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Egnater Tweaker-40 Reviews

5 4.8/5.0 based on 7 customer reviews
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from Quad Cities
May 17, 2012 Music Background:
Going on 40 years of guitar playing experience.

My Oh My!!

I have to agree whole heartedly with Steve from Michigan. I have had many Fender amps over the years and none compare to this Tweaker 40. What great tweakable tone. I knew it from the first chord - nice deep 3 dimensional tube tone. The Bass toggle for Tight and Deep is fantastic. I also have the x112 G12H30 cab - and I believe it is engineered perfectly - huge full (non-boxy) deep tone from an easy to handle cab - the perfect match for the Tweaker 40 head.
Steve
from Westland Michigan
January 6, 2012 Music Background:
Musician and Guitar Teacher

Nothing Little About This Amp

I've had just about every amp out there. That includes a Matchless , A Fender Vibro King , 59 Bassman LTD to name just a few. I have to say I have never been happier with an amp than with the Tweaker 40 with the one 12" Egnater bottom what a great combination. It gives me that sweet warm Fender clean sound and that Vox AC 30 sound and yet it has a great sound all its own. I play mostly clean and have always used a Blues Driver and Tube Screamer. Now I have been just using channel two and I can dial it in to sound like a Boogie or a Marshall overdrive. I use a Carbon Copy Delay through the effects loop and wow what a great sound. This is one great am !!!!! I would reccomend it to anyone who wants a great sounding amp
Michael McNeill
from Milwaukie Oregon
November 5, 2011 Music Background:
Hobbyist

One little amazing amp

Well lets see, one day while at the local guitar store I try the Tweeker 15 and loved it. I unknowingly bought it three days before the 40 came out. I loved the Tweeker 15 but sold it and bought the 40 and wow what a great amp. I sold my Marshall stack and play strictly this baby now. I can get as clean and buttery as I want or as rough and dirty as I need or anywhere in between. Two channels and plenty of power I mean plenty I haven't gone past 3/4 at any time, and that was too loud.... I picked up the 2-12 cab to match and everyone asks about it. Looks and sounds killer, a Marshall killer that is...
I promise you can't go wrong with this setup.
Drake Remore
from Pennsylvania
October 17, 2011 Music Background:
Hobbyist

Worth Every Penny

If you're on a budget but looking for the most amp for your dollar, this is a solid choice. The range of gains and tones you can dial in are extensive. The effects loop is quiet. The EQ is bold. There's plenty of clean headroom and gain to your heart's desire. Throw in a tube screamer and this amp sounds killer. Two channels is a must for some, and this amp delivers.

If you haven't given Egnater a ear, do it, it's a real sleeper, worth every penny!
Mark Ballard
from Kansas City
September 16, 2011 Music Background:
Professional Musician

Holy Cow!

I bought one of these for myself for my birthday. I thought it would be great in my studio. When I first got it, it had a crackling sound when I first turned it on and right after I turned it off. I called Delvin @ Sweetwater and he had the techs send me some replacement tubes (Groove Tubes) and now I could use this on any stage, any size. It is outrageously loud and sweet and I highly recommend one for studio or stage! It is light too!!!
Nate
from Germantown, MD
May 6, 2012 Music Background:
Gigging Active Musician, 23+ Years

Solid Amp

I've had this head for over 6 months. I absolutely love it. The cleans are fantastic, and it takes pedals very well. the "tweaker" switches absolutely make a difference in the tone.

I find the "hot" switch to be a little weak. It's an ok over drive, but becomes much better when pushed with a tube screamer. No metal here, but a good heavy rock. That being said, I have it set up for cleans with the Les Paul on one channel, and cleans on the strat with the other channel for the most part.

I also use a line 6 M5 with this, mainly in the tube driven effects loop, for reverb or delay. BUT the heavy line 6 distortions sound fantastic through this amp, when face melting is called for.

Now the bad. The Ruby tubes in this amp suck. Hands down, worthless. I did not know how bad until i replaced the power tubes with JJ's. This amp came alive. the bass response is much better, and the sounder is fuller over all.

Just to note, i play this on a 1x12 Mesa open back cab. Sounds fantastic.

Finally, the Egnater customer service sucks worse than the Ruby tubes. When i bought the amp, there was a power tube that was extremely noisy. it took over 3 months, emails, then finally complaints on their FB page to get a response. The warranty on the tubes is 3 months......

To be fair, once i got in touch with the tech, he was a great help. he helped me isolate the issue and was supposed to have tubes sent out. over 6 months later, still no tubes. I ended up just buying my own JJ tubes. Glad i did, as this made the amp sound so much better overall.

To sum it up, this is a great solid amp. You can dial in a ton of sounds, it's loud enough for most applications, takes pedals like a beast, and sounds fantastic. Make sure you switch out the tubes, and pray you don't have to deal with customer service.

I highly recommend this head.
Jason
from USA
August 21, 2011 Music Background:
Part-time wannabe musician. Recording Engineer

Beautiful sounding amp!

I played this amp at the Nashville Amp Expo and I loved it! It is so clean, even with the gain cranked to full the note definition was there. I love how much you can do with the tweaker switches too. This is a very versatile amp!

Egnater Tweaker-40

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

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