Fender 1982 Super Champ Rivera Era EV Force 10 Excellent

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In 1982, Fender hired Paul Rivera as marketing director to specify and help design a whole new range of amplifiers to meet the contemporary requirements of musicians.  His direction of the engineering team resulted in some legendary amps, including the Super Champ. Rivera went on to found his own amplifier company bearing his name, and the Rivera-era Fender amps are now understood to represent one of the most significant chapters in the company's post-CBS history. Fenders from the Rivera era are sought after and for good reason — this fine 1982 Super Champ, although being only an 18-watt amp, is brutally loud, with classic Fender reverb and master and lead volume options that let you play an entire show. 

The circuit is what makes the Super Champ technically distinctive. The Super Champ utilized a 12AX7 for the first and second stage preamp, a 12AT7 for the spring reverb driver tube, while a triple-triode 6C10 compactron serves three functions: one section as a third stage preamp for additional gain, one as the phase inverter, and one as recovery for the spring reverb. The 6C10 is a rare compactron tube — a multi-section tube in a single envelope that Fender specified here to pack extraordinary circuit complexity into a very small chassis.

When the volume knob is pulled, signal from the 12AT7 reverb driver is re-routed, resulting in higher gain — the pull for lead function that gives the Super Champ its switchable extra gain stage. Two 6V6 power tubes deliver 18 watts into the 10" cabinet with original spring reverb tank intact. 

The speaker has been upgraded to an Electro-Voice Force 10 — a non-original substitution that is disclosed honestly and is in fact the upgrade that experienced Super Champ players specifically seek out. The EV speaker upgrade is a well-documented and commonly recommended modification for the Super Champ — the stock Fender Special Design 10" was not the amp's strongest point, and the EV Force 10 brings significantly more headroom, clarity, and low-end authority to the platform. Original Schumacher power, output, and reverb transformers, all dating to early 1982. Original filter caps — notable on a 40-year-old amplifier. Original pots. Original black tolex, silver sparkle grille cloth, pine cabinet and baffle, all in excellent condition throughout. No cover or footswitch.

We tested all the tubes and cleaned the pots and tube sockets to get it 100% ready to go.

SPECIFICATIONS:

• Date: 3-1-1982
• Where Is Date Noted?: serial#
• Weight: 32lbs 13oz
• Dimensions:  w 17" x h 14" x d 8-1/4"
• Watts: 18 watts
• Case/Cover?: none
• Covering Material: tolex
• Covering Color: black
• Covering Original?: yes
• Cabinet Material: pine
• Cabinet Condition: excellent
• Cabinet Repairs/Changes: none
• Cabinet Original?: yes
• Grille Style: silver sparkle
• Grille Condition: excellent
• Grille Original?: yes
• Baffle Material: pine
• Baffle Condition: excellent
• Baffle Original?: yes
• Baffle Repairs/Changes: none
• Chassis Material: sheet metal
• Chassis Condition: excellent
• Chassis Original?: yes
• Chassis Repairs/Changes: none
• Knobs Original?: yes
• Handle Material: rubber
• Handle Original?: yes
• Speaker 1 Brand: EV Force 10
• Speaker 1 Size: 10"
• Speaker 1 Condition: very good
• Speaker Original?: no
• Power Transformer Manufacturer: Schumacher
• Power Transformer Manufacturer Code: 606
• Power Transformer Date Code: 208
• Power Transformer Original?: yes
• Output Transformer Manufacturer: Schumacher
• Output Transformer Manufacturer Code: 606
• Output Transformer Date Code: 112
• Output Transformer Original?: yes
• Reverb Transformer Manufacturer: Schumacher
• Reverb Transformer Manufacturer Code: 606
• Reverb Transformer Date Code: 112
• Reverb Transformer Original?: yes
• Reverb Onboard: yes
• Reverb Tank Original?: yes
• Tremolo Or Vibrato Onboard: no
• Pedal Included?: no
• Power Tubes: 2 x 6V6
• Power Tube Brand: Fender
• Preamp Tubes: 6C10, 12AX7, ECC83
• Preamp Tube Brand: Fender, JJ
• Potentiometers Original?: yes
• Filter Caps: original
• Internal Repairs: none
• Power Cable: yes
• Accessories Included: none
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none
  

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