Egnater Tourmaster 4100

4 channels, variable power & individual wattage settings for each channel. foot switch-should be renamed Turdmaster.....it can lay some real juicy ones!

when I first got this amp, I thought it was pretty cool. Just playing & tweaking around the house, I thought it sounded good. Loop was usable. Took it to a gig & was really sorry i didnt bring my rivera or mesa Blue angel....for all the hoopla & wattage, etc. was amazed how wimpy this amp was in a gigging situation. First bought the combo version of this amp & then decided to do the head & 2x12 cab for a little more variety. Finally got a chance to get all my amps & cabs together over the weekend. Egnater Tourmaster took a drubbing! Speaker cab arrived with big ding in the grill cloth....my Avatar 2x12 with vintage 30s just smoked it for $150 less. The Egnater cab buzzed uncontrollably. Wasn`t the cab, it was the speakers!!!! Played my Albert Lees, EB Axis Super sport & Carvin Californian for testing. My Rivera TBR1 wiped this thing from my memory! I returned it to GC and felt like I dodged a HUGE BULLET!!!!! Tried very hard to like this amp, but it HURTS MY EARS!!!!!!! Cheap, crappy Groove Tube tubes didn`t help!

Amp crakcles, pops at wierd intervals & experiences strange shorting sounds. I believe this amp is electrically challenged & is going to prove a HUGE FIASCO for Egnater & Guitar Center. Speakers buzz, amp crackles & hisses (did I mention channels 3&4 have horrible noise issues not to mention unusable tones?) Contour control totall POS!!!!! Line up & get your hot chinese amp fresh from the wok at 1400 bucks per serving....or stick with rivera, fender, mesa & even Peavey for more tried & true amp for your $$$$$$$! Don`t waste your time like I did mine.

What a joke......first they tell you one thing then send another e-mail with totally contradictory info....along with the warnings about voiding your warranty if you actually do what the first response suggested. Totally junior high. I think Bruce Egnater may be washing dishes in a Chinese restaurant soon. Serves him right. He should be ASHAMED!!!!

wHat difference does it make? This amp is a vacuuous hollow promise, poorly executed.

Brand new 4100 tourmaster Played in GC for over an hour. Features are to many to list (way way to many)It's billed as a four channel amp but it's really two channels with slghtly different voices.

I used my 59LP RI with Tom Holems pickups Channel 1,2,and 3 were so so. Ch1 was a clean but no sparkle, ch2 was a gritter bluesy tone and 3 was like a plexi. The contour control was awfull!!!! look at there web site and you can see Bruce take you through the amp, when he comes to the countour knob he says"I guess that's pretty cool" don't you know?

This is the main reason I'm writing this, While in the store I allso played the 2x12 combo and it broke after 10 min. with a deafing noise. same as discribed by other reviewers. It's a design flaw in the electronics. Then I found out it was made in China<<<<<<<<<<< need I say more? I'm not sending any money to Communist China ******

Piece of crap,, Bruce you shoud be ashamed

Do not buy this amp you will be sorry!!

Called the factory and they tried to blame it on reamp tubes,yea right

playing more than 30 years what does that have to do with anything?

I dig this amp. 4 channels. Took me awhile to tweek but I love the versatility. I have read some bad reviews but playing live, you can haul some combo amps and a rack full of goodies to a gig and it still aint going to be perfect. I dont use the contour switches. Got a good overall clean tone on channel 1. Good Axis Bold as Love tone on clean two. Dirty one gives me just a great basic dirty rythm. dirty two gives me a lead tone and gain that I can just forget about and play. Really like the versatilty

Using everything from a USA Tele, Carvins, Les Pauls, Strats, Musicaman Luke, old Charvels and mainly a couple of old Valley Arts strat style. Most of my stuff has active EMGs, Carvin and Duncan JB's.

Play everything from Country, Jazz & Chord Melodies to 80's metal / hard rock.

dont know yet. I live not to far from the Egnater shop though. Not to worried about it.

dont know yet. I live not to far from the Egnater shop though. Not to worried about it.

