SF Vibro Champs?

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:35 am

This little fellow popped up on CL, seller is the daughter of the original owner with paper work etc blah blah. Now I know these don't take pedlols as well as say a princeton, but wondering if anyone has any experience with these and what good price would be, I sort of think she is right on the money for how clean it is, but still a little more than I would be comfortable with.

Oh and while we are at it, would you prefer at 1970 Musicmaster Reverb head, or '68 Bassman? Kthnx

spacelordmother · Post by **spacelordmother** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:48 am

It's so cute!!

hclapp219 · Post by **hclapp219** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:28 am

I paid 300 for mine, but it is not nearly as nice cosmetic shape. It also needed about $180 worth of work, which included a new electrolytic capacitor. I think it takes pedals pretty darn well, and is the perfect apartment amp for me. The pedals in this video are running through my Champ:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9i-xcT9aQ8[/youtube]

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:44 am

wow, that sounds lovely, way better on the low end than I was expecting. Asking price is $400, works perfectly aparently. Probably not likely with my current situation, but I need an apartment amp, all I have atm is my Bassman.

theavondon · Post by **theavondon** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:54 am

I'd hit it. If anything, you could turn around and sell it for exactly what you paid for it.

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:55 am

That's what I'm thinking, I just have to hope it lasts a week so I can get rent/bills out of the way, If I was not a grown up I would probably have it right now.

Gone Fission · Post by **Gone Fission** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:37 pm

I always want them cheaper but mainly because I didn't hit at them when they were cheap. Too loud for apartment use cranked, but fine set clean for pedals. It has the classic clean Fender preamp, just no reverb. The bias-vary trem is great on those.

When you ask about a Musicmaster Reverb head, do you mean a Bandmaster Reverb? If so, it's effectively a Super Reverb with a smaller output transformer and no speakers, obviously. An amp that was generally ignored until the last ten years.

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:49 pm

Yea, sorry, bandmaster

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 3:50 pm

Yea, sorry, bandmaster

rfurtkamp · Post by **rfurtkamp** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:02 pm

The SF champs (and Vibrochamps) will take pedals well but really need a speaker upgrade to sound their best.

The stock ones are jsut a little too boxy too fast.

Psyre · Post by **Psyre** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:38 pm

As much as I want it, I think I have decided to go the route of building a Jag baritone.

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