce and a tube rectifier would add cost to manufacturing. I have heard better 15 watt combos (Dr. Z, Matchless, and Vox come to mind) but they cost way more than this amp.

Here is where the problem was with my amp. I had it for six days, the first five days it worked and sounded great. On day six something came loose inside and the sound became horrible, very distorted but not in the good way. Very fuzzy, plus whatever came loose was rattling around in the chasis of the amp with every hit of my A string, A very loud rattle at that.

Didn't even call Fender, I didn't want to go through the hassle mailing it to them and I didn't want a replacement from the store, I returned it to Guitar Center and they took it back with no questions asked.

If you can get one that is reliable, than go for it, but I will stay away from Fender amps for a while. Or maybe upgrade to the vintage re-issue series.

Overall, it is a surprisingly versatile and loud amp for what it has to offer. It is definitely an "idiot proof" amp when it comes to setting up--volume, tone, on/off toggle, red light. Knowing the nuances of tone from your guitar--the pots particularly--is very important with this amp though. I bought this amp slightly used; it's made in Mexico. I live in Canada and paid $320 CAN. It is in almost mint condition.

The amp is LOUD and CLEAR! Mine was, unfortunately, very noisy when I tried it at home--very loud hiss and hum. I was quite disappointed. I took it back to the retailer's repairman who resoldered the tube sockets and capacitors. He also put in two new Sovtek output tubes. What a difference! Everything was covered by warranty (even as a used item) except the tubes. So, the repair cost me $24--so, $344 CAN total for this amp. (A new one in Canada is about $400.) It runs very quietly now and sounds just awesome. I also own a Fender Blues Junior, a Marshall JTM 30, and a Vox AC 15 (made in China)--they are all good amps. On the floor, I use just a Boss DD3 and a Vox Bulldog distortion--simple and effective. I keep the volume quite low (at almost 3) and the tone at about 5 or 6, depending on the guitar. While I haven't tried every electric in my collection through the PJ, I was really sold on how good my Teles and Strats sound. Les Paul--OK to good. PRS--yet to try...The real killer sound that blew me away was my Rickenbacker 360/6 string. WOW!! (Words cannot do justice here.) If you can, try this amp with a Ricky and you'll swear you hear choruses of angels. Frankly, I don't miss the reverb at all. I used this amp in church last Sunday with a Tele, DD3 and the Vox Bulldog and it worked very well--I could really hear myself without being too loud for any other players and singers. Overall, it's a really great sounding amp once you get rid of the loud hiss and hum.

It's rather soon to tell, but I have a feeling you need spare output tubes with this one.

It was the (Fender Authorized) repairman at the retailer that really solved the noise issues. Thanks Bob!! (I'm giving you a 10!) Resoldering by hand is the way to go!

I've been playing for 32 years--rock, blues, jazz, country, bluegrass, and gospel. I've rented, owned and borrowed lots of amps over the years. My favourite amps would have to be any of the Fender Deluxe Reverbs and Super Reverbs that I've tried. I really like the amps I own now, and the Pro Jr. is a very welcome addition to the family. It sounds great, you don't strain your hand carrying it, it fits behind your car seat, and it looks like an old Champ from 1964. I might try the tube and speaker upgrade, but since the repair, I'm very satisfied with this product....A+

1995, first run of this amp -- made in Brea, CA, Fenderland USA, not any of the misc. offshore places Fender farms work out to these days. Cost $200 in '95 and a ridiculous steal at that price. The Pro Jr is a two-knob wonder (tone, vol.) though actually very wide-ranging in tonal output depending on what and how you play, effects, etc. One channel. On-off switch (no standby, sorry). 2 EL84s, for 15 watts, but remarkably loud and giggable. Very well made for an inexpensive amp; don't know if the quality persists in non-USA, later versions.

