[awkward] Simon (nzsimon1 who BG recently banned because...actually, I don't know) [/awkward].
Egnater Rebel 30 1x12 combo
This amp is ridiculously gig-friendly. It is light, small and packed with far more features than any amp should have at this price point including:
- Two actually great sounding, fully usable, flexible, FOOTSWITCHABLE channels
- Series effects loop
- Separate reverbs for each channel that actually sound good!
- Separate EQ for each channel (although clean doesn't have a mid control for some reason
)- Separate variable wattage control for each channel between 1w - 30w
- Separate "tight" and "bright" switches for each channel
- A tube mix control enabling you to use all EL84, all 6V6 or a blend of your choosing
- An XLR direct output so you can go straight to the mixer
- A silent recording option so you can mute the speaker while using the direct output
- A gig-worthy thick padded cover
- It weighs nothing (compared to a 100w head and 4x12 cabinet
)In all its glory:
Sans awesome cover!!!
Top panel showing the incredible array of controls on this bad boy:
Back panel with reverb controls, effects loop, direct out, footswitch and power plugs
I could not be happier with this amp. It was clearly designed for gigging...or at least it was clearly designed for the type of gigging I do. The clean is just stunning and stays clean for ages, not that I've had to push the amp because it's incredibly loud. It also plays nicely with my BB Preamp so I can go from clean to some nice grit using just that channel.
On the dirty side it has a thick, sustaining, ballsy sound that again (coincidentally) seems to love my BB Preamp. So I have four levels of gain to choose from - plenty enough to get me through any gig from sparkling cleans through to 80's hair metal.
The channels and reverb are both footswitchable although I just set the reverb quite low and leave it on. I've read great things about the direct output, but I haven't tried it and don't have particularly high hopes for it (don't need it anyway). The speaker is some Celestion thing that I've never heard of and will more than likely be replaced with the V30 I just bought from higainer. The tube mix doesn't really affect the sound dramatically, although it is important to note that when it is fully tuned to either 6V6 or EL84, the amp only puts out 20w. It's 30w in the central position. The variable wattage controls affect headroom slightly on each channel, but add more of a spongy feel. I have mostly left them on full but may experiment further with lowering the clean channel wattage to help cover some of my shit playing
.In short, this amp does it all and does it WELL. I'm over the moon with it. Around this point is where I would thank Simon for the great price and excellent service, but I probably shouldn't
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