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

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.

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.


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?

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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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
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!