Both sound fine as far as little combos go, but for the money AND features I'd have to go with the Stageright. Sounds pretty much the same clean wise and has a much better dirty sound... imo :)
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@GTX11232 жыл бұрын
The Blues Jr is the better amp for non Marshall, mellower blues tones. But for Marshall tones in a smaller amp, the Monoprice absolutely smokes the Blues Jr. If you use a high dollar dist pedal, the Monoprice sounds like a $900 amp, especially w a new set of JJ's. I also swapped out the Celestion 70/80 w a heavy mag Warehouse Reaper (similar to G12H30) which really fattens up the tone and adds a firmer bottom. The reverb tank and effects loop are great as well.
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
I’d say you perfectly described the SRight - Nice \m/ think will pin that one.
@GTX11232 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 I love this Monoprice amp. It's a great pedal platform and one of the most versatile amps I've ever owned. Like everyone else I have a lot of gear, including a couple of small amps, but nothing really does Marshall tones in a small amp like this thing does. It's allegedly a copy of the Laney Cub but I've played through those and this doesn't sound anything like it - it's way better IMO. I use an older version of the Wampler Pinnacle dist through it. A bridge humbucker w an A2 magnet run through that version of the Pinnacle in front of this amp absolutely nails that sweet, organic 1970's crunchy JMP tones. If you run a well made clean boost through the effects loop, you can get some really fat cleans when you bypass your dist pedal. It's takes a little tweaking between the master and gain as you go back and forth between engaging the dist pedal vs bypassing it and engaging the clean boost but once you get the hang of it, it's like having 3 amps in one.
@phunkyjunkee2 жыл бұрын
It also has an effects loop and attenuator.
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
@@phunkyjunkee - part of what makes that Stage Right such a great deal over the Blues Jr which is 3 times the price!!!!! Ridiculous...
@GTX11232 жыл бұрын
@@mennofennema9829 Great. Keep your farts to yourself...
@tomburden4 жыл бұрын
5:30 Fender 6:43 Stage Right
@2beJT4 жыл бұрын
Stage Right sounds better here
@reliantarms11784 жыл бұрын
Thank you, to much talking in this vid
@finnmccool15913 жыл бұрын
Thank you. So many of these guys just never shut up
@Sleepysidney3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Dude was just going on as though anyone cares about his morals towards returning Guitar Center goods etc.. That's one of the reasons I haven't watched the Guitologist I. Over 18 months.
@shitfer3 жыл бұрын
@@Sleepysidney Yeah, Brad went all batshit crazy with the conspiracy crap. Too bad. I loved watching his amp repairs.
@hinezilla2 жыл бұрын
What a fantastic review! You were extremely kind with your wording regarding your opinions on which amp was better. I think I’ve made a decision based on this. Thanks
@J8track3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. Enjoyed all the info. I’ve been thinking of buying me a new small amp and had been considering both these amps. Comparison was great 👍🏽
@th-pl3nx4 жыл бұрын
Great video. I bought the Monoprice chassis seperate off of ebay for something like $71.00 shipped to the house and with tubes. According to the ad, the cabinet was damaged during shipment (to like a whole pallet of these amps) I bought a barely usedJensen speaker and a Mod reverb tank and then made a cabinet. For about $140.00 I got an "upgraded" version (LOL!!) and I love it.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Joseph Mulka - YES! That is awesome. That little amp just begs to be broken :) Way to go Jo \m/
@dons89923 жыл бұрын
KOOL sounds like something I do
@kirkbolas49855 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the side by side review. I didn’t realize that it’s supposed to be a tone clone of the Blues Jr. I appreciate the info at the start of the video too. I’ve had the SR for almost 2 years. It’s a great amp, especially for the money. Most of the clubs where I live (Sacramento) appreciate a 15-20 watt amp as it keeps the stage volume down and lets the FOH guy properly mix for the house. The SR amp fills this role perfectly.
@brianewert66675 жыл бұрын
Kirk Bolas - cool man (I’m in Placerville :) it is great. I think it’s actually a Laney Cub clone but still blows doors on the Fender too. The Jr is a solid little a Fender but for $600!! Yikes!! Thanks for commenting and good luck in the clubs!
@jamesmalamute7874 Жыл бұрын
Not Really a Tone Clone of that amp, but the Laney Cub 15. The main circuit board inside the Stage Right has Laney printed on them.
@aaronm.19989 ай бұрын
@@jamesmalamute7874Laney cub 12r*
@benallmark96717 ай бұрын
Sac town !
@phretbord4 жыл бұрын
Damn, that Monoprice sounds amazing! I love saving money, so I know which one I would go with! Comparison appreciated! 😆
@hafstrat10 ай бұрын
Just discovered these videos. Excellent and totally enjoyable. Thank you. ❤
@oldguyjammin973210 ай бұрын
Well great! Glad you liked it! You’re welcome \m/
@dcthegreatest2427 күн бұрын
Just used my Monoprice with a full band for the first time yesterday, after owning for 2 years. I put JJs in it 6 months ago. I was getting legendary tone. It was that sustain controlled feedback most of us chase after our whole life. Played with a LP with the pickups wired in series on the middle position. It was absolutely glorious. Never got above 5 on volume in the 15w setting with full band
@oldguyjammin973227 күн бұрын
Ha ha, awesome! I can see you now, up front rockin’ with the boys \m/
@pepeguitarshop94562 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. I just bought this very same amp (Harley Benton's) and I am very happy with it. It's my first tube amp and it sounds amazing, far better than my old amp (Boss Katana 50 MKII). But I suppose I can't compare those two... Greetings from Chile!
@chaswinger1534 Жыл бұрын
I bought the Monoprice after the Katana 50 MKII. Like em both, on the strat the Katana can get more chimey but the Mono is superbly warm.
@pepeguitarshop9456 Жыл бұрын
@@chaswinger1534 i miss the Katana for more heavy metal stuff.
@chaswinger1534 Жыл бұрын
@@pepeguitarshop9456 yup
@Dochorahan5 жыл бұрын
Regardless of price or where it is made, the Stage Right SOUNDS better.
@chrish16953 жыл бұрын
Ridiculous
@guitareMTL2 жыл бұрын
I had both side by side, the blues junior has a slightly better clean but anything else is WAY better with the Stageright. Sold the fender...
@PipeCat19655 жыл бұрын
Great comparison. The Stageright wins, for my tastes. Nice crunch.
@terrellweatherford3 жыл бұрын
I bought the Stage Right after reading and hearing so much about it. Absolutely friggin’ love it! And for the price, I’ll be getting a second one soon.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Very Cool! Lots of guys are running a stereo rig... AND WHY NOT!?!?!? Rock on’
@souljourney7951 Жыл бұрын
Great video thanks for doing this. Ive had my stage right for about 5 years and I had the capacitor issue that comes up in some of these older units. Hopefully that has been addressed in the newer ones? Mine happened after minimal use maybe one year or year and a half. I was fortunate in that mine was a simple capacitor replacement that was easy to spot. After changing that I have not had had any issues other than having to replace the stock tubes with JJ's due to a couple of bad pre amp tubes. After changing out all my tubes to JJ's sounds even better.
