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Could you clarify imensions and weight, please? Also when you're going through those different settings, please could you make sure to specify each setting/voicing etc - say, before playing it? (I can't see the videos, so as clear/concise description on settings being demoed is especially important.)
I just bought this off of a friend for $50 and I love the variety of tones and effects included. I had my apartment broken into and all my gear was taken so I'm in the process of rebuilding and this makes a good addition to my new collection. I'm an advanced player and enjoy using this as a practice amp.
I got this as my first amp recently. For me as a beginner, it does everything I need it to do. I get a bunch of cool effects to mess around with, and some great tones too.
@@5MinuteMusic Thank you for making these videos! I watched a lot of your older ones on the Champion 20. They were really helpful when I was deciding on which amp to buy.
Bass 10 Treble 7 Gain 4 Blackface orange Chorus green level 2 I also find that if you want a drive setting and don't have a pedal just leave at this setting and turn the gain up to 8 or above
I just got into practicing guitar. So far 3 weeks in and I now have 3 amps champion 20, Line 6 spider jam, black star fly 3. From my short experience they all had a unique sounds that is different. I love the sound and quality of each. My first guitar was a eBay squire type that Is excellent but recently purchased a Squire Infinity Stratocaster that feels and sounds better!
Had this little practice amp a couple years ago. Really good in my opinion for practicing. Loved the effects on it. Gave to someone that needed an amp. I have amps,but I'm thinking about picking up another one cuz I liked it alot!
I turned my Champion 20 into a boutique mini head, with a glamorous cover and it's fantastic, both aesthetically and as a head. connected to a 2x12 it doesn't have the volume of a 100 watt but in terms of sound it is unmatched!
I really like the fact that this is a fairly simple amp by current standards. To my mind some of the modelling amps are just too complex for their own good and it would take me half a day to find what I’m looking for. Time I’d rather spend playing guitar. Also only £117 here in the U.K. which is not a lot of money.
I used one to demo a new telecaster today with no interest in the amp. But I was quickly surprised by how good it sounds. It also sounds much bigger than it is. Said 125 bucks on the tag and I decided to just buy the damn thing. Bought the American telecaster too 👍🏻😎 I was only interested in the clean sound though. Couldn’t comment on how it sounds dirty. I don’t really play driven stuff. But the clean was great and the delay and reverb sounded good too
As an alternative, I recommend the fender rumble series amps. They're bass amps but fender has a history of sought after bass amps for guitar and I'd include these with them as well. They are very loud, yet warm for a solid state amp, with perfect clarity. They're perfect pedal platforms for beginners, and even the 25 is loud enough with a drummer. The 25 has a distortion setting, bass mid and treb dials, and also really nice, a built in contour button which adds an eq preset. I'd say the benefit of this is if you play other ins like keys since the speaker is meant to handle low frequencies as well as high and it has an even eq
Great video. From what I can gather, this is the Squire "Classic Vibe" Telecaster, correct? What do you think of this guitar for the money? It looks like it sits between a standard Fender and the Squire teles. Thank you.
I think it is fantastic for the money! It is also easily upgraded. Just add some brass saddles and new electronics and you have upgraded your guitar. Then, you can also upgrade the pickups if you want and buff the back of the neck with some 0000 Steel Wool, and you have an amazing guitar. You can do all of these upgrades and still end up near the Fender Player series Tele price, and probably have a better guitar!
If you want to step it up, check out the champion 100. Around $350 but it's all the amp you need. I ended up selling mine, getting a deville then baught a bunch of pedals. I want my champion 100 back. It's that good. So for the money the champ 20 is WAY worth it.
Hey man I bought this exact amp today and I'm really looking forward to getting it delivered. Thank you for this intro to it and yes, I will subscribe to your channel!
You have done a lot of great videos reviewing and giving tips on the Champion 20. I know it is built for electric guitars, but the Acoustasonic 15 seems so blah. Is the Champion 20 totally unsuitable for an acoustic with a pickup? I like the idea of having other effects like delay?
Thanks for the review! I just ordered one via your link so you get credit for it! The link showed as of today it was at only $129 what a deal for such a great sounding amp at that price range!
@@5MinuteMusic I basically purchased this for the clean Fender sound w/ delay which I will be playing about 90% of the time. For jazz I use my little DV Mark amp! Oh and I also purchase yopur 5 minute sounds of Champion 20. Great tips on dialing in those EQs. I would have never been able to figure it out and thats with over 30 years of playing. Best $9 I spent!