Been playing for 26 years and a GIT grad. Have had and still have everything from Mark Series boogies to Soldano three channel preamps.
I have been using a Marshall 4X12 with 30 watt Celestions and a Marshall 1X12 with 30 watt Celestions for small gigs. Have just been using a TC Electronics GForce and a Line 6 Modulation Modeler for the Univibe setting. I also have used live a Dunlop Crybaby, Roland Volume Pedal and occaisonaly a Digitech whammy. I think this is just a great versatile amp. Are there better sounding amps? You bet, but with the tourmaster, you are just hauling around one. Not 3 or 4 or a rack full of stuff.

The ONLY thing this amp is missing is midi. It has everything else! Very versatile. Even the contour button can be useful on channel 3 (after I tweaked the EQ knobs appropriately). Great looking tolex too!

I've played it so far with a PRS, a Baker, and an O'Donnell. I also used a matching Egnater 4X12 Bottom cab and 2 Bogner cabs and 1 Marshall cab for comparison. The Egnater cab is great too (but, that's another review). The cleans on the amp rival (and even better) some of the above $3K amps on the market! No exaggeration! You can get the 70's vibe or a blues/rock tone out of channel 2. I was able to get 80's Metallica era out of channel 3 and a thick/meaty/juicy lead tone out of channel 4. Bottom line, buy the amp and tweak the knobs in your OWN environment and you'll like the amp! My rating of an 8 is based on including some of the "10" amps on the market like ENGL/Diezel/Bogner/THD/VHT etc.

Too new to tell but, does seem to be built the right way.

Egnater is there for you. Highly informative and a great bunch of guys!

I like the tones on this amp more than I do another 4 channel on the market that you've heard of, Diezel VH4, if that tells you anything. I'dtake a Diezel Herbert over a Tourmaster though (have to put that disclaimer in). Got a great memorial day deal on it that I couldn't pass up for the half stack. Totally AWESOME amp for the money. Happening tones and a classy look. Don't forget to do some preamp tube taste testing too.

Without question this amp is versatile:
Four channels, each with its own EQ section, effects loop, power scaling on each channel (which is brilliant I might add)... This thing has features up the yin-yang.

This is of course all subjective but I found the sound outstanding. A word to the wise though - due to the number of features on this amp it would behoove the first time user in particular to consult the manual concerning suggested settings - this amp sounds great but can also sound awful if set in a way that doesn't compliment itself - it's not one of those amps that you just plug into and sounds great no matter how you turn the knobs... Special attention should be paid to the Density and Presence knobs in the power amp section (this is covered in the manual as well) these knobs drastically effect the tone in different ways (and not necessarily good ways) and at different volumes. Getting those knobs set goes a long way in making the different channels sing.

Some people have been commenting on how the contour section kills their tone and this I tend agree, particularly on the overdriven channels (2 & 4). IMO their are some cool tones to be found with it in the cleaner channels but hey... It's a button - if you don't like the sound you get with it don't push the button.

Overall I'm very happy with the sound of this amp but as I mentioned above it does take some time to get dialed in - however, once you do... Look out! This amp's got it.

So far so good...

Haven't dealt with them

I've been playing for a long time and have had a laundry list of amps over the years. Generally speaking I've always been of the "less is more" school of amps - the fewer buttons and knobs the happier I am. My attitude has been, give me one simple amp for a clean sound and another simple amp for and overdriven sound and that is the way to go. This amp has gone against my every prejudice and yet I bought it because everything it offers I use. It is like four distinct amps in one and they all sound very very good.

I hear a lot of people comparing this amp to such and such boutique amp saying, 'oh it doesn't compare...' Well, that may or may not be true, but as far as I'm concerned if some amp sounds like the nuts but costs $3,000 dollars for the head than it means nothing to me because I can't afford it. I paid $1800 bucks and got the 4100 head with a four Celestian Vintage 30 cabinet and this things sounds incredible!

Features out the wazoo. I've had about a dozen different amps, and features-wise this beats them all. 4 separate channels, all tube, 8x12ax7, 4x5881 (you can put in 6L6's also).

