RE: [Harp-L] Fender Champs: Tweedifying a Blackface or silverface

["John Balding" <John.Balding@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used the Torres "Champ Champ Kit" to tweedify my 1973 Vibro Champ.
Wasn't impressed. Maybe for guitar, but not any more useful for harp.
Gobs of distortion on tap, but not much else. A little more prone to
feedback, actually. Tried Jensen reissue speakers, a reconed Oxford
(original in the VibroChamp) and a MojoTone. Of all of those, the Jensen
C8R sounded the best.

Stripped it to the chassis and built it back up using a tweed Princeton
circuit. Had a new faceplate made with cutouts for only volume and tone
knobs. Got all that kit from Weber (Kendrick Amps), including a Kendrick
8" Jensen clone. $289 for the Kendrick kit. $15 for the Torres kit. $150
for the other speakers tried. Total = $454.00

Verdict - Wish the Epiphone Valve Jr. had been out then. I could own
four of those...and been happier in the long run. In my opinion, the new
Fender Champion 610 is hard to beat. It's got the look, the tone and the
price. If you need something bigger, then the SF Champ probably wouldn't
foot the bill anyway.

John Balding
Tallahassee, FL

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From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mike Fugazzi
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 2:11 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Harp-L] Fender Champs: Tweedifying a Blackface or silverface

I know this is a "simple" mod, but has
anybody tried tweedifying their Blackface or Silverface Champ? How did
it work for harp? Compared to a 5F1?

There is a SF Champ with a
Weber 10" for sale an hour away for $225, but it has the tweed mod. The
amp looks to be in very nice shape.

But then again, if the tweed
mod is harp friendly, it would probably cost me less to get my Vibro
Champ modded with a pull out tweed mod than the cost of gas to go check
out the other amp.


Mike Fugazzi

Harmonica/Vocals

http://www.myspace.com/niterailband

http://www.myspace.com/mikefugazzi





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