I built a 5f1 tweed champ a few years ago. Thing has sat under a cover for a while. Busted it out last night and cranked it. Glorious! It's got some major tube rattle, but it records like a champ. Love it.
For $250 I just scored an all original 1959 Lectrolab r200b, makes tones like a tweed fender champ (this particular model mistakenly says 25 watts on it when in reality it is 5 watts). So the actual biggest difference is the price-4 months ago an all original ‘59 champ on reverb sold for $4300 🤯
You'd want to cut the speaker cable, wire it to a couple of 1/4" inch jacks, and then send it to a 4 ohm attenuation box. Absolutely don't do this unless you 100% know what you're doing. I also wouldn't recommend it with a vintage amp.
@@planej6315 Probs for using in a flat. These bad boys still get pretty loud for the house, a cranked 5 watt amp is around half as loud as a cranked 50 watt amp. Eliminating all other variables like speaker configurations, valves of course albeit a LOT of variables
Greetings and thank you for this! Really great demo. One question if you happen to remember: do you recall around what volumes you had the guitars set to? Were they all set to max / 10 volume or more medium? Thanks!
Well, if anything this showed why the strat is the best guitar. Jk, LP:s probably just need an amp that can take a bit more input without breaking up into mud. The tele was too shrill for my taste.
It is! - for what it was built... I love the cleans and break up sounds. Dimed only works occasionally for me, but others only play the dimed.. it’s all personal taste as always ;)
Fantastic video! Great playing and tone. I just got a Fender Tweed Champ as well. Love the clean tones, but to get the breakup sound I have to crank it WAY TOO LOUD for home. Looking for an overdrive/distortion pedal to get that sound without having to crank the amp. Any advice? Thanks!
Thanks a lot! You have some options - you want the cranked amp sound just not that loud? Go with a transparent overdrive or put an Attenuator between OT and speaker. For a bit flavor I loved my Janis Miesnieks overdrive and Klon style Pedals..
They get very farty on the bottom end when cranked due to the large coupling cap and in the Champs case the 8 inch speaker doesn't hold the low end down well. It's a certain sound some like and some don't. To me it excels when around 6 or 8. Anything above that and it just starts getting a bit undefined. 6 or 8 would be great for a tube screamer imo cause it gives you a push into more gain but also cuts the low frequencies out a bit helping the low end remain tighter. Just mu opinion.
Can you send me a link to the cheap overdrive pedal your talking about? I'd be stoked if i could find a cheap pedal that sounds like a 50s tweed. Thanks in advance
Are you „Team Vintage“ or „Team Modern“❓🔥
Soundwise: vintage marshalls and stuff
Guitarwise: 2019 player strat, partstele and 2020 prs se standard 24
Dreaming of: plexi and vintage strat
Vintage
I own both.
I have to say modern instruments and amps built to the specs of vintage instruments and amps really are the best of both worlds.
I built a 5f1 tweed champ a few years ago. Thing has sat under a cover for a while. Busted it out last night and cranked it. Glorious! It's got some major tube rattle, but it records like a champ. Love it.
Absolutely wonderful, heavenly tone great demo
This might be the best sounding 50s Champ I’ve ever heard. None of that bass flab, great balance. Nice job with this demo!
I have this thing now for 4 mounths🎉
This was my first kit build. Just finished up a 5E3 and boy is that thing a tone monster! Well done!
Yep, those tweeds are awesome! Not on everything but if they fit, there’s nothing better 😎🤘
Have a Mojotone Champ, and it’s all I need. These things are worth their weight in gold.
Oh man, that little amp sounds insanely good! Makes me want to build a little 5F1 kit...
It does sound even better in the room 😎🤘
Mojotone for the win.
Timbre maravilhoso 👊
HOLY SHIT YES
Best Recording Amp of all Time. What a great Sound ! Great Performance....❤ that ...🤘🏻🇩🇪🍻
It really is awesome- not for all applications but a lot 😁 thank you 🙏 greetings back 🤘
It sounds so good.
Quite awesome indeed.
The low gain tones on the Strat! Wow!
My favorite also 😁🎸🔥
That tone is sweet! I don't think any modern amp can really match that.
I played almost every new & boutique amp out there - this vintage vibe is unbelievable 🤘
It truly is. I've enjoyed listening to the versatility of the amp through your demos 🤙🤘
Appreciate a lot 🙏
Those custom shop pickups sounds fabulous. I love me some HB Guitars but they just can’t keep up with that fender 🔥
Absolutely... Josefina knows how to wind some proper Pickups 😁🔥 but to be fair, you could buy 3! HB Guitars for the price of these 3 pickups 🙈
This is the way to make a demo!!!! Good work and nice playing too. This is why the Champ is the best amp for me.
