I borrowed one from my friend, and 5 minutes later after playing it on VOL_3 with my '89 Stratocaster, I ended up ordering one immediately. Cool playing btw :)
Thank you for making a demo of this with a clean sound! Also, thank you for showing it with both single coils and humbuckers, as well as with overdrive pedals! Excellent demo, as all of yours are!
12:29 your tone blew me away, you didn’t move the selector or anything, well done proves that it’s all in fingers!!!! Literally had it on repeat wish we had the backing track also amazing
Watched the 5 watt world video about 8 months ago and then started watching others. Had one on my Sweetwater wish list for about 6 months. Ended up buying it today.
Some really nice mellow tones, and your playing is hypnotic, great feel, that makes all the difference regardless of amps or guitars, the player is the most important element, and you are such a great player , always a good listen and watch keep hem coming sir
Sounds outstanding! I have a fender champ clone that I built. I was astounded that it actually turned on and even more astounded with how good it sounds. Just recently busted this out and threw a bit of reverb on it and found tone bliss! Almost forgot about this little guy!
Welcome to the 5 watt world. When I heard Keith's helix patches and that he had worked with you, I decide to check out your channel. I love what your doing keep it up! Love the comedy work. I have the similar experience as you... My Dad gave me his old vibro champ. I did not think much of it until I watched 5 watt world. I decide to try it out and needless to say I was blown away.
Well... I watched this video today. Then I saw there was a b-stock at GAK. Ordered it despite already having a Kemper. I just loved that tone too much. I love the simplicity of it and I am getting overwhelmed by tons of tweaking with Kemper. Hopefully that little champ is the key to start focusing more on playing.
That sound is gold. Not to mention the reverb (makes me think I'd love to try a Catalinbread Topanga, they seem great). I've owned two 5 watts tube amps but obviously nothing compared to that 57 Champ and didn't love these much back then. But I like the voicing little amps have, the way they work and "focus". I absolutely love how you managed to pick the sound of it here, it feels "true" and natural, well done !! Not to mention your playing is mesmerizing. Doc playing a Strat' or the PRS through a nice Champ and an incredible spring reverb like the 63 here : sounds heaven to me ahaha
I just ordered one of these as a low volume practice amp, and because of its history of great tones from Joe Walsh to Eric Clapton. Really digging the strat tone your getting. Nice backing track.
If you like a Champ, you will love the Swart Atomic Space Tone (AST) Junior. It’s essentially a better quality made Champ style 6v6 with a great onboard reverb.
Lovely Strat tones out of that little one. Just as things start looking up. I ordered my Stomp today, arrives tomorrow. I received the Mark Kelly’s Marathon album , from the great Mark Kennedy at Racket Records (eternally grateful). And now you come up with this super sounding amp... nope, that’s it, no more purchases... and while you’re at it, hide that D’ Angelico away 😉
I have the Champ and the Deluxe 57 reissues. I thought the Deluxe was the best amp I had ever heard until I got the Champ; its now my favorite .Every now and then I pull the Deluxe out and give it a blast for an hour or so but I return to the Champ. Its just so right and I never tire of it or wish for another sound.
Sounds great around 2 to 3! Worked really well with your playing style, very smooth. I'm going to give that a shot with a reissue Vibro Champ I have. It's great cranked to 10 and has a nice classic fuzz tone which bogs down and gets squishy. Very rude, and rock and roll! Perfect if you like working your volume knob. Thanks for waking me up to another approach to this little gem.
Had it for some time, sold it. What a great mistake. Blackface Rivera era Vibro champ...great sounding vintage amp for not so much money. Going up in price though and getting very hard to find.
Mojotone makes a great hand wired kit of this amp that you can order either as a kit or fully assembled for a lot less than fender but just as good if not better!!!
It's not really "a lot less". Fully assembled, $175 less than the Fender. I couldn't justify buying the fully assembled mojo over the fender. Complete DIY kit is worth it, though.
I have a champ and love it. But even though the breakup is gorgeous, I find myself using it's clean voice more and more. You have a lovely touch buddy.
