Unpopular comment : I love the Blues Junior the way it is.

I love your videos, because you aren't trying to sell us a product. you're offering us advice because you genuinely care about what you do and it shows. You make killer pedals too!

They all sounded great, but I still liked the Jensen speaker the best. Cool video Brian! Love the Blues Jr!

Stock speaker holds it's own in this comparison. Thanks Wampler for doing what I would have likely done, only to be frustrated that it didn't sound 30% better.

I don’t know how old this video is,but thanks,Brian. I appreciate all your videos man,thank you for all you do.

Thanks for this video. It helped me with a 5 watt Vox amp that has been troubling me. A speaker change plus the EQ trick transformed it into something more like a plexi. Great stuff!

always wondered what that amp would sound like with different speakers. great video. thanks so much.

For quick comparison: stock speaker clean(bridge): 2:01 stock speaker clean(neck): 2:16 stock speaker overdrive(bridge): 2:59 stock speaker overdrive(neck): 3:10 veteran 30 clean(bridge): 6:18 veteran 30 clean(neck): 6:27 veteran 30 overdrive(bridge): 6:39 veteran 30 overdrive(neck): 6:54 ET65 clean(bridge): 7:38 ET65 clean(neck): 7:47 ET65 overdrive(bridge): 8:09 ET65 overdrive(neck): 8:31 British lead clean(bridge): 9:15 British lead clean(neck): 9:26 British lead overdrive(bridge): 9:49 British lead overdrive(neck): 10:08 Green Beret clean(bridge): 10:52 Green Beret clean(neck): 11:08 Green Beret overdrive(bridge): 11:28 Green Beret overdrive(neck): 11:43 black and blue clean(bridge): 12:44 black and blue clean(neck): 12:56 black and blue overdrive(bridge): 13:17 black and blue overdrive(neck): 13:41

I just watched the intro of this video probably 20 times and I can't not stop watching you fall off the chair sorry but it's funny I'm glad you kept that in there keep up the good work.

If Brian says the speaker sounds like crap, and he's the one sitting in the room with it, then the speaker sounds like crap. What we hear on KZfaq and what he hears in real life will never be the same :)

Dude, you are classic. Love your pedals. Running the tumnus and latitude...

Beautiful Jensen Speaker, like the era of silver faced amps, rock, surf, blues, it covers it all. Of course many ears will hear many sounds. But for me that traditional fender speaker vibe and sound is smooth, silky and gorgeous. 👌👌

Thank you Brian! I almost gave up on my BJ. Your EQ trick works great! It’s now gig worthy for small gigs. Nice to put my eq pedal on my board too. I never really had a use for it until now. Thank you!

I have a 65 reissue Fender Twin Reverb amp and I cut the power and 1/2 by taking two of this 6L six tubes out and run it to one speaker but swapped out the Jensen for a celestion v 30 and it sounds amazing especially with your Wampler tumnus Deluxe pedal sounds really good

I bought a Blues Jr Texas Red with a Celestion 30, and, it sounded so good I went back the next day and bought another one without even plugging it in. When I got it home, it didn't sound even close to the first one. I took them both back and showed them the difference. They agreed to find another one. The next one didn't make the cut either. They brought one over from their other store, and that one sounded great. I've still got them both, and they still sound great. These days not many mass produced products are consistent. Guitars or amps. Sometimes you just have to find the right unit.

Great video, recently subscribed and really dig the channel! . People often overlook their cabinet and put all their money in guitar+amp.... a good pine cab makes a ton(e) of difference !!!!

Such an informative video. Can totally hear the difference between all of yhem!! Thank you!

Wow man your are the guy, that's amazing advice for us. God bless you

Great vid; thanks for posting. I have a BJ 4, and recently bought a 68 Super Champ on an impulse buy. But it's going back; really didn't hear too much difference between the two, so i'm returning it.

