WILL IT CHUG? - FENDER CHAMPION 20

[@OlaEnglund]

Actually Not That bad for a small practice amplifier. But WILL IT CHUG?

[@jean-michelmenard394]

nice keep it up ola from Montreal

[@someguywithaphone5921]

You'll make it chug, Ola. Even if you have to turn it into an old diesel train. Chuggachuggachoochoo. Hell yea, Fender Chuglet. Like piglet, to the pig. Big Fender Chugger Head? Nope! Just a little Chuglet.

[@rapidthoughts3169]

I have that small fender G deck and that thing is bad ass

[@charliecooper5354]

I really wish I'd never sold mine now 😕. It's actually a killer modelling amp! Fantastic chugging as usual \\M//

[@RokDAWG1]

Why does the sound seem so compressed?

[@Christian.Means.]

Was actually quite surprised when you turned it to the metal voicing... chugged way better than I thought it would. 😳

[@Septicshites]

You’d be surprised by cheap amps sometimes

[@Christian.Means.]

@@Septicshites oh yeah for sure! Seems like every amp company is starting to bring their A game when it comes to versatility and a blend of multiple styles of tones you could achieve. As someone who gigged with a Line 6 Spider III for almost 10 years before getting my first tube amp, I'm a firm believer in "if it works, it works". 🤟😁 Although now I have a few tube heads, I also have a Positive Grid Mini head that is one of the best sounding amps I've ever owned. Gotta have options. Always good to have the best of both worlds if possible. 🤟😁

[@Septicshites]

@@Christian.Means. yeah for sure

[@bolillo5013]

I’ve been able to get mine to sound identical to a Mesa Boogie Badlander. You can read my comment for more details.

[@krit3gggmusic172]

Microphone

[@3Storms]

You just took me back to my early 90s teenage years where all the punks and some of the metalheads I knew had a Champion 100 because it was the only affordable 100-watt amp you could get, and it came with the bonus of being a 2x12. And they all put a Boss DS-1 orange distortion pedal in front of it to get more gain out of it. Those older ones didn't have that voice feature at all, and the only effect they had was reverb.

[@ryansouthard4929]

Or Ibanez smash box pedal.

[@michaellorenz7177]

By me, the punks were using the DS-1, with the metallers using the Metal Zone. Or the cheap Danelectro versions of.

[@hinjurock70]

@@michaellorenz7177 A Metal Zone will make even the cleanest amp chug - I love that pedal.

[@therollband1290]

Champion amps are beasts

[@AllofJudea]

I have a Front man, which was the follow up amp I think. 100 watts, solid state, loud as f, 2 channels. The clean is nice and with some pedals you could get some decent high gain sounds. I got it for 300 bucks new

[@bolillo5013]

This is my only real amp, I mostly use plug-ins but this amp can do a lot. I’ve also always been secretly wanting Ola to do a video on it too. Edit: If you run a boost with the amp you can get some killer tones.

[@daviddawson1718]

I use mine as my for a second amp. It pairs well with my Epi Pacemaker 5w from '66

[@bolillo5013]

@@daviddawson1718 nice

[@Starch1b2c3d4a]

Sorry dude

[@bolillo5013]

@@Starch1b2c3d4a yeah lol

[@bolillo5013]

@@Starch1b2c3d4a Since I wrote that comment I got a new 8 string guitar (my first one, it’s the Javier Reyes sig) and have been using the EQ Devices Plumes as a boost. I can get tones that are identical to the Mesa Boogie Badlander (I don’t believe it either), to sparkling, ambient clean sounds. The new guitar is part of the reason it sounds so killer but I’ve tried my old guitars through it and they sound amazing too. In short, I don’t feel so bad about the rig anymore lol. Eventually I’d like to upgrade my amp but since I can’t find anybody to play with, it doesn’t need to be very loud, so I’ll probably get some more pedals before a new amp. My only problem with the Fender Champion is that when I do turn it up, it gets a little messy.