Hi I only use this Amp to sing only Karaoke, noticed have it for some time now over a year A hissing sound is occurring any thing I need to get or add to eliminate this sound
I've bought this amp one year ago for ibanez rg121 with dimarzio evolution upgrade to have some modern hard rock and metal tones, clearly i would say it is an absolute beginner amp, with clean settings you should use with low gain in order to avoid disrupting the sound, in addition to this metal settings, there are significant difference between three options but still it sounds hoarse and retro, perhaps it is all about guitar but overall you shouldn't expect too much from this box, it would be better to use for basic practice and not to get older the other gears
I just found this, and ill say this. I own a quilter block, ive had fenders modeling stuff, and the facts are this. I have a champ XD, i play live with alot! This amp and the 40watt siund like a Fender, almost if not as good as a tube amp. The red knib fenders are as good. The combo of a fender circuit and their speaker are classic. I have a 40 W i play country or in a country band with also. I just pack up what i feel like when its time.
@tankdarla637 yeah very similar. I got the chamade week ago. The clean sound beats the orange but the METAL setting isn't as good as the overdrive channel on the orange..
You can get most guitar styles from any kind of amp, it’s down to the player knowing how to edit the amp parameters, knowing what effects to use subtly and how well the player interacts with his instrument and amp, so it’s about feeling, tone and creativeness.
Hi, I've got a Fender Champion 20. Does anyone else find it makes a chirping noise when guitar volume is set at either 0 (zero) or 10 (ten). This happens with multiple guitars. Is this a fault or a characteristic of the Fender Chanpion 20? thanks.
you can get close enough with delay or delay and chorus or delay and reverb, whatever it allows 2 of , just delay at a close enough tempo should satisfy and impress your friends
@tankdarla637 yeah provided the amp you have at home has it, some amps don't. now it's usually the cheaper amps, but even then there are some good delay pedals that can be better than the amp. but what i was talking about is the sound they're looking for. so i was just telling them about a few pedals they can use. if you pair a good delay channel with a chorus pedal or flanger, that's how you get Pink Floyd like sounds. although you can't exactly sound like them, since there tone is trademarked, but you can get close. delay by itself is a echo sort of sound, and it only sounds good when it's mixed with other tones. but by itself it's not very good, the main catch with delay, is how far you want that sound to travel. the more delay you add, the more you'll hear the echo. i like it on the lower end.
Prices are definitely rising. It all depends on if other amps rise along with it. If they all get more expensive together (and equally) then yes, the Champion 20 is a great amp and is packed full of features. Things are getting crazy with the prices though.
@@5MinuteMusic thanks mann i going to get my first electric guitar, I like blues,soft rock mainly. Also i want to try metal. Do you think yamaha Pacifica would be a good guitar?
Overpriced no. However Fender like everyone had raised their prices. It was released at $100. A year ago I got it for $119. It's $149 when I just checked their website. All their amps are $50-100 more than they were a year ago due to supply and demand and the pandemic.
@@5MinuteMusic it was this week. So I regrettably sold my Champion 20 and went through a handful other amps in the past 6 months. I realized this was the best option for me under $400. I saw it for $139 on Tuesday and when I went to return my Boss Katana 50 and to get this on Wednesday it was $149.
I was really interest6ed in this amp but I stopped listening at 4:00 because the sound was thin and tinny. Why would you demo with a P90 Tele? A stock Tele, a stock 2 humbucker like a LP or SG or even a Tele with a humbucker wouldn't have given me a better idea.
I hate Fender amps. I'm still saving money for first electric guitar and amp. When I've tried Fender amp, none of them sounded decent. More like farts.
What kind of sound are you wanting? Are you needing more clean tones, crunch or higher gain? Or do you want all of those tones? Thank you for watching and commenting!
Your music examples were weak, boring light chord work, you are obviously not a lead player, ... I have the 20 , 40, and the 100 watt version ... they are great amps.
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Could you clarify imensions and weight, please? Also when you're going through those different settings, please could you make sure to specify each setting/voicing etc - say, before playing it? (I can't see the videos, so as clear/concise description on settings being demoed is especially important.)
