My amp analogy: Solid state is instant coffee, easy to make, instant results and can taste great. Valve is real coffee, takes a bit of work to get the right blend and taste, but when its achieved it's awesome, wholesome and keeps you awake all night.
Right. So after fidgeting through google. The amp's based on a late 50s circuit. It was manufactured in the early 90s. It was made to be simpler to use in order to differ from other valve amps in its price range. It's also one of the best reviewed valve amps in its price range. Quick side note. It's a trending search term on PMT's website. I'm pretty sure it's because of this video. Well done, Dave.
Man, you deserved that! Been followin for 5 years and always liked your playing but being a sound engineer, I always thought to myself: Dave deserves all the organic, dynamic tones from tube amps! Cheers from Montreal !
The Blues Junior and pro have been the most gigged amps in history. Hell of a lot of blues players use them. Miked up correctly are super tools. Great for pedals. I’ve built a blues junior without reverb and Bassman tone section. I love it. Covers Floyd to Bad Co with OCD, and deep blue. Add some fuzz and you go back to Gilmour
Great sound. Great playing. Nothing quite like a guitar plugged straight into a valve amp with it turned up a bit. It sounds good, it feels good. It’s also a total rabbit hole! I got lost in it about 20 years ago and still haven’t found my way out! Still loving every minute! Good luck and enjoy.
Wow I just discovered this vid. I have bought exactly same one somewhere a month ago. It is super simple and sounds insanely deep. DS2 and ibanez Wah are also happy with it. Really good for the effects. First week I spent playing simple chords over and over and listening to the sound as it was another universe transfer for me (my first real amp). Extremely satisfied and even more after seeing you enjoying the same. !! It made me play 2 times more than I used to.
Dave, I love your music and vids, but this valve amp sounds so great, for me it’s a HUGE difference with all of your solid state amps. Wish you'll be make more videos with this thing. Love.
Right on brother, amp sounds great, the Dave sounds brilliant, he's in the zone, no doubt about it. Love my Laney Lionheart, a very underrated amp. Peace & love to all.
Dave small is great and those tones will simply roast your heart Dave you're out of time bro just waiting for the moment your greatness will be truly recognised. Dave keep up the sterling work you are a great inspiration to legions of us wanna be guitarists. Thanks again dave
So ... another happy ProJunior owner! Yes, this is a great little amp, stunning simplicity and a tone to love. Does put out a lotta volume defying its small size which makes me planning a DIY power soak to tame it. Congrats!
Fender small amps are really useful for any style of music ,playing in pubs or small venues .I use a 65 princeton reissue for most gigs jazz or rock and never had a problem with volume or tone and the ability to take pedals is a bonus. I was born in Grimsby in 1963 what is like now ? I bet it has changed A lot since then - does The wheatsheaf still exist and Ribey Square? Any way welcome to the world of small Fender combos , the future is bright!
Great tone! I am not an amp "snob" and have gigged successfully with both tube and solid state amps. At my age now I prefer the lighter weight of solid state amps but those Fender Pro Jr's are great amps. I have the 5 watt Fender Champion 600 reissue from years back with two tubes (valves). All it has are "High" and "Low" inputs and one volume knob. You can also hook it up to an external cabinet too. It sounds great for apartment use.
very cool. I have a '52 fender champ 600, which is the ultimate low volume blues machine. still has the original tubes. I would love to hear a comparison with a reissue.
Just wanna say I love your vids. humble background, down to earth and a ton of talent. Amazing guitar playing which demos the amp more than any talking can do. much better than those sell you an amp ads that you get from other online traders.
That was the best guitar face I've seen in a long while, somewhere around the 4m point. You looked lost and happy for a bit there. Also the tele+tweed sound is bloody lovely, that all just fits together really well.
I bought my Pro-jr (with the blue alnico speaker) from GC for $200 a year ago and still have it as my main amp. I put the J-Rockett Lenny, Lovepedal ZenDrive and an Boss reverb and I'm good. The little amp has a ton of soul.
Hello Dave and the community here from NY! Just when i thought 2020 couldn't get any stranger than it is you go and purchase a TUBE AMP! I can't believe it, Sir David King of the Solid States buys a tube amp. Sounds really good Dave, enjoy!! :-)
Don’t know if you realize how fantastic that sound is coming out on that little amp. It literally stopped me as I let the channels play while I work. So different than those other amps that you use. To me.. this is IT!. Seriously, maybe the way it records? I don’t know, but whatever it is that is making that special.. is special and you have an amazing sound going on there. Edit: I should emphasize that particular sound was the first 4 or 5 minutes of the video. Save that setup.. whatever it is.
