This is the whole story. Like virtually 99.9% of all brands, Egnater does NOT make their own transformers. The transformers for many years were built by a company called Federal which were reliable. Federal changed ownership (without notice to Egnater) and the genius new owners decided to save a few pennies by changing Bruce's transformer specs by adding a thermal fuse which was mis-rated. This fuse was not the resettable type, meaning once the fuse blew, the whole transformer would need replacement. So even though the amps passed inspection and burn in, over time the fuse would give out on this large batch of amps. The result to the world appears like bad quality on Egnater's part. The truth is Federal messed up big time. Here are the steps Egnater took: 1) all transformers which had this issue were replaced at no charge. 2) stopped using Federal 3) switched all transformers to CMEC at a substantially higher cost 4) implemented a very stringent test procedure
Just using humbucker guitars for an amp review, I'm half sold. Watching you guys HYPNOTIZED by the sustain and tone, going from dirty to full overdrive from the guitar volume pot: I"M SOLD!!!
I concur. I've played a Tweaker for several years now. It's a great amp. Also would like to mention that the Tweaker 1x12 cab has a lo-watt Celestion g12h-30 which is very well matched to a 6v6 power section, which is kind of confusing since Egnater's website says the speaker is a 'Custom Voiced Egnater Elite GH-50 by Celestion®', although they show a picture of the g12h-30?
+john candlish they're not G12H-30 anymore...used to be back in the day in the 1x12 with GH50 in the 2x12...now both come with that GH50. I hate that speaker...trebly mess. I had a real G12H-30 in a custom 1x12 and a Tweaker 112x with the GH50 and they don't sound alike.
+c00lkatz -- Anderton's must still have the old stock 112 cabs cause their website claims: "Celestion G12H-30 Loaded". If the 112 cabinet really is stocked with two different speakers that is something to clarify before buying!
+john candlish yeah I researched that cab before buying and even Egnaters site said it came with the G12H when it hasn't for quite some time now. I'd venture to guess the product descriptions are outdated. If you get one new with a G12H then it's been sitting in a warehouse for a long while. The change was made a couple years ago from what I could decipher.
Glad to see these getting reviewed here. I've had one for a few years and I absolutely love it. I use it in the studio for everything except the heaviest tones and even then I'll double track with this amp just in case. No reliability issues whatsoever just a great amp with great tone for a great price.
I've got the 40 head/cab model, and even though it's a small little beast, the sounds I can get from it just blow me the hell away. I can go from crystal-clear tones to powerful thrash metal gain deliciousness with the turn of a knob. So good and I'm so happy with the amp.
I picked up a floor model of the Tweaker 15 (combo), for $220 (about £160). It is the best purchase Ive made aside from my les paul. The only thing that may replace it is a supro dualtone or comet (someday when I have much more cash). I swapped out the tubes, its cathode biased so those power tubes popped right in, and it is just a great amplifier. Im happy see Chappers have the same response to it that I did.
Damn, I thought these were awesome...right up to the point I found out I could afford them. Clearly, anything I can actually afford to get won't make me sound any better... ;-)
Nice review. The Tweaker is a killer amp, used them live and in the studio since 2011. The one thing this review doesn't cover at all is the sweet spot on the master volume (on the 15w at least). At about 1 o'clock the amp goes from "cool" to "wow"! Of course, it's pretty loud by then!
Have owned the Tweaker 15 for about 4 years. Have had no problems. Usually leave it in hot gain mode and simply turn down my guitar for cleaner tones. Plenty loud for a small to medium sized venue. Great fun to use for recording --- all those tone choices.
These amps are rock solid, they don't have reliability issues like some people are trying to say here. And they sound amazing in the price range. I have owned 2 of them.
I've owned the 15w tweaker head and cab for a few months now, and I'm so damn happy with it. Sounds fantastic. It's really really good for recording. If you're after hi-gain tones, you're really going to need an overdrive pedal of some sort, as even on full gain on the hot channel, it's not a huge amount of gain (with passive pickups anyway). For clean and slightly overdriven/crunchy tones it's faaaaantastic. couldn't recommend it more. But just make sure you get a reverb pedal with it.
I hadn't considered an Egnater before but now I'm considering the Tweaker15, Fender Bassbreaker15, Vox AC10, or Orange Tiny Terror Combo. Decisions! I think I need a 10-15W valve amp Anderson's Shootout! ;-)
Max Mulligan I say the egnater trumps all but the vox, since the vox has less tweaking but is PURE tone. More affordable as a combo too. Depends on which is convenient because vox has no fx loop
Own a Tweaker 15 that I picked up used, and SUPER glad to see you guys review these, the 'Sound Like' gang looked at one of the Tweakers briefly for a video and I was hoping you would take a look at them so I could hear YOUR take - even if you hadn't liked them it wouldn't have changed how much I LOVE mine, but its nice to have my high opinion of the amp validated by you two! Hope many others can now discover/experience the awesomeness that is the TWEAKER!!
I played through an egnater vengeance 120 recently and it had the BEST cleans ive ever heard. seriously these amps are extremely versatile and packed to the brim with features. I definitely recommend at least checking these amps out.
I have a modded tweaker 15 head that I freaking love love love! The best hidden gem of an amp! The mod just fixes the "blanket over the cabinet" blandness when plugging anything into effects loop. The mod instructions were sent to me by Bruce Egnator. I have a couple of examples on my channel.
@@twostepsbackonestepleft-7432 google dude... sheesh here you go www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/egnater-tweaker-fx-loop-line-level-mod-diy.840221/page-2
These sound insanely good. That said, as guitarists, we're bat shit crazy. Think about this. We try to describe sounds with odd phrases like, "It sounds woody". What? How's that? Woody? "It sounds warm!" Heat makes sound? "It has a saggy sound." Uh...I'm trying to imagine things sagging...and making sounds. Perhaps it's the same sounds we all make as we get old? Bat shit crazy, I say. We are. Particularly Rob and the Captain. Bat shit crazy for certain. Beyond certifiable.
Have a tweaker 40 head with a 2x12 cab and I must say it's my favorite amp. So many possibilities with it and sounds fab with my Les Paul, Strat , and Tele. People have said that the transformers are bad in them but I believe they have different ones in it now so it's not been an issue. I've never had a problem with mine. The cleans are Very clean and the distortion is very creamy.. Love it.. buy it !!
@RobChapman I've been an exclusively USA built guitar & amp guy, the majority of my career as a musician... I have to say, for an offshore built amp, Bruce Eganter really went for a grand slam with this one. I love the Tweaker 88, especially what the KT-88 tubes are able to deliver.
you and Lee play off each other so well with out a word. all it takes a look and you change in sync. I cant wait for Lee's EP! please tell me you are demoing that when it gets closer.
Just picked up one of the tweaker 15 heads for 250 from guitar center. Keep a watch out for these suckers on the cheap. Easily the most versatile amp I've ever touched. Glad you guys did a review on one hand, on the other hand, kind of glad that I got to pick one up before you reviewed it.