The link is Broken?!🤷♂️
I just bought this off of a friend for $50 and I love the variety of tones and effects included. I had my apartment broken into and all my gear was taken so I'm in the process of rebuilding and this makes a good addition to my new collection. I'm an advanced player and enjoy using this as a practice amp.
I am so sorry your gear was stolen! The Champion 20 is a fun little amp! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I got this as my first amp recently. For me as a beginner, it does everything I need it to do. I get a bunch of cool effects to mess around with, and some great tones too.
I agree! I wish they had this amp when I was first starting out! Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@5MinuteMusic Thank you for making these videos! I watched a lot of your older ones on the Champion 20. They were really helpful when I was deciding on which amp to buy.
@@kakarotto455 My pleasure! I am glad I could help!
I see reviews on this amp saying it buzzes after a year or so. Is this true?
Bass 10
Treble 7
Gain 4
Blackface orange
Chorus green level 2
I also find that if you want a drive setting and don't have a pedal just leave at this setting and turn the gain up to 8 or above
Cool! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I love this amp. It’s my practice amp. I dont really get to crank my tube amps up at home very often.
I went for the 40 and it is the best bang for the buck. It cranks pretty loud too.
I just got into practicing guitar. So far 3 weeks in and I now have 3 amps champion 20, Line 6 spider jam, black star fly 3. From my short experience they all had a unique sounds that is different. I love the sound and quality of each. My first guitar was a eBay squire type that Is excellent but recently purchased a Squire Infinity Stratocaster that feels and sounds better!
I agree with you, I love Squire’s stuff! Thank you for commenting!
Had this little practice amp a couple years ago. Really good in my opinion for practicing. Loved the effects on it. Gave to someone that needed an amp. I have amps,but I'm thinking about picking up another one cuz I liked it alot!
I turned my Champion 20 into a boutique mini head, with a glamorous cover and it's fantastic, both aesthetically and as a head. connected to a 2x12 it doesn't have the volume of a 100 watt but in terms of sound it is unmatched!
If I had this when I was young I'd be overjoyed.
I really like the fact that this is a fairly simple amp by current standards. To my mind some of the modelling amps are just too complex for their own good and it would take me half a day to find what I’m looking for. Time I’d rather spend playing guitar. Also only £117 here in the U.K. which is not a lot of money.
I used one to demo a new telecaster today with no interest in the amp. But I was quickly surprised by how good it sounds. It also sounds much bigger than it is. Said 125 bucks on the tag and I decided to just buy the damn thing. Bought the American telecaster too 👍🏻😎
I was only interested in the clean sound though. Couldn’t comment on how it sounds dirty. I don’t really play driven stuff. But the clean was great and the delay and reverb sounded good too
As an alternative, I recommend the fender rumble series amps. They're bass amps but fender has a history of sought after bass amps for guitar and I'd include these with them as well. They are very loud, yet warm for a solid state amp, with perfect clarity. They're perfect pedal platforms for beginners, and even the 25 is loud enough with a drummer. The 25 has a distortion setting, bass mid and treb dials, and also really nice, a built in contour button which adds an eq preset. I'd say the benefit of this is if you play other ins like keys since the speaker is meant to handle low frequencies as well as high and it has an even eq
Great video. From what I can gather, this is the Squire "Classic Vibe" Telecaster, correct? What do you think of this guitar for the money? It looks like it sits between a standard Fender and the Squire teles. Thank you.
I think it is fantastic for the money!
It is also easily upgraded. Just add some brass saddles and new electronics and you have upgraded your guitar.
Then, you can also upgrade the pickups if you want and buff the back of the neck with some 0000 Steel Wool, and you have an amazing guitar.
You can do all of these upgrades and still end up near the Fender Player series Tele price, and probably have a better guitar!
I found a used one in perfect condition at a flea market shop for $55, so yeah, totally worth the money for me.
If you want to step it up, check out the champion 100. Around $350 but it's all the amp you need. I ended up selling mine, getting a deville then baught a bunch of pedals. I want my champion 100 back. It's that good. So for the money the champ 20 is WAY worth it.
Thnx for the videos you do with this amp. Can you use the headphone out to record with this amp or do you have to mic it up?
Hey man I bought this exact amp today and I'm really looking forward to getting it delivered.
Thank you for this intro to it and yes, I will subscribe to your channel!
