Ceriatone Forum

just picked up my champ amp from nik's office a little over a week ago.. had been playing with it whenever i got the time, so haven't really got a chance to post about it here!

anyways, great lil amp, found lots of headroom in it, and for a bedroom player like me, lots of volume!! had only cranked it up to full volume on normal mode in the afternoons when i'm at home and not occupied with uni classes.. nearly blew me away since i was sitting right in front of it!

thanks mcinku for helping me decide on this amp!

Yupeee  :chairdance: HNAD !!
You are welcome. ;)

So, did you go for the 6L6 option as well, I guess you did... if I understand your "normal mode" term. Which speaker do you use? Can you do a gut shoot for me... I'm really interested to see how Nik implemented this feature.
Anyway, I'm glad it works for you.

 ;D

hey.. i don't think i can get a gut shot as i'm near useless with screwdrivers and stuffs.. would need to open the cab enclosure to access it..

im using celestion vintage30s in it.. nik put that in by default.. how high do you crank the amp to be able to get an overdriven sound from it? i rarely get the chance to crank it full in normal non-tweed mode.. it sounded clean then too

i implemented most of your features recommendation.. 6v6 and 6L6 interchangeable with bias switch.. tried both tubes recently, and i love the clean sound on 6v6 more currently.. maybe its coz its already too loud to crank with the 6v6, and if i use the 6L6, it'd get much louder.. hows your champ currently? done anything new to it?

OK than, if you open it someday... take that photo  ;)

Yes, in a BF mode it stays clean up to 7 (out of 10). If I go over that, nice overdriven sound kicks in and If I go up to 10, it's almost to much for my liking.
That little sucker is loud as hell isn't it. A lot of people gig with it no problem (mic is a must of course). I took it once to the band practice and it was a little shy but I had to compete with 100W Twin  :o
My champ is still as it was, I think it sounds cool as is, so I don't plan to do any other mods to it.

Hey, when you were at Niks place, did you see any Overtones waiting around for shipping. I'm waiting for mine and I'm impatiant as hell.
 ;D ;D

hehe actually, i was pretty overwhelmed.. lots of amps all over the place! i believe i saw the marshalls but not the overtone.. also saw a rare amp that nik was talking to me about.. he's an amazing guy, but felt so ashamed that i didn't know enough to converse with him  :-[ just hang on, that overtone will get there soon!

Man, I would love to be there in your shoes.

Lucky man, you are.
 ;)

not as lucky as the one waiting for his overtone!  ;)

take a flight here and pay him a visit then!  ;D

 ;D  You got me there.




I would definitely like to do that but if I would have that kind of money in my hands, I would probably buy another amp from Nik.
...and I guess, he would be happier that way as well.
 ;D