I've owned the 15 watt head for a few years now. My impression is that it does not exactly imitate any amp, but it does give good approximations of those amps. The USA setting is "Fender-y", the Brit is "Marshall-y" and the AC is "Vox-y". I'd say the USA setting is the one that best approximates its target sound. With the power amp on vintage, USA sounds more tweed-ish and modern sounds more in the black/silverface range. The Brit setting is a decent approximation in the preamp section. I'd say that the AC is probably the furthest away from the intended sound, it doesn't quite chime the same way. Probably due to the 6V6 power tubes vs. the el84. It's a great little amp. As some one whose main amp is none of those 3, but wanted to have those sounds on hand, this really fit the bill. Much easier on the wallet than buying 3 amps, and also takes up much less space.
I agree about the us setting. The Marshall setting is equally lovely. I read an article with Bruce Egnater where he claims the tone stack is the vast majority of the signature sounds of various amps and the type of power section wasnt as important as people think. Not sure how true that is.
You pretty much described the Tweaker accurately. This amp is by no means a "MODELING" amp, but gives you an approximate base tone of the three popular tones, Marshall (Brit), Vox (AC) and Fender (USA). You can fine tune your tone by tweaking the several switches and dialing the tone controls. The Tweaker is also very pedal friendly to get more added tone variations. Its a great versatile amp, you can say this amp is like a Swiss Army Knife that has many uses.
Very true. It will get you almost anywhere tone wise you want to go. And although the sections may be approximations, they are great. It's blackface setting doesn't sound exactly like a DRRI, but it sounds fantastic. If you want a DRRI buy a DR. This is all despite it being so affordable. Couldn't agree with you more.
+morgan ghetti The Tweaker actually has three separate tone stacks, using the typical layout and component values of Fender, Vox, and Marshall amps, and that is what you are selecting with the USA/AC/Brit switch.
Own the Egnater Rebel 30 head. Incredible amp for the price. I've owned Boogie, Fender, Marshall. This amp basically allowed me to get the same tones as those amps in one for half the cost of the boogie. Almost bought another as a backup. My experience with the Tweakers is that they didn't give the same warm round tone of the Rebel. Still good values though for valve amps.
Lee, I wish you and Rob would put out some tabs for some of the riffs you play. I am too lazy to figure them out :) And you sold me on this amp for my non metal head. Been playing Blackstar and Orange for years thanks to you, now I am hooked on this sound since the Rocker 32 will cause me to actually divorce myself.
I love my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt, but I'm running 2- EL34's and it sounds great. Pushes a 4x12 Marshall cab pretty loud. What's cool is these amps can take all of these tube pairs with no changes! : EL34, 6L6, 6L6G, 6L6GC, 6V6 and I've tried them all. 6L6 metal case tubes, the first btw, sound really sweet with a little less output. The 6L6G are the 'Coke bottle' glass tube ( the first glass 6L6) and they have a nice sound. Mine I borrowed from my Wurlitzer 310 Vibrato cabinet I that goes with my Wurlitzer 1946 Series 31 Electrostatic Reed organ. These were the original tubes, still test good! The 6L6GC have great sound in the Tweaker! Nice bite and full clean tone. The 6V6 have a nice blues tone with less output. My favorite are the EL34 tubes. With the Tweaker on British and with minimal effects except reverb in the FX loop, and a Joyo American pedal ( a must for this amp! imho) it rocks out! DONNER LAX COMP deep dive! Donner LAX COMP is their version of the classic Universal Audio 1176 pedal. A very handsome pedal actually, it even has 76 in the logo if you look close. Foolish of Donner not to mention it anywhere in their ad campaign, so I've been mentioning it around. Now one quality of a compressor is its breathing character, but often we don't want this. The Donner is rock stable. It is designed around the LM3080 OTA ( Operational Transconductance Amplifier , see an excellent article on the CA3080 OTA in Internet Archives- Radio Electronics magazine May 1988 pages 63-68. I happened to recall seeing it a couple years ago when looking through 4-5 issues of the magazine I'd kept from my early 20's). Also in the circuit are 3 transistors and approx 50 surface mount resistors and capacitors. As I mentioned it is a very stable, but very warm pedal as well. I like that the Limit control raises the clean headroom. The Bright switch operates to preserve clariy. I got my LAX COMP brand new from Donner's Ebay store {for 35 US}. I'm going to get another one for my recording setup. For a good example of a recording with what appears to be 1176 on every track, is Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama. A new pedal I highly recommend is the DONNER LAX COMP compressor. JUST GET ONE! It is...well let me give you my review of it. BTW Ebay has is direct from Donner for like $30! Put it first in the chain and the Joyo American last in the chain ( not in effects loop, but amp input) and your 2-transistor fuzz pedals work amazingly well in between the LAX COMP and the JOYO AMERICAN. I also use a DONNER RIPPLE and the COLOR knob gives the same sound as if you use a treble booster. You can turn down the tremolo if you desire, but the Color knob still works.
Hi Rob, Lee and the crew.. Bit of a strange video suggestion here. High end reverb pedal vs low end reverb pedal. Super interested in hearing what the noticeable differences are. Same goes for delay too.
Rob! Try the AC mode with mids almost scooped and high/bass way up, modern/tight/hot switches and gain to taste. And you shall unlock the secret Rectifier mode! :) I've used a Tweaker 15 head for well over 3 years - Mine currently has EHX 6CA7 power tubes for a bit more headroom and tightness. Amazing head which I hope I never part ways with!
So, Egnater Tweaker or Fender BassBreaker? I got the Egnater and dont regret it for a minute although this was before the BassBreaker came out so I have never compared the two.
I just picked up a used Egnater Rebel 30 Mk II for $600CAN. Not as many options as the Tweaker, but omg the tone! It does great cleans AND everything from classic dirt to modern high gain. ...and LOUD! My Marshall 2x12 cab may be getting more use as an amp stand than part of the signal chain. Lol The ability to mix between EL84 and 6V6 is just brilliant.
Nice score. Asking price for mine was $600. Because the seller was not interested in trades, I got corn holed at the pawn shop to raise the money, but at least to got what I wanted. Most of the gear I sold wasn't getting used or sounded similar to stuff I liked better. The few things I didn't really want to sell are easy enough to find anyway.
thisdyingsoul76 I got one last summer and I absolutely love my Rebel! I can get so many different guitar sounds and it records amazingly- money well spent!
Rob & captain, what's the best value amp you'd recommend for a small apartment (and where the wife hates the idea of an amp in the house). I'm talking legit small / non obtrusive. (more than one option welcome!!)
