All user reviews for the ENGL E320 Thunder 50 Reverb Combo

It has all been said before ..

UTILIZATION

Easy to learn, there is no need of a manual for his big rock and see heavy thrash metal like slayer what (different style of metal to push him a good distortion pedal and roll my chicken)

SOUNDS

Since I am still at a level that I consider beginner - intermediate I get to play several different styles with a heavy preference for all that is metal so yes, there is perfect. The sound is very accurate but it will be appreciated its gravity, its weight, which gives palmute that would shake any pro. I'm not playing with no pedals for now but I think a small distortion would be welcome.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for two weeks and after 6 months of research I finally found what I needed. I would do this choice without hesitation, only flat, his weight is still 25kg.

Amp lamps w two 50 channel
four ECC83 pramp in 5881 and two power
front, from left to right: between jack, gain, switch crunch / lead, bass, mid, treble, reverb, lead volume, switch clean / lead, master, stand by, power.
Rear face: food fused (plus a small door with a spare fuse dj in!), jack of channel change, effect send and return jacks more knob mix, four output jack connector to plug hp and the external speakers (8 ohms and 16 only).
HP celestion (yes!) v 60.
Accutronics spring reverb.
heavy for a small combo which portends good transformers ...
the box is sturdy and well assembled (no parasitic vibrations, even pushed back) but the vinyl is thin and moderately rsistant assault a little rock.
pdalier comes with a (ugly but effective!) two switches: clean / crunch and crunch / lead.
original price: 1080 euros
questions ...?

UTILIZATION

Not ...?... so let y:
intuitive, one qualisation for both channels, the qualisation is moderately effective and does not change the sound drastically Manir any fawns.
a single gain for both channels, which s'avre Gnant if DSIR send saturation Lamp wild canal saturated because the clean channel starts a little old cruncher, this that forces have the "touch" to stay clean sound;
cel said, I love the clean sound a little torch, and more dynamic finish!
the balance between the saturated and the sound is made clear by the pots of lead volume and master: we look a bit ... it works ... you touch it more.
you can easily find a good sound with this little bte: one connects and rings on ...

SOUNDS

The clean sounds are enjoyable with a good roundness and shine if you do not push the gain.
Submitted highs are pretty, a little dry sometimes, but you get it all with a smooth stroke knob.
the grain is gnral trs flattering and complies with the characters of diffrent guitar while delivering the personal touch: just as nice!
the sweet crunch is sustained obtained by saturating the clean channel good good, or just saturating the channel clear
the sound is ractif the game with one little finger and go from clean to crunch in the property or dosing by varying the microphones.
the crunch channel, it gets a little slap by saturating the pramp: the sound becomes quite warm and result trspchu with good harmonics, a good trs prsence in baaaaaas m dium, a lot of attack and compression lamps discrte but effective;
sound gnral always respects the characters of the guitar, and is almost straight up from the bottom of knob gain.
However, the highs are a bit too empty and not Submitted equalizer in this situation.
sound gnral and trs good for playing rock, to hard rock trs / beginners "small mtal" (mtallicouille?)
the lead channel when sending same sauce and it can be used for solos like the sharp saturation in agreements, with good bass;
the sound is right for a long time when you push the gain, but if you start drooling too much emphasis, and then do the little farewell agreements ...
knob the volume slowly as you turn the power in the head ... mchament thou take this little bte team is good transformers, I'm almost certain because the power is to go you ds 1.5 of volume and gets carried away quickly while maintaining the perfect sound intgrit jusqu'7 / 8 o does not increase the volume and the sound gets dirty.
trs big potato: outdoor, non-transplanted (we were playing "tight")), with a 200 w sound system for voice, I could not even me lcher more than 3, let everyone told me to drop because I was covering too much ...
take care, not a stack or two bodies and the projection is not the same with a 4x12 (the sound is rather directional).
This combo will give you its full potential with an enclosure supplmentaire (ENGL of course!) and grows between 4 and 6 to raise the volume hp cruise speed, but with a volume infrieur has even when dry curd (but not a stack ...).

