epi jr valve head 

epi jr valve head

I'm hearing so much about these heads that I think I'd like to get one.
but I'm looking for a Canadian distributor...any one know of one ?


Sorry no I dont but I know theres nothing special about them besides
maybe their price. They're not bad little amps but they dont come
anywhere close to matching up with an old one of the same wattage.



Thats definately part of what's attracting me. with family and other
projects on the go the $120 CDN sounds like good bang for the buck. But
with shipping and duty from MF or the others maybe not such a good deal
and I can't find anything locally (although I do live in the sticks).
Right now I've just a crate 60 combo and would like to expand my
horizons.



I don't know a specific outlet. but I do know that Traynor is the Canadian
distributor of Gibson. So perhaps someone who sells Traynors (and I'd
imagine they are plentiful up there) up there will likely be able to get you
anything made by Epiphone. Grab one of these before the price goes up!


I'll call down to them today and see if they have the head (the
closest one to me is about a 2 - 2.5 hour drive). I've heard that the
combo has some buzz from the power tubes that isn't present in the
head. which they addressed in units produced after May 26. I've heard mixed things about them
lately.



Mercury Magnetics is currently offering an upgrade kit for the Epi valve jr.
It includes the transformers. choke and a few other parts along with step by
step instructions. They want $299.00 for the kit. These amps are supposed
to sound dramatically better after this kit is installed. I found out about
this kit from Allen Cyr at the Amp Exchange. He did a lot of the testing.




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