Jim Roseberry
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Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
Just picked up one of these combos...
Lots of nice tones with all the options
Anyone else tried one...
What do you think?
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/10 18:56:29
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I've had mine for a few months after being blown away by it at NAMM. I'm still blown away by what this amp does for the price. The clean tones are very nice with both my strat and PRS guitars. It also has nice distortion without having to use outboard pedals. It does work quite well with the pedals I've tried. I also have one of my older reverb/effect units in the effects loop.
This was one of the best pieces of gear I picked up this past year.
Jim
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/10 23:08:08
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I've got a Rebel 20 head and cab and cannot believe how LOUD and wonderful it sounds. I traded a cute little Mesa Mark I reissue for the Egnater and have never looked back. Rock on.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/11 17:56:14
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I like the overdrive (gain) on this amp. There is 2 different settings for the overdrive. The clean setting sounds more like a natural overdriven amp whereas the dirty setting is much grungier.
There is a vintage/modern switch which modifies the power amp circuit. Plus the USA/AC/Brit switch that give 3 classic one control circuit emulating Fender, Vox and Marshall type sounds.
Jim
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 03:44:00
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I like the overdrive (gain) on this amp. There is 2 different settings for the overdrive. The clean setting sounds more like a natural overdriven amp whereas the dirty setting is much grungier.
There is a vintage/modern switch which modifies the power amp circuit. Plus the USA/AC/Brit switch that give 3 classic one control circuit emulating Fender, Vox and Marshall type sounds.
Jim
Yeah, I like the distortion too... So many different options... and each one sounds good. Gonna take me a while to absorb the possibilities. Another thing I like about the Tweaker is that its not paricularly noisy (hiss). Even with the Master cranked up... I just hit GC again... and picked up another small combo  This time it was a Vox Valvetronix. It's an inexpensive modeling amp... but there's something I really like about the way the distortion and speaker interact. For a modeling amp, the distortion feels pretty dynamic. These have a volume attenuation knob on the back. Full up, the unit is noisy, but when you attenuate the signal a bit, the noise is greatly diminished (with plenty of gain left for recording).
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 09:10:32
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I've had the Vox AD30VT modeler for several years. I bought it to use at church and it's pretty sweet. I have it in my studio now. Side by side with the Boogie, I'd have to say the Boogie is the better sounding amp...... but the Vox has some tone all to it's self and with the modeling..... it's a good little amp....and the price was way low compared to the Boogie, and it's lighter for carrying around. Both will get pretty loud.
This Vox also has the power level knob on the back to dial down the power for lower volume stuff. An old band buddy (guitarist) came over a few years back, after I first got it. His jaw dropped when he heard it..... the tone of the Vox just blew him away, especially for the price and size.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 09:17:46
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Jim Roseberry
I just hit GC again... and picked up another small combo
This time it was a Vox Valvetronix. It's an inexpensive modeling amp... but there's something I really like about the way the distortion and speaker interact. For a modeling amp, the distortion feels pretty dynamic.
These have a volume attenuation knob on the back. Full up, the unit is noisy, but when you attenuate the signal a bit, the noise is greatly diminished (with plenty of gain left for recording).
I think you'll like it Jim. I have a 60 watt Valvtronix blue face which I don't think they make any more. The small VC-4 foot controler work great with the unit. Between that and the PodFarm/Gearbox stuff I can get pretty much any tones I need. Valvtronix info, forum, etc... http://www.valvetronix.net/valvetronix/
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 09:42:43
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My thoughts about the modelers is that if you play them long enough that you will eventually simply forget what a straight up amp sounds like.
I have all my different amps because I know the sound is special and every time I swap out I know I am experiencing something that is rare and ephemeral.
It's like driving a Volkswagen and thinking you know what a R/S Porsche feels like.
Nothing wrong with either choice... but I like to experience the sound of a real screaming amp.
That's why the Tweaker seems cool to me... it may revive an interest in screaming electric guitar sounds. It might inspire guys to start collecting speakers. It might inspire experimentation. etc.
Amen.... ! When I play the Boogie.... it's just the amp, a 20' guitar cord and the Gibson SG........ sorta like sipping Old #7 Black label......
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 16:24:35
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That's why the Tweaker seems cool to me... it may revive an interest in screaming electric guitar sounds. It might inspire guys to start collecting speakers. It might inspire experimentation. etc.
Hi Mike, I totally get going to the original/source rather than working with copies/imitations That's why I bought the Tweaker. Thought it would cover a lot of bases in a single (relatively) small amp. I ended up buying the ValveTonix on a lark. I was playing a Sterling By MusicMan JP50... and plugged in to mess with the guitar. Liked something about what I was hearing... and the unit was well under $250 out the door. That's less than the cost of a POD... so I figured it wasn't much of a risk. I got the 30w version... but I think I'm going to swap it out for the 50w version... as it has an external speaker output. Don't really need the extra size/weight/volume. Regarding the Vox Night Train head: I really like the sound. Very 'articulate' tone The reason I went with the Tweaker (first) was the "tweakability". Now I won't stop thinking about it (G.A.S)  So who's used the Night Train... and what do you think?
