Hellyeah was the first band I saw using ENGL amps, so that's the vibe I was going for with the demo track. This one was a ton of work and planning, but it was pretty fun to switch things up! Let me know what you think of this format for amp videos :)
I'm still dreaming that you will get rid of a single cut and sell it to me.man I've never seen one I dnt like on the channel an I watched a vidio where u said you sell em sometimes if u have to many to use
My brand new ENGL 412 cab arrived yesterday and the Savage 120 MKII arrives in two days. Can’t wait! The ENGL cab sounds better than the oversized Mesa 412 with my Triple Rectifier. Big surprise. Punchy without being boomy.
I've had this amp for about a year now and couldn't agree more with your review. I use it with a helix lt (which is a MIDI controller) and once I got my head around using the helix and the engl together it's tone heaven. I remember watching olas video and thinking that's the tone I want and bought it on the strength of that video. I would recommend this amp but be prepared to put some time in learning about how to use it/MIDI in general.
My dream amp right here, have wanted one for years now and hopefully within the near I will have one. Amazing video by the way those demo tracks are monstrous.
Try it in person or make sure you can return it if you don’t like it. Also carefully consider the cabinet you are going to be using because a cabinet might not do whatever you are using justice. It can take a fantastic amp into a devastating nuclear wasteland. I can go back and listen to my recordings and hear a huge difference in my sound of the past compared to my current selection of tones. If you get the chance take the time to hear it through a microphone recording too. The reason being that if you buy an amplifier where you hear all the sound from a speaker aimed lower than you ears you are getting a perspective close to what a room mic would record and not the actually sound in front of the speaker itself. You might not like the recording tone direct from a mic in front of the cabinet and end up regretting the purchase. Hope you get the sound you’re looking for and something you really like!
Haha I'm definitely in the "option paralysis" category with this amp. My brain hurts just by looking at it. Extra points for Darkness riffs. Great demo!
Hi, Hunter! Thanks for clearing up the confusion about your name and ENGL's; I did wonder about that, though not much. Thanks also for calling me "cool", although I don't know that I deserve such a compliment from someone who plays SO much better than I do. In my defense, I've been called that before, although I have to wish that I had been younger than 50(!) when that happened!😎 Some things about the ENGL Savage remind me of why I went digital, mostly the versatility factor. Understand that I am both old school and historically broke, so that means that I had to SQUEEZE the most I could from every piece of gear that I got. Old habits like that really die hard, so I look for large amounts of versatility from all my current gear. The only actual tube amp that I can recall being anywhere NEAR as versatile as most digital modellers is Fender's old and discontinued Cyber Twin with the Cyber Deluxe as a runner-up. These two amps used a type of ANALOG modelling to do their magic, and magic it was. Somehow, Fender designed and built these amps to REWIRE themselves into close duplicates of the amps that they modeled; for that reason, they sounded MUCH more like the original amps than any modeller I've heard. (DAMN, I wanted a Cyber Twin!) This in spite of the fact that neither amp came with the same compliment of speakers/cabs as the originals! For this reason and others, I've decided that my several digital modellers should be considered gateways into crafting my own sounds rather than replicating the sounds of classic or modern amps. Your tastes in timbres differs greatly from mine, and that reflects not only our individuality but our differing backgrounds and resultant musical goals. I am primarily a funk/soul/blues guitarist, wherein crystalline clean tones are hugely important. However, I am also a disciple of the Isley Brothers' Ernie Isley, who usually played leads with distortion (probably because HE was a disciple of the late, great Jimi Hendrix, who played with the Isleys before becoming a star in his own right and even lived in the Isleys' home for a time). Unlike Hendrix, Ernie played over a soul/funk background, which made distortion-laced leadwork MUCH more attractive (for reasons too politically INcorrect to state here) to the boy that I was then. This fact means that I switch back and forth between pristine, jazzy-clean rhythm parts and heavily-distorted lead parts. Not many amps in my experience can handle both without help. My digital modellers handle those tasks with ease. I believe your ENGL can, too. That said, my modellers beat that ENGL in one important metric: Price! My solution I can afford and have afforded. I'd have to knock over a bank before I could get that ENGL! Since I don't have time to do time, you can imagine that I'll stick with my DigiTechs and my Zoom!😎❤️️🎸‼️
So, prior to buying this amp, I've already had the E670 Special Edition. When I received my Savage 120, it only took me a day to decide I wanted to return it. To me, the discontinued E670 can get really close with the Savage feel and sound, but do much more. It didn't make sense to me to keep both. I bought the Invader after returning the Savage and I am happier with it. Between the E670 and the Inavader, they can cover a lot of sounds.