Beautiful tone, but really impressive how your fingers adapt to whatever you’re playing to produce your signature sounds. Looking forward to a helix champ model test.
Keith never said less gear comes cheap, but that’s awesome playing. I’d love to see your stomp patch for these. Your patch’s are gear so far(too many for me to play with yet) but the champ has been my favorite amp. Currently have two vibrochamps. One has to go because I don’t need two
I played through a Tweed Champ last year. It was like the Champ was pulling the notes out of my guitar. It was incredible. But I didn’t like the lack of a tone control. I might give it another try. 👍😁
Tone for days... surprised how well it took the Dude and HRM, I thought it would cave in on itself with that kind of gain, but it stayed nice and tight...
Great playing, sounds amazing! I've had this amp for about a month, I like it but find I need to boost some treble with a pedal, otherwise missing a little too much sparkle for my taste.
I want to like these little amps so much, especially the champ because Julian is like 1b. on my list of favorite guitar players, but every time I play one Im really unimpressed in the room. That includes several vintage ones. I guess Im doing something wrong or maybe it's just the sort of thing where you have to mic it and it just works well as part of a mic/reamp setup with monitors.
I can't imagine gigging one as I like my clean tones to be clean if that makes sense. For the Champ to be clean it's really not very loud...I guess if you were using in ears and such maybe it would work but yeh for us normal people doing gigs in the thirsty duck with a deaf drummer, I don't think the champ would necessarily be the best option?
I am new to electric guitars as I play acoustic and old 1920's style rag time stuff. When looking for a surf guitar amp, most if not everyone is a club player and insist on a big amp. I will just be playing at home and do not need to replicate the original surf sound, but need something clean and small. Also I was thinking of the Fender '57 Custom Champ 1x8" 5-watt Tube Combo Amp plus I was going to get the Fender 63’ Reissue Reverb Unit Brown Tolex to go with it. How does this combo sound and playing with a Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster - Cobra Blue with Maple Fingerboard? Thank You very much!!
Thank you for making this video. Not just for the amp info, great to see and hear you play. Excellent! So here is my question with all these (not just yours) amp videos, they are miced. All of them. So we aren’t hearing what that amp sounds like in a room, like we would hear it playing in a room.
It's a good question, here I'm using a condenser mic which is relatively flat response compared to something like an sm57. I've been able to make an amp sound worse than it did in the room by recording with a mic, but never better - if that makes any sense?
I thought once about a wet/dry/wet little set up with a brownface Princeton, a Tweed, and a blackface reverb. But the harmonic trem are on the bigger brownface.
No Siri! I said show me a RUclips jazz guitarist who is talented, wears hats as a ‘thing’ AND he can say words beginning with W without sounding like he’s drowning in his own spit.
Beautiful playing John! If you had to choose between a new 2021 '68 Custom VibroChamp (Mex) OR this 57 Custom Champ (US) which would you go for, if money was not a deciding factor? Both being 5watts: For recording, practice, small gigs, ease of future repair, and pure tone. Thank you!
Hey Jonnie! One thing that I thought was sort of odd about the VibroChamp was that it features a digital reverb, which to me seems slightly at odds with the idea of reissuing a 1968 5 watt tube amp?
@@johnnathancordy Thanks for answering John. Yes, it seems the idea here is that by adding a digital reverb they think they reach a wider customer need. It's all about the $. Like the Princeton 65 Reissue and 68 Princeton Custom, one is a 'reissue' and the other is a custom 'modified' reissue. It's the same here. I wouldn't be surprised if the new VC sells well, they add a 65 VC reissue (blackface) that's more aligned to the original specs. I just wondered what your thoughts were if you had to choose between the US made 57 Custom Champ and the new VC (mex) in a 5 watt world :)
I need you to stop making me spend money for things :D great vid! I've been hunting for a small amp! Would you recommend this as for any small gigs as well?