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it and good for you, doing your own tech work! Solid little amp for sure \m/
@carlwhite44004 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review, it was great. I too am old man jamming, actually learning. Just getting into electric, still prefer acoustic, but really enjoyed your review and will probably get one to use with a newly acquired used mim strat. Unless of course you have a better idea I am all ears. Thanks
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Carl White - I actually don’t have any better ideas. This is a ‘perfect’ first amp and SO much better than a solid state ‘wanna-be’. You’ve started a new journey and can start adding a pedal here and there, maybe a looper and then.... oh my garsh :) Have fun Carl \m/
@bradleyard41953 жыл бұрын
The Stage Right and the Fender are very similar clean. Crank the gain, and there's no comparison, the Stage Right lays waste to the Fender. Having owned both of these, and being a current proud owner of two Stage Right combos, I'll keep what I've got, thank you very much.
@jesuslopez68733 жыл бұрын
I didn't get it, is it worth the extra cash for the blues junior? this monoprice is a solid choice, could you tell me
@bradleyard41953 жыл бұрын
@@jesuslopez6873 I've owned both. My opinion? Skip the Fender, get the Stage Right. It's a far more versatile amp with features the Blues Junior doesn't have, like an effects loop, external speaker out, and presence knob. For the money you'd spend on the Blues Junior, you could buy two of the other amps plus a few pedals, then drown out the jackass at the jam night with his Blues Junior when he scoffs at your "cheap" amps, and sound better doing it.
@jesuslopez68733 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyard4195 thanks man, you don't know how helpful your comment was
@hinezilla2 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyard4195 damn. I was about to pull the trigger on one of these stage rights. It looks like I need to. My son needs a good tube amp to get him started.
@bradleyard41952 жыл бұрын
@@hinezilla If he's using it for small practice sessions or small gigs, the 15 watt combo would work. Otherwise, maybe look into their 30 or 50 watt tube amps. They're pretty incredible as well, and the price is right.
@bkbinj63204 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this side by side comparison.
@oldguyjammin74854 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
LOL, when the white cord moves over to the Stageright and the light comes on, that’s the one that’s “ON”, omg! I also play with the dials of the amp that’s being played through, omg again! I KNOW - Phone screens are small.
@norfolknwhey4787 Жыл бұрын
There is one distinct difference though… resale value. The mono price will go down, while the blues Jr will always have a high demand and will hold its value.
@DRAGONFIRECUSTOMWERKSАй бұрын
PEOPLE ARE SELLING THEM ON EBAY FOR OVER $299.99, USED.
@philchapman1463 Жыл бұрын
Wow the Blues Jr has that classic fender tone you can never get out of a Monoprice but the Monoprice has more of a Marshall tone you could never get out of a Fender, I guess the solution is to buys both.
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
haha, yes! I might have a Jr if it had an effects loop. I do like the sound pushed.
@mingram0082 жыл бұрын
Great video! I can’t believe how many videos are being made on the Monoprice amp! I have both the 12 and the 5 amp models as well as a new Blues Jr. I have to admit I spend all my time on the Stage Right amps. It’s hard to believe they can build them at that price point! I’ll be following ya!
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
Much appreciated and thanks for swinging by!! Maybe the B Jr 6 will have a few more features like attenuation, speaker out jack, and an effects loop!?!? How can any amp these days NOT have one, lol
@277southtombob3 жыл бұрын
I love the idea of the Blurs Jr for a amp to throw in the back seat and take to small shows and jams but I’ve played through several and never bonded with it stock. I’ve played through some great modded ones but I don’t want another project. I actually like the sound of the Monoprice better and it’s half the price of a used B-Jr so it’s a no brainer. I don’t care for the Eminence in the older B-Jrs either and although they seem to get a bad rap from some I think the Seventy/80 sounds good when broke in so that’s another $60 I wouldn’t have to spend (the MOD 12-70 is a great bang for the buck speaker IMO and they’re around $60). Neither is as good sounding as a Princeton Reverb but that’s $900 for a amp and I wouldn’t use one as a beater amp so it wouldn’t fill the use I want.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
You speak a good word brother :)
@MrZootalores Жыл бұрын
I just bought a 2nd SR 15(for my niece),she's throwing out stuff at 17 i only dreamed of when i was that age, ha ha!
@bluesdawg8014 Жыл бұрын
Blues Junior is a proven gig-able amp. I've owned a Twin, Super Reverb, Blues Deluxe, Showman and also the Blues Junior. Buy a used Fender and you'll never loose money or tone. Los Angeles
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
You're right of course, but I'm just so bothered by Fender NOT really bringing this amp into the 21st century by a foot-switchable reverb, or the inclusion of an effects loop!?!? at least the FAT is switchable by the foot. The latest version at Sweetwater is $850 with "all new enhancements" that include a different speaker and a massaged reverb, pscht! 4 versions and 27 years later without practical upgrades and still unaffordable for the average Joe. Know what I mean? but again, everything you say is true. Did I mention the particle board cabinet? \m/
@thomaslearn11362 жыл бұрын
I have had Guitar Center sell me something presented as "New" and sold at full price that turned out to be obviously opened and returned... Twice. I live 2 hours away from them so I didn't bother making a fuss about it. Since the 2nd time, I prefer to buy elsewhere if possible or inspect the gear before leaving. When you say they don't really care you are spot on! Excellent demo BTW!
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
Thanks man :) hard to beat their “try at home for 30 days” and in-store returns. There are some good ones and bad ones and I’ve been in both.
@lilymae4131 Жыл бұрын
Same here with guitar center and sister site Musicians Friend, I don't know if they were returns they sent me, but some obviously were on display and had pickguard scratches one had a small dent near the output jack and damage to the finish like it fell when someone tried to put it on the hook, (small head Fender) and all missing the factory paperwork tags etc. My opinion if it has been on display for long enough to show obvious signs of being played it showed be stated and discounted.
@PanhandlePrepping4 жыл бұрын
Thank you...finally found the affordable tube amp that I need, and spring reverb too!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
T L - That’s great man! I’m taking mine out again today. Haven’t had any problems, good luck!
@johnwelch5574 жыл бұрын
Excellent review. Stageright wins for me. Proves again that spending$$ just buys a logo. Thx!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
John Welch - Yep, absolutely absurd what Fender is charging for the 4th generation of their Jr. and no improvements!!
@plasticbleach40045 жыл бұрын
I watched the beginning of the video and got so wrapped up in your story that I forgot why I was here... Not really in a bad way.... Thanks
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Plastic Bleach - lol, yaaaa... I need to just shut up and get to it sometimes \m/ cheers Plastic Bleach
@plasticbleach40044 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 "not really in a bad way"
@lyonsson64804 жыл бұрын
I gig the living daylights out of my Stage Right 15w, it sounds great! I love it!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Lyons & Son - that’s awesome! A year and a half later and I’m still finding killer new pedal combos to hit it with :) Latest was my modded metal zone, lol. So much fun \m/
@lyonsson64804 жыл бұрын
Nice! I play a few instruments through this thing. I play a modded Squier Strat with Fender Tex Mex pickups, a modded Yamaha Pacifica with lipstick pickups tuned B-B with 13-62 strings, an Ibanez mandolin with a lipstick pickup and a Yamaha APX 500 acoustic. I may adjust the tone knob slightly when going from the electrics to the acoustic but still. I run the electrics with some compression from a cheap compression pedal, sometimes a phaser and sometimes a cheap Klon clone. If I play anyplace bigger than 15 watts will handle I just mic it and put it through the PA.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Lyons & Son - B-b!?!?! Freak! :) Love my $30 JOYO compressor - cheap is good... sometimes
@lyonsson64804 жыл бұрын
Oldguyjammin yep, it’s tuned B, F#, D, A, E, B. It’s sort of like putting a capo 4 frets before the nut🤣 I’m on a budget. I mod my own stuff and value the info I get from videos like this one. Combo is working out ok for me!