[@the_glove]

I’ve been gigging with this particular combo for a few years. I use the metal and blackface settings . Threw a mic in front of it and did a rock gig a few weeks ago , it’s just fine . Most use it for jazz type gigs , turns out you don’t need to buy a bigger better amp you just need a better drummer

[@ericwright3646]

This is a Trojan horse amp if ever there was one. Now little Timmy can play the clean niceness for his grandparents after church and then go in his room and roll out some Blood and Thunder in his bedroom!

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Ok, but don't tell anyone 🤠

[@WyldeStarrTheWexican]

30 years ago I had an amp that size & it SUCKED. Truly, SUCKED. It made me hate playing guitar sometimes just because how bad the amp sounded & no matter what pedal I used, it sucked because the amp was just soi terrible. Truly incredible to think how far we've come in that time even with these small inexpensive amps, nevermind the guitars.

[@dogslobbergardens6606]

Yeah. I came here to say the same thing, the lowly cheap little Fender Champ has come a long way since I was a kid. Remember those first ten years or so of digital modeling amps? Good gawd, they were awful. The amp I actually play through most these days is a first gen Katana 50. I got it for a discount new because the store had lost the box etc for it. I don't even mess with all the whiz-bang programmable computer nerd stuff it has, I just use the front panel. Honestly, it sounds pretty dang good.

[@nunninkav]

was it a CRATE!?!?

[@WyldeStarrTheWexican]

No, it was by Aria - An Aria AG-35R.

[@stormstudios1]

still probably sounded better than me without any amp

[@tommilitello198]

How far we’ve come lmao thirty years is a long time

[@roberthanket2827]

I've written a thousand riffs on one of these.. sounds killer for the price

[@priorwitness]

I have the Champ 40 version. I've used it in a pinch for band practice and gigs and it gets the job done. It won't set the world on fire but for around $100 it's a good value, and you can capture some pretty kick ass clean tones from it as well.

[@RIFFSandBLADES]

Just fyi, they are around $250

[@therollband1290]

For no particular reason shout out to Ola for being an amazing guitarist! Holy crap

[@OnceNate]

3:58 “I’m calling home, sorry..” It’s 2am and I literally busted out laughing at that…

[@edgarmezavids]

I had a college professor who was showing me his guitar gear (main was an acoustic head into a 4x12) and he said a frontman 25 was all you needed for an amp around the house and man was he right, that thing was loud! These smaller Fender offerings are pretty great for the price.

[@TheDuckyCraft]

Woah! That metal voicing was fire man! It chugged SO MUCH BETTER than I expected. That was surprising and unexpected😮

[@jacobhair6382]

Seems like it’d be a great practice amp! Handled the chugging really well lol

[@jasperkonijnenbelt438]

This is what I like about heavy music played on a Fender (when it does shug, they dont all do that): the tone is so much brighter. Cut's through like a knife and is this heavy in the low end, giving you that oompf.

[@Brittnoelle2]

I just ordered this today😀. I’m still a beginner. I put at least a few hours in a day practicing. I’m so excited to upgrade from my frontman 10!

[@BOBANDVEG]

I have one. I have few practice amps, and the champ is by far the easiest and most convenient to use. Literally just roll the dials and go. You like yours?

[@Brittnoelle2]

@@BOBANDVEG yes I do. My go too for the voicing the green blackface or whatever it’s called and I like the Princeton. I’m still getting to know it there’s so many options with all the effects.

[@DoomOfConviction]

I started out playing guitar again a few years ago and got the champ 20, it’s a decent amp for the price, well enough for any students and with a great tonal variety.

[@TheLeftovers212]

I have the 100w 2x12 Fender Champion and it sounds wayyy bigger. Its a pretty good amp for any style of guitar. 3band eq so you can scoop it too. But the metal channel is where it really shines imo. Who knew Fender was so Metal?

[@PooNinja]

I love my Champion 100 , the jazz model makes a great pedal platform.

[@jimsinister13]

I have the champion 100, it's the 2x12 version at 100 watts. I use it for live and practice it's a loud ass tone beast.

[@PooNinja]

Right I love mine, their so light 🤘🏽

[@jimsinister13]

@@PooNinja 🤘🏻💩🤘🏻

[@mcdingus5081]

I personally love the Champion 100. A giggable amp that is a great pedal platform and plenty loud. Especially in these days of digital modeling, I really don't see the point of using tube amps if you're using IR's and modeled amps/cabs. It will take a pounding and will never need to be maintained.

