Talk:Fender Blues Junior

Little Walter?

I cannot find any information whatsoever about the Little Walter trivia. I find it hard to believe that a man who died in 1968 was ever said to have used a guitar amplifier which wasn't made until 1995. Not saying it didn't happen, but a reference is going to be required... if none are found I will remove the trivia. Perhaps it was a different amp that Fender used to make in the 60's? --> Gameforge 03:25, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

Follow Up

Little Walter trivia removed, 10-29-2007

And Little walter use Danelectro Commando. Blues JUnior provide a CLOSE approximation, but not actual Little Walter tone. 75.156.92.38 (talk) 20:33, 15 March 2008 (UTC)

Groove Tubes

A discussion about Groove Tubes products is not acceptable in this article. In reality, while yes, GT uses Sovtek tubes, GT's product is a rated tube which can be matched according to their grading criteria both for "hotness" and simply for the purposes of buying a matched pair. Matching is especially important for replacement in fixed-bias amps like the BJr (or... every Mesa Boogie amp).

Of course many resellers will match Sovtek tubes for you and they're slightly cheaper, few will grade them in terms of "hotness" against an existing set, and certainly not an existing "fried" set - a pair of Groove Tubes EL84 grade 5 tubes might be the only two from an original selection of dozens of Sovtek EL84s.

Mesa has a similar but simpler grading system; either the tube is rated for use in Mesa amps or it isn't. I read that they get rid of nearly 40% of the tubes they initially purchase in bulk from Sovtek (or whoever). Their selection process is sophisticated, isn't linear, and you'd be a complete fool to replace the tubes in a Mesa amp with matched Sovteks instead of Mesa's specifically selected Sovteks.

So the fact that a BJr has GT tubes in it isn't a "feature" because Groove Tubes tubes "sound better" or something; rather, employing the Groove Tubes grading system for tube selection is a feature. Users can purchase a matched set, they can purchase the same grade as they're replacing, or they can go for a matched pair of a hotter/softer grade. (Edit: upon further review, my old EL84s are in fact "Fender" grade - so while still a far narrower selection of EL84s than simply "all Sovtek", I have no idea what standard GT grade they areGameforge (talk) 00:16, 14 April 2010 (UTC)).

So I'm removing the line about Groove Tubes being rebranded Sovteks, as it is A) not correct in terms of ignoring the grading system that Fender designs their amps around and B) not relevant whatsoever to the article.Gameforge (talk) 23:15, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

NOS Lacquered Tweed Blues Junior Speaker??? Which one???

"such as the Jensen C12N found in the NOS Lacquered Tweed Blues Junior or the Jensen P12R found in the Relic edition."

There seems to be some confusion about what Jensen speaker comes with the various Blues Junior limited editions, both on here and on the Internet. I have a 2011 made Lacquered Tweed Blues Junior III (not the relic edition) and it definitely comes with a Jensen P12R and not the C12N as listed in this article or elsewhere on the Internet. Maybe in the past they put ceramic Jensen speakers in the NOS Lacquered Tweed Blues Junior but my one definitely has the P12R installed.

Also, why would you put a Jensen "N" rated speaker (50 watts) in a 15 watt amplifier??? Doesn't make sense to me. Maybe people are getting the NOS Lacquered Tweed Blues Junior confused with the Lacquered Tweed Hot Rod Deluxe, which has the Jensen P12N fitted. Undalya (talk) 12:46, 19 February 2012 (UTC)

Just an update. Found out that one I have was an Australia only special.

I emailed Fender U.S. and they said my amp was made on Australia Day 2011. (Coincidence?)

I then emailed Fender Australia and got the reply back: "The Blues JNR III Lac Tweed was a special run that Fender Australia had commissioned for our own region. Fender Australia has sold 70 of the Blues JNR III Lac Tweed amps." Undalya (talk) 18:49, 17 November 2012 (UTC)