We played a Strat through it and with very little adjustment of the sound from the guitar the Fender Champion 40 went through a range of sound possibilities. It Is Quite Simply A Very Good Amplifier In All Respects… And the tone controls on the amp offer a good selection of sounds. The sound is crystal clear before you begin to experiment with the various sound options. Small halls, even medium size venues it will be easily handled, but it is still small enough to use at home. There will not be complaints about it not being loud enough. Most of all though it looks like a Fender.ĭown To The Nitty-Gritty, What Does It Sound Like?įor a 40w amp, this packs a real punch. It has a single powerful speaker and a few onboard effects, and of course, there is the amp modeling to play with. So, we have discovered that it is well made from good materials. In fact, this special design speaker will handle a lot more than its rated 40w. The rating of the amp is only 40w, so a 12-inch speaker is going to handle that output without a problem. It has one 12 inch Fender special design speaker rated at 8 ohms. It is well made and sturdy, and it is going to survive the rigors of travel. It looks familiar, and it is supposed to. Likewise, the control panel is black with the familiar plastic control knobs with silver centers. And, there is a carry handle with nickel plated caps. Metal corner protectors are included where the cabinet sits on the ground. The classic Fender amp look is maintained with its instantly recognizable black and silver grille cloth and black vinyl body shell. Not the ideal scenario, even if you happen to be in Spinal Tap. This will either affect the sound, cause internal movement of the speaker or at worst the speaker will become detached from its fitting and start chasing you around the stage. If this area of the fitting is not secure, then speaker movement inside the cabinet will gradually cause damage.
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The significant thing about this is that the dimensions of the wood surrounding the speaker fitting has not been reduced to save weight as is sometimes the case with some manufacturers. The fibreboard surrounding the speaker is strong and stable. It is constructed from seven-ply three quarter inch medium density fiberboard with an angled front panel.
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The amp itself is quite lightweight weighing just 35 pounds. We have seen some very poor manufacturing efforts come out of both western and eastern factories and you can only judge the product on the product itself. It is made in China as some of Fender’s products are these days. Today they are still producing great sounding amps so let’s see what Fender gives the market and the guitar player with this review of the Fender Champion 40. The volume took over but how can you ever forget that sound of the Fender amp. In the end, of course, there was nowhere to go, and as the venues got bigger, the Marshall stacks arrived. A look at the Who Live at Leeds album cover with its wall to wall of HiWatt amps will tell you that.Īs for us, one member refused to get rid of his Twin Reverb and as things got louder, he mic’ed it up, and after some US gigs, the bass player went Ampeg for a while. Marshall is still the big player, although Dave’s untimely accidental death reduced HiWatt’s influence from what was always going to be a big challenge to Big Jim. And the music scene for those making a lot of noise became focused on what the Brits were producing. HiWatt, also in London, and previously known as Sound City, followed.
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Urged on by Townshend, Page, Beck, and Blackmore – Marshall took the headlines, the business, and the music world by storm. But then along came the ‘King of Loud’ in his little shop in West London.