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Post by alexkirtley on Mar 16, 2016 18:58:17 GMT
I'm looking for a good electric amp, currently everything is run through a marshall AS50D acoustic amp, which works but I'm after something more suited for electric, Ideally looking for a valve amp, I'm thinking Fender Blues Junior but I'm not sure yet, any suggestions/recommendations?
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Post by Malc on Mar 16, 2016 20:12:59 GMT
Yes Alex I have a suggestion but it would be advertising. If you want you can send me a message.
all the best
Malc
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Post by pascal on Mar 16, 2016 21:39:33 GMT
I am using a "Bugera" V-5, changed the 8' "cone" for a Jensen P8R for my 1940 Rickenbacher lap steel and ... I am very happy with it! (140 € or £ for the whole stuff) Genius. I just got da "Dick mc Intire sound"!!!!
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Post by lonelyjelly on Mar 16, 2016 21:52:58 GMT
I've got a Fender Pro Junior which has a lovely tone for slide. It just has two knobs, tone and volume :-) very loud and very bright. I'm looking at getting a Blues Junior instead though because you haven't got to push them quite so hard to get a bit of drive and they have inbuilt reverb. I've also heard that the Peavy Delta is awesome for blues and rockabilly.
Lew
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Post by lexluthier on Mar 16, 2016 22:31:12 GMT
Hi! To get something that is worth having(IMO) I would absolutely agree with loneyjellys suggestions. I work with a band that uses both of these amps, they sound great, are loud enough for small to medium venues and have a pretty good tone pallet for the blues to rock 'n roll genre.
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Post by snakehips on Mar 16, 2016 22:34:09 GMT
Hi there !
Definitely would suggest a Fender Blues Jnr.
If it doesn't have to be new, you could find a used one in the £200-300 price range.
Perfect volume range for home and for small pub gigs, if you are not playing with loud drummers and bass players.
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Post by Pickers Ditch on Mar 16, 2016 22:42:48 GMT
Like what Snakehips says ^ - just keep your drummer under control.
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Post by jono1uk on Mar 17, 2016 5:57:56 GMT
Yup ..Blues Junior
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Post by snakehips on Mar 17, 2016 6:54:06 GMT
Hi again ! An amp gaining a lot of praise so far is the new Blues Baby, by Award-Session. It's a brand new amp for 2016 and is supposedly one of the first non-valve amps to really sound like a valve amp, but without the servicing costs of one (replacing expensive valves etc etc). www.award-session.com/bluesbaby-complete.htmlFor £350 you could get one of these, in a basic cabinet, or more for a fancier cabinet. However, they also just sell just the amp chassis on it's own, and you could source your own cab and speaker of your choice. There are many people doing handbuilt amp cabinets - lacquered tweed cabs, brown tolex, exotic grain (bare) wood cabs - for anywhere between £100-200. Many cab builders do ones to retrofit Fender Blues Jnrs, and this award-session amp chassis fits blues jnr cabinets exactly - so you should be open to a wide range of possibilities to get an amp with your own custom look. How about this seller for instance : www.ebay.co.uk/sch/zd-123/m.html?ssPageName=STRK%3Anull%3AMESOI&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2654Lots of choices really for an amp. |
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Post by Malc on Mar 17, 2016 9:48:53 GMT
The Award Session is second to none in my opinion. I didn't want to mention it on here as Stewart Ward is a friend and it appeared to be advertising. The new Blues Baby has had great reviews?
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Post by kristo on Mar 17, 2016 10:05:15 GMT
My Blues Baby is up for sale in the Classifieds as I rarely play electric nowadays. Just saying...... :-)
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Post by snakehips on Mar 17, 2016 13:57:32 GMT
Hi again,
For a Christmas present this year, my wife bought me a years subscription to the UK "The Guitar Magazine" - and in the latest one, there is an article about the amp designer, as well as a review of the amp - and it gets a rave review. I haven't heard it myself though.
I remember I saw Louisiana Red, in about 1988 I think it was, at the Edinburgh International J&B Festival, and he played his Telecaster through an earlier Award-Session transister amp (an amp still held in high regard) - and he got a great sound through that. Mind you, Louisiana Red would sound great through anything !!!
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Post by maui_chimes on Mar 17, 2016 13:58:34 GMT
Get an old Harmony H430 or H415. Incredible amps for the money, great tone, very suitable for blues.
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Post by Brad Bechtel on Mar 17, 2016 14:40:05 GMT
The two questions I'd have before making a serious recommendation are:
1) How loud do you need to be?
2) What's your budget?
The Fender Pro Junior and Blues Junior are both great choices for relatively inexpensive tube/valve amplifiers.
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Post by lonelyjelly on Mar 17, 2016 15:58:27 GMT
I'm toying with selling my Pro Junior...
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