Fender Champion 100 3-stars Reviews

Great value! Loud amp.

I got this for home use. The sound is good. I use it will my acoustic my ST style, my semi hollow and my U-bass and they all sound great. I love the versatility with the different amp sounds and effects. After buying a Katana 100 MKII I had to change my review of the Champion 100. It is hard to describe, but the tonal qualities of the Campion just doesn't hold up to other amps and for basically the same price one can get a Katana with many more options.

Pros: great value and good sound. I can't compare it with a valve amp but it was under 300 so you can't compare it with a 1500 amp. It has an effects loop. This is one of the main reasons I bought it.

Cons: it is a bit heavy. You won't want to be dragging this amp around with you from place to place. It is a shame that you can't mix effects.

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As a solid state, this amp is fine, but compared to a tube amp, you can feel the difference. My little tube amp, which is only 1 watt, sounds much better than this, especially in overdrive or metal sound. And I use an overdrive pedal on both of them. I am going to buy a 50 watt amptube which is a little more expensive than this. As for the Champion 100, I am in doubt to sell it or hold as a backup amp.