40 bucks second hand
Was a steal
You have done a lot of great videos reviewing and giving tips on the Champion 20. I know it is built for electric guitars, but the Acoustasonic 15 seems so blah. Is the Champion 20 totally unsuitable for an acoustic with a pickup? I like the idea of having other effects like delay?
great reviews -and I like your tele with p90 in the neck-did you mod that ? I ve never seen a Squier like that....
Thanks for the review! I just ordered one via your link so you get credit for it! The link showed as of today it was at only $129 what a deal for such a great sounding amp at that price range!
Thank you so much! I hope you get years of enjoyment from your amp!!!
@@5MinuteMusic I basically purchased this for the clean Fender sound w/ delay which I will be playing about 90% of the time. For jazz I use my little DV Mark amp! Oh and I also purchase yopur 5 minute sounds of Champion 20. Great tips on dialing in those EQs. I would have never been able to figure it out and thats with over 30 years of playing. Best $9 I spent!
Hi I only use this Amp to sing only Karaoke, noticed have it for some time now over a year A hissing sound is occurring any thing I need to get or add to eliminate this sound
I've bought this amp one year ago for ibanez rg121 with dimarzio evolution upgrade to have some modern hard rock and metal tones, clearly i would say it is an absolute beginner amp, with clean settings you should use with low gain in order to avoid disrupting the sound, in addition to this metal settings, there are significant difference between three options but still it sounds hoarse and retro, perhaps it is all about guitar but overall you shouldn't expect too much from this box, it would be better to use for basic practice and not to get older the other gears
I just found this, and ill say this. I own a quilter block, ive had fenders modeling stuff, and the facts are this. I have a champ XD, i play live with alot! This amp and the 40watt siund like a Fender, almost if not as good as a tube amp. The red knib fenders are as good. The combo of a fender circuit and their speaker are classic. I have a 40 W i play country or in a country band with also. I just pack up what i feel like when its time.
Yes, I love this amp even though I'm not relying to it's effects, but I really love the tone.
Great review man...
This is gonna be my next amp.
Currently playing through an orange crush 20 with built in effects
champion 20 is pretty much the same thing
@tankdarla637 yeah very similar. I got the chamade week ago. The clean sound beats the orange but the METAL setting isn't as good as the overdrive channel on the orange..
Will you do a video on the Fender Tone Master Twin Reverb Amp? I got that one after using the great Fender Champ 20.
Is there a footpedal option available for the fender champion 20
I see one on goodwill for $11.99. I hope no body else bids on it. Sounds pretty good.
Great review! Thank you!
What’s the watts I’m buying one and it’s hard to make the right distinction and can you get a close up shot of the back and is it loud?
Didn't use u reveiw this 2 years ago already? Did an unboxing?
@5 Minute Music
I was going to buy a Fender champion 20 as my go-to amp and for some home playing, Should i buy it?
You should I have it
Any tips on getting a John Frusciante tone? Especially the one in Californication
i need to find this tone too
Can u suggest numbers for each knob for a rickenbacker 325 Beatle sound?
I have been trying to get the crossroads (cream version) guitar tone if you can do a video on that using the fender champion I would appreciate it.
dude, amazing video thanks so much.
My pleasure! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I’m new to this amp but could you get a kind of Hendrix sound from it without pedal first ?
I just got this amp not to long ago and honeslty I have a question can it do Red Hot Chili Peppers
1 question what is the best setting for country
Could you show us the sets that you use in the metal voice pleace
Can l go for it ...for my Hawaiian Guitar that needs only clean sound eith Reverb
im torn on getting marshall mg15gfx or the fender champion 20 for practice, any opinions on this? cause i need help lmao
I have never played through the mg15gfx. It is one of the amps I want to demo. Hopefully I can soon!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
I got it I love it it wasn't that expensive under £100 mum got it me for lady Christmas
Can i get pinkfloyd sound with this amp or orange crush 12?and maybe grunge, blues aswell.
You can get most guitar styles from any kind of amp, it’s down to the player knowing how to edit the amp parameters, knowing what effects to use subtly and how well the player interacts with his instrument and amp, so it’s about feeling, tone and creativeness.
Hi, I've got a Fender Champion 20. Does anyone else find it makes a chirping noise when guitar volume is set at either 0 (zero) or 10 (ten). This happens with multiple guitars. Is this a fault or a characteristic of the Fender Chanpion 20? thanks.
No I don’t have that problem.
