Electro-Harmonix 22 Caliber Power Amp: Serious Firepower That's Easily Concealable

So small, and yet so powerful, the Electro-Harmonix 22 Caliber Power Amp is destined for either greatness or, umm, misunderstoodedness. In fact, EHX is so worried you might confuse this miniature guitar head for an effects pedal, that they've stuffed the 22 Caliber's manual with bold-caps warnings that seem straight from the mouth of Det. John Kimble: "IT'S NOT AN EFFECTS PEDAL!!"; "I'M AN AMP YOU IDIOT!!"

We tested out the EHX 22 Caliber with our house strat and an Epi Les Paul Special II, and drove a 4x12 Marshall 1960 cab with it. And how does it fare? Allow me to quote another different fictional character in my summation of this amp-in-stompbox's-chassis: "It's so perfectly tiny!"

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[Alaska1925]

5:55 the pedal is trying to escape!!!

[thisismy7thusername]

@griffinmpable Head = preamp>>poweramp

This = poweramp, no preamp

[svenzia]

@thisismy7thusername No this is a proper amp.

[hongdekong]

a hint? that was the answer!

[surfco]

Why is this guy ALWAYS out of tune???

DISLIKE!!!!

[givemeajackson]

@thisismy7thusername can i plug in a real tube preamp, or just with pedals.

[jimdkc]

@thisismy7thusername

Head = Amp - Speakers

If it didn't have a preamp, you couldn't plug a guitar directly into it! 

[thirdrider]

@laffable It's a tiny amp head without an equalizer, or channels, or any other things. Just a level control and a switch for brightness. That would makes a poweramp with a switch for brightness.

[laffable]

@thisismy7thusername

Incorrect. This = preamp + poweramp. It's a tiny amp head.

[stoonky8]

1:20

coolest sound you'll ever hear!!

[icedteaburst]

arent all drummers crazy?

[killfroggy26]

@Alaska1925 yes.