I've had my Epi valve Junior head for a few months now and absolutely love it.. i work with mesa's and marshals and a variety of top end Boutique amps but without haaving the kinda of cash they are asking for them here in new zealand , i took a punt on the valve junior. and its payed off wonderfully.. I have fitted the Bitmo trio mod kit myself, as i wanted a tone control as i have a variety of guitars i use thru it and the voicing switch which really makes it scream.. i've even had it at the matamp, 65 Amps, Splawn importer and hes had a play thru itand was really impressed and that was before i modded it , and retubed with jj's as i wanted it a bit more gainy.. the stanadard sovteks it came with were a little farty and not as punchy.. I also wanted to make it a little more my own so i made a couple of the external mods people are making and double vented it.as you should see here in the pics below.. I love it, i love its tone, its size and the fact my whole rig fits in the front seat of my car. I'm a full time guitar tech for a bunch of bands so i'm used to stacks and double stacks for each guitarist.. and who wants that kinda hassle jamming at home..I'm keen now to take my little rig to a show here and see how it holds up on stage.. with a good monitor system i don;t see much problem.. i have been tunning it with a single 12" speaker i just fitted into a car audio sub box..i picked up cheap.. its not ported or vented but it gives a really tight punchy sound. the speaker is ampeg one i had left over from my old SS-140c i think its an eminence re badged, i'm gonna fit a green back vintage celsestion but i'm having too much fun with it as it is right now so can;t bring myself to change it just yet..haha
I have a MI AUDIO BOOST & BUFF pedal i'm waiting to pick up to throw in front of it to see how far i can push its gain structure. but so far just as it sits its always outting smiles on my face.. for its price.. i really think everyone should have one.. I'm gonna start taking mine on tour and it'll always make my time spend sitting side of stage fun.
