Egnater Tourmaster Series 4212 All-Tube Guitar Combo Amp  

I'm a huge fan of Bruce Egnater's Designs over the years, I own four of his amps / Power Modules. This amp sounds fantastic like all the Egnater line does but the thing weighs 172 lbs. Now to get an idea of just how much that is. My pre CBS fender twin weighs under 100 lbs. and is point to point, the reissue they sell right here is 64 lbs even an ENGL Sovereign is 63 lbs. What makes it a real problem is once you put the castors on this thing it's top heavy and can be knocked over very easily and it's far to heavy not to have the wheels on it. This is the amp I gig with, I had to put a come along and pulley attached to the main beam of my garage to get it up into the bed of my truck shell, I can't lift it by myself and I'm 6'2" 250 lbs. I'm no small guy, I look like a linebacker. At the gig I have to grab a friend from the band or the club to help me get it down, it's ridiculous but it sounds so good I have to take it. This amp is like a high maintenance woman, she's drop dead gorgeous, she loves you, you love her but she's a pain in the backside. This amp is a pain in the backside!

I called Egnater and asked them why this flaw wasn't noticed, the answer was you're the only one who's ever complained about it. That's not true and I told them so, lots of people on gear boards and not harmony central, real gear boards have written about it. Go look for yourselves. They decided I should buy at my expense a new head enclosure and cabinet and change my amp and speakers out. Now, I would do this except the the head enclosure is $179.99 and it has to be ordered by Guitar Center only and paid for before it's built in china and shipped. I don't even want to know the price of the empty cabinet. I think this is outrageous and I think you will clearly see a design change or the discontinuation of this combo. Mine has been bumped and fallen over 7 times now all at the gig from people doing the 2 step, I've had to repair it once on my dime already. I'm a working player, people dance and move around the small stage I perform on weekly. All one has to do is give that amp a decent bump and it goes right over. Egnater, you should make this right! I won't buy another product from you until you do.

Clearly, I don't want to steer anyone away from purchasing an Egnater amp, just this one. They're great amps, this one just has a design flaw that they refuse to make good on.

I can't give this amp a favorable raiting until egnator makes it right.

I can't in good consciousness give this amp a favorable value raiting until Egnater makes it right.

I can't in good consciousness give this amp a favorable overall raiting until Egnater makes this right.

Four different channels to tweak. Two cleans/ two overdrives, each with a Modern/Classic option. Four foot-switchable sounds, 8 configurable overall. It's hard NOT to find a great tone with this amp.

Beware, not all parts made in USA.

This is an excellent price for what you get. Four-channel tube amp: a great idea for a great price.

Maybe I had bad luck with my Egnater 4212 combo.  I've owned it for less than two years,

and has been in the shop twice for a burnt power rectifier. The fuse would blow, and then it would not turn on. I would replace the fuse and it would blow again. I was told by repairman that internal parts are all made in China, and  not built to last. I guess that's par for the course with most products these days anyway. Anyway, on my second time in the shop, I noticed someone else had dropped off theirs for repair too! Coincidence?

Also, this amp is a back-breaker, weighing in at 95 pounds. If you gig regularly, it gets old lugging this beast around.

Anyway, I'm selling mine as soon as it gets out of the shop. Let someone with more time lug this thing into the repair shop.

Also I live in Boston, and surprised at the lack of Authorized Service Techs that cover Egnater warranties. I had to drive a long way for service.

To Egnater's credit, the customer service is decent(they actually answer the phone when you call), and they backup the lifetime warranty.

And to support the other reviews here, this is a great sounding amp.

The tone shaping options on each channgel is great. Having four channels to tweak is certainly valuable.

I could have just had bad luck with my amp, but something tells me this particular amp is not going to last as long as your old Fender Twin. 

Lots of features, especially the ability to dial down each channel's power.

Solid, well built

Not that great of a sound.  The first and second channel and very close.  The third channel is a crunch that can be obtained through most good pedals.  The lead channel screams, that's the best one.  But overall, the sound is no better than a Fender DeVille with a few choice pedals.  I am comparing it to the Blackstar HT-60 which I have and the Bogner Shiva.  Shiva is quite a bit more money but blows this amp away.  Blackstar is about even with it, but costs a lot less.

Overall, I will dissent from the others and say this amp is so-so in sound.  I was expecting much better when I ordered it, but ended up returning it after a few hours of playing around.

Excellent.           I am planning to get another smaller Egnateror 2-channel head and cab for gigs and leaving my combo at home for practice since it weighs a ton.               

Amazing amp.           So versatile and can fit any genre of music and is LOUD!

Excellent.           Great tone!           The lows sound great the highs are crisp, from the cleanest channel to the dirtiest.                Wattage grid on the back helps immensely.           You can't really tell the difference until you turn the volume past approximate the 10 o'clock mark.      The record out feature is great too.      Only a little bit of the tone is lost, but it is miniscule and when recording, you add anything that's lacking.           Footpedal is solid enough and the lights are bright enough to see in bright light.           FX works great and I love the controls for the FX loops in the back of the amp.           Of course, the tube mix knobs as well as the Classic and Modern selectors is what really makes this amp shine.

The bad thing about this amp is that it weighs what seems to be as much as a house!           Of course, when you have 12 tubes, what do you expect.           I should have thought a little long about it and gotten the head and a 2x12 cab.           Luckily it comes with wheels, which aren't the best.      I'd advise replacing them with more rubbery wheels to make it smoother.     

Handles are made well and heavy duty.      The inputs and outputs seem to be pretty durable too.

I'd say, for the price, it's a great value as you're getting a few amps in one.