Pro Junior Club

[PaulR]

The little amp that could!

[voided3]

I've had mine for a year now and I've enjoyed it quite a bit! I did some mods to it (extra output cap, Switchcraft input jack, Eminence Ragin Cajun, etc) and it's a great amp for practices and club gigs. It's nice have lots of (overdriven) volume in such a small package.

[PaulR]

I put JJ tubes in mine along with a Jensen Mod but I would like to try an alnico in it some day. I love the simplicity of it. Not much knob twiddling!

[PaulR]

No PJ love?

[TexGoneNW]

Oh, yeah!

I bought my first PJ new, tweed with ceramic speaker, as a result of the rave reviews on the old Tele Discussion Page. I got a second one for a backup used, an earlier tweed with a blue frame alnico speaker, and it's my number one PJ.

Now, I saw one that was completely redone by Ace Pepper of ThunderTweak Amps, with a Deluxe Reverb transformer, a hand-wired circuit like a Matchless Spitfire, and a Ragin Cajun speaker. Nice, nice, nice, but not a PJ...heavier and more in-your-face.

I've done NOS tube tweaks with the #1 PJ, and it just sings. I've sold buddies on this little amp, too. A great pick-up-and-go-play amp.

[Steve G]

I love my Pro Jr, so I'm in. I have a question if I may -

Ive swapped the first pre amp tube to a 12at7 as i found it stopped the amp being so noisy. Im I harming anything by mixing and matching tubes this way?

It sounds better to me so Im happy as long as my PJ is...

[SnidelyWhiplash]

I've had 2 over the years,sold them both. Which only proves my stupidity.

[bobthecanadian]

I have one and I think it's the dogs bollocks. Unfortunately, I am moving back to Canada from Taiwan and need to sell it.. Maybe I'll get another one once I get settled.

Bob

[wangdangdoodle]

I've had it months and the tone never fails to amaze me! Recantly switched to JJ tubes, and now looking into a new speaker.

[TexGoneNW]

Try any ol' 12Asomething7 tube you want. I prefer a new-old-stock military grade 5751, which is kind of between a 12AY7 and a 12AX7. Depends on how much you want to tame down the "mild to wild" feature with a lower gain preamp tube.

[Steve G]

Originally Posted by TexGoneNW

Try any ol' 12Asomething7 tube you want. I prefer a new-old-stock military grade 5751, which is kind of between a 12AY7 and a 12AX7. Depends on how much you want to tame down the "mild to wild" feature with a lower gain preamp tube.

Cool! Thanks.

[mudshark]

I've had one more than 10 years, I reckon; a screaming little lunchbox for sure. I love the simplicity.

[Paulie13]

I have a early 90's tweed made in the USA Tweed. Any one have some info on these? Years in production, street price when they came out, value now or anything else interesting?

[PaulR]

The "dogs bullocks" is a good thing?

[Steve G]

Originally Posted by PaulR

The "dogs bullocks" is a good thing?

yes, believe it or not. and its "bol***ks".

[PaulR]

I stand corrected! (Obviously my spell check is amiss!)

[Steve G]

Its one of those phrases which is hard to imagine how it got into circulation, as it makes no sense at all, I can understand spellcheck not picking it up!

[brokenjoe]

First year tweed here. Replaced the original spkr years ago with some Fender blue thing I had lying around.

These little brutes howl! Mine's been used live, at rehearsal, and has been recorded many times in the studio -by artists that you know!

[toadman]

haven't used my DRRI since i got mine a year ago! love it! $180 bucks used and dirty! replaced T+V pots, input jack. put in JJ tubes(5751 preamp) and a rajin cajun. so far i haven't had a gig that it wouldn't handle!

[Chantre]

Count me in! I just got a nice pair (one black, one tan) of them. I use them in a stereo configuration after a Blackstar Ht-dual and a Danelectro reel echo. Mine are noisy little bastards though so I'm looking to hand them over to a good tech for some mods. The reel echo could do with some work as well I guess. Anyone know of a mod for that one?

[fakeocaster]

Originally Posted by Steve G

yes, believe it or not. and its "bol***ks".

Also known as the Mutts Nuts

[Kellycaster]

I'm in. New Pro Jr owner for about three months. It's my first tube amp. Love the simplicity - two knobs is about all I can handle - and love the tone. No mods. I'm just a hobbist so it will stay stock for now. My little Pignose is looking mighty lonely these days.

[FenderGuy53]

I LOVE my PJr! I bought it new within the past year - after reading the reviews, then actually playing one at GC and Sam Ash.

I replaced the full tubeset with JJs and EHs and replaced the stock speaker with an Eminence Ramrod. It actually sounded okay before the upgrades, but Now=Wow!

I plug my Strat straight into the PJR, set the Volume to 6-7, Tone to 3-4, then use my Strat volume knob to go from clean to mean!

Did I say that I LOVE my PJR?

[bgwatts]

Any fellow PJ players out there ever try a tone tubby hemp-cone?
recently, I've been trying to expand the sound of that little box with the blue frame 10. SO,one afternoon,I get to experimenting with other cabinets and such. Just out of curiosity(I hear it will KILL a cat)I remove the blue frame to see if a 12 will fit in the cab. And during the proccess..I drop the damn thing. I break the fiber patch that mounts the wires and I put my thumb through the cone.. SO.....excellent chance to UPGRADE
Now back to the original question...anybody running a 10" tone tubby?