It has great reverb, low/high inputs, separate tone controls for all four channels, two voicings per channel (+ adjustable scoop, if you want it), per-channel and overall master volume (easy to dial down to bedroom volumes), series/parallel effects loop with adjustable send and return levels, presence/density control on the power amp (and density actually works - it doesn't work as well on TOL100 which I also have), speaker simulated record output, versatile foot switch, and "power grid" feature along with further power reduction through half-power mode. Power grid deserves a separate mention - it's a feature that allows you to set the available power per channel. For example, you may want to set the clean channel to 100W for maximum headroom, and overdriven clean (ch2) to 25W, to really drive the power tubes. Or you may want to roll back the gain on ch3 for plexi-ish tones, set it to 25W and crank the heck out of it for power tube distortion. Combined with half-power switch, this allows you to dial down any channel on the amp to as little as 10W. Also, this amp has a low noise fan in the back which cools down the power tubes. This lengthens their lifespan, particularly if you play your amp loud at 100W. Toroidal power transformer (which is lighter for the same power and has lower electromagnetic emissions) tops off the feature list.

Finally, one feature I've seen on all Egnater amps with dual master volumes - volume change is nearly linear through the entire pot sweep. It's not your Mesa or Fender which have two volume levels - "barely audible" and "peels paint off the walls". With an Egnater you can actually comfortably set the volume level you like. This may disappoint n00bs because they'll set the amp to 9 o clock and see it's not as loud as the Mesa sitting next to it. Mesa's dirty secret is that they like their amps to go up in volume quickly as you sweep the pot, so that they appear louder in the store.

The only thing I didn't like about the amp (compared to TOL100) is how big and heavy it is. It's easily 20% bigger and heavier than TOL100, and it's not the easiest amp to carry. But I guess you gotta pay for all those features.

I'm down to just a couple of guitars lately, with my favorite being an el-cheapo ESP LTD EC-1000 (Seymour Duncan '59 in the neck, Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge). My other guitar is Ibanez RG3120 with Super Distortion in the bridge and Super 2 in the neck. The Duncans sound a bit better with both TOL100 I have and the Tourmaster. I play the "guitar god" instrumental rock (Gilbert, Vai, Satriani) as well as some blues. I use a TC Electronic G-Major in the loop and Ibanez Weeping Demon wah out front (another underappreciated gem).

The amp is distinctly less "vintage" sounding than TOL100. Gain channels have more "teeth", cleans are voiced differently, too. All four channels are a piece of cake to get the good tones out of, just start with the "contour" button out. Ch1 is pristine, Fenderish clean. Ch2 is "pushed" clean, great for blues. Ch3 is hot rodded Marshall - both Vintage and Modern voicings are great, very touch sensitive, Ch4 is Egnater's very own tone - fluid and smooth, and you can dial in as much "teeth" as you like, within reason. I like this one in "Vintage" position more.

I feel a lot of folks who didn't like it just got lost in the variety of tone available or had a cab that didn't really work with the amp.

I'm using it with a 2x12 Lopo cab loaded with Warehouse British Lead (supposed to be like Celestion Classic Lead 80) and Warehouse Veteran (supposed to be like a broken in Vintage 30). I also have another 2x12 loaded with just the Warehouse British Leads (it's darker with more bottom end).

The amp is more touch sensitive on the gain channels than TOL100, which can be good or bad thing depending on how you like your amps to feel. These days touch sensitivity is the king, so I guess Bruce had to go with the flow.

The amp is not noisy for the level of gain it produces. One thing people fail to understand is that an amp which attempts to tame down the piercing highs must produce a lot more gain to maintain the same perceived level of preamp distortion. Egnaters are like that - they try (and succeed) to remove the fizz at the top end, but to do that they use a ton of gain. This has a nice side effect - the gain becomes "saturated" and "fluid". The bad side effect is that if you sit right next to the amp you will pick up the 60Hz magnetic from the power transformer. This is easy to overcome - just step away from it.

Finally, go easy on the bass on channels 3 and 4, and go easy on the density control. This is not a Mesa, it won't have Mesa lows no matter what you do. That's what bassists are for.

Too early to tell if it's reliable, but it is well built. Fan in the back adds confidence that the power tubes will last longer than they usually do. I have contacted Mr Egnater before about the TOL100 and believe it or not, he personally replied. In my opinion it doesn't really get much better than this - try to get anything out of Marshall to see what I mean. I'm giving it a 10 based on my previous experience with Egnater amps and to offset some of the n00bs throwing low scores around like there's no tomorrow.

