Fender Pro Junior IV LTD Tweed Guitar Amplifier Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- This is a review of the 2018 Fender Pro Junior IV LTD Tweed Guitar Amplifier. It features a 10" Jensen speaker and 15 watts of power in a really simple and tonally awesome amplifier combo.
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Ah another correction - I said 10 watts right after I said 10" speaker but I meant to say 15 watts! haha... Cheers! I am *terrible* with numbers
intheblues But great at playing guitar.
Thanks Hutch! :-)
I could hear the 15 watts for sure. :P hehe
Great video Shane! Loved this amp but in the US it goes for $499, isn’t that a little pricey for it? What’s your opinion sir?
It has Tweed man LOL.
Great video! My mate Chris used this amp at a loud gig recently, surrounded by 50 watt tube amps. Mic’d it with an SM57, ran it back through the monitors with a touch of reverb...and it sounded God-like!
Sounds cool what track are you playing
I've got the limited edition with the Cane tolex and grill cloth (no difference from this one) and it's absolutely killer. Its easy to carry around with no sacrifice to tone. Don't even need any pedals for this thing to scream because the natural break up is so usable and musical. Although I would recommend an attenuator so you can really crank it without worrying about volume. I've been trying to really focus on my playing more than my tone and this little guy helped; nothing to fiddle with and get all technical with. Just two knobs and the knobs on the guitar. Perfection.
How do you connect to the attenuator the amp ? It doesn't have a speaker output
Take a look at the manual for this amp. You will see that the speaker can be disconnected from the amp. You need an 8 Ohms attenuator or load box.
that intro was really soothing :) pretty cool, very minimalistic amp, sound good. great demo!
Thanks man! Something a little different to the regular intros. :-)
It was only $500 soothing not $8000 soothing like the Custom Shop Custom Pro Jr. IV would have been !
This amp really brought out some of your best playing in ages!
Man ! If I could afford that Tweed pro Junior I would definitely get one ! I am plenty satisfied with the plethora of Fender amps that I have now but still I'm a sucker for anything Tweed 😉 and Shane you make it sounds so sweet 😉
I own both Bjr NOS and Prljr IV.
The Pjr is so far my favorite.
Pjr is enought strong for playing with my Blues band. It play so loud that i have to add an overdrive to get saturated in a confortable range. This amp is totaly amazing.
I have this amp, i love it, it’s my favorite amp right now. It’s sounds great on its own, but when I gig with it I plug it into an extension cab with a 12” speaker, it’s sounds amazing.
I just bought it. Only plugged it in once this afternoon - my plan is to work this on stage an also use a 12" speaker cab. More headroom yes?
One question, how do you connect this amp if it does not have any external outputs?
@@alberto23 put a mic in front of it
@@alberto23 you can fairly easily reach inside the back of the amp to unplug the speaker from the amp. From there plug into your external speaker cab.
That’s an amazing amp. They have one set up at the stomp box station at my local guitar center (Chicago). I go in often and play through it. It just sounds so musical to me. As usual, a great review, thanks.
I have one of these, and I want to share something: with the tone past noon you get a more scooped/blackface sound, with the tone below noon you get some of the tweed/midrange bump sound. And as you might expect the more saturated it gets the more the mids are accentuated. Also, it can sound a lot like the newest Blues Deluxe (which I also own). They seem related tonally (In my opinion anyway). This is one of the few amps I have played where I just don't miss/need reverb. It's a very "forward" sounding amp and not at all boxy in this new version.
Thanks for that detailed information about your Pro Junior👍 How are you liking the Jensen speaker? Have you run any overdrive or delay pedals in front of it and if so, how does it sound? I have a 2011 Blues jr. Limited Edition I'm planning to sell. It doesn't quite have the tone or sound as I'm looking for. I may pick up a Pro Junior after I sell it.
I don’t feel the need to swap out the Jensen. It’s great
@@richardalan6219 So sorry, I did not see a notification for your question. I love the Jensen. It does sound great after it breaks in. I play the Pro JR with a Carl's Speaker Soak so that I can crank it up to 9. Then I use my guitar volume to go from clean to crunch. It doesn't need a pedal. I do however run a Prince of Tone on Boost, and sometimes a Klon/Centura with high gain into it. The reason: The PoT fattens, the Klon adds some treble back that the attenuator kills.
