Fender Blues Junior vs Vox AC15 -

In this episode I compare two great 15 watts Tube Amps: The Fender Blues Junior and the VOX AC15.
I had the curiosity of comparing them both and I always wanted an AC15, but could never have the opportunity to try one. Since I had it now, I thought it would be a great idea to share it with you all, because you might have the same doubts as I had.
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[@thedogsofboredom.3710]

Looks like you’re having fun! I loved the sound of them both running at the same time, it almost had the feel of two guitars playing at the same time . Great stuff!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I really enjoy doing this videos!!! As for both amps together is just great!!!

[@MrBossei]

Yippie! Just the comparison I´ve been waiting for. Thank you Budda!

[@BuddaGuedes]

You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy it

[@rolandolopez847]

@@BuddaGuedes I have a question for you above if you have the time to answer please?

[@hkguitar1984]

Love both of these amplifiers. Great demo/content Budda, Thank You Sir.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Me too!! Thanks

[@karlhaigh6809]

Absolutely loved this video thanks man, me and my best mate are trying to find him the right amp to buy and this has sealed the deal for the VOX, you are totally right tho they are definitely so different, I even said before you actually played them together that they would sound awesome used at the same time haha, you did it and they sounded beautiful together ❤. Iv subscribed to you now cant wait to see the other videos bro 👏 keep rocking the free world 🌎 and stay safe! Big love from the UK 🇬🇧 😎

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot. Stay safe

[@Red1Actual]

I guess I am just going to have to get both! Both are very distinct and have their own flavor, but together.. WOW. What a tone!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I totally agree with you

[@ignacioetxebarria5884]

Great review, Budda! I usually combine the normal & the top boost channel of my AC15 2x12” with a A/B/Y pedal and it sounds fantastic!

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s a great idea

[@jsdhesmith2011]

I’m going to try this. Does it push the amp harder?

[@BuddaGuedes]

It might push turnpikes amp a little more burburinho will be more a matter of tonal difference

[@thepatzer]

The AC15 was head and shoulders above the Blues Jr IMO. This confirms I'm just not into the BJ sound. I'd love to hear the AC15 go up against a '65 Princeton Reissue (maybe the 12" custom variant). Thanks for another great video!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks for your comment

[@streetrockusa]

Great video, I really loved your intro track.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks a lot

[@alexgarr8386]

Have both!! love them both!!! I’ve always bought 35+ watt amps and I’m done buying anything above twenty!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m also loving low powered amps. You get them in the dive pretty easy

[@alexgarr8386]

Yea I don’t know maybe it’s the pandemic and not being able to play loud but really falling in love with the 20 watt or less amps

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s happening to me too.

[@rsmallfield]

Thank you. A very interesting comparison. :-)

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@RogerThat902]

Man, I am a fender guy and the blues junior is actually my main practice amp, but I have to say I preferred the vox here. I may be making a new purchase :)

[@BuddaGuedes]

I have the same problem. That AC15 is really something

[@thehoursguide]

Great video, thank you. Overall I prefer the AC 15, cheers

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@rgbplumbinghilton]

To my ears the AC 15 would sit well in a live mix for rythmn guitar where as the junior makes a great blues lead amp sounding fuller than the Vox. Both are great value for the money if you consider the tones you get from them. I have owned both and sold both. Small amps have a place but for gigging, they don't cut it for me. Great comparison!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I totally agree. Depending on the gig a small amp is not that flexible. But using two small amps is glorious

[@lo5man]

Hi Budda, great video as per usual. When you were playing through both amps with the power tubes cooking 'man it was heaven' :-) Your cabinet on the Blues Junior is a beautiful thing, it looks like it's made from quality wood? Did you notice any change in sound because of the cabinet? I've also seen BJ owners fit larger cabinets to get rid of the boxy sound. I've heard that the cabinet material can have a major contribution to the sound quality, If so I will have to look into it for my FBJ.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Hey thanks a lot I’ve noticed a change definitely, but not as big as changing the speaker. I actually have episodes on both, changing the cabinet and the speaker if you like to watch it.

[@thesesignals]

you *can* combine the channels... using an aby box. there are currently ZERO videos on youtube that explore this functionality of the ac15, and it would be great to see a video that does do this exploration. just a content idea suggestion that i'll probably suggest to other youtubers. thanks for the great comparison, and cheers!

