Blues Junior Pine Cabinet

Since you won t be able to use the side mounting holes we use threaded inserts on our back panel for extra chassis support.

Blues junior pine cabinet.

The mods include changing the cabinet for a 2 x 12 tweed pine cabinet upgrading the stock speaker with. The higher a cap s value the more low end and mids pass through the caps. I m sure you ve heard a lot about different types of corner joints and how the joinery method impacts the cabinet. This larger cabinet actually weighs less than the smaller stock cab due to pine and birch construction so even if adding a heavier speaker this amp retains its grab and go character.

Our version is slightly larger than the standard blues jr. The shell is made out of solid pine with handmade finger joints. Custom sizes colors and speaker configurations are available. Available for popular models like this fender blues junior pine cabs look cool shave pounds off the combo s total weight and arguably enhance the amp s tone.

This video is an overview of the results of the cabinet mods i made to my fender blues jr. There is one exception which is some have pine cabinets instead of whatever they are usually made from. 5e3 deluxe cab. This cabinet comes with all the chassis mounting holes predrilled.

With the tolex colour and speaker aside the stock blues junior and the brand new limited edition ones are identical. Photo by andy ellis. The blues junior uses smaller value coupling caps than vintage fenders throughout out the amp. The blues junior s lower values equal less bass and mids.

The mounting holes are all done from the back not the top or sides as in the stock cabinet so expect that and it feels very solid. Instead of spending the extra 200 on the one with the fancy colour just buy the stock black blues junior. An aged lacquer finish on the cloth tweed is 35 00. It allows the amp to get along better with more pickups but leads to a thin sounding amp.

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