This amp sounds great ( if you're into making actual music with a guitar ). If you're into making "sounds" with an effects laden, insanely overdriven amp ( which really requires little or no musical ability ) look elsewhere. The latter must be the preference of the "mom's-basement-dwelling" circus clowns leaving all these negative comments.
@63drawoh 1. Rude. 2. He didn't title this video "I'm f-ing awesome at guitar" and 3. He didn't ask you to watch this. I happen to think he's leagues better than me and most players on YouTube. Even if he did suck at guitar my reaction would be "Oh, at least I got to hear the amp. Thanks for your time, Sir."
@63drawoh go ahead and post a reply that's a video of you playing better (not shite sweep picking either), instead of going round youtube putting people down for their playing. retard
@Juicefani11 the gretsch is pretty bad, I had it for about two weeks before I took it back (mucisiansfriend) and another great choice is the bugera BC15 which is only 110 dollars right now on musiciansfriend, so I would say, forget the V5 bugera, and go with either the champ 600 or the bugera bc15 (I own them both, they are both fantastic, but the bugera BC15 is higher wattage, making it easier to hear in bigger rooms an what not)
@63drawoh it's funny, most people who complain about other peoples "shit" playing on youtube have no videos of themselves playing at all... and by the looks of it you are no exception. what a surprise...
@TheFunnyzach I should buy it on tuesday then... Also, there's an interesting Gretsch Electromatic 5watt tube amp, and it's interesting too. What do you say for that?
Nice playing and nice sound. What are you using to record this video? I've been struggling to record a video without overwhelming the sound card. Fail so far.
@RONCHECHE they totally sound different. i've played both and own a champ, but i'm thinking of picking up the ac4 for the different circuit, tone control, and 1W mode. to be honest it's impossible to get the champ to break up in an apartment, that's why i'm looking at a the ac4 (since it has the 1/4 watt and 1 watt). champ is a great amp though and if you can play it in a home it has an awesome tone and overdrive :) it also sounds great with overdrive and fuzz pedals through it.
Thanks. I tested one out at a local Fender dealer also after watching your video and decided to get one. Your video got me interested based on the sound. Thanks again.
@almostsk8er01 There is a 1/4" cable inside the amp.. you can plug that into an external speaker... But I would suggest just micing if you wanna keep that nice crystal clean tone at louder volumes. maybe use an Shure sm57 mic
Did you reply to disagree with me? Because so far you have only repeated what I was saying. My point is that a mic or instrument input is rated for no more than 12 milliwatts of push. A speaker output sends infinitely more than that, and the first gain stage from said input will be fried beyond repair, and you'll be left with a dead piece of medium density fiberboard with a marshall logo on the front. Then what are you gonna do?
Don't try plugging a speaker output in to your amplifier's instrument input. You will burn out your amp. If the champ 600 had a line level output, then you could plug it in to another amp, but if an output is actually strong enough to drive a speaker, then it is also strong enough to fry every last capacitor on the circuit board of whatever amp it's plugged into. Never mistake a combo amp for an external cab. I'm telling you it's dangerous. There's always another way.
I just bought this amp yesterday. Holy cow it is an amazing tone. I also bought the new Boss Fender Deluxe Reverb and Bassman pedals to go with the amp and you can dial in so many tones with that makeup. I have a Fender Classic Players Series 50's strat to round out a nice vintage setup
ah cheers guys, one more thing quickly. does plugging in a cabinet speaker to this, ie Marshall 4 X12, make it LOUDER or just more dynamic tonaly at the same volume?
Yes. If you connect an external cab, or alternatively any amplifier via the Champs extension output, then it will use the power amp of the outside source hence louder volume.
For example, I could plug it into my Marshall combo and have 150 watts available as opposed to 5. Sweet, plus you have the great fender tone.
You are literally using the champ as a amp 'head' as is the case with a jcm800 etc
Not exactly. If an ap in plugged in to another amp, it's going to increase the power. But if you plug it in to a speaker cab, it only increases the amount of speaker cone being driven by the amp. In other words, if I plug a marshal cabinet in, I am driving 5 watts total through the cab and the internal speaker combined. If I plug a combo amp's in put to the extension speaker output of this amp, I am using it as a preamp, not a head. That's actually dangerous for a como, though.......
If you crank it to eleven and the power amp starts distorting it will be dissipating more than the 30 watts it says on the box. People don't mind about clipping tube power amps for several reasons but hate it when it's on transistor power amps. But doing that on either will make you go deaf anyway.
