Fender Champ Amp replica
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This guitar amplifier is an exact replica of a 1957 Fender Champ 5F1. These amplifiers use vacuum tubes instead of transistors, and regularly retail for around $3000. Procuring my own parts I was able to replicate the functionality and tone of the amplifier for under $250. Construction of this amplifier required working with high voltages and delicate vintage components.
Front of finished amplifier, after many years of use
Turret board wiring