I bought a silverface Fender Champ.

[Professor1]

Lately, I've been searching for tone in portable, versatile amps. I'm getting older, and lazier. Last fall I bought an SS Fender Bronco that I have been using for jazz band rehearsal lately.
Two weeks ago, I went to the Arlington guitar show, and found a Fender champ for a good price. It sounds similar to the Bronco, but has a more open sound, the Bronco is a small closed-back cabinet, and the champ is a larger open-back cabinet. I'm going to take it to rehearsal tomorrow night. I'll let you guys know how it goes.

Anybody else have a Champ?

[jazzalta]

Good for you Prof. I got a Fender hot rod deluxe and a little Behringer solid state. Lately I've been putting my archtop thru the PA (for room's sake). Not entirely pleased with that tho. How many watts is the Champ?

[Professor1]

The Champ is 6 watts, I think. I put in a Jensen ceramic magnet speaker. It's loud enough for jazz or folk gigs, distortion is by way of volume. It wouldn't be up to a cover gig, or even a blues jam.

"...and a cheesy little amp, with a sign on the front, said Fender Champ." - Frank Zappa, 1979


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The SS Bronco is 15 watts, has a drive channel, and can drive any external 8 ohm cabinet. So I can run it through my 1 x 12 cab or my 2 x 10 cab if I want, which makes it much louder.