I've had a Tweaker 88 for about 4 years now. One of the best amps I've ever heard. BUT.......the first one I received was dead on arrival with a power tube that was dislodged. Imagine my surprise! So it was sent back for another one. The second one I received worked for about 3 months then started cutting in and out. I sent that one back to Egnater and they had it for 4 MONTHS before they decided to send it back. That fix worked for about 6 months then the amp started blowing fuses. It would blow them almost as soon as I put the new one in and turned it on. At that point I decided to get a local reputable amp repairman to fix it rather than drive 70 miles to drop it off so it could be sent to California and kept another 4 months. Happy to say the power tube socket wires needed switched and I've had the pleasure of one of best mid gain amps money can buy. Perfect for blues. Not a stitch of problems in 2 years. I almost gave up though.
hey... can you guys make a video on the best 3/4 sized electrics. 22.2 scale guitars, i do play a 25.5 scale Ibanez RG421EX which i actually ordered from your store 2 days ago and its awesome, but... i mean some of us have very small hands, not that it stops us from being able to play guitar good, but just getting some of those stretches are very difficult. like from 3rd fret to the 7th, also when playing while standing its hard, sure i can raise the strap height... but come on... i wanna look cool too without making it completely difficult to play songs, i feel that us small handed guitarists are a little bit forgotten... and outcasted, and i hate when people think of anything below 24.75 as a kids guitar, and put a specific age group to it, like you have to be 9-12 years old to play it... its nothing to do with age. we all come in different shapes and sizes too, and we need to find the guitar that fits our size the best too. :D... plus i think it will make a quiet interesting video
Hey Nathaniel, I've large hands, long fingers, yet still find a low hung guitar gives my wrist a lot of pain and restricts me on reaching across lots of frets. Don't go down the looking cool thing, it'll likely detract from your playing and cause damage to your wrist. Keep thumb on back of neck as much as possible to freely move around your guitar. look for ways to play without having to move up and down the neck all the time. When you gig, anything that will help you get to the end of the night is more important than looking cool and sounding bad. Sorry for the Old man theory/opinion
Scott Mac yeah, i know that having a guitar low hung extremely restricts your playing ability and can over long periods of time injure your wrist, there are still a few ways around this, to an extent, to make the playing a little easier, like during solo's or just technical playing in general, resting the guitar on the leg and bringing the neck up much more vertically and closer to your face, makes the higher frets much more accessible. i know that looking cool isn't a priority, and isn't needed, but we all want to be looked at a certain way and we are all judged on appearance, not saying we should listen to those people, but i personally when looking in the mirror, prefer the low hung look, and im sure most others do and want to go that route, i just like my guitar around my pelvis area, or slightly higher depending on how technical the stuff i am playing is. i still go for a little comfort with the strap height, but all i'm saying is a shorter scale length,like 22.2 or maybe even slightly longer but not in the 24 scale would make it much more easier to have those higher frets much more accessible for players with small fingers, still wanting to have the "cool" factor in there lol.
I for one always hang the guitar as high as I can and still climb through the guitar strap to start playing. I don't know where you get the idea most people want the guitar hung as low as possible to look cool. Maybe it's your youth and little life experience showing through.
I mean... you could say that to slash but he'd probably just ignore you :P. I'm not saying its bad if you do have your guitar up high on your body, its comfortable, but on stage some people like to look a certain way maybe not you, but some of us do. think of it as how a lot of people into rap and shiz like to sag their pants, its not entirely comfortable, and isn't necessary having to pull your pants up every second, but they like the look. same thing for guitar, yeah if i really needed to i would play with my 25.5 guitar higher up on my body, if it was my last resort... Suffocation, No breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm, bleeding... but if there are good guitars out there with short scale lengths, why not? it'll help out a lot, make us happy, and I wouldn't be hurting anyone because of it.
I dont think they will do it but there are other guitars that have smaller fretboards, not scale wise but just physically smaller, i dont have big hands either but i play guitars that are comfotable for my hands and most of them are ESP/LTD, but for example music man/ sterling by music man/ ernie ball have smaller fretboards, I had the same exact problem with wanting to have the guitar lower then i do now but it was too hard to play and you will end up injuring yourself which you dont want to do, the kind of fans that will actually care about that are the same fans who probly wont pay close attention to the actual music, another thing to try is wearing the guitar lower but have the neck up at more of a higher angle to improve comfort-ability but your probly gonna need a strap lock so the strap dont come off, playing a shorter scale guitar will be different when you tune it and you wont be able to play as high of notes as you would with a normal scale length, you will 100% want locking tuners and thicker strings to keep the tension up, the best short scale guitar i've seen and played is a Grass Roots by ESP Mini Les Paul, i basically got super lucky and stole the only 1 from guitar center's website for $100 US, the cheapest i found another 1 was $833 on E-Bay so that felt good getting some revenge on GC for all the ripping off they do to people, but if you play an Ibanez then going to something like a ESP/LTD M series(super strat body type) wont be much different but the necks are very comfortable for me to play, also try to avoid bound fretboards because even though its not a ton wider it will still make a difference and give you that extra mm or 2 smaller neck, just go to a guitar shop and hold a bunch of different necks and ask them what guitars have smaller necks and try some out, if you can try to use the same amp you use at home so you will know what it will sound like when you go home, people make the mistake of using a expensive amp in a store that is totally different to their home amp and sounds good then when they get home to their amp it dont sound the same
Just saying here, but Cap's playing has improved by leaps and bounds with every video. Not to take away from Rob. It's just that Rob being amazing is normal, vs Cap is finally breaking out of his comfort zone and is doing so extremely well. Keep up the good work.
wow, after watching the first ~6mins of this video i instantly wanted to buy one of these amps....even without watching the review :D you guys never sounded better, brilliant jamming
I quite fancy buying a Tweeker 40 but there are many horror stories on the net from the past about the transformers blowing. Can Anderton's confirm that this issue has been sorted on the current units?
This is from another comment above that I found very helpful: This is the whole story. Like virtually 99.9% of all brands, Egnater does NOT make their own transformers. The transformers for many years were built by a company called Federal which were reliable. Federal changed ownership (without notice to Egnater) and the genius new owners decided to save a few pennies by changing Bruce's transformer specs by adding a thermal fuse which was mis-rated. This fuse was not the resettable type, meaning once the fuse blew, the whole transformer would need replacement. So even though the amps passed inspection and burn in, over time the fuse would give out on this large batch of amps. The result to the world appears like bad quality on Egnater's part. The truth is Federal messed up big time. Here are the steps Egnater took: 1) all transformers which had this issue were replaced at no charge. 2) stopped using Federal 3) switched all transformers to CMEC at a substantially higher cost 4) implemented a very stringent test procedure
My Egnater Tweaker 40 is the most "musical" sounding amp I own. Very transparent with the guitar. It does a great "slight crunch" tone, between clean and overdrive - that zone where if you play gentle the notes are clean, but if you dig in a little the notes break up just perfectly. Note- use a Maxon or Tube Screamer overdrive pedal in front for adding your lead tone. Either of these pedals is going to be a great match for the amp. It's probably suited best for rock to hard rock, but perhaps not so much for straight up metal. However, some players do use these for metal, so, yeah, maybe spend time on one to see if it's going to work for your style. (Edit on 1-17-17: I forgot to mention that I, like many other Tweaker owners, have replaced the original power transformer with a Mercury Magnetics transformer. Made a pretty significant difference in my tone. Made me love the amp even more! I'd like to replace the other transformer too in the future, but I'm currently cheating on my Egnater, playing my Marshall DSL-100. I enjoy it too (for heavier rock to metal). (Edit on 11-6-23: Now, even the new Mercury Magnetics transformer has blown. I suspect it has something to do with the Egnater thermistor also needing to be replaced. But don't know for sure.)
