All Things ENGL!

Progressive_disclosure said:
It sure is. The name in the Helix is Meteor and it’s a model of the FB100 if I recall correctly. Only the lead channel is modeled and it’s a bit older (but uses less DSP)

If someone tries it and it sounds off just remember to try toggling the Mid boost setting. It’s set to On as default which might be wayyyy to much and at least on the HX Stomp you need to toggle a page or two of parameters to find it. Really nice to dip your toes on the Fireballs and i thought the 25 I got sounded even better than the model.
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Good to know, I've really disliked that model every time I've dabbled, but I haven't spent much time with it either lol


@la szum AFAIK the morse is at least loosely based on the invader
 
mbenigni said:
This damned thread...

I have something stupid added to a "cart" right now... let's see how daring/ sensible I am through the course of the next few hours. :D
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I can add that I’ve managed to get channel switching and the mid boost to a dual foot switch with my FB25. Required a couple of TRS-splitter cables and a dummy plug so the back side is a mess. One footswitch jack on the amp toggles channel and a volume boost, the other toggles FX loop and the mid boost.
 
AFKAEjay(retired) said:
If used prices are anything like in the EU…damage is minimal.
I’ve seen the 50w combos under 300,-…I got my 2x50 poweramp for 200,-
It’s silly…seems like HQ amps to me.
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Prices on average seem much higher in the US than in Europe (for obvious reasons.) When I start casting around for used stuff here in the states, prices range anywhere from $1100 to $4K, and - knowing very little about the product line - I can never tell why. :idk

Which all amounts to: whenever I stumble on an $1100 ENGL, I get very twitchy.
 
mbenigni said:
Prices on average seem much higher in the US than in Europe (for obvious reasons.) When I start casting around for used stuff here in the states, prices range anywhere from $1100 to $4K, and - knowing very little about the product line - I can never tell why. :idk

Which all amounts to: whenever I stumble on an $1100 ENGL, I get very twitchy.
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Finally…something that evens out the crazy prices of boogie at my side of the pond ;)
 
GTR37 said:
That one could be yes ,

The first product and I remember this , because it was in a George Lynch Interview where he was recording and said none of his stuff was working and then he found the Engl Preamp and power amp (5881s) , that he said had Huge balls , I think he was the first American guitarist to use one
thew preamp has a Hi Mids and a Low mids dial which is really different than your Marshall tone stack almost like a recording console eq and possibly why purists call the amps Hi Fi
The next Came the Savage , its was he tube head version of the preamp that had the 6550s in the power amp , but IIRC it had the lo mids and high mids Eq as well as a contour switch and a bunch of other bells and whistles .
The Blackmore I think was the next and that was as said above a Savage amp but with a more traditional British tone no high lo mids just the standard Marshall controls but it did have a contour switch, it was 5881
The Artist was a Blackmore but the preamp was tweaked a bit more for what ENGL said was LA Rock based and it used El34

The Invader , was likely based on the Powerball , which had 4 channels
the Fireball is based on 2 channels of the Power ball but more Gain and lows
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Am I the only one who reads all of these specs and thinks to himself, "I wonder which amp will be the first one whose power tubes will be an absolutely pain in the ass to source?" Hell, I'm not sure I've ever even been in the same room with a KT88 or a 5881.
 
mbenigni said:
Prices on average seem much higher in the US than in Europe (for obvious reasons.) When I start casting around for used stuff here in the states, prices range anywhere from $1100 to $4K, and - knowing very little about the product line - I can never tell why. :idk

Which all amounts to: whenever I stumble on an $1100 ENGL, I get very twitchy.
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Honestly? We are probably looking at the exact same amp.


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There was an Artist Edition this past weekend for less than $1k and I almost
pulled the trigger. It was a EU model and came with a step-up transformer
to pump up the voltage to what the amp wanted to see.

I bet I could have Edward Van Halened the fuck out of it!! :LOL:
 
My intention for 2025 is to not buy a tube amp again and to finally make peace with only using plug-ins once and for all.

But damn, I would so love to have an Artist Edition 50 again!

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