Here's the deal: the Pro Jr gets widespread kudos, from me too, stock -- it's chimey, throaty, bouncy and clear, or biting when revved up. But -- and this is a huge but -- the PJ can be ramped up from "good" to "what the #$%&!" tone heaven with a few simple upgrades. The stock speaker is terrible, and should be replaced w/ a Jensen P10R alnico (fits, but you can't use the bell, which is cosmetic anyway) which I did, or a Weber 10, which would be even better. Huge, instant improvement: the little guy roars, goes deep. Next: replace the crap tubes. I think mine came w/ Groove Tubes, which sounded hard, noisy, and sharp. Use a 12AU7 or 5751 in V1 to tame the nutty over-the-top hotness, and any quiet 12AXZ in V2. Get some good, basic EL84s. The tube swaps will give a much better curve to the preamped gain, and the better power tubes will sing instead of shriek. And finally, do the "C2" mod reported on the web. It's a simple cap removal, takes 3 sec., and eliminates a nutty sort-of "treble bleed/bypass" deal that originally sends much treble right past the tone control. Since the PJ has a 10 incher to begin with, and is inherently hyper-trebly by design, you get a much better tonal range with the bypass cut out. With these very easy changes -- and don't fret the speaker cost, as the crap OEM Eminence will fry itself early on anyway -- you end up with an amazing little amp. The PJ is irritatingly noisy and tube-sensitive, so hang in there with the tube swaps until you find the right uniuts for yours. I did, and mine went from its very hummy, noisy original state to a nice quiet little dude.

My original speaker blew early on, which is a disgrace in a 15 watt amp never run over half volume! Fortunately, this led me to make a replacement that opened up the amp's otherwise-lost potential, so OK. Other than that, and having to get rid of crappy tubes, it's been faultless. I'm giving it a 10 because Febder made neither the tubes nor the speaker. I give Eminence a 1, and Groove tubes a 5.

Fender... are you kidding? I had no dealings with "Fender." My local shop was nice.

Played forever, have gone through all kinds of top-end (and crap) equipment. Even among the high-priced, fashionable poser stuff, I return to the PJ because it just freaking works. Easily portable, and it simply sounds great. Obviously, it cannot and will not do "recto" (though it will reproduce an effected version of that tone; it won't create it) and @ 15 watts and a 10 incher, it's not going to pump or shudder. But it's really great to hear. I would absolutely replace it, though I don't know if these CA originals differ from the mass of newer PJs.

Hey, "twangy mctwanger" (and others)!
You write that you're "often tempted to sketch out the circuit for this amp and copy it from scratch with higher quality components ".
Have a look at http://www.dreamtone.org/PJ.htm. He's done just that and turned the PJ into a tube recto point to point amp. If you're just reasonably skilled at DIY:ing you should be able to follow his circuit and make one for yourself. With good iron, good components, good tubes and a good speaker it ought to sound, well, down right good.

First issue (about 1996), made in USA and bought new by me for about 200 bucks... the good old days. Features? What features? Tone and volume knobs. Oh, yeah -- also, on/off switch. Supposedly designed so that high volumes are increasingly crunchy and less clean; essentially, a one-tone, "sweet spot" amp, with any tonal extremes best accomplished outboard with pedals. The "1" rating here is not a criticism: control is "very limited" (=1) on purpose. If you want channel switching, etc., go away.

This is a beautiful-sounding amp, as noted in many reviews, IF (if, if, if, etc.) you come up with the right set of pre-amp and power tubes. the stock tubes can be junky, microphonic, rattly, and just plain lousy-sounding, but if you spend some time swapping others in and out, as I did, you can eventually find a combination that is reasonably quiet (notorious noise problems in Pro Juniors!) and absolutely gorgeous tonally. I found that many terrific tubes (NOS $$$ stuff) that sound great in other amps can sound like crap in the PJ. Some of the 12AX swaps (to AU, say, or others) have worked for me too, as others describe, and sometimes the calmed-down preamp stage works wonderfully. Also, the stock Fender speaker is adequate at best (mine sounded OK), but swapping to a Weber alnico was a freaking revelation! With the right tubes and a good speaker, the amp is just great. Maybe a 6 rating stock, and a 10 now.

