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Publié le 14/07/11 à 01:40
(contenu en anglais)
Engl is great at building high gain monster metal amps. These amps are not for the Fender guys who wants a nice blues amp. These amps are for fellas who need massive amounts of gain and low end thump for their heavy riffing at blazing speeds. It certainly can do the Fender clean sound but is doesn't stop there.
This amp has 6 basic sound with 24 possible operations within those sounds. It has 128 presets for people who want to run their sounds with their midi foot controllers. This is 100 watts of just raw metal power.
UTILIZATION
Features
Tube Driver circuit for effect devicesAlso serves as a separate 5th channel that can be selected directly (with or without EQ)Modern and Classic sound-shaping buttons determine the basic voicing of all 4 channels,2 gain variants for each of the basic channels:
Gain Boost and Hi Gain3 voicing sections: one EQ for Clean and Crunch (Main Channel 1), one for Lead I and Lead II (Main Channel 2) and another for the Tube DriverEvery channel sports a dedicated Treble knobVarious sound-shaping buttons tuned to match the tonal requirements of the given channelsLarge spring reverb with separate knobs for the 2 Main Channels3 effect loops:
FX Loop I and FX Loop II are variable, switchable effect loops, while Serial FX Loop is a separate circuit that can be used in series with 2 main effect loopsEach effect loop may be activated for each channel as well as for the Tube Driver circuit2 each power amp Master and Presence knobs, accessible via MIDIVariable MIDI-switchable power amp output (50 or 100 watts) with hot impedance adjustmentA/B speaker switching with separate impedance selector for connected speaker systemsBalanced, frequency-compensated XLR line output for routing preamp or power amp signals to mixers or recording gearMIDI In and Thru ports serve to integrate the amp into a MIDI system128 MIDI presets, accessible via 16 MIDI channelsOffers three different remote interface ports:
Serial Amp Control Port accepts the Custom Z-9 Footswitch (sold separately); the MIDI In accepts the Z-9 for use as a simple MIDI footcontroller or any other MIDI footcontrollerAmp is equipped with a stereo jack that takes a dual footswitch allowing you to switch the four channels remotelyProgrammable Noise Gate for suppressing noise in the Crunch, Lead I, and Lead II channels
SOUNDS
This amp definitely has a German metal voicing. Sure the cleans sound chimy and nice but this thing still retains that edgy metal tone. So I would suggest using a humbucker equipped guitar if you want to even try to hang with this amp. This is not an amp for the faint of heart. You get an insane amount of gain and power which needs a 50 watt cut switch, which Engl added to this amp to try and tame it for smaller gigging uses.
If you don't like the voicing of the German metal amps then this amp will not be for you. These amps do have a distinct sound that cannot be dialed out with a simple EQ change. It is there and no amount of polishing will change that.
OVERALL OPINION
At new these amps come in at around $3999. That is a hefty price for a lot of people. Chances are that the local shop in town will not carry this amp. I would suggest jumping on a forum and trying to locate one from someone near by if you can. If not then you can take a chance on a used one and if you don't like it then flip it for about the same price. A new one you will obviously loose money trying to flip it. This is a risky amp at this price so if you ever get a chance to hear one at a amp fest or show I would suggest that before putting down hard earned cash for this amp.
This amp has 6 basic sound with 24 possible operations within those sounds. It has 128 presets for people who want to run their sounds with their midi foot controllers. This is 100 watts of just raw metal power.
UTILIZATION
Features
Tube Driver circuit for effect devicesAlso serves as a separate 5th channel that can be selected directly (with or without EQ)Modern and Classic sound-shaping buttons determine the basic voicing of all 4 channels,2 gain variants for each of the basic channels:
Gain Boost and Hi Gain3 voicing sections: one EQ for Clean and Crunch (Main Channel 1), one for Lead I and Lead II (Main Channel 2) and another for the Tube DriverEvery channel sports a dedicated Treble knobVarious sound-shaping buttons tuned to match the tonal requirements of the given channelsLarge spring reverb with separate knobs for the 2 Main Channels3 effect loops:
FX Loop I and FX Loop II are variable, switchable effect loops, while Serial FX Loop is a separate circuit that can be used in series with 2 main effect loopsEach effect loop may be activated for each channel as well as for the Tube Driver circuit2 each power amp Master and Presence knobs, accessible via MIDIVariable MIDI-switchable power amp output (50 or 100 watts) with hot impedance adjustmentA/B speaker switching with separate impedance selector for connected speaker systemsBalanced, frequency-compensated XLR line output for routing preamp or power amp signals to mixers or recording gearMIDI In and Thru ports serve to integrate the amp into a MIDI system128 MIDI presets, accessible via 16 MIDI channelsOffers three different remote interface ports:
Serial Amp Control Port accepts the Custom Z-9 Footswitch (sold separately); the MIDI In accepts the Z-9 for use as a simple MIDI footcontroller or any other MIDI footcontrollerAmp is equipped with a stereo jack that takes a dual footswitch allowing you to switch the four channels remotelyProgrammable Noise Gate for suppressing noise in the Crunch, Lead I, and Lead II channels
SOUNDS
This amp definitely has a German metal voicing. Sure the cleans sound chimy and nice but this thing still retains that edgy metal tone. So I would suggest using a humbucker equipped guitar if you want to even try to hang with this amp. This is not an amp for the faint of heart. You get an insane amount of gain and power which needs a 50 watt cut switch, which Engl added to this amp to try and tame it for smaller gigging uses.
If you don't like the voicing of the German metal amps then this amp will not be for you. These amps do have a distinct sound that cannot be dialed out with a simple EQ change. It is there and no amount of polishing will change that.
OVERALL OPINION
At new these amps come in at around $3999. That is a hefty price for a lot of people. Chances are that the local shop in town will not carry this amp. I would suggest jumping on a forum and trying to locate one from someone near by if you can. If not then you can take a chance on a used one and if you don't like it then flip it for about the same price. A new one you will obviously loose money trying to flip it. This is a risky amp at this price so if you ever get a chance to hear one at a amp fest or show I would suggest that before putting down hard earned cash for this amp.