Champion II 25 Guitar Amp, 25 Watts, with 2-Year Warranty, Features 12 Built-In Effects Models

I've played guitar professionally since 1980. I'm a Mesa Boogie tube amp addict impossible to please. This amp just blew me away and I NEVER say that! I plugged in my 1980 Les Paul SG - think AC/DC and Led Zeppelin. I put the amp through all of its paces with every knob and volume from 1 to 10 for an hour. This is the loudest amp I've played of its size - clean with incredible headroom. If you're amp-knowledgeable you know that's the main drawback of small amps. This amp has true legacy clean Fender tube tone and touch-sensitivity without expensive, quirky tubes. Incredibly versatile amp modeling - Classical, Modern, British and High Gain all fantastic. Same thing with effects - chorus, phase, vibratone, tremolo, delay, reverb all fantastic. I recommend that every novice, midlevel, and pro guitarist buy this amp. You'll use it a lot!

This thing ROCKS! I strongly recommend purchasing the additional / optional foot switch, but otherwise this thing is 100% ready to rock right out of the box. FIrst, it's a great looking amp with contemporary black-on-black styling. Second, all channels sound great - clean, muddy, dirty, crunchy - whatever you're after, this amp can do it. Operation goes something like this: Basically you have two channels and one mini effects rack. Call Channel 1 "Clean" - no modulation, no overdrive, just some voltage and a speaker. Call Channel 2 "Modded" - this is where the fun starts. Channel 2 has a gain control, independent volume from channel 1, and several presets to help you lock in your tone. Basically it's an amp emulator with a combination of amp "voicings" and effects from fuzz to distortion. You can get that neat, warm Vox tone, a really crunchy sort of Marshall sound, and more. It's not the most sophisticated sound mixer in the world, but if you're playing at home as a hobbyist, it's plenty. Then you've got the "Effects" selector. Here's a two-channel EQ (bass & treble) plus a host of effects like you'd get from various stomp boxes: Reverb, Tremolo, Chorus, Delay, and also a "timer" control for the Wah, Tremolo, and Delay effects. It takes a little getting used to, but once you get the knack it's simple. The level of effect can be adjusted from light to very, very heavy. For my part: I don't mess around with the effects too much - I have stomp boxes for that. I do like to put Channel 2 on full distortion because it gives me a toothier crunch than my Big Muff can. The reverb is excellent, so I take advantage of that, but personally I only use the tremolo, delay, chorus (etc) when I want to sort of experiment with the sound. in other words, it helps me make up my mind if I want to buy another stomp box or not (ie "wow, this sounds really cool with tremolo on...maybe I should buy a trem peddle...). It's got an auxiliar input if you have a drum machine, emulator, or if you just want to jam a long to tracks on another device that you want to hear through the amp. It also has a headphone jack (my neighbors are grateful for that one). I have yet to turn this thing up to 11. Frankly it shakes my teeth at about 5. Given the wattage and speaker, this is probably a fine amp for smaller gigs as well as home practice. Now just between you, me, and the wall: I am a pretty low-tech sort of dude. The newer amps with all sorts of digital emulation, downoadable presets, direct-to-USB porting for computer play...it's neat, but it's not necessary, and I frankly don't want to spend the time learning something I'm never gonna use. I just want to plug in and rock out - this is the right amp for that. VERDICT: BUY. It's an excellent home practice amp, solid effects sampler, and perfectly capable small-gig amp. ALSO: Get the foot switch!

This was a great buy. I find this a very practical amplifier for practice and smaller venues. You can dial the right sound for your guitar and sound like a pro. Recommended. The different settings on it help to dial in the tone you want and you can dial in several cabinet features. The size is about right for a 50 Watt amp. It also has a 12" speaker which helps in the sound. You have just enough dials not to get complicated and still have fun.

After using the amplifier for a few months and reading up on the new digital modeling amps, I think the best way to describe the Champion 40 is that it's a modeling amplifier for people who don't want to connect their guitar amp to their phone or the Internet. Instead of dozens/hundreds of amp sounds and effects and configurations, the Champion series gives you a fixed number of solid amp sounds through an interface that looks, feels, and works just like a regular old-school amplifier. It makes the newer tech in solid-state amplifier much more accessible. I'll also add that I've since picked up a small tube amp which I love, but I have one favorite guitar where I still prefer running it through the Champion's Deluxe or Princeton Reverb voices. Rest of the original write-up follows. I'm mostly a hobby player, playing for fun and to accompany/supervise my son during his music practice. I've never owned a "real" amp, playing through an early-1990's vintage Crate practice amp and a Pignose. Both were functional: I'd play through them so I could hear my Strat, but I never loved how my guitar sounded through either of them. The pandemic has led to me playing a lot more, so I finally decided to splurge on a better practice amp. I don't have a lot of experience with amps, and the pandemic meant I couldn't try any in person before buying something. I settled on the Champion 40 one based on comments and videos of recent Fender solid-state amps. The other amp I considered was a Bugera v5 tube amp, but I went with the Champion 40 for its versatility and to avoid the maintenance that I know tube amps require. The best thing I can say about this amp is that I feel like my guitar suddenly has tone, whether through the clean channel or through the voice channel. I play more than I did before because I like hearing my guitar talking through it. It's a simple amp that's easy to operate and doesn't have as much complexity as something like the Fender Mustang line, but you can still get plenty of versatility with the amp voices and effects provided. A lot of the built-in effects are gimmicky, but I like the way the reverb effects sound and I'm not into effects anyway. The marketing says the clean channel is modeled after a classic Twin blackface sound, and I'd agree based on how close it is to the Twin voice on the other channel with the gain turned down. Finally, while looks are the least important aspect of an amp, I love the classic Fender blackface look of the Champion 40. I also like the usability of the blackface angled front panel over top-mounted controls (as on the Fender tweed amps or the Mustang line), so it's not just about the looks. I am sure there are lots of amps in this price range that would satisfy my needs, and which would sound as good or better. I'm also sure I could spend 2-5 times as much money a tube amp to get better tone. The bottom line is that I love the way this amp looks, works, and sounds, and I feel like I got a whole lot of amplifier for the money. It's an amp I can grow with for quite a while.

