[Harp-L] Fwd: Fender Blues Jr Amps P.S. (Tube Swaps)

["John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>]

P.S.   When i swapped tubes on my BJ, I used the JJ Electronics  
"Fender Blues Junior Tube Upgrade Kit" sold by Harp Depot and also  
available from Eurotubes.  FWIW, I was totally pleased with the  
result.  Btw, Bob Pletka at Eurotubes is very knowledgeable about  
tube swaps to voice guitar amps for harmonica. He seems to be a very  
nice guy and willing to answer questions and make suggestions.  i  
followed his suggestions to retube my Fender  Super Reverb Reissue  
and I was totally pleased with that result, too.
	JP
	
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> From: "John F. Potts" <hvyj@xxxxxxx>
> Date: December 17, 2008 2:49:58 AM GMT-05:00
> To: pfiege@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Fender Blues Jr Amps
>
> I had a Blues Junior, but recently sold it and got a Fender  
> Princeton Reverb Reissue which I like better.  The BJ is a nice  
> amp, though. IMO, a tube swap is essential in order to control  
> feedback on the BJ.  Personally, I thought the reverb on the BJ  
> sounded a little thin and tinny, so i had the reverb circuit  
> modified and bagged the reverb tank with a reverb tank bag i got  
> from Mojotone.  I think the reverb is deeper on the Princeton and i  
> prefer the 10" speaker on the Princeton. I  happen to like 10s for  
> harp.  The BJ has a12" speaker.  The Princeton is significantly  
> more expensive, though.
>
> The BJ is a very versatile little amp. Musicians Friend is  
> presently advertising NOS tweed BJs which came out a while ago as a  
> limited run and are supposed to have a higher grade speaker than  
> the other BJs. If the Princeton Reverb Reissue hadn't come out, I  
> would not have sold my BJ.  Both the BJ and the Princeton are  
> louder than one would expect  a 15 watt amp to be.  The BJ has  
> higher gain, though, as well as separate volume and master volume  
> controls.
>
> 	JP