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Condition: Used, Excellent

The Fender '57 Custom Champ is a 5-watt, hand-wired tube amplifier housed in a finger-joined solid pine cabinet with lacquered tweed covering and Bassman-style grille cloth. It features a single channel and drives a 1x8" Weber Special Design speaker with an alnico magnet. The all-tube circuit utilizes a 12AY7 preamp tube, a 6V6 power tube, and a 5Y3 rectifier tube at a 4-ohm impedance. The control panel includes two 1/4" inputs (Input 2 at -6dB), a black chicken-head pointer knob for volume, a red jewel light, and a vintage-style leather handle with nickel hardware.

From Fender

One of the most popular amplifiers of all time lives again in the '57 Custom Champ. Renown for its flexibility, ease-of-use and knockout tone, this is the classic sound heard on thousands of recordings. A wide variety of playable tones inhabit this hand-wired performer - from crisp, classic cleans to naturally compressed overdrive that responds remarkably to guitar volume and picking dynamic changes.

Series
American Hand-Wired
Model Name
'57 Custom Champ
Amplifier Type
Tube
Wattage
5 Watts
Channels
One
Inputs
Two 1/4" (Input 2 Operates at -6dB)
Preamp Tubes
1 x 12AY7
Power Tubes
1 x 6V6
Rectifier Tube
1 x 5Y3
Speaker Configuration
1 x 8" Weber Special Design with Alnico Magnet
Total Impedance
4 Ohms
Cabinet Material
Finger-Joined Solid Pine
Amplifier Covering
Lacquered Tweed
Grille Cloth
Bassman Style
Control Knobs
Black Chicken-Head Style Pointer Knobs
Handle
Vintage-Style Leather with Nickel Mounting Hardware
Amplifier Jewel
Red Jewel
Footswitch
None (N/A)
Voltage
120V
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