...any ENGL SAVAGE fans in here? 👀

Ola Englund said:
Not the savage actually. The Powerball synergy module sounds way better. That’s the one I use the most.
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I watched a few demos of the Savage 120 vs Synergy Savage module and the module didn’t seem all that close to the amp, or at least more different than I think a Savage 120 fan would want it to be.

Does the Synergy Powerball module sound like a real Powerball or is it a more “generally ENGL in a good way” kind of sound?
 
TheGreatGreen said:
I watched a few demos of the Savage 120 vs Synergy Savage module and the module didn’t seem all that close to the amp, or at least more different than I think a Savage 120 fan would want it to be.

Does the Synergy Powerball module sound like a real Powerball or is it a more “generally ENGL in a good way” kind of sound?
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I think it’s because the savage was one of the first modules. It does not represent the savage well. The powerball came later and sounds way more “Engl”
 
I love the savage for thrashy tones, but the artist is by far my favorite engl. I prefer having a bit less fizz and a bit more low mid meat, especially in my punk band. Even though it has way less gain, the gain sounds more usable to my ears for those sorts of tones - especially with a decent overdrive for lead tones.

I actually like tones ive heard from the savage 60 a bit more than the 120, but that could just be coincidence or data bias. @Speeddemon has sent me some rad clips of his, and most of the 120 clips i've heard were kind of blah "modern" sounding shit, which probably aren't representative of what it's capable of. I personally prefer the artist, but honestly most of the higher end engls are good sounding to various degrees - the lack of popularity on RT is because no one will fix them in the US, and there have been a few big QC issues with some of the amps.

 
DanTravis62 said:
I love the savage for thrashy tones, but the artist is by far my favorite engl. I prefer having a bit less fizz and a bit more low mid meat, especially in my punk band. Even though it has way less gain, the gain sounds more usable to my ears for those sorts of tones - especially with a decent overdrive for lead tones.

I actually like tones ive heard from the savage 60 a bit more than the 120, but that could just be coincidence or data bias. @Speeddemon has sent me some rad clips of his, and most of the 120 clips i've heard were kind of blah "modern" sounding shit, which probably aren't representative of what it's capable of. I personally prefer the artist, but honestly most of the higher end engls are good sounding to various degrees - the lack of popularity on RT is because no one will fix them in the US, and there have been a few big QC issues with some of the amps.

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No sound on my end 😿
Which ENGL do you have now?
Powerball?
 
DanTravis62 said:
Sorry, phone clips, man.i suppose I could have edited the audio to dual mono but I didn't think it was that important for a quick band practice thing 😂
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Is the Powerball 100 v1 known for issues? Was looking at one a few weeks ago and liked what I was hearing.
Would love to compare side by side with the Fireball just to make sure.
 
NowYou'rePlayingWithPower said:
Is the Powerball 100 v1 known for issues? Was looking at one a few weeks ago and liked what I was hearing.
Would love to compare side by side with the Fireball just to make sure.
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The ones that come to mind quickly were the fireball 60 and early SE revisions that had issues, if the early Powerball had issues I don't remember

You gotta do some Kai Hansen tones with that Powerball I tho - those tones were absolutely killer on those gamma Ray albums.
 
DanTravis62 said:
The ones that come to mind quickly were the fireball 60 and early SE revisions that had issues, if the early Powerball had issues I don't remember

You gotta do some Kai Hansen tones with that Powerball I tho - those tones were absolutely killer on those gamma Ray albums.
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Was just watching XXX on Youtube! With that girl from that Pirate Metal band that I hate because my husband and her were getting all flirty at the Dragonforce show 😾
 
If I were gonna pick up another Engl, it would either be the Blackmore or the Artist Edition 100. And I would treat it like a single channel amp.

 
NowYou'rePlayingWithPower said:
Is the Powerball 100 v1 known for issues? Was looking at one a few weeks ago and liked what I was hearing.
Would love to compare side by side with the Fireball just to make sure.
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If you're looking at the Powerball, I'd go for version 2. Less clinical.
Powerball I was also known for not cutting through a mix next to some bog standard Marshalls.
I've played in a Twisted Sister tribute for a year and the other guy had a PB I...I had to help him with the tone shaping, since my EVH 50W would overpower it easily, without even being ridicoulously loud.
 
TheGreatGreen said:
I know this is anecdotal, but I played a Powerball v1 every day as my main amp for years and never had a single issue. So at the very least, not all of them were prone to messing up. :)
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I still have mine. All these great amps I have and I can’t let it go . What’s that say for it ?
 
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