Fender Blues Junior III 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp

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Fender Blues Junior III 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp

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Excellent fat-tube tone with spring reverb in a compact size.

The Blues Junior III guitar amp is a 15-watt, warm-toned, long time favorite; the perfect grab & go tube amp for stage or studio. It's got the fat mid tones characteristic of EL84 ou...

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The Edge

Edge used a Fender Blues Junior for his Shimmer signal path during the "Vertigo" Tour.
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Noel Gallagher

When asked how he goes about transferring his album sound to the stage for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Noel states that he doesn't spend too much time and effort worrying about accurate sound reproduction, since he believes the crowd doesn't quite care about such things. He then mentions a couple of the amps he uses live: "...I just use my little Fender Blues Junior and my Hiwatt Custom 100. They're great. That's what I've used live for the last five or six years." Original source article [here](http://www.musicradar.com/news/drums/interview-noel-gallagher-talks-guitars-gear-and-high-flying-birds-512993).
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Karl Hyde

In [this video](https://youtu.be/jntwX4L0r88?t=4s) about the making of Hyde's solo album "Edgeland," we see him playing through a Blues Junior. The faceplate comes into focus at almost exactly 4 seconds.
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Elliot Easton

Used in the recording of the album "Move Like This" as explained by the guitarist.
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Gabrielle Aplin

Fender Blues Junior is talked about in the article
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Luke Pritchard

Luke used a Fender Blues Junior in the early days (maybe today too). You can see it in the video of Luby Lou (at around 2:40).
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J.J. Cale

JJ Cale gear and style
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Chris Rea

tube amp is all i need
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Matt Skiba

In this photo, a Jazzmaster plugged into Skiba's Fender Blues Junior is visible.
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Will Johnson

in this article , he mentions fender blues jr.
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Kieran Shudall

In this video of Circa Waves playing a live session for Vevo dscvr, at 1:04 you can see Kieran's Fender Blues Junior III next to Joe's Fender Princeton Reverb '68 Reissue.
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Ellie Rowsell

The amp behind Ellie at 17;30 is a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe and not a Fender Blues Jr. Her talk of using the Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is on page 21 in the link below. There has never been any mention of using a Fender Blues Jr. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/rig-tour-wolf-alice-641138
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Lulu Santos

"Pq a galerinha das cordas tem pedido: Os Amps, Fender Blues Jr III, centro 2 Fender Champ Os efeitos: Jim Dunlop Wah Carl Martin Quattro Leslie Neo Ventilator Q Balls Riddle Electro-Harmonix Phaser Small Stone Electro-Harmonix Delay TC A/B Box Boss"
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Eugene Hütz

in this photo we can see Eugene's Cordoba Gk studio and his fender blues junior III
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Ruban Nielson

In this TapeOp interview with Ruban, he states he uses a Fender Blues Jr: "a [Fender] Blues Junior"
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Tim Bernardes

In this vídeo about Tim's gear we see that he's playing through a Fender Hotrod Deville, which isn't his. At 0:33 he says: "Eu tenho um amp da Fender que chama Blues Junior que é mais ou menos esse só que um pouco menor"
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Joe Falconer

You can see Joe is using a Fender Blues Junior in this photo (on top of the green case to the left of the drum set)
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Shaun Verreault

Sole amp used for recording "No Bad Days", run into a Marshall 4x12 cab
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Mikey Carnevale

in this photo of The Frights playing live, a Fender Blues Junior can be seen behind Mikey.
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Paolo Alpiani

used just only for a short period
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Rob Grote

You can see that he uses this tiny tweed version of the 12 inch combo tube amp at 4:20 in the video. Although in the past he has used the regular black version of this same amp. These amps pack a nice punch when they are cranked that give them a nice crunchy sound when the tubes are pushed instead of the trademark fender "clean" tone that most fender amps provide.
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Lee Anderton

Lee uses this amp on this gear video at 2:35
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Emily A. Sprague

In this Instagram post, the Blues Jr. is visible in the background, next to the sofa.
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Toni Torres

Toni Torres use in HCTSOUND recordings and some shows
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Oliver Taylor

"Then I’ve got a Fender blues junior amplifier. And that has a pre-amp pedal that’s got a sound like a dying animal."
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Description

Excellent fat-tube tone with spring reverb in a compact size.

The Blues Junior III guitar amp is a 15-watt, warm-toned, long time favorite; the perfect grab & go tube amp for stage or studio. It's got the fat mid tones characteristic of EL84 output tubes, warm 12AX7 preamp tube overdrive, real spring Reverb, simple control layout, footswitchable FAT boost, and external speaker capability.