Epic intro Brian! Cool video :) Cheers

obviously this post has attracted a lot of blues jr. enthusiasts. I am with you on this one Brian. The Blues Jr. needs all the help it can get. I had one for a couple of years and never got what I was looking for out of it even with pedals. I had heard that replacing the speaker was a big help but I lost my patience with that amp and sold it. I have owned several Fender amps over years and sold them all but one. My Champ 12 (Red Knobs) has been modified by a great tech. He added a speaker jack so that I can unplug the internal speaker and plug into an external cabinet. And DAMN, what a difference! I also use it cranked up through a load box into some IR's and it has become my secret weapon. ;)

I liked the Blues junior as it was.

I love these vids man, keep it up!

I quit fretting over trying speakers and settled with the Celestion vintage 30 8 ohm speaker as it makes all my amps better sounding every time I tried it ! My ears can really tell the difference , less so in changing preamp tubes for voicing the amp which does improve the tone some what better ! The best tube for OD is the Tungsol 12ax7 , some vintage tubes are great but the tungsol has a perfect EQ tone overdriven ! Guitar needs great midrange a the vintage 30 excels in the tone right there where needed !

Hey after reading all the complaints in the comments here, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time and putting in the work to make gear videos that are FREE TO WATCH! I don't know how KZfaq reimbursement works, and I don't care(I hope your channel is profitable), because the videos are ALWAYS FREE FOR ME TO VIEW! I am a 1or 2 pedal kind of guy, but I still enjoy your channel because I pick up great info that has zero to do with pedals, and/oh yeah-this info is COMPLETELY FREE! The playing is general and varied enough to demonstrate tone well, while still solid (as opposed to that 18-22 fret showoff metal noodling with 3 modulating effects and Fender solid-state practice amp distortion found on other channels). Thanks for your channel, thanks for being unique and honest, and thanks for all the great FREE information! Clue to the haters: to get video quality like this takes investment in cameras, BRIGHT lights, microphones (even more than most KZfaqrs because he is mic'ing amps and mixing his voice track, computers for editing, gear (speakers, parts for mods, guitars and amps), and biggest of all time and energy for: brainstorming topics, planning, gathering things needed, making time to film, outlining info and/or full script, filming, editing, mixing, reshooting, more editing, making thumbnail and creating title and desciption consistent with channel's "vibe/style/etc", uploading to youtube, counting all that dirty youtube cash, and replying to people that are upset because you mention that you don't like something Do it better, faster, cheaper, smarter, and funnier than Brian and I'll come to your channel, until then, just chill and enjoy what he puts into this.

I actually like the sound of the stock speaker better than most of the others. The AlNiCo sounds fantastic, I like that better. But most of the others are too upper-mids heavy and sqwauky. Great video, saved me money on new speaker tryouts!

Thanx 4 the pratfall. Brings you down to earth literally.

I spent $30 on the BillM tone stack mod for my Blues Jr. It doesn't sound like a box, the low end doesn't flub out at all and there is more head room. It sounds AMAZING. 30 bucks.

Nice hand wired Vox in the back ! Cool video I've been thinking about picking up a Blues Jr but it doesn't have an fx loop. Hence why I was also looking into a peavey classic 30 for same price

I like you. You are an amazing Musicianologist. You made me laugh when you called the Strat a Tele.I just turned 64, and I may have to go back to drinking. My Mind needs a major kick. Hope you are well.

I just acquired a 1999 BJ that I just couldn’t get a decent tone out of. Bottom was muddy, reverb almost useless. I put the Fromel mods and a Cannabis Rex speaker in it, along with some better tubes and it sounds great now especially with a Strat.

Dial it in right and you’ll get every thing any blues player could want in any amp that comes in under $600. Plus, it’s light enough to carry in one hand with a guitar in the other.

