REBEL-30 Owner’s Manual
REBEL-30 Greetings……….. I would like to personally thank you for choosing Egnater as your “Tone Partner”. Our goal is to provide you with the best tools we can to help you express yourself to the fullest. Your amplifier is an integral piece in your never ending “Tone Quest”. Our commitment to helping you achieve that goal is our passion. Our hope is that you will take advantage of the years of innovative tube amp designs we offer and use it to find the sound that is “in your head”.
REBEL-30 OVERVIEW Rebel: One who opposes or disobeys authority or control. Rebel-30: Rebel-30 combos are an extention of the award-winning Rebel-20 head, adding a whole new level of flexibility and tone-shaping power. These 30-watt all-tube, 2-channel combos feature Egnater’s unique TUBE MIX knob, giving you access to an incredible variety of tones, from American to British and all points in between. Channel 1 delivers rich cleans with controls for volume, treble and bass.
REBEL-30 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Please keep this instruction manual for future reference and for the duration of owning this Egnater Rebel-30. Please carefully read and understand the instructions inside this user’s manual before attempting to operate your new amp. This instruction manual includes essential safety information regarding the use and maintenance of the Rebel-30. Take special care to heed all warning symbols and signs inside this manual and those printed on the amplifier itself.
FOLLOW THESE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before this product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings – All warnings on the amplifier and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions – All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5.
REBEL-30 2 4 1 3 1) STANDBY SWITCH: In the center (STANDBY) position, the Rebel is warmed up and ready to go instantly when switched to PLAY or SILENT RECORD. Move the switch to the PLAY position for live performance. The SILENT RECORD mode is a great feature that allows you mute the speaker output(s) and automatically connect the internal load resistor. This lets you to record directly from the RECORD LINE OUT on the rear without having to listen to the speaker(s).
QUICK START GUIDE 12 10 11 13 19 14 angy compared to the BRIGHT OFF and TREBLE turned up. 12) CHANNEL 2 LED: ON indicates CHANNEL 2 is active. 13) CHANNEL 2 TIGHT: This switch is really useful for tightening up the low end, especially when using a lot of gain. It works by cutting the deep bass at the beginning of the high gain preamp. Setting the TIGHT switch up will result on a clearer, less muddy distortion.
REBEL-30 FINDING THE SOUND YOU WANT! Below are some suggested knob settings to get you started. Keep in mind these are merely suggestions. You are encouraged to experiment to find “your tone”.
PRISTINE WARM JAZZ CLASSIC ROCK SMOOTH HEAVY CRUNCH A TIP FOR GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR REBEL-30 The less gain you use, the tighter and more defined your low end will be. TUBE MIX KNOB: We did not include suggested settings for the TUBE MIX because it is truly up to you as to what sounds best. Experiment with different TUBE MIX settings to find “your sweet spot”. Keep in mind turning the knob more towards the EL84 will sound a bit more aggressive while the 6V6 setting will tend to be smoother.
REBEL-30 1 1&2) EFFECTS LOOP: Basically an insert patch point. When an external effect is patched into the series send and return jacks, the path is interrupted and 100% of the signal is routed through the effect. This puts some special demands on the effects unit. It must be essentially transparent, meaning it shouldn’t “mess” with your tone. The input and output levels must be properly set for maximum headroom and lowest noise.
7 8 9 must….use this jack first. There is a special circuit in the Rebel 30 that helps protect the amplifier from damage in case you forget to plug in a speaker and try to play the amp. As we all know, NEVER operate any tube amp without a proper speaker load connected! The exception would be the Rebel 30 combo only when used in the SILENT RECORD mode. This would be the only instance where it is OK to use the amp with no speaker connected.
REBEL-30 TECH NOTE #101 WATTS vs VOLUME and other stuff…. There is some confusion about the relationship between watts and volume (loudness). There is much discussion about how this many dB is twice as loud as that many and that many dB is double the power and blah blah…… lot’s of techie rambling but no real world explanations. I’ll try. Let’s say you have a guitar amp with a knob to adjust the power (watts). Now say this amp is 20 watts at its maximum power setting and 1 watt at the lowest knob position.
TECH NOTE #102 Sound dispersion Ever wonder why your 4x12 cabinet sounds better when you stand off to the side? Did you consider why the pros mic a speaker from the edge instead of in the center? Ever have people in the audience tell you your guitar tone is really loud and shrill but it sounds great to you onstage? This is a result of the directionality of loudspeakers. Speakers inherently do not project all frequencies equally. As the frequency increases, the dispersion decreases.
REBEL-30 FEATURES & SPECIFICATIONS* REBEL-30 112 & REBEL-30 212 Impedance Switch Settings When Adding an Extension Speaker REBEL-30 112 REBEL-30 212 4 OHM EXT SET TO 4 OHMS DO NOT USE 8 OHM EXT SET TO 8 OHMS SET TO 4 OHMS 16 OHM EXT SET TO 8 OHMS SET TO 4 OHMS Power Output: 30 watts maximum into 4, 8 or 16 ohms Master TUBE MIX Silent Mode with Direct Record Out Buffered Effects Loop 4/8/16 ohm Impedance Selector Switch International Voltage Selector Rebel 30 1x12 speaker - One Egnater Elite 8
LIMITED WARRANTY Thank you for choosing Egnater. Egnater manufactures some of the world’s most innovative all-tube amplifier, combos and speaker cabinets. Egnater takes great pride in thoroughly testing each product prior to shipment. AMPLIFIERS, COMBOS AND SPEAKER CABINETS: Egnater offers a three (3) year warranty to the original purchaser that an Egnater product will be free from defects in material and workmanship. A dated sales receipt will establish coverage under this warranty.
REBEL-30 Egnater Custom Amplification Boutique Amps Distribution 3402 Slauson Ave., Maywood, CA 90270 Phone: 323-277-4119 Fax: 323-277-4110 www.EgnaterAmps.
