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Fender Champion 20 120V Amp
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Sale Price: $169.99 CDN
Regular Price: $179.99 CDN
or from $25 CDN/mo
Compact, easy to use and versatile enough for any style of guitar playing, the 20-watt Champion 20 is an ideal choice for your first practice amp. Straightforward controls, cool effects and versatile amp voicings make it easy to dial in just the right sounds for rock, blues, metal, country, jazz and more.
Features world-renowned Fender clean and overdrive tones, plus an assortment of British and modern amp voicing and distortion flavors, diverse palette of effects, including delay time and tremolo speed, easily set with the TAP button to match the song's tempo, 1/8" stereo auxiliary input for jamming with media player, 1/8" stereo headphone output for silent practice, classic Fender mid-'60s black panel cosmetics
Specifications
Voltage: 120V
Wattage: 20 Watts
Inputs: One - 1/4"
Auxiliary Input: 1/8" Stereo for Use with Media Player
Headphone Jack: 1/8" Stereo
Channels: One - (with Selectable Amp Voice)
Effects: Reverb, Delay/Echo, Chorus, Tremolo, Vibratone, and More
Speaker: One - 8" Fender Special Design
Features world-renowned Fender clean and overdrive tones, plus an assortment of British and modern amp voicing and distortion flavors, diverse palette of effects, including delay time and tremolo speed, easily set with the TAP button to match the song's tempo, 1/8" stereo auxiliary input for jamming with media player, 1/8" stereo headphone output for silent practice, classic Fender mid-'60s black panel cosmetics
Specifications
Voltage: 120V
Wattage: 20 Watts
Inputs: One - 1/4"
Auxiliary Input: 1/8" Stereo for Use with Media Player
Headphone Jack: 1/8" Stereo
Channels: One - (with Selectable Amp Voice)
Effects: Reverb, Delay/Echo, Chorus, Tremolo, Vibratone, and More
Speaker: One - 8" Fender Special Design
Media
Youtube video product demo
Q & A
Question: Can I bring my own guitar to the store to check how amp and guitar work together?
- asked on Dec 26, 2023
- asked on Dec 26, 2023
Answer: Sure! Just let staff know when you enter the store.
- answered by Ron Elliott, Hamilton, Ontario
- answered by Ron Elliott, Hamilton, Ontario
Question: How would an acoustic guitar sound with this amp?
- asked on Jan 5, 2025
- asked on Jan 5, 2025
Answer: At low volumes with a clean tone it would work ok.
- answered by Ron Elliott, Hamilton, Ontario
- answered by Ron Elliott, Hamilton, Ontario
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Even Flot's
2 of 4 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kamloops, British Columbia
I just had to write this review I have two of these amps. I did have one of these twenty's and a 15 watt acoustic About 2 years ago we got flooded out in the big B.C Nov. flood. My basement is 7.6 and we had 5.6 water in it. I got my guitars out before the water works started but, in the panic of it all forgot the amps. Day after the main event I got back in the house which wasn't easy looked down the basement steps everything down there was floating including the 20 watt but not the 15 watt. After we got back in the place to start cleaning up, I cleaned this 20 watt off plugged it in and it worked just like new and still is, so I bought another to match it. Love these amps and as I said they even float and keep going strong. Mik
Posted by Mik on May 24, 2024
Good Amp for its price
2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
It has a good set of voices and effects. Has a good set of effects to it, good volume, and an acceptable sound quality... Probably one of the best amplifiers for under $200. Good enough for wide range of musicians, whether for the the beginner or intermediate level guitarist.
Posted by Ruslan Bollaev on Oct 12, 2023
good little fender
5 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Surrey, British Columbia
owned this amp for a bunch a years now , it sounds as good as my tone master deluxe -at condo practice volumes . handy little grab and go amp , light n all ......so is the tone master tho .
Posted by whiskey Steve on Mar 15, 2021
This is the bee's knees out of 9
8 of 11 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Sydney, Nova Scotia
I picked up this amp as a practice amp to just have at my own place, I was extremely surprised with how loud it is for a 20W SS amp. The effects and gain are excellent on it. There's a bit of hissing at times but I mean, it's under $200. I'm definitely happy with the purchase. I don't think you'll find a better value for a practice amp. Honestly, it could probably keep up with a drum kit during a jam.
Posted by Chris on Jun 12, 2020
Cool little amp
5 of 5 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Calgary Chinook, Alberta
Exceeded expectations especially for cleaner tones. Loud enough to have fun for sure
I find that the wah and reverb effects are cool. Delay effect not the greatest
The smaller headphone jack is nice touch (I use the ear buds that came w my iphone)
Anyway super fun amp to mess around with and cheap
Posted by Brad on May 27, 2020
Great Little Amp
5 of 7 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store New Minas, Nova Scotia
I love this amp for the price...loads of features and sounds great. I have to comment on a previous review called "Review Update" because he or she was complaining of low end not being on all "voices", Actually, it does a great job of replicating older Fender amps and some of those amps had loads of low end and some didn't so that is why some of the voices have more low end than others.
