Description
Description & Specifications
1956 Fender Champ Tweed 5E1 – Narrow Panel
We present an original and early 1956 Fender Champ Tweed 5E1 – Narrow Panel. Made in Fullerton, California.
This beauty is simple, elegant, and clean enough to satisfy both collectors and serious players. This is the early version with the rare original Oxford 6″ speaker.
This vintage Champ features its original lacquered tweed and the revered 5E1 circuit. It doesn’t get much purer than the Champ — this studio favorite delivers incredibly dynamic and glassy pure tube tone that ranges from clean to fully saturated overdrive with a twist of the single knob. It’s also the transitional year, featuring the smallest cabinet before Fender switched to a larger size later in 1956.
The Champ has been well cared for over the decades and is equipped with its original Oxford 6″ speaker, which has just been professionally reconed. The circuit has been serviced with new capacitors and resistors to ensure optimal performance. Both transformers are original. A new 3-prong power cable has been installed.
Cosmetically, the original lacquered tweed is in great condition, showing honest wear accumulated over the years. Overall, the tweed looks excellent and evenly aged, complete with the original nailed-in feet and the original leather handle. It even retains the original store tag from Spokane, Washington.
To keep it as original as possible, a step-down transformer is required. We have these in stock and they can be purchased through Guitar Hunter.