PringlesPunk big difference I know I’m a year late. Just saw this. My rebel sounded bad returned it. Got a tweaker. It’s amazing and affordable. The 15 watt head.
I bought the Egnater Tweaker 15 watt 1x12 combo a while back due in large part to this video, and I think I I finally found its sweet spot which to my ears is when the Master is at about 2 o’clock. It’s loud but you got to try it because it sounds so rich and vibrant at volume without any reverb or any effects what so ever. It’s now my favorite amp that I’ve played. :-)
Been gigging with my Tweaker 15 for 2 years now. Absolutely amazing amp. Kind of don't really like the cab, but when plugging in Marshall 4 speaker cab it sounds AWESOME. The original cab is ok, there's 15" Celestian in it, but too small, and less baddy than I'd like.
Always really interesting and informative - Anderton's & Chappers' & Rabea's vids are some of my favourite videos on You Tube. Loads of thanks for sharing, guys.
I owned a Tweeker 40 Combo for about a year. It is loads of fun, I just play for fun but I love to get as close as I can to the original song I'm playing to, like if I'm playing Muse I'll go british, if I'm playing Incubus I'd go American, or some Kings of Leon - AC. The electrics kind of failed me a couple of times, so I ended up Buying a Princeton and a Marshall Vintage Modern. It's a sweet amp and I kinda regret selling it! For the ones that play covers in Bands or want to get close to a bunch of artists without changing your amp all the time, I recomend it!
I've owned VOX AC30's,Fender Blues jJuniors ,Bugeras and Blackstars to Blackhearts and the Tweaker 15 Combo has outlasted them all, It is by far my favorite amp and one of the very BEST Tube amps on the Market(in my opinion) It sound awesome and you can change the tone with the flick of a switch. GREAT AMP for anything but Metal and one of the best buys you can find in a Tube Amp
awesome! these amps sound great in this clip! Can't wait for your review of the Egnater Rebel series! I was looking for a lower wattage head and took the Rebel 30 into consideration, in the end I got a Peavey Classic 20 MH and love it! But I'm sure I would have been happy with an Egnater as well.
Tweakers also take any tube except EL84s. I run my Tweaker 15 with 6L6s , EL34 are said be a good choice too. Because of auto-bias there's no need to adjust anything. Plug and Play. Preamp tubes also make a great difference in tone with these amps. Lots of options to taylor your tone. And they take pedals beautifully. Amazing amplifiers.
Everyone who comes in contact with my little Tweaked 15 is very surprised with how good it sounds, even with a drummer. The toggles, switches and options provide an authentic and deep set of usable and likeable tones. (I stuck with EL84 tubes)
I love my Tweaker 15 head, so many great tones you can get. I run mine through a 1x15 Fender bass cabinet, but I just ordered an Egnater 1x12 cab to go with it.
I've always wanted to check Egnater Anps out, thank you. They're absolutely KILL in tone, love it. They look great as well. Curious, what were the tone settings at the very beginning of the video when Lee was playing? LOVED the tone!
The glass shattering sound anytime a cup is put down cracks me up every single time.
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This is the whole story. Like virtually 99.9% of all brands, Egnater does NOT make their own transformers. The transformers for many years were built by a company called Federal which were reliable. Federal changed ownership (without notice to Egnater) and the genius new owners decided to save a few pennies by changing Bruce's transformer specs by adding a thermal fuse which was mis-rated. This fuse was not the resettable type, meaning once the fuse blew, the whole transformer would need replacement.
So even though the amps passed inspection and burn in, over time the fuse would give out on this large batch of amps. The result to the world appears like bad quality on Egnater's part. The truth is Federal messed up big time.
Here are the steps Egnater took:
1) all transformers which had this issue were replaced at no charge.
2) stopped using Federal
3) switched all transformers to CMEC at a substantially higher cost
4) implemented a very stringent test procedure
Thanks for this info!
Thank you mister for this information. I love when a brand has this mentality. I'm looking for a new amp system and Egnater may be the one.
yeah its so sad that everyone thinks egnater makes junk when it could have happened to anyone
when did they fix this issue? I'm looking at a second hand tweaker 15 at the moment
Avi Elkiss Where can I go to get more information? How do I know if a used amp (or new, for that matter) is corrected?
Just using humbucker guitars for an amp review, I'm half sold. Watching you guys HYPNOTIZED by the sustain and tone, going from dirty to full overdrive from the guitar volume pot: I"M SOLD!!!
Rob, one of these videos inspired me to play, one year later I still watch these videos and play along them sometimes. Thanks for your work.
Nice to see the Tweaker getting some love on here, I've owned one for a few years and I dig it, great value amp.
I concur. I've played a Tweaker for several years now. It's a great amp.
Also would like to mention that the Tweaker 1x12 cab has a lo-watt Celestion g12h-30 which is very well matched to a 6v6 power section, which is kind of confusing since Egnater's website says the speaker is a 'Custom Voiced Egnater Elite GH-50 by Celestion®', although they show a picture of the g12h-30?
I've heard some owners have had problems with the transformer in the amp. Do you know if they fixed this with the newer models?
+john candlish they're not G12H-30 anymore...used to be back in the day in the 1x12 with GH50 in the 2x12...now both come with that GH50. I hate that speaker...trebly mess. I had a real G12H-30 in a custom 1x12 and a Tweaker 112x with the GH50 and they don't sound alike.
+c00lkatz -- Anderton's must still have the old stock 112 cabs cause their website claims: "Celestion G12H-30 Loaded".
If the 112 cabinet really is stocked with two different speakers that is something to clarify before buying!
+john candlish yeah I researched that cab before buying and even Egnaters site said it came with the G12H when it hasn't for quite some time now. I'd venture to guess the product descriptions are outdated. If you get one new with a G12H then it's been sitting in a warehouse for a long while. The change was made a couple years ago from what I could decipher.
Ahhh the "How to sound like" amp!
did they demo the dsl40 at some point? :P
+Yesto Yes, but it was a while ago and didn't spend that much time on it
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I've had one of these for years. Still going strong. Brilliant amp.
Glad to see these getting reviewed here. I've had one for a few years and I absolutely love it. I use it in the studio for everything except the heaviest tones and even then I'll double track with this amp just in case. No reliability issues whatsoever just a great amp with great tone for a great price.
1:37 3:53 6:56 7:20 14:45 There goes five fine mugs.
it's getting annoying
@@elonmush4793 there goes someone's sense of humor
I've got the 40 head/cab model, and even though it's a small little beast, the sounds I can get from it just blow me the hell away. I can go from crystal-clear tones to powerful thrash metal gain deliciousness with the turn of a knob. So good and I'm so happy with the amp.
I picked up a floor model of the Tweaker 15 (combo), for $220 (about £160). It is the best purchase Ive made aside from my les paul. The only thing that may replace it is a supro dualtone or comet (someday when I have much more cash).
I swapped out the tubes, its cathode biased so those power tubes popped right in, and it is just a great amplifier. Im happy see Chappers have the same response to it that I did.
