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Published on 04/17/14 at 07:23It dissects the monster!
- All 100w lamps (4x ECC83 and 4x 6L6GC)
- 2 channels (Clean and Gain)
- 2 gain controls (one per channel), 2 Master volume lead separate EQ 3 shared by 2 channels channel strips, 1 control presence.
- Integrated Gate
- Effects loop with control "level"
- Upcoming baffle 4.8 or 16 ohms
- Mid boost, bright switch and bottom switch
A separate EQ for each channel was pe welcome. But it does not pose a lot of problems here. Gate of very good quality and very effective.
UTILIZATION
One branch and it sounds! The EQ knobs are very reactive and quickly gained a beautiful sound. To get the sound you want is a little more complicated but I will speak in the "sounds".
Note that the switches are not provided by Engl said that any switch with 2 buttons done the job. The fact that there is "only" 2 channel makes use very simple but you can use a lot of very useful however subtleties. Including playing on the mid boost and 2 master. The mid boost is also extremely effective for piercing the mix during your time Swank solo
Playing on the master can be up and down at will.
SOUNDS
Things are getting serious here.
Connected with a PRS SE Custom equipped with humbuckers on a baffle Engl Standard (with the V60), I play in a group of Progressive Metal but the head absolutely suitable for all styles of Metal with a slight preference for modern sounds at low vitamin content. I've tried a 7 string LTD equipped with EMG and the head has a bass frequencies simply amazing! The guitarist fans of Meshuggah and other groups who like to give very low with well defined bass will find here an extremely rare happiness. Very serious powerchords are super clean with an incredible match. Go for it!
For my part, I play in a band with various influences Prog (as well as Thrash Prog Tool for example) and Fireball fulfilled its role not only for the lead channel as the clean channel. The first is responsible for low mids. It sounds very Mesa, very modern, the palm mute are pleasurable. To clean, pleasant surprise, it is incredibly clear! It sounds almost like an acoustic guitar if we make good its settings! It is to be noted on a hi-gain amp. This is clearly not a clean "default" that is just because we need a clean. This is indeed a real clean amp lamp does not laugh in Engl. Pushing a little gain on the clean channel you get on quite bluesy sounds but it passes quickly. That may be where it is least comfortable.
Note that the sound of the Fireball is further enriched if an EQ pedal (MXR 10 band for me) are used. As said earlier, this amp has a huge reserve in low and it is to use a separate EQ to better penetrate the mix when the other guitarist of the group has a loaded senior mediums head (Marshall style) and do so more "breathe" the lead channel of the amp while keeping the grain so specific to Engl. The ability to penetrate the mix is perhaps the only "missing" from the head to me.
In recanche, like any tube amp that respects the Fireball justice to all your babies. It shows very well the sound signatures your guitars perfectly honoring them. Very very good.
OVERALL OPINION
I use this amp for almost 7 months and I do not intend to part with it. It is crucial for all styles of Metal as I already said. And all that hard lamp squarely wallpaper when the master is at 10am 100w. A perfect head for group play and therefore if you play with another guitarist who has many mediums, buying a pedal eq is required.
The strong points:
- The quality / price ratio (a sound close to Mesa with a smaller wallet!)
- The report very low tunings and other 7-string guitars.
- The clean. It breathes, it is crystalline, it's clean tube amp!
I would do this choice without hesitation.
- All 100w lamps (4x ECC83 and 4x 6L6GC)
- 2 channels (Clean and Gain)
- 2 gain controls (one per channel), 2 Master volume lead separate EQ 3 shared by 2 channels channel strips, 1 control presence.
- Integrated Gate
- Effects loop with control "level"
- Upcoming baffle 4.8 or 16 ohms
- Mid boost, bright switch and bottom switch
A separate EQ for each channel was pe welcome. But it does not pose a lot of problems here. Gate of very good quality and very effective.
UTILIZATION
One branch and it sounds! The EQ knobs are very reactive and quickly gained a beautiful sound. To get the sound you want is a little more complicated but I will speak in the "sounds".
Note that the switches are not provided by Engl said that any switch with 2 buttons done the job. The fact that there is "only" 2 channel makes use very simple but you can use a lot of very useful however subtleties. Including playing on the mid boost and 2 master. The mid boost is also extremely effective for piercing the mix during your time Swank solo
Playing on the master can be up and down at will. SOUNDS
Things are getting serious here.
Connected with a PRS SE Custom equipped with humbuckers on a baffle Engl Standard (with the V60), I play in a group of Progressive Metal but the head absolutely suitable for all styles of Metal with a slight preference for modern sounds at low vitamin content. I've tried a 7 string LTD equipped with EMG and the head has a bass frequencies simply amazing! The guitarist fans of Meshuggah and other groups who like to give very low with well defined bass will find here an extremely rare happiness. Very serious powerchords are super clean with an incredible match. Go for it!
For my part, I play in a band with various influences Prog (as well as Thrash Prog Tool for example) and Fireball fulfilled its role not only for the lead channel as the clean channel. The first is responsible for low mids. It sounds very Mesa, very modern, the palm mute are pleasurable. To clean, pleasant surprise, it is incredibly clear! It sounds almost like an acoustic guitar if we make good its settings! It is to be noted on a hi-gain amp. This is clearly not a clean "default" that is just because we need a clean. This is indeed a real clean amp lamp does not laugh in Engl. Pushing a little gain on the clean channel you get on quite bluesy sounds but it passes quickly. That may be where it is least comfortable.
Note that the sound of the Fireball is further enriched if an EQ pedal (MXR 10 band for me) are used. As said earlier, this amp has a huge reserve in low and it is to use a separate EQ to better penetrate the mix when the other guitarist of the group has a loaded senior mediums head (Marshall style) and do so more "breathe" the lead channel of the amp while keeping the grain so specific to Engl. The ability to penetrate the mix is perhaps the only "missing" from the head to me.
In recanche, like any tube amp that respects the Fireball justice to all your babies. It shows very well the sound signatures your guitars perfectly honoring them. Very very good.
OVERALL OPINION
I use this amp for almost 7 months and I do not intend to part with it. It is crucial for all styles of Metal as I already said. And all that hard lamp squarely wallpaper when the master is at 10am 100w. A perfect head for group play and therefore if you play with another guitarist who has many mediums, buying a pedal eq is required.
The strong points:
- The quality / price ratio (a sound close to Mesa with a smaller wallet!)
- The report very low tunings and other 7-string guitars.
- The clean. It breathes, it is crystalline, it's clean tube amp!
I would do this choice without hesitation.