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Published on 01/03/12 at 07:17
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Poor
Everything has been said and rightly said, the technical characteristics of this head, let's quickly more ...
I could have put 9 / 10 because of the common gain, but it does not bother me at all personally, so let's go for 10/10!
UTILIZATION
Configuration very simple but requires attention to get "his" sound.
The manual can be downloaded from the site of ENGL and is well done, with tips for tweaking the settings and avoid mistakes of beginners (I am one with respect to tube amps, and thank you for the forum and the manual! !)
As mentioned earlier, the first thing to do everything possible to noon (except master, attention, quickly snatches it !!!), and playing with the buttons carefully. Meticulously, yes, because this amp is very responsive, and that's why he is so good!
At first, it turns a quarter by quarter, and a notch by notch, then less and less ... Everything is interactive. For example, the acute will play on ... the acute, ok, thank you for the info, but also the grain of the distortion. The presence plays a huge role on it (besides, I only set to 1, otherwise it was a bee in his disto I do not like).
The bright switch and depth play heavily on clean, but it's more discreet distortion.
Take time to resolve this amp is part of the fun playing it! So 10/10!
SOUNDS
I have a Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded, micro BBPro, and a baffle 2x12 Blackstar HTV 212.
I mainly play at home in apartments, from Metallica, but the Eels, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer ...
And where Fireball is hard is that on the one hand, it is good at low volumes, and secondly, it provides for each of the styles:
- The clean:
a sharpness that would be between a Fender Blues Junior Marshall and a Class 5 I think, for trying the two. This is not one, not the other it is something else, although I admit a little lacking in character compared to two other well-typed, but it is personal, and I love it I, the clean ENGLien!
- The distortion, then there ...
At first, I put the gain at 3 / 4 (3h) and little by little, I fell in just over a quarter (10) and, despite the common gain, I go to a clean distortion of egg (for my style attention!) perfectly.
But whether the 3 / 4 or 1 / 4, it was a great precision, and this is the highlight of the ENGL is read around the forums. The least well-executed solo and one thinks he's a pro, but the slightest hitch on a mini-mini-note and we want to cry because it was damn well heard this one ... It requires to play clean, it's progress!
I've always loved the sound of the distortion of a correct (who said metallica fan?) But overpriced. And Fireball does not this sound, I think. But it has a well apart, and hard! Precise, snarling, balanced ... I understand people who say "this sound, we like it or not." I like!
In terms of équalisalisation common: it's a shame, but not annoying. I prefer the distortion to clean because the clean is beautiful in all cases. The reverse is not clear and it is seen that an amp more typed "metal". But as the amp takes pedals very well, a nice little chorus (or delay, personal!) On the clean (and distortion for that matter) and all roll!
So 9 / 10 but 10/10 with the addition of reverb / chorus / delay!
OVERALL OPINION
I have been a month now.
I wanted an amp exploitable low volume (even though we know that the lights do not speak to their max potential), with a good clean sound and use only the distortion from the amp without a pedal for that.
So I tried: ENGL Screamer (excellent, long hesitation, but unfortunately not enough gain for my taste), Fender Blues Junior (the most beautiful clean sound in the world! But even with a good distortion pedal, it remains Fender sound) Blackstar (HT5-R, HT20: well finished and aesthetically beautiful, but its too "artificial" I did not, nor clean, nor distortion), Marshall (JVM205, excellent! but not enough typed "metal" in its saturated), Ibanez TSA 15 (much better than Blackstar but still "artificial" for my taste), Vox Night Train (excellent but not metal alone and too much treble).
To summarize the Fireball: super clean, super distortion, multi-purpose (unless the Screamer, but still), super easy to use and super effective at low volume!
9 / 10 because then I reserve the 10/10 to correct ... \,, /
I could have put 9 / 10 because of the common gain, but it does not bother me at all personally, so let's go for 10/10!
UTILIZATION
Configuration very simple but requires attention to get "his" sound.
The manual can be downloaded from the site of ENGL and is well done, with tips for tweaking the settings and avoid mistakes of beginners (I am one with respect to tube amps, and thank you for the forum and the manual! !)
As mentioned earlier, the first thing to do everything possible to noon (except master, attention, quickly snatches it !!!), and playing with the buttons carefully. Meticulously, yes, because this amp is very responsive, and that's why he is so good!
At first, it turns a quarter by quarter, and a notch by notch, then less and less ... Everything is interactive. For example, the acute will play on ... the acute, ok, thank you for the info, but also the grain of the distortion. The presence plays a huge role on it (besides, I only set to 1, otherwise it was a bee in his disto I do not like).
The bright switch and depth play heavily on clean, but it's more discreet distortion.
Take time to resolve this amp is part of the fun playing it! So 10/10!
SOUNDS
I have a Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded, micro BBPro, and a baffle 2x12 Blackstar HTV 212.
I mainly play at home in apartments, from Metallica, but the Eels, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer ...
And where Fireball is hard is that on the one hand, it is good at low volumes, and secondly, it provides for each of the styles:
- The clean:
a sharpness that would be between a Fender Blues Junior Marshall and a Class 5 I think, for trying the two. This is not one, not the other it is something else, although I admit a little lacking in character compared to two other well-typed, but it is personal, and I love it I, the clean ENGLien!
- The distortion, then there ...
At first, I put the gain at 3 / 4 (3h) and little by little, I fell in just over a quarter (10) and, despite the common gain, I go to a clean distortion of egg (for my style attention!) perfectly.
But whether the 3 / 4 or 1 / 4, it was a great precision, and this is the highlight of the ENGL is read around the forums. The least well-executed solo and one thinks he's a pro, but the slightest hitch on a mini-mini-note and we want to cry because it was damn well heard this one ... It requires to play clean, it's progress!
I've always loved the sound of the distortion of a correct (who said metallica fan?) But overpriced. And Fireball does not this sound, I think. But it has a well apart, and hard! Precise, snarling, balanced ... I understand people who say "this sound, we like it or not." I like!
In terms of équalisalisation common: it's a shame, but not annoying. I prefer the distortion to clean because the clean is beautiful in all cases. The reverse is not clear and it is seen that an amp more typed "metal". But as the amp takes pedals very well, a nice little chorus (or delay, personal!) On the clean (and distortion for that matter) and all roll!
So 9 / 10 but 10/10 with the addition of reverb / chorus / delay!
OVERALL OPINION
I have been a month now.
I wanted an amp exploitable low volume (even though we know that the lights do not speak to their max potential), with a good clean sound and use only the distortion from the amp without a pedal for that.
So I tried: ENGL Screamer (excellent, long hesitation, but unfortunately not enough gain for my taste), Fender Blues Junior (the most beautiful clean sound in the world! But even with a good distortion pedal, it remains Fender sound) Blackstar (HT5-R, HT20: well finished and aesthetically beautiful, but its too "artificial" I did not, nor clean, nor distortion), Marshall (JVM205, excellent! but not enough typed "metal" in its saturated), Ibanez TSA 15 (much better than Blackstar but still "artificial" for my taste), Vox Night Train (excellent but not metal alone and too much treble).
To summarize the Fireball: super clean, super distortion, multi-purpose (unless the Screamer, but still), super easy to use and super effective at low volume!
9 / 10 because then I reserve the 10/10 to correct ... \,, /