Champ?

[eSGEe]

 

[Session 5]

Joe Walsh from Darryl's house, did you see that one Yargnad?

 

[iblive]

VibroChamp. Might you mean like the little guy sitting on my Traynor?

 

[iblive]

I prefer to play thru the Traynor.... but man. 20w into a 12” is loud inside the house. Not as much when I’ve used it at church. 5w into an 8” is way more manageable at bedroom levels.

 

[Thatbastarddon]

Welcome to Smallville...

Top L to R:
- '94 Fender Pro Jr with Celestion 1030
- '13 Fender Vibrochamp XD and Weber A5
- '10 Vox AC4C1, stock
- Randall RVC, stock

Bottom L to R:
- '12 Eagletone AL-615T (Ampeg Jet clone) with Jensen Jet Falcon (fav 10" ever)
- '64 Marvel Bass Combo 12" (amazing mouth harp amp)
- '17 Bugera T5 head (Vox Night Train clone)
- '12 Fender Pawn Shop Greta 1w combo/head

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It's a signature A5. Perfect speaker for these if you ever need a replacement.

I do enjoy my Greta!

 

[Sp8ctre]

I have a Custom Made Champ clone that's really nice and has some sweet extras built in.

Mine has;
What you get:

• Class A single ended tube Head with custom curly maple accent
• NOS 6sj7 pre tube
• jj 6v6 power tube
• jj 5y3 rectifier tube

Mine has a circuit switch that allows you to run a 6L6 at 10 watts...

 

[Sp8ctre]

I'd be interested to know what that sounds like... Never heard of one like that.

Here is a video...

 

[Sp8ctre]

Def sounds meatier/fuller than a normal Champ, but it's not all that easy to really tell on my phone. I will have to listen to that again tomorrow on some proper speakers. What size cab is that?

It's a 1x12

 

[eSGEe]

USed all last night ----

I call it the little VOX box that rocks

 

[eSGEe]

Another small one---
MEsa Subway Blues--- 10" speaker increadible tones---built in attenuation hack thsi thing gets LOUD but can also be great at bedroom levels.

 

[Session 5]

I do indeeeedy! Champs before Tramps!!! I've liked every Traynor I've played too, even the SS ones which are often left out of the SS discussion. As good as Peavey SS as far as I'm concerned.

You got that right, well said, well said....

 

[Session 5]

Orange 35RT SS. Lots of pucker power, sweet tones, just pure lusciousness....

 

[eSGEe]

black is the new orange ....................wait..........

 

[Session 5]

black is the new orange ....................wait..........

Yes you're right, it is Black...

 

[Amp Mad Scientist]

I once cut out the baffle for a 10" JBL, and installed Marshall 50 power and output transformers.
I have some type of mental deficiency, when it comes to Fender Champs.
I impulsively modify Champs to ridiculously caviler specifications. There must be some chemical imbalance in my brain.
And now come to think of it, that JBL is going to melt.

 

[Hackmaster]

BYOC has a champ kit that you can spec for 5 watt or 15 watt.
They say if you go with the 15 watt transformers you can swap between 6V6 and the 6L6 at will.

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Hmmm, might be a fun way to burn a day or two and get a new toy.

 

[ivan H]

Champs are fantastic little amps, though at 5 watts, even these can be a little too much for bedroom/ living-room use, like if someone else is trying to watch television or sleep. Here's the 5F1 clone I built
And the volume on these goes to 12
How about that Mr Tufnell.
I used a Weber 8A125 alnico speaker & it's fitted with NOS/NIB tubes, a GE CV4027 Mil spec 5Y3WGTB rectifier, a Philips JAN 6V6GT power tube & an RCA grey plate 12AX7. NOS glass really shows its character in these simple single ended designs. This one has a copy of the very early tweed Champ 17k primary OT rather than the common 8k primary. By far my most used amp. Cheers

 

[Sp8ctre]

Its great for really wooly fuzz type tones through a huge cab. I dont have a 412 anymore, but that was my fav way to run it. I have some recordings where I just mic'd the internal speaker to track out a layer or two. Came out surprisingly well. I used to have a few Pawn Shop series amps and guitars, but all I've got left now is the Greta and the reverse Jag bass. There wasn't anything in that entirr line that I wouldn't love to have. Still miss my Supersonic guitar, I regret trading that now....

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Love this one!