From what I can tell I think those smaller fender tube amps record amazingly well! Rumor has it all the guitar gods recorded out of small tube amps like this in the studio and then take their cabs and stacks on stage to play the songs live. I couldn’t agree more with you this amp is the REAL THING🤘🏻
Hi again, Dave. I came to revisit your demo and I wanted to say it is nice to meet you. I love your Frusciante licks whenever I see them too. I can be found around several guitar/amp forums and my screen name is chilipeppermaniac if you can believe that.Keep up the nice playing.
Ha ha, you called it an intro jam like it wasn't one of the most epic few minutes of guitar ever recorded. You literally have no idea how good you are do you?
The Blues Junior is a cool little amp. I’ve just converted mine into a head - with a separate cab. It opens the amp sound and cleans up the muddy bass. Bigger cabinet dimensions with real hardwood timber really project the sound.
I've always loved the fact that you're a solid state guy but I have to admit this sounds really good too. Maybe I'm imagining something but to me it sounds like the attack is a bit different (maybe a little softer) when you hit the strings if that makes sense.
Hey Dave... more fine & lovely tones, excellent (multiple) soul-o's... A 2005 Pro Junior used & autographed by E.C. on tour back in 2008/9 sold at Bonhams for $8000 in 2011... the serial no. was B-232117.
Phenomenal playing and phenomenal tones .I might have to get one of these amps . Especially since they are reasonably priced . Thanks Dave ! You’re Awesome 👏 👏👏👏👏😎😊😎😊😎
Im glad that he dont do Sweep Picking often , as i get fed up with show offs that do that and then think they are someone like Buckethead , Dave can play like that if he wants but id say 99% of people want to hear musicality in a guitarists playing not just mindless noodling.
Cant believe you only had solid state .. valve amps are where a guitarist needs to be. With the colourisation of the output sound it just feels you the guitar and amp are one when setup correctly .. enjoy my friend
That Marshall studio vintage tone I heard on your other vid has stayed with me Dave...the moving on of old gear to fund buying that badboy has already begun lol.Some tasty playing in this video for sure...nice.
I own a Pro Junior IV that I bought used and it is an amazing little amplifier. You learn a lot about how you play because every articulation is magnified. You'll find yourself playing a lot softer than you would normally. I can't recommend a Tweed Pro Junior enough. They take pedals well, and they have amazing power tube breakup that you just can't get without blowing your house down with a larger amplifier.
Really 👌 tones Dave! Some of the best clean to mildly overdriven sounds that I’ve heard from you. I guess no surprise really, there’s something about low watt Fender amps that record fantastic. Just classic.
Man I finally got a fender super champ 15 watt head through a 2x12 bugera cab and man its soo nice to play tubes I cant believe it and it's making me rethink my pedals..... I am in love never go back to solid for me love ya man great riffs WOW
They sound bigger in tone and authentic unlike solid state which uses lower voltage and much thinner sounding as the electrons are much less in solid state amps !
Hey Dave don’t take this the wrong way but seeing you with the 335ish makes you look like a completely different musician than with those Fenders. Not so much a boy becoming a man but in that guise. Maybe there is a bit of Alvin Lee in there desperate to come out. Just need an old Levi jacket and jeans and your there. Awesome as always👍
Saw ‘Ten Years After’ at the Liverpool Stadium ( what an awesome venue - anyone worth their salt performed there ! ) in the early 1970’s. One of the best live gigs I have ever been to !!
@@jonpg1jsf118 Hey Jon. My first sight of Mr Lee was the Woodstock movie God 50 years ago. TYA and The Who sort of rocked me for a bit from that movie but Alvin was a master of his craft like so many great guitarists of the time unfortunately overlooked by the rise of Page. My favourite unknown is Frank Marino. Obviously his genius is know to guitarists but he doesn’t trip off the tongue like Page or Iommi but man he can play guitar better than the best of them.
@@marygaleac - are you aware of the "No Speak" label ? all instrumentals from known masters like Marino, Alvin, Iommi, Howe, West, California etc etc - cds are Guitarspeak 1,2,+ 3 Marino is Babylon on #2 - there's a live cd Night of the Guitar feat Alvin etc I have more guitar inst's and a list of Page's post Zep tracks
@@byronofcalgary6985 I went to the Night of the Guitars Hammersmith concert - I can be seen in a 3 second audience clip on the video - my one and only claim to fame :) .
