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Posted by: audiopaal Oct 27 2008, 10:32 AM

I traded my Marshall Vintage Modern for an ENGL Powerball head,
with a matching 2x12 Engl Pro cabinet this weekend.
It sounds almost too amazing, although a bit too loud for my apartment at times

I got to test it quite a bit yesterday, and I'm as pleased as a boy can be

The clean channel have the warmest tube sound I've ever heard, with the new JJ tubes
The crunch channel was as tight as they come and sounded just perfect.
The low gain lead channel gives you anything from hard crunch to the punchiest metal I've ever heard.
The high gain lead channel is over the top heavy, metal, soloing etc.

And with the Custom Z-5 pedal you've got easy access to all channels/modes as well as a few other features!

When I get my Shure SM58 mics in a few weeks I'll record and share some sound samples with you


And the metal grill on both the head and cabinet looks so good it's not even funny





Head: http://www.engl-amps.com/e645.html

Cab: http://www.engl-amps.com/e212vh.html


Anyone else have experience with this amp? If so, what do you think about it?


Have a great day, tudelidu!

Posted by: MickeM Oct 27 2008, 11:51 AM

QUOTE (audiopaal @ Oct 27 2008, 10:32 AM)

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 27 2008, 12:01 PM

QUOTE (MickeM @ Oct 27 2008, 11:51 AM)

Traitor!!!

Congrats on new gear!
How does this work with more vintage rock stuff? And just out of curiosity, why did you trade that Vintage Modern for a Powerall, seem like two different worlds to me

Posted by: USAMAN Oct 27 2008, 12:04 PM

QUOTE (audiopaal @ Oct 27 2008, 12:01 PM)

Hahaha, I'm sorry

Thanks mate
It works splendidly, sounds awesome on the cruch channel as you can dial in whatever rock tone you want!
I'll give you a few examples when I have the equipment to mic it up

I tried a Powerball not long ago and was pretty much blown away by the versatility of the amp.
So when I got a request to trade the VM for the Powerball I couldn't resist

Posted by: OrganisedConfusion Oct 27 2008, 12:55 PM

I'd love that amp.

Posted by: fatb0t Oct 27 2008, 01:01 PM

drool drool drool luckkkkkkkkkkkkkky

Posted by: Fran Oct 27 2008, 04:39 PM

Good stuff Paal, good stuff, congrats! maybe write a nice review when you have the time?

Posted by: Unleash-The-Shred Oct 27 2008, 05:14 PM

Sounds like a great amp. I've been wanting to get the ENGL Special Edition EL34 for a while now. Once I get the money.
Anyways, congrats on getting the new amp. Hope you enjoy!

Posted by: jer Oct 27 2008, 05:56 PM

SUH-WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Oct 27 2008, 06:02 PM

You have made a nice trade man, that amp is really great, I've played it in the store and as soon as I heard the sound, it made me think: "this thing is awesome". Congratulations mate, may it serve you well

Posted by: Muris Varajic Oct 27 2008, 06:16 PM

Great deal you've got Paal,congrats!

Posted by: SensE Oct 27 2008, 06:38 PM

OMG. One of my dream amp and you already got it. Where do u stay? Can I come over and jam over it?

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 27 2008, 07:44 PM

Thanks everyone

Yeah, I feel I got a good deal and it's really good amp!
Maybe a bit too powerful for me, but I don't really care at the moment

Sense: Book a flight to Norway and I'll let you jam all you want

Posted by: Fizzwidget Oct 27 2008, 07:49 PM

QUOTE (audiopaal @ Oct 27 2008, 07:44 PM)

Thanks everyone

Yeah, I feel I got a good deal and it's really good amp!
Maybe a bit too powerful for me, but I don't really care at the moment

Sense: Book a flight to Norway and I'll let you jam all you want

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 27 2008, 08:03 PM

QUOTE (Fizzwidget @ Oct 27 2008, 07:49 PM)

Posted by: Bogdan Radovic Oct 27 2008, 11:15 PM

Wow congratulations man on your new amp!!! It seems really powerful !! Have lots of fun with it!!!

Posted by: FrankW Oct 28 2008, 01:06 AM

QUOTE (audiopaal @ Oct 27 2008, 07:44 PM)

Thanks everyone

Maybe a bit too powerful for me, but I don't really care at the moment

Posted by: Smikey2006 Oct 28 2008, 04:57 AM

im supa jealous

Posted by: audiopaal Oct 28 2008, 07:53 AM

Bogdan: Thanks mate

FrankW: I know, I have a THD hotplate although I haven't tried it with the Engl yet.
It sounds amazing at low volumes too, so that's really great
The main difference is versatility, this thing can do everything really well.
The MVM was more of a classic rock amp which did Cleans and Rock overdriven sounds very well
I like them both, but the Engl is just better (although not as user friendly at first)

Smikey2006: I'll try not to rub it in

Posted by: Noangels Oct 28 2008, 02:11 PM

The Powerball is a great amp,realy great tones alround and i'm sure it has a built in noise gate to tame the overdriven tones when pushed hard through the poweramp tubes.I tried that head in guitar shop for a long time and was very impressed with its clean and mean settings.The lads working there must have liked it too as they turned me up so loud as to drown out the other players in the shop
I played a new LP Classic through it and it seemed the perfect match in pickups/wood and tubes

Posted by: ChrisVdS Oct 28 2008, 06:52 PM

Nice amp congratz

Posted by: FrankW Oct 28 2008, 07:15 PM

QUOTE (audiopaal @ Oct 28 2008, 07:53 AM)

FrankW: I know, I have a THD hotplate although I haven't tried it with the Engl yet.
It sounds amazing at low volumes too, so that's really great
The main difference is versatility, this thing can do everything really well.
The MVM was more of a classic rock amp which did Cleans and Rock overdriven sounds very well
I like them both, but the Engl is just better (although not as user friendly at first)

Posted by: audiopaal Nov 2 2008, 02:20 PM

Thanks guys

FrankW: Yeah, his tone is awesome
It's a great amp, it'll be worth the wait for sure
I hope it will!