Hey Chris, well...I think much more experienced people than me say that they can gig with a Champ if there is no drummer? Others like Julian Lage seem to do fine with a drummer, but in the jazz world I'm gonna guess those aren't massively loud gigs? If you want clean tone then I wouldn't say the Champ is necessarily a great candidate unless you have pretty low stage volume? Could be wrong and I'm sure there are people using one live but I'm guessing they're looking for more driven tones maybe?
@@johnnathancordy yep. 53/10 limited edition. Basically a custom 22 with the 53/10 pickups. The pickups were only available for a couple of years before they disappeared so they are not particularly well known
There's a company called Juketone maybe you could see if they'd let you try one? That's the first one that looked descent to me. I have no idea if they are any good or know anything about them.
ruclips.net/video/EmcVs_32NK0/видео.html - funny you mention that actually ha - I decided to crank the master on the Cali Tweed in 2 watt mode and basically use the Gain as the volume, and you're right! Because of the cabinet size and speaker it kind of holds it together better and takes pedals better!
Sounds amazing. Although it's clear some players' definition of (and budget for) a "practice amp" is very, very different than mine. :) $1,000 USD for a reissue Champ? Yikes.
I agree, 1000 is a lot of money. However, you can build these yourself for a lot less, or buy a clone for a lot less. Pretty easy to build and mod as well.
I don't mean practice amp as cheap - it's just that is the designation that Fender gave decades ago. I think it has to be one of the more expensive amps, component for component?
@@johnnathancordy That is absolutely correct (Fender selling it as a practice amp), and it's amazing how much its price has ballooned over the years. I think as soon as it became known it was the main amp for anything some dude named Clapton did with Derek and the Dominos that it became, as you point out, one of the more expensive amps, part for part and watt for watt. If not THE most expensive using that math. For what it's worth, the Fender Champion 600 is a great little amp too. Usually less than $300 USD and sorta-kinda the same vibe.
@@jnh73 will look into the champion 600! Good tip! I think Keith over at five watt world said the Fender Bronco is a Vibro champ, but those seem ultra rare over here so chances are I'll never see one of those!
I love my 57 custom champ! Sucks that I had a faulty one: tubes went out after 2 months of use. I never cranked it past 4. Hopefully Fender can restore it back to full working order
What's the purpose of two inputs into a single channel amp with a singe volume control and nothing else? I don't get it. You wouldn't put two instruments through it simultaneously. Or would you?
Hey Joe! I think one input is quieter than the other - think like one for humbuckers, one for single coils - that type of thing? (Could be wrong but that's similar to what Fender do on other designs?)
07:28 Strat tones at about 2-3
11:16 Strat tones at about 3-4
14:24 PRS tones (humbuckers)
17:24 PRS tones - J Rockett Dude and HRM stacked in front
Beautiful playing as always
I watched your Fender Champ video so many times that I went and bought a 57 Custom Champ. It sounds beautiful. Thanks John. 👍😁
Now you’re talkin’! Thanks for the shout out John!
I love channel crossovers :)
Thanks for my shout out too. I showed my wife, she said do you feel famous now. Yes, yes I do
@@tonystartup3817 hahahaha!
Thanks for welcoming me into the five watt world!!!
Opening tone is perfection. Just perfection. The playing - gorgeous.
I borrowed one from my friend, and 5 minutes later after playing it on VOL_3 with my '89 Stratocaster, I ended up ordering one immediately. Cool playing btw :)
Thank you for making a demo of this with a clean sound! Also, thank you for showing it with both single coils and humbuckers, as well as with overdrive pedals! Excellent demo, as all of yours are!
Very few people I trust. Fewer still on the internet. Keith is an fantastic exception.
12:29 your tone blew me away, you didn’t move the selector or anything, well done proves that it’s all in fingers!!!! Literally had it on repeat wish we had the backing track also amazing
Watched the 5 watt world video about 8 months ago and then started watching others. Had one on my Sweetwater wish list for about 6 months. Ended up buying it today.
Stellar playing as always.. that combination between the amp and reverb are phenomenal!
Thanks for a great demo John. Wonderful sound and playing. You convinced me - I just bought one.