Damn, I thought these were awesome...right up to the point I found out I could afford them. Clearly, anything I can actually afford to get won't make me sound any better... ;-)
Nice review. The Tweaker is a killer amp, used them live and in the studio since 2011. The one thing this review doesn't cover at all is the sweet spot on the master volume (on the 15w at least). At about 1 o'clock the amp goes from "cool" to "wow"! Of course, it's pretty loud by then!
Attenuation so the ears can hear and the guitars can be played
Have owned the Tweaker 15 for about 4 years. Have had no problems. Usually leave it in hot gain mode and simply turn down my guitar for cleaner tones. Plenty loud for a small to medium sized venue. Great fun to use for recording --- all those tone choices.
I ordered my egnater tweaker 15 combo a few days ago, should be here in about four days.... Can't wait to get my hands on it!
Just when I thought the two of you couldn't get any better, my mind was blown once more!
These amps are rock solid, they don't have reliability issues like some people are trying to say here. And they sound amazing in the price range. I have owned 2 of them.
I've owned the 15w tweaker head and cab for a few months now, and I'm so damn happy with it. Sounds fantastic. It's really really good for recording. If you're after hi-gain tones, you're really going to need an overdrive pedal of some sort, as even on full gain on the hot channel, it's not a huge amount of gain (with passive pickups anyway). For clean and slightly overdriven/crunchy tones it's faaaaantastic. couldn't recommend it more. But just make sure you get a reverb pedal with it.
Jamie Keen r u sure mines one of a few amps on high gain, toggle on hot etc that has a lot of gain. No pedal required. And I’m a high gain addict.
When howtobasic becomes a rockstar: egnator
*Eggnator
lololol XD
i read this as he said egnator lol
You deserve a fucking trophy for this comment!
None of you deserve a fuckin trophy...there's no 'O' in it, it's Egnater
I've had the 15w head for a few years now and it's really great, i love it. Happy to see you guys reviewing it
I hadn't considered an Egnater before but now I'm considering the Tweaker15, Fender Bassbreaker15, Vox AC10, or Orange Tiny Terror Combo. Decisions!
I think I need a 10-15W valve amp Anderson's Shootout! ;-)
psychofunksoldier02 I'm in the same situation! what did you end up with in the end?
I just bought the egnater because it can do the fender, vox, and marshall sound pretty well.
Max Mulligan I say the egnater trumps all but the vox, since the vox has less tweaking but is PURE tone. More affordable as a combo too. Depends on which is convenient because vox has no fx loop
All nice clean amps, and then suddenly the Tiny Terror in the list? This is more a 'one of these things is not lke the others' riddle.
Lukas van de Wiel none of those are clean amps lol. the bassbreaker is mid to high gain
These guys could make any amp sound good. Those grooves they're playing are silky smooth.
22:01 Oh my god that tone! That's the sound I've been lookin' for!
Own a Tweaker 15 that I picked up used, and SUPER glad to see you guys review these, the 'Sound Like' gang looked at one of the Tweakers briefly for a video and I was hoping you would take a look at them so I could hear YOUR take - even if you hadn't liked them it wouldn't have changed how much I LOVE mine, but its nice to have my high opinion of the amp validated by you two! Hope many others can now discover/experience the awesomeness that is the TWEAKER!!
I’m sitting outside of a Burger King watching this , smells so good!
Burger king🤢🤮
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I played through an egnater vengeance 120 recently and it had the BEST cleans ive ever heard. seriously these amps are extremely versatile and packed to the brim with features. I definitely recommend at least checking these amps out.
At 5:10 --- instinctively started singing "I guess this time you're really leavin'" #showingmyage
I have a modded tweaker 15 head that I freaking love love love! The best hidden gem of an amp!
The mod just fixes the "blanket over the cabinet" blandness when plugging anything into effects loop.
The mod instructions were sent to me by Bruce Egnator.
I have a couple of examples on my channel.
So you’re just gonna drop this and not share how
@@twostepsbackonestepleft-7432 google dude... sheesh here you go
www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/egnater-tweaker-fx-loop-line-level-mod-diy.840221/page-2
@@Eggheadvideoproduction love you
These sound insanely good. That said, as guitarists, we're bat shit crazy. Think about this. We try to describe sounds with odd phrases like, "It sounds woody". What? How's that? Woody? "It sounds warm!" Heat makes sound? "It has a saggy sound." Uh...I'm trying to imagine things sagging...and making sounds. Perhaps it's the same sounds we all make as we get old? Bat shit crazy, I say. We are. Particularly Rob and the Captain. Bat shit crazy for certain. Beyond certifiable.
cmonsterz Yeah... Everyone has a way of describing sounds
That being said, we somehow understand exactly what is meant by those descriptions xD
Sagginess is referring to the bass response. Woody is an eq term.
And this particular amp sounds smooth and creamy on the cleans and crisp and crunchy on the ovetdrive, and I'm getting hungry just listening to it.
Watching one I have never seen is always so bitter sweet, soon I will have no NOS episodes left to watch! I cry a little everytime.
The broken cup sound just gets me every time!! Cant stop laughing
Have a tweaker 40 head with a 2x12 cab and I must say it's my favorite amp. So many possibilities with it and sounds fab with my Les Paul, Strat , and Tele. People have said that the transformers are bad in them but I believe they have different ones in it now so it's not been an issue. I've never had a problem with mine. The cleans are Very clean and the distortion is very creamy.. Love it.. buy it !!
This is the best tone Rob has ever gotten.
He really is quite the pro
These amps sound bloody amazing! I think I have finally found the amps and tone for me!
Isabella Catherine I just pulled the trigger on the 15watt and 1X12 pls tell me you did get one and ur glad I did as well??
@RobChapman I've been an exclusively USA built guitar & amp guy, the majority of my career as a musician... I have to say, for an offshore built amp, Bruce Eganter really went for a grand slam with this one. I love the Tweaker 88, especially what the KT-88 tubes are able to deliver.
Geez Rob your intro solo😍
Thanks man :-)
+Rob Chapman ibanez has a Chaos Bass
Yes, a very *touching* intro, indeed!
*Kaoss
you and Lee play off each other so well with out a word. all it takes a look and you change in sync. I cant wait for Lee's EP! please tell me you are demoing that when it gets closer.
Fun fact: Mike Egnater's half brother, Mark Igniter, owns a very unsuccessful pyrotechnics company.
Their parents, [ Eleanor Egnater and Igor Igniter ] raised them well.
Their cousin Matt Ognoter owns a goat farm.
Mikes son Ian is a amp genius as well
@@michaelbarber1123 Explains the different surname thing.
I have had a 15 watt head with 2 1x12 cabinets for about 10 years now. These are spectacular amps!
Tweaker 15 has 2x6V6 tubes and 3x12ax7's. I looked in the back of amp, and also the manual confirms this.
Just picked up one of the tweaker 15 heads for 250 from guitar center. Keep a watch out for these suckers on the cheap. Easily the most versatile amp I've ever touched. Glad you guys did a review on one hand, on the other hand, kind of glad that I got to pick one up before you reviewed it.
320 squid!!!!! How on earth am i gonna catch 320 squid????? Would you take crabs?
Convert the squid to lbs
From the little jams throughout, my excitement for Lee's EP/Album/Whatever has been thoroughly rekindled!