@Skippo184 жыл бұрын
I also mercilessly gig on my SR 15w every weekend. I'm not easy on it, by any means. It has been very reliable and the tone is incredible. I love these amps. I did just purchase the new 30 watt short stack because I was so impressed with the 15w. So far, loving the amp. Many gigs to come!
@Abutado Жыл бұрын
yes! I have been waiting for this!
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
well then, HERE YOU GO!
@leeoffender84062 жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear them side by side. Ima definitely get me one. I like my blu jr fine but from this I think the monoprice clean sounds way more like a 1970's silverface princeton than the actual fender does. And no question the mp does a way better brit od tone. Also agree about the fx loop. I like to practice to a boss loop station pedal sometimes for the metronome beat feature, and you really need an fx loop for that or the beat gets a shot of whatever preamp gain you may be using.
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
Yep, as a ‘play at home’ guy anymore, the FX loop is a must for loopers, drum beats, bass lines, etc. It’s a great grab and go amp and takes pedals really well.
@rckrbear4 ай бұрын
I've heard the Stage Right was a clone of the Blues Jr. This was the first video shootout of the pair I've seen. The difference is quite noticable. I'm glad I bought the Stage Right. I've put a V30 speaker in it and am in awe of the performance and sound. Love, love, love it. My JMP doesn't get much use anymore in the house.
@oldguyjammin97324 ай бұрын
It’s a clone of the Laney Cub rather than the Jr. If the darn Jr had an effects loop I’d be interested, but for the tone and features the SR seems a ‘no brainer’
@jesuslopez68733 жыл бұрын
10:17 Fender 11:21 monoprice
@aaronwalakay4 жыл бұрын
The stage right is actually stage right
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Aaron Warren - Ahh! Took me a while :)
@Jebus0000013 жыл бұрын
Lmaooooo
@AndrewLewisHowe3 жыл бұрын
"Five minutes to curtain!" "thank you, five!"
@Minyin37373 жыл бұрын
I saw all the comments for stage right and I thought that was what they meant. Meaning the one on stage right was the best. I didn’t realize until have way through the video it was the name of the amp lmao
@AndrewLewisHowe3 жыл бұрын
@@Minyin3737 LOL. Well, in this case at least it's the same thing. "Five minutes till curtain!" "Thank you, five!" Memories from my theater life. :)
@swinneydillan4 жыл бұрын
I have one of these 15 watt amps and I tell you what they sound great give the speaker a little time to break in and the tubes and you got a nice sounding and it will crank take my word for it, it looks like they went up a little bit on them now they were a hundred ninety-nine but now I think there are 250 and free shipping you can't beat it and they're very well made they have effects loops in the back where you can put pedals into them and they take pedals great plus the one want to 15 watts for playing in the house love this amp that's all I can say about it get you one there worth the money instead 600 for a blues Junior.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Allen swinney - yep, still loving mine too \m/
@justinphillips42065 жыл бұрын
Since watching your video, I slightly altered my Monoprice. It now has the Cannibas Rex speaker. I also changed tubes to JJ's. Using pre-amp tubes 5751, 12AT7, and 12AX7. Also upgraded the reverb tank from 2 springs to 3. All in all, I now have a total of $400 in it. It's what I needed :-)
@jamesjudd65775 жыл бұрын
Changed my tubes as well. Night and day difference
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Justin Phillips - you saw the Cannabis Rex in mine! Tight, Crunchy!! Are those tubes in order from the socket closest to the input and then on from there? I used a 12AT7 also (ECC81 actually) but put in the first socket if I remember right. Regardless I love how it lowered the over all gain, great for boosting with a pedal.
@justinphillips42065 жыл бұрын
EL84 EL84, V3 is 12at7, V2 is 5751, V1 is 12ax7. Tried to line them up similar to my '69 Super Reverb (minus a few less tubes and 6L6 GC's. Sold yrs ago). Sweet jeebus it sounds sweet :-)
@justinoneil69715 жыл бұрын
There is a really active Facebook group (Monoprice Amp Users) about these amps. I’ve written several posts about different aspects of this amp and the 5 watt. Anyway, concerning tube swapping; be careful! The power transformer is just barely enough for the amp as is and quite a few people have burned theirs up with running higher current tubes. The 12at7 is a lower gain tube, but runs much higher current. That being said, I run my preamp tubes like this: Svetlana 12ax7-V1, JJ Reverse 12Dw7-V2, RCA 12at7-V3 There are very specific reasons for having the strange tubes in V2 and V3. V2 takes advantage of the cathode follower by using a 12au7 on the second stage. V3 is the phase inverter and likes more current and needs to be balanced. For some really specific and predictable reasons this makes the amp even better!
@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken844 жыл бұрын
Hey really impressed with the sound of the Stage Right, especially for the price! Btw, I noticed the Petrucci book Rock Discipline. I just got it about a month ago and it’s awesome and extremely challenging!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Ryan Haydon - yep, fun little amp and the BOOK, I was surprised that it got so technical so quickly :) great purchase \m/ I need to get back into it... so little time :(
@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken844 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 I hear you on that! Btw, I just bought the amp used in great condition off eBay for $160 with free shipping. I've been looking at it on and off for awhile, and after seeing your video finally decided to get it. Price was too good to pass up!
@bonedaddy66003 жыл бұрын
I have the latest version of this amp with the reverb upgrade and JJ tubes. I use it for mic'd harmonica full time now as opposed to my Fender Jr.. swapped one tube with an Au7, that's all. yeah I know I coulda thrown in a Weber speaker but wanted to give that seventy-80 a chance, after I broke it in I had some nice breakup. I know quite a few pro harpmen that love this amp although you won't here them say it in public..so Harp players. get this amp, save yourself some cash.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Good to hear, yep! Nice amp... thanks for leaving some to info ;-) think we’ll pin that one.
@Panicagq23 жыл бұрын
I also did the AU7 swap initially, but after some break-in I put the AX7 back in - it just feels warmer and more responsive to me, but the gain does take some taming! As a newbie amateur player though, this little amp is helping me develop a good solid tone at bedroom volume...
@Lamz..2 жыл бұрын
@@Panicagq2 The AU7 is maybe too much of a power drop, a 5751 (70%) or a AT7 (60%) are less of a power drop than the AU7 (40%) The stock AX7 is rated at 100. From what I've seen/read just swapping the V1 valve tames the little f*er down nicely. I have yet to try it.
