1959 Fender Champ Tweed Vintage Tube Amp Class A, 5F1 Circuit

Up for sale, a 1959 Fender Champ in excellent condition, complete with its stock alnico magnet 8" speaker and a vintage tube set. Simple and elegant, this vintage Champ boasts the hallowed 5F1 circuit. It doesn't get much more pure than the Champ, and this studio favorite delivers freakishly dynamic and glassy pure tube tone that can go from clean to fully saturated overdrive with a twist of the single knob.The circuit retains the original yellow Astron capacitors in the preamp, and the electrolytic caps have been replaced with modern Spragues. The original Stackpole pot dates to the 19th week of '59. Both transformers have been replaced with properly spec'd modern equivalents. A modern three-prong power cable has also been installed. The chassis itself boasts a clean chrome-plated control plate with the majority of the original white silkscreen lettering. The tube set consists of an RCA 5Y3 rectifier, Sylvania 6V6 power tube and Sylvania-branded preamp tube.The original alnico magnet Oxford E8V 8" speaker has a clean frame, even retaining the stock orange inspection sticker, with a date stamp from the 19th week of '59. The tube chart is fully intact as well, noting the 5F1 circuit and stamped with an "IH" code that translates to August of 1959.The original lacquered tweed is in excellent shape, as is the oxblood grillcloth and even the leather handle. The tweed shows uniform ambering and some light spotting on the bottom of the enclosure, along with some general modest scuffing and corner wear. The original lower back panel is intact, with a replica upper back panel aged to match.