OVERALL OPINION

I've had one and a half years and it still works as well in spite of the bastard who gre premises RPET and cuts the pwr without warning when it's time to DGIG (hello lamps!)
I like the medium knob gain unique and common qualisation but the sound is really nice.
this amp is built for rock music but is more versatile than it seems: beautiful clean tones and saturation of gross, that you ask for.
If I tried many before buying MODELS?!
a max you mean, yes! the saturation of the pokey modlisation (we will come, it sr, but for now it is not far from l): ct hilarious this little amp ;
APRS in some other brands we have a right nice clean sounds and crunchy, but the loadings are yawning with boredom: do not confuse indeed gain and grain ... even a pot grows bottom of the gain ...
I ended up selling it because in the meantime I did a short tour in Mesa history to head a three-channel with assignable effects loop;
So he slept a little in the room, not finding its place as the main amp or amp as extra accessories for Jam (too heavy!)
I still wonder if c'tait a good idea to sell ...
it's a good little companion: it sounds, it has the potato is 50 w lamps and worse it!

No need to repeat

UTILIZATION

Simpler you die, some would say simplistic, but personally I'm having only 20 amps I prefer "old school", you branch, you just turn the knob and has happened to you get what you want, but watch the equalizer in vain not to have a wide range of her it is no less accurate.
Attention, however, not fractured his back during transport, it is really heavy

SOUNDS

I play metal tends rock (godsmack, ill nino, disturbed, QOTSA for the connoisseur), and that's the sound I was looking for, there are true that those who do really hardcore metal will find their happiness probably not knowing that I have not really managed to get the sound very sharp typical extreme metal.
In just a few minutes I managed to get a well powerful and very heavy, really off.
Knowing that I play a PRS Tremonti SE guitar so a modest imagine what this beast would scratch with a better qualité.De more the sound is very precise in what I play is perfect (it will dailleurs push me to improve my technique)
For what are the clean is correct, but it is rather nice when away from the clean FENDER
The crunch is pretty good, I'm not blues-man but I think they could find their happiness.
I ended up black point: the reverb, too discreet for my taste and not particularly effective.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been two months that I possèbe the beast came from Germany, I played forward on peavey bandit 112 and the difference is blatantly a spread between price and true leader nutella
Before choosing this amp I've tested a lot in store for me I also try to please the randall mesa boogie and high-end, it is on the difference is obvious but hey There's often 1000 euros difference with ENGL So for me the value for money is excellent.
But his greatest quality is also its largest default: This amp is really his personality, you love it or hate it but at least we can not say it's an amp like the others.
I recommend it to a powerful rock pulling the metal, the person for whom the distortion is the most important but still wants a clean correct.Adepte of trash / death metal your password chemin.Amis BIG ROCK, ENGL waiting for you

Amp lamps ... everything t said ...

UTILIZATION

There's no easier!

regardless of the position of the lil buttons, a still sounds good ... It is incredible that a lil with this amp, impossible to draw a bad sound ...
It is comfortable in all styles, it is well on IDAL for blues and rock, I use it instead to funk, jazz, and I get no sound problem that I want ...

SOUNDS

Since I bought this amp, I stop arms race ... before I always felt that I was missing one pedals or something, now my yamaha pacifica 812V, a Dunlop wah pedals and you're jou ...

OVERALL OPINION

1 year

I love everything about this amp, and also its price around 1000 euros ... ... At this price the hard to beat, and I tried a bunch of amp before going to the DCID l. ..

I do not regret my choice ...

Less rglages, less decision-head, solid evidence and any sound HUGE!

A simple and efficient amp, 3 channels. Clean, crunch lead.
50 watt all-tube, a common gain to all channels. it is his only fault, although this is not a problem because the clean is clean up a half race

UTILIZATION

Just simple, yet with a sound palette worthy of the brand. The sound is always good. Finally when I say good.

Also the amp is relatively light at all to cool lamps ...

SOUNDS

It's a treat. I traded my screamer against it because the sound is warmer, more big-rock (style in May Byans lead by example. Balanced frequency. The clean is perfect, I leave the screamer and the fender hot rod. C is even better (thinner than the second). I have long compared the screamer and the thunder, one beside the other to do nothing, the thunder is cheaper and sounds better for me. In fact the screamer needs to be pushed hard to give its own. It's not the same sound. The thunder is medium.
In a purely relative I would say that the sound is great. the lead gives me feelings that I had had with a 22 + old mesa, a Carvin or my head Blackmoore Engl. The crunch sounds good English if you want. It's bold, clean burst up the En.fin is perfect (it's hard to have three channels of quality, you know). Perfect for funk or jazz arpeggios, clean and present.