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 16:47:42
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these are mine: Boogie 22watt studio Vox 30 watt AD 30 VT 
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 17:54:07
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Another cool thing about the Tweaker is that it was designed to be able to use different power tubes. There is quite a few guys on the thegearpage.net forum trying different combinations of tubes.
Jim
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 18:07:39
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Another cool thing about the Tweaker is that it was designed to be able to use different power tubes. There is quite a few guys on the thegearpage.net forum trying different combinations of tubes. Cool... didn't know that Have you checked out the Night Train?
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 18:08:41
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these are mine: Boogie 22watt studio Vox 30 watt AD 30 VT Nice... I'll have to pickup that footswitch for the Vox.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 18:57:27
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Jim Roseberry
these are mine: Boogie 22watt studio Vox 30 watt AD 30 VT
Nice...
I'll have to pickup that footswitch for the Vox.
The foot switch is really a nice accessory.... You can preset the 2 distortion channels and then set the manual to a different setting...like clean... and switch back and forth.... this amp is really pretty versatile.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 20:00:54
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You guys should be aware that you're bringing pea-shooters to a big-gun fight. My Brian May AC30 and my Egnater 4212 (crappy iPhone pic...sorry):  All kidding aside though, any of the Egnater series is pretty dang cool.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 21:03:16
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You guys should be aware that you're bringing pea-shooters to a big-gun fight.
Ha ha...yeah, I played around with one of those 4 channel Egnater thingy ma bobs. Pretty cool, but not needed at my house. I may try out that 15 watt job though...got a 20% off coupon.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 23:22:53
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You guys should be aware that you're bringing pea-shooters to a big-gun fight. Very nice... I was playing with the clean settings on the Tweaker earlier tonight Some good Fender-ish tones Taking my time to get really familiar with the finer details. I was liking the Deluxe model on the ValveTonix pretty well too. It may not be quite as 'sweet' sounding... but it's some of the best modeling I've heard. Want to hear the next model up (with the 12" speaker).
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/12 23:39:59
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I played the Egnator Rebel 20 & 30 and just did not bond with the sound. Not that it doesn't have a great sound. Maybe that was it, a bit too smooth sounding. I decided to go with the new VOX AC15C1. Very pleased with this amp.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/13 08:53:55
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Jim Roseberry
You guys should be aware that you're bringing pea-shooters to a big-gun fight.
Very nice...
I was playing with the clean settings on the Tweaker earlier tonight
Some good Fender-ish tones
Taking my time to get really familiar with the finer details.
I was liking the Deluxe model on the ValveTonix pretty well too.
It may not be quite as 'sweet' sounding... but it's some of the best modeling I've heard.
Want to hear the next model up (with the 12" speaker).
My favorite channels on the 4212 are Clean 1 and Clean 2. And I believe the Tweaker also has very similar sounds on the clean end of things. Clean 1 is very, very clean. Silly clean. Really sparkly. I can get some really percussive attack out of it - especially with a strat or tele. And if you crank the gain, it JUST starts to break up at high volumes. Clean 2 can be very Vox AC30ish. If you dime the gain on that channel, it's really responsive to guitar volume changes - like a good amp should be. And all 4 channels have a "classic/modern" switch, which really does immediately make the thing switch from an older British sound to more of a fluid, modern Mesa sound. I can tell you that between the two amps, my urge to spend too much money on a classic Fender is gone. For the time being. I could probably still be talked into it....I'm a real sucker for a great tube amp.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/13 12:05:40
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i spent an hour playing a tweaker at GC last week....
i thought it had a pretty decent range of tones, but it seemed a bit 'small' sounding to me.
when i got home, and plugged into my mesa, i realized it wasn't even close.
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/13 12:43:45
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when i got home, and plugged into my mesa, i realized it wasn't even close.
What Mesa amp are you playing? Are you using multiple speakers? (2x12 or 4x12)
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/13 13:24:08
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i'm using a vintage mesa boogie mark2b.
60 watts, into either a Avatar Vintage Closed back 1x12 with Heritage celestion G12, or (2) roland 1x12's with greenbacks.
and i'm talking the voicing of the tweaker, not the actual small sound coming out of the Egnator 1x12 closed back that came with it.
it's the voice of the amp...
the 3 dimensional quality..
the touch sensitivity....
the organic-ness of it.
it was just missing, compared to the mesa.
they don't make mesa's like mine, anymore.
that's why i've held onto it for 29 years.
the tweaker sounded flat, in terms of that 3-dimensional quality, that is so hard to categorize, or explain, or apply actual measured data to....
it had a great range of tones and distortion levels, the blend knob between the different tube sets was really cool, but it was as if because the transformers are so small, and certain choices were made in the electronics of the amp to suit the voicing of the amp, that something was lost.
i played the tweaker low volume at first, then loud enough to piss everyone in the store off.
LOL
and i really wanted to like it.
but even using an attenuator (i use a Weber Mass Lite) and a Palmer PDI-09 to capture my guitar tracks to line level now, even playing at bedroom volume, the mesa just beat it up and down 3 times over.
no contest.
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2010/07/13 13:25:19
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Re:Egnater Tweaker - 15w tube amp
2010/07/13 13:26:29
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if you want to hear it, i've got a half dozen songs posted along the way in the song forum...
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