I know this comment is a year or more old, but I can confirm what this comment says about the Special Edition E670; you can get really close to a Savage sound and there is a ton of things you can do with it.
Some say he's deft with the digits when she has dimples in strategic locations, but he gets sloppy with bra hooks anyway. And he invented Thrash Tango Deathcore while under the influence of. 013 gauge strings. The man! The Legend! Der Fish!
It's great to see so many great metal amps. And how f'n lucky are you to get to own/play them. If you end up with too many, feel free to send the ones you run out of room for TO ME! 🎶🎸😎
I think your one of the few that knows how to demo a REAL high gain amp, in a timely manner. My only wish is perhaps learn to dial it in to fit more of the crunchy 70s 80s 90s stuff better. Im sure a 3 grand amp can do it, at least I hope its veratile..I know you hadnt had the amp long, so i totally get it. Anyway, Im buying one thanks to your video, so pass that along to Engl and maybe they'll look out for your intrests a bit better! Keep up the good work, I enjoy most your videos. Rock it hard
Determining the time rate of change in metal ENGLar velocity requires measuring spin ENGLar velocity and orbital ENGLar velocity. That's why all the knobs and buttons. MIDI board to match and a bank of VU meters be awesome, too. Love show, thanks.
I love my discontinued Engl SE. I didn't mind paying 4 grand for it, because it's the last amp I really ever need to buy. I've had quite a few and the SE was it for me..the sound I wanted!
The only fake laugh I use is afterwards when I tell your mom it was good for me, too 🤷♂️. Man, I just like to laugh and I amuse myself, let me live my life, damn lol
You know i just don't fking get it. This is a class A channel. One of the very few that keeps my attention the whole way through and I get excited for when I see a notification. People need to start clicking sub. Stop being LAZY!
Why did @ 14:28 "no one knows what its like, to be the bad man....." pop into my head? That beast is brutal! But the cleanish shounds are suprisingly good aswell.
Important note: I'm not a metal player or fan, but I do play. From these 3: I think the sound of the Mesa Boogie is the typical metal snarl, the tone to emulate, much like a Marshall was in the 80s. The other two were either too bright, or hollow sounding, or both.
I have the Savage 60 MKII. It is all the amp you could ever need. I can only imagine the 120 being even thicker. I only use it for playing at home so no need for the extra wattage. I was torn between this and the Mesa Mark V 90. The shortage of new Mesa amps at my 2 favorite dealers made the choice for me but I can't see the Mesa being any better than this thing.
Both are great, personally I prefer the Savage. There's something special about the high gain tone, especially. It's both huge and precise at the same time, still use it on pretty much every recording. The Founders Edition is more versatile, though, especially if you need those old school low gain crunch tones
What a great amp. Also when you consider, that this amp is 300€ cheaper than a dual rectifier here where I live is a no brainer for me. My first real tube head was the Engl Powerball 2 in 2015. Still have it and still love it
That’s true, I’ve been told ENGL is like the European equivalent of Mesa is. Both kick ass and we can pick up a Mesa basically anywhere for a decent price, but ENGL is pricey and hard to find. How does the Powerball compare to the Savage?
@@agufish I don't have hands on experience on the savage. But once the stores are open again, I will definitely check one out in person. The Powerball is a very flexible amp I would say. It can sound crispy clean and chug like a monster at the same time, A very precise tone both on the 2 high gain channels or the clean and chrunch channel. For me it can sound a bit too sterile at times, especially when choosing a chrunchy tone. It is too precise for me personally. Then again, I rarely use the chrunch channel. However, this precession really works out for high gain. I never had the problem, that the sound could mud up even with tons of bottom end dialed in. The key point for me is that the controls are simple to use. The amp just works with minor effort to the user to produce a great sound. Also, its build like a tank. Gigged with it multiple times and never had an issue. I also love that the amp also has a build in noisegate as well. That's really a feature I wish every amp has.