I've owned the 15 watt head for a few years now. My impression is that it does not exactly imitate any amp, but it does give good approximations of those amps. The USA setting is "Fender-y", the Brit is "Marshall-y" and the AC is "Vox-y". I'd say the USA setting is the one that best approximates its target sound. With the power amp on vintage, USA sounds more tweed-ish and modern sounds more in the black/silverface range. The Brit setting is a decent approximation in the preamp section. I'd say that the AC is probably the furthest away from the intended sound, it doesn't quite chime the same way. Probably due to the 6V6 power tubes vs. the el84. It's a great little amp. As some one whose main amp is none of those 3, but wanted to have those sounds on hand, this really fit the bill. Much easier on the wallet than buying 3 amps, and also takes up much less space.
I agree about the us setting. The Marshall setting is equally lovely. I read an article with Bruce Egnater where he claims the tone stack is the vast majority of the signature sounds of various amps and the type of power section wasnt as important as people think. Not sure how true that is.
You pretty much described the Tweaker accurately. This amp is by no means a "MODELING" amp, but gives you an approximate base tone of the three popular tones, Marshall (Brit), Vox (AC) and Fender (USA). You can fine tune your tone by tweaking the several switches and dialing the tone controls. The Tweaker is also very pedal friendly to get more added tone variations. Its a great versatile amp, you can say this amp is like a Swiss Army Knife that has many uses.
Very true. It will get you almost anywhere tone wise you want to go. And although the sections may be approximations, they are great. It's blackface setting doesn't sound exactly like a DRRI, but it sounds fantastic. If you want a DRRI buy a DR. This is all despite it being so affordable. Couldn't agree with you more.
+morgan ghetti The Tweaker actually has three separate tone stacks, using the typical layout and component values of Fender, Vox, and Marshall amps, and that is what you are selecting with the USA/AC/Brit switch.
***** Yeah that what I understood the amps design to be.
Own the Egnater Rebel 30 head. Incredible amp for the price. I've owned Boogie, Fender, Marshall. This amp basically allowed me to get the same tones as those amps in one for half the cost of the boogie. Almost bought another as a backup. My experience with the Tweakers is that they didn't give the same warm round tone of the Rebel. Still good values though for valve amps.
wow both of them have massively improved
by playing recycled random cliched rock licks???? LMFAO
I've had the Renegade 65 2x12. It's a monster. Loves pedals and LOUD!
For everyone asking, the Mooer competition is closed - winners announced in the description section of that video. Cheers!
I scrolled through the comment section of that video and it seems that many people are having the same problem of getting their comments deleted.
Total 696 lbs. I kind of wanted the break down though!
CaptAnderton Hey guys I was looking to get this amp, does the 40 watt head still have issues with the power transformer?
PLZ THE RIFF AT !10:00 ,, LEE.
thanks
Lee, I wish you and Rob would put out some tabs for some of the riffs you play. I am too lazy to figure them out :) And you sold me on this amp for my non metal head. Been playing Blackstar and Orange for years thanks to you, now I am hooked on this sound since the Rocker 32 will cause me to actually divorce myself.
I love my Egnater Tweaker 15 watt, but I'm running 2- EL34's and it sounds great. Pushes a 4x12 Marshall cab pretty loud. What's cool is these amps can take all of these tube pairs with no changes! :
EL34, 6L6, 6L6G, 6L6GC, 6V6 and I've tried them all. 6L6 metal case tubes, the first btw, sound really sweet with a little less output. The 6L6G are the 'Coke bottle' glass tube ( the first glass 6L6) and they have a nice sound. Mine I borrowed from my Wurlitzer 310 Vibrato cabinet I that goes with my Wurlitzer 1946 Series 31 Electrostatic Reed organ. These were the original tubes, still test good! The 6L6GC have great sound in the Tweaker! Nice bite and full clean tone. The 6V6 have a nice blues tone with less output. My favorite are the EL34 tubes. With the Tweaker on British and with minimal effects except reverb in the FX loop, and a Joyo American pedal ( a must for this amp! imho) it rocks out!
DONNER LAX COMP deep dive!
Donner LAX COMP is their version of the classic Universal Audio 1176 pedal. A very handsome pedal actually, it even has 76 in the logo if you look close. Foolish of Donner not to mention it anywhere in their ad campaign, so I've been mentioning it around. Now one quality of a compressor is its breathing character, but often we don't want this. The Donner is rock stable. It is designed around the LM3080 OTA ( Operational Transconductance Amplifier , see an excellent article on the CA3080 OTA in Internet Archives- Radio Electronics magazine May 1988 pages 63-68. I happened to recall seeing it a couple years ago when looking through 4-5 issues of the magazine I'd kept from my early 20's). Also in the circuit are 3 transistors and approx 50 surface mount resistors and capacitors. As I mentioned it is a very stable, but very warm pedal as well. I like that the Limit control raises the clean headroom. The Bright switch operates to preserve clariy. I got my LAX COMP brand new from Donner's Ebay store {for 35 US}. I'm going to get another one for my recording setup. For a good example of a recording with what appears to be 1176 on every track, is Lynyrd Skynyrd Sweet Home Alabama.
A new pedal I highly recommend is the DONNER LAX COMP compressor. JUST GET ONE! It is...well let me give you my review of it. BTW Ebay has is direct from Donner for like $30! Put it first in the chain and the Joyo American last in the chain ( not in effects loop, but amp input) and your 2-transistor fuzz pedals work amazingly well in between the LAX COMP and the JOYO AMERICAN. I also use a DONNER RIPPLE and the COLOR knob gives the same sound as if you use a treble booster. You can turn down the tremolo if you desire, but the Color knob still works.
Hi Rob, Lee and the crew..
Bit of a strange video suggestion here. High end reverb pedal vs low end reverb pedal. Super interested in hearing what the noticeable differences are. Same goes for delay too.
tone wise it's the best I've heard Lee sound to date. you need that amp in your collection. Great tone combo from the cap10 and the tweaker.
that intro jam was fucking amazing.
Rob! Try the AC mode with mids almost scooped and high/bass way up, modern/tight/hot switches and gain to taste. And you shall unlock the secret Rectifier mode! :)
I've used a Tweaker 15 head for well over 3 years - Mine currently has EHX 6CA7 power tubes for a bit more headroom and tightness. Amazing head which I hope I never part ways with!
So, Egnater Tweaker or Fender BassBreaker? I got the Egnater and dont regret it for a minute although this was before the BassBreaker came out so I have never compared the two.
Bruce used to fix my gear in the 80s. Great design and he also has local amp build seminars that fill up super fast. Next time you're near Detroit.
I just picked up a used Egnater Rebel 30 Mk II for $600CAN. Not as many options as the Tweaker, but omg the tone! It does great cleans AND everything from classic dirt to modern high gain. ...and LOUD! My Marshall 2x12 cab may be getting more use as an amp stand than part of the signal chain. Lol
The ability to mix between EL84 and 6V6 is just brilliant.
