fatbagg":11cnebzq said:
Racerxrated":11cnebzq said:
Speeddemon":11cnebzq said:
exo-metal":11cnebzq said:
Let's just call it dynamic dominance lol
Subtle superiority.
I've played the Morse, very nice amp..along with the Artist/Blackmore as my fav Engl amps.
But in no way would I confuse any of them with a C+. At least the C+ tone I like to dial in.
I wanted to try the Artist. ENGL gets a wrap as just a metal amp in most circles, but they do everything so well, or at least the Morse. Beautiful tones and feel. The cleans in a mix are brilliant.
Oh fo sho. If I'm not mistaken, the cleans of the Morse should be close if not the same as the Invader's cleans; which -next to Mesa Marks and the Diezel DMoll- to me are some of THE best cleans in a high gain, multi-channel amp.
And in 'Lo Gain' mode on the Invader (and I assume the Morse as well) they remain very clean, even with the Gain over 2 'o clock (unless you're playing with actives or stupid-high output pups).
Having owned the SE EL34, I even preferred the Invader's cleans to that.
@Racerxrated, I know what you mean. So far all the IIC+ clips I've heard have this specific tone, that's gonna be hard to emulate by most Engls. The compression is different, the saturation, the hair and grittiness. I've understood most Engls have a hefty pre-filtering before the signal hits the first tube, cutting a lot of bass and making it sound so tight, which, in a Mesa Mark you can control more yourself with the EQ potmeters.
Overall, I think most Engls would be smoother in the highs, with the compression adding some low-mid thickness in an area, where a Mark would be a bit leaner, if you dialed it in to remain tight. Also, the Mark can have both this liquid-quality to the gain and compression, while dealing out pure punchy aggression. With most Engls it's typically one or the other. Really liquid high gain then typically is a bit smoother.
But I'm painting broad strokes here of course. A Powerball is no Morse, is no Souvereign, Savage or Straight...