Members echodeluxe Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I'm damn impressed. I've been jamming on the one in our store all day and it sounds really damn good. And its pretty damn loud! If a 15 watt amp can't keep up with a drummer, than you're doing it wrong. Sounds good with pedals too. And I guess its a solid state preamp with a 12ax7 phase splitter? The reverb sounds really sweet tooAnyone playing one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members starmansam Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 my bro has one. I'm glad you like it. his kind of pisses me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've been raving about this amp for a few years now but it seems like very few people have taken notice. I got mine when they came out and have been in love since. I definitely recommend you bias it (comes hot from the factory), maybe install a new preamp tube, and hook it up to a 1x12 extension cab. The blackheart cab has a Warehouse V30 clone in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members t-rey Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Never played one, but I kinda want a dedicated clean/pedal amp. Might pick up the head version when it comes out depending on the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Did you play the new version or the old version (the version I'm using)? The new one looks cool with the USB and all the new settings but I watched a video where one guy compared the 2 and said he prefers the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I've been raving about this amp for a few years now but it seems like very few people have taken notice. I got mine when they came out and have been in love since. I definitely recommend you bias it (comes hot from the factory), maybe install a new preamp tube, and hook it up to a 1x12 extension cab. The blackheart cab has a Warehouse V30 clone in it. Nice little setup! Those Warehouse V30 clones are tits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 No doubt. I've been using them since they first came out and were like $35 a piece....wish they were still that cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I had a vibro champ xd for about a year. It was an okay little practice amp with some fun digi presets. Not nearly as responsive as my '68 vibro champ. That said, I've always wanted to try the super champ xd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToonHollow Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 i love mine (old version). bought it off a guy on CL a couple months back and i still can't believe the reverb, it's fantastic. loves all pedals. eventually i'll change the speaker and upgrade the tubes like aaron ss suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 If you have the combo and don't want to bother with an extension cab a lot of people recommend upgrading the stock speaker to a 10" Eminence Ragin Cajun buy I don't have any personal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhamnett Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 No doubt. I've been using them since they first came out and were like $35 a piece....wish they were still that cheap Ditto. Got 2 in my HRDeville, sound excellent. Might put one into my JCM800 or in a can for my Tweaker one of these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToonHollow Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 If you have the combo and don't want to bother with an extension cab a lot of people recommend upgrading the stock speaker to a 10" Eminence Ragin Cajun buy I don't have any personal experience. i've heard good things about those ragin cajuns. might give one a try some day soon. thanks aaron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Poltergeist Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 If a 15 watt amp can't keep up with a drummer, than you're doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 The one at the store is the old version. We get mostly band students and uke players so no one buys the amps or effects lol. We still have some peavey classic series amps with the old cosmetics brand new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 The vibratone is uniquely awesome as well, almost leslie-ish maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Yeah its a cool effect. I was surprised at how good some of the "voicings" sounded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 For the most part I just use the clean channel because of how incredibly perfect this amp takes pedals but there are a few good models to be had as well. My favorite is number 7 and the last one which is the acoustic sim. Grab a tele, plug in, and..... This is one of the few pieces of gear I am certain I'll never sell. It's inexpensive for how good it sounds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I have mixed feelings about this little amp. First of all, they seem to have done the hybrid thing the "right" way - give me power amp tubes and a solid state front end over a SS power amp and a single starved plate "toob" in the preamp every time please. So there's that in its favor. Most amps sound better to me that way than the other way around. YMMV. The idea of a modeling preamp running into a tube power amp should mean it's a fairly versatile sounding amp. That's also good. Size, cosmetics and wattage are all within the range I generally prefer... ...but I've been to two different stores on three different and widely spaced days, and none of them had a working XD in the house. They did have an XD sitting out (in one case, they had two of them), but none of them worked when I went to try them out. Yes, I checked to make sure they were plugged in and had power. All four of them would not power up. That alone makes me gun-shy on the things. Finally, a minor point of annoyance: When Fender re-uses a classic name from the past, I completely understand it from a branding and marketing perspective - it makes perfect sense. However, it makes trying to do Google and Ebay searches for the original models somewhat harder. The Super Champ name is a pretty big one in Fender history - it's one of the most-loved ©BS era designs, and as a multiple II Series amp owner and fan, I kind of wish they had left that name alone. OTOH, not all of the II series amp names are unique - the II Series Concert didn't use the "II" designation in the name, and neither did the Super Champ for that matter. Of course, the current amp is called the Super Champ X2, which muddies the waters even further, since many people will use "2" or "II" in the description of any Rivera-era (1982 - 1986) Fender amp; including (now that Fender's re-used the name) the original Super Champ. I'd really like to try the XD / X2 sometime because I've heard a lot of you talking favorably about them... but based on the ones I have seen in the stores, I'd want some reassurance over the quality control before I would be willing to rely on one at a gig without a backup amp. Maybe the X2 is improved in that respect... or maybe it's the same basic amp and Fender just added the ability to use the Fender FUSE software ala the Mustang series? I dunno - school me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 The vibratone is uniquely awesome as well, almost leslie-ish maybe? Clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nixhex113 Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I had one and it sounded great for a little modeling amp. I never used the stock speaker though.. I installed a Eminence Ragin' cajun, and sometimes ran it through a sunn cabinet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 I work at El Cerrito Music Works in El Cerrito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I work at El Cerrito Music Works in El Cerrito. eeeewwww... the Bay Area. I'm just kidding. That's cool dude. How do you like it? What do they have you doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted March 14, 2012 Author Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 It's pretty great. I'm in charge of drums and guitar stuff. I just play guitar all day basically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Aaron SS Posted March 14, 2012 Members Share Posted March 14, 2012 Clips? Of the vibratone? Sure, tomorrow. I've been through mine top to bottom and see no reason for failure but I'm no expert on amps. Also, I can't confirm this but I believe channel one is all tube. It's channel two where the modeling comes into play. And because I'm bit of a photowhore this is what I play into mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 Cool - thanks Aaron. You too echo. Sounds like a cushy gig. They'll probably eventually want you to sell some stuff too though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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