This small amp is a nice bang for your dollar! I am an old guy who plays acoustic/electric guitar and electric guitar. I just use this amp in my home for my own pleasure. It has a lot of power for being small in size and has very nice sound quality. I'm not a real accomplished guitar player...but this amp probably makes me sound better than I really play...lol! It has a few effects that are nice as well. I love the reverb. I've only had the amp for a few days, if it lasts a while I will be extremely pleased with my purchase.

I bought this amp as a replacement for an older solid-state Fender amp I used for rehearsal. I like Fender's tube amps and gig with a Blues Junior, Deluxe Reverb, Blues DeVille, or '65 Super Reverb Reissue. Great tube sound (after some tweaks) but those amps are heavy and since we rehearse in a small space they are unnecessarily powerful. The Champion 40 is light and has a good sounding 12" speaker. Fender is getting better with solid-state and the Champion 40 sounds louder than the 60 watt solid state amp it replaced. The Champion 40 has two channels, blackface clean and selectable amp. The clean channel is good for the basics but I use the selectable channel most often. You can dial the selector from tweed to blackface to british to metal. There is more than one variation per amp model and an LED changes color as you turn through the different models. Surprisingly good sounds for a budget amp. The built-in effects are simple but effective. Reverb, chorus, flange, delay, phaser, vibrato, and tremolo. You can't adjust parameters of the effects but there is an effects level knob to control the mix. I use mine for surfy reverb and slapback rockabilly. A cool feature is a "tap" button that lets you set the repeat time for effects like tremolo and delay. Fender lists a part number for an optional 2-button footswitch for this amp but I couldn't find it on their website. Not really necessary though as the channel switch button and FX Level knob are easy to use. Just be sure not to plug your guitar into the footswitch jack on the front. The amp has an 1/8" aux input for playing along with recorded music and an 1/8" jack for headphones. There are treble and bass knobs that control the tone for both channels. Although it can't touch a Twin Reverb for volume, this amp is surprisingly loud. As a practice amp or for small gigs that don't require a lot of volume it works. Best of all, it's only 19 lbs! Stash a chord and small tuner in your gig bag and with the built in effects this is a "one easy trip from the car" kind of amplifier.

I was told by a guitar teacher not to buy a used amp I cannot test. Older now I will give same advice. Cannot do better for the little money. Many great fender sounds. Not a Princeton reverb, of course. I think they have been $1,500 since the 80'S and still now.

Fender Champion II 25: This is a nice size with an 8-inch speaker. It sounds great. Lots of effects - watch some YouTube videos on the effects. The 2-page instructions are mostly useless for how to use it. The Champion 20 is similar enough that videos apply. Definitely start with bass and treble turned down and increase until you get a sound you like. Just a little turn of these can improve the sound. I used 5 for both then found 4 on bass and 6 on treble gave a different sound that I liked, depending on the guitar. For the price I think it is a winner with all the effects to play with. Update: I got a Celestion TF0818 replacement speaker. The speaker surround covered half the holes. It fit. It is more efficient so any ground connection issue at the wall outlet caused a high frequency tinge and some hum. It mostly went away when I removed the outlet expansion I plugged in. With a better wall ground, most noise is gone except at full volume which isn't used. I had to adjust the bass and treble with this speaker. Can't say it was a worthwhile upgrade. Also, the original negative connection is different than the positive. I had to solder a pigtail to it with a connector that fits the TF0818 - the amp's positive connector fit.

Has just the right clean tones I want. Very suited to Gretsch guitars in particular. It does have other voices and if U want Metal it will even do that. Quite heavy, so its not one to move about. 100 Watt is more than I need but on a lot of low setting the projection is still good.

Fender is always my brand, I keep on playing that I always wanted, the tune and with extra effects.

The Fender Champion 40 is an awesome amp! Great looking and even better sounding! A very nice clean channel and has alot of options for a variety of tones and effects to play around/experiment with. It's also surprisingly powerful for it's size. More than enough for at home use and/or small venues. High quality as expected of the Fender name. Awesome value for money. Definitely recommend! ★★★★★

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