Fender 57 Champ Custom 5W 1x8 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Tweed 

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    A faithful, hand-wired re-creation of the 1957 Champ amp.

    The Fender Champ amp of the late 1950s is well known as the small-but-mighty tone machine that belongs in every serious guitarist's collection. The release of the '57 Champ adds this iconic, one-of-a-kind guitar amplifier to Fender's '57 Tweed Series.

    This faithful hand-wired re-creation of the 1957 Fender Champ amp is a terrific studio amp and has been a prized possession of countless pro players for its great-sounding, low-output, easy-to-record capabilities. It's well documented that this model has been used on recordings by Johnny Cash, Keith Richards, and Eric Clapton (it's the "Layla" amp). And with its rich tone and touch-sensitive response, this Fender amp is ready to make great music today.

    Features

    • Leather strap handle
    • Chrome control panel,
    • Black vintage pointer knob
    • Toggle on/off switch
    • Red jeweled pilot light
    • Finger-jointed solid-pine speaker cabinet
    • Hand-wired 5F1 circuit
    • Series: Custom Series
    • Type: All Tube Amp
    • Output: 5W into 4Ohms
    • Ohms: 4Ohms
    • Speakers: 1x8" Weber® Special Design 4Ohm, 10W, AlNiCo Magnet Speaker, P/N 0077212000
    • Channels: Single Channel with Two Inputs:
    • INPUT 1—Full Sensitivity Input for Most Guitars
    • INPUT 2—Lower Sensitivity Input (-6dB) to Provide High Output Guitars with Cleaner Response
    • Controls: Volume (Goes to 12)
    • Covering: Lacquered Tweed with Oxblood Grille Cloth
    • Weight: 16.5lb. (7.5kg)
    • Dimensions: 13.5"H x 12.5"W x 7.8"D

    Any player seeking the ultimate in low-powered, top-quality tube performance need look no further!

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    Tone CHAMP

    | Review By: DJANGO MANGO | 9 months, 2 weeks ago

    4 people out of 5 found this review helpful

    Features:

    The features on this amp are all like the vintage original. You get one volume knob and the tone is

    so good that is all you need. You have 2 inputs so that both humbuckers and single coils sound great. Hand wired, wood constuction, tweed covering all classic. If you want clean tone this little

    amp has it nailed.

    Quality:

    The quality of this amp is top notch. There is no need for modification, upgrades or tweek repairs.

    It is solid out of the box and delivers what it claims; clean, warm , classic tone ! The tweed covering

    is sweet and done right. Inside and out this amp is the real thing.

    Value:

    The originals of this amp are going for a lot. All in less than perfect shape. If you get a good one they sound great, but at 2 or more times the cost, no warranty, and a risky buy via the net. The

    57 Champ new sounds just as good as the vintage ones.   I don't expect mine to ever need any service. I have had it for over a year and with the gentle touch that tube amps require I suspect the only thing I will need is a tube swap when they run their course.  Unless you are a "collector" I see no reason to spend twice as much or more for a worn out vintage model.

    Overall:

    Overall this amp will give the owner a great recording amp as well as an amp to play small venues

    and the ultimate bedroom, low volume, practise amp. I like using it with a small solid state accoustic

    amp [with delay/echo] and a A/B box. I split my electric guitar signal into the two amps and get a

    beatiful clean tone. The solid state amps fills in frequensies that the tube amp is lacking and vice-

    versa. The sonic imaging between the two amps is sweet. Adding a good reverb pedal to the CHAMP

    warms and opens the sound even more and the Champ takes a pedal well, yet is great on its own.

    Choose your sound. With as simple as this amp is it is also versatile. The above rig is also a dream

    to haul !! The Champ is under 20 lbs and my solid state amp is 24 lbs. With the two of them I can

    play restaurants and other small venues with a great tone and more than enough volume.

            If you want a small tube amp with a clean sound at least consider the 57 CHAMP.

