Verdict: Egnater Rebel 20

[rhomco]

It has all the bite I have grown to love from my Mission kit built 5E3 Deluxe but much more head room to gig with. The variable live mix of 6V6 and EL84 tubes on the fly is a joy to the ears. This little amp head is a rocker/blues mans delight! I will be selling some of my old Traynors.
Rob

[Canuckcaster]

I was wondering about these. I would have to order one sight unseen (unheard) if I were to get one, so it's a bit of a tough sell for me. I might have wait till they show up locally.

CC

[Colo Springs E]

I like these little amps, but two things I dislike:

No reverb. I'm not a reverb "junkie," but an amp not having reverb is pretty much a deal-breaker for me.

Headroom. I keep hearing lots of guys saying it has plenty of clean headroom. If you get that amp anywhere over bedroom volume, it's got a fair amount of gain to my ears. Not nearly enough clean headroom for me to want to gig with it, unless every song I was playing needed crunch.

I do like the overdriven tone though, I agree with you there.

Enjoy!

-Eric

[Cleeve]

I bought a Holy Grail, now all my amps have reverb!
Someday someone will make an amp with a pair of 6550 for clean and el84 for crunch for a proper channel switcher, since distortion is in the power amp, not the pre..
Those rebels are sure sweet, the guy who sold me the Holy Grail at GC was all excited about his. Sounds like fun!

[eddiewagner]

i think it is one of the most interesting amps right now. the concept is so clever and the price seems to be right. dangerous GAS!

[rhomco]

Originally Posted by Colo Springs E

I like these little amps, but two things I dislike:

No reverb. I'm not a reverb "junkie," but an amp not having reverb is pretty much a deal-breaker for me.

Headroom. I keep hearing lots of guys saying it has plenty of clean headroom. If you get that amp anywhere over bedroom volume, it's got a fair amount of gain to my ears. Not nearly enough clean headroom for me to want to gig with it, unless every song I was playing needed crunch.

I do like the overdriven tone though, I agree with you there.

Enjoy!

-Eric

OK...... I should clarify. I am a hair/crunch player most of the time so "clean headroom" is in the ears of the beholder. I compared the headroom to my 5E3 Deluxe so take it for what it is worth. It is NOT a 6L6 super clean/high headroon amp by any means. It does a great job on the old fender tweed sounds and a great job on the voxy/marshally thing as well. It can be pushed into metal world which I totally distain. Enjoy,
Rob

[DrewB]

It sounds like a small amp to me. I bought one at GC, took it home and played it, A-B'd it with my 18-watt clone (1x12) and took the Egnater back. The clone did everything the Egnater did much better.

[Poppatwang]

Originally Posted by DrewB

It sounds like a small amp to me. I bought one at GC, took it home and played it, A-B'd it with my 18-watt clone (1x12) and took the Egnater back. The clone did everything the Egnater did much better.

That should save me some dough, I have a 1974x clone already.

[DrewB]

That's why I threw in my $.02!

[maestrovert]

i'm seriously lovin' mine !

While it may or may not meet some players' gigging requirement for clean power/headroom, it's gain & tonal versatility cannot be faulted....

One could pair it up with Egnater's matching 2-12 or 4-12 cab for better stage levels if necessary....


But it's proving to be most useful in my recording endeavors, which i think is it's primary raison d'etre....

[booncrusher2000]

I love the sound of these beast...........i would get one , but would have to hide it under all my other amps so my wife doesnt kill me

[gitold]

This is a really fun amp.I havent played my Traynor YGM 3 since I bought one of these.Haven't been using my pedals either.It has plenty of headroom if you use a compressor with it.A best buy.

[rhomco]

take mine to band practice. I hope it sounds as good in a band mix as it does at home. IF it does it will be my go-to amp for small/mediun size gigs. If not, it will go back to the guitar center.
Rob

[Colo Springs E]

Originally Posted by Cleeve

I bought a Holy Grail, now all my amps have reverb!

If that works for you, that's great... I don't care for using pedals in general, and usually only use the minimum necessary (a boost such as a tube screamer or boosta grande). Pedals are tone-suckers as far as I'm concerned, and I like the rig as simplified as possible. For that reason, I need reverb in the amp. Just a personal preference... but glad that pedal works well for you.

[franchelB]

Originally Posted by rhomco

take mine to band practice. I hope it sounds as good in a band mix as it does at home. IF it does it will be my go-to amp for small/mediun size gigs. If not, it will go back to the guitar center.
Rob

if you're interested, my guitar player "moonlights" for another band (Love, War, & Moonshine) in DFW when we're not gigging. And he's using a Strat, EH Nano Grail, and the Egnater Rebel. Mic'ed up, it sounds great!