@@craiger2399 I also use a Swart Night Light Junior attenuators, to soak up some of the volume. Also agree that the tone knob running at 3oclock or even beyond is where is keep it.
@@jonathanavery7583 Very cool! I have put mine into a Tweed Deluxe shaped/sized cabinet and switched to a Jensen P12Q (same speaker used in many Tweed 5E3 Deluxes). It definitely sounds closer a Deluxe now, but without the bass flub with humbuckers, and with more headroom. So cool.
Amazing amp. If you push it past 6 the natural crunch is divine--the problem is it's actually too loud (for me) at that volume. It's the loudest small amp Ive used.
same, I can't run this past 3 at home without any complaints. I've resorted to leaving it at three and dropping a mooer blues mood into the path just to make it useable at home volumes
sounds great, I love the fact that you can roll down the volume to clean up a bit, then roll back up to overdrive! That's what I miss about tube amps & Fenders seem to get some of the best blues sounds around. It's too bad that these digital modeling don't have a channel just for that! The only solid state amp that comes close is my old Peavey silver striped transtube bandit, which I bought new in 1996. Love your reviews, keep up the great work, you have inspired me to start a series called "Real Live Gigs", which not only shows what some gear sounds like @ gigs, but what the gigging world is really like! So thanks for the inspiration, take care!
I just got one and tested on a band context sounded so nice, not boxy at all, and thats amazing. In our power trio blues, strat, 15watts was maxed out, but in that context (smaller gigs) it might benefit from the help of a 1x12 or 2x12 speaker, more air being pushed and get some extra headroom - but haven't tried yet. Maybe using it as a head may become an even more versatile little amp. - the best buy in along time. My hrdeville is going to be used only when situations call for something bigger.
Sounds good man, I myself think that pro juniors are stout little amps with a lot of punch and wicked tone, I've found I can actually get some pretty Bluesbreaker type tones out of them with just a good Les Paul
I thought the slow blues at the beginning was just so good. Started tapping my foot to it. Thats listening on a different level, getting inside the music. Thats an artist playing.
Wow beautuful sounding amp! You always have great tone but for me this is my favorite tone of any you've had -thank you for doing this review, I appreciate your efforts :-) -I can def hear why Jeff Beck loves uses this amp so much ;)
I have the 1st version of this amp-for me at home it is all I need. Pedals, no problem-in fact I have a Lovepedal Jubilee & Zen Drive that screams.
Set the knobs and go with more time for playing.
This is the amp I use with my blues harp and I think it's the BEST.
Hi! What with reverb? Did you use some reverb pedals?
@@denisivanov2522... no, I don't.
@@jameslewis9343 I just bought it. Hope it will good to play on telecaster and amplified harmonica with green bullet mic.))
@@denisivanov2522.. with the Green Bullet... I have to stand behind the amp because of the feedback effect. But with your Tele... feedback won't be a problem.
@@jameslewis9343 thank you sir. Let's Blues be with us.)
I have such an amp and it's really great.
But , as usual, also there is some room for improvements. I have exchanged the cheap (Russian) Fender tubes by TAD quality tubes and the improvement is overwhelming!
And I have added a 12 inch box with a Celestion V-Type speaker. That is another huge improvement, as it opens the sound in a way I would have never expected. This combination is a real killer at its price level.
I watched this right after your Vox demo and was impressed how much better the Fender sounded. Love your videos and honest opinions. Thanks!
These are great not just for, but especially for blues. I just ordered one. I ordered an MXR Timmy pedal with it so I don't have to play WFO at home for that gritty delta blues tone. I've been told by my instructor they take pedals extremely well! Thanks Shane. Also, an awesome little amp for slide! Works well with left handed guitars too! 🤣
Wow what a great little amp! I agree , Shane, I wouldn't want to bother with pedals with this one. With this little fella , you're playing the amp as much as the guitar, and imo it's a shame to spoil such pure tweed goodness . Saying that , I wouldn't mind hearing what it sounds like with a Fender valve reverb in front of it ! Excellent review mate 👍😉🎸
I had one played it with a Sheraton. It was great.
You nailed it with that intro jam!
“Now, bridge.” (Smile) On Telecaster. Love that statement. Reason I did cancel my pending order. Thx, man.