I recently bought Joyo Bantamp Jackman (I got inspired by your presentation) , even though I was a valve amp man through my entire life and let me tell you: this liitle amp is a lot of fun. But I have just realised, that I am visiting your channel to listen what you play, not what you buy ;-)
The layers of nicotine and the beer spilled on it have a direct effect on how good an amp sounds. This amp is a testament to the genius of Leo Fender's circuit designs. Guitars and amps are just paintbrushes and canvases. The only thing I'm interested in is the finished painting. I really like your playing.
Hi Dave, it looks like a 2006 relic special edition Pro Jr. made to look like old, as the first ones made in USA weren't lacquered Tweed, still have one from the 90ties in my room! you sound terrific with this amp!
Sounds pretty good to me. But I don't care whether the amp is valve or solid state, whether the pedals are physical or digital emulations: it's the end result in terms of feel & emotion that counts. And you, Sir Gravy have that in abundance.
I'm amazed that so many guitarists keep missing the point of a smaller tweed Fender style amp. Whats not to like, mid-strong tube breakup at reasonable volumes, small footprint, light weight, comparatively cheap retubing, good with pedals, world class sound, etc.? Even if you have bigger, louder amps, a small Fender-style valve amp is what most players are looking for, regardless whether they realize it or not! Dave, try the amp through an outboard cabinet, it will gig!
@@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 this amp that Dave has, is a modern design but one could say its more closely inspired by tweed amps than most of Fender"s other modern amps. The pro junior is kin to a champ 5f1 mixed with a 5e3 deluxe because of its raw cranked breakup. It has a 15 watt, push pull power section using a pair of el84's instead of 6v6's so the pro junior is its own thing but still with a nod to these amps. To be honest, this pro jr. is a great modern amp but a 5e3 sorted to control bass flub sounds considerably better than the pro jr., in my opinion.
@@cchavez248 thank you 😊 I'm back on the game.. after many years of silence... xxxaaa Btw I am semi begginer 50 yo My fender hot rod deluxe 40w..is too much for home use.. So I'm thinking.... I'm not a gig guy..
@@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 Yes, this amp will give you more, in my opinion, than the HR Deluxe in a home setting, the HR Deluxe has a bad habit of hitting you with a wall of volume just off idle! A lot of people are swapping the first preamp tube of their HR Deluxes from a 12ax7 to a 12ay7 so that the taper of volume is more gradual, there are a few youtubers who discuss the specifics of this swap, perhaps it will tame your beast if a Deluxe for in your home use. If your HR Deluxe just sits in one place in your home and you don't have to move it much, this simple, cheap swap might give you more use of your amp than what you're getting now.
I have just bought a BlackStar 40 w it has a very clean , clean channel great sound and bought some Russan made Mullard EL34 for spares, put them in to a tube tester they lite up then put them in to my amp did not light up then put back the ones that came with the amp and working fine I think the pins are a wee bit smaller on the Mullard tubes and not making contact.
These are great amp, I had a Fender Blues Deville Tweed and the tweed was a lite color not the darker orange looking one. I took it apart and bought a can of lacquer and put one coat on it and it looked fantastic, so i thought great i will put another coat on it and wow it was dark just like you have there. It was a brand new amp that looked like it was 100 years old. It looked like an xtream reliced guitar that nobody would believe that it could been really that beat up in real life.
That sounds Awesome! the fender hot rod series of amps are fantastic! i have had some, a jr blues and deluxe, they are all amazing! your playing is so inspiriational! keep up the good work Dave! ;)
Fantastic find to go with you amazing playing itcertainly sounds like your getting on with it.I’ve just purchased my first tube amp well amp head as got to get a suitable cab yet.Always had solid state but just like yourself it’s time for even more fun 🤩 Keep the vids going even if it’s just to hear you play
Hi Dave, Thanks for another nice video! Like your honest and cheerful approach in your videos. As far as I know - you don't bias EL84's. They are like preamp tubes. At least I have never seen an EL84 amp with biasing abilities. If it runs that hot I would have taken the backplate away and see what happens...
Watching this reminds me that I can buy all the gear in the world, but practice and building skill is so much more important. I wish I could just buy skill.
Dave, if you're concerned about the heat, add a box fan on a bracket inside the cabinet. I've done this with many of my blackface amps. Select one for low noise.
