Bruce Egnater founded Egnater Custom Amplification in 1980. Egnater started out like many amp builders: he was looking for a certain tone out of a guitar amp and no product existed in the market, so he set out to create his own. In the 1970s, true tube saturation was only achieved by running a Marshall amp wide open. Egnater took a small Gibson amp book and replaced the speaker with a resistor and inserted the output from the Gibson amp into the input of a Marshall 200 Watt head that allowed the guitarist to add distortion without turning up volume. Egnater later came up with a channel switching amp that could produce both clean and overdrive tones from the same unit. Egnater received a patent for his modular musical amplification system where the pre-amp sections of an amp are modular and can be changed out of an amp. In the late 2000s, Egnater introduced a full line of standard tube amplifiers. They currently produce custom modular amplifier combos, heads, pre-amps and speaker cabinets. For more information, visit Egnater's website or contact the company directly.
Amplifiers and speaker cabinets currently produced in Berkley, MI. Previously produced in Pontiac, MI from 1980 to 2003. Distributed by Boutique Amps Distribution in Huntington Park, CA.

EGNATER Guitar Amplifiers Models

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EGNATER REBEL-20

- 20W, guitar head unit, seven-tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84/2 X 6V6, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front black control panel, single input, seven knobs (tube mix, variable wattage, MV, t, m, b, g), bright switch...

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EGNATER REBEL-30

- 30W, guitar head unit, nine-tube chassis, preamp: 5 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL84/2 X 6V6, solid-state rectifier, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 11 knobs (Ch. 1: v, b, t, Ch. 2: g, b, m, t, v, Ch. 1 variable wat...

EGNATER Rebel-30 1-12 Combo Image

EGNATER Rebel-30 1-12 Combo

- similar to the Rebel-30 Head, except in combo configuration with 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-80 speaker, 18.5 in. wide, 15.5 in. tall, 12.75 in. deep, 43 lbs., mfg. 2009-present.

EGNATER Rebel-30 2-12 Combo Image

EGNATER Rebel-30 2-12 Combo

- similar to the Rebel-30 Head, except in combo configuration with 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-80 speaker and 1-12 in. Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, 26 in. wide, 21 in. tall, 12.75 in. deep, 73 lbs., mfg. 2009-present.

EGNATER REBEL 112X SPEAKER CABINET Image

EGNATER REBEL 112X SPEAKER CABINET

- 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-80 speaker, 16 ohm impedance, birch construction, two-tone Black and Blonde Tolex covering, 18.75 in. wide, 15.5 in. tall, 12.75 in. deep, 31 lbs., mfg. 2009-present.

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EGNATER RENEGADE

- 65W, guitar head unit, ten-tube chassis, preamp: 6 X 12AX7, power: 2 X EL34/2 X 6L6, solid-state rectifier, two channels, reverb, front black control panel, single input, 18 knobs (Ch. 1: g, b, m, t, tube mix, v, Ch. 2: g, b, m, t, tube m...

EGNATER Renegade 1-12 Combo Image

EGNATER Renegade 1-12 Combo

- similar to the Renegade Head, except in combo configuration with 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-100 speaker, 25 in. wide, 19.5 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, mfg. 2009-present.

EGNATER Renegade 2-12 Combo Image

EGNATER Renegade 2-12 Combo

- similar to the Renegade Head, except in combo configuration with 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-80 speaker and 1-12 in. Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, recessed side handles, casters, 26.5 in. wide, 21.5 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, mfg. 2009-present...

EGNATER Renegade 4-10 Combo Image

EGNATER Renegade 4-10 Combo

- similar to the Renegade Head, except in combo configuration with 4-10 in. Celestion Elite-1065 speakers, recessed side handles, casters, 25 in. wide, 27.5 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, mfg. 2009-present.

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EGNATER TOURMASTER 4100

- 100W, guitar head unit, 12-tube chassis, preamp: 8 X 12AX7, power: 4 X 6L6, solid-state rectifier, four channels (Clean/Vintage 1, Clean/Vintage 2, OD1, OD2), reverb, front black control panel, single input, 28 knobs (Clean/Vintage 1 Ch.:...

EGNATER Tourmaster 4212 Combo Image

EGNATER Tourmaster 4212 Combo

- similar to the Renegade Head, except in combo configuration with 1-12 in. Celestion Elite-80 speaker and 1-12 in. Celestion Vintage 30 speaker, recessed side handles, casters, 26.5 in. wide, 21.5 in. tall, 10.5 in. deep, mfg. 2009-present...

EGNATER TOURMASTER 412A/412B SPEAKER CABINET Image

EGNATER TOURMASTER 412A/412B SPEAKER CABINET

- 4-12 in. Celestion Vintage 30 speakers, 8 ohm impedance mono, 16 ohm impedance stereo, birch construction, angled (412A) or straight (412B) front, recessed side handles, detachable casters, two-tone Black and Blonde Tolex covering, mfg. 2...

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EGNATER TWEAKER

- 15W, guitar head unit, five-tube chassis, preamp: 3 X 12AX7, power: 2 X 6V6, solid-state rectifier, single channel, front black control panel, single input, five knobs (MV, t, m, b, g), vintage/modern switch, USA/AC/Brit switch, hot/clean...