@grinningintheirface26854 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Cant wait to get mine to upgrade as well. I have some beautiful walnut wood, and cream colored leather for some accents. Going to build a custom enclosure. Build my own "boutique" tube amp...for a fraction of the cost.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Grinning In Your Face - when you’re done you should post up some pics or share a video. We’d love to see it!
@grinningintheirface26854 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732Thank you for the content I will, but it will be a few months...im on a tight budget, and I just bought a new Tagima T635 strat style! (I have to finish my daughters custom pc before daddy gets an amp.) Paired with the monoprice 15w should make a super budget combo! Was going to go with the katana 50w, but decided I will go tube route since I can get one for just a little more...plus I cant DIY upgrade on the katana like I can this one. I like to tinker. Thanks again, be safe.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Grinning In Your Face - Cool! Plus, that Katana 50 doesn’t have an FX loop?!!?!?
@grinningintheirface26854 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Oh wow, I just assumed it had an fx loop, great point!! Sweet, now I feel even better!
@DarthEcoli3 жыл бұрын
Ahh. The fellow Egnater Rebel 20 fan. Loved that vid, and thanks for showing how to bias it. As for this Monoprice, I'd just picked up one used for $175 and absolutely love it. This is the second youtube I've seen that does a Monoprice 15 Vs. Blues Jr shootout, and the Monoprice wins in this one too. It's no wonder Monoprice can't keep these in stock. I see you put a Cannabis Rex in it. The seventy eighty isn't a great speaker, and an upgrade of it and the reverb tank are good choices. I probably won't bother upgrading mine since I've got a 2x10 Greenback cab I share with my Egnater Rebel 20, but since I'm a fan of surfy tones, a MOD 3 reverb tank is a nice upgrade. A Fromel kit helps many of the Fender amps perform better, but why do that when you can just pick up one of these Monoprices which needs basically nothing? Even the seventy eighty is fine if one doesn't feel like shelling out for a speaker upgrade.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Rebels (and Tweaker) are in your face great! They crunch like no other \m/
@ijamsum2 жыл бұрын
I cannot play my Rebel 20 cranked where its power tubes go into overdrive ! At practice volume the SR 15 watt combo kills the Rebel with better tone ! I saw a Rebel 20 video i now cannot find now that was at a softball game cranked full volume and fell in love with the power tube harmonic distortion on the low notes ! I have not cranked my Rebel up or the SR 15 yet ? 15 watts can cause you to damage your hearing badly in the house lol and all the nik naks and pictures on the walls will need rehung !
@Minyin37373 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info man. Great video,
@pcanarsky5 жыл бұрын
Love my stageright amp!
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
pcanarsky - Awesome! Great little amp, throw a little OD pedal in the front, a delay in the loop and DAMN!! You’re ready for some really good times. There’s nothing bad about it. Usable tones all the way around the dial. \m/
@pcanarsky5 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Yup. Changed tubes and put in a WSG Invader 50. Really a good amp.
@dannyrivers39225 жыл бұрын
I love both of mine!
@craigmetz79245 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 It seems like it can sound like a lot of different popular 15 watt tube amps.
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Craig Metz - yep, it’s highly recommended and takes pedals like tofu takes flavors... what!?!? :)
@Olegstuff219862 жыл бұрын
Great review! You also have a Cannabis Rex in the Monoprice, so it's modded :).
@dannyrivers39225 жыл бұрын
Holy moly. Did he just explain a whole story about shipping and blah blah. I thought I got the wrong video and had to check damn
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Danny Rivers - dude, what are you talking about !?!? Maybe you’re referring to the length of the intro, lol. Hey, what can I say, it’s interesting stuff! You can always just scroll on through if you’re not familiar with the side stories :) peace!!
@wme7145 жыл бұрын
At 250 plus tax and shipping 300+ get a used classic 30 combo or a bugera v22. Under 200$ definitely great deal.
@Articulatedcopy5 жыл бұрын
They're sold on amazon, with prime shipping it cuts the shipping cost + 2 day 🤷🏼♂️
@bobc.56984 жыл бұрын
@@wme714 right I just bought a mint Peavey Bravo for $239.00
@Allen-tm9xn8 ай бұрын
I bought one 5 years ago for 199.00 put JJ in it and change reverb tank and with a tube screamer it is a bad ass little amp for the price comparison cant touch it ! Grate blues amp !
@oldguyjammin97328 ай бұрын
Glad to hear it’s still going strong! Rock on \m/
@YinFuBGАй бұрын
I replaced my jj"s with old used GE's. Much improved sound. For me JJ 12ax7's are reliable but rather unspecial sounding. I definitely don't like their El-84's.
@odishudson47398 ай бұрын
Good Comparisons You did a good job, brother.
@oldguyjammin97328 ай бұрын
Well Thank you! I’d probably grab up a little JR if it had an effects loop, but…. Feature wise the StageRight just kills it, tone wise too imo.
@brianrife55725 жыл бұрын
I bought one of these,,,,Will get it Wednesday ,,,,Hope it does as advertised.I'll post a vid when i get it see what it's got...
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
If anything like mine, you’ll really like it. Sold all my other little combos... keeping this!
@WMSFLL10 ай бұрын
Nice comparison. I had a SR15 for a while and found I preferred it with a 12AT7 in V1 in place of the 12AX7 - really helped to tame the unpleasant sounding (to me) fizz in the overdrive.
@oldguyjammin973210 ай бұрын
I did the same thing shortly after getting it, love the AT and AY tubes. I’ve put the AYs in V1 of any Marshall I’ve ever owned - crunchy!!
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
I bought the monoprice amp like new for $80 off some dude that didn't want it cause he bought a reverb pedal shortly after he got the amp. I love the amp.
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
@Andrés Aquino depends on size of venue and what type of music you'll be playing
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
@Andrés Aquino if it's like blues, country, slow/soft rock you might be able to blend in the mix well but if you're playing heavy loud stuff I don't think it'll cut through the mix too well since it's only one 12" speaker.
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
@Andrés Aquino if you're gonna mic it up then yeah it'll do. It's a awesome amp if you're into blues and classic rock. It also takes pedals well if you wanna use distortion pedals. It makes my ds-1 sound amazing. Plus it has an effects loop which is a big plus for modulation pedals. I play lots of heavy stuff on it with pedals and it does awesome.
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
@Andrés Aquino the 5w and it's loud. So I could imagine a 40w would work. Probably has a better tone too.
@jonsanserino34854 жыл бұрын
Monoprice Rocks! They are the manufacturer, selling direct, so they can offer this great quality at such fantastic prices. Also - If you are not buying your audio and speaker cables from them, you are wasting money!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Jon Sanserino - had no idea, never thought about checking out cables and such... I’m on it! Thanks man \m/
@gamjammallota78Ай бұрын
I had both amps. Sold the Blues Jr. Still have the Stage Right. It's what the Blues Jr should have been. Does a decent Deluxe sound but you can tell it has EL84's instead of 6V6's when you overdrive it. Mine has the Celestion A type and it's a good fit for me. Some come with the Celestion 70/80 which sounds a bit smoother but also darker. Love the one watt setting too.
