jamesnotjim's Pedalboard

Right now, I use this as a tap tempo for my Boss AW-3 Auto Wah. I've used it for lots of other things in the past. It's solid and, if you need more than one, you can lock them together with a mechanism that's part of the case design.

The Super Champ X2 is the best-kept secret in the Fender tube-amp lineup. Its clean channel (#1) is fantastic, beautiful on its own and a perfect pedal platform. The other channel (#2), while still tube powered, has a selection of mods that try to imitate other amps. That's cute and all, but I never use it. It also has a bank of digital effects that can be used on either channel. I use the reverb. It's excellent, and indistinguishable from the real deal. It's a very conservatively rated 15 watts. It has a USB out with speaker emulation that's good for recording, but I prefer to just stick an SM57 right up against the grill cloth. It's sounds brilliant, clean or dirty. Pair this with your favorite overdrive or fuzz pedal, and you're in business.

I love this thing. It has a lot of great reverbs. But I leave it on the "shimmer" setting, which creates a beautiful, ethereal, slightly synthy sound a few octaves above whatever you're playing. If you do any sort of ambient work, you'll love it. I may have to buy a second one so I can fully explore the other 'verbs. The spring reverb, for example, is amazing. The plate reverb is solid and useful. But I never get to them because the shimmer is so amazing.