Oh man I want this amp so bad. The only problem with ENGL amps is that you never want to play anything else. I love all their models, I own the powerball 2 and the raider 100 fantastic amps
I got this amp a year ago and it’s amazing. Only downfall is I have the exact pre-set saved as you and wish I could do it with all 4. I don’t have a midi switch, so maybe I should look into it. Any recommendations? I’m the guy who is set and leave it and plug and play…not super high tech. I got it for the searing cleans😂 Ich Liebe ENGL🖤
I got the Powerball 2 and I´m happy with it. Nice clean and the high gain channel 3 and 4 are great too. And then i saw this video with the savage. Would you say its worth to buy the savage when i already got a great amp? Can someone explain the difference between the PB 2 and the savage? I think the savage has way more low end.
I have a Powerball 1 and a Savage 120 Mk1. Have owned the PB for 12 years and the Savage for 8 years. VERY, very, very different sounding amps. The PB is more scooped, industrial, saturated sounding, and I love it. The Savage is more organic, but still saturated, bigger bottom end and has a very aggressive roar. Savage is KIND OF like if you take a Powerball and a Marshall and mix them together. But, don’t get me wrong, the Savage is just as high gain and modern as the PB, but in a very different way.
I have the Savage 120 MK1, and even with a smaller transformer compared to the new one, it is VERY thick and chewy; you can really dig in when you palm mute and the amp responds and tracks very dynamically. The Savage is not as saturated as a Powerball (no amp is, lol), but it has a very good amount of saturation. With all of the knobs and switches you can actually add/remove some saturation, but standard it is pretty saturated while also being very detailed with beautiful note separation.
Damnnn you have hella amps. Crazy. I liked when you turned down the mids. whats your favorite amp for low mid/ or mid scooped? I like the dual rec. it monster with low end. But I've just been eye balling this amp. Something about the savage, sound looks and options that just makes me want to get it.
Do you find this amp sounds more harsh or brittle compared to the Fireball? The FB100 seems to sound fatter or warmer compared to the Savae or a Diezel Herbert for example. Thanks! Great video.
Been trying to get my hands on a Fireball/any Diezel to test out for the last 12 months. It's been difficult lol. Never played through either of them,, so all I can say that out of all my boutique amps, the Savage sounds the best and not harsh at all (unless you decide to dial it in that way lol), in my opinion :)
@@agufish Thanks! My amps are a BFG modded Mesa Dual Rec, Mesa Mark V and PRS Archon. I love the Mark IV mode for leads. Itay be my favorite for leads, but I wish I could get the darker, thick rhythm tones I want on channel 2 so that I could use channel 3 for lead. I struggle getting both. I find Mark IV mode lacks a bit for rhythm but I'll mess with it more. Maybe the Savage can do this? Or a Revv Gen 3? So harsh is wrong word. Fireball seems. Fatter and beefier from comparisons I hear to the Savage. I want to sell my Mark V but worried to lose that Mark IV lead, unless the Savage can do that smooth liquid lead!? I bet with channel 4 and the contour or mid boost, it could!? I'm curious about Savage 120 Mk II vs. Revv Gen 3.
Hellyeah was the first band I saw using ENGL amps, so that's the vibe I was going for with the demo track. This one was a ton of work and planning, but it was pretty fun to switch things up! Let me know what you think of this format for amp videos :)
Awesome format. Some deep dive, thoughts/opinions good and bad, and flow was good (thanks editing) :)
Revv next ;)
Nice Hellyeah
Its cool. This amp is right up my alley as well. Brutal. I don’t mind options, I just set and ignore until i get bored then repeat
Nice cancer bats riff, you know where it was lol
I'm still dreaming that you will get rid of a single cut and sell it to me.man I've never seen one I dnt like on the channel an I watched a vidio where u said you sell em sometimes if u have to many to use
I'm a savage, classy, bougie, ratchet
fuck, where were you when I was making the thumbnail?
Hell yea!!! You is sir🤘
Oh my f***ing god that demo track really was SAVAGE. Great Video! And at 3:40 you used the SoLAr SiNglCuT!!
4 uploads in 6 days? I'm not used to this onslaught of content from you!
Even I'm not used to it lol
Can Confirm, the guitar tracks Hunter sent me were .......... E X T R A T H I Q U E
trying to find out what cab this went through, do you know Luke? Thx
@@hyperbolekid Hunter believes it’s one of the stock RKH IR’s included with STL Tones NadIR
@@LukeDKramer cool, thank you!
This amp is a Weapon of Mass Chugstruction!🌋
What an awesome way to start my morning
That demo track was indeed SAVAGE!
