How good are Engl amps these days?

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I played the Savage 120 and owned the original Powerball. Since then they have come out with new amps and revisions of old amps. How are they these days?
 
I liked the Engl Invader I had thought it was a great amp.
 
The Ironball is a lot of fun, but I don't know how it would do as a gigging amp.
Definitely a great amp for home use.
 
zewango":1c9sagyz said:
I liked the Engl Invader I had thought it was a great amp.
The Invader II might be something for me
 
Never got tp try the Invader II price kept me away. If I could find Invader 100 cheap I'd pick one up. I had the 150.
I also had the Ironball (it can keep up with a band no problem) Powerball II and Artist Edition. Jesus I guess I like Engl's
Right now the Friedman Small Box is the coolest amp on the planet for me.
 
zewango":1fgup54q said:
Never got tp try the Invader II price kept me away. If I could find Invader 100 cheap I'd pick one up. I had the 150.
I also had the Ironball (it can keep up with a band no problem) Powerball II and Artist Edition. Jesus I guess I like Engl's
Right now the Friedman Small Box is the coolest amp on the planet for me.
Gain wise how is the Smallbox
 
For us 80's type guys a simple overdrive is all it needs to cover anything.
 
With a Gold Version Zendrive no problem. A Bogner Wessex is my main OD.
I'm using the Smallbox in a Priest tribute band. Ive used so many amps in the last 2 years my heads spins thinking about it.
It takes a boost great and needs it for the heavier stuff.
 
I just got an Engl Extreme Aggression Fireball 100... It has become my fav amp of all time. It's almost a year now n just a brutal tight amp. I don't miss my Herbert since I got this.
 
The Engl Steve Morse is a beast of an amp. I owned a Powerball and didn't care for it. A buddy has a Steve Morse and it is an awesome amp!!
 
I played an Engl Sovereign combo in a GC a few weeks ago, it wasn't bad at all. It's supposed to be one of their lower gain models but it still had plenty of gain. The thing with Engl is if something goes wrong with it, who fixes it? Those amps like look science projects inside.
 
I actually think there is an authorized repairman close to me
 
cujo":2r06dnaz said:
I just got an Engl Extreme Aggression Fireball 100... It has become my fav amp of all time. It's almost a year now n just a brutal tight amp. I don't miss my Herbert since I got this.
Clips?
 
yngzaklynch":39hj6r50 said:
cujo":39hj6r50 said:
I just got an Engl Extreme Aggression Fireball 100... It has become my fav amp of all time. It's almost a year now n just a brutal tight amp. I don't miss my Herbert since I got this.
Clips?


There's a few on YouTube ... I'm not a clip guy. It'll be used on our next album in the studio.
 
I played that amp it sounded thin no matter what I did to it. Up at the ax palace.
 
cujo":2tghl8jt said:
I just got an Engl Extreme Aggression Fireball 100... It has become my fav amp of all time. It's almost a year now n just a brutal tight amp. I don't miss my Herbert since I got this.


I got a herbert and sold my fireball 100 lol. The fireball is super super brutal and raw with SO MUCH bass and mid response. You wont have trouble being heard in a live mix haha. It worked great for the tech death band I was in but it's lack of versatility and a shared EQ with the clean channel made me trade it off for a Jackson SL2MAH :D


-Alex
 
zewango":36ykgxl1 said:
Never got tp try the Invader II price kept me away. If I could find Invader 100 cheap I'd pick one up. I had the 150.
I also had the Ironball (it can keep up with a band no problem) Powerball II and Artist Edition. Jesus I guess I like Engl's
Right now the Friedman Small Box is the coolest amp on the planet for me.

Zewango, how would you compare the Small Box with the Artist Edition? Those are two towards the top of my current list of potential next amps. I love rockinchippy's clips of your old Artist Edition as well as some other clips out there, but need to gather more info before making a decision.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfTVEv70MhY
 
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