[Harp-L] Re: Epiphone Valve Junior Head & Cabinet - Discontinued?

[John Concilus <jconcilus@xxxxxxxx>]

Rick,

I sure agree that the VJR half-stack cabinet is good value, and well 
built. Although I would love to have a Masco, even the stock Epi VJR 
head is a nice little set up, and very inexpensive.  I have two of 
the cabinets, and one stock head...and one in the process of being 
modded.  The cabinets are solid, and the stock speaker is pretty darn 
good (IMHO).

I checked with the Gibson Amp Forums, and they have conflicting 
information about whether or not the company has discontinued the 
Valve Junior series. The thread below quotes Bob Burns (a customer 
service rep) as saying Gibson is not discontinuing them....but I 
looked again yesterday and can't find any in stock at all with any 
vendor.

The original cabinet and head have been nearly impossible to find 
since mid-November, with many vendor references to "discontinued".

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/59325-original-valve-junior-head-discontinued/

I have a feeling that "good value" for harp players meant "not enough 
profit" for Gibson.  ;-)

Since I have this email in progress to you anyway, Rick, I really 
liked your recent  videos comparing tonality of tubes. You always 
have "meat" in your blog posts, and I'll admit to being a regular 
there.

Regards,

Johncn



> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2011 07:58:28 -0700
> From: Rick Davis <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Epiphone Valve Junior Head & Cabinet -
> 	Discontinued?
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> That would be a shame if the Valve Jr. were discontinued!  I use the Epi
> Valve Jr 1x12 cab with my Masco amp.  Really good tone for not much money.
> Very well built; a good bargain.
>
> --
> -Rick Davis
> The Blues Harp Amps Blog
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