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Post by twang46 on Nov 18, 2009 15:37:19 GMT
Got my hands on a Fender Pro Junior last night. What a great amp, really did not want to give it back  For those who haven't had the pleasure it's a 2x ecc83 & el84 combo with 10" speaker in vintage style Tweed or more modern Black cab. On/off, vol & tone it goes from sweet & relaxed at low volumes to a wonderful rock sound with bark & bite and all stations in between, there's no reverb or other nonsense to get in the way of the truly great sounds. I'm now on a selling spree to get one (super champ xd anyone ?) Looked inside & there's a very neat & well spaced pcb with all the components clearly labeled, looks very easy to work on if needed. The price new is around £350 it seems (and worth every penny !) Fender have some really good amps out at the moment with the blues juniors & champs etc... for me it seems hard to think of a better amp at anywhere near the same money. Cheers Dick |
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Post by philbarker on Nov 18, 2009 19:43:18 GMT
How fickle can you get!! It was only last month I seem to remember you were in love with the super champ. Two-timer!!! No seriously keep us updated.
Phil B
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Post by twang46 on Nov 18, 2009 20:40:47 GMT
Aye Phil Last month ( & indeed up to last night) super champ was king, but, enter the pro junior & faced with a side by side comparison poor old s/champ came in a very long way second. Fickle, ? of course But you really have to hear the pro junior if you can & then you'll understand  Dick. |
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Post by Cruachan on Nov 18, 2009 20:55:54 GMT
Fender have some really good amps out at the moment with the blues juniors & champs etc... for me it seems hard to think of a better amp at anywhere near the same money. Cheers Dick Hi Dick, Couldn't agree more. I have a 15W Fender Blues Junior - also a terrific personal amp. Great clean sound and powerful punch when needed. Yes, it does have a built in spring reverb unit. I use a modest setting of 2 and use my Boss DD-7 at the end of the effects chain for the rest. Mind you, I did have a few issues with the FBJ at the outset - unacceptable background hiss, audible hum and tube microphony. However, all was resolved by swapping the tubes out for their 'JJ' equivalents and the fitting of (Ti-9) UltraSonic 9 Dampers. Does make you wonder about Fender's quality control when it comes to their choice of valves fitted to their amps. Clearly there is nothing wrong with the circuitry as my experience has confirmed. Regards, Mike |
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Post by twang46 on Nov 18, 2009 23:03:50 GMT
Hi Mike
It's strange the way fender look to save pennies on the valves they fit to these amps. Inside the pro junior there are ribbon cables carrying the signal to the valves etc.. yet they still sound good & even better when the standard valves are swapped out for something better.
I found this with the super champ & I also got good results by upgrading the speaker.
Now what can I sell to fund the arrival of a pro junior ?
Dick.
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Post by philbarker on Nov 19, 2009 9:46:10 GMT
I have it on good authority that the Vox Night Train is very good. This is an amp header and you need a separate speaker. The "good authority" I speak of was also a big Super Champ person but he says the Vox is better. Now the Fender Pro Junior has been thrown into the equation, I'll have to re-assess. The VNT is about £360ish. And like you Dick I am saving hard and selling my Fiesta Red MIM strat to help finance the deal for the new amp.
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Post by twang46 on Feb 4, 2010 10:37:12 GMT
;D ;D ;D ;D Deal done ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Finally got the Pro Junior last night. Cost a little more than I had hoped, but worth it ! Just itching to get some "mods" done now, feedback switch first then a trawl through the "mod" sites for some ideas. Thinking about a standby switch, it has survived since 1996 (USA model) without one, is it really necessary I wonder ? The Champ XD that I traded in had no standby sw either Ah well, off to play with my new best friend  Cheers Dick. |
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Post by andygp on Feb 4, 2010 10:56:20 GMT
Congratulations for your new baby!
Please, keep us posted...
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Post by martyn on Feb 4, 2010 11:59:52 GMT
I asked my wife if she thought I was 'fickle' and she said if I removed the last two letters I'd be more accurate . . . not sure what she was getting at . . .
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2010 13:04:17 GMT
HI Dick .......I am so pleased that you have your new ''AMP'' & why-not mate we must enjoy our-selves why we can as we are not getting any-younger-mate!!!
''GOODONYA-Dick-ENJOY-IT''.................barry..
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Post by twang46 on Feb 9, 2010 1:10:36 GMT
Thanks, Barry, Martyn & Andy.
I've posted across on the "tech help" board with my current thoughts.
Cheers
Dick.
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