Fw: [Harp-L] Re: Fender Blues Jr Amps

["J. Scott Ball" <balljs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Scott "a lurker" here, first post, I've had a Blues jr. for a couple
of years and had it modded by Dave Kott, Greenbulletmics, he lowered the
bias, different tone caps, brightness adjustment, clean boost (activates the
2nd triode in V2 10% more volume), crunchy caps. I really don't know what I
just said. For a very affordable and quality job (I won't quote it because I
don't know what his prices are now). He gave and sold me a bunch of tubes
plus the other ones I snuck into the house, which turned my wife into a tube
widow in my quest to get the amp tuned in. I tried  a 1965 jensen p12r in it
and hated it, don't know if it was the mods or the speaker, couldn't soften
up the edginess. When compared to a friends stock tweed limited edition Bjr
what I really noticed in it after the mods was its response to different
tubes, they had way more effect on the tone than the same changes on a stock
Bjr. I ended up sticking a c12n jensen in it, also and that has way more
response to the eq adjustments. Had some problems with a staticky sound with
my dd3 when I was running low gain tubes au-v1 ay-v2 ay-v3, Ive got ay-V1,
ay-V2, 5751-V3, now for the time being, gives it a warm crunchy and punchy
sound, took care of the delay problem  I'm probably a bottom of the barrel
intermediate player  Got 4 kids still at home and can't afford anything
boutique, but I love this amp.........Merry Christmas.........take care all.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Davis" <bluesharpamps@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mike Fugazzi" <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>; <Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Fender Blues Jr Amps


> I didn't know that, Mike.  I'll try it.  But an NOS Mullard 12AT7 sounds
> kinda spendy.  How much?
>
> -Rick
>
> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 8:48 AM, Mike Fugazzi <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx> 
> wrote:
>
> > The Mullard NOS 12at7 works great in V1.  It retains some of the punch of 
> > a
> > 5751 or 12ax7 when compared to how a 12ay7 can really mellow out your 
> > tone.
> >  In my research and experience, it is the only 12at7 that I would try
> > somewhere other than a reverb or phase inverter slot.
> >
> > I am using that tube in V1 on the "Refugee" and "Whippin Post" clips 
> > here:
> > http://www.youtube.com/user/mikefugazzi
> >
> > The amp I am using, an Allen Old Flame, has a master volume.  It was just
> > over half way up here.  When cranked, there is a lot more punch.
> >
> >  Mike Fugazzi
> > Vocals/Harmonica
> > "The Mike Fugazzi Band"
> > http://www.myspace.com/mikefugazzi
> > http://www.youtube.com/user/mikefugazzi
> >
> >
> > "Music should be healing; music should uplift the soul; music should
> > inspire. There is no better way of getting closer to God, of rising 
> > higher
> > towards the spirit, of attaining spiritual perfection than music, if only 
> > it
> > is rightly understood."
> > -Hazrat Inayat Khan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: mfugazzi67 <mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: mfugazzi67@xxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:41:06 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Re: Fender Blues Jr Amps
> >
> > --- In harp-l-archives@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Rick Davis"
> > <bluesharpamps@...> wrote:
> >
> > The 12AU7 tube is not interchangable with the 12AX7, even though they
> > share
> > the same pin out.  The AU7 draws significantly more power and may stress
> > your power supply.  I stay away from the AU7 when replacing AX7 tubes in
> > guitar amp to make it more harp friendly.  Instead, I use the 5751 (my
> > favorite preamp tube for harp) or the 12AY7.  Never use the 12AT7; it is 
> > a
> > horrible tube for tone.  It is a different animal designed for use as a
> > phase inverter.
> >
> > Here is a handy chart;
> >
> > http://thetubestore.com/gainfactor.html
> >
> > -Rick Davis
> > The Blues Harp Amps Blog
> > http://www.bluesharpamps.blogspot.com/
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 3:08 AM, Ian Farquharson <farky@...>wrote:
> >
> > > The Blues Junior is ok for Harp but exchange a couple of of the pre amp
> > > tubes for AU 7's...to help with feedback issues,
> > > I think the Junior Pro is more suitable, no reverb....but the Reverb
> > on the
> > > Blues Junior is rubbish anyway, but also exchange 1 preamp tube to a AU
> > > 7....its cheaper too .
> > >
> > > The Fender Champion, is cheapest of the lot....but maybe lacks a bit of
> > > bottom.
> > > Far better to get a harpgear 2......around the same price of a Blues
> > > Junior....only 5 watts, but loud.....properly set up for harp with a
> > tube
> > > rectifier and a line out.
> > >
> > > Farky
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