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s actually a great idea

[@thesesignals]

@@BuddaGuedes a good, active buffered aby pedal--or just an active buffered y splitter--should do the trick easy.

[@BuddaGuedes]

👍🏻

[@elvis_chen]

Get them both!

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s the right answer

[@Gonz769]

Great vídeo ! For home use, what amp do you prefer? Blues junior Vs Deluxe ToneMaster ? I saw a video of your tonemaster ! Seems really great ! 😎👍

[@BuddaGuedes]

I think the tone master is a way better amp than the blues junior. Both for home use and for live playing.

[@eliasp8645]

good lord, this video makes me want to buy an AC15!

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s right!! It’s a great amp

[@mattelder9147]

My brother has a Vox AC15, cool for what it is, but not for me...crazy loud 15watts. I had a blues jr very briefly and decided to go up the chain to a Princeton Reverb with a 12” Creamback Celestion. That’s my go to at home amp without pedals.

[@BuddaGuedes]

It’s on my wish list too

[@pastorkev777]

I truly prefer the AC15 overall. I think a ES335 in a blues jazz or R&B setting would work well for the Blues Jr. I think you would like a Traynor YGM3 and a Crate Vintage Club 20.

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m really loving small inexpensive tube amps. Thanks for the tip

[@jsdhesmith2011]

4:52 - 5:18 sounded soooo sweet. I can’t wait to play the AC15c2 I just ordered. To me the Vox sounds 3D.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Let me know what you think about it when you get it

[@jsdhesmith2011]

@@BuddaGuedes I got my amp today and it sounds incredible. I was thinking the volume would be similar to the blues jr I owned but it has way more volume and head room. I would even say it matches my dsl 40 Marshall. Beyond comparing the volume though the sound is heavenly to me. So satisfied with this amp and wish I had bought one a long time ago. The 2 greenback speakers make a very deep bass, the controls are micro sensitive to adjustment, the reverb is natural and full not thin and hollow sounding like my tweed blues jr was it washed out past 4. I love the top boost channel when it’s set on the edge of breakup…the amp growls with authority and the cabinet does not flex or howl in in retaliation, very 3D, full sounding amp!

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jphegarty22]

Yo Budda, jump-n-blend the AC15 normal & top boost channels using an A/B/Y, or stereo out pedal.. Amazing!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I guess it is. I always use it on my AC30

[@rubenderito8566]

Muy claras la especificaciones de cada equipo,tal como yo pensaba que sonaba cada uno de ellos,muchas gracias por sacarme la duda sobre el VOX, tiene un rango medio muy pronunciado le falta el brillo que tiene el FENDER.graciaspor tus videos.

[@BuddaGuedes]

De nada

[@TheBedroomRocker1]

The two together sound freaking awesome! You just proved that 1+1>2! I generally prefer the AC15, because I think it re-creates the classic Vox tone really authentically. Did you mention the Vox speaker? Is this the G12M-25 Greenback version? The Blues Junior does not sound very close to any of the classic Fender amps, but I must say your modified Blues Junior sounded great and actually recorded better than the Vox in this episode

[@BuddaGuedes]

Yes the 2 together is really great. As for the speaker on the AC15 it’s a greenback 25

[@mattelder9147]

Two together did sound great. They fill in tonal gaps the other lacks.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Perfect combination

[@agusg.t.8950]

Ac15 for me🤤

[@BuddaGuedes]

🙏

[@sharplespaul]

Nice!!!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@hkguitar1984]

The Blues Jr. uses a solid state (transistor) to drive the reverb circuit/tank where as the AC15 is more traditional in that the reverb is tube-driven. The reverb circuit in the Blues Jr. has been the only sticking point with me, if it were tube driven I'd buy a Blues Jr.!

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@chrisdee5032]

The current AC15C1 does not have tube driven reverb. It is solid state just like the Blues Junior.

[@BuddaGuedes]

@@chrisdee5032 thanks for sharing it

[@andrewholdenmusic]

Awesome, as always Budda! I have a Blues Jr and now I think I need an ac15! What amp switcher are you using? 🙏🎸

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m using the lehle

[@andrewholdenmusic]

Exactly what I was hoping you’d say. I love this, ‘Blues jr vs. Ac15’? ... just get both! 🤩

[@BuddaGuedes]

Great option

[@vicenteortiz8521]

Do you have issues with the components of the blues junior considering that it is near to the tubes and tubes get hot.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Not an issue and I have it since 2000

[@georgefromgreece4119]

Are the eqs set the same on them? You make excellent comparisons always. I love both plus Laney Cub 12.

