An Interview With Rick Heins Of Fender

By Pete Prown · Vol. 27, No. 2 · December 2025

Rick Heins, Fender's senior product manager for guitar and bass amplifiers, discusses the 30-year legacy of the Blues Junior and the refinements — including the Celestion G12M-65 Creamback speaker and solid-state rectifier — that define the Blues Junior IV 30th Anniversary edition.

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