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In praise of the Champ, Bronco and Vibro Champ – how Fender's compact tube amps became studio MVPs
Almost every internet forum discussion of classic late-’60s and ’70s-era recordings where an artist vaguely cites using a “Fender Champ” will result in some belligerent blowhard insisting that it was ...
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Leo Fender got it right in 1948 with an amp he created for lap-steel guitar players
How is it that a tiny guitar amp with origins that date back 76 years is still considered a monster tone machine today? It’s ...
GEAR 2021: Fender's 2021 amp lineup has been unveiled and it sees two new combos join the ranks of its Silverface '68 Custom series, the Vibro Champ Reverb and the Custom Pro Reverb. Joining these ...
In the parlance of our times, these might be called boutique, and are modelled on classic narrow panel Deluxe and 5F1 Champ designs When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...
The tweed Fender 4x10 Bassman combo “may be the best-sounding guitar amp Fender ever made,” wrote Groove Tubes founder Aspen Pittman in The Tube Amp Book. That’s a pretty grand statement considering ...
You may have seen me write elsewhere that the Fender Princeton is, in my opinion, the best tube amp overall. It’s just the right size, it’s got the right amount of power to get incredible tube ...
Fender amplifiers have a long history with professional electric guitarists and there are many well-known models. Fender tube amps are classic and the choice of many pros, but in the past few years ...
I got my first guitar in the seventh grade. Had a couple of bands in high school and college. And I still play regularly. But, I’m somewhat embarrassed to admit that I only just bought my first tube ...
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