[5F6-A]

some people has asked me how the Sweet Hope compares to a tweed Champ.

Let me see....

preamp;
the tweed Champ features a much simpler preamp design. Mine goes after the blackface era Fenders which allows ( up to a point ) a cleaner, clearer signal after the preamp.

poweramp;
in my case the signal is very "tweedy" alowing the 6V6 show all its warm flab, rich lowmidrange, hollow midhighs and nervous top end.
Either love it or hate, it but it's all down to the 6V6 design.
Also I'm not using any NFL at all. Due to this the signal "jumps" at you very easily and it's extremelly responsive to the playing. Almost as if it was looking for its self annihilation if you wack those strings hard enough with your guitar controls flat out. Nice.
In a nutshell, the Sweet Hope poweramp is similar but somehow wilder than a tweed Champ. Much louder too.

transformers:
THe transformers make a difference. Especially the OT. In my case the massive OT makes the amp louder, safer and wider range. The poor old tranny used by Fender in Champs was pushed so hard it often sounded heavily compressed. In my case the bigger OT does a good job and has a lesser effect on the final tone.

speaker:
I use a 15" alnico speaker with straight paper cone. Much bigger, louder and sturdier than what was used in champs. Still the 15" is modelled after the old Jensens of the 50s so it sounds very lush in the midrange with a modest yet dreamy low end. Very vintagey.

Hope this helps.