Hey Brian, I saw this vid and couldn't help stopping by to comment. I have a tweed blues jr that I put a Celestian lynchback speaker in and I'm running your Pinnacle distortion through it. I'm playing a strat with the PV '65 pickup set, boy does it sound sweet. Love turning down the volume to get a slight crunch out of the Pinnacle and then going back to 10 for some screaming riffs. Thanks for a great pedal

For me most of these speakers, especialy the greenback are better suited for closed back cabs and should not be used in an open back cab unless bright shrill and thin is what your after. Out of all of these speakers the only two that are well suited is the ET65 and the Black & Blue Alnico as they have the warmth & bass response needed for a full sounding tone from an open back cab. But Brian did a great job of demonstrating the difference a change of speaker can make. With the right choice it is a cheap and simple way to transform a good tone into an amazing tone. Well done Brian.

Didn’t feel like I heard a whole lot of difference with any of them. Having said that, I changed out my c12n for a p12q, seems to be a bit more manageable volume wise. I’m using the c12n with my plexi clone. Happy with how they sound alone and in stereo. The problem with using external pine cabs, is if you like the sound of a speaker, there’s no guarantee that it will sound the same if you put it in the amp cab.

Thank you i just picked up a Blues Jr. i dont have a lot of room to add a cabinet I’ve heard something with the tub screamer works well with it something about the mids adding the EQ i will definitely get another one Thanks glad i found this feed NE Hozier saying hey 👋

These speaker tone comparison videos although often entertaining to watch, they really are of little value to anyone outside of the room its in. It's like comparing pics of the sunset on the horizon

I picked up one of the Blues Jr 80 proofs and with single coils suffer from ear fatigue within 15 minutes. Humbks sound good. #1 fix is get a MXR 10 band eq and use as second channel. #2 fix is to run it through a 1 or 2x12 with ANY other speaker and it sounds better. Currently I am running the BJ Jr with a Blues Deluxe in stereo through a Mesa 2x12 cab with Vintage 30s and the other G12hs. So yeah the BJ and 2 grand + of cabs/speakers it sound incredible.

That Intro 👌😂

Thanks for the video! I was surprised. Out of all the speakers i thought the Green Beret sounded the best. I have never liked the ET65 speaker in any version of that amp.

I was lucky and I picked up a Limited Ed Blues Jr and it had a Cannibis Rex speaker in it and the amp was so much better than the stock Jensen speakers that all the other ones had. I then did a few of the BillM mods and the amp is really a great little tool to have. The BillM mods were 1) Presence circuit add 2) Change of the filter caps for the power supply (got rid of the flubby sound in the bottom end) 3) I changed out the output transformer which has a self adjusting Impedance so I can use an add on cab if I need to push a bit more air. 4) It also had an option I took to add in a variable resistor (mini) so I can adjust the bias for the tubes 5) Replaced the tone caps with orange drop caps with slightly different values to adjust where the tone circuits are centered at 6) New switchcraft input jack (not mounted to the PC board) 7) a few resistor changes that took some of the gain off the preamp. I know that is at the top end of things to do to make this amp work but I now have more of a small fender twin than a blues Jr, but its hefty enough to play live with and if I take either a 1x12 or 2x12 I can really cover some tones.

Nice chops Brian!

Hey Brian, all of those WGS speakers sound great! Nice speaker review! Though shall not tempt thy Blues Jr owner.

Not a strat fan but that guitar sounds awesome. Love the videos Brian.

I own a Blues Jr NOS and didn't get much out of watching this, I'm playing at home in my bedroom and its good enough. If would ever turn Pro or start gigging I would look at something else, I also was considering changing the speaker but after watching this I'm gonna keep it stock for now.

wow - that WGS British Lead really stood out for me - that Alnico black & blue wgs has a distinct sound - nice demo

I have a 2nd generation B-JR and did the pods/ ,knobs. , input ,ect. planning to buy a Wharehouse et 65 ( crunchy ala Jimi ) so this was a good infomercial and funny , the British lead was very Led Zep . Thanks

I like that you're a pedal builder but aren't afraid to use other brands of pedals in your videos 😂

Does a stock blues junior cabinet vs. the pine cabs for the WGS speakers play any part in sound.

the stock speaker sounded alot better to me on the clean tone.

tone is subjective... all the speakers sound different but who's to say? Good video, thanks for the samples. i love my Bjr, jensen and all. Rock on my dude!

