desertbluesman

March 3

I just did the re-tubing and replacing my newly acquired Super Champ X2 speaker and setting the BIAS on the amp. It sounds waaaaaay better than the one I have been using for the past 4 years. I followed the Eurotubes guy's offers to use some newer versions of the JJ Tubes that I have in the older SCX2. I no longer need tube damper rings because they put some new ideas into the power and preamp tubes. Also the Hemp cone Lil Buddy sounds awesome even before it is broken in (so to speak) (Looks like I may need a new set of JJ's for the older amp which now sits in my shed and will go unused except practice time on the days my wife is home at guitar practice time).

Question for my friends on this forum in the BIAS setting. The instructions say to set the BIAS at more than 40 MV. I checked to setting and it is set at 52 MV so I left in like that. My older amp I set at 39.5 MV because I misread the instructions thinking I needed to set the older SCX2 at or near 40 MA

March 2

Have a great time surfergirl

February 25

1 hour ago, KuruPrionz said:

One way to break in a speaker without playing so loud is to run low frequencies through it. If you have a bass, that will work. If you have a CD player and play some music with deep notes that will do it. Low notes will make the cone move more at lower volumes and help things flex faster than higher frequencies.

Thanks amigo!! I will turn the bass on the amp up to full and no trebles then play the guitars bass notes on front pup. We shall see.

February 24

He is playing all over the world and happily gigging since a month or so after the heart attack. I am a follower of his page on Facebook so I get daily notices of what he is up to.

February 24

Received the Eminence hemp cone 10" Lil Buddy today. Tomorrow I put in the new JJ tubes BIAS the amp for the new tubes. Before inserting the amp back into the cabinet, I will install the new Lil Buddy. The break in will be long and tedious because I won't be able to push it hard with loud volumes.

The last time I did this with the other amp that I have been using for the past 4 years, I let my nieces boyfriend perform with it for a long set at much higher volumes than I would be able to use in my community. He thanked me profusely for letting him use the amp, I told him he did me a favor as well, and thanked him for breaking the speaker in for me 😆 (one hand washes the other).

February 21

I may have had a Gretsch guitar early on in my guitar playing odyssey (Mid 1960's). I was into Les Paul's at the time so the Gretsch did not sound like a Les Paul or SG, so I probably sold it without appreciating it's unique qualities. I was heavily into Chet Atkins and other country pickers, that is probably why I tried the Gretsch. Oh well we live and learn.........

February 19

14 minutes ago, o0Ampy0o said:

Sliding up or down the fretboard is considered a desirable technique, especially tasty in the blues, making you limited if you don't do it.

Yep it makes the lick sound more human to have those bends and slides. I use slides and band quite a lot, never lifting my fingers off the strings unless I am doing full chords on the clean channel.

February 18

I wash my hands very thoroughly before I play guitar. That does the trick for me.

February 14

RIP Wayne Kramer

February 10

I watched the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show 60 years ago. And whenever they were on the tube thereafter. I was not an instant admirer of the Beatles until Sargent Pepper. I drove to Atlantic City New Jersey to buy that album and also bought the 8 track tape so we could listen to it on the way back to Long Beach Island New Jersey. I also got the Are You Experienced Hendrix album that day. Until that trip to AC, I was a died in the wool a-Capella singer and fan. But The Beatles, Hendrix, and Cream were my go to guys from that trip to AC and bought the albums above.

February 10

I have been using the new acquisition (Used SCX2), it is a 2012 manufacture date and it stinks of dust lightly. Tomorrow is cleaning day. I will take out the speaker, and tubes, and dust it. I can still send it back until Monday. I hope I can get it cleaned up easily. Thought it is a little old. It sounds pretty good, I was able to get inside using Fender Fuse and set it up like my just fixed one. I may still buy an Eminence Lil Buddy and some JJ Tubes. I will pull the trigger on the speaker Monday. Or whenever it shows up at Sweetwater. Right now I have it almost sounding like the just fixed SCX2 by turning the Trebles all the way down. and adjusting the middle control in Fuse. (There is no middle hardware control) I do believe that the amp was never used or only slightly used. But 12 years of sitting unused has probably been a dust collector. If I do buy the Lil Buddy speaker I will use the new acquisition until I break the speaker in. Then I will swap them out ever month or so.

I did get my SCX2 back from Hunt Amps today as well. $80 bucks for the new input plug which is pretty reasonable considering the complexity of the repair. It works great.

February 7

Got the used one today. It looks clean and unused like they said. It sounds like tin, like they all do. In a week I will order the needed Hemp cone speaker, and a new pedal channel/reverb switch from Sweetwater. And some JJ tubes from Eurotubes. (Another $200 to add to the cost of the amp) All I can say is; these little SC x2's are my all time favorite amps.

