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Lonewolf
Published on 10/21/06 at 01:55
All Tube amp head (4 and 2 12AX7 5881wxt (6L6 military))
50w
4 channel
reverb (spring)
In faade:
between Gain clean, bright switch (more slammin makes clear), lead Gain, bass, mid, TREB, prsence (only for lead), reverb, lead volume, switch hi / lo gain switch clean / lead, master volume, standby power and
On the back:
power supply, making for the Z5 (6 footswitch functions), two footswitch jacks for two-way (or other type Marshall), effects loop with a ratio knob, two 8 ohms speaker outputs in parallel, two speaker outputs 16 ohm s series, line out (XLR) with level knob
The head is short format made to accommodate the vertical 2x12 of the brand, it is more lgre (17kg), which is not bad, when we see some head that will scratch in the 30 kg, and we know we also carry a loudspeaker.
The big regret in ENGL, it never provide the footswitch, and when you see the price of gear even when it's bad, I would have lach 100 over the purchase if the Z5 had t supplied with, but the 150 is more that I need to get it out, meanwhile I still have my old H & K makes the fs2 taf
UTILIZATION
One equal, but appear different balance for light / crunch and lead / lead heavy, efficient, starting from a qual trs right (all at noon) we arrive quickly trs awesome sound , and features bright and a little more presence rajoutent to facilitate the work.
The manual provided is in English and German, but logically it is doing well without trs.
To switch the CHANNELS I would strongly recommend the Z5 o cannal each is activated by a switch if you use a spar FS "standard" (Z4, Marshall, H & K, ...) then you have to operate two of a sudden switch to go from crunch Lead (for example) (but could sell them with those of FS ***: angry
SOUNDS
L it fits everything from bright funky slap for the algorithms, a stratum, based on bright and it runs itself. A nice bluesy crunch well, no problem there excle. A big metal riff in Palm Mute, hyper right flawless, pfff daily life. A good big one solo adffriser Marty Friedman is the only was going on.
He can do everything
And with ease, please.
The sound clear enough slamming and dynamic trs, trs It clearly indicates the guitar and spcificits with my old Jackson Alder and Duncan, I was entitled to clear slammin trs and shiny, with my Explorer and DiMarzio pickups, it has both prcis and hot, and with my Les Paul with DiMarzio is the kingdom of light roudouillard who asks that any attack has cruncher STRID mdiator or increase the volume of the guitar.
The crunch: Wonderful! Full of vibrant, bright enough too (it's not clear that the channel overdrive) mlodieux wish, I love it with my Les Paul, I have no problem out sounds close the great big rock 80's (JCM800 Marshall + Les Paul, like Ozzy, Guns, ...), or beautiful sounds well Bleusy
The lead: Well that's where I spend most of time even when, a growl, a scream ... gnial is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful I've ever distos given t hear, and that Global Warming is a more rounded that the channel clean / crunch, turn the gain knob and admire, heavy fawn 80's (Maiden, Motorhead), here, a big doom was also going through the death of ... was not meant to be? not but tell you gentlemen in ENGL did for a? No?
The heavy lead: the same with more gain, boost a solo, go down into the abyss of the largest distos, there is the old and the troisime just made an attack in the belief that Airbus had Traver's window switch
Grain level I place it away from the trs JCM800 with acute and less noisy mediums over prsence in the low gain and a package of precision and more (a little cooler too).
What I like is that it feels good particulirement the grain of the guitar, where some tend to erase a bit
You can find samples on this site: Rock Solid Amps (http://www.rocksolidamps.com/main.php)
APRS retubing my new lamp config is:
V1: Electro Harmonix 12AX7
V2: Sovtek 12AX7 LPS
V3: Sovtek 12AX7 LPS
V4: Sovtek 12AX7 WB
V5 & V6: Tung Sol 5881
This course has small changes in sound:
- Clean, warm crunch rounder and a bit faster and smoother Manir
- Crunch, ditto
- Lead, more gain, more than a grain ar warmer
- Heavy Lead, ditto
Finally I won heat, rounded in gain, it also has a hair blow the whistle in the high mids, which is not frocment an evil, even a grain a bit more close to a JCM800, the versatile and more precision.
I opt for the baffle for ENGL 412 Standard, which is not the cheap home ENGL cabinet, but rather to baffle fate Screamer and other Thunder, as it can bring out all quality and cuts the excs of mediums you can put any qual noon and really sculpt the sound by playing the knob.
OVERALL OPINION
For me it is a standard in France too mconnu Unfortunately, the little amp lamp that can suit almost anyone, "the anti Marshall" by exclence (no polmique, if we want to give me a good old JCM800 I take too).
It is easily found around 1000 and this award should not go without, it is really great stuff, easy, tough (ach alleumand Z '!), More than enough power to cover almost all situations , 1.5 no problem to the master to be heard has a JCM2000 TSL100 cot 3 to master ... )
on the other hand in ENGL they have a bad habit of not providing the Footswitch with their amps, it is necessary to invest in a pair of two-way FS (type Marshall) in the Z5 (available has approx 150).
I have supper but a lgre fragility of the original power tubes (Sovtek 5881WXT logically), which posted a loss of power APRS beautiful one and a half (a must hold at least normally three years), and APRS what I could gather on the net, I'm not the only gaffe so.