Godman it i love your vids. I just go through a gambit of different emotions. I was feeling crap today 4 in the arvo. I opened up a bottle of red sat on the couch and just basked in the comfort i get from your jibber jabber and your sweet playing. You made me feel so much better hahaha or maybe it was just the red wine mmm. I got a blues junior in my lounge so i relate to this one. I love my BJ LOL
Dave your soul is playing. Golly Bill. What is it. Is your soul melding with the guitar? Is the guitar living off your soul? Do you have enough soul to keep you both alive? Hell I don't know, but I like vacuum tubes. I have some 100 years old. Amazingly , they still work. They are alive when the filament heats the cathode and the electrons start buzzing around in there. It's magic.
Hi, I've always used a solid state amp. The last one was a Vox valvetronics (with a valve in preamp I guess). Anyway, now I bought a economic valve amp. The difference betwen the two is awesome. The valve amp is really creamy, the cleans are sweet, the dirty tone is aggressive but not nasals. I'm really satisfied.
I saw Eric Clapton live in Las Vegas in 2019, and he was rocking one of those Blues Jr and his sound was phenomenal. And so is yours, it suits you real good!
You are so fu.....ing cool!!!! I wish, some day I get the chance to play guitar with you. Your passion comes right through...... Your set up is amazing. I wish and plan to get my playing room as nice as yours. Cheers!
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My amp analogy: Solid state is instant coffee, easy to make, instant results and can taste great.
Valve is real coffee, takes a bit of work to get the right blend and taste, but when its achieved it's awesome, wholesome and keeps you awake all night.
right on spot
Awesome analogy. Spot on.
The most brilliant analogy ever to be said in the history of the world, you sir should be proud.
Couldn't of said it better myself. I love my vox ac30
I think you just won the internet for the year 2020. Perfect analogy.
Right. So after fidgeting through google.
The amp's based on a late 50s circuit. It was manufactured in the early 90s. It was made to be simpler to use in order to differ from other valve amps in its price range. It's also one of the best reviewed valve amps in its price range.
Quick side note. It's a trending search term on PMT's website. I'm pretty sure it's because of this video. Well done, Dave.
Man, you deserved that! Been followin for 5 years and always liked your playing but being a sound engineer, I always thought to myself: Dave deserves all the organic, dynamic tones from tube amps! Cheers from Montreal !
the past 5 years ive been a subber this is the best amp and tone ive heard as of yet.
That bend you hit at 4:41 - 4:42 sounds like the 'good bad and the ugly' Western movie whistle thing.
I can’t stop listening to it now.
Holy shit, you’re right
Thats the best tone I've ever heard from you...epic.
The Blues Junior and pro have been the most gigged amps in history. Hell of a lot of blues players use them. Miked up correctly are super tools. Great for pedals. I’ve built a blues junior without reverb and Bassman tone section. I love it. Covers Floyd to Bad Co with OCD, and deep blue. Add some fuzz and you go back to Gilmour
Great sound. Great playing. Nothing quite like a guitar plugged straight into a valve amp with it turned up a bit. It sounds good, it feels good. It’s also a total rabbit hole! I got lost in it about 20 years ago and still haven’t found my way out! Still loving every minute! Good luck and enjoy.
Wow I just discovered this vid. I have bought exactly same one somewhere a month ago. It is super simple and sounds insanely deep. DS2 and ibanez Wah are also happy with it. Really good for the effects. First week I spent playing simple chords over and over and listening to the sound as it was another universe transfer for me (my first real amp). Extremely satisfied and even more after seeing you enjoying the same. !! It made me play 2 times more than I used to.
That was bad ass picking dude. Exactly my taste in music. Keep rocking and I look forward to watching the rest of the video. Thanks dude, Ed Kennedy
Dave, I love your music and vids, but this valve amp sounds so great, for me it’s a HUGE difference with all of your solid state amps. Wish you'll be make more videos with this thing. Love.
i think we all agree that its not the amp that sounds good, its the dave
Right on brother, amp sounds great, the Dave sounds brilliant, he's in the zone, no doubt about it. Love my Laney Lionheart, a very underrated amp. Peace & love to all.
Dave small is great and those tones will simply roast your heart
Dave you're out of time bro just waiting for the moment your greatness will be truly recognised.
Dave keep up the sterling work you are a great inspiration to legions of us wanna be guitarists.
Thanks again dave
So ... another happy ProJunior owner!