On the upside, it still sounds good at low volumes
I just picked up the same amp for 550$CAN! its absolutely unbelievable, it roars like no amp ive ever played before
Nice score. Asking price for mine was $600. Because the seller was not interested in trades, I got corn holed at the pawn shop to raise the money, but at least to got what I wanted. Most of the gear I sold wasn't getting used or sounded similar to stuff I liked better. The few things I didn't really want to sell are easy enough to find anyway.
thisdyingsoul76 I got one last summer and I absolutely love my Rebel! I can get so many different guitar sounds and it records amazingly- money well spent!
Not a single break of the mug sound was missed, love it.
The Captain is killing it on guitar. I've always enjoyed his playing, but I feel like he has reached a whole 'nother level.
Love the sustain sound of these. Always glad to hear/see your videos guys! Keep up the great work.
wow suddenly Rob is doing the rhythm guitar.and Lee is doing the lead
Some of the best tones I've heard out of the Cap10!
is it me or does Chappers sound tired or under the weather, Sending love from the US
They probably film it in the morning
Hayfever tablets - also just came back from tour/festivals :-)
+Rob Chapman SUPER tasty intro solo....
+Rob Chapman Glad you're back buddy, rest up its well deserved, Hopefully i can see Dorje live one day,
Rob & captain, what's the best value amp you'd recommend for a small apartment (and where the wife hates the idea of an amp in the house). I'm talking legit small / non obtrusive. (more than one option welcome!!)
Holy fuck, that second improvisation was killer!
I've had my Tweaker 40 for about 4 years now. would absolutely buy it again if it crapped out on me
I've had a Tweaker 88 for about 4 years now. One of the best amps I've ever heard. BUT.......the first one I received was dead on arrival with a power tube that was dislodged. Imagine my surprise! So it was sent back for another one. The second one I received worked for about 3 months then started cutting in and out. I sent that one back to Egnater and they had it for 4 MONTHS before they decided to send it back.
That fix worked for about 6 months then the amp started blowing fuses. It would blow them almost as soon as I put the new one in and turned it on. At that point I decided to get a local reputable amp repairman to fix it rather than drive 70 miles to drop it off so it could be sent to California and kept another 4 months. Happy to say the power tube socket wires needed switched and I've had the pleasure of one of best mid gain amps money can buy. Perfect for blues. Not a stitch of problems in 2 years. I almost gave up though.
I'd pay to see the two of you doing an archtop feature
Thank you Rob and Captain. I bought a 40 watt head and a 2x12. It sounds unbelievably good....WOW!
hey... can you guys make a video on the best 3/4 sized electrics. 22.2 scale guitars, i do play a 25.5 scale Ibanez RG421EX which i actually ordered from your store 2 days ago and its awesome, but... i mean some of us have very small hands, not that it stops us from being able to play guitar good, but just getting some of those stretches are very difficult. like from 3rd fret to the 7th, also when playing while standing its hard, sure i can raise the strap height... but come on... i wanna look cool too without making it completely difficult to play songs, i feel that us small handed guitarists are a little bit forgotten... and outcasted, and i hate when people think of anything below 24.75 as a kids guitar, and put a specific age group to it, like you have to be 9-12 years old to play it... its nothing to do with age. we all come in different shapes and sizes too, and we need to find the guitar that fits our size the best too. :D... plus i think it will make a quiet interesting video
Hey Nathaniel, I've large hands, long fingers, yet still find a low hung guitar gives my wrist a lot of pain and restricts me on reaching across lots of frets. Don't go down the looking cool thing, it'll likely detract from your playing and cause damage to your wrist. Keep thumb on back of neck as much as possible to freely move around your guitar. look for ways to play without having to move up and down the neck all the time. When you gig, anything that will help you get to the end of the night is more important than looking cool and sounding bad. Sorry for the Old man theory/opinion
Scott Mac yeah, i know that having a guitar low hung extremely restricts your playing ability and can over long periods of time injure your wrist, there are still a few ways around this, to an extent, to make the playing a little easier, like during solo's or just technical playing in general, resting the guitar on the leg and bringing the neck up much more vertically and closer to your face, makes the higher frets much more accessible. i know that looking cool isn't a priority, and isn't needed, but we all want to be looked at a certain way and we are all judged on appearance, not saying we should listen to those people, but i personally when looking in the mirror, prefer the low hung look, and im sure most others do and want to go that route, i just like my guitar around my pelvis area, or slightly higher depending on how technical the stuff i am playing is. i still go for a little comfort with the strap height, but all i'm saying is a shorter scale length,like 22.2 or maybe even slightly longer but not in the 24 scale would make it much more easier to have those higher frets much more accessible for players with small fingers, still wanting to have the "cool" factor in there lol.
I for one always hang the guitar as high as I can and still climb through the guitar strap to start playing. I don't know where you get the idea most people want the guitar hung as low as possible to look cool. Maybe it's your youth and little life experience showing through.
I mean... you could say that to slash but he'd probably just ignore you :P. I'm not saying its bad if you do have your guitar up high on your body, its comfortable, but on stage some people like to look a certain way maybe not you, but some of us do. think of it as how a lot of people into rap and shiz like to sag their pants, its not entirely comfortable, and isn't necessary having to pull your pants up every second, but they like the look. same thing for guitar, yeah if i really needed to i would play with my 25.5 guitar higher up on my body, if it was my last resort... Suffocation, No breathing Don't give a fuck if I cut my arm, bleeding... but if there are good guitars out there with short scale lengths, why not? it'll help out a lot, make us happy, and I wouldn't be hurting anyone because of it.
I dont think they will do it but there are other guitars that have smaller fretboards, not scale wise but just physically smaller, i dont have big hands either but i play guitars that are comfotable for my hands and most of them are ESP/LTD, but for example music man/ sterling by music man/ ernie ball have smaller fretboards, I had the same exact problem with wanting to have the guitar lower then i do now but it was too hard to play and you will end up injuring yourself which you dont want to do, the kind of fans that will actually care about that are the same fans who probly wont pay close attention to the actual music, another thing to try is wearing the guitar lower but have the neck up at more of a higher angle to improve comfort-ability but your probly gonna need a strap lock so the strap dont come off, playing a shorter scale guitar will be different when you tune it and you wont be able to play as high of notes as you would with a normal scale length, you will 100% want locking tuners and thicker strings to keep the tension up, the best short scale guitar i've seen and played is a Grass Roots by ESP Mini Les Paul, i basically got super lucky and stole the only 1 from guitar center's website for $100 US, the cheapest i found another 1 was $833 on E-Bay so that felt good getting some revenge on GC for all the ripping off they do to people, but if you play an Ibanez then going to something like a ESP/LTD M series(super strat body type) wont be much different but the necks are very comfortable for me to play, also try to avoid bound fretboards because even though its not a ton wider it will still make a difference and give you that extra mm or 2 smaller neck, just go to a guitar shop and hold a bunch of different necks and ask them what guitars have smaller necks and try some out, if you can try to use the same amp you use at home so you will know what it will sound like when you go home, people make the mistake of using a expensive amp in a store that is totally different to their home amp and sounds good then when they get home to their amp it dont sound the same
Just saying here, but Cap's playing has improved by leaps and bounds with every video. Not to take away from Rob. It's just that Rob being amazing is normal, vs Cap is finally breaking out of his comfort zone and is doing so extremely well. Keep up the good work.
