Anyone got a Fender Vibro Champ (5W)?

lovestrat74

Wondering what these are like. Just seeing if anyone has/had one and could provide any feedback..

ICBM

Do you mean the original all-valve one or the modern (XD I think) hybrid one with the digital modelling?

lovestrat74

ICBM said:

Do you mean the original all-valve one or the modern (XD I think) hybrid one with the digital modelling?

The XD @ICBM ;

ICBM

Not a bad amp - not quite the true vintage valve Champ tone, but not that far off on the cleanest settings. The dirtier ones are less convincing, but I would guess you're not mainly buying it for those. The effects are usable too.

I've seen a couple for repair with dead resistors after a valve failure - one cathode resistor and one screen resistor, from memory. Neither a big job to fix but means the amp won't work until they're replaced, as well as the valve.

lovestrat74

ICBM said:

Not a bad amp - not quite the true vintage valve Champ tone, but not that far off on the cleanest settings. The dirtier ones are less convincing, but I would guess you're not mainly buying it for those. The effects are usable too.

I've seen a couple for repair with dead resistors after a valve failure - one cathode resistor and one screen resistor, from memory. Neither a big job to fix but means the amp won't work until they're replaced, as well as the valve.

Thanks! Only for home use, just looking for something to complement my HT1-R