Never getting tired of seeing the Eclipse 👀👌👌
Yeah, I was a bit distracted away from the amp by the guitar. EMGs aren't my thing, but that aged binding on a 22 fret Eclipse is tasty.
I really like that you’re using a bunch of well known riffs. I love your riffs but it’s nice to hear you playing stuff anyone would know.
Oh and.... Cancer Bats!!!
Agufish is making online school a bit easier :')
3:20 JUSTLISTENTOTHERHYTHMOFMYHEEAAAAAART
My brand new ENGL 412 cab arrived yesterday and the Savage 120 MKII arrives in two days. Can’t wait! The ENGL cab sounds better than the oversized Mesa 412 with my Triple Rectifier. Big surprise. Punchy without being boomy.
Standard or XXL?
Germany definitely makes the most interesting sounding amps, from H&K to Engl to Diezel :)
Yeah, man, I'm a believer. Germans make god-tier amps for sure
Dont forget driftwood man. A brutal amp
Bogner and Framus are on that list too!
And BluGuitar Amp-1 too!
I just bought an Engl Artist Edition 50W and couldn‘t be happier.
I've had this amp for about a year now and couldn't agree more with your review. I use it with a helix lt (which is a MIDI controller) and once I got my head around using the helix and the engl together it's tone heaven. I remember watching olas video and thinking that's the tone I want and bought it on the strength of that video. I would recommend this amp but be prepared to put some time in learning about how to use it/MIDI in general.
My dream amp right here, have wanted one for years now and hopefully within the near I will have one. Amazing video by the way those demo tracks are monstrous.
This may very well be the best demo track you’ve ever done. That was SIQUE!
7:00 “we have L’Enfant Sauvage at home”
I'm just now saving up for an amp and I think I might have just decided to buy an engl
They're crazy good!
Try it in person or make sure you can return it if you don’t like it. Also carefully consider the cabinet you are going to be using because a cabinet might not do whatever you are using justice. It can take a fantastic amp into a devastating nuclear wasteland. I can go back and listen to my recordings and hear a huge difference in my sound of the past compared to my current selection of tones. If you get the chance take the time to hear it through a microphone recording too. The reason being that if you buy an amplifier where you hear all the sound from a speaker aimed lower than you ears you are getting a perspective close to what a room mic would record and not the actually sound in front of the speaker itself. You might not like the recording tone direct from a mic in front of the cabinet and end up regretting the purchase. Hope you get the sound you’re looking for and something you really like!
@@endtimeguitarist thanks!
Just ordered one last thursday...with an Engl 4 x 12 slant front cab too. Anxiously waiting for it to get here!
Holy SMOKES man! That Demo track was killer!!
Absolute savage. Nothing sounds better with metal
I got such a killswitch engage/trivium vibe from the intro track!! Great job hunter!!
That intro track to the amp was sweeeeeeet. So sweet Hunter. Awsome.🤘🤘🤘🤘
That clean tone is surprisingly awesome
Made me smile instantly with that clean Tremonti Riff :)
Sick to see engl on the channel hunter, I own a 50w engl Screamer and it's awesome, never looked at another amp since
'ENGL Hunter' would be (literally) a killer name for an amp!
Haha I'm definitely in the "option paralysis" category with this amp. My brain hurts just by looking at it. Extra points for Darkness riffs. Great demo!
Never get tired of... the Darkness! ;) dang I need this amp!
you mean the band the Darkness?
@@buddneusma6724 Yes, he played part of a Thing called Love in the demo
@@MarbsMusic didn't notice :D
Loved the demo track! Some tasty leads in there as well. 🤟🏻😎🤟🏻
Your demo tracks have really improved. Also, massive props for the Tremonti riff
I have one on order, along with an ENGL 412 cab! Can’t wait to play with the monster!
love to demo track as always. btw I got myself some high praise from someone who thought it would be fun to denigrate my
You've embraced the Darkness my friend :D I love it...
that demo track is just next level
Damn good noise gate.Beautiful amp Brotha!!!thanks for the great demo tunes Hunter👍🤘👍🤘
Great song you played first. Really killer riff. Sounds huge
That demo kicked ass!
I'm loving the sample track choices. I Believe In A Thing Called Love, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, and even the Wellerman XD
ENGL Savage, or the ENGL Fireball, time for some bluegrass playing!
Hell of a riff dude that was badass
Hunter doing a bit of soloing now?
