1971 Fender Champ 1971

Offered for sale:

Used 1971 Fender Champ serial number A 31556.

This amp is in very good to excellent condition. The speaker is a non-original 8Ω Jensen C8R, maintenance has been performed including new caps, the transformers are original.

Cosmetically, the tolex is quite clean, there are a few minor wear spots, the control panel has a small dent, the brightwork has some very minor tarnishing. A cover is included.

The Champ storied history began in 1948 as a 4-watt amp with a single 8-inch speaker a green tweed linen covering in the form of the original Champion 800. It was soon replaced by the even-smaller Champion 600 a year later, dressed in two tone brown & white vinyl, sporting a 6” speaker to compliment the Princeton’s 8”. The two-tone covering became the famous “tweed” around 1953. The Champ was overhauled in 1964 in the “blackface” style with a black Tolex covering. The AA764 circuit has remained the same from 1964 right through until 1982 (including the tube rectifier).

Over the years, the Champ has gone through several other iterations, from tube to solid-state, from tweed to Tolex, but it consistently remained a key piece of gear for casual players and professional artists alike.

This is a very nice example of a Silverface Champ that has seen playing time but not abuse, a great addition to anyone’s gear!

“We test every used amp and pedal when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. Then we burn it in for an hour or so before we ship so that there are no surprises.”

AMP SPECS:

Weight lbs.: 20.2

Width in.: 17

Depth in.: 7.5

Height in.: 14.5

TUBES:

Rectifier: 5Y3

Preamp: 12AX7

Power: 6V6

Speaker Codes: 220 19 45; 2019 Jensen C8R 8” 8Ω

TRANSFORMER CODES:

Power: 606 3671 7: Schumacher, 36th week, 1971 (atypical date configuration for a Shumacher transformer).

Output: 606123: Schumacher, 1971, 23rd week.

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