Some really nice mellow tones, and your playing is hypnotic, great feel, that makes all the difference regardless of amps or guitars, the player is the most important element, and you are such a great player , always a good listen and watch keep hem coming sir
Sounds outstanding! I have a fender champ clone that I built. I was astounded that it actually turned on and even more astounded with how good it sounds. Just recently busted this out and threw a bit of reverb on it and found tone bliss! Almost forgot about this little guy!
The playing is outstanding! Love the backing track and the synth strikes (is that what they're called?). Subscribed!
You gotta love it when your reverb tank is bigger than your amp. 😉 Great playing and great tone!
Very nice playing and sound. I have a Champ on the way and can’t wait! Thanks for sharing, be safe. Cheers..
Thank you for mic'ing the amp at a working distance rather than on the grill cloth. Now let's get the whole world to do it! 🌎
Ooh what's the tip here?
Nice! The wonderful thing is i've seen you play a bunch a different amps,guitars,modelers and it always sounds great and always sounds like you John!
nice playing and great sample of what this thing can do. I gotta get me one of these.
Bugger the champ… more to the point, great playing. ❤️🏆
Hey! That blonde combo is killer. I'm so much into 5w amps. The natural compression and breakup is so soothing for soul
Got this amp, absolutely great, reverb with the Boss FRV-1 63
Welcome to the 5 watt world. When I heard Keith's helix patches and that he had worked with you, I decide to check out your channel. I love what your doing keep it up! Love the comedy work. I have the similar experience as you... My Dad gave me his old vibro champ. I did not think much of it until I watched 5 watt world. I decide to try it out and needless to say I was blown away.
really tasteful playing and great demo.
Well... I watched this video today. Then I saw there was a b-stock at GAK. Ordered it despite already having a Kemper. I just loved that tone too much. I love the simplicity of it and I am getting overwhelmed by tons of tweaking with Kemper. Hopefully that little champ is the key to start focusing more on playing.
Hello! this amp has great cleans!
Wow great jazzy jams at video end .
Oooooh yeah .
That sound is gold. Not to mention the reverb (makes me think I'd love to try a Catalinbread Topanga, they seem great). I've owned two 5 watts tube amps but obviously nothing compared to that 57 Champ and didn't love these much back then. But I like the voicing little amps have, the way they work and "focus". I absolutely love how you managed to pick the sound of it here, it feels "true" and natural, well done !! Not to mention your playing is mesmerizing. Doc playing a Strat' or the PRS through a nice Champ and an incredible spring reverb like the 63 here : sounds heaven to me ahaha
Great playing, thanks for the video, and I agree 5 Watt World is a great channel.
beautiful playing, and the amp sounds incredible from clean to high gain.
I just ordered one of these as a low volume practice amp, and because of its history of great tones from Joe Walsh to Eric Clapton.
Really digging the strat tone your getting. Nice backing track.
Love your playing and your attitude
This is the fender champ content i needed today~!
It sounds beautiful.
Came for the amp, stayed for the playing 👍
Thank you for this video!
If you like a Champ, you will love the Swart Atomic Space Tone (AST) Junior. It’s essentially a better quality made Champ style 6v6 with a great onboard reverb.
I've heard about those!
@@johnnathancordy Yep totally agree I watched a demo on you tube the other day of the Swart amp, the tones from it sounded magnificent.
Stunning amp and stunning playing!
Lovely Strat tones out of that little one. Just as things start looking up. I ordered my Stomp today, arrives tomorrow. I received the Mark Kelly’s Marathon album , from the great Mark Kennedy at Racket Records (eternally grateful). And now you come up with this super sounding amp... nope, that’s it, no more purchases... and while you’re at it, hide that D’ Angelico away 😉
I'll put them all away Jim! Gary has loads of fun stuff so it saves me buying more gear....
Hope you enjoy the album!!!
Sweet sounds. Always wanted one of these little amps.
killer tone, killer playing, I want to buy a champ now!!! I wanted a Tweed deluxe but that Champ seems to be a better fit for home studio....
