Michael Nielson finds out about my secret weapon amp

[DanTravis62]

Also, gratuitous gig pic

 

[skoora]

it sounds fine but I still hear the ENGL sound and I would always want to go back to something more raw after having it for short while.

 

[MetalHeadMike]

I like Engls to a degree. The post 2011 Savage120 with upgraded tranny was a killer amp, the FB100 I liked almost as much, I didn't care too much for the AE. Next to amps I had at the time (Morris Perplexed, Wizard MC2, Peavey 6505+, Peters Bodyhammer) the AE sounded quite artificial-processed. Didn't care too much for the Blackmore either when I had one but to be fair I probably didn't give it a fair enough shot.

Engls are cool and unique but next to many other amps I always find them to have that artificial-processed thing that lacks the raw-organic-open tone and feel I like. Engls play very stiff to me too, they're tight as hell and get very fast attack and tracking which is cool but as a result feel overly stiff IMO.

I won't even get into the guts and circuit quality, or lack there of. All that said...I admittedly occasionally consider grabbing a FB100 or Savage120 MK1 if the price was cheap enough, but then I realize it wouldn't stay long so what's the point.

 

[LPMojoGL]

Hope they're built than the Ironball I had.

 

[DanTravis62]

Hope they're built than the Ironball I had.

They aren't. They're cheap. Something's gotta give.

To put this in perspective, these are cheaper used than a 6505.

 

[BABMusic]

Dan, I never heard these before, but they sounded great.

 

[turtlefingers]

Doug Aldrich was working with ENGL and this amp was supposed to be his signature model, but it sank.

I have had an ENGL Special Edition, it was heavy as hell.
I loved the amp, but its Master goes from no sound to ears bleeding.
I really liked and I have bought an Bad Cat Unleash to use with, but the weight and the attenuator killed my love.

 

[turtlefingers]

By the way they customer support is inexistent.

 

[saxxamafone]

I first heard this amp here in this clip.. sounds killer

 

[Techdeth]

I like my Powerball a lot . It stayed in my herd

 

[Alexander TVolt]

Ive been telling you guys for a few months, this thing is wildly underrated

Does sound pretty impressive.

 

[BlueParfait]

It’s crazy to me, it seems engls most affordable amps are their best. This and the fireball

Generally the simpler the amp, the "better" it sounds compared to a more complex counterpart

 

[anomaly]

Generally the simpler the amp, the "better" it sounds compared to a more complex counterpart

That's not always the case, but generally speaking I suppose so. Sometimes the more complex amps are real killers for high gain.