Do they all have a loud pop when you turn them off?
Mine does! I have also heard that they do from several other people who own this amp. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@5MinuteMusic Mine does too.
Is there any amps like this with distortion built in?
this amp has plenty of overdriven and distorted tones built in
I have it and its beautiful.
Very cool! Have you thought about upgrading the speaker? I am thinking about doing that to mine. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@5MinuteMusic No, but you can make a video about it. You are welcome, keep posting! Thank you.
Took a gamble and bought one off a guy for 30 bucks. Going from a Frontman 10G to this was jarrong as the effects took a little tiral and error
How to get David Gilmour comfortably numb sound on this amp please!
you need a chorus pedal or flanger pedal, and pair it with the reverb and clean channel on the amp.
you can get close enough with delay or delay and chorus or delay and reverb, whatever it allows 2 of , just delay at a close enough tempo should satisfy and impress your friends
@@Jeymez delay alone will be better than whatever your talking about
@tankdarla637 yeah provided the amp you have at home has it, some amps don't. now it's usually the cheaper amps, but even then there are some good delay pedals that can be better than the amp.
but what i was talking about is the sound they're looking for. so i was just telling them about a few pedals they can use.
if you pair a good delay channel with a chorus pedal or flanger, that's how you get Pink Floyd like sounds. although you can't exactly sound like them, since there tone is trademarked, but you can get close.
delay by itself is a echo sort of sound, and it only sounds good when it's mixed with other tones. but by itself it's not very good, the main catch with delay, is how far you want that sound to travel. the more delay you add, the more you'll hear the echo. i like it on the lower end.
could i plug a distortion pedal into mine i’m thinking of a ds-1
Do you think its still good at 175
Prices are definitely rising. It all depends on if other amps rise along with it. If they all get more expensive together (and equally) then yes, the Champion 20 is a great amp and is packed full of features. Things are getting crazy with the prices though.
@@5MinuteMusic thanks mann i going to get my first electric guitar,
I like blues,soft rock mainly.
Also i want to try metal.
Do you think yamaha Pacifica would be a good guitar?
I have this amp, and get bad buzzing noise if gain is up too much. Don’t get that with the same guitar and other amps.
Does this happen when there are distortion/overdrive pedals too?
Overpriced no. However Fender like everyone had raised their prices. It was released at $100. A year ago I got it for $119. It's $149 when I just checked their website. All their amps are $50-100 more than they were a year ago due to supply and demand and the pandemic.
The price increase from 139.99 to 149.99 must have just happened! I had not seen that yet. Thank you for letting me know!
@@5MinuteMusic it was this week. So I regrettably sold my Champion 20 and went through a handful other amps in the past 6 months. I realized this was the best option for me under $400. I saw it for $139 on Tuesday and when I went to return my Boss Katana 50 and to get this on Wednesday it was $149.
Thank You!
Yes its worth it ! I have it.
You should be payed by fender.
You are the only youtuber that talks about this amp
Unfortunately I've in a place where very difficult to get it . ;(
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Yes
This amp if it’s the frontman 20G fender.. worst Amp I ever used I threw it in a bind fire 🔥
lol...way different
yall why does mine do a li'l buzz always
That’s just fender
I was really interest6ed in this amp but I stopped listening at 4:00 because the sound was thin and tinny. Why would you demo with a P90 Tele? A stock Tele, a stock 2 humbucker like a LP or SG or even a Tele with a humbucker wouldn't have given me a better idea.
It would be well worth the money, if it didn"t "POP" when you turn it off!
It only does the pop for 1 second then it’s over,it doesn’t hurt the speaker.
Fender Champion 20 Worth Your Money?
Ever find a Fender amp that wasn't?
I hate Fender amps. I'm still saving money for first electric guitar and amp. When I've tried Fender amp, none of them sounded decent. More like farts.
What kind of sound are you wanting? Are you needing more clean tones, crunch or higher gain? Or do you want all of those tones? Thank you for watching and commenting!
maybe try stuff when you know what your doing first and then talk shit
This amp is dirt cheap for what it does.
Sucks The turn off pop is loud FU
Your music examples were weak, boring light chord work, you are obviously not a lead player,
... I have the 20 , 40, and the 100 watt version ... they are great amps.
come back and watch again when you know wtf you are talking about
@@tankdarla637 ...I've forgotten more than you will ever know kid