The best Mod I did on mine was replaced the speaker to Eminence GB128 and new 12Ax7 from EHX now it sounds like a little British Amp! Works with any Pedals now!

Awesome vids Brian. Love your style and sense of humor too. Someone recommended one of the hemp cone speakers to tame the shrillness. Have you tried one of those yet?

Dude stop hating on the blues junior, it's a great amp. Not to be sniffed at!! For such an affordable, small amp it's very good.

I love comparing speakers but not close-miked. Their differences and unique qualities are more apparent when heard a few feet away.

I have a 1st edition of the Blues Junior made in USA, and the new 4th edition, I aby the 2 amps and have a full tone, with one or both, nothing boxy with a Blues Junior.

"I've got goats to feed" just might be the single best reason to sub to a KZfaq channel, ever.

That is one nice sounding strat!

Do you use open or closed speaker cabinets with these test ? I agree with you that the stock Jensen can be a little harsh. I don't like the new Jensens anymore. For the price this amp is a stellar and with an EQ pedal you can get alter the tone more then changing the speaker in my opinion. Just minor adjustments. Great for small clubs.

I like your thinking I tested a lot of speakers, but I'm the son of the 70s and I settled with my D123e JBL from the 70s and 1 other 1990 JBL 2130 with it's bigger voice coil. I also use 10" Warrior's and Sansui tweeters and Horns. I have pictures. My tones are completely comforting with my 2 tube amps, 1 uses EL-34 (50watt) and the other 6L6's (40watt). I have pictures, I made the cabinets and the electronics using the SF20M by JBL for the 2-way inductor circuits.

hi and thx for the comparing, the only question remaining is how standard celestion and electro voice would sound within this set up.

Ahhh Brian, I love how you kept the chair scene.

Nice comparison. They all sounded pretty decent (not the same but decent) to me, even the stock speaker. I'm listening on headphones but I know KZfaq compresses the audio.

You can kinda tell from. Your playing that you are a tele guy first. Love the content! What is the best small non pcb amp for home use?

What is that "lunchbox amp" in the background with the wampler logo?

I use a 12 AT7 as the first preamp tube. works magic on the tone. and i installed a Warehouse Sound vintage 30 clone.

I liked some. Some others, not so much. Thanks for you input.

This intro still has my heart

Does anyone out there have a recommendation for a good 12 inch speaker to replace a damaged one in a Kustom acoustic amp that also has a mic input that I use for a vocal mic? I believe the amp is rated at 60 watts but the speaker that is blown is rated at 150 watts at eight.ohms. I am looking for something comparable to the stock speaker or preferably a slight upgrade. The stock speaker was great and it only blew due to a pedal malfunction that caused it to pulse and blow. Thanks everyone for any input on this issue. Can’t seem to find a KZfaq video that addresses replacement speakers in acoustic amps.

Hey Brian what mods electronically speaking, you recommends for the Blues Junior? I guess Output transformer is one of the best mods to do, regarding what I have read.

gonna drag my Jr out this evening .thanks for the info .

New Celestion A Type is killer in this amp!

I think just the fall at the beginning was the best part!!! I am that clumsy and often falling over and breaking shit

I love this dude!

