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Some time ago, I bought, second hand, a little Fender Super Champ XD after being impressed by its sound listening to a friend's.

I use this all the time at home and, with my TVS, I find I can get a very close approximation to most of the early sounds. At home volume levels it easily outstrips my AC30 for tone. I have spent a lot of time trying to record the sound produced by this combination without the inevitable alteration to tone through mixing desks etc.

See what you think.

57 Re-issue Strat DR 12-52 strings through TVS3 and Super Champ XD D.I.'d into a TASCAM 788 workstation. Original backing track with no residual lead guitar overspill.


http://www.4shared.com/audio/sfiuQ_2V/0 ... mp_XD.html

Hi Terry,

That's close enough for me !!!!

Great playing and a great authentic sound.

I also have a Super Champ XD and agree that the tone you can get is superb.

I use mine at home and have used it for small gigs, I have also used it miked up for outdoor gigs. The beauty of it is, it is so light and easy to carry - my days of lugging heavy amps are over.

Best Regards, Dave

Excellent result. Considering the cost of a TVS3, it's great to know that if you don't have enough money left to buy an expensive amp, you still can have a good sound with a budget one !

Didier

Excellent!

Hi Tab.
You have a very nice setup there. It sounds great. Good one.
Regards Geoff.

Thanks for your comments Guys.

Dave, I've tried micing up before but going through the PA and another set of EQs somehow detracts from the original sound, which is why I had so much trouble recording this track so that it sounds like the live amp/echo combination. I'd be interested to know what settings you use.

We get a very good sound at the Sussex Club with the AC30s and the TVS/Q20 - the AC30 is at its best at higher volumes - but it would be nice to compare that with the Super Champ combination at the same volume.

Kind regards,

Terry

Excellent tone and playing, did you alter the stock W-Land patch on the TVS ?

Sounds very good to me Terry.

Thanks Keith, Roger.

No alteration to the WL TVS patch, Keith.