Yes, this is a great little amp, stunning simplicity and a tone to love. Does put out a lotta volume defying its small size which makes me planning a DIY power soak to tame it.
Congrats!
tht is the dream picture of my room, guitars hanging and amps standing, a comfy couch. All u need to pass through a path called life. Ur awesome man.
Fender small amps are really useful for any style of music ,playing in pubs or small venues .I use a 65 princeton reissue for most gigs jazz or rock and never had a problem with volume or tone and the ability to take pedals is a bonus. I was born in Grimsby in 1963 what is like now ? I bet it has changed A lot since then - does The wheatsheaf still exist and Ribey Square? Any way welcome to the world of small Fender combos , the future is bright!
Looks like a Fender, sounds like a Fender, I like it 🤠
Dave you sound like yourself & stay awesome 🤠
Great tone! I am not an amp "snob" and have gigged successfully with both tube and solid state amps. At my age now I prefer the lighter weight of solid state amps but those Fender Pro Jr's are great amps. I have the 5 watt Fender Champion 600 reissue from years back with two tubes (valves). All it has are "High" and "Low" inputs and one volume knob. You can also hook it up to an external cabinet too. It sounds great for apartment use.
very cool. I have a '52 fender champ 600, which is the ultimate low volume blues machine. still has the original tubes. I would love to hear a comparison with a reissue.
Dave, I love the fact that you look like you are enjoying playing through that amp - that says something. 👍
Fantastic amp this!! and the Blues Jnr my personal 2 favourites for us mere mortals on a normal budget wanting a great tube amp.
Just wanna say I love your vids. humble background, down to earth and a ton of talent. Amazing guitar playing which demos the amp more than any talking can do. much better than those sell you an amp ads that you get from other online traders.
In all honesty that's probably one of the most amazing sounding Amos I've ever heard. And it's tiny!! Amazing! Awesome playing too. I'm in awe!
That was the best guitar face I've seen in a long while, somewhere around the 4m point. You looked lost and happy for a bit there. Also the tele+tweed sound is bloody lovely, that all just fits together really well.
Wow Dave... That intro!! That was amazing dude!!
I bought my Pro-jr (with the blue alnico speaker) from GC for $200 a year ago and still have it as my main amp.
I put the J-Rockett Lenny, Lovepedal ZenDrive and an Boss reverb and I'm good. The little amp has a ton of soul.
Gd, you killed it,!
Wow man, great playing. I'm certainly impressed
Hello Dave and the community here from NY! Just when i thought 2020 couldn't get any stranger than it is you go and purchase a TUBE AMP!
I can't believe it, Sir David King of the Solid States buys a tube amp. Sounds really good Dave, enjoy!! :-)
I’ve got a new Pro Jr IV. I love it.
Some of your most soulful playing dude!
Don’t know if you realize how fantastic that sound is coming out on that little amp. It literally stopped me as I let the channels play while I work. So different than those other amps that you use. To me.. this is IT!. Seriously, maybe the way it records? I don’t know, but whatever it is that is making that special.. is special and you have an amazing sound going on there. Edit: I should emphasize that particular sound was the first 4 or 5 minutes of the video. Save that setup.. whatever it is.
From what I can tell I think those smaller fender tube amps record amazingly well! Rumor has it all the guitar gods recorded out of small tube amps like this in the studio and then take their cabs and stacks on stage to play the songs live. I couldn’t agree more with you this amp is the REAL THING🤘🏻
Hi again, Dave. I came to revisit your demo and I wanted to say it is nice to meet you. I love your Frusciante licks whenever I see them too. I can be found around several guitar/amp forums and my screen name is chilipeppermaniac if you can believe that.Keep up the nice playing.
Ha ha, you called it an intro jam like it wasn't one of the most epic few minutes of guitar ever recorded.
You literally have no idea how good you are do you?
The Blues Junior is a cool little amp. I’ve just converted mine into a head - with a separate cab. It opens the amp sound and cleans up the muddy bass.
Bigger cabinet dimensions with real hardwood timber really project the sound.
I've always loved the fact that you're a solid state guy but I have to admit this sounds really good too. Maybe I'm imagining something but to me it sounds like the attack is a bit different (maybe a little softer) when you hit the strings if that makes sense.
Pro junior, brilliant choice. Maybe 2012?
Hey Dave... more fine & lovely tones, excellent (multiple) soul-o's...
