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amplifiers, making it easier for the amp to
more faithfully replicate the tone and feel
of much larger amplifiers. The rear panel
also contains a passive effects loop and a
variable line output. The amp also has a
unique built-in load that enables it to be
run sans speaker cabinet for recording or
for use as a preamp whose signal can then
be sent to a larger amp when 2 watts simply aren’t enough. The optional solid-pine
open-back 1x10 cabinet we tested the unit
with features a 75-watt Eminence Ragin’
Cajun speaker. (Bober informs us that the
cab is now shipping with the new proprietary EAST 10" speaker.)
The head’s front-mounted control panel
offers several clues to the flexible nature
of the amp’s circuit. The leftmost control is
a Gain knob that enables saturation of the
regular Volume section of the circuit (which
is the next control over). An EQ section
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