All user reviews for the Epiphone Valve Junior

All lamp 5w
Between 1 and 4 ohm output hp aditional
A single volume knob
That's only I bought it

UTILIZATION

You can not get any easier but by no n'altre the quality of sound on the contrary!
No need for manual

SOUNDS

It should be a good trs my music (blues and rock)
I play an Ibanez AS73 and squier51 and I have a prference for both single coils sound a little better defined although it is a finding that is only my opinion.
In all cases the sound and power by this small DGIG are poustouflant 5w!
The sounds are fairly obtained "rsons" So the lack of reverb is not very handicap has low volume I use a reverb "corned beef" Danelectro trs that blends well with the amp.
Caution is the sound power delivered by this small combo when used home
The power is well worth a 20/30w transistors!
Finally, I love this amp for the sound and look!

OVERALL OPINION

I have 2 years I have never met a problem.
For the price of 150 euros it is difficult to find especially as the default manufacturing quality is remarkable.
If it crashes, YES I Rasht and then the valve junior head!

5W tube (Sovtek), no-frills: a volume control and nothing else.

UTILIZATION

Operation is very simple, you plug, you play.
crunch that quickly, a tube screamer and blues literally burst.
When the volume goes up, it saturates quickly.

SOUNDS

After changing the transformer to a Hammond DSE125, changing the 12AX7 with a 5751EHgold (under natural saturation), then the sound becomes more comfortable in his clear, the combo becomes more versatile.

For blues, rock 70'S, pedals overdrive and distortion ... It's really cool

OVERALL OPINION

I use this combo for 1 year, I really appreciate the warmth of heat lamps, bluesy sound with a good OD Tubescreamer type, or rock with a fuzz or distortion. I advice the VJ casual players, or oxen with friends, practicing ...

I also advise to change the transformer to a Hammond (the sound will be less crunchy, but the amp is more versatile).

I have a third of the VJ series.
So some changes:
- Exit 4 8 or 16 ohms
- HP Eminence
The rest is identical (except perhaps on the inside of the beast)

I prefer to say right away: I love it!

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use
It not only gets a good sound easy, but I would almost say that it is impossible to have one bad.
In any case, my humble ears are filled

SOUNDS

Used alone, and no possibility to set the tone, I find it lacks some treble, but it is of extreme heat. It was like being in the sound. The slightest friction of rope is attached. Furthermore (contrary to early models described) there is no breath, nothing, nada, nothing, niente, Kay dale! Impressive.
I use a Vox Tonelab and ... I can do what I want.
Certainly a pro will find flaws, but for the amateur guitarist I have is the panancée. I did try a friend guitarist (long) which has a fine collection of vintage equipment quality and he was impressed (dailleurs he will buy one for work "quiet")
Important: it is desirable to tilt it, or better, ask to ear height.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two months, and I no longer use him now to play at home.
Finally ... get sound without breaking the bank ears, and leaving his family sleep peacefully (although if you loose all the power ... it still makes noise ... 5 watts may be, but 5 watts enlarged and multi- vitamins)

In short I love it.
Value for money: the last quality gear at affordable prices

The Valve Junior is a 5 watt (RMS) class A tube amplifier available in both head and combo versions. My review will be of the combo version.

Features:

-Single knob for volume

-Eight inch speaker

-EL84 power-amp valve

-12AX7 pre-amp valve

-4 ohm output



UTILIZATION

It's a very simple amplifier with only a single volume control. So changing the sound depends a great deal on what you're putting into it. That said the tone of the amp does change quite drastically depending on where the volume knob is set.

The best thing about this amplifier is that it's a great for modifying and that's where it becomes a great amp. When I bought this amp it had already been modified to have 8 and 16 ohm outputs using a different output transformer, a gain switch which is done by bypassing a resistor and a tweed tone control. I have since modified the amp further myself adding a switch to switch between triode and pentode modes of the power tube. This modification allows you to drop the output by around half which allows you to crank the amp to cause it to "break up" without it being too loud.

SOUNDS

I use this amp with a Squier Duo-Sonic guitar and a Electro Harmonix Big Muff effects pedal. Clean tones is not where this amp really shines, if you're looking for chiming cleans then a Fender Champion 600 would probably better choice for a small valve amp. When distorted this amplifier can sound great, I like setting the amplifier to a clean tone at around a quarter volume and then using the Big Muff to push the amp into overdrive by setting the volume at full and the sustain at zero, this is my favorite rhythm guitar tone using this set up. The amp also sounds great when it's set to a slightly distorted tone and then with the Big Muff set as a fuzz by pushing the sustain to near full and then just getting the volume to unity.

OVERALL OPINION

My favorite thing about this amp is it's simplicity to modify to open up it's possibilities for use, even the simplest modifications such as a tone knob allow the amp to be much more versatile and useable in more situations. Another thing I like about this amp is how it reacts to the different overdrive and distortion pedals that I've used with it.

I personally think that this amp is quite limited when left stock as without the triode/pentode mod getting distorted tones out of the amp will mean quite a high amount of volume which I expect would be too loud for people to use at home for practice.