Im suprised with how well the amp sounds, but im not much on that overdrive. And im sure if were to mic it would hold up in a club, even my little 5 watt tube holds out pretty well, and when u run em that hard you get an authntic tube overdrive.
I have tried this amp on full with a Ibanez TS9 overdrive that had the level on full, and it was audible over them, but just barely. I'm not sure it could compete with another guitar and bass thrown in.
you stupid fuck.. I guarantee you 90% of what you own is made in china, and the rest is fucking made in mexico. and when I last looked around my place, it was working fine. it's people like you who kidney punch the minds of the better half of society.
Nice axe, i was playing a nashville tele through a champ 600 and traded it for a peavey valve king royal 8! The peavey kicked it's ass, which I was very sad about b/c I am a fender man. You should get a tube screamer ts7. Nice playin!
That guitar is f7cking unreal. So much of the tone is coming from that,,but the amp is tight. It's too bad it doesn't break-up a little bit nastier. I suppose re-biasing could fix that, if one were so inclined. Great demo.
I have a 74 Fender Jaguar and i'm thinking of buying this amp because of the tubes, but then again why did you changed the tubes? is the sound so much different? and would it be a nice amp for a jaguar?
Yes, the tubes were changed to an RCA blackplate and NOS 12ax7. However, I think it is probably the pickups of the 52 Tele that make it sound so different.
I have the same amp and all my guitars sound different through it so don't worry about that. In fact, I have tried 3 different strats with different pickups and they all sounded different. TS is right. The pickups make a big different...especially between single coils and humbuckers. It's a fun amp to have kicking around. Works great with overdrive pedals.
i just bought one a couple day's ago and overdrive is not to my taste,but and that's a big but,you set it to bout 7 and put a digi rp-150 in front and it turns into a monster....one of the best sounds i ever heard....i can't quit playig it
nice video! i liked the cleans alot w/ single coils when i played this amp the other day.. the amp distortion was terrible, maybe with a overdrive pedal it'd be usable. volume wise it's very quiet, about 1/3 the perceived volume of the vintage champ next to it imo, basically talking volume which is nice for a dorm ect.
Ive played little amps here and there :) most sound like crap :) nasty! the Champion 600 made me go wow! such a great warm clean sound for a tiny thing :) I use my tubescreamer for overdrive :) they go very nice together :) my Les Paul sounds great in it as well :) I have seymour Duncan pickups, no problems, its very warm and bluesy :) oh yeah! forgot, I bought mine with both tubes replaced with electro Harmonix, maybe that has helped make my humbuckers sound great?
You can plug this amp into a big cab :) you don't have to use the 6 inch speaker, that makes this amp extra special for having that option :) very cool thinking by Fender, I love the Champion 600, it produces very warm sounds, great for blues, vintage stuff
it has an internal speaker jack that allows the use of a larger speaker cabinet :) look on the Fender site for more info, its a very cool feature to have :) I must say its alot easier to unscrew the back panel to reconnect to a cab, its only 4 screws to undo. the jack connection is to the right-top handside in the back, its tucked away neatly
@Hepnotic I disagree. These are fine amps as they are, and you are aware "real" champions were not all in 8 ot 20 inch congis , right?. However, there are options for this amp in the aftermarket. You can mod the circuit, and also move the internals to a larger cab for use of a larger diameter speaker. They have been readily available specifically for the champion 600 for quite some time now. In any case, it's about what's good to your ears...
Hi there! Great sound, honestly! I didn't think before that the small Champ would sound that good.
I'm thinking about getting it if the Blues Jr. is too loud for playing at home. So what do you think? Will I be able to get a good sound out the Blues Jr. at home without annoying the neighbours? Or should I get the Champion 600 for the moment?
I have a 600 and I've had a blue jr. They are different sounding amps. Both are good for apartment playing. You'de have to try both and decide for yourself as opinions often differ. Try before you buy. The 600 sounds just as you hear it on this post.
The problem is that I'm not sure what'll be better for me, 'cause I still haven't bought the Strat I'm going to use with it. And in my local shop don't have the Blues Jr. I wanna play things like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blue Oyster Cult... The price or the size aren't a problem, I can get any of both.
I wish there was a simple answer to guitar tone. You should try, if you can, go outside your area to other music shops just so you have some selection. There is a world of difference between low and high wattage amps and between Fenders and Marshalls. Good Luck.
The Blues Jr will be a more verasatile amp, therefore a better choice for a player still finding their sound. The Jr's Master Volume lets you get preamp tube distortion at low volumes. The Jr also has reverb. Jr has a "Fat" switch and bass, mid, treble tone stack. The Jr is also loud enough to jam with drums & bass unmiced, but will need to be miced for gigging out.
all the components of the amp effect the sound. the tubes, the transistors, the speaker, the cabinet, the wiring, everything. thats why authentic all tube amps never sound the same. the charecter differs between the amps.