The stock tubes and speaker are crap. Consider it a gift from the tone gods when they fail, as decent replacements will result in massive improvement. Changing tubes on this guy is a dice roll. Be prepared to try lots of combinations, as even some reputable makes will still sound lousy in this circuit. It's a very noisy amp that brings out the worst in most tubes, though the right combination is is magical. But the quest for such a setup is about as challenging as the Holy Grail. Trial and error... with emphasis on both "trial" and "error."

I'm often tempted to sketch out the circuit for this amp and copy it from scratch with higher quality components (tube sockets, etc. are cheap-o).

Never needed help from Fender... because I was tossing out OEM components for better aftermarket stuff.

I've played forever, tried everything. I'm not rich, so even though I go through loads of gear, I only keep what works, and this little bastard has survived with me for a long time now simply because it sounds better than other units that have come and go from my collection. for instance, I had a lovely and small Top Hat that was in every way very fine, but the junior was the one everyone gravitated towards. It's the uncool, cheapy amp you don't want to like, but can't resist because it performs. I play a custom shop Strat, a McNaught, a PRS, and misc. vintage (Firebird, Tele) and use anything from zero effects to long chains, and the PJ works well with all. I gigged it a lot, and it's pretty loud -- often able to handle club-sized venues at volume -- once the P.O.S. original speaker was changed.

Two knobs, volume , tone.

Loud, bright amp. Pretty much only usable when tone and volume set at 3.5 - 4 that's where it sounds it's best One sound amp but I like it that way.

Makes all sorts of loud noises like hiss, hum, tube rattles, ringing and popping noises, you name a noise and it's do it for ya mate!
All the noise almost makes up for the missing reverb in a strange twisted way.
Beer can metal made chassis which vibrates like nuts and tubes along with it when you play, geeezzz!
Also eats up power tubes very quickly.
But still works the same since new 2006.

60% tone, 40% noises = 100% fun for decent price.

This amp was made in 2001. When I bought it, it had been modified. It's been boosted to 18 watts, and has an Emminence Patriot Copperhead speaker. In and of itself, it is not very versatile, but with a decent multieffects unit, it's great. It is 15 watts, and has a ten inch speaker. It has one channel, and one tone knob....that's it! I have played for 20+ years, and my preference is for a one channel amp with a killer clean tone. I have gigged with this connected to a Peavey 4x10.

KILLER clean tone. With the volume set at 7, it starts to compress and distort with a bluesy type of distortion. With the volume at 12, it has a really nice, thick, midrangey classic rock type of distortion. It cleans up very well with my Yamaha guitar when I turn the volume knob on the guitar down. It's a tube amp.....so it is noisy, but no more noisy than any other. My guitar has a P.A.F. style humbucker and two fender single coils....I'm sure these type of pickups are what they had in mind when they made this amp.

I would never give a tube amp a ten, because tubes can blow at the most inopportune times. this particular amp has never given me any trouble. I have gigged with this at a couple of blues gigs, connected to a Peavey 4x10 speaker cab.

I live in Atlanta, so I never have any problem finding a service center.

I have been playing 20+ years. I also have a Peavey Classic 50, and a Peavey 4x10 extension cabinet. I use Yamaha and Fender guitars. If this was stolen, I would buy another in a heartbeat. I compared this to a low watt, tube Crate, and an Ampeg. No comparison in my book!

I think this thing is cool.
No frills, sounds like my Tele wants to....and, when you crank it, it SINGS!!

I've read the other reviews on this site, and have experienced none of the hum and noise problems they refer to.

No reliability issues, and although I do use it gigging, I wouldn't use it without a back-up - after all, we are talking Fender mass-production.

30-year pro player, mostly small to medium clubs, and some studio stuff. Speaking of studios, this amp is a great little specialty studio rig. Sorta like a dumber Dr.Z Carmen Ghia. Makes some pretty cool and snotty rhythm sounds.