This is my 3rd SCX2 and they all sounded like crap with the standard speaker. In fact I still have the OEM speaer from my being repaired SCX2.

February 6

RIP Toby

February 4

If the SC X 2 I just bought works OK. I am gonna order a new Lil Buddy hemp cone 10" speaker $119, some JJ Tubes $80, and a Foot switch $26.99 immediately after I try the amp.

I will also get my settings from the repaired amp if I get it home on time (I have the Software on my computers Fender Fuse) I can remember all the settings that I did back in the day but getting them from the old computer will work quicker.

February 3

Pulled the trigger on another Super Champ X2 a slightly used model and am awaiting a new Eminence Lil Buddy 10" hemp cone speaker to arrive at Sweetwater for the new SCX2. I hope to have 2 working SCX2's within 2 weeks or so. I have been using my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt head with a pedal board in front. It sounds almost as good as the SCX2 but not quite. I bought it from Gear Exchange following advice from my guy at Sweetwater. If Lowell Hunt comes through with a repair on my present SCX2, I can then put my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt head up for sale locally.

February 2

+1 on Larryz's post just above.

I still have a few multi efx and amp modeler pedals that I would actually use if I was playing out. But for the most part I just use Reverb and overdrive pedals.

February 1

In the mean time, I am using my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt Head with a Cannabis Rex 12 in one 1-12 cabinet and an EVM 12L in another 1-12 cabinet so I have 250 watts of handling capacity with my 15 watt tube amp head pushing about 1/5th the volume the amp can put out. I got'er set so I don't need ear plugs to practice. I did however get a chance to tweak my settings on my pedal board and amp head a bunch this morning with a fine tuning of the controls on the amp and pedals

E-mail from Lowell Hunt Below

Hi Dave,

Thank you for choosing Hunt Amplification to work on your Fender Super Champ X2, serial # 1742384.

Look out for an upcoming email with a diagnosis and estimate (if applicable). If I didn't mention it at the shop, my diagnosis/bench fee for all services is $80 per item. If you choose to move forward with the work, this fee is deducted from your final invoice (a very simple repair will run $80 total). If this is an issue, please let me know.

You will receive another message when the Fender is ready for pickup.

Please feel free to reply to this email with any questions, or call me any time at: 623-236-9096. For update requests, please allow me a few days to get your device evaluated on the bench. I will respond with options as soon as possible.

My walk-in hours are 9-4 Wednesday-Friday and 8-12 Saturday.

Best Regards,

Lowell Hunt

Hunt Amplification LLC

2202 W. Lone Cactus Dr. Suite #4

Phoenix, AZ 85027

huntamps.com

February 1

I took the amp over to Hunt Amplification over in Phoenix this morning. http://huntamps.com/ He says that he can fix it, and will have it for me this time next week or so. He is overwhelmed with amp repairs as his reputation in this area is stellar. I had him work on my Hot Rod Deluxe about 5 years ago he did a wonderful job on that amp.

January 31

My favorite amp ever.

It needs a new input jack which is on a circuit board instead of being a stand alone thing that anyone can replace easily. I have a call and text out to Hunt amps of Scottsdale to see if he can fix it. He is not readily available by phone or text, so I will see if he responds, usually he does so after work. If not, I found one, a floor model in a shop. I also live near a Fender corporate office amps in Scottsdale, maybe they can direct me to a repair shop affiliated with Fender.

January 29

22 hours ago, cayine said:

Hi, so I'm going through a patch of anxiety and general poor sleeping. I've tried various things however I've yet to try CBD oil. I know its unregulated and there are thousands of products on Amazon. I'm hesitant to buy anything straightaway off it as the reviews can be suspicious (paid reviews, reviews after trying only once etc.). Has anyone tried CBD oil and would you recommend it? What brands would you recommend?

I started this thread a long time ago, and I quit using CBD's shorty thereafter. I got my products locally, and I forget what they were or who made them. Maybe someone else on this board who lives near you might have a suggestion or two. Good luck.

January 19

Looks OK to me.

January 19

Not interested in something like that. I tried some travel guitars way in the past, never liked any of them much.

January 18

Happy Birthday Susanna

January 15

MLK Jr was one of two most amazing humans in modern times. Both he and and Mahatma Gandhi did some amazing changes in the world of humanity without using violence as their means to fulfilling their purpose. Both, very humane and very evolved.

January 12

@cayine I stopped using the CBD's a long while ago. They were not such miracle workers as I was taught at that seminar. I wrote the original thread on this topic in 2019. So I actually forget the reasons I did the CBD's. I think it was for knee problems. They worked a little bit then I lost interest.

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