NAMM VIDEO: Egnater Tourmaster 4100

by Premier Guitar

Anaheim, CA (January 27) - We got a chance to hear Egnater's new Tourmaster 4100 at NAMM '08. Bruce Egnater himself walked us through the amp's features while Keith Howland of Chicago played through it. The Tourmaster 4100 brings classic Egnater warmth and richness to a 100 watt, four channel setup that ranges from crispy clean to full-on heavy grit. This amp has the boutique features you'd expect from Egnater, in this case a custom transformer, switchable wattage for each channel, an edge-leveling contour control and more. This is the amp that Bruce has at Guitar Center. Howland, a long time Egnater player, was actually hearing this particular amp for the first time as he did the demo.

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Steven Schmitt on 05/28/2008	I bought the 4100 half stack this weekend and it's fantastic! After spending the last year researching and trying new amps, we have a winner! Thank you Premiere Guitar magazine - I don't think I would have heard of this amp were it not for your showcasing it in the magazine and the NAMM clip.
Matt Mckinney on 05/08/2008	The other guitar player in my band bought the combo and had a problem with the contour switch. It would go in and out and cause volume and tone issues. GC replaced it with no questions asked. FYI these things are ungodly heavy!
Steven Schmitt on 05/06/2008	I was reading on some other forum about this amp (the combos in particular) having some quality control problems - bad soldering joints, loses handles etc. Has anyone here experienced any of this?
J.J. on 04/24/2008	what's the difference between the new 4212 and the 4100?
Jorge on 04/13/2008	Tried the 4212 combo at guitar center and I have to tell you I was Impressed!!! great tone, very responsive!!! I currently own A vox ac30, Fender tonemaster, 62 bluesbreaker reissue, and two vinatge 64 blonde bassmans, Matchless dc30, and the Tourmaster 4212 competes with them all!!!
Randy Seale on 04/05/2008	I bought two Egnater Tourmaster 4212 combo's a week apart! I'm a fusion/jazz and r&b genre player that has owned Boogie Heartbreaker, Road King, Nomad, DC-10, and TriAxis rigs with 2:90 power amps and a TOL 100 /Rocktron Combo. However, the tones that I get from the Tourmaster combo is pheonominal! I've been playing 37 years and I finally have the amp tone that I've dreamed of. I'm using Tom Anderson Drop Top Classic, Tom Anderson Hollow Drop Top, Original 1974 Fender Thinline Telecaster, and a Martin Nylon all through the Egnater's and my tone is straight crazy good!!! So, I bought one for gigging and one for home and studio use! By the way, I liked my Boogies' but the Tourmaster 4212 Combo is the stuff!!!
~skygod~ on 02/17/2008	bought an Egnater first arrival TM4100 yesterday at GC w/o blinking an eye you kidding me? its replacing my old tol 100 circa 2003. Bruce you've outdone yourself on ths one babe. Great to be back in the Egnater family again after a short hiatus ...
wammy2 on 01/31/2008	This amp can't be priced right. The tone you hear in that video is supposed to cost much more than that.
Melinda Miller on 01/28/2008	Keith Howland totally rocks! Chicago fans are a lucky bunch to have him in the band...Definitely underappreciated by the rest of the world.
yourmama on 01/27/2008	Jesus, that amp sounds good. Let's see, Howland playing a Suhr through an Egnater, duh!

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