A 2005 Pro Junior used & autographed by E.C. on tour back in 2008/9 sold at Bonhams for $8000 in 2011... the serial no. was B-232117.
Small Portable and sounds amazing! Congrats Dave.
Phenomenal playing and phenomenal tones .I might have to get one of these amps . Especially since they are reasonably priced .
Thanks Dave ! You’re Awesome 👏 👏👏👏👏😎😊😎😊😎
Great demo Dave. The sound of the Semi has given me one!!
God I think Dave Simpson is one of the greatest guitarist of all time. I’m not sure he realises how good he is.
I honestly don’t think he realizes it. I think he knows he’s good, but not HOW good.
Im glad that he dont do Sweep Picking often , as i get fed up with show offs that do that and then think they are someone like Buckethead , Dave can play like that if he wants but id say 99% of people want to hear musicality in a guitarists playing not just mindless noodling.
Nothing smells better than a valve amp first thing in the morning.... Lols 😅🎸. Enjoy your new baby Mr Dave... 👍
Cant believe you only had solid state .. valve amps are where a guitarist needs to be. With the colourisation of the output sound it just feels you the guitar and amp are one when setup correctly .. enjoy my friend
That Marshall studio vintage tone I heard on your other vid has stayed with me Dave...the moving on of old gear to fund buying that badboy has already begun lol.Some tasty playing in this video for sure...nice.
I think you will love it for years. Is loud to gig and if not you can mic it up. Also light and straight forward :). A fender amp is always a blessing
Nice addition dave. Love them tweeds
Holy mother, the strangest thing to have happened in 2020!
I wish I lived somewhere where I could set an amp stupendously loud.
Hearing damage is a serious concern =P
@@Silkaz7 Ha yes. i used to play the drums. right ear affected.
I own a Pro Junior IV that I bought used and it is an amazing little amplifier. You learn a lot about how you play because every articulation is magnified. You'll find yourself playing a lot softer than you would normally. I can't recommend a Tweed Pro Junior enough. They take pedals well, and they have amazing power tube breakup that you just can't get without blowing your house down with a larger amplifier.
I'm looking at a dual Pro jnr rig. Both mid-2000 models. One is only $350AUD because it needs a re-cap.
The other is $450AUD. All stock, both Tweeds
Really 👌 tones Dave! Some of the best clean to mildly overdriven sounds that I’ve heard from you. I guess no surprise really, there’s something about low watt Fender amps that record fantastic. Just classic.
Man I finally got a fender super champ 15 watt head through a 2x12 bugera cab and man its soo nice to play tubes I cant believe it and it's making me rethink my pedals..... I am in love never go back to solid for me love ya man great riffs WOW
Solid 7.5 mins of pure feel. The best way to start a video.
Personally valve amps do sound a lot nicer than solid states.
IMO,they just sound more alive with your playing,and more natural sounding.
They sound bigger in tone and authentic unlike solid state which uses lower voltage and much thinner sounding as the electrons are much less in solid state amps !
Sounds great to me! By the looks of the comments, many people think this is a Blues JR, and don't realize that this Pro JR is a different model.
That intro...........................WOW! You are amazing Dave. Well done.
That sound, this gitarplaying Dave, best i ever have heard.🤟👍🤗
Loving the "Dave Simpson backing track" as well. I'd buy that.$$$
I think it's a Tube amp! 😄🎸 awesome stuff
Hey Dave don’t take this the wrong way but seeing you with the 335ish makes you look like a completely different musician than with those Fenders. Not so much a boy becoming a man but in that guise. Maybe there is a bit of Alvin Lee in there desperate to come out. Just need an old Levi jacket and jeans and your there. Awesome as always👍
Saw ‘Ten Years After’ at the Liverpool Stadium ( what an awesome venue - anyone worth their salt performed there ! ) in the early 1970’s.
One of the best live gigs I have ever been to !!
@@jonpg1jsf118 Hey Jon. My first sight of Mr Lee was the Woodstock movie God 50 years ago. TYA and The Who sort of rocked me for a bit from that movie but Alvin was a master of his craft like so many great guitarists of the time unfortunately overlooked by the rise of Page. My favourite unknown is Frank Marino. Obviously his genius is know to guitarists but he doesn’t trip off the tongue like Page or Iommi but man he can play guitar better than the best of them.