The new Blues Junior III also includes these upgrades: Easier reading black control panel with front reading text, new badge; vintage Fender "dog bone" handle, vintage-sized jewel light, "Sparkle" mod, rattle-reducing shock absorbers for EL84 tubes, super-sensitive Fender Special Design 12" "lightning bolt" speaker by Eminence, and heavy-duty set screw "chicken head" knobs.

Specifications

All tube preamp and 15-watt power section
3-band EQ
FAT boost switch
12" Fender "Lightning Bolt" speaker by Eminence
Built-in spring reverb

21 reviews

rich1962

136

My Modded Blues Junior

I have played many of these amps, they do have a certain British tone to them. I preferred to modify mine with 6V6 tubes, a 12AT7 driver tube, and low gain 12AX7 in the #1 position. Also, I changed out the 12" speaker to a 10" and an 8" speaker on the baffle, to allow more clarity in the notes. With these mods, the amp sounds closer to a mini Super Reverb, and has just enough power for small gigs.

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over 1 year ago
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jimmarchi1 Moderator

yeah, EL84s, even in fixed bias? unfender! prior to this amp there was just the short lived EL84 blonde tremoluxes that mostly melted down... for some reason the oddball marshalls with 6V63s sound british, but the blues jr is way un-American stock

over 1 year ago

eric_b_wood

371

Awesome all around

This is the perfect size! The clean tones are spectacular, and it can get really dirty. I love the master/drive volume knobs; I can crank it and get some sweet tube distortion while still keeping things at a reasonable volume!

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over 4 years ago
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julien111111

49

Great

Sound great for something under $600. Just the right amount of controls and a fat switch to get a variety of sounds out of. Takes pedals well and is great for live playing; it's not too big and heavy but it can get loud.

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about 3 years ago
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ppoolboy

707

amazing sounding amp

first amp I toured with, amazing tone. loud if you need it, quiet when you need it as well. Great sound when overdriven as well. My only complaint (which isn't really a complaint) is the top controls as opposed to my preferred front facing controls.

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over 2 years ago
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miked3737

167

I use this for practice and studio recording

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over 4 years ago
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rbowes

138

Tone King

Perfect amp tones, runs pedals extremely well, responds to over drive and distortion perfectly.

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almost 2 years ago
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kavionsabio

135

Great Travel Size Amp!

I truly enjoy using this amp for practice at home and use in the studio when I take it with me. Great sound, fullness, and good EQ for any setting Plus it's easy to travel with. Would definitely recommend to any and all Blues guitarists, or guitarists who need something to take with them in a flash

+1

over 3 years ago
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scott_dafc

272

Favourite small amp!

Great "Fendery" cleans and really easy to get great overdrive tones as well

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almost 3 years ago
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dan_atom

163

Great amp!

Best valve amp you can get for small gigs or just practising.

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over 2 years ago
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jimmarchi1 Moderator

BOLD statement

over 2 years ago

joey_bell

245

Solid Amp

I try to play a lot of Dead and Floyd and this is great for going between the two. I will be modding it to so the possibilities are endless.

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over 2 years ago
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jim_bradshaw

116

Powerful, easily portable tube amp with great cleans.

I've had this amp for a year and although I prefer amps with more gain capabilities it as served me well. It's a great platform for pedals of any type although the bottom end isn't as prevalent as it could be.

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over 1 year ago
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samrocca

117

great amp, and it packs a punch too.

pretty dank little bugger. its great for gigging and practice alike.

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over 1 year ago
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will

40

Blues Junior

Yup

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almost 4 years ago
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colemorson

247

Heavily Modded

I had my Blues Junior III modded within an inch of it's life by Carl Hopkins. He put it in a dovetail pine enclosure, installed some modification from Fromel Electronics, and put a vintage speaker in it. Plenty of volume, and perfect for what I do.

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over 2 years ago
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zerogravityofficial

245

A great Guitar amp!

It`s a really greate Guitar AMP for playing around with som chords on the guitar!

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about 3 years ago
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itsquodo

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about 1 year ago
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lachlan_legge

English please

about 1 year ago

pjhunton

215

A 15W Tube amp with soul

A beautiful tone is easy to get from this amp, I love it, not one for a small room though.

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about 1 year ago
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alonsomartinez

100

Great amp!

Great amp! Not so Lightweight, but clean tones are beautiful and overdrive is great

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9 months ago
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mattcampbellmusic

459

Great Small Amps

Great little amp for small club gigs. Great pedal platform amps. Easy to modify, if you're into that. And with a WGS "Reaper" speaker for like 60 bucks, these little guys RIP.

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almost 2 years ago
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javiertheworm

721

Tube amp

Nice clean sound w/ reverb you can crank it and have a warm od

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about 3 years ago
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franci

177

Blues Jr

Esse amplificador é demais, normalmente levo ele p/ estrada junto com um e609.

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about 4 years ago
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