I found my sound, good greasy in a Gibson amp lgremant Teutonic Anglo-Saxon effects qq well chosen ... the happy (except for my banker, but he's going to be seen)
50w
4 channel
reverb (spring)
In faade:
between Gain clean, bright switch (more slammin makes clear), lead Gain, bass, mid, TREB, prsence (only for lead), reverb, lead volume, switch hi / lo gain switch clean / lead, master volume, standby power and
On the back:
power supply, making for the Z5 (6 footswitch functions), two footswitch jacks for two-way (or other type Marshall), effects loop with a ratio knob, two 8 ohms speaker outputs in parallel, two speaker outputs 16 ohm s series, line out (XLR) with level knob
The head is short format made to accommodate the vertical 2x12 of the brand, it is more lgre (17kg), which is not bad, when we see some head that will scratch in the 30 kg, and we know we also carry a loudspeaker.
The big regret in ENGL, it never provide the footswitch, and when you see the price of gear even when it's bad, I would have lach 100 over the purchase if the Z5 had t supplied with, but the 150 is more that I need to get it out, meanwhile I still have my old H & K makes the fs2 taf
UTILIZATION
One equal, but appear different balance for light / crunch and lead / lead heavy, efficient, starting from a qual trs right (all at noon) we arrive quickly trs awesome sound , and features bright and a little more presence rajoutent to facilitate the work.
The manual provided is in English and German, but logically it is doing well without trs.
To switch the CHANNELS I would strongly recommend the Z5 o cannal each is activated by a switch if you use a spar FS "standard" (Z4, Marshall, H & K, ...) then you have to operate two of a sudden switch to go from crunch Lead (for example) (but could sell them with those of FS ***: angry
SOUNDS
L it fits everything from bright funky slap for the algorithms, a stratum, based on bright and it runs itself. A nice bluesy crunch well, no problem there excle. A big metal riff in Palm Mute, hyper right flawless, pfff daily life. A good big one solo adffriser Marty Friedman is the only was going on.
He can do everything
And with ease, please.
The sound clear enough slamming and dynamic trs, trs It clearly indicates the guitar and spcificits with my old Jackson Alder and Duncan, I was entitled to clear slammin trs and shiny, with my Explorer and DiMarzio pickups, it has both prcis and hot, and with my Les Paul with DiMarzio is the kingdom of light roudouillard who asks that any attack has cruncher STRID mdiator or increase the volume of the guitar.
The crunch: Wonderful! Full of vibrant, bright enough too (it's not clear that the channel overdrive) mlodieux wish, I love it with my Les Paul, I have no problem out sounds close the great big rock 80's (JCM800 Marshall + Les Paul, like Ozzy, Guns, ...), or beautiful sounds well Bleusy
The lead: Well that's where I spend most of time even when, a growl, a scream ... gnial is, quite simply, one of the most beautiful I've ever distos given t hear, and that Global Warming is a more rounded that the channel clean / crunch, turn the gain knob and admire, heavy fawn 80's (Maiden, Motorhead), here, a big doom was also going through the death of ... was not meant to be? not but tell you gentlemen in ENGL did for a? No?
The heavy lead: the same with more gain, boost a solo, go down into the abyss of the largest distos, there is the old and the troisime just made an attack in the belief that Airbus had Traver's window switch
Grain level I place it away from the trs JCM800 with acute and less noisy mediums over prsence in the low gain and a package of precision and more (a little cooler too).
What I like is that it feels good particulirement the grain of the guitar, where some tend to erase a bit
You can find samples on this site: Rock Solid Amps (http://www.rocksolidamps.com/main.php)
APRS retubing my new lamp config is:
V1: Electro Harmonix 12AX7
V2: Sovtek 12AX7 LPS
V3: Sovtek 12AX7 LPS
V4: Sovtek 12AX7 WB
V5 & V6: Tung Sol 5881
This course has small changes in sound:
- Clean, warm crunch rounder and a bit faster and smoother Manir
- Crunch, ditto
- Lead, more gain, more than a grain ar warmer
- Heavy Lead, ditto
Finally I won heat, rounded in gain, it also has a hair blow the whistle in the high mids, which is not frocment an evil, even a grain a bit more close to a JCM800, the versatile and more precision.
I opt for the baffle for ENGL 412 Standard, which is not the cheap home ENGL cabinet, but rather to baffle fate Screamer and other Thunder, as it can bring out all quality and cuts the excs of mediums you can put any qual noon and really sculpt the sound by playing the knob.
OVERALL OPINION
For me it is a standard in France too mconnu Unfortunately, the little amp lamp that can suit almost anyone, "the anti Marshall" by exclence (no polmique, if we want to give me a good old JCM800 I take too).
It is easily found around 1000 and this award should not go without, it is really great stuff, easy, tough (ach alleumand Z '!), More than enough power to cover almost all situations , 1.5 no problem to the master to be heard has a JCM2000 TSL100 cot 3 to master ... )
on the other hand in ENGL they have a bad habit of not providing the Footswitch with their amps, it is necessary to invest in a pair of two-way FS (type Marshall) in the Z5 (available has approx 150).
I have supper but a lgre fragility of the original power tubes (Sovtek 5881WXT logically), which posted a loss of power APRS beautiful one and a half (a must hold at least normally three years), and APRS what I could gather on the net, I'm not the only gaffe so.
I found my sound, good greasy in a Gibson amp lgremant Teutonic Anglo-Saxon effects qq well chosen ... the happy (except for my banker, but he's going to be seen)