Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Bruce Egnater was in his teens when legends such as Bob Seger, Iggy Pop, Alice Cooper, and Grand Funk Railroad (pretty impressive!) were reaching the top of their game.

Surrounded by music and musicians of an elite nature, in 1969, as Bruce puts it, “two new groups came along that changed my world”. unmistakably, he was referring to Jimi Hendrix and Cream.

With this history and a passion for getting the perfect balance in an amp that gave great distortion AND great clean sound, he set out on a journey to produce his own custom made amps.

These modular tube amps are considered to be pretty out there when compared to the norm, does that matter?….hell no, especially with that fantastic Egnater tone!

The Egnater Renegade 112 All tube combo is an absolute powerhouse!

This thing is known for its power and boy, you won’t be disapointed!

The Egnater Renegade 112 certainly delivers power, but in addition to this, it also delivers a vast range of diversity, something that is not common in an amp like this. Producing three dimensional tones with solid oomf in the first channel, the second fools you with a sweet beginning, with an overdrive worthy of a great blues amp, but when really attacked, opens up a heavy harmony based distortion that gets the true enthusiast a little over excited!

Both channels have independent 3-band EQ and with the bright and tight switches, the changes of what you can get out of this amp is truly remarkable.

Bruce and the gang from Egnater have done amazingly well with the Egnater Renegade, it has a look straight out of Detroit, and closing my eyes, it feels like travelling back in time with Bruce as a teenager sneaking into Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop gigs!

The verdict – not surprisingly, the Egnater team have delivered a deceptively strong combo amp with more than you bargain for! For more reviews, visit Amp Critic.

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