1955 Fender Champ 5E1 5-Watt 1x6" Narrow Panel - Tweed

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I purchased this at Retrofret in Brooklyn in 2024. I played three different tweed champs in a row and picked this one. Even with the 6" speaker, somehow it beat the other two 5F1s at the shop. I had to replace the handle because the old one was about to break, but other than that i've made no changes and taken great care of it. I really love the new handle, feels super comfortable and high quality. it's made by Industrial Amps. All vintage tubes. Retrofret had replaced the speaker with a Weber Alnico Signature 6, which i think is part of why it sounds so good. They also added a three prong power cable. Amazing grind when you turn it up. Comes with Tuki Padded Cover. Will ship fast and safely. Here is the website info from it's Retrofret listing: Fender Champ 5E1 Model Tube Amplifier (1955), made in Fullerton, California, serial # C00607, tweed fabric covering finish. This is an early and overall nicely preserved example of the elusive tweed Fender Champ 5E1 model, a fairly rare transitional version between the earlier widepanel 5D1 and the classic narrow panel 5F1, which remained in production all the way into the 60s. The 5E1 was only made from mid-1955 into 1956 and spearheaded Fenders new upgraded line now referred to as "narrow panel" tweed amps. The main distinguishing characteristic of the 5E1 is it retains the smaller cabinet and 6" speaker of its immediate 5D1 predecessor. This and a couple of minor differences in component values make the amp slightly more soft-spoken in terms of volume, but otherwise nearly identical to that hallowed classic. Just like any tweed Champ, it features a single volume knob and a single ended 6V6-driven power section, yielding about 5 watts of output power and a rampaging overdrive sound when dimed. This amp has a tube-chart ink-stamp "EK" indicating it was assembled in November of 1955, which is right around the time production started on this then-new model. It was wired up by Lily, and has her masking tape signature still in