@@marygaleac - are you aware of the "No Speak" label ? all instrumentals from known masters like Marino, Alvin, Iommi, Howe, West, California etc etc - cds are Guitarspeak 1,2,+ 3
Marino is Babylon on #2 - there's a live cd Night of the Guitar feat Alvin etc
I have more guitar inst's and a list of Page's post Zep tracks
@@byronofcalgary6985 I went to the Night of the Guitars Hammersmith concert - I can be seen in a 3 second audience clip on the video - my one and only claim to fame :) .
@@johnnorth9355 very cool John...
I'm in YES 9012 LIVE in Edmonton
Guy in white Jean jacket as the credits roll during finale end of Starship Trooper.
I recently bought Joyo Bantamp Jackman (I got inspired by your presentation) , even though I was a valve amp man through my entire life and let me tell you: this liitle amp is a lot of fun. But I have just realised, that I am visiting your channel to listen what you play, not what you buy ;-)
The layers of nicotine and the beer spilled on it have a direct effect on how good an amp sounds. This amp is a testament to the genius of Leo Fender's circuit designs. Guitars and amps are just paintbrushes and canvases. The only thing I'm interested in is the finished painting. I really like your playing.
I think this is one of the best tones you’ve ever had it sounds clear and big and cuts through like a knife 🔪
Wow. Nice looking forward to comparison videos with valve and solid state!
Hi Dave,
it looks like a 2006 relic special edition Pro Jr. made to look like old, as the first ones made in USA weren't lacquered Tweed, still have one from the 90ties in my room! you sound terrific with this amp!
Once again I am blown away! Great playing as always Dave 👏 👌
I literally closed my eyes and thought I was at Woodstock lol definitely feel like it tonight anyway 🤣 nice amp sounds beautiful
A good amp is a good amp regardless of valves for transistors. That sir is a good amp. 🍻
SS is for lil kids playing hello kitty 🐱
@@jahmosaxenamp6797 If you can't tell the difference- and most can't - then Solid State is as good as anything else.
we need more people like you and less people like Jahmo Bethere...like a lot less
Sounds pretty good to me. But I don't care whether the amp is valve or solid state, whether the pedals are physical or digital emulations: it's the end result in terms of feel & emotion that counts.
And you, Sir Gravy have that in abundance.
That is one sweet little tube amp. Love it and well played.
I'm amazed that so many guitarists keep missing the point of a smaller tweed Fender style amp. Whats not to like, mid-strong tube breakup at reasonable volumes, small footprint, light weight, comparatively cheap retubing, good with pedals, world class sound, etc.? Even if you have bigger, louder amps, a small Fender-style valve amp is what most players are looking for, regardless whether they realize it or not! Dave, try the amp through an outboard cabinet, it will gig!
Sorry Curtis..that little amp..is new? No or something from the past?
Fender tweed..
@@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 this amp that Dave has, is a modern design but one could say its more closely inspired by tweed amps than most of Fender"s other modern amps. The pro junior is kin to a champ 5f1 mixed with a 5e3 deluxe because of its raw cranked breakup. It has a 15 watt, push pull power section using a pair of el84's instead of 6v6's so the pro junior is its own thing but still with a nod to these amps. To be honest, this pro jr. is a great modern amp but a 5e3 sorted to control bass flub sounds considerably better than the pro jr., in my opinion.
@@cchavez248 thank you 😊
I'm back on the game.. after many years of silence... xxxaaa
Btw I am semi begginer 50 yo
My fender hot rod deluxe 40w..is too much for home use..
So I'm thinking.... I'm not a gig guy..
@@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 Yes, this amp will give you more, in my opinion, than the HR Deluxe in a home setting, the HR Deluxe has a bad habit of hitting you with a wall of volume just off idle! A lot of people are swapping the first preamp tube of their HR Deluxes from a 12ax7 to a 12ay7 so that the taper of volume is more gradual, there are a few youtubers who discuss the specifics of this swap, perhaps it will tame your beast if a Deluxe for in your home use. If your HR Deluxe just sits in one place in your home and you don't have to move it much, this simple, cheap swap might give you more use of your amp than what you're getting now.
@@cchavez248 I got it... thank you
I'm dedicating to you.. Hey you.. Pink Floyd
Last verse.. together we stand..devided we fall 💕
Sweet mother of gravy.. This is truly a year to remember.. Love it... 👍🇦🇺
I have just bought a BlackStar 40 w it has a very clean , clean channel great sound and bought some Russan made Mullard EL34 for spares, put them in to a tube tester they lite up then put them in to my amp did not light up then put back the ones that came with the amp and working fine I think the pins are a wee bit smaller on the Mullard tubes and not making contact.
