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Originally Posted by warlock7strEMG
i used to own an Epi Valve Junior and while it wasnt the most ideal for high gain, i had pretty good results with using a Metal Zone and a Radial Hot British pedal. with a pedal in front it definately worked and would do pretty good as either a studio or mic'd up live amp. definately requires more than an overdrive to get into high gain territory, even a tubescreamer with the drive and level maxed would barely get it into Slayer and old Metallica territoy, plus you still had to crank the fuck out of the amp itself to do this so im not sure this amp is what you are lookin for. plus experimenting with findin good distortion pedals can get annoying and pricey.
if you really want a good high gain low watt all tube monster, definately check out the Krank Rev Jr Pro. i was seriously blown away by this little fella. the Kleen channel has a very nice chimey super clean sound to it and the Krank channel is aggressive as fuck; has gain and clarity for days, not to mention it can get loud as fuck, but still sounds good without havin to be cranked up a ton(thanks to bein 20 watts). has a nice full but tight sound and handles 7 strings/low tuning very well. also has the EQ sweep knob for the Krank channel just like the 100 watt and newer 120 watt Revolutions do, which is very useful for fine tuning your tone. bein that both the head and matchin cabs are pretty small, its pretty portable if need be and doesnt take up much room. and while it sounds great on the matchin 1x12 cabs, i even tried it on a 320 watt 4x12 cab and it sounded amazing!! it pushed the fuck out of that 4x12 cab if need be without sounding the least bit weak or underpowered.
i played both the Rev Jr Standard and the Pro and the Pro wins on every front. the Pro has more gain on tap and just sounds better, also has footswitchable channels with seperate EQ for both channels, whereas the Standard has shared EQ for both channels and is not footswitchable. so definately make sure you check out the Pro version. im plannin on gettin one myself in the next few months.
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Thanks for such an in-depth review!
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Originally Posted by playstopause
I can't tell you how much i love my Egnater Rebel. So much features for the price... Only downside, imo, is that it's a single channel amp. Otherwise, it f*ckin' rocks!  |
Single-channel doesn't bother me at all. Does it still get a good high-gain tone? Also, have you ever had the chance to play the Tourmaster? If so, does the Rebel sound similar? Because I loved the Tourmaster.
I really appreciate the feedback!