I have the Champ and the Deluxe 57 reissues. I thought the Deluxe was the best amp I had ever heard until I got the Champ; its now my favorite .Every now and then I pull the Deluxe out and give it a blast for an hour or so but I return to the Champ. Its just so right and I never tire of it or wish for another sound.
The little 4 watt Vox AC4HW1 sounds pretty great for my practice needs.
I think Gary might have one of those....
Nice one John .. Great tones as always.. Love 5 watt world too.
Sounds great around 2 to 3! Worked really well with your playing style, very smooth. I'm going to give that a shot with a reissue Vibro Champ I have. It's great cranked to 10 and has a nice classic fuzz tone which bogs down and gets squishy. Very rude, and rock and roll! Perfect if you like working your volume knob. Thanks for waking me up to another approach to this little gem.
Man that was some super clean playing!
Killer solo at the end!
Whoa, fancy chordal neck-tapping alert at 11:06 to 11:09! Amp sounds great, with you at the helm.
Killer sound! My champ isn't as fancy, it's a Rivera era Vibro Champ, but it's definitely my favourite amp that I have owned.
Had it for some time, sold it. What a great mistake. Blackface Rivera era Vibro champ...great sounding vintage amp for not so much money. Going up in price though and getting very hard to find.
Beautiful
Mojotone makes a great hand wired kit of this amp that you can order either as a kit or fully assembled for a lot less than fender but just as good if not better!!!
Ah awesome - definitely worth knowing!!
I’ve played the kit and it’s not better. They sound good but they are not better.
It's not really "a lot less". Fully assembled, $175 less than the Fender. I couldn't justify buying the fully assembled mojo over the fender. Complete DIY kit is worth it, though.
@@greenchilaquiles good point - also resale value of the kit would probably not hold up like the Fender?
Sounds fantastic mate !
I have a champ and love it. But even though the breakup is gorgeous, I find myself using it's clean voice more and more.
You have a lovely touch buddy.
Beautiful tone, but really impressive how your fingers adapt to whatever you’re playing to produce your signature sounds. Looking forward to a helix champ model test.
Ooh good idea!
Keith never said less gear comes cheap, but that’s awesome playing. I’d love to see your stomp patch for these. Your patch’s are gear so far(too many for me to play with yet) but the champ has been my favorite amp. Currently have two vibrochamps. One has to go because I don’t need two
I was looking at getting a Vibro champ..
@@johnnathancordy how hard is it to ship international?
@@freedom2ignite only one way to find out!!! Feel free to fire me an email if youd consider it?
@@johnnathancordy email sent btw
My Champ's a '64. Welcome, Keith will be pleased. Now all you need is a dark denim shirt.
I do have a denim shirt....should have put it on!!!
Could I see your 64?
@@johnnathancordy Sure.
Seems like a great opportunity to make some Helix patches with the Champ sim
Wow, tastey, thank you.
Great playing.
Sounds awesome. I love your guitar, I've bought and sold tons of stuff and K-line is the best strat I've ever played!
Sounds amazing! I’m hoping Santa brings me one lol.
Wow man! Thats awesome! 👍👍👍
Wow! Love that warm and dynamic tone of the champ ❤️
I played through a Tweed Champ last year. It was like the Champ was pulling the notes out of my guitar. It was incredible. But I didn’t like the lack of a tone control. I might give it another try. 👍😁
Just put an eq pedal in front of it ?
Glorious 👌🏼
It's the great great great great great great great great great great great grandpa of the Mark V, one knob to all the knobs lol
Haha yeh!
Tone for days... surprised how well it took the Dude and HRM, I thought it would cave in on itself with that kind of gain, but it stayed nice and tight...
It's good for The low-volume Doodly doodly music
Great playing, sounds amazing! I've had this amp for about a month, I like it but find I need to boost some treble with a pedal, otherwise missing a little too much sparkle for my taste.
It’s a very attractive amp
I want to like these little amps so much, especially the champ because Julian is like 1b. on my list of favorite guitar players, but every time I play one Im really unimpressed in the room. That includes several vintage ones. I guess Im doing something wrong or maybe it's just the sort of thing where you have to mic it and it just works well as part of a mic/reamp setup with monitors.