Like the Tele sometimes simple is best (certainly teaches you to concentrate on playing as well as you can). Me I'm a blues nut anyway.
I agree. Simple is the best.
I have peavey delta blues, blues junior,hot rod deluxe ,blues deluxe and a pro junior....the pro junior is the best for me.
Simple but awesome...
Uau, what a big statement. Cool
Good blues demo. Great little amp. If you buy one you will forget the price in a minute. I've had BJ'rs and a couple of these in black. This is nothing like the early models. Add a reverb pedal and compressor and its even more amazing.
I own 3 a Tweed II & III they sound best with Alnico speakers like P10R, Emni Blue and Celestion Cold. The IV the new one dosn't overdrive as quick as the others. I used these amps in stereo and never had a problem being heard in a live setting. Theses are great for Jams and the studios I've used them in LOVE them easy to Mic and record. Clean they sound like a Vox/Fender and overdriven sound like my Marshall. 20 LBs and 15 watts alot better than carrying a Marshall 4x12 and a Marshall JMP 50 or a Fuchs ODS 100.
Great review, I have one from the first ever run of these, sounds almost the same, still to me has a boxy midrange, good for a practice room. Still have it.
I kinda dig the "boxy" tone of the small cab, but a 12" speaker and a larger extension cab helps extend the low end and makes this amp a little more versatile.
I usually dont like strat copies but that Danelectro looks and sounds great.
ive played and owned them all from two rocks to tone kings bogners and supros and on and on.... BUT YOU JUST CANNOT BEAT THAT SWEET FENDER CLEAN SOUND
Amazing! Bet it sounds killer with harmonica as well
This really needs a speaker upgrade to a 12 inch. FYI, Gearmandude did a mojotone 12inch speaker upgrade and cabinet. Gearmandude even gigs with a Pro Junior and it's his go to amp too.
Other than tweed tolex with added IV+LTD logo this sounds just like the orginal Fender Pro Junior.
Reminds me of my vox ac4, just volume and tone but super versatile at low volumes
3:51 it's at this part in the video where I had to get one of these. That tone is so beautiful. And let me add a tip for anyone thinking of getting one of these, it is really really loud for it's size. If you want to crank it at home to attain this tone, you'll want to buy or make an attenuator.
Nice little guy!! Sounds sweet and mean, it sing and it can scream. I just ordered one, home by Wednesday.
That was tasty. These days I tend to use two small amps simultaneously: 20 watt blackface type with a 35 watt 10" Celestion speaker (G10L-35) and a 15 watt fender tweed type with a 20 watt 8" speaker (Weber 8F100) soon to be swapped for a Jupiter 8SC to gain some headroom.
Since the Pro Junior has the same power (15 watts) as the Blues Junior, it could play as loudly if its speaker were equally efficient (produced as much volume per watt.) Tens are normally less efficient than twelves, esp. in the bass, but the Jensen P10R in the PJ can be replaced with something just as efficient as the Celestion A 12 in the Blues Junior. The P10R is rated at 94-95 dbw compared to the Celestion A 12 at 98dbw. If the P10R were replaced with the ten inch Celestion Gold (98dbw) or the ten inch Eminence Rajin Cajun (100.5 dbw) the Pro Junior should go as loud as a Blues Junior IV. Of course, changing the speaker will change the tone and you might not like the change. The Jensen has a good reputation tone-wise.
ive had both and pro ir is louder and tighter. I covered full blues band outside semi open air smoking section bar stage and a 335 crank the two knobs, plugged right in, and I was heard and sounded great, people came up after the gig asking me what mods I did to it I said nothing, just stock, plugged in and turned it up.
Wow I thought you were channeling Clapton-esc tones on this one. It kind of sounded like a his more organic sounds he has achieved since the “From The Cradle” album on where he basically used a 40 watt tweed twin.
You can't channel Clapton unless you are using the $8000 Custom Shop Custom Pro Jr. IV. You just can't... Its impossible !
@@vothesun youd be suprised
I could listen to that slow delta blues intro all day long. Love that tone.
I would love if you taught a lesson on that style. So good.
You did a similar thing for the tone City sweet baby overdrive.
Another great review, Shane!
I will never give up my tweed BJ III but I dig this too. I’m trying to justify one of these and maybe a Champ (or champ clone) as well!
