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(More customer reviews)I have to agree with the previous reviewer. This little amp sure packs a wallop, and it won't break your wallet in the process. I have owned or used many different types of amps, from Marshall JCM 800/900/Plexi, Fender Hot Rods, Carvin Legacy (great amp by the way), Soldano, THD Univalve, Crate Palomino, Groove Tubes Soulo, Mesa Double/Triple Rectifier and even some boutique handwired amps, and the Rebel 20 is about the most versatile amp I've come across. It sounds fantastic and lets you get that smooth, overdriven brown sound crunch at manageable sound levels. If you're on a quest for that perfect tone, I would definitely start here. You may not look anywhere else.
Before I bought this I tried out the Vox Nightrain (so fizzy and noisy when driven hard - yuck!), Jet City Soldano head (nice, but not as nice as the Rebel) and the Orange Tiny Terror. I felt the Rebel was the best sounding of the bunch and probably the best low wattage amp on the market right now. This amp far outperforms amps many times more expensive, and even holds its own against hand wired boutique models. The only real downside to this amp is that it doesn't stay clean very far into the gain knob rotation before starting to overdrive. If you're doing music that requires a nice clean tone at higher volumes, then this amp probably won't cut it. But if you want that classic crunch and overdrive that only a fully opened up tube amp can provide, then this amp will do very nicely. It saturates like a plexi, but at much lower volumes. And for those concerned that it won't be able to keep up with a drummer in a live situation, let me just say those 20 watts are LOUD! Your ears will be ringing for sure, and you'll be all the happier for it.
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Sure it's tiny, but do not mistake it for a toy. The Rebel-20 from Egnater is a truly professional amp head with features and sound that are anything but small. Inside you'll find three GrooveTubes 12AX7 preamp tubes, a pair of GrooveTubes EL84 power tubes and a pair of GrooveTubes 6V6 power tubes. Not only do you get the signature Egnater TIGHT and BRIGHT voicing switches, you also have wide range gain control that lets you go from bluesy clean up to roaring high-gain lead all using a single gain knob. The Watts control lets you turn the Rebel 20's power from 20 watts to 1 watt for bandstand to bedroom volume. The guitar amp head also includes a professional quality effects loop that doesn't "suck tone". But the coolest feature of the Egnater Rebel-20 is the TUBE MIX control — an Egnater first. With the TUBE MIX knob turned counterclockwise you get the classic American sound of the 6V6 power tubes. Set the Rebel 20's knob full clockwise to experience the more aggressive, British sound of the EL84 tubes. For the first time, you can blend the two types of tubes in any proportion you wish to create a truly signature sound.
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