Egnater M4 Preamp

[Zaphod B]

On Friday when I got back from a business trip, my Egnater M4 preamp was waiting at the front door.

For those of you not familiar with it, the M4 is a modular preamp component of a rack-mounted guitar amplifier setup. It is an all-tube affair that houses up to 4 individual preamp modules whose designs are patterned after the circuitry of various well-known guitar amplifiers. Each module has two channels (with the B channel being higher gain than the A channel), so with a full complement of 4 modules I have an 8-channel amp.

I have mine paired with a Randall RT2/50 power amp which is also a tube amp. The Randall can be configured as a switchable 50 watt/channel amp, and one side has 6L6 finals and the other side has EL34 finals. So you can pair the the appropriate power amp tube with each module.

I got the modules that replicate a Fender Deluxe, a Vox AC30 top boost, a hot-rodded Marshall Super Lead, and a Mesa MkII.

It's an embarassment of riches, tonewise. I hardly know what to do with it all. I'll post some pictures tonight after I get home.

Lt. Bob, you really need one of these.

 

[Lt. Bob]

On Friday when I got back from a business trip, my Egnater M4 preamp was waiting at the front door.

For those of you not familiar with it, the M4 is a modular preamp component of a rack-mounted guitar amplifier setup. It is an all-tube affair that houses up to 4 individual preamp modules whose designs are patterned after the circuitry of various well-known guitar amplifiers. Each module has two channels (with the B channel being higher gain than the A channel), so with a full complement of 4 modules I have an 8-channel amp.

I have mine paired with a Randall RT2/50 power amp which is also a tube amp. The Randall can be configured as a switchable 50 watt/channel amp, and one side has 6L6 finals and the other side has EL34 finals. So you can pair the the appropriate power amp tube with each module.

I got the modules that replicate a Fender Deluxe, a Vox AC30 top boost, a hot-rodded Marshall Super Lead, and a Mesa MkII.

It's an embarassment of riches, tonewise. I hardly know what to do with it all. I'll post some pictures tonight after I get home.

Lt. Bob, you really need one of these.

I'm getting ready to get something.
I've been seriously looking at the Mesa Mark V but the Egnater line looks pretty intriguing.
But I've been looking at the amps and hadn't really checked out the preamp.
Guess I have some homework to do.

Is it footswitchable between all 8 modes?

 

[Zaphod B]

I'm getting ready to get something.
I've been seriously looking at the Mesa Mark V but the Egnater line looks pretty intriguing.
But I've been looking at the amps and hadn't really checked out the preamp.
Guess I have some homework to do.

Is it footswitchable between all 8 modes?

Yes, you would need a MIDI foot controller. A cheap one will do.

 

[Zaphod B]

Here's a picture. Each of the 4 modules has identical controls - a two-position boost for brightness and bass (each), gain & master volume for each of the two channels of each module, as well as bass, mids, and treble. The individual module masters allow you to balance the volume of the modules against each other. There is an overall master volume as well, which controls the output level of the preamp to the power amp.