hugo
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Do the Egnater modules fit right in the Randall RM50 and are they better modules than the Randall ones? Can I have some opinions ?
Do Egnater modules fit right in the Randall RM50 and ....
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hugo
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JKD,
Thanks for responding, I appreciate that. I liked what I heard of the Randall modulators but haven't heard the enganter's yet. I will listen to them first. Your opinion of the egg's?
Thanks for responding, I appreciate that. I liked what I heard of the Randall modulators but haven't heard the enganter's yet. I will listen to them first. Your opinion of the egg's?
hugo said:
there's a couple of modules Egnater has that aren't touched by the Randall stuff...
EG3/5 and EG5...just great sounding modded 'Marshall inspired' tone.
and maybe the COD..but I don't own one of those so I'll refrain from commenting.
Jaded Faith
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I have owned both Randall and Egnater modules and our old second guitarist had a MOD50 with dual modules. They are all good, just different. The Randall gear is voiced more aggressively (in general) and the Egnater is smoother. Think of the difference between the younger guitarist compared to what you learn to appreciate after 10+ years of playing and aging a bit. :wink:
I settled on Randall gear (RM4 and RM50) with all of my modules modded by Pete and I still have an Egnater single channel VX module. Voiced just right for my ears.
I settled on Randall gear (RM4 and RM50) with all of my modules modded by Pete and I still have an Egnater single channel VX module. Voiced just right for my ears.
Mailman1971
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I recently went over to all Egnater mods. I am pushing 40 and been playing over 20 years....had just about everything under the sun, and to me the Egnater mods sound "Richer or Fuller"? That a good word to describe them? I just think they sound incredible. I loved the Randall modules too but as mentioned in a previous post, ears change and playing changes as we get up there in age. Take it for what its worth I guess? haha! :?
Mailman1971
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But they also are about DOUBLE in price! They are worth it though!! 
hugo
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Which one's would I get in place of the "Tweed and Plexi"? Thanks for the help guys.
RD/Steve
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topboost dude...it rips.
RD/Steve
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straight from Doug Reynolds regarding the Egnater vs. Randall debate...
"Ok everyone, since I've developed the Randall MTS line from the beginning with Bruce I want to fill everyone in on the differences between the Randall and Egnater models. With the amplifiers themselves, pretty everything is identical other than we use a CMEC transformer and Bruce uses a Heyboer. The specs used to build both transformers are identical and you will notice the size and weight are the same as well. We can honestly use the Heyboer or any other transformer we want, but we did not and do not notice any tone or performance difference at low or high volumes between the 2 transformers.
The tonal differences lie in the different capacitor values that we use to voice our modules specifically for the high gain player. These small capacitor value differences is what everyone hears and feels. That is why the Randall sounds tighter and more aggressive and the Egnater sounds a bit thicker but also a bit looser. Honestly everyone, Bruce uses the same Electronics supplier that we use. Where do you think the new Egnater Tourmaster came and comes from. That's right, the same factory that produces and stuffs many of our PCB boards. We all buy from and use the same part suppliers, Mouser, Digikey, etc... to stuff our circuit boards.
I just wanted to clear this up. Everyone seems to think that softer deeper low end means better build quality and better components. It's real simple, we voice our modules to our player and Bruce voices his modules to his player. I assure you that both are being made using the same high component quality.
I hope everyone finds a tone they like whether it's a Egnater or a Randall module, because we have the whole gammit covered."
"Ok everyone, since I've developed the Randall MTS line from the beginning with Bruce I want to fill everyone in on the differences between the Randall and Egnater models. With the amplifiers themselves, pretty everything is identical other than we use a CMEC transformer and Bruce uses a Heyboer. The specs used to build both transformers are identical and you will notice the size and weight are the same as well. We can honestly use the Heyboer or any other transformer we want, but we did not and do not notice any tone or performance difference at low or high volumes between the 2 transformers.
The tonal differences lie in the different capacitor values that we use to voice our modules specifically for the high gain player. These small capacitor value differences is what everyone hears and feels. That is why the Randall sounds tighter and more aggressive and the Egnater sounds a bit thicker but also a bit looser. Honestly everyone, Bruce uses the same Electronics supplier that we use. Where do you think the new Egnater Tourmaster came and comes from. That's right, the same factory that produces and stuffs many of our PCB boards. We all buy from and use the same part suppliers, Mouser, Digikey, etc... to stuff our circuit boards.
I just wanted to clear this up. Everyone seems to think that softer deeper low end means better build quality and better components. It's real simple, we voice our modules to our player and Bruce voices his modules to his player. I assure you that both are being made using the same high component quality.
I hope everyone finds a tone they like whether it's a Egnater or a Randall module, because we have the whole gammit covered."
Thanks for posting that again RD/Steve..I was looking for it.
I have around 10 Randall modules and have owned all of them except the new KH-1, Brahma (KH-2 on the way) and I also own most of the Egnater Dual modules(7 right now I think)...among that entire collection there's probably one I might eliminate as having a little to much cross-over/coverage between both.
Could I get by with fewer modules, sure.....but each one has something to offer.
I think that answers the question fairly...
I have around 10 Randall modules and have owned all of them except the new KH-1, Brahma (KH-2 on the way) and I also own most of the Egnater Dual modules(7 right now I think)...among that entire collection there's probably one I might eliminate as having a little to much cross-over/coverage between both.
Could I get by with fewer modules, sure.....but each one has something to offer.
I think that answers the question fairly...
ButchieT
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I use the Randall Plexi & Tweed modules pretty much exclusively. I did purchase an Egnater EG5 single channel module and though it does sound cool in it's own way, I really love my Plexi modules....one of which is a Pete Turley modded one....and it depends on the room which plexi I use....Pete's has just a bit more gain which is useful and sometime I use the stock one. ALL of Pete's mods are great and I would recommend his work to anyone. But it is all in what you want to hear....My Tweed modules are both stock and I get great tones from all of my stuff! I would like to purchase more of the Egnater stuff, but I keep sendin my money to Pete!! Maybe they should get together! All in all, I say you can't go wrong with either! Oh yeah guys...try some yellowjackets/EL 84's in your RM50....very cool when you have to turn down and still get great tone! Probably similar the the RM20 only w/2 channels!!
Butch
Butch
