Fender Pro Junior with Strat is ALL YOU NEED

[@MattTheGuitarGuy]

Just goes to show that every amplifier is good for something (or multiple things), it's just a matter of dialing it for what it does best...and the guitarist having skilled, practiced hands! 👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Matt! Really good to hear that!

[@guntherachterhof4876]

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[@misterknightowlandco]

I think that’s the mantra for this whole channel. There are no amps that’ll do it all. It’s about figuring out what sounds you want first, what volume you can play at, THEN figuring out your budget and what you need to go out and get. Everything has a purpose and everything CAN be good in the right hands. You just gotta figure it all out.

[@chuckdriver8269]

Used to run 2 Fender Pro Jr.’s in stereo. Always got compliments on my tone.🎸🇺🇸

[@MrBossei]

Same as Jeff Beck did👍

[@jimberd]

It’s like you’re speaking right to me. I recently downsized my rig to this and I love it. easier way to get breakup without tearing my head off. Keep up the good work, Johan!

[@glenclifton4563]

Great sounds!! I sit around and play mostly just like you did in this video. I haven't played a live gig in many years but I still love to play. Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Glen, Cheers!

[@Estoril_Blau]

They sound especially magical slamming the front end of a reverb unit or tape delay (6G15, EP-3 etc). There is something about the way it drives those preamps at certain stages.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cool, I’m gonna try it with my EP-2

[@jasondorsey7110]

​@@JohanSegeborn I use a lafayette spring reverb unit plugged into its microphone input sometimes to get that late 60s Who-like proto grunge sorta sound

[@evmanbutts]

Definitely agree. I like to run mine with a nice spacey reverb going into a tape delay essentially being used as a modulated doubler and it sounds incredible.

[@DrKennyWang]

Agree. The Pro Jr. has absolutely killer strat voicing. I'm not sure how they managed it. Sounds like a million dollars everytime I plug into mine.

[@whatshendrix]

Beautiful beautiful tones and riffs!

[@Eric_W_Bell70]

I had a Pro Jr. that I used to run into an 8ohm JCM 800 4x12 with Marshall Vintage speakers. Sounded pretty good with those.

[@goobiecaro8135]

Sounds like a great little grab and go jam amp. Great demo as always. Cheers.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Goobie! Cheers!

[@bengtjohansson6364]

Lovely sound, Johan! A guitar that stays in tune and a functioning amp go a long way. The important thing is to play.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Bengt! Yeah playing is indeed the key.

[@BladeDoomer86]

Magical sounds my man.. as always. And i repeat myself, a Strat is where your subtle nuances shine through.. you're a riff machine

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks man, so good to hear that!

[@DC9V]

0:00 Since you didn't call it: *Let's go.* By the way, I think that Strat has a very nice clean and dynamic sound. It seems to pair perfectly with low-output Fender amps, but it probably sounds great with any other type of amp too!

[@guntherachterhof4876]

I like your KZbin name 👍😄 DC9V

[@DC9V]

@@guntherachterhof4876 Thanks! :)

[@marksguitars5617]

very nice, Johan, I have one of these, the Version 1, the speaker was replaced with an 10" Fender blue alnico, great amp for the money

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Mark! Yeah those blue frames are killer speakers

[@egoncorneliscallery9535]

I use blue frames a lot BUT for the Pro Junior the Emi GAsc64 is the go to speaker. It does shave off the to me excessive high frequency curve the PJ displays. The GA has some of the blue frame vibe w a tad more mids and shaved highs. Crank it and it stays solid unlike the blue frame alnico. Very important in the PJ..

[@Jedidiahguitar]

Johan excellent thank you. I've got a video idea for you. Many are using the pro junior with custom cabs (mostly 2x10 or 1x12). It'd be great to hear how such a great fender gainy amp would sound through a larger cab or speakers.

[@sassulusmagnus]

The PJ is a studio favourite with numerous professionals for good reason. Few features, but tone for days.