If you're saying the rectifier has a marked effect on the sound you might as well say the handle on the tops affects the sound. WHATS THIS? THE VOLUME KNOB IS PLASTIC? HOW WILL I GET MY TUBE TONES NOW?
Everything affects the sound, but having a solid state recitifer is doing next to nothing to sound, I've seen an AC30 with a home made rectifier in it made out of neccessity, it didn't any less great. Stop tone-questing and nit-picking and use your ears.
handles? now you're just being ridiculous. all the ELECTRONIC components play a role in the sound. and it's not nit picking. i find a difference, you don't. to each his own.
both the twin amp and the twin reverb have solid state rectifiers, and they are some of the most renown tube amps in the music industry, depending upon genre, only the way upper end hand-wired amps are the ones with tube rectifiers.
nah, dude. the twin amp uses tubes in the rectifier but the twin reverb uses a SS rectifier. meh, to each his own. personally, solid state devices in amps i find are tone killers. but the bassman, champ, deluxe reverb, super reverb, vibroverb, JTM45, and the bluesbreaker all had tube rectifiers. and to me, those are the best sounding amps in history.
Have you ever heard the same amp but one with a tube rectifier, and the other with a SS? I agree that a tube rectifier will make a little difference, but when have something like that, not really very reliable.
yes i know, but we were talking about the solid-state rectifiers vs tube rectifiers; and if the deluxe reverb has a tube rectifier then the twin should have one as well...
oooohhhh get a vox ac30! its AMAZING for jazz. it was a nice rainy day today so i found the perfect tone and played a whole lotta swing'n blues. As far as classic rock, if pared with output pickups or a nice fuzz, its perfect for zeppelin. middle position high output strat, great stevie ray vaughn. i dont play much funk, so try it out for that. I have the half stack with vox speakers (couldnt afford alnico blues). but you can get the 2x12 combo or halfstack for 1300k, last time i checked
the only thing that holds me back is the fact that many people say that the quality is not the same due to the fact that it's made in china, while the fender twin is made in USA...
you really suck...better give blow jobs for a living
locobru11 1 month ago
Sounds good.
JRCrowley 2 months ago
@LandOfMutants I hope you are being sarcastic. Because wah, reverb/delay, fuzz etc. mean you have no talent, tell that to Hendrix.
fragman08 4 months ago
That distortion sucks balls, but the clean sounds amazing!
XxboVodxX 4 months ago
sigmtput un gemboot palgomat
pleximanic1 5 months ago
@nicero870 if ur refering to the beutiful sounds made by the likes of hendrix as noise then i think u need to reassess ur musical priorities
2GLS7 7 months ago
it sounds just because of your fender
jojolecitron 8 months ago
This amp is a one trick pony, but what a trick. I want one :-)
Great demo - Thanks
SidBonkers51 8 months ago
This amp sounds great ( if you're into making actual music with a guitar ). If you're into making "sounds" with an effects laden, insanely overdriven amp ( which really requires little or no musical ability ) look elsewhere. The latter must be the preference of the "mom's-basement-dwelling" circus clowns leaving all these negative comments.
Nice review!
nicero870 9 months ago 4
dog shit sound ! x 10
MrHalfachimp 9 months ago
amp wanna buy three of these amps and mod em their so sweet!!
NintendoSinceBirth1 10 months ago
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please trade the amp in and get some lessons and practice
63drawoh 11 months ago
@63drawoh 1. Rude. 2. He didn't title this video "I'm f-ing awesome at guitar" and 3. He didn't ask you to watch this. I happen to think he's leagues better than me and most players on YouTube. Even if he did suck at guitar my reaction would be "Oh, at least I got to hear the amp. Thanks for your time, Sir."
TheRealRayJ 11 months ago
@TheRealRayJ 1- lol 2-lol 3 - lol
63drawoh 11 months ago
@63drawoh go ahead and post a reply that's a video of you playing better (not shite sweep picking either), instead of going round youtube putting people down for their playing. retard
MattC891 11 months ago
@Juicefani11 the gretsch is pretty bad, I had it for about two weeks before I took it back (mucisiansfriend) and another great choice is the bugera BC15 which is only 110 dollars right now on musiciansfriend, so I would say, forget the V5 bugera, and go with either the champ 600 or the bugera bc15 (I own them both, they are both fantastic, but the bugera BC15 is higher wattage, making it easier to hear in bigger rooms an what not)
TheFunnyzach 11 months ago
am I the only one that is disgusted by barefoot guitar/amp/effect demos?
brw0044 11 months ago
@brw0044 yes
TheFunnyzach 11 months ago
@brw0044 and the shit playing...
