60s, 70s Champ and Vibro Champ

[Figaro]

Do they sound the same, besides the Vibrato (Tremolo)?

 

[Gridlock]

Not positive, but I'm pretty sure that the two are the same except for the tremolo circuit.

 

[H. Mac]

I've compared my silverface Vibro Champ to blackface, other silverfaces, and non-Vibros lots of times, and the sonic differences are insignificant, and subtle enough that you have to listen very closely to hear. After I installed a Weber 8F150, my VC sounds better than any stock Champ or VC that I've had the chance to compare side-by-side.

 

[drbob1]

Component differences can make a difference, but it's not like there's one necessarily better. Of the 3 I have the SF with the Weber speaker sounds the best. There's a difference with the 5F3 version, though, because it doesn't have the tone stack: a bit rawer and more gain at lower volume.

 

[monkmiles]

I've been itching for a non vibrato Champ. I think I'd get a lot of home use and small jams. I have a PRRI I might move for something like a champ to focus more on home use.

 

[dcbc]

I've been itching for a non vibrato Champ. I think I'd get a lot of home use and small jams. I have a PRRI I might move for something like a champ to focus more on home use.

After I got my 76 PR, I unloaded my 77 Champ. Both were great amps, but the Champ seemed redundant. It was fun to crank, but the cleans weren't as pretty as the PR's.

 

[zenas]

On a Vibro Champ if you don't have the footswitch try a dummy plug to shut of the trem. It changes the sound vs just turning it all the way down to shut it off.

I can't take credit for that tip read about it somewhere a while back. After having a Vibro Champ or two laying around for over 20 years.