57 champ re-issue re-set, owners opinion

[direwolf]

I'm considering this amp. What's what after the honeymoon? Clone lovers chime in.

[Marshall Man]

I have one, but I can't really comment to much on the sound as I don't use it much. I will say it sounds better with single coils as HB's slam it real hard. You can do better by far on the price than what is advertised.

[itgoesto11uc]

I've been using mine a lot. I used it this morning with my Tele with bass, drums, piano and vocals. I just set it on the floor leaned back pointing right at my head and set it on about 7 and then use my guitar volume to control how dirty or clean it is. I like it because I can turn the amp up as much as I want and get all the dirt I need without pedals. Other times I'll use my tweed deluxe, AC-15 or Marshall Class 5, but with those, I have to use pedals for dirt and I've really been enjoying just using a guitar and the Champ without any pedals. There's something about this combination that sometimes trumps all the bells and whistles of using a more powerful amp and dirt and delay pedals.