63drawoh 11 months ago
@63drawoh it's funny, most people who complain about other peoples "shit" playing on youtube have no videos of themselves playing at all... and by the looks of it you are no exception. what a surprise...
Blompcube 9 months ago
That is an awesome sound and you're a talented guitarist.
Nice.
bosszeroboss 1 year ago
Hi everyone! Should i buy a Fender Champion 600, or a Peavey Rage 258? TELL ME!!! MAYBE TODAY!!! :D
Juicefani11 1 year ago
@Juicefani11 buy the champion! its tube goodness is amazing, and then theres that super low wattage bugera combo thats either $150 or $200
TheFunnyzach 11 months ago
@TheFunnyzach I should buy it on tuesday then... Also, there's an interesting Gretsch Electromatic 5watt tube amp, and it's interesting too. What do you say for that?
Juicefani11 11 months ago
im so glad this sounds so good cuz im broke as hell, and to be honest i like i dont need to buy something to keep the tubes from rattling
ragingstorm33 1 year ago
Nice to hear a little Greg Loiacono riff in a youtube amp demo.
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Dude, I've never heard anybody play the Mother Hips in a guitar/amp demo! Cheers!!!
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goldenhopper 1 year ago
oh dear... beautiful legs!
ppericodelosppalotes 1 year ago
LOL it will go to 11.
hagtar12 1 year ago
@hagtar12 It actually goes to 12!!!! haha
thisismy7thusername 1 year ago
Stinky bare feet motherfucker.
musiccalgary 1 year ago
naaancy
roryisgoed 1 year ago
Grat tone, great video, thanks for posting that!
toddallenhooper 1 year ago
is this high gain input?
RedDragonJack 1 year ago
is there a headphone jack on it?
satjathamma 1 year ago
Nice playing and nice sound. What are you using to record this video? I've been struggling to record a video without overwhelming the sound card. Fail so far.
nevikmoore 1 year ago
the champion is really a great amp, even with dobro!
50 or 100 watt driven with the volume knob on 2 or 3?? the tubes of those powerful amps will sound bleah!!
With this amp you could ear the TRUE and pleasant sound of the hard-driven tube(s) (only a 6V6 in the final stage!)
GigiAO28 1 year ago
so is this amp better than the Vox AC4TV? or is the vox better?
RONCHECHE 2 years ago
@RONCHECHE they totally sound different. i've played both and own a champ, but i'm thinking of picking up the ac4 for the different circuit, tone control, and 1W mode. to be honest it's impossible to get the champ to break up in an apartment, that's why i'm looking at a the ac4 (since it has the 1/4 watt and 1 watt). champ is a great amp though and if you can play it in a home it has an awesome tone and overdrive :) it also sounds great with overdrive and fuzz pedals through it.
mattius6 2 years ago
campagnuol mittet e scarp
GianculaT 2 years ago 10
Good Play! Nice and Slow ;) How did you get it? Any video tutorial, or link "How to play" on PW? PS. Sorry for my English :)
siekieer 2 years ago
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AK50324 2 years ago
sounds like reverb is in mix??
dyingforastrat 2 years ago
no not at all...
dlite95 2 years ago
I have one too, great amp. Your playing is fantastic, Great vid man, I love the snapper !!!
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i hate this sound!
francoglio 2 years ago
That's sooo B.B King :D
joostchili22 2 years ago
does it got a overdrive channel instead of using the volume?
liamzuid 2 years ago
nope - only one channel, but a high and a low gain input
klaustrophobia2007 2 years ago
do you got it in hi gain input?
liamzuid 2 years ago
lol
Nathanrjroche 2 years ago
wow, so nice played ! thumbs up man! :D
ZoopperZ 2 years ago
Thanks. I tested one out at a local Fender dealer also after watching your video and decided to get one. Your video got me interested based on the sound. Thanks again.
ArtDonna84 2 years ago
can you plug this into a cab?
almostsk8er01 2 years ago 20
Yep. I run mine through an old Fender 4x12 cab. Great for dirty blues...
Seanthomson8888 2 years ago
does it make it alot louder?
almostsk8er01 2 years ago
Loud enough for a small gig and jammin' but hey, it's a 5 watt amp! :p
If you look up "champ 600 cab" on youtube the first video should be of a guy playing it through a 4x12 cab.