@oldguyjammin9732Ай бұрын
Right on man, always nice when we connect with our gear. I’d like to have a Jr but the feature set just sucks! Especially considering that Fender is on their fourth one, lol. The A-type is actually a really nice speaker imo, I never connected with the 70/80 and felt it really got loose as the volume got higher. Thanks for chiming in \m/
@toploadtele3 жыл бұрын
When my SR arrives... I plan to disassemble the cabinet and replicate the parts with real Baltic birch or solid pine then re-wrap the tolex or stain and reassemble... the only glaring weakness I see is the cab material and possibly a speaker upgrade. What a great sound!
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
I tried a few speakers and the 70/80 actually works pretty well. A Celestion V-Type sounds real good as does a Swampthang, however with SThang you do lose a little of the top end sparkle. Sounds like a fun project.
@davidtrueslayor74745 жыл бұрын
Yeah the Blues Jr. sounds great, but so does the stage right better at times (clarity and punch) but that's a subjective preference thing, 'But' you throw in the $$ factor and that pretty much ends the discussion.
@TheKevinNewsom6 ай бұрын
Nice job! The Cannabis Rex speaker swap is the difference maker. I found the stock 70/80 to be a bit muffled and boxy in this combo.
@SalvatorePiazzolla824 жыл бұрын
ello my friend, the amplifier similar to the one you reviewed by monoprice is finally activated. I have only one doubt: it makes a lot of noise if I turn the gain or volume knobs more than half, even when the guitar cable is not connected. the back part instead becomes very hot? is this also normal on a tube?
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Salvatore Piazzolla - tube amps do create more noise than solid state ones. I don’t know what “a lot of noise” is either, a lot to you might be just a little to some else. And yes, they get warm but this one’s not too bad. THe Hughes and Kettner gets so hot you literally can NOT touch the top of the amp.
@nickjimenez61384 жыл бұрын
I also have a mono and a solid state champ 100. I am saving for a 68 twin but i am trying to figure out how to hook up the two together so i can have real stereo. Also give me the ability to use the effects on the champ thru both. Do you have any idea how you could do this? Great vid by the way.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Nick Jimenez - Hey Nick, I do NOT know how to run amps in stereo other than by utilizing pedals that have stereo outputs; just run on out into one amp and the other into the other amp. Running the FX loop of one thru both sounds complicated, lol. Check the ol’ internet :)
@nickjimenez61384 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Thanks. Guitar Center just opened a store here. Im going to take my rigs down and see if they can help me. I just dont want to burn or blow anything up.
@masterhorax4 жыл бұрын
Just bought one today. Would LOVE to rehouse it or change tolex to tweed, but it looks nice the way it is. If I could get that in a tweed enclosure, it would look and sound like vintage Champ on steroids!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Blake Wright - nice things is Blake, that it’s affordable enough to do something like that with, or even cover in stickers if that’s your style, know what I mean? Unlike a $1000 Princeton or something where if you put a sticker on it - BOOM - there goes any sort of resale value.
@masterhorax4 жыл бұрын
Oldguyjammin very good point! I was going to buy a champion 600 or ac4 for a different tone than my ac15c1, but I couldn’t pass this up with those bells and whistles. What would you recommend for speaker upgrades to get a vintage tone, if needed?
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Blake Wright - Eminence makes a nice vintage series (Governor or V12 or Texas Heat) or you could pick up the new Celestion V-Type that many people are really loving. The 70/80 that comes stock isn’t too bad but it did have a upper range spike that bugged me so I swapped it out with a Cannabis Rex which didn’t really change things too much but it was better :) this weekend I’m putting a Celestion V-Type my SRight just because I happen to have one lying around after putting a Vintage 30 in my Marshall combo. I’ll shoot a video! Speakers are ‘hit and miss’ in my opinion because tone is SO subjective to each and every listener. Maybe try to consider what characteristics you want more or less of than what you have and then call Guitar Speaker Warehouse - great guys that actually answer the phone and are always more than happy to guide you to what you looking for.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
@Allieaux Media - hey, better late than never! Glad you left this comment, someone may really appreciate it.
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Didn’t think I would have to have said anything... the white guitar cord is plugged in to the amp that is playing... duh!! Lol
@brianrife55725 жыл бұрын
Actually a good video....
@mitchelevans99144 жыл бұрын
Memphis Mini Blues completely modified both the 8" and 12" versions of the Monoprice amps, relabeled "Stage 5". The tone is designed for Harp players, but It works for guitars, too. I have the 8" version Stage 5, and the tone is UNREAL, and it's Loud. Loud enough to be heard over a whole electric band. The circuit is redone, different tube and the original Speaker replaced w/Weber Signature. Check it out. it's the best amp I have owned.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Mitchel Evans - on it! Thanks \m/
@sneifert19684 жыл бұрын
Probably a great studio amp. The one I purchased didn’t make it beyond one trip to practice and a few hours of playing. It sounded really good, durability? well.....
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
sneifert1968 - well that sucks, I hear the same thing about Marshalls, Classic 30s and Egnater ;-) That’s a drag man, being so new hopefully you got your money back or got another one on a return.
@sneifert19684 жыл бұрын
Oldguyjammin My JCM 2000 TSL 60 Marshall head has been through years of back and forth to gigs, practice etc. without any problems, backseats to box trailers. I just don’t use it for practice because the guys I’m playing with right now are smokers. Don’t want to leave it at rehearsal space or lug it and my 2x12 back and forth. Hence the inexpensive small combo option. Just didn’t work out. Got a refund and got lucky and found a 2010 Transtube Peavey bandit 112 for $80. Sounds really good and was a great deal🤟
@edhenry51704 жыл бұрын
I've had mine for over two years now with no issues. I guess I got one of the first runs after the cabinet change. The only issue is mine came with the face plate scratched to hell and a rather bad job with the Tolex. But what the heck, I got delivered for under 200.00 so I'm actually quite pleased! Oh, and thanks for the video comparison. No doubt you'll get more bang for your money with the Stage Right....
@jasonnorris52982 жыл бұрын
Hey man, love your Channel, I too, I'm an old guy jamming, do you reckon, that there would be a way to cut in a foot switch, to bypass the gain / Distortion stage, so your amp would be clean until you re-engage the gain covntrol part of it? Do you get what I'm trying to say?
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
Hmmm... YES! You could accomplish that by adding a nice overdrive pedal between your guitar and the amp :-) I know this isn’t what you’re after but it’s probably the best way to go about it. The only other thing that came to mind was some sort of gain knob bypass, but the volume would also drop off significantly, wouldn’t it? I’m sure whatever I tried would smoke it, haha.
@kruzerboy763 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me which tubes you swapped out, and with what? Thanks in advance. Great videos btw.
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Sure, 12AY7 in the socket closest to the cable input (where you plug into the front panel). Thanks for coming by!!
@guitarpoetone1 Жыл бұрын
WOWZA THATS REALLY COOL MONOprice 😎 👍
@Sven_Guitar8 ай бұрын
Hi Oldguyjammin, I put a Celestion A- Type in it and these harsh treble peaks are gone when I crank it. But the fenderish sound when playing clean is still there. That's what it sounded like in several videos, it has been confirmed. (The C12N was far too shrill for me when it was supposed to transmit driven sounds.) That's what I was looking for. Now this little amp sounds more like a tweed, when it's getting driven a bit more wiith the 12AT7 in V1 and V3. By the way, is a 12 AX7 a good choice in this combination? This is my current tube configuration. Another thing: The power tubes in my HB Tube15 can't be driven. Is this normal??? All gain comes from the preamp tubes 🤔😏 Cheers Sven
@Tonuky3 жыл бұрын
Wow, I preferred more the sounds of the SR even tho the Blues Jr sound great!
