Fender Champ 12 Owner Manual - Page 2

CHAMP

12

The

Fender

CHAMP

12

AMPLIFIER

combines

all

tube

design,

foot-

switchable

overdrive

capability,

Reverb

and

a

Fender

Special

Design

12"

speaker

all

in

a

com-

pact

yet

sturdy

enclosure.

The

CHAMP

12

utilizes

state

of

the

art

construction

techniques

and

min-

imum

parts

count

for

maximum

reliability.

The

amplifier

uses

only

three

tubes

and

features

a

unique

CLASS

-A

type

output

section

which

causes

the

6L6GC

tube

to

produce

a

distinctively

smooth

distortion

sound

which

has

proven

to

be

a

very

popular

characteris-

tic

of

low

power

tube

amps

over

the

years.

The

tonal

characteristics

have

been

tailored

to

produce

a

wide

range

of

sounds

in

both

the

clean

and

overdrive

modes.

The

tone

controls

actually

work

over

a

different

range

while

in

the

overdrive

mode

effectively

giving

the

player

a

second

set

of

con-

trols.

The

Pull

for

Mid

Boost

feature

on

the

Treble

control

provides

even

more

flexibility

and

will

pro-

duce

a

fatter

tone

useful

for

dis-

tortion

playing.

The

CHAMP

12

also

offers

a

variety

of

input

options.

The

two

instrument

inputs

will

accommo-

date

many

different

instruments,

either

active

or

standard

passive

types,

and

the

two

inputs

come

in

handy

in

the

teaching

environ-

ment

where

both

the

student

and

teacher

can

plug

in

together.

The

Tape

Input

is

useful

for

the

attach-

ment

of

any

line

level

signal

source

to

be

used

as

accompani-

ment,

be

it

a

tape

player,

CD

player,

or

rhythm

machine.

Stereo

inputs

are

provided

and

the

sig-

nal

is

converted

to

mono

inside

the

Champ

12.

The

Volume

con-

trol

on

the

external

signal

source

varies

its

level

and

the

Champ

12

Volume

controls

set

the

instrument

level.

This

feature

is

particularly

handy

for

practicing

and

works

well

in

conjunction

with

head-

phones

plugged

into

the

head-

phone

jack

for

private

playing.

In

addition

to

the

headphone

jack

the

CHAMP

12

has

a

line

output

jack

that

provides

an

un-

balanced

signal

which

is

useful

for

the

connection

of

slave

power

amps

and

larger

speaker

systems

for

more

output.

This

output

can

also

be

connected

to

a

mixing

console,

equal

ized

and

then

used

for

recording

or

sound

reinforcement.

The

selection

of

a

Fender

amplifier

will

reward

you

with

years

of

quality

music

in

a

wide

range

of

controlled

sounds.

This

manual

is

designed

to

familiarize

you

with

the

equipment

and

acquaint

you

with

its

many

fine

features.

Read

it

carefully

so

that

you

will

benefit

from

all

the

fea-

tures

as

soon

as

you

start

using

the

amplifier.

The

built-in

quality

of

a

Fender

amplifier

is

the

result

of

over

three

and

a

half

decades

of

dedication

in

the

combined

skills

of

research

and

development

by

our

engineers

and

musicians.

That

is

why

we

say,

proudly

..

.FENDER,

The

Sound

That

Creates

Legends.

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