[@omgvague]

Had to sell my HT Club 40 last year, was looking for a decently cheap replacement with some oomph behind it. Looked at this and Katana. Still not sure which to go for lol

[@jimsinister13]

@@mcdingus5081 my old amp was a line 6 and after 6 years of metal love she caught fire while I was practicing, it was a sad but fitting end. The chip that caused it all was the size of my thumb nail lol, so I needed a new amp fast as I had joined a giging band and after researching 2x12 amps by brand ,cost and effects I kept coming back to the fender it does everything I need at volume plus it's an amazing pedal platform . And yes, she chuggs, lol

[@RetroPlus]

Sounds absolutely amazing, best I've ever heard for such a small amp

[@tomh4244]

Hey Ola! I loved the vids about the JP2C and the IIc+, can we expect one where you'd go back and forth between those and make a comparison video? With an amp switcher it would slay!! I'm sure lots of us would LOVE to see that!! You rock 🔥

[@heshwuan]

That thing has some serious punch for its size. Nice job, Fender.

[@JonMurray]

What a cracking little amp! Awesome for someone on a budget or just starting out. You get a good range of noises for the price! And it CHUGS!!! 🤘🏻😄✌🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@mc12358]

Yeah I got my Champion 20 for 70.00 USD. Hella cheaper than a Mesa Boogie head and cabinet! Perfect for a beginner!

[@JonMurray]

@@mc12358 ah nice one! You can’t argue with that price!

[@thesnorman5666]

I think it’s good for even skilled guitar players, not just beginners. I’ve been playing about 5-6 years or so and this amp sounds great, and it’s super loud for the size, I love it- 5 stars for me. I’m a big fan of Fender equipment.

[@cobhc182]

I’ve had this amp for about 6 months. I use it only for cleans for practice paired with a Peavey Vypyr 1 with an AB pedal. It was cheaper to get this than get the foot switch for the Peavey. I love this amp!

[@Alicia-nd5ov]

do the cleans sound good?

[@cobhc182]

@@Alicia-nd5ov Yes, it sounds excellent! Very similar sound to my Deluxe Reverb. Just in a much smaller package.

[@JenMajuraOfficial]

🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@PooNinja]

🍓🍓🍓

[@XlouietheflyX]

That 'wah' effect is just your classic envelope filter. Cool for funk

[@fatwalruspigman]

I got this amp and its good but I noticed when I play "Purple Haze" intro riff, the A & Low E string notes clash together and create a "warble"... ive been playing for a couple years now. this is my "first amp"... am I at the point now that I need a tube amp & cabinet? im getting good, I can play the "Fade to Black" acoustic riff almost flawlessly.... or do I need to palm mute the A before Low E to eliminate that warble when I go from A to Low E? its a very pricy question. been playing lots of Metallica, slayer, black sabbath but then Hendrix too on a JV Modified Stratocaster 60's Vintera.

[@duaneanderson6393]

chug-alisious thanks , are you wearing chuck taylor s or counterfeit chuck taylors . always a treat when get to chugging , thanks.

[@tankdarla637]

Great little practice amps, so easy to dial in tones. Simple interface, I still have a Champion 20, only modeler amp I have kept, have had almost all of them...

[@thenamessoul]

Wow I wonder what eq settings you use because I can’t get mine to sound amazing like that

[@jacoboko5893]

That is my go to amp since 5 years now, I use it with the Fangs Metal Distortion from TC electronic in front of it and good to go.

[@The_JustJoshing]

I have this amp. Great practice amp. It definitely chugs.

[@JK2Kans]

The Tommy Wiseau brief cameo was great!

[@trexi9288]

is chug a good thing?

[@zalienthere-visitor1424]

That T model Solar is actually Stunning. Love that color on it so much.

[@RefRMart10]

What tuning are you in??????! Thanks 👍

[@Mojen_Marc_Music]

Never thought I'd hear Ola playing Lenny Kravitz :D Nice! :D

[@dannyshannon]

Impressive that Fender knows its audience in that budget range could be a bunch of bedroom twiddling metalheads. Love it. Btw... What was that Lamb of God riff around the 3:05 mark?? Very tasty

[@MrJeffb8074]

I have this same amp and for a beginner I love it.

