RARE 1984 Fender Super Champ Pro Paul Rivera Solid Oak Cabinet
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Maker: Fender
Model: Super Champ Pro
Condition: very good
Description:
An ultra rare Fender amp for the collectors; A Fender Super Champ Pro - one of only 100 ever made. In good condition, original transformers, foot switch, changed speaker (JBL), upgraded 3 prong cord, some replaced tubes. Fully serviced and ready. Includes original manual and schematic. This one was found in Japan and is 100v, runs fine on 110-120v without issues. A very clean example of an uber-rare Fender Rivera era amp.
From Paul Rivera:
“ Aside from the regular model, we made a special run of a hundred Princetons in oak cabinets that we had made in an organ cabinet factory in the Midwest somewhere. We called them the Super Pro Series. We also did a hundred Super Champs and a hundred Concerts in wooden cabs, and they’re now the most sought-after amps of that era.”
“I came up with a plan in ’82 to sneak some new amps past the accounting department. I got so tired of the negative ‘You can’t do a low-volume amp’ thing that I conspired with purchasing and the factory in Hoopeston, Illinois. I had some dovetailed oak plank cabinets done in Indiana by the company that made home organ cabinets for Gulbransen. The front panels were made by Miller Dial in Champagne Beige and Choco Brown. Mellotone had a run of matching grille cloth made as well. Kurz-Kasch made the knobs for us and did a perfect colour match. It was a fun project, and we did succeed in doing it below the corporate radar. We called them the Super Pro Series, and we did the Super Champ, Princeton II, and Concert 1x12, each with an EVM speaker and a padded brown slip cover. We only built a hundred pieces of each one for the whole world. They are rare puppies. I have Super Champ #1.”
