LA Amp Show '09 - Egnater Amps Tweaker Demo

http://www.premierguitar.com PG's Joe Coffey is On Location in Van Nuys, CA, for the 2009 LA Amp Show where he visits the Egnater Amps booth. In this video segment, we get our official peek at Egnater's Tweaker head and cabinet.

The 15 watt Tweaker is said to sit in between the Rebel 20 and Renegade 30 with 6V6 power tubes. The controls include a Vintage/Modern switch, Master Volume, a USA/Brit switch, Treble, Middle, Bass, a Hot/Clean switch, Gain, a Bright/Normal switch and a Tight/Deep switch.

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[nght5tlkr]

This amp looks very promising with those options at that price range. I'd definitely love to hear more of the amp. Also, if it comes with an effects loop, I'm sold.

[copilottheband]

@punkmusicmetal sounds like someone broke the floor model. it happens a lot at GCs...

[DisasterBlaster500]

The distortion doesn't sound like Fender distortion on this, does it? I hope not. You can't really tell from the video.

[Hollowe]

Nice, he's using the good moster cable too.

[Zhorellski]

Does it have bias trim pots? or fixed bias?

[punkmusicmetal]

I played the combo at Guitar center, and was NOT impressed. The only thing you could get was muddy or too chunky or a mix of both. There was WAY too much bottom edge punch that doesn't really come through in the video. ON top of that, when I switched the Vintage, I'd get a crackling or faint white noise and couldn't get rid of it no matter what I did. And I know tubes are supposed to heat up, but half the time i was bothered by the burning smell coming from the amp.

[anotherguitargod]

@Ashmann it can drive a 4x12 orange cabinet with no problem so...yeah.

[bornburied]

At the end of the vid the guitar sound has that #39 Caswell sound ;')

[bornburied]

@punkeratheart I love 6V6's! Laney and Crate taught me it's all about the circuit 20 years ago.I'm glad 6V6's are now becoming used more often.Doesn't hurt those JJ's have a generous plate voltage!My Z-28 has huuuge bottom and tight like Vida Guerras ass!

[punkeratheart]

@bornburied They sound.....like kinkless tetrodes! Really, they have a very rich and thick sort of sound, like 6V6s without unfavorable note-decay characteristic that is so hard to avoid with 6V6 circuits. That's why a lot of high-gain "american" style amps use different octals, the 6V6s can be a bit too sensitive to overload and get farty of the circuit isn't designed just right, or for that matter, if the 6V6s aren't top of the line. However, tetrodes can take you there! CRRRRUNCH!

[bornburied]

@punkeratheart thats sum hawt talk! I waz gonna slap some NOS 6550's in one (but the clearance might be tight) so if those '63's have the big bottle bold balls

yeeeeaaahhh-hhoooo!!