............."(speechless)"

[guitarslinger]

Mica TOL 100.

 

[guitarslinger]

Seriously,

I don't know where to start. It was as though the amp told me what to play before I played it. It was like it said, "go to this fret because it will sound awesome."

Channels 3 and 4 sound like they have less gain than my IE4, BUT, they almost seem easier, and more liquid to play. Yet, they sound more like my guitar, snappy, overtoney, warm, awesome.

If you liked the way Steve Vai sounded during Fire Garden, this is the sound.

Channel 1 is very clean, and beautiful. I haven't spent a ton of time with this channel yet.

Channel 2 has more gain that Ch2 of the IE4. VERY VERY VERY interesting sounds here. Reminds me of some kind of NMV amp. SWEET SWEET SWEET. I def need to explore this one a little bit.

The reverb is the best spring reverb I've ever heard that wasn't made for playing surf through a Fender amp. I mean, this one actually sounds good with distortion!!!!!!!!!!

I don't have enough strength to type enough good stuff about this amp. I'm afraid I might completely rethink my rack way of life after this. Before, I could never quite find a head that sounded as good as my IE4 or M4 preamps, however, this might have changed everything.........

 

[mentoneman]

Seriously,

I don't know where to start. It was as though the amp told me what to play before I played it. It was like it said, "go to this fret because it will sound awesome."

Channels 3 and 4 sound like they have less gain than my IE4, BUT, they almost seem easier, and more liquid to play. Yet, they sound more like my guitar, snappy, overtoney, warm, awesome.

If you liked the way Steve Vai sounded during Fire Garden, this is the sound.

Channel 1 is very clean, and beautiful. I haven't spent a ton of time with this channel yet.

Channel 2 has more gain that Ch2 of the IE4. VERY VERY VERY interesting sounds here. Reminds me of some kind of NMV amp. SWEET SWEET SWEET. I def need to explore this one a little bit.

The reverb is the best spring reverb I've ever heard that wasn't made for playing surf through a Fender amp. I mean, this one actually sounds good with distortion!!!!!!!!!!

I don't have enough strength to type enough good stuff about this amp. I'm afraid I might completely rethink my rack way of life after this. Before, I could never quite find a head that sounded as good as my IE4 or M4 preamps, however, this might have changed everything.........

it's the way the power section interacts with the channels.
that bouncy "give"

drop a compressor + tube screamer in front of ch 2 and watch the texas sparks fly. it needs to be LOUD.

 

[EWSEthan]

Man everything Ive heard about TOL/IE channels 1 and 2 makes we really wish they would be an EG 1/2 module.

Jeff, Bruce...Please?

 

[Norjef]

My MICA 2-12" combo is simply the best amp I've EVER played.

All 4 channels do what they're s'posed to do at all volume levels, and each compares to a boutique single channel amp.

Bruce had sounds right the first time, now makes more of them in many formats, sizes and prices - great way to improve on perfection.

 

[Panhead5]

Man I wish I could remember what this amp sounded like because I'm always skeptical that amps so called 4 channel amps can do all that with shared EQ's .Not taking a shot here but I've unloaded 2 Bogners because of that .Thinking if it really was the holy grail of tone it would have NOT had a shared eq.

Of course in defense of the Egnater at the time I think I only paid 1300.00 new for the TOL.

 

[guitarslinger]

Man I wish I could remember what this amp sounded like because I'm always skeptical that amps so called 4 channel amps can do all that with shared EQ's .Not taking a shot here but I've unloaded 2 Bogners because of that .Thinking if it really was the holy grail of tone it would have NOT had a shared eq.

Of course in defense of the Egnater at the time I think I only paid 1300.00 new for the TOL.

hmm, meh. If you can't get past shared EQ's, I guess you can't be convinced.

BTW, IE4 has four separate eq's.

 

[Panhead5]

I was going to pick up the one on Ebay that went today but just decided to work on trying to figure out what I'm going to do Randall or Egnater wise .I had the Pre Rocktron TOL 100 and I can't really remember what it sounded like ----when it worked .Let's leave it at that .At the time ,Chatfield from Cowntown guitars was really high on those things and that's why I bought it .

For the most part all the Egnater stuff I've played I really liked and they have always been real helpful .As I've stated in other posts the modular stuff besides sounding good is alot of fun trying out new modules and messing with.