Egnater Rocktron IE4, my first rig.

[grindliner]

Edit: I changed the title of the post, as I bit and bought the preamp, and am now in the Honeymoon phase.

Hey rig talkers,

I have found an Egnater by Rocktron IE4 locally, and am curious to get an idea of what the going rate for them is these days, I've searched the web, including completed auctions and found nothing. The only thing I found was here, in a post from this past june where by Jeff Hilligan's reply, is that the going rate is $1500 - $1700. Is that correct?



I am just getting back into playing after a 17 year hiatus, and since my return I have been through in order:
Peavey Delta blues 2-10
Fender blues Jr.
Mesa Tremoverb
Fender Bassman 59 reissue
Marshall JCM800 2204 (1985)
Mesa Rectoverb (still Have it)

I'm looking to build a rack for the home economically, I don't gig, or even play in a band, just for myself for the time being.

I am totally new to the rackmount thing, my only experience with any rackmount stuff was the Scholz stuff in the 80's.

I have already picked up a Mesa 50/50 pretty cheap.

 

[guitarslinger]

Egnater by Rocktron IE-4 = $700-$900

Egnater IE-4 = Anywhere between $1000 and $2000 depending on the colour and condition.

 

[grindliner]

Well....I bought it, and all I can say is wow! .....and I'm more of a Mesa Boogie guy.

I got it home, wired it up with a Mesa 50/50, plugged in my Strat, and haven't even wanted to plug in my Lester.

I don't really hear any marshall in there at all, which isn't a bad thing, with all four channels set the same, it seems as if you have the exact same sound, but adding a gain stage with each channel.

To me it's more like a bunch of hot rodded Fenders, I just need some reverb now.

anyone have any suggestions for a good yet economical way of adding some decent reverb?

 

[3 Mile Stone]

I always thought Channel 3 was very Marshall. JCM 800 big time.

Time to plug in the Lester.

Boogie amps can sometimes impart a certian tonality and may account for the Fenderish behaviour. Try it into the loop return of your Rectoverb and see what the big bottles do.

 

[grindliner]

I always thought Channel 3 was very Marshall. JCM 800 big time.

Time to plug in the Lester.

Boogie amps can sometimes impart a certian tonality and may account for the Fenderish behaviour. Try it into the loop return of your Rectoverb and see what the big bottles do.

I doubt hooking into the rectoverb will make much difference as its running 6L6's same as my 50/50

In my strat, I'm running the Cray pups, and always hated the bridge pup, (pretty much dislike all single coil bridge pups) I'll be sticking a JB junior in it soon.


I will say this, To my ears, the IE4 is the closest thing to all flavors of SRV in a box that I've ever heard.

Channel 2 nails the Stones sound.

I need to spend alot more time with it, and try the lester, and tele through it. These sonic observations are after only messing with it for about 45 minutes, and through a mesa closed back 2-12 w/ vintage 30's.

 

[3 Mile Stone]

Oh I got it ... 6L6. Dig it that would give it some Fender vibe. Great pre-amp ... loved mine when I had one.

I know what you mean about strat bridge pickups. Is there ever a good one? They are always too bright and too thin compared to the other two. Makes it hard to dial in the whole range.

 

[aeroic]

Oh I got it ... 6L6. Dig it that would give it some Fender vibe. Great pre-amp ... loved mine when I had one.

I know what you mean about strat bridge pickups. Is there ever a good one? They are always too bright and too thin compared to the other two. Makes it hard to dial in the whole range.

I should send you a schematic of a alternative wiring scheme you can do for a 3-single coil strat. Basically the changes are:

1. Volume knob stays the same
2. 1st tone knob becomes a tone knob for all 3 pickups
3. 2nd tone knob becomes a blender pot for the middle pickup.

With the blender pot off, all 5 positions are a normal strat. With the blender pot on, positions 1 and 5 add the middle pickup in the circuit in humbucking mode. So you get this cool "displaced humbucker" feel. Kinda a mix of normal strat tone, with a P90 / lower output humbucker feel. Positions 2 and 4 with the blender on, are out of phase and very thin, and honky tones. Not typically usable. I love it . It's the only way to wire a strat in my opinion .

Eric

Blender off -- All positions are normal strat..

Blender on:
Position 1 - Bridge / Middle in humbucking mode
Position 2 - middle / neck out of phase
position 3 - middle only
position 4 - middle / bridge out of phase
position 5 - neck / middle in humbucking mode

 

[3 Mile Stone]

Cool.