Fender Superchamp XD/X2 DSP Board Problems

[Wildcat]

To any Fender Superchamp XD/X2 owners. My local Craigslist has a modified Superchamp XD for sale.
- Custom Cab to fit 12" speaker. (JD Newell very well made.)
- Custom Cab in blonde tolex.
- Cab with kick backs.
- Ted Weber 12" 12F150
The seller is asking $325.
The cab is $250, Weber speaker $120, alone.
However, there is reports that the DSP board/chip have and are failing. Also, Fender has no replacement part available.
Do you have any experiences or comments? Obviously the warranty has expired on the earlier XD model.

[medblues]

I have an X2, Fender stopped supporting it. Get the XD on approval basis and treat it as a disposable amp. It has some very nice tones in it.

[Wildcat]

At $325 the price for it is reasonable and can get some of your money back. But I am having a difficult time accepting the disposal mindset.
The "base" 15 watt, 12" speaker, (I really like Webers), and 2 6v6 appeal to me in a cab slightly smaller than a PRRI.

I have an X2, Fender stopped supporting it. Get the XD on approval basis and treat it as a disposable amp. It has some very nice tones in it.

[medblues]

At $325 the price for it is reasonable and can get some of your money back. But I am having a difficult time accepting the disposal mindset.
The "base" 15 watt, 12" speaker, (I really like Webers), and 2 6v6 appeal to me in a cab slightly smaller than a PRRI.

Even if you throw away the board, you can install a new tube circuit or an SS amp in there. Or a preamp and/or a pedal power amp (Quilter Micro Block ?)

[chasranney]

Some have bypassed the preamp via a simple mod.

Fender Super Champ XD mods bypass preamp SCXD | The Gear Page

[Sam Sherry]

Some have bypassed the preamp via a simple mod.

That is a simple mod but "some" is Aaron Lyon a/k/a Xtian. He is a brilliant amp builder and repairer who bailed me out with my Dumble-style build.

[chasranney]

That is a simple mod but "some" is Aaron Lyon a/k/a Xtian. He is a brilliant amp builder and repairer who bailed me out with my Dumble-style build.

Good to know; thanks! I've owned my SCXD for about seven years and have always "intended " to do this mod. Maybe in 2021!

[Sam Sherry]

However, there is reports that the DSP board/chip have and are failing. Also, Fender has no replacement part available.
Do you have any experiences or comments?

And by pure chance, here is a new thread from Xtian / Aaron about a 'last chance fix' for Super Champ DSP chips and the prospect for a second, clean -only workaround. Check it out if you want to.

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