Fender Blues Junior III "Navy Blue"

This is a somewhat different model of Blues Junior Standard since this is a limited edition cover features a blue (navy blue) and a very handsome Hp Celestion G12 Vintage 30.

So here we have a small 15-watt lamps into 8 ohms (3 X 12AX7, 2 X EL84), a volume control, treble, mid, bass, and master ... Spring Reverb, quite authentic, more than a FAT switch for Boost. All for about 14 Kg, which is particularly significant for transport.

UTILIZATION

The config 'could not be more simple, you plug, you play, you love!
For me, being a big fan of Clapton I put the bass to max, treble at medium and minimum at noon, neck position on my old Strat Fender Noiseless pickups equipped with ... and go for two hours of happiness.

Do not rely on his power, 15 watts are more than enough to play in groups and share his art with his neighbors!

SOUNDS

This amp is perfect for my style, ie blues, rock of Clapton to Buddy Guy through BB King, JLHooker, SRV, Hendrix, but also Led Zep, Deep Purple, AC DC and so on. . on the other hand, metal fans go your way!

I almost reached my goal with my old Ibanez TSA head 15 (the passage that was really excellent - I refer you to my test on the product page-) but that's another thing, first of all, the Celestion V30 is a real wonder, the sound a "je ne sais quoi" that sounds good and Old School, and the spring reverb is really nice.
Moreover, the clean is really flawless, clear and warm.

The pedals are well accepted, but be careful to respect the heating time of the beast lest the life of lamps drastically reduced.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it recently, but that's really what I searched for a long time. I had the opportunity to play on a peavey 30, an orange tiny terror, a vox ac 15, and finally Ibanez TSA 15 (which I parted after loyal service).

I tried the equivalent model with the HP Eminence, but it was not what the Celestion is a real bonus here. The FAT provides a crunchy sound powerful enough, however, the pedal is not provided and access to the outputs (HP, pedal switch), is not very practical. In addition, there is no effects loop.

Anyway, I nitpick, the sound is really excellent, the Spring Reverb, the real, is magic, it's more true that it is particularly beautiful crayon (ok this is only my opinion, but it accentuates the side " blues ") and yes, I do it again this choice without hesitation.