’ m embarrassed to say that Mojotone has slipped under my radar because I haven ’ t heard of them until now . Apparently they ’ ve been in business for 20 years pumping out their own brand of amps , cabinets , speakers , pickups , and more , while simultaneously building custom gear for high profile touring bands and musicians including ZZ Top , Green Day , Cheap Trick , Lenny Kravitz , Joe Bonamassa , and Rush .

Today we ’ re checking out Mojotone ’ s boutique grade “ MT Pilot ” combo amp ( also available as separate head and cabinet ). MT Pilot is a stage and studio dominating 20- watt powerhouse that functions as a tone platform , allowing the player to augment with external pedals and effects . Foregoing bells and whistles , MT Pilot focuses on delivering juicy inspiration ranging from ultra clean to classic rock grind . All handwired and hand-built in the U . S ., MT Pilot delivers stinging blues , classic rock crunch , gritty indie rock , and mellow jazz tones in a convenient 40lb . package . If you ’ re looking for high gain and metal tones though this amp might not quench your thirst . Fortunately another amp in the Mojotone line “ Deacon ” will whet the palate .

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Driving Mt Pilot ’ s 20 watts are two 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 6V6 power amp tubes , with the latter optionally upgraded to two 6L6s for a brawny 30 watts of muscle . The combo comes with a 1x12 ” Mojotone Black Beauty alnico speaker that can handle up to 30 watts . The Grit switch along with Gain and Power Amp knobs let you dial in varying amounts of distortion with the last one acting as a throttle for the looseness / tightness of the power amp section , which controls how the amp reacts dynamically with a players touch . A 3-band EQ , depth and presence controls , and 3-position bright switch let you dial up just about any tone imaginable . Plus the depth knob lets you quickly beef up or thin out the sound without too much tweaking . MT Pilot ’ s

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