OVERALL OPINION

If you have little money but you sound like Engl, please, I had 3 engl I know what I mean. I am currently recording an album and no worries, the sound is top

Good stop. It is subjective anyway.

See opinion mentioned dja

UTILIZATION

The configuration could not be simpler. trs little rglages but all Determines (which n'tait not the case with my JCM 900 o Previous knobs of legalization taient just for the décor! ).
I particulirement dosage level effects loop.

SOUNDS

I love this amp for its clean sound: I had a Digitech multi-effect that I no longer used and has taken all meaning thanks this amp. It was all clear sound palettes.
My sound is prfr crunch lightweight, warm trs. with double and was a rverb his fabulous jazz or blues in the amount of gain.
Saturation: This is not the Powerball! APRS but many express the ENGL thunder, one can draw a huge saturation. J'tais a little on the point of this amp by the dpart, and finally through a compressor and an equalizer (btement all those of my multi-effects) in the mouth of fact, I ' t have surprised to get a big big sound (I have samples for those intresss) with double coils of a guitar (PRS). So I use the saturation of the amplifier.
Voil!

OVERALL OPINION

I use this amp for 3 years (I have almost no jou dernires with these two years due to lack of time) but every time I reconnect it gnial! Trs is versatile, especially for those who adj effects (pedals or rack), fits all records and dlivre a lot of volume.
There are certainly better but I prsume trs price was not a good amp lamps, solid and with a good clear sound trs, which is I think the main thing.
Possibly one complaint: a single common legalization, but in ENGL is often the case (Blackmore, Firewall etc..). According utilisatsion this is not Gnant.

The notice demachefer is very complete, nothing to add

UTILIZATION

Amp very "roots", version Plugg and play. I will not paraphrase the previous opinion which is very comprehensive, but I would add that this amp has its personnalité.L 'simple equalizer does not change the sound drastically commej'ai have read and it normal.Cet amp has its personality and is not an amp son.Ce passepartout or knob of a sudden we change it style.Certain complain, I take that as a guarantee of quality.
This is an amp for rock

SOUNDS

I tend jouedu alternative rock noise and that's fine
I love the crunch and big guitar disto.Ma current does not lend itself well to his clair.donc I do not use it much, but it's a matter of scratching, no amp
I was looking for an amp every lamp a little way off the beaten track.
Marshall is not great, exept the high end finishes are limited, fragile knobs, the amp can fail ...
Fender is cool, but good clear sound distortion blah, and then the hot road is probably the best-selling amp in its class
Mesa also is good but you have to like this sound very American and I'm more into his English
Orange is an interresting alternative, but equivalent to thunder, so the small combo does not sound clear adjustable boring ... ... I buy a big one day ...
H-Kn'apas equivalent in quality termederapport prixen now

I prefer to explain my choices you explain sounds (previous notice)

But I think it has a default: the reverb is nulle.C is not too serious
Otherwise it is not meant to play quietly, to make it sound you have to play a 3 which is already seen the violent power of the engine

Finally I find the reverb exellent to play heavy rhythms and chopped. the only limit is to type in trips to Mogwai or Jeff Buckley

OVERALL OPINION

I have a few months and I just started thinking about playing with him I made a effets.Grace sacred progress. I love the sound
The value for money is good. It's good quality and is well within the average price of concurence.De anyway if you like the sound must be breaking the bank's how
I'll be curious to compare against by screamer, something I could not do.
This is not the amp "ultimate" but a very good amp that deserves to be known

Their website is very clear on this point complete.

UTILIZATION

Out of box ... nothing to say, excellent.Pour use "domestic" and are widely suffisants.C 50W east of the sturdy, well fabriqufinition impccable.

SOUNDS

Branchde out of box ... very nice clean sounds, very beautiful ... (if one seeks the "fenderien" to buy Fender) if care is taken to fine tune the EQ.
The crunch and lead / crunch offer all sounds good until good overdrive pedal distortion pedal types "mtal." I discarded my Twin Tube Mayhem as the distortion of the rivals without ENGL flinching with the definition and more!.
Truly versatile, its very ample.
This amp as a fabulous home, I throw a look in his circuits in order to bring some changes, without changing its character sonore.J 've just replaced some components by the same (values) but audiophile quality: the ability of a film are WIMA, the ability of chemical PANASONIC CF BURR BROWN OP amp (much better than the filthy TL071) to finish the changes the most glaring was listening and easier to realize: to replace the wire (there is no other word) of HP by the true speaker cable copper / silver.
I did the same with the cable that feeds the reverb (in this case take the cable modulation) and, the reverb comes into its own.
Result: Extremely subtle sonic palette / shade with much wider bandwidth.

