Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp

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Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp

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The Blues Jr. pushed through a 12" Jensen speaker.

The Blues Jr. NOS takes Fender's 15W gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with tweed covering and a vintage-style 12" Jensen speaker. Its power is generated by an all-tube signal path usin...

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John Mayer

John Mayer uses the Fender Hot Rod Series Blues Junior 15W 1x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp during his live performances.
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Justin Vernon

Justin is seen playing through this Fender Hot Rod Series amplifier, presumably back stage while on tour.
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George Ezra

In this picture, captioned "Making noise with @fender", George is with two Fender amps, a Princeton Reverb and a Tweed Blues Junior.
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Ross Millard

In this video, at 2:34, Millard can be seen playing through Fender Blues Junior.
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Nils Lofgren

“I’m using a Fender Blues Junior and a Barber Burn Unit for acoustic things where I’ll play lead but don’t want it to be just fuzz. I don’t like losing the metal of the strings inside the fuzz, so I keep it to a minimum."
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Ben Nichols

At 20.35 onwards Ben talks briefly about his Fender Amp that he uses for his electrics. His is loaded with EL84s.
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Julien Baker

In this Facebook image, Julien Baker can be seen with her equipment plugged into a Fender Blues Juniour.
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Jack Johnson

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Description

The Blues Jr. pushed through a 12" Jensen speaker.

The Blues Jr. NOS takes Fender's 15W gem and gives it the true vintage treatment with tweed covering and a vintage-style 12" Jensen speaker. Its power is generated by an all-tube signal path using a pair of EL84 Groove Tube output tubes and 3 - 12AX7 preamp tubes. Add renowned Fender reverb, flexible controls, and footswitchable (with optional footswitch - product #420703) FAT circuit for golden tones, and you're in business. And just look at that chrome panel, that tweed finish with pinstripe grille cloth, and those vintage pointer knobs!

Specifications

Series: Hot Rod Series
Type: All Tube
Output: 15 watts into 8 ohms
Ohms: 8 ohms
Speakers: 1-12" Jensen C12-N 8ohm, 50 watt Speaker, p/n 0868508004
Channels: 1 Channel
Features: "Fat" Switch, Reverb, Footswitch Jack for Remote "Fat" on/off, Chrome Panel, Vintage Pointer Knobs, Controls, Reverb, Master, Middle, Bass, Treble, "Fat" Switch, Volume, Covering, Lacquer Tweed finish with Pinstripe Grille Cloth

11 reviews

ben_cote

284

Classic Fender tone!

Love the vintage Tweed look! I put a Celestion Vintage 30 speaker in this to beef it up, and now it just screams!

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almost 3 years ago
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rick_hyde

121

NiCe aMp

It is what it is, right? I bought this for two reasons; it's 15 lbs lighter than my Laney, and the reverb. It's plenty loud at 15 watts Class A/B, and a nice compliment sound-wise, to my Class A Laney. The reverb ain't Super, Twin or Deluxe, but it goes in that direction. The stock Jensen is a jack-of-all-trades, and has mastered none of them. I will be switching to either an Eminence GA-SC64 or a WGS driver. At loud volumes the Jensen just pharts out and loses character. And since it starts out with little character, that's not good! By custom voiced, they mean versatile. I say pick a speaker that works great for this amp, and not to cover many styles of playing, which, IMO, they did, resulting in a drab sounding speaker. I switched the stock tubes to 2 Mullard 12AX7 in V1/V2, and a Sovtek 12AX7 into V3, and swapped the 2 GT EL84's for 2 matched JJ EL84's. Right now, I like what I am hearing. That may change with the speaker swap. I am also considering swapping both the PA transformer and the Output transformer. Cheap and easy plug and play swap, and supposedly makes a ton of difference tine-wise. It is a great looking little amp, and capable of adding an extension cab. Looking the landscape over, I think this amp is better priced at $499 and not $599.

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over 1 year ago
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ben_lount

230

lacquered tweed Blues Jr

Amazing amp, the Jensen speaker gives it a lot more warmth than the regular Blues Jr. It only loses a star for not having the choice of a reverb switch.

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11 months ago
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iamgraysonsmith

136

Love

This is my sit around the house amp...

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over 2 years ago
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seanmarshall9

188

Versatile, reliable, efficient, and great sounding.

This is the all-in-all best package amp I have played. It might not have the boutique tonality of some of the highest priced amps, but for a working musician, this package doesn't get much better. On the low side, the Reverb tank wired sometimes come loose and are noisy. In a perfect world, this would have tube Reverb and onboard Trem, but at this point who is counting?

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about 1 year ago
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ericklorena

186

Awsome

It doesn't have a Standby button, what may be a problem for an all tube amp, but sounds amazing and incredibly loud for 15 W. I love mine and don't have intention of buying another amp, even for concerts

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over 3 years ago
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desoto

15

1st series green board modded by Bill M.

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over 4 years ago
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roem

256

Does the job.

Great little amp. Craftmanship lacking a little for a traveling box, but it's light considering it's a tube amp.

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almost 4 years ago
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danielmetchells

133

Loud and portable: do we need anything more?

Picked up a second hand Blues Junior having gigged with it last weekend on a whim. I'm not a fan of its bigger brothers, but wow am I happy with this little monster. For the time being, I don't see a need for any other amp.

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almost 3 years ago
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chrislammert

120

Main blues amp

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over 4 years ago
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cammojodragon

353

The controls go up to twelve - it outdoes Spinal Tap!!!!

Wow. Anything and everything you'd want out of a small Fender valve combo is here, and then some; the cleans are warm, responsive and dynamic, the on tank reverb is gorgeous (and more than you'll ever need, which is far better than the alternative), and while there's no drive channel, there's a fat switch that'll take you to a pretty fantastic overdriven place; even without, a TS/Klon type pedal will give you a rich, creamy drive even without the fat switch!

For those of you sceptical about the benefits of a proper valve amplifier over solid state technology, the Blues Junior is a serious case in favour of the tube; nothing responds to your playing the way tubes do, and this amp is one of the finest example. Small, but more than capable of roaringly loud volumes, this amp is a mighty beast to take with you to the studio or the local venues, and will do you proud anywhere you put it. Highly recommended, particularly for those that like their gain coming from their pedals (and ESPECIALLY for those that like fantastic amplifiers!)

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about 2 years ago
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