Clips of Rebel 30 mkii

[imalrightjack]

Hi all,

Any videos/audio clips? Reviews? Comments?

Had the Renegade 65 212 but got rid because it was too big but I miss the sound so much. I got an ex-demo Renegade 65 112 but it had a ton of problems so it went back. I still crave an Egnater and hope the Rebel 30 Mkii is the answer.

Be good to hear from any fellow Eg-heads.

Thanks!

 

[musicmanmu]

Good luck - finding clips of the Rebel 30 MK II is like trying to find a unicorn - they don't exist! Unfortunately I don't live near a big box music store and I think GC stopped carrying Egnater anyway.

I've decided to move on and pick up a Carvin Legacy III head. Bruce's poor marketing of these MKII amps has turned me off the brand, which is a shame because I love my original Rebel 30.

 

[imalrightjack]

I must say, I am baffled. It's an odd way to run a business and surprises me because any contact I've had with Bruce has shown him to be a very helpful guy.

I similarly don't have a store nearby but might take a chance and return if necessary. My biggest concern is that the drive channel is too heavy rock and tough to tame for lighter sounds.

 

[musicmanmu]

I must say, I am baffled. It's an odd way to run a business and surprises me because any contact I've had with Bruce has shown him to be a very helpful guy.

I similarly don't have a store nearby but might take a chance and return if necessary. My biggest concern is that the drive channel is too heavy rock and tough to tame for lighter sounds.

I agree - on the whole my experience with Egnater has been good. There was no issue with promoting his initial line of Rebel/Renegade amps with reviews, clips, etc. It's even easier now with current technology to do these things, so I feel that there is no excuse for it.

I'm leery of high gain amps that use EL84s - they always tend to sound fizzy and unmusical when compared to say, EL34 or 6L6 high gain amps. I do love the Rebel 30, but would love for it to have just a little bit more gain, which is why the MKII is compelling. But I'll give the Legacy 3 a try and can return if I don't dig it. Plus with 3 channels, I could reduce my pedalboard

 

[Waxhead]

I must say, I am baffled. It's an odd way to run a business and surprises me because any contact I've had with Bruce has shown him to be a very helpful guy.

I similarly don't have a store nearby but might take a chance and return if necessary. My biggest concern is that the drive channel is too heavy rock and tough to tame for lighter sounds.

I agree - on the whole my experience with Egnater has been good. There was no issue with promoting his initial line of Rebel/Renegade amps with reviews, clips, etc. It's even easier now with current technology to do these things, so I feel that there is no excuse for it.

I'm leery of high gain amps that use EL84s - they always tend to sound fizzy and unmusical when compared to say, EL34 or 6L6 high gain amps. I do love the Rebel 30, but would love for it to have just a little bit more gain, which is why the MKII is compelling. But I'll give the Legacy 3 a try and can return if I don't dig it. Plus with 3 channels, I could reduce my pedalboard

Also try Mesa Boogie 5:25 Plus & Transatlantic TA-30.
Great EL-84 amps that are a step above Egnater & Carvin imo.
Also 5:50 Plus, Mini Rectifier & Mark V if you want 6L6s

 

[imalrightjack]

The thing is, they're twice the price!

No Rebel MKiis in stock in the UK

 

[Len Rabinowitz]

Guitar Center website does list them, but says not available until mid January. Sweetwater website lists them and says they are in stock. They also have a few customer reviews of them. Still, it's inexplicable that there are no video clips of the new Rebels.

 

[imalrightjack]

Guitar Centre is US though?

 

[musicmanmu]

I must say, I am baffled. It's an odd way to run a business and surprises me because any contact I've had with Bruce has shown him to be a very helpful guy.

I similarly don't have a store nearby but might take a chance and return if necessary. My biggest concern is that the drive channel is too heavy rock and tough to tame for lighter sounds.

I agree - on the whole my experience with Egnater has been good. There was no issue with promoting his initial line of Rebel/Renegade amps with reviews, clips, etc. It's even easier now with current technology to do these things, so I feel that there is no excuse for it.

I'm leery of high gain amps that use EL84s - they always tend to sound fizzy and unmusical when compared to say, EL34 or 6L6 high gain amps. I do love the Rebel 30, but would love for it to have just a little bit more gain, which is why the MKII is compelling. But I'll give the Legacy 3 a try and can return if I don't dig it. Plus with 3 channels, I could reduce my pedalboard

Also try Mesa Boogie 5:25 Plus & Transatlantic TA-30.
Great EL-84 amps that are a step above Egnater & Carvin imo.
Also 5:50 Plus, Mini Rectifier & Mark V if you want 6L6s

The Mini Mark V looks great, but not willing to pay $1200! I want a head that will fit on the Egnater 112x cabs, so my choices are limited.

 

[Waxhead]

I must say, I am baffled. It's an odd way to run a business and surprises me because any contact I've had with Bruce has shown him to be a very helpful guy.

I similarly don't have a store nearby but might take a chance and return if necessary. My biggest concern is that the drive channel is too heavy rock and tough to tame for lighter sounds.

I agree - on the whole my experience with Egnater has been good. There was no issue with promoting his initial line of Rebel/Renegade amps with reviews, clips, etc. It's even easier now with current technology to do these things, so I feel that there is no excuse for it.

I'm leery of high gain amps that use EL84s - they always tend to sound fizzy and unmusical when compared to say, EL34 or 6L6 high gain amps. I do love the Rebel 30, but would love for it to have just a little bit more gain, which is why the MKII is compelling. But I'll give the Legacy 3 a try and can return if I don't dig it. Plus with 3 channels, I could reduce my pedalboard

Also try Mesa Boogie 5:25 Plus & Transatlantic TA-30.
Great EL-84 amps that are a step above Egnater & Carvin imo.
Also 5:50 Plus, Mini Rectifier & Mark V if you want 6L6s

The Mini Mark V looks great, but not willing to pay $1200! I want a head that will fit on the Egnater 112x cabs, so my choices are limited.

yeah fair enough - price is always a factor.
I have both the R30 Head & a Mesa 5:50.
Big price diff & also big tone quality diff imo.
Luv the R30 but it only gets used for band practice, the odd gig and as backup.

 

[musicmanmu]

I contacted Sweetwater the other day about possibly doing a demo of this amp, and my sales rep said he talked with the marketing manager, and they apparently will be doing one! That was pretty cool. So here's hoping!

 

[imalrightjack]

Excellent news. All I need is UK stock to return...

 

[imalrightjack]

Took receipt of one today. Anybody want clips?

 

[Len Rabinowitz]

Absolutely post them!

 

[imalrightjack]

Absolutely post them!

Just an array of sounds? No problem.

Any suggestions on where to upload files?

 

[Waxhead]

Absolutely post them!

Just an array of sounds? No problem.

Any suggestions on where to upload files?

No youtube type videos plz - waste of time imo.
Post mp3 files please

 

[musicmanmu]

In the interim we'd love to hear your opinion on the amp. How is it compared to the original?

 

[imalrightjack]

Well, I can't really comment on the original as I had a Renegade 212. The clean is lovely and warm, really what I wanted. Both channels are very tweakable and every knob has a very appreciable change as you dial in, way more than any amp I've owned. At lower volume levels (this isn't a criticism), I'm struggling to get a particularly great gain sound. I used it live at the weekend and used only a Goldsmith pedal with it, which I used against the clean channel and added the OD channel to super-saturate leads. No complaints so far!

I suspect it'll be next week before I can record it.

Oh, it definitely passed the 'no reverb' test. It 100% doesn't rely on it, unlike some amps I've tried.

 

[Lution]

It's next week, holmes. Would love to hear clips.