Posted by Todd on May 16, 2020
Very impressed
10 of 11 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton Mayfield, Alberta
I owned a Fender 40 watt Blues Deluxe Reissue Tweed tube amp, which I recently sold because it was way more than I needed. After reading and watching the reviews of several amps, I decided on the Fender Champion 20 watt.
I must say that it delivered a lot more than I expected. The sounds and volume are absolutely great. Added is the fact that I can play with headphones on, so I don't disturb everyone around me. I would recommend this amp to anyone who is looking for a small amp that delivers a multitude of sounds. I love Fender amps and guitars.
I live in an area that has no real music stores and had to order the amp from Long & McQuade. For $24 it was sent to Cold Lake, Alberta from Toronto, quite amazing.
Leonardus
Posted by Leonardus G Rougoor on Jan 23, 2020
Great amp for the money
8 of 9 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vancouver, British Columbia
I picked this amp up as I needed a small amp with onboard effects that would be loud enough to keep up with a small drum kit. After playing around with voicing and effects for an hour, I’ve concluded that it’s an excellent purchase. It’s much louder than I expected from 20 solid state watts through an 8” driver. It’s a bit lacking in bass - no surprise. The effects and voicing are easy to use. The Fender modes sound really nice, and it responds to pick attack much as a tube amp does. The high gain modes are less pleasing - especially the “metal” settings. Crank the gain anywhere past 3 or 4 in these modes, and things quickly descend into old-school solid-state distortion and artifacting. I’m not sure how usable the high gain modes would be in a band setting. However, that’s not my priority. For the clean to moderately distorted tones I was after, it really does sound great.
Posted by Gary on Aug 1, 2019
Great idea, poor execution
11 of 14 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
Pros:
* Great variety of voices - you should be able to find the right voice for almost anything you want to play
* Nice to have a basic selection of effects built in
* Overall, the most logical and easy-to-remember controls for amp voicing and effects out of any comparable amp (practice amp with modelling and effects) I found
Cons:
* A lot of background hiss - would be unacceptable in a $20 pair of computer speakers, should not happen in a $140 device. Tried another one in the store; same problem. Google "fender champion hiss" and you'll find it's a common problem with this amp.
* Volume knob doesn't do anything until it's nearly at 2 (probably a quality control problem rather than a design flaw), and then volume increases so quickly that (depending on other settings) it can be too loud to use in a home, the natural habitat of a practice amp, by the time it's at 3. Checked with a friend who has the same model and his is also stupidly loud at similar volume settings.
Posted by Steve on Jan 5, 2019
Can't go wrong with Fender
0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Orleans, Ontario
I have 3 Fender amps. One for my electric, one for my acoustic, and one for my bass. Each one excellent! Can't really go wrong with Fender.
Posted by Bernie on Mar 1, 2018
Lots of great features for a small package
7 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Stouffville (formerly Markham), Ontario
I was familiar with the Champion 10 as it comes in the Squire package and had a big sound for such a little amp. So when I was looking for another small amp I came across this one.
What I like about the 20 is it has some built in effects that are great for those on a tight budget or just starting out playing. There is a separate control for distortion (the Metal setting really rips) and there is another control for reverb, delay, etc. Although I have my own overdrive and delay pedals I do use the reverb.
Most important for me is the headphone jack and the input jack. This way I can listen and learn from YouTube videos, play along to backing tracks from GarageBand and RiffStation all on my good quality headphones so I don't bother the rest of the household.
Posted by Kevin on Feb 14, 2018
Great practice amp
0 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posted by anonymous on Oct 14, 2017
Fabulous amp!
6 of 10 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Toronto (Bloor St.), Ontario
This amp lives up to all the rave reviews online - just incredible! One point that's obvious to experienced players but wasn't to me: in order to get any gain, you have to turn the volume on your guitar all the way up. I hadn't done that and I thought the gain function was defective. But once I turned it up - wow! Fender should have mentioned this in the manual for the benefit of beginners.
Posted by Paul Nevins on Sep 7, 2017
Review Update
6 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Scarborough, Ontario
After an entire weekend of tweaking and playing, this amp performed really well, in both clean and dirty/distortion sounds. Effects were also excellent.
Really nice low end on "most of the voices" ...ehem....why...not....all?
So happy with my purchase! :)
Posted by anonymous on Jul 25, 2017
Fantastic Amp
6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Scarborough, Ontario
So happy with this amp.
My friends and I were ALL stunned about how good it sounds on clean.
We played at least 6 hours non stop, could not put the guitar down!
First tweed amp setting with a "red led" sounded incredibly tubey.
I own a "Twin Amp" and believe me when I say this has the same quality tone but just at an obviously lower wattage. Speaking of wattage, this amp is LOUD for its size and has great low end! Effects are very well done also. Unfortunately the distortions are not well done, hence the 4 on "Features".
Posted by FenderFan on Jul 22, 2017
Excellent Practice amp!!
14 of 14 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton South, Alberta
First off I have had numerous amps over the last 15 years and this little amp is a gem. I find it very easy to use and love the look of it. I would highly recommend this to anyone looking to find a small amp with great tone. Cheers!
Posted by anonymous on Jul 27, 2015
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