[@Tony2k_]

I have a question do you think this amp could work with my Jackson Js32Q ArchTop

[@dylanmcgarry1221]

I started learning on one of these in high school! It will in fact chug while you play wrongly written Metallica songs out of time, can personally confirm

[@scottwilcox6313]

Ola who was the guy who walked in to the picture at 2:32 he looked pissed and then disappeared? The little Fender that could😮

[@dudebroguymate]

There are actually 3 positions for voicings for different eras: 50s/60s (red light), 70s/80s (green light) and 90s/00s (yellow light)

[@RMKLK]

"I'm calling home, sorry" 😂😂 Nice video Ola, thank you!

[@ubmastering]

Pretty dam good sounding for a practice amp.

[@stephanvenner2939]

"Fieep" I'm calling home 🤣.Thank you for your Videos.They are always fun to watch, entertaining and informative in the same way.I'm looking forward to the next one.Greetings from South Germany.

[@DeathMetalGuitar]

4:04 DEFINITELY sounds SLAAAYEEERR🤦‍♂️👏👏👏👏

[@simonr344]

2:31 this freaked me out 😂

[@Johnny-WaIker]

Yep. Wth was that. Kinda creeped me out for a sec too. 😵

[@Lunarlights5580]

What were the sittings used.. i cannot get mine to sound anything like this

[@1989eol]

I think the 40 and 100 sound really good. I mean, really really good. It would be my first choice if i don't wanna tube.

[@p1cklez__]

Great video! What is the song called that you played at 5:16 I have this same amp and would love to give this song a try!

[@p1cklez__]

Over a year later and i’m still playing guitar on the daily. I have improved GREATLY and managed to copy his finger placements into my guitar. Still unknown what the song is..

[@lonnybasvic9738]

I liked the funking around Ola, and I can see what you mean about the wah setting but you made it work

[@jacob_krause_official7286]

"I'm calling home sorry" @ 4:00 Lmao

[@unknown6390]

I have this and I learned guitar on it. Dialing in a sick distortion tone on it has developed my taste in distortion tones ever since

[@gergelyboros8138]

Oh hi Mark!

[@Cold_Hearted_World]

I'd love to know what the clean riff you play at the start of these videos. You also play it when demoing the EVH EL34 100w head. It's like cowboy chords or something, love it

[@rockmovieswithtyler1989]

I have the 100 watt version of this amp and it is awesome as well! Even better when you hook up a Digitech RP1000 into the preamp surprisingly!

[@thomasplooij9795]

will you ever revisit the mark series amps on the channel?

[@blackmetalgolfer6007]

Ola! What riff do you play around the 3:15 mark? It’s sick

[@vashwolfwood5899]

Feared - Hate Mantra

[@drwoah7242]

This was my first amp when learning guitar and at first i loved it but dude after a while of playing metal i really noticed the difference between that amp cranked to 10 as hard as possible and just the normal lead tone of a spider

[@johnhrzn1501]

thanks for the video. really helps learn these components.

[@SteveRamJetRamsey]

I own the Champion 40 and I'm quite impressed with it. I have used it in small bars and its quite capable for that setting. I like having it around now just for simple plug in and practice at home.

[@dirtyfingers3155]

I really like mine as well. I even like it more with the Warehouse Veteran that now is in the same place as the Fender stock speaker once was.

[@SteveRamJetRamsey]

@@dirtyfingers3155 I put a Laney HH 60watt speaker in mine.... adds some deeper bass to the sound

[@delta61]

I have this one. Had to choose between this and a Fender Mustang v2 20w, but the latter was hard to find at that time. I'm satisfied, haven't even pushed it to its limits

[@doctorskull8197]

Sounds great ‼️😍🔥🎸

[@Mikerdrengen666]

Cool demo man Can we please get a vinter 8 string now ?

[@rockvenom]

Hi Ola, you should try a Marshall ValveState 15!!!

