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Post subject: Super-Champ XD Questions
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:54 pm
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I'm considering the Super Champ XD but have some questions first:

How well do you guys find it takes pedals? I have plenty of overdrive and distortion pedals and I'd like them to sound decent with the Super Champ XD should I get one.

Can you get comfortable low volume levels on it? I ask this because I had a Roland Cube 30 a few years back and the volume was either nothing, just a little bit and then it jumped to being too loud for home use. When I say comfortable low volume levels I mean talking levels or TV listening volumes.

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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 5:36 pm
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I've had one for a little over a year and it has worked great with all the pedals I have. Distortion, delays, flanger, compressor, chorus ensemble, etc...
As for the volume levels, I play it at home in my bedroom at decent levels without bothering anyone. The range seems to be pretty linear as far as adjustment goes and I couldn't be happier with it.


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Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2009 8:28 pm
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I am with YZF. I have one and this is my main amp for both the studio and live. The volume can go from nice and quiet where no one will yell to ear bleeding. I run a Digitech RP355 Guitar processor and it is incredible! IMO you can't go wrong with this amp. I will be honest, I do mic it live but even so it is loud without being mic'd. Hope this helps.
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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 5:41 am
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Thanks guys. I will probably pick one up before christmas.

One more question - I would run an amp clean and use pedals a lot for distortion and that. What's the best channel on this for clean sounds?


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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:36 am
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Channel 1...very clean sweet Fender tones!! On channel 2 there is some pretty decent distortion. I have included some cool settings for your playing entertainment. This comes from a ton of guys who have SCXDs and have shared what they have come up with.
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Voice #1 (Champ tone)
Gain: 5, Vol: 5, Treble: 5-6, Bass: 4.5, Fx: Spring reverb, Level: 2.5.

Voice #2 (Instant Clapton)
Volume 2.5 if bedroom, Gain 10, Bass 5, Treble 5, Reverb to taste....maybe none.

Voice #2 (Tweed w/ gain set at 6-8)
Gain: 6, Vol: 6, Treble: 5, Bass: 8, Fx: Spring reverb, Level: 2.5.

Voice #2 (Cranked Fender in the studio)
Gain: 7, Voice: 2, Treble: 4.5, Bass: 3.5, FX Level: 2.8, FX: Spring reverb.

Voice #3 (Tweed voice)
Gain: 5, Vol: 3, Treble: 7-8, Bass: 7-9, Fx: Spring reverb, Level: 2.5.

Voice #3 ("Funk 49" Strat-bridge pup and no effects)
Gain at about 7.

Voice #3 ("Sunshine of Your Love" Strat-Overdriven Tweed)
Gain 4, Volume: up to you, Bass 4, Treble 4, Reverb Setting 2 (concert hall), level 4.

Voice #4 (Nice Chicago Blues Tone on Strat)
gain 5-6, bass 10, treble 6-7, reverb ="spring", volume 6-8.

Voice #8 ('Live' Marshall-type sound)
Gain: 8, Treble: 3.5, Bass: 8, FX Level: 4.8, FX: reverb + delay.

Voice #11 (Les Paul Guitar-PAF bridge pup for Cream, Led Zepplin, Bluesbreakers)
Gain: 7, Treble: 4, Bass: 7, FX Level: 4.5, FX: large room reverb.

Voice #14 (Strat on neck or middle pup) Gain just below 2, vol 5, treb 6, bass 8, fx level 2.5 fx spring reverb.

Voice #14 (Strat & Tele-keep the volume up on the guitar-Strat position volume 2, tone knob 3; Tele position 2, tone knob a bit above "low")
Volume - to taste, Gain - 1.5, Treble - 6, Bass - 6, FX - Reverb 4 (reverb + delay), FX Level - 3.

Voice #15 (Fingerstyle using Tele neck pup-works for Church hymns/music)
Gain: 8.5, Vol: 4, Treble: 5-6, Bass: 4.5, Fx: Spring reverb, Level: 2.5.