I've emailed Bruce Egnater and he personally replied and answered my questions about biasing the amp (TOL100, not this one). I have not contacted them regarding this amp, though, so I won't leave an opinion.

I've been playing for over a decade, and I've owned over a dozen amps (3 of which were Egnaters). Currently I have a Marshall Vintage Modern 100W head, Egnater TOL100 and Egnater Tourmaster 4100. If it was stolen, I'd buy it again that same day. Pretty much the only thing I dislike about the amp is size and weight (TOL100 is smaller and lighter).

There are two things I wish it had:
1. Per-channel presence (like TOL100)
2. Continuously variable power level per each channel (power scaling), so that I could get power tubes to distort at bedroom volumes

#2 is something no amp currently has, but I know it's possible to do, and "power grid" is a good first step.

Frankly, it's a little puzzling for me to see so many negative responses about the amp. With a good cab and a bit of patience, it easily rivals Bogners and Soldanos of the world. I'm also amused by the discrepancy in ratings between the combo and the head - the combo is exactly the same amp, except in a combo enclosure and with Classic Lead 80 speakers. Seriously, people, what's wrong with you?

Every feature you would ever need as a guitar player minus MIDI control. For more specs, check the website.

I'll start by saying is not the worst amp I've played, but it went back to GC before my 30 days was up. I usually don't like to knock anything, but I this was hyped up to be an affordable "boutique" amp, and the only thing boutique about it is the name and the headshell.

I play Les Paul Standards exclusively with only a delay through an effects loop. When I tested it out, I didn't have it at the full volume I play at live, so everything sounded really nice. My feeling of the amp drastically changed when I played it at my first gig a day later.

Out of the four channels, I've found that only two of them were of my liking. Those were the clean and crunch channels. They were actually very impressive. Very clear, sparkly Fenderish sound on channel 1, and a very nice Marshall non-master volume type sound on channel 2 with nice punch.

I was way beyond disappointed with the two overdrive channels though. They are both capable of providing tons of gain and sustain, but like some of the other reviews here state, they are incredibly noisy, and don't have much punch to them at all. If people aren't complaining about the noise from the high gain channels, they are probably sitting at home in their bedroom with the amp barely cracked open. This thing squeals like crazy with the gain only about half way up at live volumes. I don't like using noise gates or anything of that sort because they affect the natural tone of the guitar.

I tried both setting the preamp volumes high and adjusting the master, AND setting the master high and using the preamp volumes to adjust. Both gave me almost similar results, but the higher preamp volumes gave a little better tone.

The contour knobs just makes everything sound very thin, or for a better term, worse.

The reverb is actually very good.

I'm sure this amp will prove to be reliable, but there are a LOT of tubes in there all very close together. Chinese quality control has become very strict in the last few years, so I'm sure it's built very well.

I've met Bruce Egnater at NAMM several times, and he is a very nice and knowledgable guy. From what the salesman at GC told me, this amp won't be serviced by him. He said they have a local warehouse here in L.A. It doesn't matter anyway, because I already returned it.

Since I play a wide variety of songs, I was looking for and amp that was capable of producing a wide, usable range of tones. I was using a Mesa Road King for a few years, and I now very much regret selling it. I took a chance on ordering this amp, because all of the Egnater amps I played in the past were amazing, but were way beyond my budget. After returning this amp, I picked up a Marshall JVM for a few dollars more, and am MUCH happier. The Marshall does everything this amp does, only WAY better, and it has MIDI which allows me to change amp channels and delay patches on my TC Electronic 2290 with the press of one button.

From what I gather through reading most forums, about 95% of those giving reviews are bedroom players, and never turn their amps past 1 or 2. I play out live for a living at least four nights a week, so I need something that's loud and sounds good.

Bottom line, this amp is not worth the $1400.00 that GC is charging for it. Sure it has all the features with the Egnater name, but for me (and apparently several others), this was a major disappointment. Save your money, and buy a custom Egnater.

