I remember starting to learn guitar at the age of 14 back in the early 1970's. I had a cheap old electric guitar that hardly stayed in tune. But man when I used to plug straight into my Fender Champ and turn the volume right up and then play power chords! Wow! The sound of that single over-driven output tube in overdrive was the most awesome rock sound you could imagine. You could hear the power and the harmonics all encapsulated in the sonic beauty of that little box. It was the Ramones sound before the Ramones! I was Neil Young in my bedroom! What an Awesome amp .That Fender sound (even though I'm British) stayed with me forever! Now own a Blackface '65 Reissue and Blues Junior Special Edition. Love playing a P'90 single coil pickup guitar through a Fender amp.
True about few changes with the Fender Champ, Mark. I had a '56 Tweed, and a couple of '66 BF Vibro Champs ~ Reverb being a big change. Twenty years ago I was forced to sell the '56 Champ. Daddy's Junky Music Store ('member them?) could only offer me $200, "cuz it's old"...lol. I got $1100 for it in a private sale. Great amps, those little Champs! Keep up the good work, Mark. You provide an excellent service to the git-minded community! 😉
A young guy at work knew i collect old marshalls he said he would give his old amp from his childhood didn't want it low and behold its a 74 champ i told him what it worth and he didn't care i took it to my amp tech and got it serviced and man its a little monster with one of my overdrive pedals its metal ha ha i replaced the blown speaker with a wgs g8c speaker thats a big improvement on the originals cool amp show cheers
Hey Mark! Another cool video. I put up a video on my Vibro Champ from the late 70's. I really want to get a second one and run them stereo like you said. Also I have a Gibson GA-5 that I run with the champ stereo sometimes but it has a much different sound. Keep up the videos!
@@GarysGuitarsUSADon't worry , whoever buys it will see the whte sticker with the valves it uses. The person that buys/bought that will probably neer change them anywsys.
I remember starting to learn guitar at the age of 14 back in the early 1970's. I had a cheap old electric guitar that hardly stayed in tune. But man when I used to plug straight into my Fender Champ and turn the volume right up and then play power chords! Wow! The sound of that single over-driven output tube in overdrive was the most awesome rock sound you could imagine. You could hear the power and the harmonics all encapsulated in the sonic beauty of that little box. It was the Ramones sound before the Ramones! I was Neil Young in my bedroom! What an Awesome amp .That Fender sound (even though I'm British) stayed with me forever! Now own a Blackface '65 Reissue and Blues Junior Special Edition. Love playing a P'90 single coil pickup guitar through a Fender amp.
True about few changes with the Fender Champ, Mark. I had a '56 Tweed, and a couple of '66 BF Vibro Champs ~ Reverb being a big change. Twenty years ago I was forced to sell the '56 Champ. Daddy's Junky Music Store ('member them?) could only offer me $200, "cuz it's old"...lol. I got $1100 for it in a private sale. Great amps, those little Champs! Keep up the good work, Mark. You provide an excellent service to the git-minded community! 😉
A young guy at work knew i collect old marshalls he said he would give his old amp from his childhood didn't want it low and behold its a 74 champ i told him what it worth and he didn't care i took it to my amp tech and got it serviced and man its a little monster with one of my overdrive pedals its metal ha ha i replaced the blown speaker with a wgs g8c speaker thats a big improvement on the originals cool amp show cheers
“With a sign on the front said Fender Champ”
And a second hand guitar. It was a Stratocaster with a whammy bar!
I got mine in 92 for $20 at a yard sale. Still regret to this day that I sold it in 95 for $40.
Great video, thanks. I think the reissue has a digital hall reverb, not spring. Still sounds good to my ear, though.
Hey Mark! Another cool video. I put up a video on my Vibro Champ from the late 70's. I really want to get a second one and run them stereo like you said. Also I have a Gibson GA-5 that I run with the champ stereo sometimes but it has a much different sound.
Keep up the videos!
volume three is about a Supro, that's similar to your GA-5, same design as a Champ, very different sound, I get into a bit about why that is.
@@GarysGuitarsUSA I'll check it out, thanks!!
It's not a 6L6. All Champs, from the 5C1 through to the aa764's use 6V6 GT's.
6V6. Power valve...but the champ 12 doez use a 6L6. Nice video. Tanks.BTW is it grounded?
Hey Mark have you ever thought of changing your name to Gary? lol
Thanks!
Not sure if they are worth to me what $ they're bringing now days . However I'd like to have back i think was 71,72 . Sweet sounding lil thing .
Champs and Vibro champs had 6v6, not 6l6 for power.
oops... I said that wrong! Thanks.. I'll have to figure out how to correct it
@@GarysGuitarsUSADon't worry , whoever buys it will see the whte sticker with the valves it uses. The person that buys/bought that will probably neer change them anywsys.
@@giulioluzzardi7632neer - never, anywsys - anyways
The new ones got a digital *hall* reverb.
Any more History on when the Champ was made?
That silver I think is a 73
With all respect A whole Lotta Ummm ummm.. do you know this amp ?
2020 video ? WTF
I think he misspoke
@@gshep42
He has said 2020 in a few other recently uploaded videos as well. They might re-uploading old videos.
@@charlesbolton8471 nope, just mis-spoke..
sorry.. my head was foggy.. I meant 22