Sounded pretty good - especially with the tele. But that's the thing with these little tube amps, once you get above 3-4, you don't get any more volume. I've got a Laney like that, bloody loud from 0.5 to 3 then not much louder after that.
Just got one of these and done three gigs with a full band,unmicked,and it was awesome.
Saying that it’s not loud enough is totally wrong,what kind of stadium gigs are you doing?
Always love your videos Shane I almost bought this amp I ended up buying a fender bassbreaker 15 combo instead for was about a hundred and fifty more a lot more usable. I like the amp I just wasn't crazy about it. I also saw that green SE like yours I almost got that today I love that guitar.. right hand of course lol. I really like the bassbreaker 15 as an alternative to a blues Junior which again I wasn't crazy about they don't promote that series of amps that much. I know tone is is different for everybody. I just wish they made a poor man's Deluxe
.... basically the same amp with the 12 inch speaker and a little bigger cabinet of course.. oh that would be a blues Junior yeah but just the volume and tone and none of that other circuitry to get in the way
Lovely playing, a lesson on that would be great, awesome tone
Sounds so good on all the guitars, nice demo!!
I own both the Pro Jr. VI and a Blues Jr. VI, I think the Pro Jr is a real challenger to the Blues Jr.
This or the Fender Blues junior IV? Which one to get? 🤔
Sounds great as it is , no need for anything else. did he say how he recorded it? ,there is a lot o bass for a 10inch speaker in a small box
That sounds like it would make a good harp amp too... sounds great!
They make a Great Harp amp.
Yeah It's almost perfect design for it at band level. Not crazy band though!
Cool little blues amp. Nice old school fender tweed tone.
Some serious clapton vibes there. I think I’m sold
Fab review Shane. Bought one and it’s just arrived. Love it!
Finally got me a pro junior! Keeping up with the drummer, way better than my Bugera v5.....but it’s just me and the drummer....I could save my pennies and get another one and chain em up! Might need some earplugs for that setup...
I just ordered it from Guitar Center! Thanks!
I have one and in some respects it is better than a Blues Jr, but it is LOUD - so don't think because it is smaller that things aren't going to raddle a bit. Thanks for demo - ing it with your guitar down and your amp up...
btw - a fav of Jeff Beck - I see that he uses 2 of the Pro Juniors.. and his sound is legendary. (Sadly mine is not). You sound great on this thing, Shane.. Peace-
Excellent video my man! Grabbing one from the local pawn Monday!
Excellent as usual Shane. I would love to see you do a head to head with this and the Vox AC10.
I use this amp more than my handwired boutique amps. Everyone that hears it with a couple pedals in front wants to buy it from me. Unfortunately I don't sound like Jeff Beck when he plays his Pro Junior's.
A FEW YEARS BACK I WAS AT A JEFF BECK CONCERT WHERE HE PLAYED THE WHOLE SHOW PLAYING OT OF ONE PRO JR ...IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE....AND HILARIOUS.
Very surprised at the tone out of this, nice sound and great playing, cheers!
Love the lightin’ Hopkins style blues
Dude I just bought one of these online from MF, and am watching videos of people playing them for the tone, and you completely justify my purchase in my mind.
It would be nice if you played right handed so I could figure out what you were playing. It sounded pretty good.
Man that opening was bad ass, you should play type more often.
Man the riffs you were playing were just amazing 🤘🤘🤘
Hey there, how would compare this to an orange tiny terror head, do you think it has more clean head room? Or about the same. Thanks for all the great videos
Awesome Amp ❤️
It’s odd seeing you with a 335! You and the tele go hand in hand! Great video Shane!
Nice cleans, I like the neck on clean 40's blues.
I would buy it, but features as particle board cabinet, low quality pcb electronic and el84 instead 6v6 are not my choice
My 2 cents: It has a sweet vintage-type tone, especially with the Tokai ES335. I agree with demonstrator: there's no need to upgrade that Jensen P10R alnico speaker---it sounds great. Thanks for the video.
Great review and a superb little amp Shane..how does it compare to the Bugera?
I think the fender sounds better overall. The burgera is cool because it has different power settings and reverb making it maybe a more versatile home amp. That said I’d take the fender any day!
