When I looked around for advice on what combo to buy, that was simple to use, with a good sound and that was flexible enough to use at practice volume, but with enough volume to cope with a small gig, almost everyone said Fender Blues Junior.
Having owned one for two weeks I can only say they were all correct.
Having been deliberating for some time, I’m glad I delayed my decision until the “III” was available because I prefer the black control panel that’s “the right way around” and the sound is definitely brighter and warmer ( Does that make sense?)
With my Gibson Les Paul I’m dead pleased with the flexibility and sounds I can get
The spring reverb is excellent so much better than a digital pedal.
Although not an amp that’s designed for high gain metal tones, by cranking up the gain and dropping the master volume you can get a significant amount of distortion, to give a great blues lead sound or a nice beefy sound for chords
The Fat switch increases saturation but not that much more volume.
It looks good and is a manageable size.
From the research I did I think you would have to spend more than twice as much elsewhere to get anything that is as good and it still would not have that Fender sparkle.
I’ll be keeping it