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Ya, me too. the blues jr is way over priced for what it is imo.
@theanalogkid27783 жыл бұрын
Wth the stage right sounds A LOT better
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Check out the latest “Monoprice vs Blackstar HT5” \m/
@ncreb864 жыл бұрын
I'm your 740th. Great stuff, brother.
@christophersinisi11093 жыл бұрын
Similar for cleans. But the Stageright has a more beefier distortion. And looks like the Stageright has a few more options as far as an effects loop and a line out for an external cab. Stageright wins this challenge!
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Not only this challenge, but several others as well :)
@Twirlyhead2 жыл бұрын
Yes. Except a "line out for an external cab" is not a line out but a speaker out. Which brings me to my only issue with that amp, it hasn't got a line (or headphone) out emulated or otherwise. If it did it would be perfect.
@rsgarza19685 жыл бұрын
Hi - thinking about getting one of these Monoprice amps... Maybe to run a stereo rig. How is the noise floor on them? Have you done any mods or recommend any mods? Thanks, I really enjoy your videos!
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Gina Garza - Hey Gina, thanks for watching :) I did change out the speaker, put in a Eminence Cannabis Rex. It made a small but never the less good improvement, but not ‘omg - this sounds amazing’ like you hear some people say after swapping out speakers, lol. Price on these seems to be creeping up as the word is getting out. Last I heard they were up to $240 and kind of hard to find. Best of luck to you \m/
@rsgarza19685 жыл бұрын
Thanks - appreciate it! (PS Monoprice is selling them now for $224 on the eBays...)@@oldguyjammin9732
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Gina Garza - Awesome, still an amazing price for what you get. Oh, and by the way, the noise floor is low :) I put this up against my Blackstar HT5R and guess what? I’m selling the Blackstar, lol. This Stageright takes pedals much better.
@craigmetz79245 жыл бұрын
@@rsgarza1968 Bummer, I bought mine from wal-mart for $229.00 plus tax=$246.00. free ship.
@rsgarza19685 жыл бұрын
@@craigmetz7924 Still on the fence... Sounds GREAT but I have 3 amps and keep trolling all the vintage deals on fl-eBay. Pedals are def. a gateway drug. Watch out for GAS kids!
@monmixer3 жыл бұрын
Harely Benton tube 15 is the same as the monoprice. I have been told that the tubes and something else was different in the HB but Not sure about that. It's hearsay
@chrisgmurray3622 Жыл бұрын
The only problem with your test is that it wasn't clear which amp you were using in your test, ie, I never knew which amp I was hearing.
@ka4sxi7 ай бұрын
The red light shows on the Monoprice when it was on.
@chrisgmurray36227 ай бұрын
@@ka4sxi thank you!😊
@diegocorrea80355 жыл бұрын
I noticed the PRS SE custom 24 in the back , is that the quilted top? How does that sound with either amp? I recently bought one and I’m looking for a nice little amp to compliment it. I’d really appreciate your feed back, thanks👍🏽
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Diego Correa - well between these two amps I’d definitely go with the Monoprice Stageright. The PRS likes the Marshall tones as well so either the DSL 5CR or 40CR would be nice too. It kind of depends on what tones you’re looking for though and what your budget is, right? For $1000 I’m sure you’d be happy with a Princeton Reverb and a few pedals. The StageRight is definitely a “nice little amp” \m/
@diegocorrea80355 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, very informative I’ll definitely check out the Marshalls. As far as the Princeton goes, that’ll have to wait a few years 😅😂 Thanks again!
@TylerS98122 жыл бұрын
Do you think that these cleans surpass the ones of the blues jr? I’m looking to get a good clean tube amp because I want a very specific tone. I love the warm some of humbuckers in a nice clean and warm amp. Would the stage right work? The blues jr is at the top of my list but this changes my mind, and stage right has upgraded the amps nsince Then, thanks!
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
Hey Tyler, I wouldn’t say that the SRight surpasses the JRs cleans, I would say though that for a third of the price, they’ll do. If you’re a regular player with a critical ear I’d suggest you save your dough and get the Jr. The other idea would be to try the SRight and see, these little amps are so popular that you shouldn’t have any problem selling it should you decide to upgrade. Why oh, why doesn’t the Jr have an effects loop, speaker out jack or attenuation!?!?
@alvisgrady3357 Жыл бұрын
I've had the Stage Right for over a yr. It is one heck of a bargain. Handles pedals very well , fast attack and very responsive . However , for pristine cleans it comes up a wee bit short , but if the song is OK with a little dirt and mild breakup the SR shines like a superstar. I am being very critical about " clean " since I have owned bot Twin & Super Reverb in the past. The highs in the SR are close to a Super ( pristine & bell like ) ,but mids/bass don't hold up as well as Twin or Super.
@ebikes2xs1592 ай бұрын
My one complaint about the SR is limited clean headroom. I installed a 5751 tube in the V1 position, that helped. It's a low gain tube.
@paulsmart51993 жыл бұрын
I had a blues jr, telecaster sounded great through it but I hated my SG through it. Traded the amp for a gretsch and now fasting after a vox ac 10 but curious about these cheap tube amps.
@georgefromgreece41193 жыл бұрын
A usual phenomenon. Single coils, especially Tele's, sound good through pretty much anything. Humbuckers are more of a fuss for getting the best out of them, they have to really sit in nice in a rig. Having tried different Tellies and different yet classic humbuckers sets, nothing has ever come to prove this experience false yet
@georgefromgreece41193 жыл бұрын
Especially with cheaper amps, this is the case.
@schipbreukeling33 жыл бұрын
First, I really like your ethics.I found the Stageright Monoprice in Europe under the name Haley Benton TUBES 15 Celestion. Are you thinking about an upgrade of the speaker? If so, what speaker would you use?
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Robbert Johan Smidt - the stock one isn't too bad, I've tried a greenback, a cannabis Rex and a Celestine V-type. I stuck with V-type. Great overall representation of frequencies, nice thump and upper end sparkle.
@schipbreukeling33 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 That sounds reassuring, thanks.
@fumanchu70732 жыл бұрын
Did anyone notice the speaker in the SR amp was a Cannabis Rex (Eminence)...not a celestion. I didnt hear him mention if he swapped it out.
@oldguyjammin97322 жыл бұрын
It was swapped out in a previous video. Not an OMG difference but enough that I left it in.
@larryjeffryes61685 жыл бұрын
L0ve the Egnater!
@JoseJar4 жыл бұрын
Good comparison, thanks. Blues Jr is more expensive and sounds better. Monoprice seems a good deal, for the money, but to say that it's better than a BJr I don't understand indeed.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Jose J. - well everything about tone is subjective of course so in that aspect you’re certainly right... all this guitar/amp stuff is subjective and full of opinion. Personally I think the Monoprice sounds better, couple that with a 12” speaker, attenuation, FX loop, foot switchable reverb, speaker out jack (the BJr has NONE of those) and I have to say it’s “better”. But it’s still just opinion :)
@JoseJar4 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 As you have said, it's about personal tastes, I guess.
