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Post subject: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:50 pm
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Just picked up a Fender EC (Eric Clapton) Vibro Champ lightly used on a local sale. I'd say a good price at $650. I had been thinking about building a kit but when I started adding up the options I'd want to do it with high quality components and such it was approaching $500 - and that's before taxes, shipping, and exchange. So might as well just own the Fender since it's used and it's already depreciated, right?

Anyway, sounds awesome and has more volume than you'd expect. The addition of the tremolo to the circuit doesn't seem to have altered that classic 5F1 tone. Gets really barky when turned up (which is what you'd expect). Sounds like rock n' roll in a box!

Used but for all intents and purposes it's mint. Even still has the plastic film on the logo plate! Only oddity is that Fender's product description says these are lacquered, but mine most certainly is not.

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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:27 pm
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Very nice, congrats. 8)


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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 11:27 pm
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Good price and a beautiful amp. It's a real keeper.

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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 4:27 pm
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PT Man....Great score! I have been contemplating doing a 5F1 kit this winter too. You sure got it for a good price.

How is the tremolo on it?

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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 7:00 pm
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Nice, nice amp!

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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:35 am
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PT Man....Great score! I have been contemplating doing a 5F1 kit this winter too. You sure got it for a good price.

How is the tremolo on it?

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It's good! Simple, but good. I think I prefer the trem on my CVR though. It's throbby and only has speed control. Nice that you can switch it off (the pot has a click position at 0).

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Post subject: Re: New amp day! (Champy!)
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:31 pm
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Nice score, I love those!


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