When will the winners of the Mooer pedal competition be announced?
wow, after watching the first ~6mins of this video i instantly wanted to buy one of these amps....even without watching the review :D you guys never sounded better, brilliant jamming
I quite fancy buying a Tweeker 40 but there are many horror stories on the net from the past about the transformers blowing. Can Anderton's confirm that this issue has been sorted on the current units?
This is from another comment above that I found very helpful:
This is the whole story. Like virtually 99.9% of all brands, Egnater
does NOT make their own transformers. The transformers for many years
were built by a company called Federal which were reliable. Federal
changed ownership (without notice to Egnater) and the genius new owners
decided to save a few pennies by changing Bruce's transformer specs by
adding a thermal fuse which was mis-rated. This fuse was not the
resettable type, meaning once the fuse blew, the whole transformer would
need replacement.
So even though the amps passed inspection and burn in, over time the
fuse would give out on this large batch of amps. The result to the
world appears like bad quality on Egnater's part. The truth is Federal
messed up big time.
Here are the steps Egnater took:
1) all transformers which had this issue were replaced at no charge.
2) stopped using Federal
3) switched all transformers to CMEC at a substantially higher cost
4) implemented a very stringent test procedure
when roughly was this done, and how do we identify the new transformer? @bigmak93
The playing on the jams have come a long way since last year guys! Keep it up!
can these stay clean at stage volume for venues that dont have a PA?
Maybe the 40 watt
get a carvin v3 for infinite cleans
My Egnater Tweaker 40 is the most "musical" sounding amp I own. Very transparent with the guitar. It does a great "slight crunch" tone, between clean and overdrive - that zone where if you play gentle the notes are clean, but if you dig in a little the notes break up just perfectly. Note- use a Maxon or Tube Screamer overdrive pedal in front for adding your lead tone. Either of these pedals is going to be a great match for the amp. It's probably suited best for rock to hard rock, but perhaps not so much for straight up metal. However, some players do use these for metal, so, yeah, maybe spend time on one to see if it's going to work for your style. (Edit on 1-17-17: I forgot to mention that I, like many other Tweaker owners, have replaced the original power transformer with a Mercury Magnetics transformer. Made a pretty significant difference in my tone. Made me love the amp even more! I'd like to replace the other transformer too in the future, but I'm currently cheating on my Egnater, playing my Marshall DSL-100. I enjoy it too (for heavier rock to metal). (Edit on 11-6-23: Now, even the new Mercury Magnetics transformer has blown. I suspect it has something to do with the Egnater thermistor also needing to be replaced. But don't know for sure.)
if you have a Tweaker 15 head, don't forget to pop EL34s in it. thank me later.
This is the review I have been waiting for. Thank you! I really want one
what are the differences between this tweaker series and the rebel series??
I have the same question :/
PringlesPunk big difference I know I’m a year late. Just saw this. My rebel sounded bad returned it. Got a tweaker. It’s amazing and affordable. The 15 watt head.
I bought the Egnater Tweaker 15 watt 1x12 combo a while back due in large part to this video, and I think I I finally found its sweet spot which to my ears is when the Master is at about 2 o’clock. It’s loud but you got to try it because it sounds so rich and vibrant at volume without any reverb or any effects what so ever. It’s now my favorite amp that I’ve played. :-)
matt and Bea's favourite amp lol
Been gigging with my Tweaker 15 for 2 years now. Absolutely amazing amp. Kind of don't really like the cab, but when plugging in Marshall 4 speaker cab it sounds AWESOME. The original cab is ok, there's 15" Celestian in it, but too small, and less baddy than I'd like.
Hmmm. I don't even know if I'd like to mess with the cab since I got it for free with the head, so Marshall 4 cab works just fine :)
disinsider what kind of speakers in the Marshall?
But does it djent?
Has this ever been funny or clever?
lndrld Cold not once....it's like the crying Jordan meme, or the 69-nice thing
I just purchased this same little tube amp for a great price. This little boy is off the hook! Love this amp.
when you will announce the winners of the mooer pedals
Always really interesting and informative - Anderton's & Chappers' & Rabea's vids are some of my favourite videos on You Tube.
Loads of thanks for sharing, guys.
What scale is rob playing at 05:15?
im intrested too
Just blues with a touch of Mixolydian :-)
Major pentatonic and mixolydian
isn't that what rabbits get? :p
The Opeth scale :)
And the combo with chappers playing off each other is soo good for the ears
Not my proudest rub out.........
No one's fault but your own.
I owned a Tweeker 40 Combo for about a year. It is loads of fun, I just play for fun but I love to get as close as I can to the original song I'm playing to, like if I'm playing Muse I'll go british, if I'm playing Incubus I'd go American, or some Kings of Leon - AC. The electrics kind of failed me a couple of times, so I ended up Buying a Princeton and a Marshall Vintage Modern. It's a sweet amp and I kinda regret selling it! For the ones that play covers in Bands or want to get close to a bunch of artists without changing your amp all the time, I recomend it!
I've owned VOX AC30's,Fender Blues jJuniors ,Bugeras and Blackstars to Blackhearts and the Tweaker 15 Combo has outlasted them all, It is by far my favorite amp and one of the very BEST Tube amps on the Market(in my opinion) It sound awesome and you can change the tone with the flick of a switch. GREAT AMP for anything but Metal and one of the best buys you can find in a Tube Amp
awesome! these amps sound great in this clip! Can't wait for your review of the Egnater Rebel series! I was looking for a lower wattage head and took the Rebel 30 into consideration, in the end I got a Peavey Classic 20 MH and love it! But I'm sure I would have been happy with an Egnater as well.
Tweakers also take any tube except EL84s. I run my Tweaker 15 with 6L6s , EL34 are said be a good choice too. Because of auto-bias there's no need to adjust anything. Plug and Play. Preamp tubes also make a great difference in tone with these amps. Lots of options to taylor your tone. And they take pedals beautifully. Amazing amplifiers.
Those egnators are up front in presence, That last jam that Gibson really had great overtones, rob too.....
I use the tweaker 88 head as my main amp for 3 years now and I love it. knock on wood no problems with it so far.
Jamming is legit. Honestly, been feeling for the past few videos that the playing has been a little stale. You guys are back to awesome now.
Everyone who comes in contact with my little Tweaked 15 is very surprised with how good it sounds, even with a drummer. The toggles, switches and options provide an authentic and deep set of usable and likeable tones. (I stuck with EL84 tubes)
Great to see you guy's jump in the Egnater camp. Pair the Tweaker 15 with the Rebel 20 and you have a killer light compact stero rig.
I really dig the new B roll stuff you did of the amps during the jamming section =D awesome idea
I love my Tweaker 15 head, so many great tones you can get. I run mine through a 1x15 Fender bass cabinet, but I just ordered an Egnater 1x12 cab to go with it.
I am envying your tone rob, no matter the amp you use. you are the tone dialing king. much love from Canada!
I've always wanted to check Egnater Anps out, thank you. They're absolutely KILL in tone, love it. They look great as well. Curious, what were the tone settings at the very beginning of the video when Lee was playing? LOVED the tone!