I can't imagine gigging one as I like my clean tones to be clean if that makes sense. For the Champ to be clean it's really not very loud...I guess if you were using in ears and such maybe it would work but yeh for us normal people doing gigs in the thirsty duck with a deaf drummer, I don't think the champ would necessarily be the best option?
It's a third amp IMO, or one for the studio that can't be replaced.
Amazing! What stratocaster model?
I think two of those in stereo or a princeton reverb or brownface princeton would be amazing. Great playing and it sounds awesome!
Also, if you profile this for Kempers - reply here please!
I am new to electric guitars as I play acoustic and old 1920's style rag time stuff. When looking for a surf guitar amp, most if not everyone is a club player and insist on a big amp. I will just be playing at home and do not need to replicate the original surf sound, but need something clean and small. Also I was thinking of the Fender '57 Custom Champ 1x8" 5-watt Tube Combo Amp plus I was going to get the Fender 63’ Reissue Reverb Unit Brown Tolex to go with it. How does this combo sound and playing with a Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster - Cobra Blue with Maple Fingerboard? Thank You very much!!
Thank you for making this video. Not just for the amp info, great to see and hear you play. Excellent! So here is my question with all these (not just yours) amp videos, they are miced. All of them. So we aren’t hearing what that amp sounds like in a room, like we would hear it playing in a room.
It's a good question, here I'm using a condenser mic which is relatively flat response compared to something like an sm57.
I've been able to make an amp sound worse than it did in the room by recording with a mic, but never better - if that makes any sense?
@@johnnathancordy That actually is good info to consider. Thanks for the reply and videos. Great stuff.
Hey John! How dies this compare to the ‘79 Champ? I had a 73 and sold it, now can get a ‘74 or a ‘57 Custom for about the same price and torn.
I'm sure you can plug in iPod and get your effects if you like right
HA!
Been thinking of an amp to go with a princeton...
Now that's a combination that I don't hear much about, but surely that'd be incredible?
I thought once about a wet/dry/wet little set up with a brownface Princeton, a Tweed, and a blackface reverb. But the harmonic trem are on the bigger brownface.
what a sound John come on now
It's cool init?!!!
So in this video you are actually using a big tube reverb head unit that is almost the size of a Bassman head unit !?
Excellent now how am I going to afford one🤞🏽
No Siri! I said show me a RUclips jazz guitarist who is talented, wears hats as a ‘thing’ AND he can say words beginning with W without sounding like he’s drowning in his own spit.
That's the stuff!
Nice sound and playing.
Does this amp take pedals nicely? I got my pedalboard and need a fairly clean amp for it. Using a tele mostly. Thanks
Does it have an effects loop? Or would I have to add a reverb pedal to the input. Awesome playing.
Beautiful playing John! If you had to choose between a new 2021 '68 Custom VibroChamp (Mex) OR this 57 Custom Champ (US) which would you go for, if money was not a deciding factor? Both being 5watts: For recording, practice, small gigs, ease of future repair, and pure tone. Thank you!
Hey Jonnie! One thing that I thought was sort of odd about the VibroChamp was that it features a digital reverb, which to me seems slightly at odds with the idea of reissuing a 1968 5 watt tube amp?
@@johnnathancordy Thanks for answering John. Yes, it seems the idea here is that by adding a digital reverb they think they reach a wider customer need. It's all about the $. Like the Princeton 65 Reissue and 68 Princeton Custom, one is a 'reissue' and the other is a custom 'modified' reissue. It's the same here. I wouldn't be surprised if the new VC sells well, they add a 65 VC reissue (blackface) that's more aligned to the original specs. I just wondered what your thoughts were if you had to choose between the US made 57 Custom Champ and the new VC (mex) in a 5 watt world :)
Umm tbh I think the experience of playing with the vibrato and reverb might be more fun anyway?
Great sound! Nice...
Which reverb do you use? Thanks!
