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Egnater Tweaker Reviews

5 5.0/5.0 based on 5 customer reviews
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Phil
from Minnesota
April 21, 2012 Music Background:
35 year hobbyist

Great and Versatile

I love this amp. I can get great sounds at any volume, and what a great range of sounds. I own an old Fender tremolux which is great for that clean sound, but I was looking for something on the other end of the tone spectrum. The Tweaker gives me bowlfuls of crunchy goodness as well as chimey cleans. I can get any tone from old-school clean or crunch to modern overdrive. I will be able to use this amp with any group I play with and cover an immense amount of territory. When I ordered, I got a free matched set of EL34s, which I know I will like even more, but I haven't swapped them out yet because I am still exploring the stock tones and really liking it. It reacts very well to all the pedals I use. I considered the Haze 15, Tubemeister 18, the Carvin model in this watt range, and several others. Being most;ly a basement player, I had a hard time justifying the $$. I am convinced that I got a great-sounding versatile amp for a great price. Simply put, this is one of the best gear investments I have ever made.
Rex Masters
from Salt Lake City
April 17, 2012 Music Background:
35 yrs playing/teaching. Masters in Music Theory.

AMAZING

This little guy is not so little. I purchased two of these heads on advice from my rep. Mike Soper. Mike always comes through. These little luch box heads are flatout amazing. From the different clean settings, to the amazing gain settings they just astound me. I always play stereo. I run them through two Marshall 1960 cabs loaded with 2 t-75 and 2 vin -30 each and I get a sound that is all my own. I giged 2 nights ago 3000+ crowd and I did not need to mike these "15 watt" amps. They are so loud is suprised me. They can do so, so much. Buy one.
Matthew W Seniff
from Normal, IL
March 10, 2012 Music Background:
semi-Pro musician

Fantastic amp

I have owned an Egnater Tweaker for 9 mos and absolutely love it, in fact I love it so much I bought a 2nd Tweaker for stereo. The ability to change the tone with the small toggle switches is unsurpassed in my opinion. I have been repairing, modding and building amps for 30+ years and I never came up with anything with so much flexibility. If you can't find a tone you love with this amp you either are doing something wrong or playing death metal (it may even work for that but I'm not a death metal player so I don't know for sure). I play my Tweakers thru a pair of sealed back 2-10 cabinets from an old Gibson GSS-100 amp (that was destroyed in shipment) and they sound fabulous. I have also used them with a pair of 4-12 cabs, open back 12", 15" portaflex cab and a closed back 12" cab it works well with all of the especially with a change in the tight/deep switch. I have found this 15 watt amp to be more than adequate when I used it on a club stage, if I was playing a larger stage I would use the pair of them. I have also done some recording with the Tweaker and found it to be perfect for that purpose, I have doubled tracks changing the switch settings and ended up with wonderful amps tones. I think the Tweaker would be a great amp to have in a recording studio as it's switching along with a few different cab styles would satisfy most players and producers. They are also a great deal as you get a lot of bang for the buck IMHO.
Andrew
from Indiana
November 28, 2011 Music Background:
hobbyist +

TUBE TONE!

This little amp is about the size of a lunch box, but no one would ever know that if their eyes were closed. The number of different sounds you can get is staggering- and they are all very useful sounds that you can use on almost any gig. I've had it for a month, my favorite sound is the "usa" clean tone. The beauty of this amp is that you can add ALOT of dirt to the clean sound and still have control of overall volume. I use the matching cab with the G12H30 speaker. Just add a great overdrive pedal and you may not even miss having 2 channels. Unbeatable for the price. And reverb is overused anyway, right? Well if you need it, just put it in effects loop.
JD
from Minneapolis
August 15, 2011 Music Background:
Pro Musician, Guitar Instructor

Tone Monster!!!

This little head has never done me wrong. I've owned it for over a year now & it always sounds magnificent. Super light weight & portable. I run mine through a handmade 1x12 cab, loaded with a 12" WGS 30W Reaper Speaker. It will go from very clean jazz, to Fender spank, to Vox glassy, to Marshall crunch, & even High Gain Metal. I love the versatility of the EQ section & the wide range of the gain. Takes pedals very well.
I am often asked about my amp at gigs. Everyone loves the tone. They always ask where I got it, & how much it costs. When they find out the price, they typically start talking about buying one themselves.
I believe that this is the best amp head in it's price range. & even better than many heads costing far more.

Egnater Tweaker

15-watt Tube Guitar Amplifier with Configurable Tone and Voicing Options

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