[@BuddaGuedes]

It can’t ever be the same because they are very different

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@BuddaGuedes ok no big deal though I always check flat positions first. I recommend you do too. Flat doesn't lie.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Flat is very subjective because every amp reacts differently to the knob placement

[@georgefromgreece4119]

@@BuddaGuedes true! Like active, passive, position in the circuit etc. But then again, flat is flat, if we don't like it it is our prejudice. No offense!

[@BuddaGuedes]

How would you set each one of this amps flat?

[@rolandolopez847]

I’m a returning beginner. I’m lucky enough to have two awesome guitars, one is a 2012 Gibson LP Traditional and the other is a new Gretsch streamliner G2622T semi hollowbody. Budda, would either or this be a good amp for a returning beginner? I love blues, classic rock, bluesy rock. Any guidance would be appreciated. I currently have a fender mustang 2, which I bought 6 years ago

[@rolandolopez847]

Subscribed tyvm for any help

[@BuddaGuedes]

Any of this amps would be great. Thanks for subscribing

[@SeemoreDunkan]

Hey, I saw a video where someone DID combine the Normal and TP channel. I believe all he used was plug a PL into the 2nd channel (it also allows use of the EQ on the Normal Channel)

[@BuddaGuedes]

What is a PL?

[@SeemoreDunkan]

@@BuddaGuedes Instrument cable but I meant to write Patch cable actually.. sorry

[@SeemoreDunkan]

@@BuddaGuedes Here you go Budda kzbin.info/www/bejne/jnTCZZiqjc-VY8U - It starts at about 1:30

[@SeemoreDunkan]

@@BuddaGuedes As you can tell, no PL or patch cable is actually invovled, and I'm drunk. 'till next time Budda (It must have been another video)

[@BuddaGuedes]

No problem!!! Eh! Eh!

[@Cheguebuddha]

Yes! Together! I play my Vox AC15 (normal channel) together with my Egnater Tweaker 15 (Jensen Blackbird Alnico) and I’m in heaven. Btw, AC cuts so much better and needs much less volume to be heard between the two amps. Stereo heaven :D

[@BuddaGuedes]

Two amps is always magic to play

[@hugomejia593]

Vox ac to make a great good rocking noise

[@BuddaGuedes]

I’m sure it does

[@sebastiangomez5068]

can't you combine the two tones on the AC15 by using a patch cable?

[@BuddaGuedes]

Just a patch cable isn’t possible because you only have 2 inputs. You would need an aby box

[@Cheguebuddha]

AC15 can be used at home no problem just place an always on Dumble style overdrive infront of it :D

[@Cheguebuddha]

I have the CKK Electronics Lunar Drive but im sure Nobels ODR would work as well. And then there are those expensive Wampler and Vertex and J. Rocket pedals also.

[@BuddaGuedes]

Thanks

[@musicbinderpro8903]

It’s unfortunately an unfair comparison since your Blues Jr has been modified... Not sure if it really helps... btw, I love your videos 👍

[@BuddaGuedes]

My blues junior still sounds like a blues junior só it’s enough to understand the differences between the two

[@alexbitzan8747]

How about you set them up in dual mono and use them both!

[@BuddaGuedes]

I did that in this episode and it’s great!!!

[@ibagear]

What finger board radius on your Guitar?

[@BuddaGuedes]

It depends a lot on what guitar you’re talking

[@ibagear]

@@BuddaGuedes Your guitar in this video ,sorry Budda😂

[@elcrapulento4278]

Imo the blues junior is to bright, im not really into the sound it has. The Vox just sounds more full

[@BuddaGuedes]

Funny !!! I feel the opposite

[@seanhershey3390]

I play mine together...

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s a killer combination

[@A14b19]

Near all British blues was done on a vox ..

[@BuddaGuedes]

Don’t forget Marshall. Beano álbum was a Marshall. And supro amps.

[@rolandolopez847]

Pretty sure Gary Moore used Marshall with HIGH gain

[@BuddaGuedes]

That’s for sure

[@hybro8]

The blues jr sounds as big as a juice box

[@BuddaGuedes]

It depends on what juice box are you getting

[@hybro8]

@@BuddaGuedes Agreed

[@BuddaGuedes]

Eh! Eh!