[FenderGuy53]

Go for it!

I have a USA Crate V1512T with a 12" Tone Tubby speaker and it sounds marvelous. Folks love the Cannabis Rex in their Blues Junior's - the CRex is a hemp-cone speaker.

I'm sure if Eminence made a 10" hemp-cone, the Pro Junior owners would be all over it!

A hemp-cone speaker will be warmer and smoother than your stock speaker.

Good luck.

[bgwatts]

warmer and smoother sounds nice. I play a frankensquire esquire and a jerry jones......and you do have to pay attention. they can get a little piercing if your not paying attention.

[FenderGuy53]

Did you check out the Tone Tubby sound samples (click the link)?

Personally, I prefer a ceramic speaker. Unfortunately, Tone Tubby doesn't have a sound sample for the 10" ceramic, but if you listen to the 8" and 12" samples, you can get an idea of how the 10" would sound.

Enjoy!

[Eric_M]

I have a MIM model that suffered from the dreaded Pro Junior hum; rerouting the wires and installing new preamp tubes got rid of it. Otherwise it's stock; sounds great with my Keeley-modded TS9.

[OuttaspaceMan]

I've had my Pro Jr for 2 years now and still loving it! Great little amp I must say. No mods yet, all stock. Hopefully would get to try JJ tubes when these stock ones expire :)

[modestglock26]

I just joined the club with a Pro Jr. in the Tonedog 12" cab with a new Weber and some JJ's. It looks beautiful and plays great so far.

I have to be honest, I'm not sre if this amp is the right setup for me right now...but I will admit is sounds great through my new to me MIM upgraded Tele with all American guts and upgrades. Talk about some twang.

[brokenjoe]

Originally Posted by modestglock26

I just joined the club with a Pro Jr. in the Tonedog 12" cab with a new Weber and some JJ's. It looks beautiful and plays great so far.

I have to be honest, I'm not sre if this amp is the right setup for me right now...but I will admit is sounds great through my new to me MIM upgraded Tele with all American guts and upgrades. Talk about some twang.

I've got a Tonedog on the way! Been playing my Pro Jr. through an open back 12" cab for some time now, so I thought it was time to go all the way.

My Pro Jr. is one of the first tweed ones. Apparently, there's some difference between the ones coming out of Mexico, to the older made in USA models -but I don't know.

All I can say is that my '52 RI through my Pro Jr. and a 12" spkr. is one of the most harmonically rich amps I've ever played through. It sings, it howls when I want it to, and it feeds back beautifully.

I don't use distortion pedals -I just turn 'er up!!

[Hiker]

Sounds like some keep playing through a Pro Jr with no mods...

[cfender]

Originally Posted by Eric_M

I have a MIM model that suffered from the dreaded Pro Junior hum; rerouting the wires and installing new preamp tubes got rid of it. Otherwise it's stock; sounds great with my Keeley-modded TS9.

I just got one that looks bareley used. The noise without anything plugged in was pretty bad. I took out the top center screw on the back panel - as suggested on various internet sites - and the noise was greatly reduced.

BUT...when I plugged in my CV tele the noise was REALLY bad and increased as the volume was turned up.

Are these the symptons that your wire re-routing and preamp tube replacement addressed?

[Steve G]

cfender, try the pre amp tube first, that solved my hum pretty much totally. changed it for a 12at7 incidentally (the tube in the first slot)

[cfender]

I fixed the hum problem. It was easy. Unfortunately I had to plug in a $4000 Les Paul to get rid of the hum.

This is my first tube amp. I had NO IDEA how obnoxious the CV's single coils would sound. Its OK until I get past half volume. Then it's like sonic waterboarding.

[Eric_M]

Originally Posted by cfender

I just got one that looks barely used. The noise without anything plugged in was pretty bad. I took out the top center screw on the back panel - as suggested on various internet sites - and the noise was greatly reduced.

BUT...when I plugged in my CV tele the noise was REALLY bad and increased as the volume was turned up.

Are these the symptoms that your wire re-routing and preamp tube replacement addressed?

Right, taking out the center screw was the first thing I tried. It helped a little. I'd say swapping out the preamp tube had the most effect. Like Steve G, I used a 12AT7.

This wasn't a buzz as much as a low-pitched (but *loud*) hum. Didn't matter if a guitar had single coils, humbuckers, etc. In fact, the amp's volume setting didn't have much effect on it, either.

[AjayTele]

WHAT! No photos? I'll fix that...







Great little amps, as simple and effective as it gets...

[Jimclarke100]

I got a black PJ to replace an Orange Tiny Terror and the PJ is so much better. The TT seems to have no top - made my tele's and my Rick sound dull. The PJ, whilst a little noisy brings back all the sparkle. Amp is still totally stock, but I plan on trying some of Billm's mods in a while to try to reduce the hiss a bit - once I finish my Princeton build.

[brokenjoe]

I finally got around to picking up a cab with a 12" speaker enclosure for my Pro. Jr. -something I always wanted to do.

I got it here:
http://www.newellamps.com/

Great construction, and looks real cool in Lacquered tweed. I put a Jensen P12Q in it and it is absolutely fantastic!

The 12" really opens up the tone. It's a lot more bassier, and not so boxy. It's my main amp now. Super simple, just the way I like things:

Tone on 12, volume on 12, and I'm good to go!

[s360guitarist]

Can I plug my PJ into a 1x12 cab rated at 16ohm?