Fender Champion Combo Amp (Item # 61621)

A fun and affordable tribute to a rare and historic Fender® amp. The Champion 600 is a 5-watt tube amplifier with a 6” speaker and 1950 “two-tone” looks. It`s great for practice or recording. The minimalist controls are all you need, a single volume knob and an on/off switch.

We added a higher-gain preamp circuit to let the overdriven tone exceed that of the original, and we added a choice of high- or low-gain inputs. Internal speaker jack enables use of a larger speaker cabinet.

Champion 600 History:
Fender Amps produced from 1948 to 1953 have a "TV front" shaped speaker/grill cloth area (the speaker cutout is rectangular with rounded corners and looks like an old fashioned TV). The cabinet`s wood panels were mated using "finger joined" wood, which gave a much stronger cabinet. Fender covered the cabinet in a tweed suitcase material that was popular at the time. This early tweed was light colored and had a vertical pattern. Later the pattern was changed to a diagonal style with more contrast between the light and dark fibers (the exception to the tweed rule is the 1949-1950 two tone leatherette Champion 600 amp). Control panels on the TV amps were located on the top rear, facing up (except the Champion), and had a chrome finish. The speaker grill was covered in brown mohair.

Features:

Model Name Champion 600

Series Vintage Modified

Type Tube Amplifier

Output 5 watts

Ohms 4 ohms

Speakers One 6", 4-ohm Special Design driver with ceramic magnet

Channels Two (Instrument and Microphone)

Features Tube Preamp and Tube Power Amp (One 12AX7 tube; One 6V6 tube).

5 watts into a 6" Special Design speaker.

High-gain and low-gain inputs; hotter preamp circuit than the 1950 original for warm natural overdrive when turned up.

Single volume control.

External speaker output.

Brown and blonde vinyl covering; vintage-correct 1950 "two-tone" cosmetics.

Leather strap handle.

Red jewel pilot light.

Controls Volume

Covering Brown and blonde vinyl covering; vintage-correct 1950 "two-tone" cosmetics.

Weight 15 lbs. (7 kg)

Dimensions Height: 11" (28 cm)

Width: 12" (31 cm)

Depth: 7.5" (19 cm)

Tube Complement 1-12AX7A, 1-6V6 (diode rectifier)