Engl just expanded their power amp lineup by getting small, with a single rack unit that goes by the name of Tube Poweramp 810. It’s a little 40 watt stereo unit with two EL84 tubes per channel. Each side has its own presence and depth knob, but there’s a serious overabundance of volume controls: four total. The reason being is that each side has an A and B volume setting that’s footswitchable, so if you want to boost your decibels for a lead or whatnot you can do it. Cool to see that increasingly common feature in a power amp.
No word yet on the US selling price but in Europe Key Music has one for preorder at 999.99 Euros.
And Engl, pro tip: if you’re going to make a tiny, low wattage guitar amp, maybe you don’t want to give it a model number synonymous with the largest bass cabs? That’s just plain confusing.
Source: Premier Guitar
Bill Mountain / February 26, 2014 8:40 am
Agreed. I thought it was going to be an 8×10 cab sim or something. Looks cool but needs a better name.
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Christian Friis Jensen / March 3, 2014 3:22 pm
If I hadn’t already decided to quit racks entirely, I’d probably go for one of those. Clever idea.
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