OVERALL OPINION

I refer to the model out of box (not modifi.Certainement one of the best ratio price / qualitson.
To round it all I have compared to a SCREAMER: nothing to envy at all, only the button "presence" of Screamer could in some cases get a little extra.
Of course, with ENGL only "problem" is that we should buy more footswitch (Z4), but very practical and very good quality at the sight of some footswitch with "cardboard".

Combo 50W lamps with ENGL watts so it's efficient!
Effects loop contrlable,
Clean channel, crunch and lead. Me I use only the lead.
Rglage gain power and master Pramper gnral,
EQ common active (surprise!)
Vintage 30 HP,
Tolex solid, solid wood and pais, grill guard near a grille mercedes ... ENGL what!

=> Short, it's simple, no frills, but very good quality. Me I put 9 because a button does have a presence more ...

UTILIZATION

Amp use very comfortable. No need for manual, there is sound research by playing 10 minutes with the active EQ. I think it's really the big plus compared to many other amps good range (like peavey 5150 ...) because the curve is now truly sculpt the image of the mesa EQ!

=> Once again: simple and effective! 10 for me because that's what I expect from an amp!

SOUNDS

So I play Thrash Metal (www.myspace.com/kraken14) so ​​I only use the Distortion channel. In this regard, I do not allow myself to judge the clean and crunch, which seems to me very good!
I use an Ibanez Xiphos XPT 700 rises DIMARZIO Dactivator.

It allowed to heat lamps and 2 minutes you come out of standby mode:

Gain in 2 / 3, EQ 12: Boom! How dynamic! rang and specific on the right but at the same time so full pais ... ENGL what sound! Inimitable!
To get closer to sound thrash I pass the gain 3 / 4, with bass, mid and trebble 1:00 p.m. ... and one is in his heavy / thrash of the 80s'. No worries about sending a little Slayer .... And always with the precision and warmth humm!
Me, for the group, I add a tube screamer sim (TS808) with a bit of drive, the tone and volume 12 and the bottom I put UYN EQ 31 bands in the loop (with recipe) .. . Live is more modern, a little fatter and compress but still too specific on! It is over in 90 'and the spirit Pantera.
By mounting the drive, the sound is very modern, close to a Legion of the Damned!

=> The amp is trsmdium, suddenly, the notes are very crmeux notes. The harmonics are nice and easy to send. Palm Mute is dry and heavy even though it's a combo. The sound is quite compressed gnral and sounds very HOT .... If you are looking for an amp to type in the heavy / thrash is The answer to your specifications!
It's a 10 for me after 3 months of use!

OVERALL OPINION

That was a year and a half I was looking for an amp (combo or stack) lamp capable of sending me a very thrash metal 90 'in the face. By listening (especially live) a lot of group playing ENGL, I very quickly fell sound of a fan of the brand.

I test:
Randall HR 50: too noisy, cold and heavy
Peavey XXX: shit ... too extreme for me!
Peavey 5150 and 6505: very good in rhythm, but the breath of the patient, too EMDU solo sonic palette and too narrow.
Mesa correct too expensive lol
Bugera: not bad (especially the 333XL), but too showy solo pais not quite sound and not particularly easy sell.
ENGL Fireball: really not bad, sound more extreme on the other hand.

Finally I came across this combo opportunity for 350 euros! I have no hesitating after 15 minutes of testing! For me, report qualitprix unbeatable!

In the future, I do not exclude the possibility of pasting into a 2x12 V30 to inflate palm mute and increase the dissemination of sound.

Pros: - the sound cutting, feed, precise, dynamic and crmeux In a word .. ENGL!
- Ease of transport, use and solidity at all
- The sky is clear the power that thing (for 50w)

Cons: I think that we should not buy it to play death metal or HxC (unless you stick a good pedal)

It's a 9 because like all the amps it can be improved ....