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tele1 · July 24th, 2006, 12:58 AM

Which do you guys think is the better amp???
Could you jam with either one??? (enough volume?)

woodman · July 25th, 2006, 02:52 PM

dunno about the LP, but several of my buddies think highly enough of the BJ to use them as their main gigging amps -- note that this mostly in the small-club scene.

JamonHamon · July 27th, 2006, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by tele1

Which do you guys think is the better amp???
Could you jam with either one??? (enough volume?)

Two completely different amps, Personally I don't like the Blues Jr

I think the Gibson Les Paul Jr is more like a Fender Champ or Dr Z Mini Z

I had a Gibson Les Paul JR for a while it had a short and I had a 30 day return time so I sent it back

I now have a champ clone and a Dr Z Mini Z The Mini Z out of the box kicks the other two amps BUT big time!!!... But I put new tubes and a Jensen P12Q speaker in the champ clone and it one of the best sounding amps I've heard!!!...

Tdot · July 30th, 2006, 01:15 PM

I don't gig, so I was excited to try the little LP Jr, turned out to be a big disappointment. I bought a tweed BJr, really like it, definitely louder than the LP.

JohnnyCrash · July 30th, 2006, 03:13 PM

I HATED my BJR, so I got rid of it.

The Blues Jr is a pretty loud 15 watts, whereas the Gibson LP Jr is more like 5 watts.

A Champ is always great :)

Johnny Caster · July 30th, 2006, 03:56 PM

I just got the Gibson LP JR yesterday and I really like it. It's pretty damn loud for 5 watts. I haven't been able to get it to half way on the volume, because I live in an apartment. It sounds really good and the lack of a tone knob doesn't matter, because it's really interactive with your guitar's controls.

endzone · July 30th, 2006, 07:33 PM

I played the LP Jr. this week. Nice little amp. I was testing a new Strat I bought and was impressed with the tones I was getting thru the amp. By the way, the store had 2 of them marked down to $300. Let me know if you're interested and I'll help you get them. I think that's a dang good price. They were around $5-600 which is overprice IMO.

Tdot · July 30th, 2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by endzone

They were around $5-600 which is overprice IMO.

Yes, it was $599 when I tried one at GC. Maybe that one was a lemon, but it was not worth half that. After some good reviews and that general specs I really was excited to get my hands on one, I'd like to try another.

mojohen · July 30th, 2006, 09:55 PM

Just tried the Gibson Junior today and was impressed. I actually tried a Parker through it which had a piezo as well as 2 humbuckers. It's really a cool amp. I'd say warmer than a Champ, good gain but not as gnarly..
I think for the money, I'd rather have a Delta Blues.

mojohen

tele1 · August 6th, 2006, 01:51 AM

Pick her up tomorrow yaahooooooooo

Johnny Caster · August 6th, 2006, 09:35 AM

which one?

tele1 · August 7th, 2006, 01:07 AM

For now......But I want both............I AM NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tombm3 · August 8th, 2006, 08:12 PM

I just received my new lil' Gibby today. I am very satisfied with this amp. It will be perfect for bedroom and praise band use.

I have had too many Blues Juniors to keep track. Since I have been turned on to the ptp style amps I have a hard time going back. Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of the pcb amps that sound really good. I even believe the Talos brand that Bill Kirchen uses have a circuit board / hybrid design.

The wiring is very tidy. I don't envision having any problems with this amp for years to come.

Thanks endzone

endzone · August 8th, 2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by tombm3

I just received my new lil' Gibby today. I am very satisfied with this amp. It will be perfect for bedroom and praise band use.

I have had too many Blues Juniors to keep track. Since I have been turned on to the ptp style amps I have a hard time going back. Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of the pcb amps that sound really good. I even believe the Talos brand that Bill Kirchen uses have a circuit board / hybrid design.

The wiring is very tidy. I don't envision having any problems with this amp for years to come.

