6STRINGS 9LIVES
January 9th, 2007, 12:05 PM
I thought it would be interesting to have a look at some recent auction sale prices of Fender Champs and Vibro-Champs , they are red hot these days and prices are up considerably in the past 3-6 months .
On Jan 4/07 a 1964 transitional 5F1 champ sold for 1100 us ..the transitional 64 is realy a tweed wrapped in black tolex , nice , this one looked all original and the condition was exceptional . I bought one in similar condition in November of 05 for 435us on ebay and that was alot then but condition drove the price , thats a pretty healthy increase in 2 years .
on Dec 26 /06 a 1967 Vibro-Champ recieved 26 bids and sold for 750.us ..the amp was all original and once again in top cosmetic condition . I bought my 67 on ebay , all original and in great shape for 335 us in jan 05.
A 64 Vibro-Champ that looked brand new , complete with all hang tags , manual and schematic and victoria cover went on a buy it now on dec 28/06 for 995 us .. a great buy for someone .
54 tweed Champ ..26 bids 1025 us on dec 26/06 a little rough cosmetically but all there ..original 5f1's seem to all be in the 800-1400 us range, again 12 months ago the same amp was 650-900 ...
Clean original silverface Vibro Champs have been hitting the 500-600 range recently , 12 months ago they were commonly found for 250-325.
these amps are certainly rising fast and within a few years will be outta reach as a entry level vintage tube amp , too bad because they certainly are one of the most amazing sounding amps ever built and accessable to most moneywise .. the prices of these amps are without a doubt on the way up , my advice is to get one now while they are still out there for reasonable bucks ..( good deals can still be found, 65-82 champs and vibro champs were basically unchanged with the exception of cabinet construction materials and cosmetics) so a late 70's champ for 200 bucks will seem like a steal in a few years ... food for thought ... 6S9L
On Jan 4/07 a 1964 transitional 5F1 champ sold for 1100 us ..the transitional 64 is realy a tweed wrapped in black tolex , nice , this one looked all original and the condition was exceptional . I bought one in similar condition in November of 05 for 435us on ebay and that was alot then but condition drove the price , thats a pretty healthy increase in 2 years .
on Dec 26 /06 a 1967 Vibro-Champ recieved 26 bids and sold for 750.us ..the amp was all original and once again in top cosmetic condition . I bought my 67 on ebay , all original and in great shape for 335 us in jan 05.
A 64 Vibro-Champ that looked brand new , complete with all hang tags , manual and schematic and victoria cover went on a buy it now on dec 28/06 for 995 us .. a great buy for someone .
54 tweed Champ ..26 bids 1025 us on dec 26/06 a little rough cosmetically but all there ..original 5f1's seem to all be in the 800-1400 us range, again 12 months ago the same amp was 650-900 ...
Clean original silverface Vibro Champs have been hitting the 500-600 range recently , 12 months ago they were commonly found for 250-325.
these amps are certainly rising fast and within a few years will be outta reach as a entry level vintage tube amp , too bad because they certainly are one of the most amazing sounding amps ever built and accessable to most moneywise .. the prices of these amps are without a doubt on the way up , my advice is to get one now while they are still out there for reasonable bucks ..( good deals can still be found, 65-82 champs and vibro champs were basically unchanged with the exception of cabinet construction materials and cosmetics) so a late 70's champ for 200 bucks will seem like a steal in a few years ... food for thought ... 6S9L