Blackface Champ clone stack. The amp was built into a repurposed '70s Univox chassis by MuchXS in 2014, on vintage-style eyelet boards he fabricated. The plan was that he would build the amp and I would build the enclosure. However, he couldn't stand the thought of shipping the complete bare...
EDIT: I FIXED IT!!!! LOL, i read a paper about grid stopper resistors and it said they need to be as close to the tube socket as possible. In my previous layout i had one single grid stopper for each tube so the grid stopper was on the EL84 socket not the 6V6 socket. So i figured id rewire it so...
I have three "important" amps. My 71 superlead, my 83 jcm800 4010 and now my 75 champ. These old champs are not that easy to find here in France. When I saw the ad for it and saw the condition, I knew it wouldn't last long and I emailed the owner and told him I would be there the next morning...
This Champ was one of my first ever builds. I initially had a few problems with cold solder joints that were causing some crackling but that is all worked out. Since then I noticed that, on occasion, the volume seems to fluctuate. I changed out V1 a couple of times and that would fix it.
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