I bought it new in the mid '90, so it's still the old American one...
A lot of people told me that the new Mex amps are really different so don't use my review as an excuse with your mother if you want to buy it...

I play an Ibanez RG2120 Prestige. Strange guitar to be paired with that kind of amps...

Out of the box isn't the best I've ever seen... It's a shame that there's no gain control on this little beast... In fact you can only get clean sounds at a very low volume. Even working with the guitar knobs isn't enough with my Ibanez RG2120 Prestige... The tone knob is really useless, just because turning volume up to 3 makes the sound dirty and compressed, loosing a lot of presence...

I think that giving a soul to a guitar that doesn't have it is a painful operation... But this little beast does it's hard work very well... After a lot of years with the same old used out of the box cheap valves, when my friends listen to my demoCD ask me how is it possible to have a sound like that...
Even the constant hum that someone find's terrible is kind of music to my ears, so I don't need to eliminate it. Also I won't lower the rating because of that. But if you like "plastic" sounds without any rust and dust feel, please don't buy is and save your money for cosmetics... I personally prefer the feeling to pure sound. Pure is something I like to say about something else than electric guitars sound...

I fell in love with this amp from the first time...
It was my companion when I played prog-rock and even now that I'm interested in jazz it will remain with me...
Forever...

The day after I bought it I had to get it back to change a valve that was broken.
Since then no other "surgery" needed...
I'm very happy

As I told you before I have no elements to write anything here...

Not 10 just because it doesn't have that damned gain knob... And believe me when I say that there's absolutely no proportion between volume and drive...
But I love it so much that I can live without any clean sound...
It's a box full of taste and old flavors people need to hear still today, in the amp-modelling era...
Nothing sounds like a small combo, no one sounds like that little beast...

As for the weird fuzzy honk mentioned in the review below, I have had what I believe to be the same fuzzy honk in my pro jr, though when playing harmonica. At certain notes (relatively low notes when playing at higher volumes), there is an "extra" tone overlaying the actual, played tone.
When asking my amp tech about this, his explanation was that it was probably caused by too small filter capacitors. Due to interference, an extra tone is either added or subtracted from the tone that you play, thus causing those "ghost" tones. He also said that this is a known problem with some older Vox AC30:s and that the latest AC30 reissues therefore have a switch on the back panel to chose between more or less (original) filtering.
The problem can be solved by soldering an extra pair of 22uf/500V capacitors (just like the grey ones already in there) parallel to the two caps sitting there.
To test whether or not it is the speaker causing the problem, try connecting the amp to an external spkr cabinet and see if you get the same fuzzy honk.

One Channel, Volume + Tone, each going to ??12??. One 10" Eminence speaker. 2x12AX7 valves in preamp, 2xEL84s in the power amp. 8Ohm output. No standby switch.

Most guitarists would understand the limitations of this combo when buying into it. I play modern blues on a strat and for my style, it does two things well: a pure clean tone at low volumes, and an overdriven tone when the amp is pushed past the halfway mark. I couldn??t give an opinion on the sound of humbuckers through this amp. In my experience, the 10" speaker sounds excellent in one??s bedroom, studio or at low volume rehearsals, but when asked to fill even a small room at gigs it gets too nasally, the sound loses it??s balance and becomes thick and ugly. I recently tried connecting a cabinet with an 8Ohm Celestion Vintage 30 at a gig and it sounded good, but the amp wasn??t loud enough. To be fair, it??s asking a lot of a 15watt amp to get over a strong drummer. There??s always the option of sticking an SM57 in front of the speaker! One odd characteristic: when I have the amp cranked into distortion and bend a note on the 1st string, 15th fret up a tone, there is a weird ??fuzzy honk??. It may be the speaker, I don??t know.

I certainly have confidence in this product. Sometimes it hums quite loudly, but that has been down to faulty tubes.