Seanthomson8888 2 years ago
@almostsk8er01 shure you can!
jriverband 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01 yes you can.
bondman00794 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01 probably but its only 5 watts so you wouldent want it plugged into a 412 or anything haha
Hellad00d 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01
Yes you can. It even powers a 4x12 cabinet easily!
pbphilip 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01 yup, the internal speaker can be disconnected for use with larger cabs.
Phishiz 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01 yes
grulezd00d 1 year ago
@almostsk8er01 There is a 1/4" cable inside the amp.. you can plug that into an external speaker... But I would suggest just micing if you wanna keep that nice crystal clean tone at louder volumes. maybe use an Shure sm57 mic
jon109kick 11 months ago
@almostsk8er01 no, but it does go to 11 :)
EtcEtcAndEtc 4 months ago
@almostsk8er01 You can, you can disconnect the speaker inside and hook it up into another amp.
meeebit 2 months ago
love that amp!
JVStratocasters 2 years ago
sweet sounding amp you've got there! Awful pedal though
beaverzz4 2 years ago
I just uploaded a vid of this amp powering a 4x12 for those interested. Hope it helps with any questions you may have....
Vinniemelodyssey 2 years ago
can u make this louder with a cabinet?
ACCADACCAFAN6710 2 years ago
Yeah.... Bought This amp today. When we got it home my brother and I plugged it into my mesa boogie 4x12....
Wow...... What a tone, was so warm, quite a bit louder and anded some sweet bottom end... Hope that helps...
Vinniemelodyssey 2 years ago
is the champion 600 loud enough to use with the band if hooked up to a cabinet?
ACCADACCAFAN6710 2 years ago
Sounds nice
lighteningboy 2 years ago
i wanted to ask if i could play with this amp with a small drumkit and a piano
wakanabeotai 2 years ago
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wakanabeotai 2 years ago
I loved the amp's break up ... but not the pedal... maybe just a booster like microamp would be great there!
marcelcruzeiro 2 years ago
does this amp have a line out?
MFJord1 2 years ago
Did you reply to disagree with me? Because so far you have only repeated what I was saying. My point is that a mic or instrument input is rated for no more than 12 milliwatts of push. A speaker output sends infinitely more than that, and the first gain stage from said input will be fried beyond repair, and you'll be left with a dead piece of medium density fiberboard with a marshall logo on the front. Then what are you gonna do?
punkeratheart 2 years ago
Don't try plugging a speaker output in to your amplifier's instrument input. You will burn out your amp. If the champ 600 had a line level output, then you could plug it in to another amp, but if an output is actually strong enough to drive a speaker, then it is also strong enough to fry every last capacitor on the circuit board of whatever amp it's plugged into. Never mistake a combo amp for an external cab. I'm telling you it's dangerous. There's always another way.
punkeratheart 2 years ago
ROKY ERICKSON GIGS WITH THESE THINGS
keagankeagankeagan 3 years ago
so it is what I try to recognize on vids... this how I ened up here...you think rocky might be usinf some modes or something?
LDLV 3 years ago
I just bought this amp yesterday. Holy cow it is an amazing tone. I also bought the new Boss Fender Deluxe Reverb and Bassman pedals to go with the amp and you can dial in so many tones with that makeup. I have a Fender Classic Players Series 50's strat to round out a nice vintage setup
BUBBASIMS 3 years ago
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is this a good amp to play arctic monkeys songs?
jgmedina 3 years ago
AWESOME COMMENT
keagankeagankeagan 3 years ago
why?
jgmedina 3 years ago
are you an artic monkey
BUBBASIMS 2 years ago
Eh?
maximusv1 2 years ago
Do you know to play life in the fast lane by the eagles if so play it on that setup
Azicpok1 3 years ago
ah cheers guys, one more thing quickly. does plugging in a cabinet speaker to this, ie Marshall 4 X12, make it LOUDER or just more dynamic tonaly at the same volume?
tiddlywinks98712 3 years ago
Yes. If you connect an external cab, or alternatively any amplifier via the Champs extension output, then it will use the power amp of the outside source hence louder volume.
For example, I could plug it into my Marshall combo and have 150 watts available as opposed to 5. Sweet, plus you have the great fender tone.