@B1B9043 жыл бұрын
@@JoseJar I’m not sure I guess...You may be right I guess. There is a price difference I guess....jeez
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Hey CK Hang - the Cannibis Rex is in there.
@95SLE3 жыл бұрын
Are you happy with the Cannabis Rex? Do you think the amp would benefit from an Alnico speaker?
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
@@95SLE - I’m not familiar enough with alnico speakers to even comment, sorry. I didn’t notice much difference with the CRex, but I’ve since had a Swampthang, V-Type, Greenback and ET65 in it and of those I dug the V-Type the best.
@95SLE3 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 TY
@UCS06084 жыл бұрын
Maybe it's good to know that this Stage Right had a speaker swap. There's no Celestion inside but an Eminence Cannabis Rex! For me it's more important than all the talk about cornerprotector's etc... ;) And in the end you talk about a speakerswap in a Marshall-cab in the next video.... Hmmmm.
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
UCS0608 - yep, not sure I get your point but I did put a CRex in the Stageright and now have a Celestion V-Type in it. The CRex had great bottoms end but not much upper end. The V-Type has both. The V-type came out of my Marshall when I put a SwampThang in it. The SThang is fantastic for drop tunings (like B) but you lose a little top end sparkle, so I put the classic Celestion V30 in my Marshall combo and built a separate box for the SwampThang and now run the two together :)
@chriscaskenette4 жыл бұрын
I'm thinking about getting this amp. I play at small bars. Is the 15 watts loud enough or do you need to mic it? Is there an output to the PA? Thanks for the info!
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Chris - sup Chris? The Stageright is a really great little amp. Feature wise it absolutely kills. If you’re playing very clean it may struggle to be loud enough but if you don’t mind a little sparkly breakup in your clean tone you should be ok (you could always use a clean boost too). Once the gain is dialed up for classic to harder rock you’ll have no problem. It does not have a direct out. I modded mine to sit on top of another 1x12 as a mini stack - sounds huge :)
@chriscaskenette4 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Thanks. I was looking at using it for blues harp and occasionally for guitar because I already have a gigging amp. I love the sound of tube amps. Keep on rocking!
@try2bcool3 жыл бұрын
Ya gotta go with the one that says Cannabis Rex on the speaker magnet. Not even a question.
@milesswigart87275 жыл бұрын
wow... Its not even close, even though the Stage right is half the price!!!
@ffs_auggie4 жыл бұрын
they are so similar, literally took the fender schematic and made it better for less
@timidater48035 жыл бұрын
Nice video!! I was told the stage right is a laney cub clone!! I love mine!!!
@a.j.garrett96393 жыл бұрын
Great vid. It's the first I have seen from you. I'll check more out Would you be able to tell me some of those riffs you played? They sound fun to learn and play! Thank you and and best wishes!
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
A.J. Garrett - Thanks AJ for your kindness and well wishes :) appreciate it. I really couldn’t tell you much about the riffs and quite frankly have probably forgotten how to even play them, lol. Just the other day I was playing something catchy and my buddy said “hey what is that, teach that to me” I said I would after lunch... but as happens so often, after lunch it was already gone and forgotten, hahahhha. Should’ve recorded it on my phone. Thanks for swinging by - enjoy the show!
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
When swapping the tubes do you need to bias them? Or are they plug and play?
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
Ben Asslick - I always assumed these little guys used cathode biased EL84s - hence, no need for biasing. There’s been a few nay sayers. According to The Gear Page though the circuit uses diodes for bias - no adjustment can be made - and players are having lots of success utilizing matched pairs of 6V6s or EL84s without biasing a thing \m/ sounds like no worries to me. Great buy Ben!
@montag45164 жыл бұрын
There is a bias adjust mini pot inside the chassis (and a "hum" adjust pot) But you can plug in and play with different tubes in it, no problem. I tested mine with other EL84 tube pairs, but the internal factory settings were optimal regardless. Certainly little in spending time and money taking it to a shop for re-bias, only if perhaps you loaded it with very rare and expensive NOS tubes. Plus, it can be a pain to remove the chassis, so one would be paying a tech for the time to assemble/reassemble. Just plug in and play with whatever EL84's you like and enjoy.
@benasslick674 жыл бұрын
@@montag4516 thanks for the info
@montag45164 жыл бұрын
Seriously, I've loaded and tested mine with several new and old branded pairs all with good results to the point that I don't even bother going inside the amp anymore. Even if the bias is off the worst that could happen is a shorter life span of the tubes, big deal. If it's sounding good then it is good.
@xfighter11179 ай бұрын
If you guys think the mono sounds better then you’re not using the blues jr right. Gotta crank the master all the way then use your volume knob as your master or if you want more gain then do the opposite. Personally think it comes alive with the master cranked and ext cab.
@oldguyjammin97329 ай бұрын
you’re right, I did not do that… it would’ve been way to frickin’ loud. I dig the little guy but it has no effects loop, which I rely on heavily. I’d have one (or a Princeton, or 68 ) no loops!?!?
@xfighter11179 ай бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 no it won’t you use the volume knob to control the overall volume. With the master maxed out your cooking the power tubes and it gives you that finder clean. Hope that makes sense then do the opposite for more gain personally so volume knob maxed and then use the master for the master volume. These amps need the pre amp tubes hot or the power tubes depending on what sound you’re going for. I’ve experimented a lot with the jr it’s the only way to play it. Thanks for the review
@xfighter11179 ай бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 for sure that’s why I kinda shelved my tube amps unless I’m gonna play live or in a band I went with a Yamaha thr30ii and it is amazing for bedroom playing even some what loud playing it gets up there
@popwarner15263 жыл бұрын
I speeded forward until I seen a guitar in his hand
@ctcards2636 Жыл бұрын
These amps imho have a totally different feel and tone then each other. I have to say the Fender Blues Jr is no better built and really doesnt offer the goods to be priced the way it is. Meanwhile the Monoprice (after a few mods) has its own thing going and is indeed a pretty good amp. The Blues Jr's suffer from cheap parts, soldering and hot bias. The Monoprice's tubes will last long as they arnt being cooked at around 330v plate voltage like a Blues Jr and there is a bias pot. The Blues Jr requires more work to cool the bias down in. The Monoprice has SMD's on the board which make this amp much more difficult to work on or do mods. But look at the price. The Blues Jr is now $750+ new. Thats insane for what the amp is and what it does. But ya cant compare these two amps imho because they sound so different. I love my modded Blues Jr and i mod and repair a lot of them. But they are too expensive and if you dont go thru and change the cheap parts like caps and wrong resistor values and really go thru a check solder joints, thats gonna be an amp that costs a lot of $ to keep maintained. The Monoprice you can buy 3 of for the price of a Blues Jr. Sadly I dont see how the Blues Jr is a good buy or amp in todays age of amps. Not enough new features and issues that plagued the earlier versions still exist. Monoprice amp sounds much better once you get a real speaker in it, get a real 3 spring MOD reverb tank and get some decent tubes in. Also change the reverb cable (luckily its not hard wired like the Blues Jr). Set the bias accordingly as unlike the Blues Jr's, these come with a cold bias and that is another reason there seems to be so little head room. With 6p14p tubes in the power section and the bias adjusted right, this amp sounds much much better. But even then with these mods the price of the monoprice is insanely low. To mod and fix the issues on a Blues Jr that you bought for $750, well its gonna be around a $1,000 amp in the end. Thats just crazy. The Blues Jr use to be priced somewhat well, but now this is just silly for what you get. Thats my take and I own both amps and have experience with repairing and modding both. But i keep seeing people compare the two and to me they are apples and oranges. The Monoprice is based off the Laney Cub amps by the way. The 70/80 speaker thats in it is complete garbage. So if you try out the Monoprice, keep in mind theres some mods ya have to do before your really gonna hear what this amp can do. But the same can be said of the Blues Jr. Both require some work imho before you can even really hear what they are capable of. There are too many options out there these days and I cant see how Fender will be able to keep up when their amps keep going up in price, but not quality. But hey the name sells, just like the Celestion in the Monoprice helps sell it, even tho its garbage. But its a Celestion you say... yeah.... do some google researching on this speaker.