I like it!
lol doesn't happen often, but sometimes the tracks are calling for it
@@agufish I love when you slap those bad@$$ solos on the killer demos🤘👍
Hi, Hunter! Thanks for clearing up the confusion about your name and ENGL's; I did wonder about that, though not much. Thanks also for calling me "cool", although I don't know that I deserve such a compliment from someone who plays SO much better than I do. In my defense, I've been called that before, although I have to wish that I had been younger than 50(!) when that happened!😎
Some things about the ENGL Savage remind me of why I went digital, mostly the versatility factor. Understand that I am both old school and historically broke, so that means that I had to SQUEEZE the most I could from every piece of gear that I got. Old habits like that really die hard, so I look for large amounts of versatility from all my current gear. The only actual tube amp that I can recall being anywhere NEAR as versatile as most digital modellers is Fender's old and discontinued Cyber Twin with the Cyber Deluxe as a runner-up. These two amps used a type of ANALOG modelling to do their magic, and magic it was. Somehow, Fender designed and built these amps to REWIRE themselves into close duplicates of the amps that they modeled; for that reason, they sounded MUCH more like the original amps than any modeller I've heard. (DAMN, I wanted a Cyber Twin!) This in spite of the fact that neither amp came with the same compliment of speakers/cabs as the originals! For this reason and others, I've decided that my several digital modellers should be considered gateways into crafting my own sounds rather than replicating the sounds of classic or modern amps.
Your tastes in timbres differs greatly from mine, and that reflects not only our individuality but our differing backgrounds and resultant musical goals. I am primarily a funk/soul/blues guitarist, wherein crystalline clean tones are hugely important. However, I am also a disciple of the Isley Brothers' Ernie Isley, who usually played leads with distortion (probably because HE was a disciple of the late, great Jimi Hendrix, who played with the Isleys before becoming a star in his own right and even lived in the Isleys' home for a time). Unlike Hendrix, Ernie played over a soul/funk background, which made distortion-laced leadwork MUCH more attractive (for reasons too politically INcorrect to state here) to the boy that I was then. This fact means that I switch back and forth between pristine, jazzy-clean rhythm parts and heavily-distorted lead parts. Not many amps in my experience can handle both without help. My digital modellers handle those tasks with ease. I believe your ENGL can, too. That said, my modellers beat that ENGL in one important metric: Price! My solution I can afford and have afforded. I'd have to knock over a bank before I could get that ENGL! Since I don't have time to do time, you can imagine that I'll stick with my DigiTechs and my Zoom!😎❤️️🎸‼️
Man, it definitely sounds killer!
lost it when you played "the darkness", awesome!
So, prior to buying this amp, I've already had the E670 Special Edition. When I received my Savage 120, it only took me a day to decide I wanted to return it. To me, the discontinued E670 can get really close with the Savage feel and sound, but do much more. It didn't make sense to me to keep both. I bought the Invader after returning the Savage and I am happier with it. Between the E670 and the Inavader, they can cover a lot of sounds.
I know this comment is a year or more old, but I can confirm what this comment says about the Special Edition E670; you can get really close to a Savage sound and there is a ton of things you can do with it.
Some say he's deft with the digits when she has dimples in strategic locations, but he gets sloppy with bra hooks anyway. And he invented Thrash Tango Deathcore while under the influence of. 013 gauge strings. The man! The Legend! Der Fish!
It's great to see so many great metal amps. And how f'n lucky are you to get to own/play them. If you end up with too many, feel free to send the ones you run out of room for TO ME! 🎶🎸😎
I think your one of the few that knows how to demo a REAL high gain amp, in a timely manner. My only wish is perhaps learn to dial it in to fit more of the crunchy 70s 80s 90s stuff better. Im sure a 3 grand amp can do it, at least I hope its veratile..I know you hadnt had the amp long, so i totally get it.
Anyway, Im buying one thanks to your video, so pass that along to Engl and maybe they'll look out for your intrests a bit better! Keep up the good work, I enjoy most your videos. Rock it hard
i love that demo song
KILLER!
I feel like Engl does what I want my Peavey to do 😜
Totally bruh!109
Determining the time rate of change in metal ENGLar velocity requires measuring spin ENGLar velocity and orbital ENGLar velocity.
That's why all the knobs and buttons. MIDI board to match and a bank of VU meters be awesome, too. Love show, thanks.
I know this is old but damn you’ve been playing some killer riffs
I love my discontinued Engl SE. I didn't mind paying 4 grand for it, because it's the last amp I really ever need to buy. I've had quite a few and the SE was it for me..the sound I wanted!
