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GMC Forum _ GEAR & PRODUCTION _ Anyone Know How A Fender Blues Jr. Would Compare To A '65 Princeton Reverb Reissue In Terms Of Sound?

Posted by: Praetorian May 14 2009, 06:48 PM

There isn't one local that I can try out. I LOVED the Princeton, but it was expensive. I was wondering how the Blues Jr. sounded when compared to the Princeton.

Posted by: ZakkWylde May 14 2009, 06:51 PM

Nobody can tell you how YOU would find the diffrence between them...

Posted by: Velvet Roger May 14 2009, 06:59 PM

Zakk is certainly right, however given only the fact that the tubes inside the amp are quite different (EL84s in the Fender Blues Jr and 6V6s in the Princeton), will certainly have an effect on the sound.

I really like the sound of the Fender Blues one, but in the end I went for the HotRod Deluxe instead (which has 6L6 tubes).

Posted by: sted May 14 2009, 07:04 PM

The twin is an absolute classic, but they are also twice the price of the Jnr. I tried a blues deluxe re-issue and that was a beautiful sounding amp but very, very loud at 40 watts of tube tone! These amps are notorious for having a great clean sound but a distinctly average drive channel so bear that in mind when it comes to what you want to get out of them.

Posted by: Praetorian May 14 2009, 07:18 PM

QUOTE (ZakkWylde @ May 14 2009, 01:51 PM) *
Nobody can tell you how YOU would find the diffrence between them...



I realize that...but like I said my local shops don't have a Blues Jr. to play. I meant is one significantly cleaner than the other, or more bassy...something like that!

Posted by: Ruzz May 18 2009, 07:44 PM

Blues Jr. deffinately sounds awsome.
However, alot of them have a few problems from their birth.
One of them is the lack of a standby switch.

These are of course problems that can be solved by an amp engineer.
Just keep it in mind, that if you want to make it a great amp, you will have to offer a few more bucks..

Posted by: ItsMe May 18 2009, 08:21 PM

I have a blues junior and think it's an incredible amp for recording and even practicing. With the master down you can crank up the volume dial and get a nice breakup at bedroom volume. I like it's sound when paired with high output pups . You get a nice chimey and percussive clean. The fat switch and a fully cranked volume dial make this little baby sing. Ok amp also for gigs in small clubs when the drummer holds back a little.

Posted by: JVM May 18 2009, 08:39 PM

Blackfaces are amazing. Personally, I'd save for the princeton, I was gassing after a deluxe reverb (a step up from the princeton) for a long while. The only thing that put a hold to it was me buying a mesa f-30 with el84 tubes (like the blues junior). The blues is a very good amp too though, especially the tweed one with a better speaker.

Posted by: ItsMe May 18 2009, 09:01 PM

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