Vintage Tube Amp

Vintage 1970′s Fender Silverface Champ All tube amp…. This amp is special. About This Listing This amp is a masterpiece, a really really special Champ. It has been carefully restored by one of Austins finest vintage amp restorationists, to revive and capture the magical tone of Fenders finest vintage amps. Meticulous attention to detail was paid, down to the selection of vintage cloth wire, vintage leaded solder, and a broken in Weber speaker with matching specs to the original Jensen speaker, to ensure the original sound and full tonal potential of this amp is reached, and even exceeded to be closer in sound to a Black Face or Tweed Era Champ. This amp has the original caps, as they still test to original voltages, and are good. This Champs cabinet is actually a real-wood upgrade from the original Particle Board one that came stock. Its a sturdier, more robust cab that actually performs better too, as the resonant qualities are superior with stronger, finger-jointed wood. This cabinet is more like that of the original Fender Tweed and Black Face Era amps, than even stock CBS Silver Face Era Amps. So, in essence, this amp sounds more like an older Fender than even a completely original Silver Face Drip Edge Fender Champ. Ive played many older Fender amps, including original tweed, etc. Models, and this amp absolutely stands with the best Ive ever heard. It has a fiery punchy bass and mid response that is really surreal to hear coming from such a small package, with golden buttery chimey highs that are never harsh, even with a strat and the treble on 10. You wont want to put this baby away! The item “Vintage 1970′s Fender Silverface Champ All tube amp. Great sounding” is in sale since Tuesday, December 29, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “jslbit1980″ and is located in Niceville, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Brand: Fender
• Suitable For: Electric Guitar
• Model: Champ
• Number of Channels: 1
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Amplifier Technology: Vacuum Tube
• Amplifier Type: Combo
• Number of Speakers: 1

This amp has been sitting on a shelf for the past 16 years untouched. I finally decided to see if it worked. I first tested all the tubes and found that they are all well into the “GOOD” area of my tube tester. I ramped up the voltage over 12 hours. All controls are silent. As a preventive measure I treated all controls with Caig Labs. I will say that the BRIGHT input definitely has a major effect. This amp is billed as a BASS amp. I did a lot of net research and many people agree that any guitar will work just fine. It has the original heavy duty 9 foot AC cord. It was also noted that this amp evidently is somewhat rare and very desirable. I was a bit shocked when I removed it from the carton it was stored in. This puppy is unbelievably clean. The paint is bright and gleaming. I did not see ANY wear around the volume control knob. That seems to indicate, at least to me, that it was not abused in any way and probably saw relatively little use. This amp does NOT have any housing/case. The transformers on this puppy are massive. Lots of headroom I imagine. I played some hardrock through it for many hours and the transformers didn’t even get warm. This obviously is a beautiful unit. I will tell you the negatives. Two of the tubes had wire springs on the 9 pin tubes to keep them in place. The spring wires are missing. At some point two of the four 6L6GC tube sockets were replaced with white ceramic sockets. I would have replaced all four. They are readily available and certainly easy to replace. I checked the bias voltage and it was right on at -29.5 volts. I think it would be quite a task finding another U-1061 in this condition. MEASUREMENTS: The measurements of the amp itself are 22x11x9 inches. If this is of concern I encourage you to read some of the comments in my feedback profile. I do NOT sell junk. I have packaged this amp up extremely well. This is a very heavy beefy unit weighing 35 pounds by itself and weighing 44 pounds all boxed up. I removed all the tubes and packaged them in an enclosed separate carton for safety. The item “Rare Vintage UNIVOX U-1061 Bass Guitar Amplifier Tube Head Amp 100w RMS” is in sale since Tuesday, December 8, 2020. This item is in the category “Musical Instruments & Gear\Vintage Musical Instruments\Vintage Guitars & Basses\Guitar Amplifiers”. The seller is “nikkos” and is located in Montrose, Colorado. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Model: U-1061 U1061
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Custom Bundle: No
• Exact Year: 1972
• California Prop 65 Warning: I am sure this amp will work just as well in California as it would in any other part of the world.
• MPN: U-1061
• Brand: Univox