Carl's Custom Dark Tweed Champ Boutique Amp. Widely regarded as the closest you can get to the an original 5F1 without dropping $3K+. From Carl:


The 5F1 Classic Tweed Champ is the king of recording and practice amps.  It's Clapton's "Layla" amp, Joe Walsh’s "Funk #49" amp, and Keith Richards secret studio weapon on countless Stones tracks.  It can be heard on all sorts of other the classic rock and blues cuts too. It has a distinctive aggressive overdrive that is familiar from the moment you plug in. It has a low 5 watts of output so can be fully cranked with ease.

Please don’t confuse these with the many clones and re-issues out there. Mine with stand toe to toe with an original while having less noise and being more reliable.


Each one is carefully and meticulously built and tested.  

  • 5 Watts All Tube Power (Uses one 6V6, one 12AX7 and one GZ-34 or 5Y3 Rectifier Tube)
  • Meticulously Hand-wired
  • Improved grounding system and layout minimizes hum and noise. It much quieter at idle than Fender’s RI and every boutique version I’ve encountered.
  • Single Volume Control
  • Hi and Low inputs
  • Combos are made of Solid Finger Joined Pine with Lacquered Tweed
  • 4 ohm Speaker Out on 5 watt combo version

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ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Classic Tweed Champ
Finish
  • Dark Tweed
Categories
Year
  • 2010s
Made In
  • United States

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