100 Watt all-tube amp with 2 x 2 channels, with an effects loop (which can adjust the level using a knob located on the rear panel), a noise gate built, and a beautiful red glow when the lights ...
Can be connected to different speakers dtype (4ohms, 8ohms, 16 ohms)

UTILIZATION

Configuration architecture simple: you plug your guitar into the input, you do heat lamps, you push the button stantby, and there is ... the holy grail ... a jump of ten meters back way back to the future ... it tears your panties!

This gives a sound terrible live, even if it is not set the amp! It's very very good sound!

No need for manual, must try and understand, which is bone simple (unlike the mesa)

SOUNDS

I play mostly metal on it, and it provides as a beast, period.
Sometimes I also play many other styles: blues, rock, reggae, pop, hard rock, neo, dub ... and it provides as a beast, period.

I plug a Gibson Les Paul Standard and a Gibson Flying V, all connected to a speaker in engl vintage 30, no need to draw you a picture, it's killing, period!

The gain and equalization are common band (s) to channels 1 and 2 and channels 3 and 4. We quickly found a good compromise. I chose not to have a sound too bright for a further crunch level gain on channels 1 and 2 but it may well do the opposite. For channels 3 and 4 of gain ... cest pure so it will depend on each.

Channel 1: clear sound. Its a very clean, straight, highly crystalline, rich in harmonics, is similar to the one fendenrien without actually being one. One of the best clean sound I heard.

Channel 2: crunch. Marshallesque a crunch in more compressed, and especially much cleaner. Ideal for a good neck pickup pti blues, rock, or a good rhythm at the neck pickup in Nwar dez. Vraimant great!

Channel 3: low distortion. A priori rather dedicated to the rhythm. A single grain Engl very typical: lots of distortion with surgical precision and his mega compressed. We love it or hate it! The EQ is very effective, it's full of good bass, good medium, sharp and acute. Do not try to EQ a V-newbie, would kill your sound. TFW It works in other brands, but not there. In palm mute it's madness! The headroom is huge for my part I play with the gain between 3.5 and 5, which is more than enough to cover all metal records, even to the extreme.

Channel 4: High lead. It's almost the same channel as the three, with much more gain. The strength is in you! The palm-mute are largely amplified, jadore me too, but it covers quite a bassist. Drink with moderation in a group, and otherwise without moderation! I have no preference for channel 3 or 4, they are just different, both excellent!

In summary, all channels are excellent, Lampl is the most versatile I have ever try. He excels in all areas!

This amp has nothing to do with the grain mesa, but it can be an excellent alternative to the giant US for much less, let it be said!

OVERALL OPINION

I IT CAN BE USED for 6 months, I was playing earlier stages of a jcm 2000 dsl100 I love, I found some sounds on the engl, which is not displease me.

The pros: the sound that is a real massacre
Versatile four-channel
finish strong
the enormous power
the look mortal

The -: no built-in MIDI compatibilté
no possibility to switch the effects loop
no reverb

This is a great amp "picky". Do not fall into various traps: cut too many mediums, pushing the bass, push the button ... depht Alone, it will ring of hell, but in a mix group, you really have to be careful not to crush the sound of the bass, because this amp at low to spare.
Excellent value for money (I've chopper for 1000 of € z5 OCCAZ with the pedals), but even cowardice nine, what a bargain!

If it again, I'll buy one in advance in case this one fail!
Engl, you invent the life that goes with it!