4-Channel head (Midi footswitch) designed by Egnater and built in China. Looks cool with the two-tone cream/black tolex and black/tan basket weave face. Others have covered a lot of the feature details below.

This is a love-hate thing for me. It has a cool clean, and some very cool classic rock and rock-n-roll crunch going on, especially on OD1. But manits noisy as hell, even with the guitar's volume turned all the way down there's just a nasty hum filling the room. Tonally the gain sounds cool too, very stoner metal if you will. But it becomes unusable and sloppy due to all the noise. A noise gate is a must, but I fear that will kill some of the crunch along the way. The amp is very touch responsive and you can get some cool note bloom and decay when digging in and picking hard. It also sustains forever and I was gettting some very controlable feedback that I could just hold forever it seemed.

I'd give this a 6 for the clean, 8 for the crunch, and 1 for the noise. Overall a 5.

No idea. I bought mine on-line but the one I tried out in GC had a flickering jewel light. Being a new design made in China I'm a bit concerned, so we'll see what happens.

No idea, hopefully I won't have to find out.

I'm still undecided on this. I got a good deal on it, a few hundred less than sticker so it might be worth holding onto for a while. On the other hand, I find the noise so annoying I might just eat the shipping and send it back and start looking for something else. I'm just not sure yet (it only arrived this afternoon).

This is really a followup to my previous post. The first one I had was the 4212 combo, and that one had some sort of electrical problem, most likely a bad solder joint or loose wire. It would just start making a loud static noise and tapping the top would stop it until you started playing again. I brought that one back and bought a 4100 with the 4x12 cab. When the notes would decay, there was a distortion on the end of the notes that was really annoying, you couldn't record with it because of the noise. As it turns out, the manager of my local GC said they had three of the amps returned for the exact same problem. It's an okay amp, but I think there's some real QC issues with it and after getting two bad ones in a row, I decided not to keep it and brought it back. Support is a joke and you won't be talking with Bruce if you have any problems with the amp.

4 Channel All Tube Head

I play mostly Classic Rock with an occassional AIC or Soundgarden tune during our performance. I purchased this head from M123 with expectations of great tone and versatility, along with the quality and reputation of previous Egnater amps. Clean on this amp is very good. However, there is not much distinction between channels 1 & 2 tonally. I tried a TS-09 on CH2 to get slightly more breakup, but it did not seem to take to pedals well. It does, however, the SRV sound very well on the clean channels. I was never able to work in my Les Paul with this amp. My Strat was by far better suited.
Channel 3 is probably the best of the OD channels. In the same note, CH4 is more of the same with more gain. The distortion is not tight, so if chug is your thing, you will not be happy. I played out with it this weekend, and while it was an overall good experience, I was not happy with the distortion, and overall squishy feel. I really wanted to like this amp, and have spent several hours exploring the controls, but have come to the conclusion that I will go back to my DSL50. The distortion is far better, and I can live with the clean. Overall, I got the sense of it being a very heavy two channel amp with bells and whistles (Contour & Modern/Classic Switches), but the contour switch did nothing to help the tone. If anything, it took it away. Given the cost and implied reputation, it appeared to be a great deal, but it's no TOL, and there are much better used amps available for less money.

Chrome piece on top handle came loose, and grill was slightly crooked, but overall amp seems to be well built. It is REALLY heavy, and I wonder if the handles could survive long term.

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At first glance this amp seems to have tons of tweak-ability. It claims to have 4 channels. But upon closer inspection it appears as though it is actually 2 channels with 4 different sets of controls. Looks complicated but really it's 4 sets of the exact same controls with each "channel" having a slightly different voicing. It has all you could ask for in terms of an effects loop. There is a feature that was SUPPOSED to give you adjustment between 10 watts and 100 watts--the "power grid". This as far as I'm concerned is a gimmick and little else. I fiddled with it endlessly and NEVER was I able to detect any discernible difference in volume or tone. With this amp Features = Fluff.

