ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
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Fender Super Champ XD
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
They sound really sweet, I kind of want one
They sound really sweet, I kind of want one
super rad stuff
Skaforlifeologist
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
they're pretty cool.
they're pretty cool.
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
Well there you go, if you like the sound, then your decisions already been made for you.
Well there you go, if you like the sound, then your decisions already been made for you.
Dan-ola
New member
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
I have had one for 6 months or so - really, really nice amp! Loud enough for the house and the small gigs I have (church, small groups w/o drums) and the range of tones is cool. I like that it has many flavors of Fender as well as Vox, new Marshall, and hi-gain - and all sound pretty spot-on - on top of a "tube" clean channel 1!
I have been tempted by the Vox VT30 or VT50 but have not had a chance to play one; the trade-off would be more British sounds and less Fenders, waiting to get my guitars sorted out and sold down before I look at an amp...
Super Champ XD - go for it, you will not be disappointed!
Dano
I have had one for 6 months or so - really, really nice amp! Loud enough for the house and the small gigs I have (church, small groups w/o drums) and the range of tones is cool. I like that it has many flavors of Fender as well as Vox, new Marshall, and hi-gain - and all sound pretty spot-on - on top of a "tube" clean channel 1!
I have been tempted by the Vox VT30 or VT50 but have not had a chance to play one; the trade-off would be more British sounds and less Fenders, waiting to get my guitars sorted out and sold down before I look at an amp...
Super Champ XD - go for it, you will not be disappointed!
Dano
Laughing Kookaburra
Active member
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
Doesn't wahwah use some sort of Super Champ? Seems he does quite well w/it.
I may be off on that, so I'm happy to stand corrected!
Doesn't wahwah use some sort of Super Champ? Seems he does quite well w/it.
I may be off on that, so I'm happy to stand corrected!
Rich_S
HomeGrownToneBrewologist
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
Wahwah's is an old one, all-tube, more of a high-gain Deluxe than a Champ (experts correct me if I'm wrong).
Let me get this straight - this new one has a tube PI & output stage, plus what for the preamp - modelling? The Fender website says "solid state", but with all those options, I would think it must be modelling the gain stages, plus the effects.
It actually looks like a pretty cool amp. Our old singer is flying in from San Francisco for the big reunion gig in May. Obviously, she can't bring an amp, and this would be perfect for her. Maybe we should use the GC return policy to borrow one for the weekend. lol
Wahwah's is an old one, all-tube, more of a high-gain Deluxe than a Champ (experts correct me if I'm wrong).
Let me get this straight - this new one has a tube PI & output stage, plus what for the preamp - modelling? The Fender website says "solid state", but with all those options, I would think it must be modelling the gain stages, plus the effects.
It actually looks like a pretty cool amp. Our old singer is flying in from San Francisco for the big reunion gig in May. Obviously, she can't bring an amp, and this would be perfect for her. Maybe we should use the GC return policy to borrow one for the weekend. lol
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ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
All I know is that it has a 12AX7 pre and 2 6V6 power tubes
All I know is that it has a 12AX7 pre and 2 6V6 power tubes
wahwah
GumbyLoveologist
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
These are my kids here.... 1983 Super Champs.
Cheers....................................... wahwah
These are my kids here.... 1983 Super Champs.
Cheers....................................... wahwah
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
ya just dialing the VOICE knob around you can find some interesting tones in seconds... i'll pick up the bigger brother, Super Champ soon... i know i want it so why fight it...
ya just dialing the VOICE knob around you can find some interesting tones in seconds... i'll pick up the bigger brother, Super Champ soon... i know i want it so why fight it...
S
supernosher
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Re: Fender Super Champ XD
uh... TUBES?
uh... TUBES?
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
a mix of SS Pre and Tube power amp for the Super Champ XD...
a mix of SS Pre and Tube power amp for the Super Champ XD...
rock_guitar
New member
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
I've had one for the last several months. I've been playing around with it and like it a lot. My only complaint has been some buzzing from the cabinet -- I've got to get around to tightening up all the screws. I've compared it to my Silverface Princeton Reverb and stock the clean on the PR definitely sounds better to me compared to the SRXD on the first channel and on the champ setting (channel 2, position 1 on the selector knob). This week I replaced the Fender labled 12AX7 in the SCXD with a Sylvania and it seemed a little smoother -- its not a night and day difference for channel 1. Then I used the SCXD with the new tube as a head unit plugged into the speaker and cab of the PR and the difference between the two was narrowed quite a bit so a lot of the tonal difference was from the speaker and the cab. To my recollection, the PR cab and speaker seemed to have less mids and was more chimy. I've got to say I like the SRXD a lot and plan to use it out rather than the PR due to its versatility and to keep my PR in pristine shape.
I've had one for the last several months. I've been playing around with it and like it a lot. My only complaint has been some buzzing from the cabinet -- I've got to get around to tightening up all the screws. I've compared it to my Silverface Princeton Reverb and stock the clean on the PR definitely sounds better to me compared to the SRXD on the first channel and on the champ setting (channel 2, position 1 on the selector knob). This week I replaced the Fender labled 12AX7 in the SCXD with a Sylvania and it seemed a little smoother -- its not a night and day difference for channel 1. Then I used the SCXD with the new tube as a head unit plugged into the speaker and cab of the PR and the difference between the two was narrowed quite a bit so a lot of the tonal difference was from the speaker and the cab. To my recollection, the PR cab and speaker seemed to have less mids and was more chimy. I've got to say I like the SRXD a lot and plan to use it out rather than the PR due to its versatility and to keep my PR in pristine shape.
rock_guitar
New member
Re: Fender Super Champ XD
The tubes are 1 12AX7 (Fender labled on mine) and 2 6v6GT's (ElectroHarmonix in mine, I've read others have gotten different tubes here). The preamp uses the 12AX7 and a DSP section for the amp models.
The tubes are 1 12AX7 (Fender labled on mine) and 2 6v6GT's (ElectroHarmonix in mine, I've read others have gotten different tubes here). The preamp uses the 12AX7 and a DSP section for the amp models.
