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Post subject: Champion 100
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:40 pm
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Hello all,
I'm taking a real hard look at the newish Champion 100 combo.
As I am nearing the 60 year old mark I've made the decision to purchase a SS 100w, 212 combo at a decent price.
New is my goal and these seem pretty versatile to me.
Some real world feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Yes I may be gigging with it.
Blues, Classic Rock, Hair Band rock, you get the picture.
Thanx in Advance,
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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:44 pm
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100 watts !!!! Do you really need this lots of power ?

Why don't you looking for a "small" tubes amp for same money or less ? Better sounding than a solid state amp .

100 watts solid state could be usefull if you do gigs, not for home .


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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:09 pm
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I am looking at this for a gigging amp.
And for simple operation.
Also light weight.
I have a mustang I V1 for in home use, as well as a Classic 30 (2004), which
I want to keep for as long as I am able to play, for my own satisfaction.
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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:18 pm
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Ok it could be the amp for you , I don't know this amp about reliability . Some expert here will give some answer .


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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:43 pm
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If you already have a Mustang 1 V1, then you are indeed familiar with the Mustang line. My suggestion would be the Mustang IV V2, which meets and exceeds your requirements. The MIII is 100 watts 1x12 and would be easier to haul around as you get older than the 2x12. I'm 66 and own two MIII's. It would be easy to set them up as a 200W 2x12 in two cabinets if I ever needed it!! But either the III or IV would really be nice for you. They are easy to set up. I have about 20-25 personalized patches in memory slots 00 to 25. But for 99% of my music, I use the first five memories, 00-04. You can switch between them with the rotary switch on-amp or use the 2-button footswitch.
00= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb on
01= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb & tremolo
02= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb & chorus
03= Crunchy 59 Bassman with reverb (blues & classic rock)
04= "Journey" (I downloaded "Tom's Journey" from Fender Fuse website and renamed it "Journey") for sustained overdrive-awesome!

Having said that, I don't know much about the Champion 100. I had a Rock Pro 1000 for a long time and it served me well. I gave it to my son and he's still using it. I'm sure the Champion 100 would be quite satisfactory for your needs.

Oh yes, I also have a 68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb. I love tube amps as much as the next guy. But I have also fallen in love with the flexibility, and accuracy of the modeled amp Mustangs.


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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 8:13 am
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Wondering why they were all sold out a couple of months ago, I ordered one about a month ago ......... just to see what all the hype was. I sent it back the next day. That being said, I use tube amps and the tone was very thin in comparison. (singles-humbuckers-P90's alike) I really expected more from something with 2-12's. It may be just fine for some, not for me. As to be expected, it doesn't have anything in common with a real Twin, Deluxe Reverb, Tweed, etc. I would strongly suggest playing through one first.

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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 6:10 pm
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Lynn Nicholson wrote:
If you already have a Mustang 1 V1, then you are indeed familiar with the Mustang line. My suggestion would be the Mustang IV V2, which meets and exceeds your requirements. The MIII is 100 watts 1x12 and would be easier to haul around as you get older than the 2x12. I'm 66 and own two MIII's. It would be easy to set them up as a 200W 2x12 in two cabinets if I ever needed it!! But either the III or IV would really be nice for you. They are easy to set up. I have about 20-25 personalized patches in memory slots 00 to 25. But for 99% of my music, I use the first five memories, 00-04. You can switch between them with the rotary switch on-amp or use the 2-button footswitch.
00= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb on
01= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb & tremolo
02= Clean 65 Twin Reverb, reverb & chorus
03= Crunchy 59 Bassman with reverb (blues & classic rock)
04= "Journey" (I downloaded "Tom's Journey" from Fender Fuse website and renamed it "Journey") for sustained overdrive-awesome!

Having said that, I don't know much about the Champion 100. I had a Rock Pro 1000 for a long time and it served me well. I gave it to my son and he's still using it. I'm sure the Champion 100 would be quite satisfactory for your needs.

Oh yes, I also have a 68 Custom Vibrolux Reverb. I love tube amps as much as the next guy. But I have also fallen in love with the flexibility, and accuracy of the modeled amp Mustangs.

I briefly had a Champion 100, but have been playing through a Mustang IV V 2 for about a year. The MIV blows the C100 away. It is much more flexible with its range of built in effects and is far easier to tweak in tones. The biggest difference is the Mustang series uses Fuse and the Champion line does not. Fuse allows back up of presets and editing.

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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 8:27 pm
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I have the Mustang 4 (212) and I have also played thru the champion 100....if you're not looking to craft several several sounds and store them as presets as for a playing in a cover band with each preset being designated to each song, then the champion would be a great amp. I played in a cover band we did 50 songs and I stored 50 presets that I crafted with the desired effects that I wanted & designated them for each song ..so I just clicked the footswitch for each tune. Both of these amps feature a tap tempo button for adjusting the rate of speed for the tremolo and slap back delay and these rates of speed usually very from song to song...having the luxury to store those in a preset ahead of time for each song really save you having to reach down to the amp and fool with those controls if you're on stage playing..that's why I no longer can stand pedalboards of having to reach down at my feet and change the rate of speed on those pedals ...kind of ridiculous at this time with technology where it is today. If the champion 100 meets your needs I certainly would go for it... doesn't hurt either that it's a couple hundred less than the Mustang IV.

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Post subject: Re: Champion 100
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 10:23 am
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stratele52 wrote:
100 watts !!!! Do you really need this lots of power ?

Why don't you looking for a "small" tubes amp for same money or less ? Better sounding than a solid state amp .

100 watts solid state could be usefull if you do gigs, not for home .

I'm afraid you're not familiar w/ the Champion 100....it's only $299 NEW. You'll not likely find a good small tube amp for that or less.

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