This is where the rubber hits the road. Don't compare this amp to a Marshall first of all. It's hard to get volume from this amp. That actually can be a good thing if you don't want to disturb the neighbors. Having said that this amp has so little tube tone or flavor or character it ended up going back to GC before the 30 days was up. There seems to be heavy coloring of the tone going on inside this amp to give it the appearance of multiple channels or voices. The more I listened the more I realized what I was hearing didn't sound like natural tube tone. I liked the idea of being able to switch instantly between 4 different channel settings. But I discovered only 2 of the channels came close to being useable. So it ends up not being anywhere near as versatile as it APPEARS in the store. It's a good LOOKING amp. But I'd prefer an ugly amp that sounds great to a sexy looking amp that has no soul. I kept finding myself saying X amp sounds better no matter what setting I was on. Also be aware there are noticeable noise levels with this amp even at lower settings which I didn't notice in the noisy store. May be fine for gigs but you'll be very annoyed elsewhere.

First off it's made in China. China products can be good or they can be terrible. It looks to be well made. It has a toroidal transformer in it which is very efficient and a good choice for audio applications. Everything seems to be very solid. Having said that there are a dozen tubes in there and so you're going to be paying through the nose when you go to replace them. There are no less than 28 pots (just on the front) that can potentially give you trouble. The jewel light was flickering. It seemed like there was some kind of voltage fluctuation going on in there. It was kind of annoying actually. I almost forgot to mention. The head version of this amp top heavy. When the back wheels are oriented towards the front it becomes prone to tipping over. Be careful or you could dump your amp! This is particularly true on carpet and when it's being moved.

The warranty is an absolute joke. There are stickers on it and notes in the manual everywhere you turn telling you "the warranty is completely void is you remove this sticker...or do this...or do that" ANY excuse to void the warranty and it's gone. The actual terms of the warranty weren't that great either. Warranty is worthless and I was struck feeling they aren't willing to back up their product if they can help it. I contacted them about an issue I had. They didn't answer at first. Repeated emails and I finally got back a response but then they didn't seem to understand my question so I gave up. I swear there are only 2 people working at Egnater!

I TRIED to like this amp. I mean I did lay some money down and bring it home. It just didn't do it for me in the end. I hate doing returns but everything that attracted me to it in the store evaporated once I got it home and spent some time with it. It promised to have lots of versatility which ultimately proved not to be true. The most important part I was looking for was tone and the more I fiddled with the knobs the more I realized this amp just didn't have what I was looking for. As someone else mentioned the contour switch is a tone sucker and utterly useless. As I said 2 of the 4 channels proved to be useless right off the bat. So I was left with 2 average sounding channels at best. Then there was the "power grid" which was nothing more than a gimmick. I was actually insulted and irritated by that part. I started thinking I paid much more for this amp than it was worth. That's when decided to bring it back to the store. I never looked back. I was a first adopter with this amp and there were no reviews for it at the time. I'll never do that again... I see from the reviews that are up now I'm not the only one who was less than impressed with this amp.

Feature loaded amp - 4 channels, each with it's own volume, gain, treble, middle, bass and defeatable contour switch plus a classic/modern switch. Global presence and density controls. One of the coolest features is the ability to assign different power levels to each channel so you can overdrive the power tubes at a lower volume.

I've only tried it with my PRS 20th Anniversary Custom 22 so far, and it sounds excellent. You can coax a lot of different tones from the amp, but because of all the options available, it's easy to get a so-so sound. Once you figure it out, you can dial in some great tones, I think less is more is a good philosophy with this amp. It's not for metal heads unless you front end it with a good distortion pedal but it does serve up some tasty distortion and nice clean tones. You definitely have to spend some time experimenting to find your tone, and the amp likes to be pushed a bit before it really opens up.

Well, I have mixed feelings here. My first one was a 4212 combo, and it had an issue with a loud static noise, just tap the top of the amp and it would come and go. I suspected a bad tube, but GC said they replaced all the tubes and it was still doing it. I upgraded to the 4100 head and the half stack slant cab. The head sounds great, but the cab has an issue where it generates distortion as the note decays. I suspect it's a faulty dustcap on one of the speakers and GC has ordered me a new cab. If I plug the head into my Marshall 425A cab, it's clean as a whistle so it's definitely a problem with the cab. Hopefully this is all a fluke and once I get my new cab all issues should be solved.