[@ac81017]

Those lipstick pickups really chime, they make the pro junior sound a little Vox like. Great clip as usual :-)

[@echoplexi73]

Johan! These a killer amps! I’d love to see the Pro Jr. running into a 4x12 or full stack!

[@AndyDemos]

Yes, especially when you give it some room to breath when recording. What plugin are you using again for reverb? Always tasteful stuff Johan!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Andy! Glad you like it. You were a great inspiration when I started the channel back in 2013 and has been since. I’m using the Cubase plate (1s) reverb on the room mic which is panned right and a very slight Cubase wooden church reverb on the master buss. For some solos I use Cubase pingpong stereo delay too. Cheers

[@cobowe]

I love mine at home... stones with a Tele.... But I take it to gigs and plug the speaker output into a G12

[@coryman4245]

Little amp sounds pretty good. I just picked up a 2010 handwired Gibson GA-42RVT. It screams to say the least

[@poesybeat]

So many youtube demos make this amp sound either anemic or bloated/farty. You managed to make it sound awesome! Got one and put a Celestion G10 Creamback in it - sounds killer.

[@darrellminx5459]

Great demo Johan. Such a small rig but it is it's own thing and that's not bad. Cheers! Darrell in Hawaii

[@shawnlarock8089]

Sparkling clean!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Shawn!

[@andreasf6671]

Nice riffs. Really like the drop D stuff.

[@MrBossei]

If it’s good enough for Jeff Beck it’s good enough for everyone 🥳👍

[@eddieholmes3236]

Great Johan! Have you tried the Blues Junior III FSR in "British Red" with the Greenback? Absolutely roars with both Gibsons and Fenders.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Eddie! Not yet but I’ll see if I can find it. Have a great weekend!

[@maynardbrownstone4108]

Johan is a damn good guitar player. I'm Picky... Just got a new subscriber!

[@shawnway8554]

Great Fender tone, a Fender guitar through a Fender tube amp.has a certain kind of crunch and chime. My Katana doesn't compare to my Blues Junior. Strat or Tele, of course...😁

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Shawn!

[@qddk9545]

Katana is a junk amp.

[@byrdz2313]

Only two knobs on the amp but there’s also pickup selection, volume, and tone on the guitar. A lot of different sounds can be dialled in…

[@JaimeCerrada]

Pro Junior prices increasing in 3, 2, 1 ... PD: As always, great video demonstrating that simple and current guitar amps are great amps as well.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Jamie! 😉

[@qddk9545]

Maybe, but it is not a Blues Junior.

[@JaimeCerrada]

@@qddk9545 Corrected! Thank you! I do not know why I typed "Blues" instead "Pro"

[@corneliuscrewe677]

Jeff Beck apparently used these onstage a bunch.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Really interesting!

[@craiger2399]

And for at least one entire studio album (emotion and commotion), if not more.

[@corneliuscrewe677]

@@craiger2399 Yes indeed.

[@dennisperusse3837]

Awesome playing. :)

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Dennis!

[@walter1407]

Got the New SE. Great amp !

[@JohanSegeborn]

Interesting is there a new version?!

[@walter1407]

About a year or two ago they came up with it as far as i‘m aware.

[@houseofshred3725]

Killer sounds! I'd love to hear it with some pedals!

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, that can maybe arranged! Cheers!

[@singersonspeakerphone2421]

More proof that tone is in the hands, and this is a prime example. Thank you. Q: is your bridge decked or floating?

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, that’s kind of you! It’s floating but very stiff

[@ryangunwitch-black]

Now let's see how quickly these skyrocket

[@cgavin1]

I love the Premiere mini game of clicking the stream to find a point just before it actually starts but still get some of that psychadelic ambient stuff. What do you mean its Friday 17:00 and I'm already at home with my feet up and a glass of shiraz? I work hard you know!

[@JohanSegeborn]

😂 Cheers!

[@cgavin1]

@@JohanSegeborn Skål! This amp sounds amazing too btw. Absolutely would gig that. Its also very few fixed resistors and caps. Very easy to build your own or pedalize it as a pre-amp. Dig it!

