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slideman · April 13th, 2007, 11:43 AM

Telecashter,

Good to hear that so far you relatively satisfied with the Champ. So far, I really like what I'm hearing as well. Interestingly, I find mine to be very warm on the low-end -- a really nice smooth tone when overdriven -- using both a JV Strat and a 50's Classic Tele. I don't have any shrillness at all -- and the amp has no grittiness -- it's really smooth and musical.

I agree with you that the volume doesn't really get up there until around the half-way mark -- I've been setting the amp volume on around 10 and working the rest from the guitars. So far I've been quite impressed.

There is one issue -- I have a hum going on (regardless of where the volume pot is) -- not as annoying as the notorious PJ hum, but still there. Maybe I need to let the tubes start cooking for awhile and see how things go.

I'll keep posting if anything else pops up... but it's worth the $199 in my opinion.

April 13th, 2007, 11:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
slideman TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 62	Got mine yesterday... Telecashter, Good to hear that so far you relatively satisfied with the Champ. So far, I really like what I'm hearing as well. Interestingly, I find mine to be very warm on the low-end -- a really nice smooth tone when overdriven -- using both a JV Strat and a 50's Classic Tele. I don't have any shrillness at all -- and the amp has no grittiness -- it's really smooth and musical. I agree with you that the volume doesn't really get up there until around the half-way mark -- I've been setting the amp volume on around 10 and working the rest from the guitars. So far I've been quite impressed. There is one issue -- I have a hum going on (regardless of where the volume pot is) -- not as annoying as the notorious PJ hum, but still there. Maybe I need to let the tubes start cooking for awhile and see how things go. I'll keep posting if anything else pops up... but it's worth the $199 in my opinion.