Valve Junior Rocks... Head is best.
I bought a Valve Junior head and it is awesome for recording. My band's demo really needed some punch and I brought the VJ Head to multiple sessions and we recorded a number of solo tracks and "color" tracks with the head and it sounded great!
There are several reasons that the head is better... 3 output jacks for 3 different impedances without having to use a selector switch (each output transformer impedance tap has its own jack) and the head has DC heater voltage for the tubes (the Valve Junior combo uses AC for the tube heaters). My VJ Head is DEAD QUIET, even when cranked! No hum at all! I have found it to be amazingly quiet!
I can highly recommend the head for recording. There is nothing like real output tube distortion to make a guitar solo sing and inspire the performer to maximize the feeling on a take while recording.
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