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Here I'm playing it at low volume, so it's very clean. It hums a fair amount, but the hum comes in after the volume control and doesn't vary with the volume. It's mostly noticeable when it's sitting unplayed. The cause, IMO, is having the traces for the heater power supply very closely adjacent to the trace for the signal returning from the volume control to the grid of the second stage of the 12AX7.

It's hard to beat a basic tube amp, and this is as basic as it comes. It's a typical student amp of the '50s, just one built on a printed circuit board.]]> Live Sound Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142654 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142644 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:32:47 +0000
I got some nice jazzy sounds and warm bluesy sounds and classic rock crunch from the Valve jr., all sounds you can get easily from a Blues jr, but at a lower volume than the Fender. If I was going to use the amp primarily for practice I would probably go with the Epi, especially if I wanted overdrive at bearable volumes and didn't need a lot of clean headroom. If I was going to play it out, especially with a band, I would probably choose the Blues jr. (if I was playing lead, I would probably get the Pro jr., actually).
There's enough overlap that I wouldn't get both amps.

If I wanted one good, small tube amp that does a lot, between the two I would probably go with the Blues jr. (actually I went with a Reverand Goblin, but that's somewhere between a Blues jr. and a Deluxe Reverb).
If I was planning on buying an upmarket amp down the road, like a Deluxe Reverb, then the Blues jr. seems a bit redundant and I would get the Epi as something I could play around home and toss in my trunk without worry (which is what I do with the Galaxie 10).]]> Live Sound slothrob https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142644 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142582 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:00:40 +0000 Live Sound Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142582 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142580 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 16:53:12 +0000 Live Sound SteveS https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142580 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142560 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:33:44 +0000
A bit easier to get crunchy would be of use but there are other things I could do to the Blues... Mmmm might be easier to experiment on the Valve.... decisions, decisions. :?]]> Live Sound Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142560 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142527 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 06:57:24 +0000
Bottom line - I'm enjoying the amp and for the price, I think it's unbeatable.

Steve]]> Live Sound SteveS https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142527 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142483 Mon, 05 Dec 2005 00:48:49 +0000
Trey :P]]> Live Sound Boogieman https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142483 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142454 Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:26:25 +0000 Live Sound Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142454 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142445 Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:36:47 +0000 Live Sound Primeta https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142445 https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142443 Sun, 04 Dec 2005 20:33:12 +0000 Live Sound slothrob https://guitarnoise.forum/live-sound/epiphone-valve-jr-5-watt/#post-142443