You are literally using the champ as a amp 'head' as is the case with a jcm800 etc
twinkletoes82 2 years ago
Not exactly. If an ap in plugged in to another amp, it's going to increase the power. But if you plug it in to a speaker cab, it only increases the amount of speaker cone being driven by the amp. In other words, if I plug a marshal cabinet in, I am driving 5 watts total through the cab and the internal speaker combined. If I plug a combo amp's in put to the extension speaker output of this amp, I am using it as a preamp, not a head. That's actually dangerous for a como, though.......
punkeratheart 2 years ago
this could be a very dangerous post, potentially, as there's a lot of confused misinformation.
do NOT plug one amp into another directly, UNLESS it is from an effects send or preamp out.
schmeeconnection 2 years ago
don't plug the champ in to anything unless it has a bridgeable power section.
which is rarer than dinosaurs.
schmeeconnection 2 years ago
roughly, how many watts of solid state is this the 5 watts the equivilant of?
tiddlywinks98712 3 years ago
5 watts is 5 watts
inricheetos 3 years ago
yea but 30 watts valve amp is much louder than a 30 watt solid state
tiddlywinks98712 3 years ago
If you crank it to eleven and the power amp starts distorting it will be dissipating more than the 30 watts it says on the box. People don't mind about clipping tube power amps for several reasons but hate it when it's on transistor power amps. But doing that on either will make you go deaf anyway.
inricheetos 3 years ago
@inricheetos And your point is?
six6wings 1 year ago
Im suprised with how well the amp sounds, but im not much on that overdrive. And im sure if were to mic it would hold up in a club, even my little 5 watt tube holds out pretty well, and when u run em that hard you get an authntic tube overdrive.
TheOriginalMack 3 years ago
Could this hold out over drums?
E3tiger 3 years ago
I really don't think so, maybe if you mic'd, maybe
BUBBASIMS 3 years ago
E3tiger:
I have tried this amp on full with a Ibanez TS9 overdrive that had the level on full, and it was audible over them, but just barely. I'm not sure it could compete with another guitar and bass thrown in.
It still has very nice tones though. :)
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its bad enough that it looks gay but "Made in China" is totally NIGGER!
WoozleWuzzle666 3 years ago
youre a positive one arent ya?!
I hope someone treats you like a 'nigger' someday so you know whats it like ya wank.
RNRDOLL 3 years ago
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why dont you just tell me what its like, nigger?
WoozleWuzzle666 3 years ago
happily :) I gotta say it feels damn good since your ol lady said you couldn't cut it in the sack, so I had to show her how its done.
RNRDOLL 3 years ago
ok, so ur 14 yrs old. u sure told me!
WoozleWuzzle666 3 years ago
can it out volume a drum kit, or connect to a cabinet?
tiddlywinks98712 3 years ago
yeah, its got a speaker output for cabs.
mrXorange 3 years ago
Made in China?
mooghammondb3 3 years ago
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Yep pOS. Keep that shit in China. Let them fill up their own landfills.
riddybaby 3 years ago
you stupid fuck.. I guarantee you 90% of what you own is made in china, and the rest is fucking made in mexico. and when I last looked around my place, it was working fine. it's people like you who kidney punch the minds of the better half of society.
ExplodingBall 3 years ago
Wow nice explosion asshole. Time to take a break from the internet and get some fresh air.
lucybrown1 3 years ago 2
"Wow nice explosion ..."
HA ! yeah good advice lucybrown1 "Cohagen Let the people have AIR"
stillphil 3 years ago
put on some shoes
fartinthehooha 3 years ago
Nice axe, i was playing a nashville tele through a champ 600 and traded it for a peavey valve king royal 8! The peavey kicked it's ass, which I was very sad about b/c I am a fender man. You should get a tube screamer ts7. Nice playin!
telecastercraig 3 years ago
the pedal sux but the amp is the best study-amp money can buy.
chateauxDEbrat 3 years ago
*sigh* its an amp...listen to it. good review
boredmanaic 3 years ago
i really like that OD pedal ive never heard of it though. where can i get one?
rixills 3 years ago
Great tone. Nice playing, BTW.
teofaouaz 3 years ago
This Amp is the best small valve amp ever: 1 control, who need more? Yeah you rock!
mobosan 3 years ago 2
That amp sounds like it'd be perfect for recording...I plan on buying it one day.
Also, you got some great licks goin' in this demo.
To add another thing, that's one beautiful Tele...mixes perfectly with that amp.
OnionsMcGee 3 years ago
You rock, man.
Great tone, great phrases.
tubeusuario 3 years ago
I wonder how Duncan's Twin Drive will Push that Little Amp...I think I will Order a Champion and find out! Doc
fartsallot 3 years ago
Didi you use the high or the low input on the Champ in this vid ?
