Fender · Tweed Wide Panel

Champ

Early wide-panel Student Champ of the tweed era.

Catalogue code: CHAMP (STUDENT, WIDE PANEL)
Years: 1953–1954
Type: combo
Valves & speakers: 4W, 1-6 in. Jensen, 1 x 6V6, 1 x 6SJ7, 1 x 5Y3
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: Medium

Specifications

Watts: 4
Speakers: 1-6 in. Jensen
Tubes: 1 x 6V6, 1 x 6SJ7, 1 x 5Y3
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 1953; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.