Fender S Junior

Pros: Great tone, enough volume to compete with the loudest of drummers, easily portable.
Cons: Needs to be turned up to get the best out of it.  Reverb only adequate.

I wasn't really looking for another amp but I was offered a Blues Junior at a very good price so always having an eye for a bargain I couldn't turn it down.The Blues Junior is a tube driven amp rated at 15 watts into an 8ohm 12" speaker.  ...

Pros: Warm, raw distorted sound at reasonable volumes, easy to transport.
Cons: Narrow range of tones, disappointing reverb, annoying knob placement.

As any guitar player knows, having the right amplifier is half the battle when it comes to nailing down your tone. For blues-oriented players, amplifiers using solid-state technology simply don't cut it when it comes to getting classic tones. Only an ...

Pros: Portable, reliable, loud, user friendly
Cons: Poor reverb, average tone

The Fender Blues Junior looks like a small & simple amplifier. Well guess what...it is! But it's a potential diamond in the rough. Here's my take on this little work horse combo amp.

I bought my my Blues Jr. brand new in February 2002 for...

Pros: Small package, Big Versatile Tone, Low Price.
Cons: No Line outs, Thinner sounding Reverb

A great amp only comes around every so often, and the Blues Junior in my e-pinion should be in the running to be one of the greatest amps around. My Tone Quest I spent a good portion of my mid to late twenty’s trying to find the right ...

Pros: Small Size/Big Sound
Cons: Doesn't Do Anything Particularly Well

Hard to get real excited about this amp, but I don't have too many complaints I guess. I previously owned a number of Fender amps, and always find them lacking in one area or other, but seem to go back to them time after time anyway.
My last Fender...

Pros: Great value, nice clean and o/d tones
Cons: Not particularly versatile

If you a looking for a nice warm-sounding, lightweight, reasonably priced all-tube combo amp for 500 bucks, the Blues Junior is an excellent choice.

To get the cons out of the way, it will NOT deliver super high gain crunch, or an...

Pros: Fabulous fat and warm sound with great reverb
Cons: No standby switch

With the Blues Junior, Fender proves that the greatest things often come in small packages. Fender definitely found a winning formula with the Blues Junior. Take a 15 watt EL84 powered tube amp and hitch it up to a 12" speaker with a small reverb tank in...

Pros: Sound, price, dynamics, loud
Cons: noisy for recording

If you play blues or rock, and love a very responsive tube sound, this amp might work for you. It is reasonably priced, sounds great (vintage, small amp tube sound), and has a lot of different sounds despite it's limited features.
Not a lot of...

Pros: Compact cabinet, light weight, true tube tone, solid construction.
Cons: Limited versatility.

My Blues Junior is several years old and has seen considerable use in that time. It's one of the early tweed covered models but other than the covering it's identical to the black tolex models being sold currently. In its stock configuration, this little ...

Pros: great tube sounds at a fair price
Cons: where's the distortion

I purchased this amp a year ago. I play mostly rock, blues and a bit of son/salsa and reggae. Like many musicians my budget is limited and I spent a long time looking for a moderately priced amp out of which I could get a great sounds. I tried...

Pros: nice sound
Cons: could be bigger wattage and lower price

If you play blues or rock, and love a very responsive tube sound, this amp might work for you. It is reasonably priced, sounds great (vintage, small amp tube sound), and has a lot of different sounds despite it's limited features.
Not a lot of stuff...

Pros: Fender makes solid tube amps
Cons: absence of range and character, shallow sound

Well, there's no accounting for taste I suppose (sort of the epinions.com koan, methinks), and I think we always develop sentimental affection for the equipment we use, but I have to respectfully disagree with my compatriots here on the versatility of...

Pros: Outstanding tone, very versatile, loud enough for jams and small venues, FAT circuitry.
Cons: could be lower price or higher wattage. FAT floor switch should be included.

I was looking for a versatile small amp to take to rehearsals and small venues. I wanted to be able to get a good clean Jazz sound, a nice blues sound, and decent crunchy/greasy rock sound. This amp works very well in all those instances. It works...

Pros: Real tube tones. Easy to get good distortion at low volume. Compact size.
Cons: Somewhat muddy sounding. Noisy reverb. No line out.

The Fender Blue Junior offers pretty much what you'd expect--good Fender tube sound in a low-wattage configuration, making for authentic overdrive sounds at reasonable volumes. With the master volume down and the pre-amp volume up, the amp provides warm...

Pros: All tube, great tone, solid states in its class don't compare.
Cons: Pricey for a little practice amp. Find one used.

It's little, compact, and 15 Watts all tube! Great little amp with volume, bass, mid, treble, and reverb controls. This amp is perfect as a practice amp, but don't let this little guy fool you, it's LOUD. Your dorm floor will hate you (probably kick you out), your roommates will kill you (or chuck the amp out the window), keep it in the garage!

The amp has all the great warm sounds of a tube driven amp that can keep you practicing without tone-guessing if you know what I mean.

A bit pricey if you buy it new, I recommend getting one used.