I have the same problem that you have, namely my Sessions 500 is just too heavy, so while in San Antonio last year, I took along my Crate twin speaker, 25 watt amp with me. loud enough to gig with in small clubs (on lap steel)? I've heard it's loud, but can it keep up with electric guitar, bass and drums? Thx. I heard they fixed this problem because of complaints like yours. How old is your Fender? When did they repair the reverb? and a good reverb/chorus pedal is a great combo, at least for the lap steel and slide guitar stuff I play. Mine's been 'repaired' before and still doesn't sound good, it also creates a huge amount of hiss.īut the Jr. has a great tone but the reverb just sucks. These are solid state amps with "dynamic" modelling. I use a "new" Princeton 65 or a Deluxe 112 (same amp with 80 watts instead of 65 watts). Has anyone ever tried one of these digital modeling amps with a steel? If so, what did you think about it? My understanding of them is that they utilize some sort of digital processing to affect the sound produced by the amp and, while not totally accurate, they can supposedly produce a pretty good imitation of a variety of tube amps. While we're speaking of amps for steels - some of the newer guitar amps out there are called "digital modeling" amps, or something like that. How old is your Fender? I heard that they redid the reverb on their current version (2002) of this amp. I've considered getting an outboard reverb pedal but since I've been playing mostly unamplified acoustic stuff lately I haven't done anything about it.įor a bit less money you can get a Fender Champion 30.It's about the same size with more clean power - 30 watts thru a 10".It's still not my first choice for pedal steel tho unless it was an extremely low volume gig like a duo etc.I might try a Fender Champion 65 - cheap,lightweight and 65 watts thru a 12". ġ.It doesn't have a huge amount of clean headroom before you start to hear the distortion creeping in.Ģ.The reverb is kind of lousy - nothing like the classic Fender spring reverb of old. I really like it except for the folowing reservations.
My main amp is a Blues Junior and it's a great amp for lap steel with a full, warm tone and a lot of EQ flexibility. It seems to be one of the most popular amps Fender sells.Ī web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars There are some interesting user reviews of the amp over on Harmony Central.
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I own its smaller cousin, the Pro Junior, and I use it regularly on gigs with no problem being heard over drums or other guitars. I'd suggest trying one out if you can beforehand. The Blues Junior is a great amp for lap steel, but it can be awfully loud as well (much louder than you'd think that little box can be). I gig with one all the time, and use it for the above with great success. One 12" speaker, 15 watts, all tube, spring reverb, 25 lbs.ĭON'T!!! A Blues Jr is great for guitar or overdriven lap steel, but for pedal steel, no way. I was thinking of maybe getting a Fender Blues Junior. Setting the volume to '4' is almost too loud for a marriage and kids doing homework. Two, you have to crank it to get a nice fat tone (were talking divorce levels here).
One, it weighs 72 lbs., a little heavy to easily move around.
It's a nice amp but I have a few reservations about it. I currently use a Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue (1992) for both my steel and my 'regular' guitar. Topic: Fender Blues Junior amp for steel? Opinions? Your profile | join | preferences | help | search
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