Epi Valve Jr Hot Rod

[brokrguy]

Got an email from Sweetwater that these are FINALLY in stock...I had given up any hope of them ever coming out:



I love my VJ 1/2 stack, but I would've bought this head in a heartbeat if it had been available. Saves you a few mods on your VJ, and takes care of most people's main complaint about it: no reverb. Great little head for $220...

[amerturk]

That is a nice looking piece with the added reverb, gain and standby switch. My question is this....where is the reverb? Is it a solid state chip or does a new cab come with it?

Either way, I like it and I have the old model which is played more than all my others...since it's next to my bed

[brokrguy]

"Also acts as a 5-watt standalone reverb tank with dummy load output."

Perfect for me - dummy load ouput...

[KramerBassFan]

The spring tank could be contained inside the head.....

Why would it necessarily be in a speaker cabinet?

[KramerBassFan]

"Also acts as a 5-watt standalone reverb tank with dummy load output."

Perfect for me - dummy load ouput...

This means you can run the reverb tank inside this amp from another amp.

Making it just one big reverb tank.

[jonasaberg]

In Europe, Thomann.de has them for 195€.

[Rick S]

The Hotrod is cool. The reverb has gotten nothing but crap assed review. I've heard it and agree. Its not the tank (Short 3 spring Accutronics in the head) its the circuit. Crap. The gain is nice though. A standby is imo not needed on a 5 watter but is still neat. I wish it was available in the small combo version though.

Shane, you will definetly be better off with your mods and your original VJr. Add a Bit-Mo B-verb mod to your Trio and you'll be far ahead of the Hotrod as far as tone and versitility is concerned.