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Vox ac10 vs fender blues junior12/6/2023 A simple low powered guitar amp with good clean tones may suffice with your Oceans 11 pedal. It’s pretty much been that way, since I hardly play my other amps as much (though they are great).īecause you want only bedroom volume levels, and you already have an Oceans 11 reverb pedal and several guitar amps for heavy metal, you can economize by not duplicating what you already have. If I could pick only one amp to ever have for the rest of my life, I’d go with the 65 Princeton Reverb or the 65 Deluxe Reverb. The wife might like the idea of clearing out some gear for one smaller amp like the Princeton, win/win. They have such a better sound over the other stuff, that I doubt you’d ever be looking for another clean amp (unless it’s for louder volume/etc). It’s like a “where have you been all my life” moment once you plug in. What I mean is, if you have the means to come up with the funds or sell off some other gear, you might not miss the other gear because you love the sound of the Princeton/Deluxe so much. You’re not just getting a surf-only amp with, they’re so versatile, you may end up playing only the Fender (at least I did ha). It is like double the cost, but maybe you could rationalize it and sell some gear and replace with the Princeton. (as in: how can I deceive the wife about those 1326 euro s. In the end, going for the right stuff directly saves money in the end.įood for thought. I think the difference between 600 euro's and 1326,00 is still a lot. Blues junior didn’t inspire me like the reissue Fenders still do to this day. For clean tones, the Blues Junior was kind of sterile and exceeds better at blues breakup tones as it’s thing. I will add that I’ve owned a Blues Junior in tweed many years ago as my first tube amp and though it was good, after playing through my dad’s Deluxe Reverb reissue, I traded it in for a new Deluxe Reverb and never looked back. Do it right the first time, and you will love the tone and be inspired to never stop playing the amp! Best of luck. The Princeton reverb and Deluxe reverb are not starter amps, they are the only amp you’ll need pretty much and save you the “upgrading” loss of selling the Blues Jr a year later when you want something better after listening to surf tunes and noticing your sound is missing something. Blues Jr reverb seemed weaker in comparison to blackface amp reverb. Unless you want the outboard reverb tank sound, the onboard reverb is amazing and will definitely suffice. Both those reissue amps are killer Fender surf tone machines and you’ll never be wondering “what else is out there” as most do when they go the shortcut. Also a ‘65 Deluxe Reverb reissue is another good choice, though slightly more money and a little bigger but not by much. Can’t go wrong with that blackface Fender sound and Princeton will be good for home. If you can afford it, personally I’d cut to the chase and for a few hundred bucks more than the Blues Jr and get a Fender ‘65 Princeton Reverb reissue, which has better sounding reverb and has tremolo, also way nicer clean sound. I’ve owned the tweed one before, but once you hear a blackface Fender you’ll be trading that thing in fast. I should have gone with AC10.Blues Jr is a good amp especially for it’s price, and has spring reverb. Kind of 'dead' if you will.īottom line: the AC10 sounded more like a Vox than some AC30's I've played, the Blues Junior sounded more like a Peavey.ĪLSO: It's funny, I went with the AC15 over the AC10 for the spring reverb. It's not that it's an atrocious amp, by all means it does it's job, but it sounds very boxy, like it's made of cardboard. Now, I am also a big Fender amp fan, and as much as I'd love to defend the Blues Jr. So imagine my surprise when I plug in the AC10 and it has the quintessential Vox tone. The AC4 was pretty meh, it was boxy, didn't have the chime, etc.Īnyway, point being, I've got experience with the AC style amp. I am a huge Vox fan, I've owned 3 AC amps (2 AC15s, 1 AC4) and have had countless hours behind them. I use to work at Sam Ash Music for about a year and a half, so I got to try both of these amps a fair bit, granted when I left the AC10 was just hitting the shelves, but I still got my time behind it. Take this with a decent sized grain of salt.
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