Fender Vibro Champ Reverb vs Pro Jr | Why You Need a Small Tube Amp

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Great video as always – thank you!

"Crangely"...? Shew , I thought I was bad at describing sound !! 🤣

Thanks, I made the same experience

For those looking into the pro Junior. If you’re looking for bedroom levels, just look somewhere else this thing is still loud, and it really doesn’t sound good at low volume with pedals. Had one for a few years tried everything to get it to work for me.

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Got to say my expirience is different - i tried small tube amps, but even 5 Watts are way too loud to play in an appartment. And the little amps often miss the Mastervolume but you need to crank therm up to get a good tone, so i couldn`t play them at all.
So..now i go with big Tube amps, cause they got a Mastervolume, and i can get any tone i want at any volume i want.

You don’t know ?!

Serious tight playing bro, crappy sounding amp.

You can definitely hear Princeton's presence and reverb, but it's the Pro Jr also sounds good. Add some pedals and it's it can keep up with the big boys for a lot less $.

Screw the pedals! Straight cord. Minimum controls. Open her up! Run 'em both! One dry, the other wet.

How do you get the Pro Junior to breakup? Unless I crank it up to 10, I can't the my Pro Junior to breakup. Great playing btw!

That pro junior is a very nice A sweet Amp hard to beat. Also the vox night trade nothing but meat an potatoes

My Fender Pro Jr. IV. The Jensen P10R needed some break in time. I put a Tung Sol 12AX7 in the first tube socket. Best amp I have ever owned. Great playing from you as always.

15 watt Pro is too loud for quiet play at home, better to go with a 5 watter. I’ve had the Pro and several champs, currently use a 5 watt Supro Delta King as my small practice amp. Absolutely love it, and it was less than both of these. Try one!

The 5w mono price tube amp, is really nice. My friend who is actually good at playing., came over, I had the amp at full settings, and he got 80s metal levels of distortion out of it. I’m saving up for a 1w amp so I can be less loud with the same amount of distortion.

pro junior with reverb spring tank pedal

way too fast demo, can’t feel the dynamic at all

You actually need a 1 watt tube amp

I've had my Pro Junior since 93/94, always gets compliments on it's tone when I take it to a jam night. Taken awhile for a lot of people to cotton on to them as Fender have never really pushed the promotion of it, but I have heard a few high level players mention them lately, especially for recording.

Is the Pro Jr has more clarity and less noise? Or is it just the mic placement?

There's things I liked about both, it'd be nice if they could combine the best features of both, the brightness of the Vibro Champ with the body of sound of the Pro Jr.

Champ is practice only in my opinion.
Need 20watts plus for gigs
So that puts that little tweed and a Princeton into the leave it at home category.

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I have both and run them in stereo - thats the solution!🎉

Good review, nice playing. And the best of problems - “I have two really great options, how can I ever choose?” And I totally agree about volume. If you’re in a big room, use your big amp but my little Blues Jr at home practicing, the master volume is sitting at a 3. Thanks for your work.

love the playing!

I had the pro jr, it sounds great, you can use an eq pedal to shape your tone with this amp. It has a magical nice tube tone which this video was not capable of delivering. You should record it better. I was using this amp with an engl tube preamp, a boss digital multieffects unit, and some pedals, the amp sounded great in all three cases, warmed up the sound of the digital effects nicely.

junior all any artiste needs if they have an effects budget

It was plain to see that the Pro Jr brought much more emotion out of you that the Vibro-Champ. The expression on your face and even the attitude in your playing made it obvious.
Both amazing amps goes without saying.
The Tweed amp generated that Cream-y Clapton “woman tone” that the Silverface did not.

A 70s vintage champ is about the same price as 70s twin now

Cooper is so gonna get hit on by drunk dudes when they see the blonde pigtails😂
Original vibrochamp cost a fortune now, Mark Knopfler used it on the first couple of Dire straits records with his strat and sounded super.

What is your opinion on the Fender Super Champ 15 Watt amp?

Eh I don’t think I need a small tube amp.

i love the pro jr! the vibro is great too but I now know pro jr is for me I have a JHS spring tank which is awesome that pedal with that amps going to do it!

A few years ago, I bought a Kustom V15 Defender, all valve, combo. It's switchable from 15 to 4 watts. It has a direct line out. It has a Celestion G10-N, which I swapped out for a 10 inch Celestion Creamback. It's a great little amp. Small enough to take anywhere, but enough punch to gig with. Keep your eyes open for one.

It's all about dat tone! I've been a Fender amp guy all of my life and still own the 64 Super Reverb I bought used with paper route money at age 14. It sounds fantastic as SRV so aptly demonstrated but it is plenty loud to get kicked out of every bar and roadhouse in town when cranked up these days. (ask me how I know this)

For the last 8 years I have gigged local venues with a Fender SuperChamp XD tube hybrid amp. Real 15w tube output with digital emulation for voices and effects. It really sounds pretty legit and is just loud enough to gig with a drummer who understands dynamics. For large stages or outdoor gigs I may still bring the big dog for glorious stage filling tone but most nights the lil guy gets it done.
Cheers!

Had one of the first Pro Juniors and it was LOUD!
I'd take it to pub jams and mount it on an amp stand angled up aimed at my mic.
When I'm singin' my torso blocks the spill.
Come solos and tags I'd just step aside and lift the guitar volume and let it bleed into the FOH
The Pro Junior was dimed...

Or you could get a power attenuator and use any amp you want at bedroom volumes.

Such a great playing technique from an Ukrainian girl!

I own the vibro champ and it’s a great amp

Great playing

The Pro Jr is one of the best amps Fender has come out with in the past 30 years (IMO of course). Those little guys just crush in tone, and they get really loud!

Seems the Vibro has better top end and the Jr better bottom.

Wtf? I really enjoyed the way you played the guitar. 👌🏼

Ive heared a Vibro Champ being drowned out in a recent gig. That never happens w a PJ..

The PJ is 2x el84. The Vibrochamp is 1 6v6 w a lossy tone stack. You can gig w the PJ. You 'might' get away with it using the Vibrochamp..

I have the "new
Pro Jr IV SE and use a Dan Electro EQ pedal and a Flynt Strymon Trem/Reverb up front. All I can say is Fantastic!