Unnecessary fake laughter aside, the man can write some great demo tracks.
The only fake laugh I use is afterwards when I tell your mom it was good for me, too 🤷♂️. Man, I just like to laugh and I amuse myself, let me live my life, damn lol
Sunshine of your love 👍🏻
The amp sure sounds creamy 😄
Freaking nice!
You know i just don't fking get it. This is a class A channel. One of the very few that keeps my attention the whole way through and I get excited for when I see a notification. People need to start clicking sub. Stop being LAZY!
Why did @ 14:28 "no one knows what its like, to be the bad man....." pop into my head?
That beast is brutal! But the cleanish shounds are suprisingly good aswell.
Have you tried it with the Crunch 2 vol cranked and the master on 3 ? Awesome review and talent btw. Thank you
Important note: I'm not a metal player or fan, but I do play.
From these 3: I think the sound of the Mesa Boogie is the typical metal snarl, the tone to emulate, much like a Marshall was in the 80s. The other two were either too bright, or hollow sounding, or both.
I'm not an amp guy but I'm here for Pringle!!!
I appreciate the Baby Got Back riff at 5:48 Shoutout to Throwdown
What a sexy Eclipse. Love ESP/LTD.
I have the Savage 60 MKII. It is all the amp you could ever need. I can only imagine the 120 being even thicker. I only use it for playing at home so no need for the extra wattage. I was torn between this and the Mesa Mark V 90. The shortage of new Mesa amps at my 2 favorite dealers made the choice for me but I can't see the Mesa being any better than this thing.
If you could only choose one engl which one would you get? Savage or founders edition e670?
Both are great, personally I prefer the Savage. There's something special about the high gain tone, especially. It's both huge and precise at the same time, still use it on pretty much every recording. The Founders Edition is more versatile, though, especially if you need those old school low gain crunch tones
What a great amp. Also when you consider, that this amp is 300€ cheaper than a dual rectifier here where I live is a no brainer for me. My first real tube head was the Engl Powerball 2 in 2015. Still have it and still love it
That’s true, I’ve been told ENGL is like the European equivalent of Mesa is. Both kick ass and we can pick up a Mesa basically anywhere for a decent price, but ENGL is pricey and hard to find. How does the Powerball compare to the Savage?
@@agufish I don't have hands on experience on the savage. But once the stores are open again, I will definitely check one out in person.
The Powerball is a very flexible amp I would say. It can sound crispy clean and chug like a monster at the same time, A very precise tone both on the 2 high gain channels or the clean and chrunch channel.
For me it can sound a bit too sterile at times, especially when choosing a chrunchy tone. It is too precise for me personally. Then again, I rarely use the chrunch channel. However, this precession really works out for high gain. I never had the problem, that the sound could mud up even with tons of bottom end dialed in.
The key point for me is that the controls are simple to use. The amp just works with minor effort to the user to produce a great sound. Also, its build like a tank. Gigged with it multiple times and never had an issue. I also love that the amp also has a build in noisegate as well. That's really a feature I wish every amp has.
Oh man I want this amp so bad. The only problem with ENGL amps is that you never want to play anything else. I love all their models, I own the powerball 2 and the raider 100 fantastic amps
It's not everyday that you hear Pat Benatar on a demo!
5:47
My anaconda don’t
10:06 I sea you’re a fan of sea shanties Hunter 😂
Another Dean guitar lurking in the background. You spoil us Hunter. Pease be the Zero evertune!
Here is the 3K Engl amp for my Cort and Harley Benton guitars! Hunter is rocking eXtremes!
lmao
That esp is awsome..
Amazing demo fitting of such an amazing amp! PSA, if you think the Brainworx plugin of the Savage can get close to that sound, it doesn't...
Wow, dropping some newer Tremonti stuff on that clean channel too? I think I’d get along just fine with Hunter.
Great review brother.
Have you compare to Diezel amps like the D-Mol? Mark V? I'm thinking of getting the Savage 120 Mark II, so thanks for this demo.
Hello!!?!! Are we seeing some lead stuff in the demo song from here on? Also, glad to see the ESP back!
I got this amp a year ago and it’s amazing. Only downfall is I have the exact pre-set saved as you and wish I could do it with all 4. I don’t have a midi switch, so maybe I should look into it. Any recommendations? I’m the guy who is set and leave it and plug and play…not super high tech. I got it for the searing cleans😂
Ich Liebe ENGL🖤
I've always been more of a Invader/Powerball fan, but the Savage is nice too
Why?
