[Harp-L] New Blues Junior Reverb upgrade

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

The other night i was playing with a guitar player who was using a  
Fender Blues Junior that he had modified by replacing the original  
reverb tank with a Ruby Tubes Reverb Tank from Mojotone and bagging  
the tank.  Much better reverb than the stock BJ reverb tank.

A lot of harp players like the BJ, although it's generally recognized  
that the stock reverb on the BJ isn't very good.  When i had my BJ, I  
wanted to upgrade to an Accutronics reverb tank but couldn't because  
it will not fit into the BJ cabinet.  So, I had the reverb circuit  
modified on mine, and I bagged the stock reverb tank. Much improved  
reverb, but the hot rodded circuit would hum a little. Sometimes more  
than a little.

The new  9" Ruby tank will fit in the BJ cabinet, costs less than  
$25, and is probably a much better solution.  Mojotone also sells  
small reverb tank bags for less than $10.  Less than $35 to  
completely  upgrade the reverb without having a tech modify any of  
the circuitry.  Not a bad idea if you've got a stock BJ.

I sold my BJ last year to get a Princeton Reverb Reissue, which has  
great deep reverb, so this is no longer a concern for me. But I  
thought it might be of interest to some of you who have a Blues  
Junior or are thinking about getting one.

	JP