Fender Pro Junior IV SE Demo

[@plankspanker4964]

I recently gigged this little beast at a rock club. It sounded absolutely fantastic using an amp stand to help projection. Its an awesome pedal platform. Can't speak highly enough of it!

[@scoutgirl7739]

This little Amp sounds amazing, especially with the 335. A perfect pairing.

[@mikeopdenaker5573]

I own an early 90's pro jr...it has been FANTASTIC for all of these years...I constantly get compliments on it. believe it or not,my heritage arch top renders a killer jazz sound through it! I have a friend who loved it with his pedal steel!

[@williamrobinson7435]

Great to hear and see Mr Marten. Lovely demo! I just ADORE amps like this. Simple, does what it's supposed to. Unfussy. I can well see why everyone wants one of these. 🌟👍🎶

[@chazjr2390]

Wow! The tone with the 335 was awesome! I didn't expect that! Great job!

[@adrianjewell5995]

Saw Jeff Beck at Sheffield City Hall a few years ago, and he was playing through one of these - sounded incredible ( in fact it sounded like Jeff Beck!) It proved to me that, if you’re going to mic up your guitar amp anyway, why would you need anything more powerful?

[@Nnmtes]

Great tone. Thanks for the demo Neville

[@BramMouse]

It would be an awesome amp for home use, but a mastervolume could really help it being a bit more versatile.

[@cchavez248]

Or, just add an OCD or your choice of overdrive pedal and you can get whatever sounds you want ar reasonable volumes!

[@dimitrisaivaliotis5616]

@@cchavez248 what is ICD?

[@frantisca]

I've got a Pro 3 Ltd edition that has been upgraded with a master volume. Great little amp, carefully chosen and assembled components. The Master gives it more headroom, in so far you can push it without breaking up too soon, or you can crank the volume and play it at reasonable level (it's 12W but it's loud). Pairs greatly with its Alnico 10" Jensen.

[@CoffsRice]

Would love one of these. (Minor gripe - why not tune the guitars?)

[@DMSProduktions]

@@dimitrisaivaliotis5616 Ice Cream Distributor!

[@matt926uk1]

Man I'm so impressed with this amp, it sounds amazing and as good as any of my other amps. I put a jensen speaker in it which smoothed it out a little but apart from that I wouldn't change anything. Once it gets past 6 on the volume it just compresses in such a nice way and then gets increasingly more overdrive up to a cool rock tone.

You went for the Alnico or the Ceramic? Did it make the amp louder/quieter?

[@matt926uk1]

@ I put in a Jensen C10R which is ceramic, not sure if it made the amp quieter or louder but its sensitivity isn't very high so i would guess that its not any louder.

[@loiclebrun6519]

Probably one of the best of Fender...badass amp

This amp made me realize what a powerful tool the volume knob on the guitar is... I have a couple of nice pedals but really for the last two months I rarely plug them in, there's just something special about plugging straight passive into this guy. I've been thinking about upgrading the 10 incher, but after listening to your tasteful recording I think I'm better off just embracing its stock unknown spec ceramic speaker. Amazing value on this amp. FYI, Fender implemented a slightly cooler cathode biasing on this one instead of the "hot rod" fixed bias, I'm curious to learn what more experienced repair techs and players have to say about that. Subscribed!

[@matt926uk1]

oh cool, i didn't know that about the biasing. Does that mean i don't need to worry about biasing the amp when replacing the power tubes? And yeah theres nothing wrong witht the stock speaker, i just happened to have a spare Jensen lying around.

@@matt926uk1 That is correct, no need to re-bias when replacing power tubes, among other advantages. I read somewhere that the dissipation on these was around 91% from factory which is still on the hot side. If you want to extend your tube lifespan you could bring it down by increasing the resistor coming out of pin 3 on each EL84, which I confirmed to be 270 ohm. Would love to hear a comparison of the stock speaker VS the C10R! Cheers

[@matt926uk1]

@ thats good to know, thanks. I've never worked on the inside of an amp before so i'd have to take it to a tech to do that. I'll see what i can do regarding a comparison.

@@matt926uk1 if you do open the amp up please be super careful as the caps retain very high voltages, best to take it to a tech guy. Cheers

[@matt926uk1]

@ yes i'm fully aware, thanks for the warning Miguel.

