fender champ 600

chisa · Post by **chisa** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:02 pm

are these any good, anyone have one?

cobascis · Post by **cobascis** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:04 pm

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Reece · Post by **Reece** » Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:33 pm

uuggghh.
haet watching myself.

the second demo is probably a decent enough representation. if you can get one for cheaps do it, i wouldn't buy one brand new.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:14 am

I have one.
I love it.

I use nothing but it when at home.

I play it more than my bassman.
Unless I'm gigging.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 3:52 am

Check out the Bugera V5, too. I played one today and it was SWEEET.

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 11:52 am

Marshall Class 5 is pretty sick too.
Played a green one the other day.
It's expensive though.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 1:00 pm

I love mine, but the speaker is 6", so as long as you aren't expecting rumbling lows, you won't be disappointed.

jmikel17 · Post by **jmikel17** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 6:47 pm

I have one too, it sounds really good but it the lows sometimes sucks...it does a lot of noise...
the rest, it sound perfect with my sg, and it also sounds good with distortion pedals..

Pullover · Post by **Pullover** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:37 pm

Do they have a speaker output jack? I think one of these paired with a 10 or 12 inch speaker cabinet would be nice.

I have an Orange AD5 and it sounds awesome through a 4x12 Marshall Cabinet.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Wed Dec 16, 2009 8:41 pm

Sort of. You can get at where the speaker plugs into the amp, unplug it, and put your own speaker in instead. It's not really handy, but you can get at it.

Unfortunately, it's four ohm only.

Pullover · Post by **Pullover** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:36 am

BacchusPaul wrote:Sort of. You can get at where the speaker plugs into the amp, unplug it, and put your own speaker in instead. It's not really handy, but you can get at it.

Unfortunately, it's four ohm only.

Four ohms isn't too bad though. Still several options available. The new Vox AC4 seem to be edging themselves up in my opinion. I am really intrigued by the Hohner Hoodoo Box

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:49 am

Pullover wrote: Hohner Hoodoo Box

Sucks. It just sucks. It's like plugging into your stereo, if your stereo had reverb. And sucked. It's designed for Harmonica.

Pullover · Post by **Pullover** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:57 am

aww, that's a shame. I assumed that it would probably sound pretty cool. I see guys using little princetons, champs, and gibsonettes as harmonica amps so I figured it would be voiced similarly to other low watt tube amps.

Sidney Vicious · Post by **Sidney Vicious** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:53 am

I am just a home playing hack but having owned the 600 and a couple of the other popular cheaper modern small tube amps - the Gretsch G5222 (?) which has the exact guts of the 600 only different cosmetics, and the Gibson GA-5 (discontinued but available) - I would not go the 600 route - to me cheaply made and a small speaker - save a little more and get the GA-5 - much more amp for the $ - or better yet a real Fender Champ - you can get a 70's SF for 250 - 300 - eight inch speaker and you can flip it if you tire of it. Admittedly, the 600 can be had very cheap - and cheap IS good - its just to me it was having $ tied up in something where with a little more $ I got something with more potential.

Will · Post by **Will** » Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:26 am

Pullover wrote:aww, that's a shame. I assumed that it would probably sound pretty cool. I see guys using little princetons, champs, and gibsonettes as harmonica amps so I figured it would be voiced similarly to other low watt tube amps.

There's this tendency to look at those funky, cheap, old little amps and think "OMG TEH SEcRET TONEZ!!!1". Really, most of them sound pretty crummy.

Princetons and Champs are class, of course. Gibsonettes somewhat less so. A lot of the other stuff is really disappointing.