Egnater Rebel!

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Mcgas":3eri3tkw said:
Gino":3eri3tkw said:
Mcgas":3eri3tkw said:
True, but it would be 1 less thing to carry!
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So you're saying you'd rather carry a single 80-lb head instead of a 40-lb head and a 10-lb mini head? :confused:
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Might be a simplistic view but given the weight of the modules I wouldnt think it would be that much heavier
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You have to take into account the extra hardware inside the head plus making the overall chassis bigger. It wouldn't be as heavy as a MOD100, but have you ever picked up one of those things? If you're not careful you could blow your o-ring. :aww: All I'm saying is that two lighter-weight and ready-to-go (i.e. already designed) units would be easier than one giant unit that would most likely be heavier than the two units combined... Though I see your "1 vs. 2" argument.
 
Isn't Musician's Friend owned by GC???

The are both owned by Home Depot's Baine Corp.
 
Why the standby switch? I assume to fill the hole on the chassis left from the 6v6/EL84 switch?

Anyhoo, can't wait to try one. I am very curious to see how the amp cleans up
when the guitar volume is rolled off at high gain.

Lastly, being that this is a one channel amp (right?) have you ever given a thought to making
a footswitch that would "default" the amp to a higher gain setting? Doug Sewell did this
with his amps so that players could hit a switch and the amp was at full bore regardless of what their actual amp settings were. IMO, it seems like a great idea if you have a great clean sound going but you need to get to high gain territory without running back to the amp (which is why I'm curious to see how well it cleans up).

Regardless, I think this amp is going to be HUGE for you. Congrats!
 
marvcus":1rs8kz7a said:
Why the standby switch? I assume to fill the hole on the chassis left from the 6v6/EL84 switch?

Anyhoo, can't wait to try one. I am very curious to see how the amp cleans up
when the guitar volume is rolled off at high gain.

Lastly, being that this is a one channel amp (right?) have you ever given a thought to making
a footswitch that would "default" the amp to a higher gain setting? Doug Sewell did this
with his amps so that players could hit a switch and the amp was at full bore regardless of what their actual amp settings were. IMO, it seems like a great idea if you have a great clean sound going but you need to get to high gain territory without running back to the amp (which is why I'm curious to see how well it cleans up).

Regardless, I think this amp is going to be HUGE for you. Congrats!
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I guess this begs the question why there's a standby switch on any tube amp... My guess is that it's there to warm the tubes up (and then allow them to cool down before totally powering off) without the amp being truly "on". They replaced the tube selector switch with the blend knob. There were three switches and now there are just two.

Yes, this is a single channel head. And it's so badass. I'm going next weekend to pre-order mine. :rock:
 
I too am in the clearing house mode. I spent the day yesterday setting up eBay auctions for the next couple of weeks. That should funnel some fundage into my hands for a Rebel.

I don't know if this was asked already, I don't think so since I keep an eye on this stuff here and elsewhere. Bruce said early October at Guitar Center and I see MF & M123 and a couple other vendors linked to the Rebel web page when you click the purchase button. Is the approximate sale date for online vendors October also?

Thanks,
 
Gino":2heeofwn said:
I guess this begs the question why there's a standby switch on any tube amp... My guess is that it's there to warm the tubes up (and then allow them to cool down before totally powering off) without the amp being truly "on". They replaced the tube selector switch with the blend knob. There were three switches and now there are just two.

Yes, this is a single channel head. And it's so badass. I'm going next weekend to pre-order mine. :rock:
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You are correct. When turning the amp on, it should stay in "stand-by" for about two minutes before switching from stand-by and playing, to allow all the tubes enough time to "warm-up". Otherwise, you risk blowing the tubes.
 
I appreciate that--it's just that many/most 20 watters & less don't typically need
a standby switch.
 
You will probably find that most low wattage amps without standby switches have a rectifier tube. The rectifier tube tends to "turn on" slowly, like the rest of the tubes. This helps to increase power tube life by not "slamming them" with the high voltage before they are warmed up. The Rebel does not use a tube rectifier because we wanted to tightest response we could get (rectifier tubes tend to be a little softer feeling) and I have personally had nothing but trouble with the reliability of rectifier tubes. So we now have tighter bass response, less sag and improved reliabilty by not usig the rectifier tube and having the standby switch. Sounds like a win, win win situation.

Egnater
 
bruce egnater":1gfi9xlb said:
You will probably find that most low wattage amps without standby switches have a rectifier tube. The rectifier tube tends to "turn on" slowly, like the rest of the tubes. This helps to increase power tube life by not "slamming them" with the high voltage before they are warmed up. The Rebel does not use a tube rectifier because we wanted to tightest response we could get (rectifier tubes tend to be a little softer feeling) and I have personally had nothing but trouble with the reliability of rectifier tubes. So we now have tighter bass response, less sag and improved reliabilty by not usig the rectifier tube and having the standby switch. Sounds like a win, win win situation.

Egnater
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Got to love "less sag"if you know what I mean! :D Can't wait till she hits the street!!!!!!!!!!!
 
The Rebel is BAD A$$! I can't wait to see these things in a GC near me.
 
Thanks, Bruce--Just curious.

I'm basically asking minutia questions to forget the fact that I have
another 1 1/2 months to wait!
 
Rebel20Ad.jpg
 
Wow
I really want one of those to have in my guitar workshop
Will there be any international sellers?
Or will we need to contact Guitar Center
 
Hey Jeff ,
The tight and brite switches , hard to tell from the jpeg .are they just steel buttons or do they light up ..just wondering .
BTW amp looks AMAZING .cool you went blue led on the power as well .
Cheers!!!
 
gtr31":15la3ek0 said:
Hey Jeff ,
The tight and brite switches , hard to tell from the jpeg .are they just steel buttons or do they light up ..just wondering .
BTW amp looks AMAZING .cool you went blue led on the power as well .
Cheers!!!
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I believe the tight and bright are just switches which do not light up.
 
My bad .I can see now on a enlargement they are small mini toggles switches . they just looked like clear circles on my comp ..

thanks!!

The ad is awesome as well whoever did that one !!
 
This little boy packs a hell of a Punch!! I played through it last winter thru a 4/12. Nothing touches it really. Full on shred, Classic tones, its all there!! The only thing that could ever come close to this baby would be a MOD Rebel, LOL...
Even at GC pricing, after you hear it....Their practically giving them away... Run 2 in stereo with 2 4/12??? Revolt and start a revolution!!! :codeak:
 
BlissBoy":3f90jhs5 said:
This little boy packs a hell of a Punch!! I played through it last winter thru a 4/12. Nothing touches it really. Full on shred, Classic tones, its all there!! The only thing that could ever come close to this baby would be a MOD Rebel, LOL...
Even at GC pricing, after you hear it....Their practically giving them away... Run 2 in stereo with 2 4/12??? Revolt and start a revolution!!! :codeak:
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:lol: :LOL: Wade,Your to much brotha!!!!! :rock: I've already got an order in,waiting sucks :doh:
 
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