Slow down the vibrato on your vibrochamp if you converted a vc, you may want to slow down the vibrato speed. Some of those amps are pushpull2 power tubes and some are single ended. You can probably see that cap value in other reallife champ vchamps due to availability of what was on hand at the factory. Hello forum, i have noticed that, no matter where i am on voicing on my vibro champ xd, whenever i go back to position 1, the amp goes quite a bit louder without touching either gain or volume knobs. It was first introduced in 1964 and discontinued in 1982. Vibro champ xd takes the vintage vibro champ into a new era with classic styling, simple controls, a good variety of clean and distorted tones and unmistakable tube feel and performance at a. The stock circuit has a very scooped midrange tone to it. In the bronco schematic, the first stage capacitor is a 40mfd. The blackface fender vibro champ was introduced in 1964 to build upon the success of the standard champ amp and ran until 1968, when cosmetic and circuit changes brought forth the drip edge silverface amps. In, in, vol, treb, bass, speed, intensity power sw, pilot lamp rear. Its small digital signal processing size, low output, and great tube tone including tremolo. The vibrochamps eightinch weber speaker compresses the frequency range, reducing highs and lows and making the little combo very easy to record close micd and with a second microphone feeding in some hard natural ambience from a tiled bathroom or a utility room it sounds huge, sagging like crazy as the rectifier valve tries to keep up. There are hundreds of pages of tube amp information on my library. Fender guitar and bass amplifier owners manuals and schematics hard copy.
You can probably see that cap value in other reallife champvchamps due to availability of what was on hand at the factory. Ec vibrochamp vibroking 19932003 vibroking 212 enclosure. Champ 5c1 5d1 5e1 5f1 aa764 cbs champ champ 12 champ 25 super champ champ ii champ vibro aa764 ab764 concert 5g12 6g12 6g12a aa763 ab763 concertii 1983 deluxe model 26 woodie deluxe 5a3 5b3 5c3 5d3 5e3 5e3a layout only 6g3 6g3a aa763 ab763 deluxe reverb aa763 ab763 ab868 a1172 a1270 cbs 7779 volboost deluxe reverb ii. Speaker ext speaker 120v operation w 5f2 pts power transformer b l a c k redblack not connected 1 0 k 1 0 0 k 2 2 0 k 2 5 u f k 2 5 v 2. Elektrotanya for electronics experts this site helps you to. The fender champ was a guitar amplifier made by fender. I have a castaway vibrochamp xd that im converting into a normal vibrochamp. Dec 20, 2011 the vibro champ s eightinch weber speaker compresses the frequency range, reducing highs and lows and making the little combo very easy to record close micd and with a second microphone feeding in some hard natural ambience from a tiled bathroom or a utility room it sounds huge, sagging like crazy as the rectifier valve tries to keep up. Correct schematic for vibro champ telecaster guitar forum. Keep in mind that this is supposedly while using the same 5y3 rectifier and same 125p1b mains transformer as the cbsera vibro champ, though if everything else in. Black skirted w chrome center, numbered 1 10 faceplate.
An updated version was introduced in 2006 as part of the vintage modified line. Vibro champ xd club fender stratocaster guitar forum. Schematics and layout diagrams here are hundreds of original fender schematics and layout diagrams, available for free viewing and download. A pdf would be great, or even a scanned jpeg, gif or tiff that we can convert.
All of the preamplification, all of the voices, and all of the effects come from a digital signal processor. The original vibro champ in itself was an upgrade from fenders champ series. It was introduced in 1948 and discontinued in 1982. Your little champ will sound better than ever before, and provide years of reliable service. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next donniej senior member thread starter. Some would consider this to be the definitive tweed era fender champ. The circuitry in this unit is a complementary combination of tubes and a digital signal processor dsp. The silverface version served as a basis for the bronco student amplifier of 1967. The champ had only one power tube, and the power stage circuit is, typically, singleended and class a.
Fender vibro champ xd 5 watt guitar amp for sale online ebay. We did as well before we got our blackface fender vibro champ. Ec vibro champ eric clapton signature 5watt 1x8 guitar combo. This amp is part of fenders collaboration with eric clapton. It was still the smallest kid in the fender amp family. I would prefer the 402020 as it would help keep the low end firmer. If ordering for an older discontinued amp, please include photos or as much descriptive information on the product as you can. Fender guitar amplifier owners manuals archive fender. The speaker is an 8 one, and the amp also has a built in effects. Protect your amp with a fender vibro champ silverface style cover. Cbs champ champ 12 champ 25 super champ champ ii champ vibro aa764 ab764 concert 5g12 6g12 6g12a aa763 ab763 concertii 1983 deluxe model 26 woodie deluxe 5a3 5b3 5c3 5d3 5e3 5e3a layout only 6g3 6g3a aa763 ab763 deluxe reverb aa763 ab763 ab868 a1172 a1270 cbs 7779 volboost deluxe reverb ii.
There is also a pdf with a list of the transformers and choke for each model. The silverface amps are surprisingly similar to the coveted fender blackface line of amps so many blackface mods and tweaks apply to the silverface lineup. The kit includes all made in usa transformers, high quality hand made in usa turret board, high quality carbon comp resistors, and sprague orange drop or mallory 150 series. Meanwhile the bronco schematic shows the voltage at the first power supply filter cap as 420v dc. The dsp performs as a preamp that models the sounds and voicing from 16 different amps. Fender vibro champ 5watt vintage blackface guitar combo amp. Understand that what is being accomplished here is to 1 bypass the dsp digital board and 2 create a tone control unfortunately, the factory tone adjustment was handled in the dsp board. Vibrochamp xd amplifier the vibrochamp of the 1960s and 70s was an upgraded 5 watts into 4 ohms version of the venerable fender champ amp. Included in the guide are descriptions, pictures, schematics and other fendercentric information. Silverface amps include the deluxe reverb, twin reverb, super reverb, pro, bandmaster reverb, bassman, princeton, princeton reverb, champ, vibro champ, showman and vibrolux reverb. The blackface champ and vibro champ with tremolo was introduced in 1964 after its presuccessor, the narrow panel tweed champ, had been produced nine long years at fender since 1955.
