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Fender Custom 57 Champ £550
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The legendary amp for real tone hounds. If you love an authentic blues tone then no amp gets you into that area better than the 5f1 tweed circuit made by Fender. It sounds incredible with a humbucker guitar and those classic Clapton tones are there if you use a Strat. There is no other amp where you set the volume up full and manipulate the tones by utilising your guitars volume and tone or changing your picking dynamics.
This is the amp for blues and roots enthusiasts.
Don’t be fooled by the 5 watts. This is a class A circuit and when driven this thing really howls.
The amp is totally as the factory made it and is in top condition.
New these amps are over £900 where as you can buy this one for £550. These don’t come up used that often so this is a chance for a bargain.
Trade wise I’m looking for an AVRI Strat or a Fender Super Reverb and I’m happy to put money towards for the right trade.
I can post this but it will be by your own organisation. I will pack securely but it will be down to you to organise a delivery service. Or of course if not I’m happy to meet to trade.
https://imgur.com/gallery/bB4zDET
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When its posted it will be boxed and as secure as can be. Postage isn’t that expensive on this amp as it’s so light.
I used UPS when I received this amp from @Fretwired and they were great.
Hope someone comes in for it soon.
I have been asked asked for the reason for sale so soon after purchasing it which I am more than happy to explain.
Basically I am struggling to use it. Not in terms of using the amp it’s self but I have an 18 month old. I bought the amp as a house amp as I use my Bassman and JTM45 when I’m playing out of the house but as you can imagine they are less than useless in the house.
I thought the champ would be my tweedy answer to playing at home. It isn’t because to get the magical tone (and it is) it’s not baby asleep quiet. Actually I end up playing unplugged quite often.
These days it’s no more difficult for a buyer to arrange a courier to collect something, than it is for a seller to arrange a courier to send something. So this shouldn’t really be a sticking point for buyers, unless they’re particularly non-tech-savvy or can’t be bothered to do the admin, in which case I don’t suppose they really want to buy the item anyway.
Lovely amp, good luck with the sale.
Remember, it's easier to criticise than create!
The only thing I can imagine being better than a Champ is 2 Champs!
https://imgur.com/gallery/VlzoDr1
Or like this clean without the fuzz
https://imgur.com/gallery/FAlaR2K
Solution is to use a pedal in front that has a volume knob which is at unity around half way (straight up at 12) within it’s range of travel plus a separate gain/master knob. This way you you can dial in your grit at literally whisper volumes if required.
I use a Catalinbread 5f6 for this job which also has a 3 band eq and it is the perfect solution.
Looks like a great price too.
I think they retail for a fair bit more than the £900 you mentioned. Here's a new one going for £1,074.
https://guitarvillage.co.uk/products/fender-57-custom-champ-lacquered-tweed
GLWTS
I replaced, the 12AX7 with a12AU7 - absolutely tonal bliss.