Voice #15 (335 humbucker guitar, Wes Montgomery-style without the distortion)
Gain: 3.5, Vol: 6, Treble: 5, Bass: 6, Fx: Spring reverb, Level: 2.5.

BJr. Settings (compare the typical BJr setting-if you have one: vol 5, T8, B8, M5 with TwinStack, so like mids off without Twinstack. Presence normal, no Fat, no boost.) vs.

SCXD-like BJr:
1. Clean Channel-Channel 1, Treble 7, Bass 10.

2. Voice #5
gain 4, Treble 7, Bass 10 (gotta make up for that 12" speaker)

3. Voice #10
gain 2.5 to 4, treble 9, bass 10.


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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 7:53 am
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Thanks very much for your settings, Airborne. I'll report back in a week or so when I have the amp and have had time to play with it.


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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 8:33 am
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Binge wrote:
Thanks very much for your settings, Airborne. I'll report back in a week or so when I have the amp and have had time to play with it.

Binge,
I look forward to hearing from you. I absolutely love this amp!! My Marshalls and Peaveys all collect dust now because this amp has replaced them :shock: Yes, IMO it is that good!


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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:09 am
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I'm not a big pedal user, but the ones I have are easier to dial in with my SCXD than any of my other amps.

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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:39 am
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Just ordered the amp, guys! Should be here on Tuesday, all being well. :)


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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 11:27 am
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Well guys I got the Super Champ XD today and I have to say that I am very impressed.

Channel 1 works very well with my pedals, which are a Boss OD-3 for crunch and the DS-1 boosting the OD-3 for high gain.

On channel 2 things are just as good but the heavily overdriven Tweed voicing (number 3) is my favourite. I love how it's slightly compressed and just sounds fantastic.

I like all the voicings, apart from 13 & 14, however I am not really a heavy metal player and I have no interest in tweaking these voicings much. :)

All in all a very good amplifier and I hope that it continues perform for me.


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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:51 pm
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Hey Binge...I just got mine last week...I'm lovin' it...great deal...

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Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 1:06 pm
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If you ever decide you want to run a set of headphones off the Super champ XD try this:

https://taweber.powweb.com/weber/hpa50.htm

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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 2:15 am
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Just a quick question about the Super Champ XD on the 3rd voicing. I've never played a Fender Tweed but is an accurate model of how an overdriven Tweed would sound?


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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 5:55 am
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Binge wrote:
Just a quick question about the Super Champ XD on the 3rd voicing. I've never played a Fender Tweed but is an accurate model of how an overdriven Tweed would sound?


I think so...... Neil Young plays through an old Tweed Deluxe; using his homemade "whizzer" which is a do-hicky that physically turns the amp's knobs. Neil came up with the idea, and Sal Trentino, his amp tech, made the first one.

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/friends/amps.htm

So think Rust Never Sleeps when you're using Voice #3 :lol:

It is my understanding the old tweed amps break up pretty fast. The local shop owner has a tweed Harvard in his collection and he says they break up fast..... I have my eye on that amp when he decides to sell it :wink:


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Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:40 am
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phansford wrote:
Binge wrote:
Just a quick question about the Super Champ XD on the 3rd voicing. I've never played a Fender Tweed but is an accurate model of how an overdriven Tweed would sound?


I think so...... Neil Young plays through an old Tweed Deluxe; using his homemade "whizzer" which is a do-hicky that physically turns the amp's knobs. Neil came up with the idea, and Sal Trentino, his amp tech, made the first one.

http://www.thrasherswheat.org/friends/amps.htm

So think Rust Never Sleeps when you're using Voice #3 :lol:

It is my understanding the old tweed amps break up pretty fast. The local shop owner has a tweed Harvard in his collection and he says they break up fast..... I have my eye on that amp when he decides to sell it :wink:


Thanks for the info! I'm not really a Neil Young fan but I'll have to check out Rust Never Sleeps. Really, that voicing is my favourite. Sounds amazing! Good job, Fender!


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