Epiphone Valve Junior JR Hot Rod Edition
Day 7 – TTK’s Take on the Epiphone Valve Junior JR Hot Rod Edition – NAMM ’10 2010
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TO THE TONE CAVE BATMAN!!!!!!
@hendrix184 get the blackstar..way better
Would like to see a demo of this amp with the Dummy load implemented and it being used as a Standing Alone Reverb unit driving a Fender Champ type of amp or similar. Additionally, I think changing the V2 tube from 12AX7 to 12AT7 could improve the tone of the reverb. I’m sure it would be very easy to voice the reverb tone with a few easy mods. Seems like a lot of bang for the buck!
play all of them if you can. the epiphone is nice because it is easy to work on. the black harts i dont like that much for distortion. vox i thinkis the best out of all of them for price sound and looks.
I reckon the Blackstar HT would be best as it’s more dynamic, but it depends more on what you play and what tone you’re after.
vox ac4tv
reverb on this amp sucks, should have had a tone control instead –
master volume also sucks – they should have fitted an attenuator like the Vox AC4 so that the power tube can be distorted too – only way to get these amps singing.
HELP ME i want a low watt tube amp head for christmas and here are the ones i want.
1. Epiphone Valve Junior Hot Rod
2. Balckheart Little Giant
3. Vox AC4 TV
4. Or Blackstar HT-5H
Epi screwed the pooch on the reverb. How can you fuck up reverb that bad? It’s not exactly the hardest thing in the world to implement properly. The decay is too long, the dwell is too high and the frequency response is just flat out wrong. It’s like they just tossed the reverb in as an afterthought. Would have been more effective to use the second tube for higher gain and stick a TB tone stack in it. Hopefully the modders can fix it and make this amp rock like it’s little brother.
Good work. Would like to see an in depth review on the new Valve Senior. I have only see a couple reviews on this amp. Looks to have promise in the burgeoning affordable tube amp category.
Reverb sounds terrible. You cant expect a tube driven reverb to sound good at this price.
quick request tk valve senior vs blackheart handsome devil
that would be killer!
I would love to see a video on the new Epiphone Valve Senior as it is practically nonexistent on Youtube and Tone King vids are usually some of the best. Loved the video like always man.
I counted every time he said “ok”…
…14, I think.
Not bad.
thank you for this demo… I m going to give away ht5 mini stack away this weekend for the little Hot Rod….
check out his video on 10 amps in 10 minutes, it has em both in there
Jesus Christ! Man, your talking kills your videos! You keep on recapitulating and paraphrasing things over and over and over and over and over and over….. again!
legend man
Hey Tone King, why don’t you compare the Valve Junior with the Blackstar HT5???? It would be cool…. and very explicative of the US industry and the UK one… Cheers…
Thanks for the review, I really dig the stuff you’ve put up. I’m relatively new to diddling with equipment so my question is, could I plug this monster into a Blackheart BH15H and not plow it apart? Rock on
Man, this Hot rod sounds great, and it can act as a spring reverb tank ? o_O KOOL I’m still holding to my Spring Chicken for my surf needs thought, too big. BUt THANKS TTK, amazing as always. m/
Sounds fine, but do this with passive pickups when you are able.
Very nice little head. Whats the wattage on this? 10W?
Are you Going to Review The 20w Epiphone Valve Senior head or combo?
i don’t think epiphone knew about this when they created it, now they will jack the price haha..