I disagree. I'm no pro but all the fender amps I've tried under $1000 (US) sound thin to me. I compared a blues jr to the bugera v22 infinium and bought the bugera. A swap of the tubes in the bugera really brought out the clarity. All in for about $450. I know there are a lot of bugera haters and quality isn't supposed to be as good as fender amps but for me it's works well. I have heard heard some blues jr's that sound very good but they've been modded. I even asked a very experienced luthier/engineer and he agreed that fender amps in that range don't really sound that good stock but really come alive with some mod's. Granted, I haven't tried the specific amp in this review.
Hi Shane great demo again! The pro Jr. is 15 watts..same as Jr.
Sounds absolutely SICK
Would love to see the Pro JR IV vs the AC10c1
Great tones from that amp Shane!!! It doesn’t really need pedals because the overdriven tone on this amp is all you need!! Fender just take my 💰 💵💵💵💵 and honestly you should send Shane a big fat referral check because he’s the reason I’d buy this amp!!!! Cheers!!!🎸🎸🤙🏾🤘🏽🤙🏾🤘🏽
Imagine how great those tones would have been had he been playing through the $8000 Custom Shop Custom Pro Jr. IV ! Huh … Huh??
Another great review. Thanks! I was playing this amp at a local store and only wish it had an external speaker out. What did you find that you didn't like about it?
I'm seriously considering one of these. If I get one, the first thing I'll do is put on some corner protectors. Fender should have done that...
Nice playing at the beginning fella.
Great demo! I just ordered one👍
Nice pickin' on that Danelectro
This is definitely my next purchase. Would be keen to see a shootout between the iv and version iii. Whether that speaker change has made all the difference😀
Hi Shane, greetings from Germany! This is one great video on this Fender Amp. Can I ask a questionnaires: what is the piece of music called that you play in the first wo minutes of this video? Does it have a title? Or is it just you jamming around a bit of blues? Do you have tabs for this? Thanks and best regards, Pieter
Great video Shane!
I see that Bugera is still kicking around. You still use it a lot for a practice amp? I've been thinking about grabbing one.
Jeepers, those lipstick pickups though. Sounds unbelievable. Cool amp, I just always have trouble spending that kind of money on something that can't keep up with a drummer.
Marcus * That's exactly what I think about too ! But Shane makes it sound o so Good!
It would go well with with a Cajon player. 🙂👍
Depends what you need- I have done many many gigs over the last 20+ years with one. If you need clean- mic it
Have one since 2003! These are loud!
This amp will keep up with a drummer. If you play in a Marshall stack band maybe not. I just gigged with it with a band. It will hang.
Always repping the lefties, really appreciate that!
He IS lefty, he doesn't really have a choice.
Lol
Have an early 2000 with a hemp cone speaker! These are loud amps! Great play ing !
Id take this over the 57 champ reissue all day long....sounds great
Sounds pretty good ! A real little blues machine.
but how does it sound with a Metal Zone?
😂👍
intheblues do it Shane!
That's a great little amp Shane. Does it has a name the song/progression that you play all along? It's very cool I need to learn it.
TV Jones uses a Pro Junior to demo his pickups on RUclips. I own two of these with consecutive serial numbers.
At last Fender have put the correct speaker in this amp - I discovered that over 10 years ago after almost giving up on it! Got a Champ now or I'd probably buy another.
Just looked at the local shop. This amp with 2 knobs, a 10" speaker, and not much else is 599 euros. The latest Blues Junior, also in lacquered tweed, with reverb, Fat channel, and all that wonderful tone of those 12AX7's and EL84's with a 12" speaker, is 606 euros. So 7 euros more and you get the best selling Fender amp in history. What is Fender thinking?
If you don't mind < 12" speaker the Ibanez TSA5TVR seems a better option.
3:52 i like it 😎
It sounds great! Simplicity is the key!
My experiences is that Jensen makes okay speakers, but nothing to write home about. Not sure why Fender doesn't just shell a few bucks out more for the celestion. Maybe they want to save that for the "reissue secret special mass produced" version? A celestion greenback or gold will fix alot of issue with some of these amps.
Cal L I believe most of the classic Fender tweeds from the 50's used Jensen alnico speakers. I love the sound of the alnico magnet with the tweed circuit. Vintage...
@@alex241 I am pretty sure that they are only Jensen in name now-a-days. I'd be very surprised if they are using the same tooling and raw materials.