Customer support is responsive and will answer questions quickly through email anyways. I've never called them, but it seems as if the support has been outsourced, I don't think you'll be dealing with Bruce himself to get issues resolved.

I've been playing for 44 years and I have some nice gear including a Marshall JVM410/425A cab, modded Marshall DSL50 with a 1936 cab, this amp rates up there as being a sweet piece if it hangs in for the long term.

I would say this amp lands in the feature creature range. Four channels, effects loop, selectable wattage per channel, etc. The only feature that I think it's missing is a midi input. When you have 4 channels each with different modes, it would be really helpful to be able to switch them using midi.

I have to say I was blown away. The amp sounds great. The cleans are fat and warm. Dial up some mild crunch and you get a pretty damn good vintage marshal sound. The first OD channel is still pretty vintage sounding, even in modern mode. It really does some of the classics well. The second OD channel adds more gain to the the first OD. It's a nice sound, great for leads. I'm a little disapointed with the range of tones. The tones it has are great, but the amp is not very crisp and tight which really doesn't make it well suited to a lot of modern sounds.

Despite the over seas manufacturing, Egnater seems to have put together a well build unit. Everything is well mounted and solid. I don't see any problems heading my way. I'm not going to rate it though because, it is still new.

I haven't had to contact them, but Egnater's custom amp dealers are very responsive and if the support for these fallows suit then, I'm in good hands.

I've been playing for about 15 years. I've built some amps as a hobby. I am most pleased with the quality and tone of the amp, and the price is great for such tone. I just wish it could change channels with midi. This compares very well to my Marshall JVM. It actually sounds better in the lower gain stuff, but the Marshall has more gain and is more crisp and tight.

I think the features have been laid out. They are many and very useful. I will say that it's very easy to get a BAD sound out of this amp, unlike my JVM, where the knobs just don't do THAT much, this thing can get a WIDE variety of sounds. I've tried other peoples settings posted on forums and was pleasantly suprised to see how varied the sounds are. One wrong turn can flub you up though, so it takes a little time to dial in. No complaint there. It wouldnt be versatile otherwise.

Amazing. I use LPs, and PRS sc245/250s. Mainly the 250 this month. We play everything from clean the mean and everything between. This thing can do it all. I have a roadking and a JVM...collecting dust. This covers a lot of territory. Not sure if it does metal, that aint by bag. Not noisy, not as much as the JVM anyway. The clean channel can get a bunch of different sounds and really is what sold the amp for me. The crunch is...crunchy and I use this channel a lot of the time. OD1 is my other go-to channel. Sounds great the way I have it dialed in(classic mode) for Thin Lizzy and Free. OD2 I keep just a little more distorted, though I seldom go there. Still playing with that one. Modern mode seems to add gain and you can scoop the mids with the contour button, just not my thing but I have heard others that get great tones this way. Clean channel stays clean all the way up. Brutal distortion isnt what i am after. The JVM got that-so I ripped out a capacitor to tame that beast. This is just the right amount for me as it sits-in classic mode.

Sort new, so hard to say.

I've talked to customer service over an issue with the footswitch, but it was just a grounding out issue on some of the pins. They sent out a "kit" to cover the problem area, but I already clips the longer legged pins. I'd call it an early production hiccup. They knew about it. Very responsive support.

Been playing since....1978. I would probably get another one if this got stolen, but then again, I am always open to new gear-so who knows. I might try a MOD-50 given the chance. Love all the tones I can get out of this. Love all the complements it has gotten me in a month. Love the looks of it. I own a JVM, a Roadking, a goodsell17 and had a bunch of other amps (quickrod, hd147, HK switchblade, CLassic 50, and more) and this is the one for me. I'm finally done searching for tone. This amp and my sc250 with WB firewaters and it's over.

This amp is chock full of features that are quite usable. The advantage of being able to switch to different wattages comes in quite handy in recording. Also having 4 different channels to work with will let you expand your tones. My only gripe about the features is the cable for the footswitch and the 8 pin DIN connector is hard to find a duplicate or replacement for.

