Tech 21 PW60 Power Engine 60 Extension Cabinet for Trademark 60 (60 Watts, 1x12")

Pair this extension cab with your favorite preamp. It features a special-design speaker, 3-band active EQ, level control, and balanced XLR input and output. 33 People rated this product:

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The Power Engine 60 is a 1 x 12 open-backed extension cabinet. It packs 60 watts of transparent power and has a special design speaker, individual level control, 3-band active tone controls, and balanced XLR input, 1/4 in. input, and balanced XLR output. The Power Engine 60 matches and complements the Tech 21 Trademark 60 two-channel, combo amp.

Continuing the tradition of designing multi-functional products, this handsome cabinet can also be used with any direct recording device or acoustic pre-amp, analog or digital, tube or solid state, in stomp box or rackmount formats, from any manufacturer! That's right: Zoom, Boss, Digitech, Hughes & Kettner, Marshall, Fishman, L.R. Baggs, or even Tech 21's own line of SansAmps!

Without having to tweak all of your presets, you can take all those great direct recording sounds you've spent so much time creating out to a gig and amplify them. Just plug your SansAmp or other preamp into a Power Engine 60 and get all the volume you need without any additional coloration. Knowing that not all rooms are created acoustically perfect, you can compensate for less than ideal circumstances simply by adjusting the convenient, onboard active EQ controls.

With ground-independent inputs and output, there's no limit to how much power you can have. You can chain Power Engine 60s together from New York to Tokyo, and back if you like. Power Engines can also facilitate stereo configurations - with a traditional amp or with a preamp and stereo processor.

Whether you need an extension cabinet for your Tech 21 amp, SansAmp or preamp gizmo du jour, just multiply by 60 until you run out of fingers! If you've already got great tone and just need some extra volume, kick it up with 60, 120, or even 600 watts of raw muscle with the Power Engine 60. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Tech 21 products.

The Power Engine 60 is covered in black vinyl with a custom beige grill and decorative white piping to complement the Trademark 60 - the 1x12, 60-watt, 2-channel guitar combo amp, and the Trademark 10 - the 1x8, 10-watt direct recording combo amp.

Model Number: PW60
Input Impedance: 10k ohms
Nominal Input Level: -20dBm to +4dBm
Optimal Output Load: 8 ohms
Power Output: 60W
Maximum Power Consumption: 120W
AC Input Power (factory set): 100V, 117V, 220V, 230V, 240V
Cycles: 50/60 Hz
PW60 Speaker: Model #2112-A, Special design 12 in. 100W - 8 W
Dimensions (W x H x D): 20 x 17 x 11 in.
PW 60 Weight: 33 lbs.

Dimensions and Weight in Packaging: Shipping Weight: 38 lbs; Shipping Dimensions: 22 x 21 x 12 in

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zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us. "Dangerously Simple"

Sound: A 12-inch Celestion Seventy 80 and a quality solid state power amp. That's it. Whatever you put in you get out. Celestion makes better speakers, but you are only putting 60 watts across this one with a pre-amp of unknown quality and coloration. All in all, the 70/80 is a good all-around match for the Power Engine at a decent price. Feature: Understand, if you running ANY kind of modded pre-amp tones -- analog or digital -- the tonal qualities of your power section get in the way, not to mention amps with additional pre-amps. The Power Engine omits what you don't need -- IF you know what you are doing with your signal from the pups to the preamp. Once you get to the Power Engine, the direct out allows you to run to powered monitors, PAs, recording gear etc. VERY flexible. Think of it this way: What you are NOT spending on a Power Engine should go to a quality sound guy/PA rental. Ease of Use: So simple it is almost confusing. High-Mid-Low controls are VERY sensitive and should probably stay around 12-o-clock. Master Level gradually loads the speaker until about 12-o-clock, which probably is the minimum volume level for full-range tones. If you diming the level, order another Power Engine and daisy chain them, you are playing at very LOUD stage volumes, too loud for sweet spot of this power section. ALL of your distortion/drive should be coming from your effects/pre-amp to max out this little gizmo. Having said that, 3-o-clock is PLENTY loud for power trios in small venues with a quality PA. Quality: I may have gotten one of the last fully made in USA units. Don't know about that, just what I heard. In any event, seems bullet proof and has a great rep. Value: Again, IF you want just a power section to voice your tones -- particularly in a lightweight, giggable, rugged solid state package -- this is pretty much your only choice. Can it serve up 100% Fender, Marshall, and Mesa tones? No. But depending on the quality of your pre-amps, it can get very, very close -- for all of them. Manufacturer Support: Don't know first hand, but Tech 21 has a great rep for customer support too. (Which is why I was willing to pull the trigger on a warehouse resealed unit for $300.) The Wow Factor: Either you get the value and simple beauty of what Tech 21 is doing here or you don't. Basically this box, a couple pedals, and not even a sound guy who knows how to mic a cab (or a venue that HAS a mic) and you are still good to go. Overall: If this doesn't give at least 10 yrs good service for practice and small gigs, I'll be shocked.