Sounds awesome Dave, the Telecaster sounded fantastic, really stood out, great job mate 👍
Also so badass that you played The Hunter!! Love your take on it! Kossoff is my biggest hero ✌️
You made that sound amazing, my video friend from across the ocean. 😊
Love your newish auld digs...Lovely tone. Lovely playing. You make me want to be a better player.
These are great amp, I had a Fender Blues Deville Tweed and the tweed was a lite color not the darker orange looking one. I took it apart and bought a can of lacquer and put one coat on it and it looked fantastic, so i thought great i will put another coat on it and wow it was dark just like you have there. It was a brand new amp that looked like it was 100 years old. It looked like an xtream reliced guitar that nobody would believe that it could been really that beat up in real life.
Always love your sound on a valve amp, whatever it happens to be. This one sounds great too.
Such a tasteful playing Dave!! Loving it
That sounds Awesome! the fender hot rod series of amps are fantastic! i have had some, a jr blues and deluxe, they are all amazing! your playing is so inspiriational! keep up the good work Dave! ;)
Fantastic find to go with you amazing playing itcertainly sounds like your getting on with it.I’ve just purchased my first tube amp well amp head as got to get a suitable cab yet.Always had solid state but just like yourself it’s time for even more fun 🤩 Keep the vids going even if it’s just to hear you play
February of 91 great sounding am ps but also a great sounding guitar player shake my head every time I hear you play
Hi Dave,
Thanks for another nice video! Like your honest and cheerful approach in your videos.
As far as I know - you don't bias EL84's.
They are like preamp tubes.
At least I have never seen an EL84 amp with biasing abilities.
If it runs that hot I would have taken the backplate away and see what happens...
Watching this reminds me that I can buy all the gear in the world, but practice and building skill is so much more important. I wish I could just buy skill.
lol tell to the rest of the tube amp expert community
Still sounds like you .... bloody marvellous !
Wow Dave! That sounds awesome! Pure Magic in your hands!!! I’m floored!
Dave, if you're concerned about the heat, add a box fan on a bracket inside the cabinet.
I've done this with many of my blackface amps. Select one for low noise.
Godman it i love your vids. I just go through a gambit of different emotions. I was feeling crap today 4 in the arvo. I opened up a bottle of red sat on the couch and just basked in the comfort i get from your jibber jabber and your sweet playing. You made me feel so much better hahaha or maybe it was just the red wine mmm. I got a blues junior in my lounge so i relate to this one. I love my BJ LOL
Courage and all the best, Snooze00.
Dave your soul is playing. Golly Bill. What is it. Is your soul melding with the guitar? Is the guitar living off your soul? Do you have enough soul to keep you both alive? Hell I don't know, but I like vacuum tubes. I have some 100 years old. Amazingly , they still work. They are alive when the filament heats the cathode and the electrons start buzzing around in there. It's magic.
Amp cranked & Les Paul turned down a bit sounded sublime. The Gretsch was pretty blinking lovely too.
Great tone, Dave. Lovely touch - rock on!
This kind of amp was used in classic recordings, Layla I believe Clapton used a Champ -good score mate, definitely.
Brilliant Dave nice playing as usual and lovely tweed amp,nice of Nicole to twist you're arm ONCE lol
i bet being in the room there's a pretty nice differece. Recorded on youtube, solid state is pretty much as good. Either way, you rock mate!
I absolutely loved the melodic bit at 20:25. Very calming. Thanks 👍
Hi, I've always used a solid state amp. The last one was a Vox valvetronics (with a valve in preamp I guess). Anyway, now I bought a economic valve amp. The difference betwen the two is awesome. The valve amp is really creamy, the cleans are sweet, the dirty tone is aggressive but not nasals. I'm really satisfied.
Great little amp. Congrats. Ive got a Blues Jr. that I adore.
Those terrific Tele tones ... they are enough on their own but you’ll save on the heating bills this winter as well, so that’s a win win :)
Fantastic playing mate
I saw Eric Clapton live in Las Vegas in 2019, and he was rocking one of those Blues Jr and his sound was phenomenal. And so is yours, it suits you real good!
You are so fu.....ing cool!!!! I wish, some day I get the chance to play guitar with you. Your passion comes right through...... Your set up is amazing. I wish and plan to get my playing room as nice as yours.
Cheers!
Holy hell, I enjoyed that intro. Bravo! \m/