Schematics and layout diagrams here are hundreds of original fender schematics and layout diagrams. To open downloaded files you need acrobat reader or similar pdf reader program. At the opposit, they based this from from the precbs champ, the tweed champ 5f1 which has a completly different tone circuit and sounds much more midrangy because of the tone circuit and the transformers. On the board you will find three caps in a vertical row whose values are. They can sound really good handwired with good speakers. Yhe next super champ xd i get is going to be a princeton reverb. Diy build or rebuild kit for a blackface aa764 fender vibro champ amplifier. The vibro champ featured builtin tremolo with controls for speed and intensity. Before i got the vibro champ xd, i studied its schematic and layout. The schematic that has been floating around the internet is wrong. Aa764 blackface vibro champ diy tube guitar amp kit. Projects, mods, transformer diagrams, photos, sound clips. This is an all tube amp that is quite small, delivering only 5 watts of power. Discussion in audio hardware started by donniej, jan 24, 2014.
The champ had the lowest power output and the simplest circuit for all of the fender tube amps. When i do my next cr, for my nephew, i think i may buy some blank component board material and layout the components in a more tidy arrangement. Unfollow fender vibro champ xd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. I just purchased a one owner estate sale 1973 vibro champ all original with the exception of a recent service where it was tuned, and the 3prong power cord upgraded and soldered. These are invaluable reference tools if you are digging around inside of your vintage fender amplifier. The princeton,princeton reverb,champ,vibrochamp,tweed deluxe and brown deluxe all use the same pt. Niether the vibro champ nor the super champ xd claim to be all tube, although a some wishful thinkers out there have made the claimwithout opening one up or looking at the schematic. The princeton,princeton reverb, champ,vibrochamp,tweed deluxe and brown deluxe all use the same pt. Fender amp heaven schematics tweed blackface brownface.
Vibro champ amp schematic watts vibrochamp circuit board. In addition, some files are archived, so you need winzip or winrar to open that files. Keep in mind that this is supposedly while using the same 5y3 rectifier and same 125p1b mains transformer as the cbsera vibro champ, though if everything else in the amp is the same, this is theoretically impossible. Jun 12, 2009 in the bronco schematic, the first stage capacitor is a 40mfd. Fender champ vibro aa764 sch service manual download. The tube amp library of information click the link above for tube amp info, schematics, board building information. Slow down the vibrato on your vibro champ if you converted a vc, you may want to slow down the vibrato speed.
The fender vibro champ was a guitar amplifier made by fender. Champ reverb layout now i await the faceplates and the 2x8 cabinet. These schematics cover almost every vintage fender amp and a few of the early silverface amps. Twist filament wires together tightly white wire from ot is a screen tap used for ul operation. Fender super champ xd dsp digital board bypass instructions.
We believe that this is the most complete, highest resolutio. A simple trip to schematic heaven and the hammond website will confirm things here. Fuse 1a, speaker jack, vibrato jack bottom of chassis cabinet. The fender vibro champ 70 is a vintage guitar combo amplifier that ive used in the recording studio. The marketing of the ec vibro champ says that it is a power stage vibrato, which was not the case on the original vc. Im sure true aficianados can chime in but i believe this styleera with the aluminum trim that goes around the grill cloth started in 1967 and ended sometime in 1969. We have some more vintage fender amplifier schematics today. The fender ec vibro champ is a 5w, handwired tube combo amp with 1x8 weber signature speaker and custom transformers. Although i modified a super champ xd, other amps such as the vibro champ xd may be good candidates for this modification as well. The circuit is based on the late50s 5f1 champ circuit. The main change from the 5e1 circuit in 1956 was the removal of the filter choke. Hoffman amplifiers customer loyalty discount program information. Weve already featured the fender champ model 5c1 and the 5e1 schematics. Vibro champ xd amplifier the vibro champ of the 1960s and 70s was an upgraded 5 watts into 4 ohms version of the venerable fender champ amp.
I have been looking for a tube amp for my apartment for a while. Did some homework on what it can, and most importantly, cant do. Fender guitar and bass amplifier owners manuals and. If you are unable to create one of these document formats and would be willing to send in your hard copy to the address above, wed be happy to scan it and return it to you promptly. I am indebted to vincent d in the us for weighing his deluxe reverb ii with the original blue label speaker and finding it weighs 42lb, and not the 32lb as listed in the 1983 fender amp catalogue. Champ reverb schematic here is the final layout a higher resolution drawing can be found. White wire from ot is a screen tap used for ul operation. Still a champ at heart, the vibro champ added a tube tremolo circuit with controls for speed and intensity, making this classic recording.
They work just fine but they all get hot to the touch. I have a castaway vibrochamp xd that im converting into a normal vibro champ. Supplying amplifier builders and techs with high quality circuit boards for well over 10 years. Not to be confused with the 90s tweed cordlesnache. The fender vibro champ xd is a modern day amp, modeled after the vintage vibro champs.