Just needed to express my glee about my new purchase -- Danelectro Challenger -- Vintage (Year??) tube amp -- 2 6l6's, 15" speaker, 2 channels, vibrato.
Does anybody know anything about these amps? No luck on the web, ebay, harmony central, etc. Only found a few mentions of it. Anyone know where I can find a schematic? The folks in the store said the vibrato worked, but it doesn't have a footswitch (1/4" type). I tried an A/B switch and some generic footswitch and couldn't get it to turn on. Do you need the matching footswitch or is there a particuar type that would work? Also, will jumping/bridging the 2 channels together cause any harm? It sounds great this way.
I've only had it a day, so I won't give it a review. However, after searching for months for an amp that fit my criteria (tube, great in-between/"electric sound, loud enough to play with a band but not overbearing, $300-800, fairly light for carrying).
I tried probably 100 amps, new and used over the past few months, including Reverend Hellbound, THD Univalve, various fenders (Fender Blues Jr., Deluxe Reverb, Bassman etc.), Rivera Chubster, Peavey Classic. They all were OK but didn't do it for me.
So far the tone on this is unreal for me. Decent headroom with good overdrive sound, surpisingly not too bassy/flabby (considering the 15" speaker) -- actually kind of the opposite. Will it hold up? No idea, it is very clean, tubes look like they can be changed, 2 prong cord replaced, overall seems like a fairly simple design.
It was $450, probably about $150 over what you could get in on ebay or other places (If you could find one), but it is in great shape, could take it home that day, no shipping etc. Also, it was cheaper than most other amps I was looking at.
After trying all these amps I have to say I prefer the 6L6 amps. They gernally sound "bigger" and cleaner than EL34/84s and others.
That's all. If anyone has any info, let me know. Now back to playing.
Does anybody know anything about these amps? No luck on the web, ebay, harmony central, etc. Only found a few mentions of it. Anyone know where I can find a schematic? The folks in the store said the vibrato worked, but it doesn't have a footswitch (1/4" type). I tried an A/B switch and some generic footswitch and couldn't get it to turn on. Do you need the matching footswitch or is there a particuar type that would work? Also, will jumping/bridging the 2 channels together cause any harm? It sounds great this way.
I've only had it a day, so I won't give it a review. However, after searching for months for an amp that fit my criteria (tube, great in-between/"electric sound, loud enough to play with a band but not overbearing, $300-800, fairly light for carrying).
I tried probably 100 amps, new and used over the past few months, including Reverend Hellbound, THD Univalve, various fenders (Fender Blues Jr., Deluxe Reverb, Bassman etc.), Rivera Chubster, Peavey Classic. They all were OK but didn't do it for me.
So far the tone on this is unreal for me. Decent headroom with good overdrive sound, surpisingly not too bassy/flabby (considering the 15" speaker) -- actually kind of the opposite. Will it hold up? No idea, it is very clean, tubes look like they can be changed, 2 prong cord replaced, overall seems like a fairly simple design.
It was $450, probably about $150 over what you could get in on ebay or other places (If you could find one), but it is in great shape, could take it home that day, no shipping etc. Also, it was cheaper than most other amps I was looking at.
After trying all these amps I have to say I prefer the 6L6 amps. They gernally sound "bigger" and cleaner than EL34/84s and others.
That's all. If anyone has any info, let me know. Now back to playing.