Ottimo video esplicativo, i suoni sono fantastici!Ne costruirò uno spero.
For $250 I just scored an all original 1959 Lectrolab r200b, makes tones like a tweed fender champ (this particular model mistakenly says 25 watts on it when in reality it is 5 watts). So the actual biggest difference is the price-4 months ago an all original ‘59 champ on reverb sold for $4300 🤯
I have a '56.
Beauty amp.
The strat and tele sounded great on the cleaner tones but the LP was the clear winner when you cranked the gain using the bridge pu. Just my opinion
This is the single best demo of this amp! Thank you. Is there a way to attenuate the volume using a load box like the Ox Box?
You'd want to cut the speaker cable, wire it to a couple of 1/4" inch jacks, and then send it to a 4 ohm attenuation box. Absolutely don't do this unless you 100% know what you're doing. I also wouldn't recommend it with a vintage amp.
Why would you want to attenuate the volume of a 5 watt amp?
@@planej6315 Probs for using in a flat. These bad boys still get pretty loud for the house, a cranked 5 watt amp is around half as loud as a cranked 50 watt amp. Eliminating all other variables like speaker configurations, valves of course albeit a LOT of variables
Great demo, great amp 👍
Greetings and thank you for this! Really great demo. One question if you happen to remember: do you recall around what volumes you had the guitars set to? Were they all set to max / 10 volume or more medium? Thanks!
Its the 12AY7 instead of the 12AX7 thats in the old one plus the speaker.
what speaker do you have in there?
That's impressive, mine farts out into a flubby mess when I push it any.
please can you tell me more - is it a 5f1 and what speakers does it use? thanks in advance
Awesome work - thanks for this!! Can I ask what make and model tubes you've got in it?
How did i know the guitars were Harley bentons by just seeing the finish? Too much time on thomann i guess.
lets hear a fuzz in front of it!
Well, if anything this showed why the strat is the best guitar. Jk, LP:s probably just need an amp that can take a bit more input without breaking up into mud. The tele was too shrill for my taste.
What’s the original speaker Sir ?
Did you use any pedals? Please tell me the truth! I NEED IT
If you listen to the last 3 minutes in particular you can hear there is no pedal. That's the Champ sound. Pure gold.
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I’m thinking to change my amp and I have seen this one many times, is really that great?
It is! - for what it was built... I love the cleans and break up sounds. Dimed only works occasionally for me, but others only play the dimed.. it’s all personal taste as always ;)
Martin Frydas thanks bro :)
Very welcome 😁🤘
Fantastic video! Great playing and tone. I just got a Fender Tweed Champ as well. Love the clean tones, but to get the breakup sound I have to crank it WAY TOO LOUD for home. Looking for an overdrive/distortion pedal to get that sound without having to crank the amp. Any advice? Thanks!
Thanks a lot! You have some options - you want the cranked amp sound just not that loud? Go with a transparent overdrive or put an Attenuator between OT and speaker. For a bit flavor I loved my Janis Miesnieks overdrive and Klon style Pedals..
Martin Frydas Thanks!
Very welcome 😉🤘
I play mine with a boss blues driver. Sounds awesome
BB Style Pedals as a Boost is Great with these 🤘
What rectifier tube came stock?
You mean 1959? I think it was mostly RCA 5Y3GT - that’s what I put in here also (from 1955)
Musiccc
On my end it sounds like the speaker is busted past 5 or 6
That’s the sound of a tweed - gotta love it 😎🤘
They get very farty on the bottom end when cranked due to the large coupling cap and in the Champs case the 8 inch speaker doesn't hold the low end down well. It's a certain sound some like and some don't. To me it excels when around 6 or 8. Anything above that and it just starts getting a bit undefined. 6 or 8 would be great for a tube screamer imo cause it gives you a push into more gain but also cuts the low frequencies out a bit helping the low end remain tighter. Just mu opinion.
My bad I meant coupling caps.
That’s not a Les Paul
Music..........
Sounds like a cheap overdrive pedal for me, sorry.
Can you send me a link to the cheap overdrive pedal your talking about? I'd be stoked if i could find a cheap pedal that sounds like a 50s tweed. Thanks in advance
@@tims001 surely what you hear when you play is not the same as what I hear from the recording.
Sounds like a cheap overdrive pedal to me, sorry.
@@Martin_Tudela_Orsi yeah all good, i just want to know what pedal you mean thats all👍
I’d take this pedal also in a heartbeat 😁🤘🤘
Your opinion, nonproblem 😉