biscuitdough wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:57 pm The guy I used to go to had an AC15 reissue for clients to test out their guitars on. I guess it comes down to would you rather try to duplicate what your client is likely to have at home, or would you want to present them with something that will make their guitar sound its best? The latter is the AC15, imo.

Kniferide wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:11 pm Never played one but on paper, it is what I want in an amp. Between 15 and 30 watts, no stupid Hi Gain circuit, reverb. Honestly if it were like 25 watts, It would be a pretty perfect amp for me. Most of the blues/hotrod Fenders I've played have a really "sandy?" grit to the way they break up that I do not like, so as long as it has a decent amount of clean headroom, it looks cool to me.

losthighway wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 8:09 pm

Kniferide wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:11 pm Never played one but on paper, it is what I want in an amp. Between 15 and 30 watts, no stupid Hi Gain circuit, reverb. Honestly if it were like 25 watts, It would be a pretty perfect amp for me. Most of the blues/hotrod Fenders I've played have a really "sandy?" grit to the way they break up that I do not like, so as long as it has a decent amount of clean headroom, it looks cool to me.

I'd say fairly decent, but not a ton considering they're a master volume amp. Like if you were playing a humbucker guitar and needed to be loud you couldn't get it super clean, even with the input volume low and the master high.

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 6:47 am I dont know what a master volume amp would have to do with an amp's available headroom. All a master volume does is attenuate the signal before it huts the power section. With it full up its essentially out of the circuit.

losthighway wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 3:37 pm

Dr Tony Balls wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 6:47 am I dont know what a master volume amp would have to do with an amp's available headroom. All a master volume does is attenuate the signal before it huts the power section. With it full up its essentially out of the circuit.

Well, you know a little more (read:a shit ton) than I do about amps. In my life of playing guitar I've pretty much always used master volume amps using the two volume knobs in relationship with each other to determine the ideal volume and saturation. I can usually get a clean signal to go louder, by only adjusting the master volume, but the few times I've toyed with an old bassman or something when it starts overdriving, then that's just it.

Isn't the input volume attenuating the signal hitting the preamp section, and buying me headroom? Or am I perhaps using the term 'master volume amp' all wrong?
I say this not as an argument, but in genuine curiosity.

bishopdante wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:54 am

elisha wiesner wrote: Sat Dec 18, 2021 9:21 am I've been asking all my local guitar repair clients what amp they play through and it seems that over half of them say it's a Fender Blues Jr. I guess it's both affordable and the perfect size for smaller bar gigs. I'm thinking I'm going to get one for my shop. Looks like there's a few versions. Anyone know the difference? Is it basically the same amp with a few tweaks over the years? Any other thoughts on them? Thanks.

I own one. No idea what version.

I ended up using it all the time, for everything. It's basically a small tube stage monitor for guitar players. Within that context, whatever else I drag out for guitar, it's probably coming with me. Wouldn't really recommend it as a bass amp, though.

Basic, loud, and actually really good. I'd buy another one if something happened to this one, or if it was cheap.