    Do you own the product?:
    Yes
    Have you used the product?:
    Yes
    Musical Experience:
    30 years amateur
    Style of music you play:
    Jazz, classic rock, middle eastern fusion
    Where you live:
    Hawaii

    Did you find this review helpful? yes no1093004

    Rattle, Rattle, Rattle

    | Review By: Brian Shaw | 10 months, 3 weeks ago

    1 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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    My #1 musical disappointment in 2011 was this purchase.     If the amp chassis did not rattle like crazy - it'd be a sweet combo.         Shocked this made it through Fender QA

    I was SO EXCITED to receive this amp, right until I turned it on and started to play.         I cannot express how shocked I was at the amount of chassis rattle.         Perhaps I received a bad unit. This was my first Fender custom shop purchase, and had assumed each unit was play tested since they are hand wired.        

     

    Anyway, really wanted to keep this one - but the chasis rattle is way too harsh harsh harsh.

    The consensus in the community seems to be these are a bit overpriced given the component costs.     Yes, the hand wiring counts for something - but not when your amp is unplayable due to chassis rattle.

    Do you own the product?:
    Yes
    Have you used the product?:
    No
    Musical Experience:
    15+
    Style of music you play:
    unspecified
    Where you live:
    unspecified

    Did you find this review helpful? yes no1071399

    57 Champ, THE CHAMP

    | Review By: DJANGO MANGO | 11 months, 2 weeks ago

    1 people out of 3 found this review helpful

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    Wow! Tone Heavem. If you can spend this on a little amp go for it. Solid pine makes a difference. Hand wired, very good speaket and that tweed vibe. Great articulation, touch sensitivity, and sustain. "Clean" at it's best.
    Do you own the product?:
    Yes
    Have you used the product?:
    No
    Musical Experience:
    Hobbyist
    Style of music you play:
    Jazz, Blues, Middle eastern flavored stuff.
    Where you live:
    HAWAII

    Did you find this review helpful? yes no911147

    oldschool blues machine

    | Review By: Serban Dragosloveanu | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

    1 people out of 2 found this review helpful

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    let me tell you that i`m a hobbyist from romania and i own a fender custom shop vibroverb,a 70`s hand wired champ,an all tube marshall and a all tube gretsch among my amps.i received this two days ago.it is marvelous.what a sound!you don`t need pedals,reverbs,nothing,it is old school blues tone.pure sound.it`s simple,no extra knobs,i set it at 5 1/2 and leave it and use the guitar controls.the clean is not as clean as the vibro,but it has a mellow characteristic.for home use is loud,as all tube amps,but then again not many are blessed to here this sound in my country.:)so buy it,you won`t need another amp.tried it with a SRV strat and a Gibson Custom 57 with out oh phase WCR pickups.it can play only blues.period.throw a fuzz face in front and you will get a nice red house tone.
    Do you own the product?:
    Yes
    Have you used the product?:
    No
    Musical Experience:
    hobbyist
    Style of music you play:
    only blues
    Where you live:
    Bucharest

    Did you find this review helpful? yes no976707

    Stellar tone

    | Review By: Angnar | 1 year, 3 months ago

    4 people out of 6 found this review helpful

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    This amp is an absolute beauty and a testimony to strength through simplicity. I played it for a few hours the night after it arrived, and I couldn't stopped. I am stunned by the depth of tone the Champ offers. I monkeyed around with a 72 Telecaster Custom Reissue and a Rickenbacker 620. Clean, the amp just sings, and the sweet, tonal richness brought tears to my eyes. Such sustain and harmonic depth. Push it harder, and a nice dirty overdrive rings through, full of grit. I also have a Fender Twin Reverb Reissue, which sings in its own way, but this amp may soon become my favorite. Bonus points for not needing to push it to ear-bleeding volume to reach overdrive territory. I was initially skeptical of the price tag for a low wattage amp, but the tone more than justifies it. Maybe not for everyone, but definitely for me. It's the most musical amp I've ever played. The only drawback functionally is that I think a standby switch would have been nice, but not essential. Maybe this tone would've proven impossible with such a thing in place.
    Do you own the product?:
    Yes
    Have you used the product?:
    No
    Musical Experience:
    Part-time musician
    Style of music you play:
    Alternative, classic rock
    Where you live:
    Kansas City

    Did you find this review helpful? yes no920351

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