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Jaek-Chi
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It's finally happened..... I've found an amp I'm going to be sticking with for a while!
After going through 6505's, a Randall Satan, an ENGL Fireball, an MI Megalith Beta, a Blackstar, Laney's, a Splawn Nitro, Mesa's etc. i've finally found an amp that works for me (tone wise the Fireball was my favourite). I received my ENGL Savage 120. Plugged her in, straight onto Channel 4, and with nothing more than turning the Volume down a bit i could tell already i'd be able to get the tone i was after.
Well, i started to have a bit of a fiddle, and with a twist of a few dials and the push of a few buttons, i was quickly getting the tone i wanted. Dialing in was easy, and with plenty of extra knobs like depth boosts, lead boosts, contour etc, you can really get the tone you want.
I play more metal than anything else, so tone wise I pretty much get what i want and don't mess with much more than that. Went through all the channels, and got some nice cleans, and some cool crunch tones. I'll have to have a bit more of a play with those channels when i get the chance.
Back to the 4th channel!
I like a tone with just enough bass and kick behind it to give it a full sounding, chest vibrating punch. I like my mids tight and punchy and my highs raspy and cranked. As a rough idea i'm running something like this (all o'clock
Bass: 11
Mids: 1
Treble: 3
Presence: 3
As i said i like my Bass and mids to be tight and punchy, so not too thick or flubby, and i like my highs and presence up a little more, for a gainy, crunchy tone.
Every other amp i've played i've not been able to get that satisfaction with the highs while maintaining the lows and mids where i wanted them. I've found you either get a tighter sort of tone that can control the low end and mids, but can't get enough highs, or you crank the presence and treble and get that crunchier tone but the tone starts to 'flub out' and you loose clarity and tightness.
So far i'm thrilled with this amp, it's closest to my Fireball 60w (obviously), but has so much more in the tone. More versatility, more balls, more attack, more of everything.
I'm running it through my Vader 4x12, and it's absolutely crushing. Love to hear others input or opinion on the amp, and will try to give some more info after i've had a bit more of a play.
After going through 6505's, a Randall Satan, an ENGL Fireball, an MI Megalith Beta, a Blackstar, Laney's, a Splawn Nitro, Mesa's etc. i've finally found an amp that works for me (tone wise the Fireball was my favourite). I received my ENGL Savage 120. Plugged her in, straight onto Channel 4, and with nothing more than turning the Volume down a bit i could tell already i'd be able to get the tone i was after.
Well, i started to have a bit of a fiddle, and with a twist of a few dials and the push of a few buttons, i was quickly getting the tone i wanted. Dialing in was easy, and with plenty of extra knobs like depth boosts, lead boosts, contour etc, you can really get the tone you want.
I play more metal than anything else, so tone wise I pretty much get what i want and don't mess with much more than that. Went through all the channels, and got some nice cleans, and some cool crunch tones. I'll have to have a bit more of a play with those channels when i get the chance.
Back to the 4th channel!
I like a tone with just enough bass and kick behind it to give it a full sounding, chest vibrating punch. I like my mids tight and punchy and my highs raspy and cranked. As a rough idea i'm running something like this (all o'clock
Bass: 11
Mids: 1
Treble: 3
Presence: 3
As i said i like my Bass and mids to be tight and punchy, so not too thick or flubby, and i like my highs and presence up a little more, for a gainy, crunchy tone.
Every other amp i've played i've not been able to get that satisfaction with the highs while maintaining the lows and mids where i wanted them. I've found you either get a tighter sort of tone that can control the low end and mids, but can't get enough highs, or you crank the presence and treble and get that crunchier tone but the tone starts to 'flub out' and you loose clarity and tightness.
So far i'm thrilled with this amp, it's closest to my Fireball 60w (obviously), but has so much more in the tone. More versatility, more balls, more attack, more of everything.
I'm running it through my Vader 4x12, and it's absolutely crushing. Love to hear others input or opinion on the amp, and will try to give some more info after i've had a bit more of a play.