Stokkelo 4 years ago
That guitar is f7cking unreal. So much of the tone is coming from that,,but the amp is tight. It's too bad it doesn't break-up a little bit nastier. I suppose re-biasing could fix that, if one were so inclined. Great demo.
cum2roll 4 years ago 2
I have a 74 Fender Jaguar and i'm thinking of buying this amp because of the tubes, but then again why did you changed the tubes? is the sound so much different? and would it be a nice amp for a jaguar?
dirtypaper 4 years ago
This is a great little amp for a Jaguar. I changed the tubes because the stock tube was poor quality. Yes, the tube swap makes a difference.
ThinSkiner 4 years ago
what kind of tubes?
sgdan143 4 years ago
upgraded to RCA Blackplate 6V6
ThinSkiner 4 years ago
Thanks
sgdan143 4 years ago
very nice guitar. i have a tele as well but i am looking for a good amp to buy that goes with it and is gig capable. is this good for gigs?
goaheadandshoot 4 years ago
No...you will want something louder than this for gigs.
ThinSkiner 4 years ago
however if u dont have money, you can mic this amp... it has a great tone
whiteonsolo 3 years ago
great demo man.....
loomis4747 4 years ago
I own one, very nice with the tele! it seems to work better with single coils.
bentyremanmusic 4 years ago
Hi thinskiner; Ive got a 600 too but sounds different, have you change the tubes? Bye
rockality 4 years ago
Yes, the tubes were changed to an RCA blackplate and NOS 12ax7. However, I think it is probably the pickups of the 52 Tele that make it sound so different.
ThinSkiner 4 years ago
I have the same amp and all my guitars sound different through it so don't worry about that. In fact, I have tried 3 different strats with different pickups and they all sounded different. TS is right. The pickups make a big different...especially between single coils and humbuckers. It's a fun amp to have kicking around. Works great with overdrive pedals.
fabbola 4 years ago
i just bought one a couple day's ago and overdrive is not to my taste,but and that's a big but,you set it to bout 7 and put a digi rp-150 in front and it turns into a monster....one of the best sounds i ever heard....i can't quit playig it
bluesman985 4 years ago
nice video! i liked the cleans alot w/ single coils when i played this amp the other day.. the amp distortion was terrible, maybe with a overdrive pedal it'd be usable. volume wise it's very quiet, about 1/3 the perceived volume of the vintage champ next to it imo, basically talking volume which is nice for a dorm ect.
heartsndspades 4 years ago
Nice! I just bought my Fender Champ 600 yesterday, and it's sweet as hell, especially with single coils.
tony93666 4 years ago
Ive played little amps here and there :) most sound like crap :) nasty! the Champion 600 made me go wow! such a great warm clean sound for a tiny thing :) I use my tubescreamer for overdrive :) they go very nice together :) my Les Paul sounds great in it as well :) I have seymour Duncan pickups, no problems, its very warm and bluesy :) oh yeah! forgot, I bought mine with both tubes replaced with electro Harmonix, maybe that has helped make my humbuckers sound great?
Synthweasel 4 years ago
if only it had a 10" or even 8" speaker it would have been a real champion
Hepnotic 4 years ago
You can plug this amp into a big cab :) you don't have to use the 6 inch speaker, that makes this amp extra special for having that option :) very cool thinking by Fender, I love the Champion 600, it produces very warm sounds, great for blues, vintage stuff
Synthweasel 4 years ago
How? I didn't see how to run it through a bigger speaker when I tried it out in the guitar store today...
DukeDe 4 years ago
it has an internal speaker jack that allows the use of a larger speaker cabinet :) look on the Fender site for more info, its a very cool feature to have :) I must say its alot easier to unscrew the back panel to reconnect to a cab, its only 4 screws to undo. the jack connection is to the right-top handside in the back, its tucked away neatly
Synthweasel 4 years ago
Internal speaker jack? Cool. Thanks for the info...
DukeDe 4 years ago
8" it has
zepman1101 4 years ago
Its speaker is a 6 inch :)
Synthweasel 4 years ago 3
@Hepnotic I disagree. These are fine amps as they are, and you are aware "real" champions were not all in 8 ot 20 inch congis , right?. However, there are options for this amp in the aftermarket. You can mod the circuit, and also move the internals to a larger cab for use of a larger diameter speaker. They have been readily available specifically for the champion 600 for quite some time now. In any case, it's about what's good to your ears...
six6wings 1 year ago
Hi there! Great sound, honestly! I didn't think before that the small Champ would sound that good.
