Tech Talk

The Footswitch
So you got your first Fender Super Champ? Pretty soon you will start asking around for a footswitch, and I tell you: This ain't easy!! You just can't buy one in a shop, since they don't match the amps designed by Paul Rivera  between 1982 and 1986. And if you find an original, you must be prepared to pay 150$ for it.

On the net you'll find many different schematics that show you how to build one yourself, but I haven't seen one working yet.


The Fender Princeton Reverb II Homepage
(The princeton uses the same F/S as the SC)

How does it work?

Yet another diagram over the F/D
What does it look like?

On the inside
The "original" schematic on the Footswitch
(mailed to me from Fender!)
The Original Brochure 1983
(Thanks to Ulrich Zmaila, Germany)
High Resolution (14 MB)
Low Resolution (534 KB)
As A Gallery
The Parts list The parts list
The Schematics
 
A brief circuit description for the Super Champ
Schematic  .pdf   .jpg
Wiring diagram
The Tubes
 
Speaking of tubes....
Valves U-Like (Watford Valves)
KCA Nos Tubes - lots of good info - relevant links
The Manual
...the original manual.
The Modifications
 
Upgrading the bias feed resistor and fitting screen-grid resistors
This mod is made up by Stratopastor.
(Neither Stratopastor nor www.superchamp.dk resume any responsibilty for your work with the amp. Remeber it contains lethal voltage!)
The Speakers Sooner or later you'll want to look for a substitute speaker. Look here!
The Others

 

Schematic on the Fender Champ II
Parts List Champ II