[@ChengLi1979]

i have one. love the breakup of the 65 princeton. try it with your custom shop strat, ola. great little gem. love it.

[@esstee5888]

I'd love to know if the ESP ec1000 can chug. I'm confident it could!

[@VRTXmedia]

is this a new telecaster?

[@gabrieltaylor6196]

I've noticed you play the same riff for all of these videos. Is that your go to riff or is it maybe for consistency?

[@Cthulhu_Awaken]

Is that a modeling amp with all the presets like a Spider is?

[@thesnorman5666]

I got this amp for my birthday, pretty dope. I like it alot its nice and there's a lot of sound options on it which is sweet, it’s like having some pedals built into it. I love all fender equipment though.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

5:32 An envelope filter on metal guitar. You’re stealing my moves, man! 😆

[@guitarnutbolinuli5788]

Great little amp, Ola; who's your new friend? 02:33

[@Johnny-WaIker]

Yep. Wth was that. Kinda creeped me out for a sec. 😵

[@clinteastwood6875]

@@Johnny-WaIker Tommy Wiseau reference

[@Jweiss76]

Your videos always have something that makes me laugh!

[@raymartin9146]

That's actually good. If you use it for home recording once you've added compressors, limiters, EQ, effects inserts, compounders, an excellent engineer and a brilliant guitarist it may just do the job x

[@Daz86.]

i see what u did there.

[@bolillo5013]

I’ve actually been able to get it to sound like a Mesa Badlander with just a OD used as a boost (I use the plumes)

[@boomerbassmeme]

That is a cool little practice amp! Looks pretty versatile too. 🤘😊🤘

[@jessehutchings]

Honestly, I'm kind of shocked that it chugs My preconception is that if you have a Fender anything in your signal chain it won't chug .. lmao

[@RG3550MZ]

Who was the dude who ghosted through at 2:32 ?

[@BillyBongwaters]

That sounds good

[@Cc-zq3bk]

That would never get old

[@MegaEdits]

"I'm calling home" definitely laughed thanks

[@JrodGtar]

I know generally 8 inch speakers and cabs aren't bassy, but I have an old celestian G8L-30 from an 80's fender champ in an Australian hardwood cab, and it's actually amazing!

[@earthquakemagoon2505]

When I grow up, I want to be just like Ola! Oh wait... I'm 55yrs old. A bit older than he. Oh never mind. I'll get it figured out.

[@nisterror]

Wondering how those little amps would sound with a quality speaker and can i.e mesa or engl with some celestions etc.

[@idanyakobson4170]

I have the champion 20 too, and when the volume is low in it, the gain is low too. the gain will be 10 only when the volume is 10. Is there any way to fix this?

[@starmorpheus]

You have to adjust the gain and volume together to avoid “fizzy” sounding or muddled tone

[@brandonsmalleyorblspinc689]

The champion 50xl was at GC and it had a speaker Called Midnight Special or something it was amazing sounding!

[@nicksites]

"I'm calling home.. sorry..." HAHA 🤣🤣🤣 I'm dying!

[@BobLHedd]

I, um, I'm impressed! I might need to look closer at the Champion line.

[@El_Vicente1]

I got the same amp and a squire strat and I can not get mine to chug for the life of me ,am I missing something?

[@optimus3305]

Love the chug series but to be fair pretty much anything will chug detuned don’t you think? Next time try it in standard or no lower than drop D, just for shits and giggles, that would be the true test in my opinion.

[@thurston7425]

This was my first amp and it really is quite decent

[@hinjurock70]

I used one of those with a metal distortion pedal the last time I jammed with a drummer (he played guitar too and it was his amp) and it sounded pretty good.

[@TimothyHuffGuitar]

Did the video get ghosted or was the fade in dude and the female voice accidents or on purpose?

[@StacXion]

I have an older model of this from like 2002 or something, and it was/is my 2nd practice amp ever 🙂

[@JacksonGuitarsPlayer03]

9V battery powered amp will it chug?

[@nicocortes5145]

5:46 are... are you playing lenny kravitz??

[@mikielaz2217]

Are you able to hook pedals into this amp?

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

Currently shopping for practice amps, I appreciate the video, I think the Orange Crush 20RT will be my choice.