Someone familiar with Tokai Tweed Champ (1981) ?

PeteKay · Mar 3, 2008

Hi,

I was just wondering if someone is familiar with the Tokai Tweed champ , made in 1981

Amp like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120201959402

What i'm looking for is a vintage Fender sound, like in the ' 50 / 60' s
to play at home. it's a tranistor amp, so I don't ecpect to much of it, maybee i'm wrong

Peter

edit, my gear:
Tokai Goldstarsound ('62 reissue)
bacchus '57 reissue

JohnA · Mar 3, 2008

I haven't ever played through one, but apparently they sound pretty good! I wouldn't expect the full Fender Valve Experience though!

I think it's somewhere on this forum someone built a valve chassis to fit the Tokai cabinet.

Peller · Mar 4, 2008

I have a friend who uses one (although I believe he swapped out the speaker) with a Breezysound and makes it sound fabulous. I wouldn't like to say how much of that is the amp and how much his playing, though...

PeteKay · Apr 19, 2008

Thank you guys!
After all, I've bought a Fender Princeton Reverb (SF) from 1975.
I like it very much.

marcusnieman · Apr 19, 2008

PeteKay said:
Thank you guys!
After all, I've bought a Fender Princeton Reverb (SF) from 1975.
I like it very much.

Nothing like a tube amp, eh? Nice as the Tokai Champ is, it's all solid state electronics.

PeteKay · Apr 20, 2008

Nothing like a tube amp, eh? Nice as the Tokai Champ is, it's all solid state electronics.

Yeah, never had a tube amp before, this is amazing, i'm in the sky's

JohnA · Apr 20, 2008

Since my last post I picked up a Tokai champ, it's not a tube amp as you say but the clean sounds are amazing, you would think there were valves hidden in there. Suprisingly loud too, and cuter than a cute thing!

marcusnieman · Apr 20, 2008

JohnA said:
Since my last post I picked up a Tokai champ, it's not a tube amp as you say but the clean sounds are amazing, you would think there were valves hidden in there. Suprisingly loud too, and cuter than a cute thing!

You know, I had a look and just found that I have a little 80's Fender Japan solid state amp - Squire 15 - and it's a great sounding amp. I haven't used it in awhile but I've had people say that they were sure that it was a tube amp. Might need to dust it off and take it for a drive again.

JohnA · Apr 20, 2008

Hope it's as good as you remember Marcus!

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