Champ: one channel, volume, treble, bass controls.Tweed Style: one channel, single volume control.Just grab your guitar and this little powerhouse and head out to the gig. And of course, your Champ can be mic’d to be used in just about any size venue. Immediately popular for studio use, they also found favor from musicians playing small gigs. These amps, fondly referred to as the “lunch box,” were sold by the thousands to students and professionals alike. The new style Champ and Vibro Champ amps featured slanting control panels.Īll of these amps put out about 4 watts and had a single 8” speaker. After all, he was the guy who reused his styrofoam cup for coffee. Beginning in late 1963 and continuing into mid-1964, Fender used up remaining old “Tweed style” Champ chassis and cabinets, but with Blackface cosmetics Leo Fender was famously known as a skinflint when it came to minimizing production costs. In this guide, we’ll learn a bit about each of the amps in the Blackface lineup, including performance attributes, key tech specs, and famous users.įender offered three versions of the Champ during the Blackface period. Built like a proverbial tank, these 50-plus-year-old amps will be rocking way into the future.
Attesting to Leo Fender’s engineering genius, Blackface Fenders are legendary for their rock-solid reliability.
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Fender offered a full range of amps in their Blackface line, ranging from the diminutive Champ to the massive Twin Reverb.Ĭosmetically, the amps featured the aforementioned black control panels with white lettering, black tolex protective covering, and silver thread grill cloth. They continue to be a backline and recording mainstay of musicians who seek a great, chimey Fender clean and, when pushed, a classic overdriven tone. Certain words and phrases pique the interest of vintage guitar players and collectors worldwide, like “ Burst,” “Blackguard,” “Plexi,” and “Blackface.” Named for their black control panels, Blackface Fender amps are one of the company’s most famous and coveted product series.īlackface Fender amps tend to be categorized into two groups by collectors and players: “Pre-CBS” (mid-1963 to mid-1965) models with a “Fender Electric Instrument Company” label and “CBS” (mid-1965 to mid-1968) models with a “Fender Musical Instrument” label.īlackface amps were immediately popular upon release and used on numerous famous recordings.
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