I appreciate the solo. Doesn’t need so be crazy but show the high end sound of the amp.
It's good head , but I like my Crate Blue Voodoo 120. I can get awesome tone with it & it chugs hard . If you can find one ,they're under a grand!
Bro I was literally just looking at a Blue Voodoo listing! Have you seen pics of the BV600 from NAMM 2007, though?
@@agufish no , I've heard of the BV 150 & 300 though. The 300 is a BEAST & hard to find.
I'm about to pull the trigger on one of these or get the ampeg vh140
6550’s?? Hot plate!!
I got the Powerball 2 and I´m happy with it. Nice clean and the high gain channel 3 and 4 are great too. And then i saw this video with the savage. Would you say its worth to buy the savage when i already got a great amp? Can someone explain the difference between the PB 2 and the savage? I think the savage has way more low end.
I have a Powerball 1 and a Savage 120 Mk1. Have owned the PB for 12 years and the Savage for 8 years. VERY, very, very different sounding amps. The PB is more scooped, industrial, saturated sounding, and I love it. The Savage is more organic, but still saturated, bigger bottom end and has a very aggressive roar. Savage is KIND OF like if you take a Powerball and a Marshall and mix them together. But, don’t get me wrong, the Savage is just as high gain and modern as the PB, but in a very different way.
holy shit dude, that demo track was really good.
Any chance you could get your hands on the Engl Metalmaster (head or combo) for a review?
Thanks man! Depends on how well this video does, I guess haha
Been thinking about getting a ENGL because of ESP, but not sure yet 🤔. Doing some research on this one, the Fireball 100, and the Invader II 150.
Let us know which you go with!
Hey, how thick and chewy would you say the Savage is? Not too dry?
Thanks!
I have the Savage 120 MK1, and even with a smaller transformer compared to the new one, it is VERY thick and chewy; you can really dig in when you palm mute and the amp responds and tracks very dynamically. The Savage is not as saturated as a Powerball (no amp is, lol), but it has a very good amount of saturation. With all of the knobs and switches you can actually add/remove some saturation, but standard it is pretty saturated while also being very detailed with beautiful note separation.
2" thick double fudge brownie thick. For real, this amp is a monster in person
Damnnn you have hella amps. Crazy. I liked when you turned down the mids. whats your favorite amp for low mid/ or mid scooped? I like the dual rec. it monster with low end. But I've just been eye balling this amp. Something about the savage, sound looks and options that just makes me want to get it.
10:06 He really just played a Sea Shanty on his guitar
somebody really likes Permission To Land album by the Darkness
Do you find this amp sounds more harsh or brittle compared to the Fireball? The FB100 seems to sound fatter or warmer compared to the Savae or a Diezel Herbert for example. Thanks! Great video.
Been trying to get my hands on a Fireball/any Diezel to test out for the last 12 months. It's been difficult lol. Never played through either of them,, so all I can say that out of all my boutique amps, the Savage sounds the best and not harsh at all (unless you decide to dial it in that way lol), in my opinion :)
@@agufish Thanks!
My amps are a BFG modded Mesa Dual Rec, Mesa Mark V and PRS Archon.
I love the Mark IV mode for leads. Itay be my favorite for leads, but I wish I could get the darker, thick rhythm tones I want on channel 2 so that I could use channel 3 for lead. I struggle getting both. I find Mark IV mode lacks a bit for rhythm but I'll mess with it more.
Maybe the Savage can do this? Or a Revv Gen 3?
So harsh is wrong word. Fireball seems. Fatter and beefier from comparisons I hear to the Savage.
I want to sell my Mark V but worried to lose that Mark IV lead, unless the Savage can do that smooth liquid lead!? I bet with channel 4 and the contour or mid boost, it could!?
I'm curious about Savage 120 Mk II vs. Revv Gen 3.
I'm curious about your logo in the left side of the amp. If you stick it there, does it mean ESP gives you this amp ??
One of my fave videos of yours.
10:16 SOON MAY THE WELLERMAN COME
Torn between this and a revv generator 120. Thoughts?
simple question, what do i drop cash on: the Engl Savage, h&k triamp or kemper powerhead?
I have the ironball and I kinda just start to chug slow palm muted E chords instead of playing songs at times lol