[@siegfriedwashburn3484]

Hi, Johan! The amp is a bit "Stratish", don't know, how to call this IRON MAIDEN O.D. but the instrument is awesome! Have a nice weekend! See you! Siegfried

[@JohanSegeborn]

Have a great weekend Siegfried!

[@jensk4140]

Hi Johan, Simon and you convinced me to buy a pro jr IV. Best tiny amp i've ever bought, takes pedals realy well. Greetings from the Netherlands ✌️

[@magnusberger6762]

If you add a Freeway 10-way switch to the Strat you’re in the «all you need» territory. Add a BD-2, a (modded) GE-7 and a Strymon Flint and you’re basically there.

[@slodziak222222]

this amp is better than in spinal tap, it goes all the way to 12!

[@semdallinga69]

Awesome

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks Sem!

[@infectionsman]

But how do these amps hold up? I wanna recall the output tubes melting the solder nearby on the PCB.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Interesting I’m gonna look into it

[@vintagetone22]

Nice upload king.🌷🌷🎸🎸👍👍👍

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks vintage tone!

[@vintagetone22]

@@JohanSegeborn you welcome king.and you are right most of the times simple is best.just guitar and amp.👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🔥🔥

[@clockwork914]

No wall of Marshalls ❓

[@JohanSegeborn]

Not today!

[@kennethc2466]

I think that guitar has a lot to do with the tone. I have that same amp, and my Strat doesn't sound like that through it. Hat's off to your marvelous tone.

[@JohanSegeborn]

Thanks, glad you like it!

[@kennethc2466]

@@JohanSegeborn I'd love to know what pickups those are, if you don't mind. That Strat really has a great sound.

[@giemmi76]

Oh my good!

[@matthiasscheffler548]

The good thing is, you guys always seem to be playing without effect pedals!

[@DMSProduktions]

The ONLY thing that lets amps like these down is the type & SIZE of speaker! Jangles nicely with that Strat Joh, but it doesn't sound 'Stratty' as it doesn't have Strat type pick ups in it! More like a hybrid Dano/Strat.

[@wrongchordsrecords]

has it got an effect on it ? reverb pedal or something?

[@peacefulruler1]

Room echo. Lipstick pickups are jangly

[@andyhightides]

Dammit!

[@billsherma9962]

is yours noisey? if so, how do you deal with it?

[@JohanSegeborn]

No it isn’t actually. And when I use bridge position on the two upper Strat pickups there’s even no hum actually. But I’m used to A LOT of hum! So maybe it doesn’t say that much. Cheers

[@billsherma9962]

@@JohanSegeborn Wow, how are you so good at eliminating the hum from your recordings? Everything your records sounds GREAT.

[@LOGICNREALITY]

For 1 sound, and no clean unless you want no volume

[@frankdou4132]

Johan can make a banana box sound great I guess.🤣 I allways hated the whole series of these pieces of electronic waste. they never sounded even close to good to my ears...🚀

[@JohanSegeborn]

Cheers Frank 😂

[@mohamedtlass3842]

I think its less about them sounding bad, as it is their horrible reliability and cheapish construction. Also that danostrat is well known to already sound amazing!

[@frankdou4132]

@@mohamedtlass3842 yes, the built quality is not the best too. but the pro junior I had (was a first series tweed version), was by far the worst sounding amp I ever had. just a boxy sounding characterless undimensional uninspiring piece of crap. some might be happy with that as a pedal platform, but I play no pedals...

[@mohamedtlass3842]

@@frankdou4132 yes, I was never terribly inspired by this, the blues junior, etc

[@Janne19691]

Despite that they sound pretty good for what they are (a 10" combo), the electronic build quality is not that great. Yes, they are affordable so I guess you get what you pay for.

[@dirkdil8268]

Whoever says noodling is a waste of time doesn't know how to hold a guitar.....

[@ÖÖ7AtaBönd]

nah this is not for me