Style of Music: rock/metal

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zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us. This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "Best amp to use with amp/FX modelers"

Sound: I had just stepped into the world of digital modeling (tube snob). I got this to amplify my new Digitech RP1000 multi FX pedal which I had been running to PA and monitors because it sounded terrible thru my tube amps. This system is the last piece of the puzzle in my new search for tone. My new pedal always sounded great at home in the bedroom at low volume thru a tube amp's clean channel or headphones, but when I tried to play at gig volume thru an amp, it sounded terrible and I had to just use the PA which was ok but not ideal. The Power Engine 60 has changed that. All my hard won pre sets now sound phemomenal and sound exactly like what I create in my headphones. It is loud enough to play with a drummer. If you need more power you can link as many of these as you want together with XLR cables. I use 2 and run them in stereo to both sides of the stage. Feature: There aren't that many-THERE IS NO PREAMP SECTION-This is just clean power going to a 12" Celstion speaker, with 1/4 and XLR ins and XLR out, 3 band eq and volume, 60 watt power amp. I just leave th eq's at 12 o'clock because they are kind of a pain to access on the back panel. I set the volume where I need it and use a BOSS 9-band EQ at the end of the line for any final EQ tweaks. Send the XLR out to your board and you will get the same signal going to the speaker. No miking required! Ease of Use: Pretty cut and dry here - plug in - find the right volume and rock out! Like I said earlier, eq and volume are located on the back. Hard to get to and see to adjust on a dark stage, so an 8 on ease of use. I send the XLR out signal to the PA when gigging which eliminates having to mic it. One less thing to set up. Quality: I've only had it a few days but it has a Celestion speaker and seems to be very sturdy and well constructed. Lighter than my tube combos by about 20 lbs. I also have a Tech 21 Sansamp pedal that I've had for 14 years and it still works great. Value: This is the only product I know of it's kind, essentially a clean and transparent powered monitor for amplifying guitar amp modeling devices and other preamp signials without added colorartion. Since there is nothing else like it, I guess it's the best value if you are looking for something to power your modeling unit or preamp. Manufacturer Support: Haven't needed it from Tech 21. I will say ZZ Sounds customer service is top notch. I think they really care about working class musicians by enabling us to buy gear on a 4 payment plan. It certainly made it easier for me. This was my 2nd purchase from them and I will be coming back to them. I live in NC and i get my stuff in 3 days with free shipping. The Wow Factor: Nice looking cab with a cool retro vibe. Other musicians come up and ask about it at gigs because it sounds fantastic and it's different than the typical half stacks you see. I could still make music without it. I basically got it in hopes that it would make the $400 Digitech FX processor I bought sound good and I am very glad I did. This is the absolute best solution for amplifying a modeling pedal. I'd repalce it if it was stolen. Overall: I expect this to be the last guitar amp I'll ever need.

Style of Music: all things rock

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