Talk to Me About ENGL

[DanTravis62]

Are Engls in the same family as SLO, Rectifier, 5150, Framus Cobra? If so, maybe I'm better off going back to KSR because I think KSR does that sound better.

Depends which model, generally they sound more "marshally" than a recto or cobra

Some models are more 5150 ish, some are more modded marshall-ish, they all have a distinct engl graininess to them which some love and some hate

I would say the KSR and ENGL are non-overlapping magisteria imo - the KSR does the 5150 and recto type sounds well, ENGLs do a more modded/modern marshall sound well

 

[vultures]

I've got an ENGL E670 Special Edition. It has more features than I'll ever use. Midi is practically plug and play, worked instantly with an old peavey footswitch from the 80s. Worked fine with my Quad Cortex when I clicked 2 settings.

This thing fucks. Hard. More gain than I deserve. More saturation than I can handle. It has two switches to turn up the low end. One shakes your booty hole, the other makes your balls tremble. It's the tightest low end I've ever had in a tube amp. Only close competitor is a VHT Pitbull. Cleans are pretty usable, Reverb is kinda stinky.

I was worried it would sound too sterile. It don't. It's magical. Get an ENGL.

 

[Techdeth]

I had SE founders edition and tried Fireball and Artist Edition. I prefer AE and FB to SE just for high gain. They are more raw and organic than SE fe. What I didn't like about ENGL(especially SE fe)is their tone shaping options. Most of them are just crappy buttons. I thought most of them are useless. When I engaged the depth boost or mega lo punch, amp becomes too bassy/muddy. When I off that button, sounds thin. It was hard to dial for what I like. I prefer knobs as tone shaping option. So, I can dial my amp out more precisely whatever cabs or speakers I use. I assume you are a Marshall guy from your amps clips. Then AE will be good choice. But, you won't satisfy with ENGL. I think your amps sounds better than ENGL. But, ENGL's cabs are very nice. I like their cabs more than amps lol

I think fireball 100 is a classic amp

 

[napalmdeath]

I've owned the Savage MKII, FB100, Inferno, AE 100 w/KT77's and currently own the FB25 w/KT77's. As many have said, they are great amps for the money and all can do a solid clean up to massive high gain sound. I would say the AE was my favorite of the bunch, it definitely felt the most organic and raw.

Artist Edition FTW. I've owned several Engls, and the Artist was the best of the bunch. Organic and raw are how I'd describe it as well. Does the modded Marshall thing, but more aggressive. Awesome amp.

 

[the4thlast1]

Are Engls in the same family as SLO, Rectifier, 5150, Framus Cobra? If so, maybe I'm better off going back to KSR because I think KSR does that sound better.

Not like any of those amps. Maybe a little 5152 ish but not really. They have there own thing going on, processed sounding is a good description but not in a bad way. They just don’t have the typical tube amp sound lol , I dunno it’s hard to describe. I don’t want to say solid state because they have more character than that. I think the Artist edition is a good one to try, it sounds a bit more familiar than some of the others. It’s prob their best sounding amp, most balanced.

 

[Redneckstomp]

I think fireball 100 is a classic amp

One of their best amp