The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi all,

I am looking for a tube amp in the 15-20 watt range, ideally fairly inexpensive, to pair with my stringmaster for mostly classic country and honky tonk stuff (Hank and ET through Waylon).

Any suggestions? There's a Fender Blues Jr. on sale through Craigslist locally that seems in the right ballpark price- and size-wise. What are your thought of that?

Others to keep an eye out for?

no personal experience, but i've heard nothing but good about the blues jr.

I'd at least try the Super Champ X2. The A channel is pretty clean and the whole amp is a lot less boxy sounding than a Blues Junior.

There's a small infinity of 15-20 watt amps out there. Good luck with your search.

I have a blues jr. It's about 15 years old. I think it's great. Every now and then I get wondering about other amps, but I always return to it.

Andy,

In my opinion the Blues Jr. is a good choice for what you have described. You should be able to get one used fairly cheap, $350-400, and at 15 watts the thing is pretty loud and has good tone. I have posted often about the Fender Blues Jr. I have used mine for about ten years. Over this time I have made a number of modifications to it which are simple to do and not expensive, but even unmodified the amp performs well. I am surprised at how reliable the thing has been, plus light weight and versatile. Check out my other posts for more detailed info.

Good luck,

Gary Meixner

Moved to Electronics from Steel Without Pedals.

What's your budget?

I have both the Fender super champ and the blues jr 3 love em both. But I prefer the Peavey session 400 for my big gigs. Cheers