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Champ

Narrow-panel tweed Champ, the classic late-50s small tweed box.

Catalogue code: CHAMP (NARROW PANEL)
Years: 1954–1964
Type: combo
Valves & speakers: 4W, 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 6V6GT
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Medium

Specifications

Watts: 4
Speakers
Tubes: 1 x 12AX7, 1 x 6V6GT
Channels

01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number (plate), Tube chart sticker, Transformer code, Speaker code, Pot code, Chassis stamp, Circuit code.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1954; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $1,292, good $2,343, excellent $3,212 USD · 10 sold listings · as of 2026-10-14. kept only the vintage NARROW PANEL Champs (5F1 / 5E1). Excluded: wide-panel Champs 5D1/5C1 (row fender-champ-wide), '57 Custom Champ and Japan TC-10 reissues (2x cheaper - directly comparable lots in the same page), EC Vibro-Champ signature and Super Champ X2 (different models), a tweed lap-steel case. Reverb exposes the price and condition but not the exact sale date, so asof = measurement date; no Fair/Poor sale observed; fair = lowest sold price in sample