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eugenedunn · May 6th, 2008, 08:46 PM

Hey Chet,

I recently put in a Weber 8F125 (30-watter) in my SF Champ. I have been wailing on it for almost 2 months now. It's been used during more than a few low volume rehearsals recently. It has to be fully dimed on all controls for it to cut through the mix though. I have a 12AY7 in V1 which brought the overall volume down, but the clean headroom and sweet bloom increased significantly.

Anyway, I think that Weber is pretty well broken in and I can heartily recommend it to anyone wanting to put a robust aggressive, when driven speaker in their Champ. It has gotten a lot brighter and warmer when guitar volume is backed off, now that it's broken in.

I really feel that the Weber products are so well thought out and they fit our niche market so perfectly.... I never have issues with the quality.

Gosh, with that speaker in the amp, I feel it's well worth the money I've spent tweakin' it out because , it's has the biggest fun-factor while playing. So to answer the original thread question.....Yes, get the Champ.

May 6th, 2008, 08:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
eugenedunn Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 55 Posts: 690 36 Photos	Hey Chet, I recently put in a Weber 8F125 (30-watter) in my SF Champ. I have been wailing on it for almost 2 months now. It's been used during more than a few low volume rehearsals recently. It has to be fully dimed on all controls for it to cut through the mix though. I have a 12AY7 in V1 which brought the overall volume down, but the clean headroom and sweet bloom increased significantly. Anyway, I think that Weber is pretty well broken in and I can heartily recommend it to anyone wanting to put a robust aggressive, when driven speaker in their Champ. It has gotten a lot brighter and warmer when guitar volume is backed off, now that it's broken in. I really feel that the Weber products are so well thought out and they fit our niche market so perfectly.... I never have issues with the quality. Gosh, with that speaker in the amp, I feel it's well worth the money I've spent tweakin' it out because , it's has the biggest fun-factor while playing. So to answer the original thread question.....Yes, get the Champ. __________________ Ono Boy says "good n' swampy....."