I need you to stop making me spend money for things :D great vid! I've been hunting for a small amp! Would you recommend this as for any small gigs as well?
Hey Chris, well...I think much more experienced people than me say that they can gig with a Champ if there is no drummer? Others like Julian Lage seem to do fine with a drummer, but in the jazz world I'm gonna guess those aren't massively loud gigs? If you want clean tone then I wouldn't say the Champ is necessarily a great candidate unless you have pretty low stage volume?
Could be wrong and I'm sure there are people using one live but I'm guessing they're looking for more driven tones maybe?
What’s the track you’re playing with on this?
That PRS sounds glorious! Custom 22?
It's Tony's and I never remember what it is but I think it's a 53 10
@@johnnathancordy yep. 53/10 limited edition. Basically a custom 22 with the 53/10 pickups. The pickups were only available for a couple of years before they disappeared so they are not particularly well known
Nice video! An aside: how do you like that Aston microphone? It's the Spirit, right?
Hey Jim! It's really good for acoustic and voice, and guitar cabs....In my opinion - so seems like a great all rounder?
Would it be worth checking out some of the cheaper clones?
There's a company called Juketone maybe you could see if they'd let you try one? That's the first one that looked descent to me. I have no idea if they are any good or know anything about them.
I think it might be a good idea yep!
That california tweed behind you on 2 watts is pry better choice
ruclips.net/video/EmcVs_32NK0/видео.html - funny you mention that actually ha - I decided to crank the master on the Cali Tweed in 2 watt mode and basically use the Gain as the volume, and you're right! Because of the cabinet size and speaker it kind of holds it together better and takes pedals better!
@@johnnathancordy yep that's exactly what I do too I have to use a attenuator to use it in another wattages
@@mattyounis5636 I really really love it with that master volume wide open - so glassy!
Is the amp a home amp can he quietly good?
Sounds amazing. Although it's clear some players' definition of (and budget for) a "practice amp" is very, very different than mine. :) $1,000 USD for a reissue Champ? Yikes.
I agree, 1000 is a lot of money. However, you can build these yourself for a lot less, or buy a clone for a lot less. Pretty easy to build and mod as well.
I don't mean practice amp as cheap - it's just that is the designation that Fender gave decades ago.
I think it has to be one of the more expensive amps, component for component?
@@johnnathancordy That is absolutely correct (Fender selling it as a practice amp), and it's amazing how much its price has ballooned over the years.
I think as soon as it became known it was the main amp for anything some dude named Clapton did with Derek and the Dominos that it became, as you point out, one of the more expensive amps, part for part and watt for watt. If not THE most expensive using that math.
For what it's worth, the Fender Champion 600 is a great little amp too. Usually less than $300 USD and sorta-kinda the same vibe.
@@jnh73 will look into the champion 600! Good tip!
I think Keith over at five watt world said the Fender Bronco is a Vibro champ, but those seem ultra rare over here so chances are I'll never see one of those!
Well the good thing is nobody is forcing you to buy one.
What kind of reverb is that and why is it so big?? 👀
its a Fender Vintage Reissue '63 Reverb Unit and it has tubes and stuff in it!
How does it sound in the room without a mic?
Beautiful tell me about your guitar is it Mexican or Japanese or American love that little lamp I'm going to buy me one
That's a K line springfield - american built!
I’d trade my custom shop guitar for a MIM if in trade I could play like you.
I love my 57 custom champ! Sucks that I had a faulty one: tubes went out after 2 months of use. I never cranked it past 4. Hopefully Fender can restore it back to full working order
This is a tone people could/would/should make babies to.
What mic is that John?
Aston spirit
What's the purpose of two inputs into a single channel amp with a singe volume control and nothing else? I don't get it. You wouldn't put two instruments through it simultaneously. Or would you?
Hey Joe! I think one input is quieter than the other - think like one for humbuckers, one for single coils - that type of thing? (Could be wrong but that's similar to what Fender do on other designs?)
@@johnnathancordy Interesting, thanks.
Input 2 is minus 6db. Cleaner.