I just got the LTD 75th anniversary. How can I turn the controls to face me as the speaker faces away? Like you have and pretty much every blues jr video ?

ditch the overdrive. It takes away from the valve sound a little (sounded better with the 60). But the vet 30 clean sound was an improvement on original. appreciate ur efforts. ty

So many people diss the blues jr but as someone just getting into electric playing I find it has great warmth (not mids) perhaps organic sound? Hadn't really hear anything better that small for fender cleans. I understand you only get so much by listening through youtube but it still sounds better to me than others for clean warmth with low volume breakup. It seems there are a lot of amps out there that can do crunch on up... In fact I didn't hear anything more warm/organic until I saw a video comparing a bassman to a blues jr but pricewise and volume wise that is not a valid comparison. So if you want organic cleans at low volume and you diss the blues jr, what is the alternative? I have tried a few budget amps and have an scxd at the moment which I usually play clean or on bassman settings - its still a little boxy though so was considering blues jr but if there are alternatives I would like to know because every other comparison seems to be concerned with overdriven sounds and it seems like the organic warmth that I'm looking for is extremely rare in smaller packages.

tube screamers are the bomb with any amp

Funny it didn't change the cleans all that much but made a world of difference with the overdrive. 10000x better. I can't stand stock blues juniors but I don't mind the Tweed version. Definitely usable

Interesting. Brian, do you just want a British sound from an amp? I liked the ET65, but it seems all the alternative speakers added more upper mid range presence to the clean sound.

Brian, not to detract from the point of how much speakers can improve the blues jr, but could you provide a link to any of the mods you came up with for the circuit (for tinkerers like me who do have the desire and skills)? I've tried looking online and can't find much. I can vouch for circuit mods to this in general making a huge improvement to the amp (with or without a new speaker). Last year I did a bunch of the Bill Machrone (RIP) mods to mine, and it turned it into a tone machine - and that was after having put in an Eminence C-Rex too. If there are any of your mods that can enhance the amp even further, I'm sure others like me would love to try them. Thanks

Very illuminating. Isn't the alnico speaker also significantly lighter? Not that the amp is all that big and heavy, but ...I'm getting old. Thanks, man.

I thought all the replacement speakers sounded really good. The only tones that I didn't't like were when you ran the bridge pup through the overdrive, because of the midrange hump of the pedal (I am personally biased against the sound of TS style mid boost pedals), so I thought it was funny when you used the EQ at the end, scooping the mids and effectively countering the mid hump nature of the 808, making it more transparent and better to my tastes, heh heh. :)

The alnico one is by far the best.

What watt rating would you suggest for a good amount of headroom?

Interesting comparison. The ET-65 won for me. But there were good tones to be had from all of them, just different.

How is he running another cabinet from the blues Junior? Where do you run the extra speaker cable out of their Blues Junior from?

Maybe if you have a speaker laying around - speakers added a little tonal variety, but nothing really made me say "wow, I like that Blues Jr now" EDIT - the WGS speakers are an improvement for sure

Nice. I'm trying to decide what amp to get so I can add a Dunlap Wah, & play "Voodoo Chile" try to get close to Hendrix sound. But I don't want to be "locked" into his sound, still play other music.

A few times during your playing it sounded like you were about to break into Aerosmith's "Walk This Way".

Is this a BJr IV? Whats the difference from the III in terms of this video? I have the beige pcb version, believe its a III(correct me if thats not right). Previous owner, an amp tech, may have modded/upgraded a few things, so it sounds amazing to me w/ original speaker. But with anything, there's prolly room to improve it.

Green Beret sounded the best to me.

It sounds a bit like a slight chorus effect is going on. Is that because you have two mics on?

I wonder how did he plug the amp into extension cabs, since blues junior doesn't have extension cab input?

Hearing the Brian May influence all over! Full marks!

I like my IV but I wish I hadda got the tweed looking one. Looks great

What best reliable 50 to 60 tube combo under$700? Next would you review this is worth buying as Bugrea and blackstar combos unrealiable

You are a star cos of your sincerity. I would have likex this video even more if you just turned the "Master" volume up a bit more just to hear the clean sound.

Video Beginning 10 out of 10!

Mine came with a Celestion Greenback. Sounds good to me - but has to be at pretty high volumes