All user reviews for the Bogner Duende 2x12

This is a fantastic amp for the money. This is the same amp in features and tone as the head but just in a 2x12 speaker combo. This amp is a rocker and will give you instant gratification as soon as you kick in on.

This amp is such an awesome tone monster. The tone from this amp is one of the best and most articulate amps that I have ever seen or heard. The cleans are chimey and alone make this amp worth owning. Then you get to the distortion channel and that is where this amp really reigns. The distortion is in the British flavor of tonal characteristics but has its own thing going. It i distinctively a Bogner tone and you can feel and hear it in the harmonics but this amps takes what Marshall was never able to do and devour it.

UTILIZATION

Bogner Duende Series 30W 2x12 Tube Guitar Combo Amp Features:

30 watts from two 6L6 tubes in a 2x12 combo
5Y3 (12W) or 5AR4 (15/30W) tube rectifierFive 12AX7 preamp tubes
Two channels that can be combined or used separately, footswitchable
Reverb with independant level controls for each channel, Accutronics Spring large tank
Tremolo with speed and depth (pull on) controls, footswitchable
Effects Loop tube buffered send/return
Compensated Recording Output
Power-amp Line Output
Master EQ section: Air (Treble), Body (Bass) controls shared with Channel 1 and 2
Channel 1: Gain (Pull Bright), Treble, Bass, Volume and shared Master EQ controls
Channel 2: Gain (Pull Gain) , Volume and shared Master EQ controls


SOUNDS

This is premium tone at a premium cost. The amp is a bit expensive for a lot of people but one who have played a Bogner you will immediately hear and feel what you have been missing.

This amp sounds phenomenal with any guitar in any style pickup. I feel that this amp elevates you playing to a point of coming into you own. It basically takes what you are as a player and enhances everything that you do.

The cleans are nice and sweet like an old Fender amp from the 50's or 60's. The distortion channel is where this thing lives. The overdrive is full and warm with a touch are dark characteristics. The tone is alive to say the least. The best way to describe how you feel when playing this amp is, exuberant!

OVERALL OPINION

This is a fantastic amp at a fantastic price. At new these amps come in at around $2900, which isn't bad for a Bogner amp that is multiple channels. The XTC range from $3800- $4200. Granted that is the flagship amplifier for Bogner.

I would recommend this amp to anyone who needs a solid amp and are just getting into the boutique amp world. You may never play anything else after this amp though.