I??ve owned mine for three years and never needed to visit the repairman.

I chose this amp because I wanted to learn how to play an amp like I??ve learned to play the guitar - as an instrument. It??s good to have that valve tone in your house at your fingertips. I recommend it. It??s a fun little amp!

tone knob, volume knob, 10inch speaker, input jack...lovely!

For small venues the PJ is my first choice. I play a variety of everything from reggae to rock. Breaks up at around 5 which is the volume i play at. I love the sound of this little thing with my telecaster through a Rat, dd-3 and a home made clean boost. Its all i need most of the time.

No problems at all. I use it for, on average 4 gigs a week.

I've owned the PJ for about 4 years now and i just couldn't imagine not owning it. Its the perfect amp for small venues, easy to lug, and sounds great. For larger venues I use a 59 bassman.

Got a 1992 tweed off the bay. It's got too many features if you ask me. Who needs a tone control? It's the ultimate in versatility, which may seem like an oxymoron: an amp with one volume and one tone control being versatile? Read more below.

First I must address the awful hum that plagued this amp (and other pj's from what I have read and witnessed). Very loud hum/hiss. Thought I got taken. Went to the local guitar center and guess what, their brand new pj had the same thing. Read some forum stuff and came up with a potential solution: 12AX7 WC's. I also know that you can sub 12AY7's for a slight decrease in output power. Got matched pair of each. The WC's only helped slightly. The AY's helped a lot. The amp is now useable. Some people may not like that solution though. The output decreases and hence the overdrive. I solve that by kicking in the tubescreamer when needed, so I have the best of both worlds. Clean & quiet and overdrive. I a/b'd it with my blackface Champ and it is only slightly less clean but I don't think I would have noticed it if it were not an a/b, one right after the other and back type test. The pj volume at about 5 was roughly the same as the Champ volume on about 9.

A little more on the AX/AY switch. With AX7's, the pj was very aggressive. Even at volume of 3-4 it screamed and was very rough and dirty. Cool for some situations, but if you need some clean at higher volumes, it just wasn't there, so like I said about, you sacrifice some output, but for me, there is a much more useable range of volumes there.

A little more on versatility mentioned above. It's so versatile because you can stick with the amp's overdrive or you can use an od pedal or a fuzz or whatever. It accepts everything well and doesn't get all muddied up. Also, you can tell what you're playing through the pj, whether single coil, humbucker or otherwise. it doesn't all get lost in the mix like with some (mainly non-Fender) amps I have used. So the versatility is all up to you. If you want to play country, it's there. So is blues, rock, etc. With the AX7 in there, I think it would be plenty loud to practice with all but the most aggressive drummers

It's held up since 1992 in the hands of god knows who before me, but it seems to have been well maintained. I would depend on it without asecond thought.

Nowadays all the young'ns are all about loud, loud, loud. "100 watt Marshall stacks, hang those who talk of less!" I get the sweetest sound out of my 6 watt champ and this 15 watt pj. I can basically walk into practice carrying a guitar case and this amp and be ready to go. I'd probably take some effects if it was a gig, but I'd have no problem going clean (but would probably put the AX's back in if I did). I was looking for an amp that was louder than my Champ and that I wouldn't worry about taking out of the house. The Champ is 1967 (older than me, but not by much) and it's almost mint, so that ain't gonna see the outdoors. So I've got a pint sized screamer for under 4 bills. When 15 watts isn't enough, I've got the 59 Bassman RI, so with 3 amps I'm pretty well covered and that's what it's all about: not breaking the bank to get what you need. Compare it to the other amps in the 15 watt range, and you won't beat the Pro Junior

Volume and treble knob. Simple as I like it.

Sound is great. Starts breaking up on 3, than goes to british tone.
It's loud for gigs, I don't need to go over 4. Also cuts through mix very well and takes vintage effects without problems.

