Mushroomhead Is Now Melting Faces with the Egnater

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EgnaterAugust, 2012News Bulletin b www.EgnaterAmps.com b Volume I. Issue 4 A message from Bruce Hello and welcome to our August, 2012, MUSHROOMHEAD IS NOW MELTING FACES bulletin. This subject comes up often with some confusion. Let’s first define the two terms as they pertain to audio. WITH THE EGNATER ARMAGEDDON MONO: A sound reproduction method where the audio source is reproduced equally through one or all loudspeakers in a “system”. STEREO: A sound reproduction method “Egnater. The perfect weapon for a lady killer! I where the audio source is divided into dif- fering audio sound components and each don’t always melt faces, but when I do, I use Eg- of the components is reproduced by at least nater! Some amps have all the tricks of the trade... two loudspeakers requiring separate power “ amplifiers for each. Typically used in a left Egnaters ARE the trade!!! ----- Tom Church: Guitar and right loudspeaker configuration. Now, think about your guitar rig. You have a head and a speaker cabinet. By definition this would be MONO because you have one sound source (the head) and one loudspeaker. Let’s say your head has an effects loop with one send and one return jack. Can this be stereo? No, because we still only have one source, one power amplifier and one loudspeaker. Is there a way to connect a stereo effects unit into the loop to make it stereo? No, the scenario hasn’t changed. Then how do I use my stereo effects unit SOUNDCHECK with my mono amp in true stereo? As we see, stereo means two different signals, two power amps and two speakers. To have a true stereo setup requires adding an additional speaker and power amp to Mushroomhead have joined the Egnater family. Mush- and influenced many other bands to push the envelope your mono setup. The signal coming out of roomhead are one of the most unique and adventurous and bring art into rock. Formed in the early-1990s in the effects send jack on your amp is mono. alternative metal bands working today. Known for their Cleveland Ohio, the band’s combination of metal, rock This would go to the single mono input of stunningly theatrical live show and artsy masks, this in- and atmospheric elements has struck a chord with thou- your effects unit. Now, one output (left) novative band has forged new ground in the rock world sands of fans worldwide. would connect to the effects return of your amp. The other effects unit output (right) would go to the separate power amp and SOUND THE SIREN speaker. Now when you activate a stereo effect such as echo with ping-pong, or stereo FOR ALL-GIRL BAND flanging, the effect will automatically “pan” Here is a note from a happy Egnater from side to side creating the true stereo guitarist: Hi Bruce and the Egnater effect. As we can also see, when the effects gang, Great amps! We bought one All Time Low is an American pop are bypassed (no effects are turned on) the for our daughter last year and it has punk band from Baltimore, Maryland, signal passes through…..in mono. It does become one of her favorite amps to formed in 2003. The band consists not really become “stereo” until you turn perform with. Our daughter “Katie” of vocalist and rhythm guitarist Alex on an effect that is actually stereo. is the lead guitar player for an all-girl Gaskarth, lead guitarist and back- If you do wish to use a stereo effects teenage rock band called Siren, check ing vocalist Jack Barakat, bassist and gadget with your mono rig, the only option them out at www.SirenBand.com They backing vocalist Zachary Merrick and is to program the effects to be mono or you recently finished their first EP which drummer Rian Dawson. Alex is using will be missing half (left or right) of your was produced by a close friend of the our EGNATER VENGEANCE on tour signal. You could use a mixer to “sum” or band Jason Bonham. and in the studio. combine the left and right outputs into a Katie and the girls are back in the single mono signal. studio working on their first full album, This would require another piece of TUBE FACTS gear and would accomplish the same result which is being recorded at the Miami Studio Center. Miami Studio Center is The fact that we use different tubes in as programming the effects for mono. If V1 and sometime V2 positions is VERY you have a mono setup and your effects impressed with the Tourmaster 4100 and are using it on most of the new purposeful. These two positions are stereo (ping/pong echo for example), you extremely sensitive to microphics and will only hear every other ping, or pong, Katie is laying down. We wanted you all to know that this one hell of a amp that we alternate between using Tungsol and because you can only use one of the two Sovtek 12AX7WA in these positions. outputs from the effects unit. has helped Katie find her sound. Kirk All else are Ruby tubes. EGNATER NETWORK: WATCH THE LATEST VIDEOS, ARMAGEDDON WINS AWARDS + REVIEWS

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E X E C E L L E N C EGNATER ARMAGEDDON By Chris Gill Egnater Armageddon Review Pop Evil’s Boss’ Daughter b b b b b b EGNATER 3383 GAGE AVE HUNTINGTON PARK CA, 90255ROM 877-EGNATER THE HUMBLE Tweaker+1 323-277-4119 to the ﬂ [email protected] Mod- FEATURES The Armageddon is a 120-watt, three-channel head powered by four 6L6 and ular system, the entire line of Egnater amps o ers six 12AX7 tubes. The bias section on the rear guitarists great ﬂ exibility for crafting signature tones. panel makes it easy to swap out the 6L6s for However, some guitarists have complained that Eg- other power-tube options (EL34, 6550, 6V6, Fnater doesn’t make a dedicated metal amp. While this isn’t ex- KT66, KT77 and more) and adjust the bias accordingly. Distinctive features include a actly true, the fact is that metal has been just one color in the built-in ISP Decimator G-String noise-reduc- rainbow of tones o ered by Egnater’s various amp models. tion circuit, a master midrange section that can be independently assigned to any or all of the three channels and engaged independently With the introduction of the 120-watt Arma- level of flexibility when it comes to dialing in with a footswitch, and a footswitchable digi- geddon head, Egnater is finally offering the their own sounds. Add in a bevy of professional tal reverb circuit with individual level controls fire-breathing high-gain amp that metalheads features like built-in ISP noise reduction, a for each channel. have asked for. But while the Armageddon has a seven-button foot controller and MIDI, and the Channel 1 is a clean/overdrive channel that more specific range of tones than other Egnater Armageddon promises to have guitarists bang- offers ample headroom or a moderate amount amps, it still provides guitarists the same ing their heads well beyond judgment day. of crunch with the gain control all the way up.

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