Thanks endzone

Great Tom. Hope you enjoy it. I thought seriously about getting the last one of those amps last week but while I was in the store, someone called in to buy it so Don pulled it off the shelf to ship somewhere. Did someone you know get it? Anyway, like I said before, I have too many Champs already plus a Vox 15 Watt Valvetronix so I just couldn't justify spending another $300 for small amps, especially after buying that Strat recently. I envy you using that amp in your Praise band. Our praise band has gone direct through PODS. I know it's good but it seems so sterile playing electrics with no amp.
Have fun with the new Gibby. Glad to have been able to help you get it.

July 24th, 2006, 12:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
tele1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 351	Gibson Les Paul Jr or Tweed Blues Jr. Which do you guys think is the better amp??? Could you jam with either one??? (enough volume?)

July 25th, 2006, 02:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
woodman Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mint Hill, NC Age: 63 Posts: 8,124	dunno about the LP, but several of my buddies think highly enough of the BJ to use them as their main gigging amps -- note that this mostly in the small-club scene. __________________ Truth is stranger than fact ... www.myspace.com/stragglerswing (Woody & the Stragglers - Western Swing/Roots-rock)

July 30th, 2006, 01:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tdot Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Back of the Wasatch, UT Posts: 5,018 55 Photos	I don't gig, so I was excited to try the little LP Jr, turned out to be a big disappointment. I bought a tweed BJr, really like it, definitely louder than the LP. __________________ And now for some feedback: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

July 30th, 2006, 03:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
JohnnyCrash Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 8,744	I HATED my BJR, so I got rid of it. The Blues Jr is a pretty loud 15 watts, whereas the Gibson LP Jr is more like 5 watts. A Champ is always great :) __________________ -- I constantly have to remind myself I'm a grownup and it's just the internet.

July 30th, 2006, 03:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,082	I just got the Gibson LP JR yesterday and I really like it. It's pretty damn loud for 5 watts. I haven't been able to get it to half way on the volume, because I live in an apartment. It sounds really good and the lack of a tone knob doesn't matter, because it's really interactive with your guitar's controls. __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

July 30th, 2006, 07:33 PM	#7 (permalink)
endzone Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisiana Age: 53 Posts: 1,874 42 Photos	I played the LP Jr. this week. Nice little amp. I was testing a new Strat I bought and was impressed with the tones I was getting thru the amp. By the way, the store had 2 of them marked down to $300. Let me know if you're interested and I'll help you get them. I think that's a dang good price. They were around $5-600 which is overprice IMO. __________________ *I'm Makin Progress*

July 30th, 2006, 09:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
mojohen Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: NY Posts: 177 12 Photos	Just tried the Gibson Junior today and was impressed. I actually tried a Parker through it which had a piezo as well as 2 humbuckers. It's really a cool amp. I'd say warmer than a Champ, good gain but not as gnarly.. I think for the money, I'd rather have a Delta Blues. mojohen __________________ " Time to get ready for the storm"

August 6th, 2006, 01:51 AM	#10 (permalink)
tele1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 351	Amp is in Pick her up tomorrow yaahooooooooo

August 6th, 2006, 09:35 AM	#11 (permalink)
Johnny Caster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 23 Posts: 1,082	which one? __________________ "I'm gonna toss my telecaster through the television screen cause I don't like what's goin on!" - Radiators From Space

August 7th, 2006, 01:07 AM	#12 (permalink)
tele1 Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Central Ohio Age: 55 Posts: 351	Les Paul Jr. For now......But I want both............I AM NUTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

August 8th, 2006, 08:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
tombm3 Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: WNY Posts: 244	Gibby I just received my new lil' Gibby today. I am very satisfied with this amp. It will be perfect for bedroom and praise band use. I have had too many Blues Juniors to keep track. Since I have been turned on to the ptp style amps I have a hard time going back. Don't get me wrong, there are a bunch of the pcb amps that sound really good. I even believe the Talos brand that Bill Kirchen uses have a circuit board / hybrid design. The wiring is very tidy. I don't envision having any problems with this amp for years to come. Thanks endzone

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