Great sound but it's build like a $2 tin can. Seems they've tried to cut every corner they could to make as money as possible on this amp.
Chassis is made of such thin sheet metal it vibrates like crazy. Along with it vibrates the rear cover. Feels like my wife's vibrator when you touch it and play the amp loud. This send all the tube nuts and they vibrate like nuts. New tubes last about a week than they get all loose and rattle like nothing else I've ever heard. I've got two Juniors and are both exactly the same.
Fender is trying to sell this amp as the old Champ. What a load of crap. I've got an old champ and rattle what so ever. They used to build them well cheap bastards. This amp isn't cheap either for it's quality.
I'g got many mates who also got this amp and all have same noise problems.
There is a way to fix it to a degree which is what I did. The chasis needs another piece if sheet metal bolten over it, the rear cover needs metal plate across the overhangin bottom of it to stop it from virtually flapping around from the wind the speaker causes.
Tube sockets need to be replaced and attached to chassis. And off course with all this you'll need new tubes because the old ones are to shaken up. That this amp works ok but is it worth all the trouble? By the way using the amps 2x a week, the tubes only last one year. This amp eats tubes.

After a three months owning these new two amps Fender was telling me the noises are bad tubes but the warranty don't cover them. Load of crap. The amp destroys the tubes it's not bad tubes.

Great sounding amp. I use two on stage and don't use my old Twin much anymore. Sad it is build like a crap which makes it a pretty expensive amp. Most no brand made in China amps are build better quality.

2005 Pro Junior. (Slightly hot rodded) 15 watts, one 10 inch Fender speaker. Volume knob, tone knob. Nothing fancy but it works. Yes it hums just sitting there.
I ordered some JJ/Tesla EL84s but they came broken, and Sovtek 12AX7LPS.
Was told at Tube Depot these will do the magic. Will have to see later.
I also got from them a Celesion Vintage G10 inch speaker. Its easy to see this is a lot better quality speaker than the Fender side by side. Heavier also.

Gibson Les Paul Jr.(new model)with one P90. And a (05)Gibson 135 with two P90s. The LP Jr. like the amp is no frills. Gets a basic good rock sound. However the 135 does everything in this amp. Jazzy low volume, nice break up halfway, and you'd swear it was plugged in to a Tube Screamer at 7 and 7 on the amp.
I did a trial run with the Fender speaker then replaced it with the Celestion at the same amp settings and stock tubes. The Celesion has better low volume tone and punch, and cranked up on the guitar it breaks up killer. The Fender speaker gets muddy and very early. Lots of distortion mind you but mud compared to the Celesions breakup sound. Now take this puppy to a blues jam. The best 85 bucks you can put in this amp. I was going to consider hacking a 12 inch speaker in the amp but no need to now.

Im a retired garage band musician anymore so wont be using it five nights a week. It might hold up. Would be fun to see.

If it broke I'd probably throw it away than mess with Fender.

I've played off and on for years. I can compare this to my 65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue. It aint bad. With a delay, and reverb pedal I could have saved a lot of money. Ive played them side by side. Not bad. The DRRI plays a lot louder of course without breaking up, but for blues rock without blowing out your ears this is nice.

This amp is as basic as you can get. Tone and volume. If you cant figure ot how to operate it you need to stop huffing paint.

This amp is a mixed bag. On lower volumes the clean tone is junky and thin. Cranked past the halfway mark and this amp gets a really cool tube distortion that is totally unique. It's has an incredible overdrive tone and it's extremely full. This amp is really loud for it's size!!! The amp is prone to massive feedback. So, even gated it does have some problems. I would not recomend this amp to someone who lives in an apartment becasue you really have to crank it before it sounds good.

I had the stock tubes replaced because they were giving me problems. I replaced them with groove tubes and had no problems since. The amp is great for small gig because it is really portable.

N/A i never dealt with Fender for anything yet.

I have been playing for about 18 years now. I've played in a variety of situation frome blues to Jazz and metal to country. I recently traded this amp in for some recording gear. I miss it an i'm thinking about buying another one.