I use Les Pauls almost exclusively and I have not been let down with this amp. Channel 1 is crisp and sparkling. I can get any clean I need out of this channel. Channel 2 is perfect for getting nice british "pushed" tones. The dirty channels are where the diversity of this amp really shows. There really isn't much gain difference that I can tell between channel 3 and 4 and I'll have to disagree completely with the previous poster here. These channels are a bit on the dark side, yes, but The contour control DOES NOT suck your tone out of the amp. You just need to set the channel properly. I keep all of my controls set at about 2 o'clock, with the contour set at about 3 o'clock and I get all of the "chug" I need. I've never had an issue with any of the distortion articulation.

As far as it being noisy, the amp does have a little bit of noise in it, but then again, I haven't heard too many amps that didn't have a tad bit of noise in them. This includes Roccafortes, Sewell, Mesa, etc. All of them have some noise. Just set your gates right and you shouldn't have to worry about it.

I can't really comment here. I will say this, the previous poster has no clue what he's talking about. First off, this amp wasn't built in China. It's Korean made. Granted, not American, but the Koreans do a pretty good job. Secondly, this amp is light years ahead of B-52 in the area of quality. I know...I've blown them up!

This amp seems extremely reliable and well built. I never gig without some kind of backup, though.

I've dealt with Egnater on a couple questions and they have always been friendly and helpful. No problems here.

It's a great amp. It's too bad the previous poster had such a problem with the amp but perhaps it's not his cup of tea. For the style of music that I play, it's perfect.

Tons of features like the TOL series, 4 channels all with eq, reverb, master, contour, wattage adjustments, etc., but no MIDI. Very heavy, and looks like it's built very well. Massive transformer and lots of tubes. Footswitch is very big also. Does not fit on my pedalboard.

Using Les Paul Standards and Strats with H-S-S configuration. No pedals except T-Rex Replica delay in the switchable loop. Mesa Standard 4x12 cab.

Clean channel is very nice and lively, with a bold bass tone and very good brightness to it. My favorite of the four channels. Works well with all the guitars.

Crunch channel is also awesome, and goes from clean to Voxish to a Marshall Plexi. Nice clarity and punch.

Channel 3. Here is where I start to bash a bit. This channel is extremely dark. It doesn't cut as much as I'd like no matter how I dial it in. Channel 3 of the Egnater IE-4 preamp with my VHT 2150 sounds light years better.

Channel 4 sounds good for lead lines and has lots of violin type sustain and punch. Not ideal for chugging. Downside is it's very noisy. It seems to pick up external noise despite using a Furman line regulator, and all Mogami 2524 cables. My pickups are dead quiet in all my other amps, but squeal like pigs in this head.

The contour sucks out all the tone from each of these channels, so I don't even bother using it at all. It will give you a very thin, solid state sounding tone to the channels. Try it for yourself.

Reverb and effects loops are good and quiet. Wattage switches on back don't seem to do anything here, so I think there might be something wrong with the head.

Seems like a typical well built Chinese amp. Layout seems similar to the cheap B-52 heads. Same builder? Who knows. Don't know reliability on this one, but my IE-4 preamp is over 10 years old and works like new.

Egnater is one of the best, but I don't think you deal with them directly regarding this head. Guitar Center gave me a number for a place in Los Angeles to send it to. ???

I've been on the guitar for over 20 years, and have been touring professionally for over 8. I bought the Tourmaster at GC when I was on tour, and my VHT power amp crapped out for the first time in 12 years. Turned out to be some soldering that weakened after heavily touring with it for the last 8 years. It's damn good power amp though!

Overall, this head is not worth the price you pay for it. The Rocktron TOL heads and the IE-4 preamp are way beyond this head in terms of tone. So is the Randall stuff, which is pretty incredible. Go try it for yourself. Mine might be going back to GC for good since I still have a few days left of the 30 day return policy. I think I will look for either an older TOL head, or the MOD 50.

Compared to his other products, I wonder what Bruce Egnater really thinks of this head. I'm not at all impressed by it. It lacks all the depth his other amps have.

Guitar Center offers this head as their "boutique" line, but I think it's entirely the name with this head. They might as well drop the price by 2/3 and stick it with the B-52's and Line 6 heads. Sorry, but as an owner of some Egnater amps, and a variety of high end heads, this amp just does not cut it.