I'm thinking about getting it if the Blues Jr. is too loud for playing at home. So what do you think? Will I be able to get a good sound out the Blues Jr. at home without annoying the neighbours? Or should I get the Champion 600 for the moment?
daeerion 4 years ago
I have a 600 and I've had a blue jr. They are different sounding amps. Both are good for apartment playing. You'de have to try both and decide for yourself as opinions often differ. Try before you buy. The 600 sounds just as you hear it on this post.
fabbola 4 years ago
The problem is that I'm not sure what'll be better for me, 'cause I still haven't bought the Strat I'm going to use with it. And in my local shop don't have the Blues Jr. I wanna play things like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Blue Oyster Cult... The price or the size aren't a problem, I can get any of both.
daeerion 4 years ago
I wish there was a simple answer to guitar tone. You should try, if you can, go outside your area to other music shops just so you have some selection. There is a world of difference between low and high wattage amps and between Fenders and Marshalls. Good Luck.
fabbola 4 years ago
The Blues Jr will be a more verasatile amp, therefore a better choice for a player still finding their sound. The Jr's Master Volume lets you get preamp tube distortion at low volumes. The Jr also has reverb. Jr has a "Fat" switch and bass, mid, treble tone stack. The Jr is also loud enough to jam with drums & bass unmiced, but will need to be miced for gigging out.
JonnySledge 3 years ago 2
yeah, but the JR also has a solid state rectifier. solid states are tone killers.
jhachey222 3 years ago
Do you even know what a rectifier does?
It converts AC to DC, it has nothing to do with the sound.
SgtSherman 3 years ago
all the components of the amp effect the sound. the tubes, the transistors, the speaker, the cabinet, the wiring, everything. thats why authentic all tube amps never sound the same. the charecter differs between the amps.
jhachey222 3 years ago
If you're saying the rectifier has a marked effect on the sound you might as well say the handle on the tops affects the sound. WHATS THIS? THE VOLUME KNOB IS PLASTIC? HOW WILL I GET MY TUBE TONES NOW?
Everything affects the sound, but having a solid state recitifer is doing next to nothing to sound, I've seen an AC30 with a home made rectifier in it made out of neccessity, it didn't any less great. Stop tone-questing and nit-picking and use your ears.
SgtSherman 3 years ago 4
handles? now you're just being ridiculous. all the ELECTRONIC components play a role in the sound. and it's not nit picking. i find a difference, you don't. to each his own.
jhachey222 3 years ago
both the twin amp and the twin reverb have solid state rectifiers, and they are some of the most renown tube amps in the music industry, depending upon genre, only the way upper end hand-wired amps are the ones with tube rectifiers.
dudeman5790 3 years ago
nah, dude. the twin amp uses tubes in the rectifier but the twin reverb uses a SS rectifier. meh, to each his own. personally, solid state devices in amps i find are tone killers. but the bassman, champ, deluxe reverb, super reverb, vibroverb, JTM45, and the bluesbreaker all had tube rectifiers. and to me, those are the best sounding amps in history.
jhachey222 3 years ago
Have you ever heard the same amp but one with a tube rectifier, and the other with a SS? I agree that a tube rectifier will make a little difference, but when have something like that, not really very reliable.
HelloImJonesy1 3 years ago
the deluxe reverb and the twin reverb are practically the same amp, only the wattage and speaker configuration vary.
gibson4ever75 3 years ago
ummmmm... that makes a big difference in sound.
jhachey222 3 years ago
yes i know, but we were talking about the solid-state rectifiers vs tube rectifiers; and if the deluxe reverb has a tube rectifier then the twin should have one as well...
gibson4ever75 3 years ago
It should, but it doesn't. thats why they sound different.
jhachey222 3 years ago
btw what tube amp would you choose in a $1300 price range....
I play blues, classic rock, jazz, some funk and i have an epiphone les paul and a fender USA strat....
I was thinking on getting the twin reverb with a nice tube distortion pedal or a fender supersonic....etc.
Any ideas?
gibson4ever75 3 years ago
oooohhhh get a vox ac30! its AMAZING for jazz. it was a nice rainy day today so i found the perfect tone and played a whole lotta swing'n blues. As far as classic rock, if pared with output pickups or a nice fuzz, its perfect for zeppelin. middle position high output strat, great stevie ray vaughn. i dont play much funk, so try it out for that. I have the half stack with vox speakers (couldnt afford alnico blues). but you can get the 2x12 combo or halfstack for 1300k, last time i checked
athemilkman 3 years ago
hey, thanks for the quick response!
i have tried the vox ac30 and i loved it!
paired with a USA tele from the music store,
the tube-driven tremolo and reverb are sweet!
the only thing that holds me back is the fact that many people say that the quality is not the same due to the fact that it's made in china, while the fender twin is made in USA...
gibson4ever75 3 years ago