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
A wealth of knowledge... usable knowledge at that! Thanks for sharing \m/
@ctcards2636 Жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 HAHA ! :-) Just sharing some of the tricks i did after learning the circuit a little better. Another cool thing is to run a preamp pedal into the FX loop to bypass the amps EQ. This is a slick way to get the amps overall tonal character to be altered. Want it to react like a Fender more or sound that way, use a preamp that is based on a Fender sound. Etc. I have a cheap Joyo California pedal that I plug into the FX loop and now i have a useful Fender tone that im content with. Ive also plugged my One Control SS Fender amps preamp out into the MP15's FX loop and that was insane. But the One Control amp is about $700 haha and the Joyo is $25. Still there are a lot of options for getting this amp to sound like anything you really want it to. :-) Take care and keep on trucking.
@bassoneman3 жыл бұрын
Got my mono 15watt amp today, Sounds great with my Custom built Esquire,In with the manual there is small a wire thing, what is that for?
@oldguyjammin97323 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!! New Amp Day... I have no idea what “a small wire thing” might be for...? You’ve got me, hmm.
@bassoneman3 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Well after you said that I took a closer look at it..They now put JJ tubes in these and in the plastic bag with manual they have a tag That has a tag That says equipped with JJ tubes. That wire thing is not a wire at all but a plastic sort of tie you would find on a tag that you rip off.. haha..
@odishudson47398 ай бұрын
I honestly liked the cheap version better. So I just went and bought me one.
@craigmetz79245 жыл бұрын
I think I'm going to buy this amp but they are currently out of stock. Seems like it has everything I'm am looking for. My Fender deville 410 is a little too loud for the smaller gigs I've been playing. *Is this amp loud enough to gig with*????
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
Craig Metz - smaller gigs, yes.
@suncoaster85785 жыл бұрын
Craig Metz They are back in stock bought mine today. 👍🏻😎
@craigmetz79245 жыл бұрын
@@suncoaster8578 I bought mine the day after they came back in stock. I got it cheaper with free shipping from wal-mart.com. I can't wait to get it.!
@justinphillips42065 жыл бұрын
Played 2 corporate gigs recently. The only problem i had was not a hot enough signal coming out of the line out when running it through the PA. After the first set, i fixed this by using my ART tube preamp. Just layed it on top and...bam! It hit the spot perfectly!
@mojobonbon4 жыл бұрын
regarding the guitologist vs mcknight, i would tend to agree that a person shouldn't wantonly just buy stuff and return it rampantly. guitar center may say one thing or another, but they may just be being nice. either way, logically speaking, the more times something has to move around, the higher the cost for that item is. and if they "don't care" about that, well, their financial status doesn't exactly reflect that to be sound wisdom
@rawnclark Жыл бұрын
The difference maker is monoprice is trying to make a killer amp. Fender is trying to make a budget amp. Stage right all the way
@bjdenil Жыл бұрын
That monoprice is such a dynamic amp. Has some fender tone, but I am almost hearing more of a marshal or vox at times, and the clean is nice. I love a blues Jr. They are fantastic amps and I cannot say I like the monoprice better, but it has so many tones that it is good for. The fender kinda does the fender thing... which is great, just fewer options.
@oldguyjammin9732 Жыл бұрын
its actually a Laney Cub clone...?
@bjdenil Жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 ahhhh
@michaelbajorek19727 ай бұрын
You are correct. Two seperate voices. Both usable. I sometimes pair the SR15 with my Super Champ X2. I enjoy blending amp sounds. I also pair my Princeton with my VOX AC10. At my age (70) I prefer the smaller amps.
@davidtrueslayor74745 жыл бұрын
You put a Cannabis Rex speaker in there and I hear of a lot of people doing that, why? is it a big difference ? thanks cool video ! david
@ladyjulia40385 жыл бұрын
Any speaker change will sound better than the 70/80 it comes with. I put a Vintage 30 in mine and it kills with the 5150 distortion pedal. It really is a great amp but like I said the stock speaker just leaves a lot to be desired. Hope I helped.
@oldguyjammin97325 жыл бұрын
David trueslayor - sorry for the late response, lost my channel for a while. Truthfully I noticed little difference between the 70/80 and Rex, however the difference I did hear was much appreciated. The Rex is tighter and less ‘ice picky’ but I wasn’t like “WOW” \m/
@nmdpa34 жыл бұрын
You sit that monoprice on top of a 1x12 orange cab or a 2x12 mesa and it totally rocks. The stock clestion is so/so at best, but the amp rocks!
@joergl5622 жыл бұрын
BTW the Stage Right is the same as the Harley-Benton Tube 15 available at Thomann...i am in Germany and will buy me one, it's a real "no-brainer" to decide! Gain control...and so on...what is missing on the expensive Fender with less value (for me!).
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
How to bias this amp www.tdpri.com/threads/is-the-monoprice-15w-self-biasing.950791/
@SalvatorePiazzolla824 жыл бұрын
Great!
@TheBoabby504 жыл бұрын
Love the speaker in the Stage Right "Cannabis Rex" :-() Is that stock, or a clever sticker???
@oldguyjammin97324 жыл бұрын
TheBoabby50 - the Stageright comes stock with a Celestion 70/80. I found the CRex to be a mild improvement and then ultimately put the Celestion V-Type from my Marshall in the Stageright... even better.
@TheBoabby504 жыл бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 Great advice and thanks for replying. Got one on order from Thomann Germany (branded as Harley Benton) to here in Turkey to replace my slightly disappointing Fender Mustang 3. I was unaware of the "Cannabis Rex" as a speaker, and thought it was just your little Joke. BTW really good vid. Thanks
@reggaeson9498Ай бұрын
@@oldguyjammin9732 what does v type mean ?
@oldguyjammin9732Ай бұрын
@@reggaeson9498 - the V-Type is an upgrade to the typical 70/80 that comes stock in many amps. It’s a more affordable version of the V30 and is actually a pretty darn good speaker. But that’s its actual name, if you look on the back of the speaker you will see “V-Type” … catchy right?