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moosers
Published on 09/03/09 at 17:23
The Fender Blues Junior is a tube based guitar amp that is quite small and packs a lot of punch. It has a 1/4 inch input and delivers 15 watts of power. For only a 15 watt amp, this guy can really crank pretty loud. The setting controls on the amp include volume, reverb, master volume, treble, bass, and middle. These are pretty basic parameters so if you have any experience with Fender amps at all, you will pretty much know how to use this right off the bat.
UTILIZATION
Using the Fender Blues Junior is just about as easy as using any amp out there. It has the basic parameters but still allows for a good amount of control over your tone as it has the three EQ knobs as well as reverb. Getting a good sound is quite easy and I find that if you have the settings set to the default (midway) and the volumes at only two or three, you'll have a pretty good sound. From there I usually play with the EQ and the reverb to get the sound that I am looking for on that particular day. I've never seen the manual for the Fender Blues Junior, but one isn't necessary because the amp is easy to use without one.
SOUNDS
The sound quality of the Fender Blues Junior is surprisingly really awesome. I didn't expect much from this amp because it is so small, but when I plugged in a guitar and a Fender Rhodes, both sounded really awesome, even at low volumes. While it has the word blues in the name, this is a great tube amp for all types of genres as I have used it for pop and rock as well. This is a perfect amp for practicing as you can bring it anywhere easily, for live shows, and for recording. Unless you are playing in large venues, this amp will definitely work for live shows in bars and smaller venues. It is great that you can have this amp for all sorts of situations, as you never know when it will come in handy. It has a lot of crunch to the tone and is great for a variety of situations.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the Fender Blues Junior for about a year or so and it is probably my favorite amp out there that is 15 watts or less. I still can't believe how loud this amp can get and I never seem to have it any louder than three or four as it gets too loud. The price is quite reasonable since it is so small - this is a really good bang for your buck. If you are looking for a small practice amp that can go above and beyond, the Fender Blues Junior is for you.
UTILIZATION
Using the Fender Blues Junior is just about as easy as using any amp out there. It has the basic parameters but still allows for a good amount of control over your tone as it has the three EQ knobs as well as reverb. Getting a good sound is quite easy and I find that if you have the settings set to the default (midway) and the volumes at only two or three, you'll have a pretty good sound. From there I usually play with the EQ and the reverb to get the sound that I am looking for on that particular day. I've never seen the manual for the Fender Blues Junior, but one isn't necessary because the amp is easy to use without one.
SOUNDS
The sound quality of the Fender Blues Junior is surprisingly really awesome. I didn't expect much from this amp because it is so small, but when I plugged in a guitar and a Fender Rhodes, both sounded really awesome, even at low volumes. While it has the word blues in the name, this is a great tube amp for all types of genres as I have used it for pop and rock as well. This is a perfect amp for practicing as you can bring it anywhere easily, for live shows, and for recording. Unless you are playing in large venues, this amp will definitely work for live shows in bars and smaller venues. It is great that you can have this amp for all sorts of situations, as you never know when it will come in handy. It has a lot of crunch to the tone and is great for a variety of situations.
OVERALL OPINION
I've been using the Fender Blues Junior for about a year or so and it is probably my favorite amp out there that is 15 watts or less. I still can't believe how loud this amp can get and I never seem to have it any louder than three or four as it gets too loud. The price is quite reasonable since it is so small - this is a really good bang for your buck. If you are looking for a small practice amp that can go above and beyond, the Fender Blues Junior is for you.