[@johndough9020]

I own a III and have never had the volume over 3! These things are LOUD AF

[@olafhenke5654]

I love my Pro Junior!

[@Reyvil777]

I swapped one of the preamp tubes to a 12au7 on mine it reduced the break up point now i can raise the volume with cleaner sounds, i have it for sale but when i use it i regret haha

[@javierico3817]

Only changes the speaker and the tolex VS the tweed versión ? Inside is the same?

[@cuinoz3569]

Excellent presentation and thank you for sharing.

[@raymondmeadows7623]

It sounds great, looking for a little amp for gigs. Is there enough headroom for solo boost?

[@jamiestevens6691]

Other than the tweed, and the Jensen speaker, what's the difference between this and the ProJnr lV?

[@HamzaJamzaFamza]

Those are the only 2 differences

[@Swagzillaaye]

It’s a little bit cheaper I guess that’s the draw to it overall

[@Jimbowholivesinsoup]

Great demo ! Im going to buy one, Im just bit worried wont it be too loud for my bedroom-apartment playing ? Im playing an Champion 25 now (shame on me) and I only use it at 5 (50%), dont go much higher. So wont this blow my neighbours ? Thanks for the video ! 5/5 ✌❤

[@altemose_prime]

If you crank the amp and use your guitar volume, does it clean up at low guitar volume?

[@poesybeat]

Put a Celestion g10 creamback in mine, and now it sounds great

[@kentjm0330]

Instantly reminds me of Derek & the Dominos tone !

[@androidgameplays4every13]

Great tone and audio quality! what microphone and audio interface are you using? amazing tone!

[@shaunw9270]

Such a simple amp with just 2 preamp valves and a pair in the power stage .... So why PCB's ?

[@DMSProduktions]

Tone circuits!

[@shaunw9270]

@@DMSProduktions Circuit. I own a valve amp that has a a tone circuit. No PCB in sight and it was one of the cheapest British amps available in it's era . WEM Clubman MkVII.

[@jackblack2321]

With a 2 valve and no PBC, this circuit needs a dedicated codex for voltage spikes a internal surge will pop after a year and will not be repairable. I routed the resistor, capacitor to the voltage source and 50 watts and it has the same schematic equivalence as a 30 watt solid state transistor . Just doesn’t add up….hard pass on this one

[@DMSProduktions]

@@shaunw9270 Nice.

[@7171jay]

PCB is cheaper to produce but more prone to failures as the pots are right on the board as well as other weaknesses compared to the older methods of construction. A PCB amp can be made to quite high quality but most like this amp have various compromises.

[@ToastandJam52]

Incredible amp. What I can't believe is that these amps are almost double the price in Canada!!!

[@Yourd4d]

Are you sure it's this one or the blues junior iv, cos the blues Jr iv is bigger and basically 2x the price of the pro

[@carlob95]

$759.99 in Canada for the Pro Junior IV SE

[@clarrebarre65]

What model is that microphone you are using in front of the grill?

[@nickhem12]

Is this thing a decent pedal platform? Like will it take dirt and modulation delay wet stuff etc?

[@versnellingspookie]

Other people in this comment section sing its praises! Also, i have a similar amp, a 10 watt Fender Excelsior, which has two 10" speakers and reverb, but these single channel, no master volume amps are really great platforms for all kinds of playing i've found personally!

[@nickhem12]

@@versnellingspookie I’ve had one for about a year now and really have enjoyed it. I mostly run a tele deluxe into a Klone and am pretty happy with that sound. Surfybear reverb tank has sounded pretty good in front as well.

[@DMSProduktions]

Sounded way TOO flubby with the Gibbo fully over driven! 1/2 way it sounded great! \m/

[@jokerjoker3967]

Hello,this amp is good for playing pink floyd and jimi hendrix please ?

[@arto9775]

Listen to the demo and make your own mind up. Listening to others will only leave you disappointed.

[@grosebud4554]

He loud can you get before breakup

[@altemose_prime]

What doesn’t it just go to 10? Because 12 is louder.

[@nenadblazev958]

❤👍👍👍👍👍

[@Factory_Muff]

Jeff Beck’s favorite

[@rlm4471]

Greg Koch said that he gigged with a pair of these for a while.

[@slimturnpike]

How does it compare with the Pro Junior IV tweed with the Jensen?