Wish ENGL Fireball

I have never owned an ENGL IRL, but the models in the Axe are fun as hell! Personal love the Energyball/Powerball for when I’m feeling power metally. More ENGL would always be cool.
 
JDR3009 said:
I have never owned an ENGL IRL, but the models in the Axe are fun as hell! Personal love the Energyball/Powerball for when I’m feeling power metally. More ENGL would always be cool.
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That's exactly why I like em. They have that European "Gus G" kinda sound that you just can't get anywhere else. I'm a big fan of the first couple Dream Evil records and those are all ENGL amps if I remember correctly. I got to try a Fireball once and I loved that sound.
 
JDR3009 said:
I have never owned an ENGL IRL, but the models in the Axe are fun as hell! Personal love the Energyball/Powerball for when I’m feeling power metally. More ENGL would always be cool.
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i have been trying to coax a symphony x -esque metal sound out of the powerball for some time with no success. tried many IRs and settings. if you got a tone like that do you have any tips?
i cant believe the fractal model of the powerball is a bad one given the work and care that goes into making them from FAS and i have played real powerballs and their tone was always good through Engl and Marshall cabs but for some reason i've had no luck in the axe fx...
 
ConstantM said:
i have been trying to coax a symphony x -esque metal sound out of the powerball for some time with no success. tried many IRs and settings. if you got a tone like that do you have any tips?
i cant believe the fractal model of the powerball is a bad one given the work and care that goes into making them from FAS and i have played real powerballs and their tone was always good through Engl and Marshall cabs but for some reason i've had no luck in the axe fx...
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Yep this is what I said in the beta 4 topic. The powerball 😔.
Also symphonic x tone kick ass 👍🏻
 
Omri Bazelet said:
Totally into it! I love the ENGL Blackmore, Invaders, Fireball and Powerball.
The Powerball is not really great in the AX3.
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My Favourite Engls are the Savage
Blackmore and Artist
Not sure what amp got modelled but the early powerball the silver one , that was the amp that had a bad rap for not cutting through a mix
The Powerball 2 is much more like a 4 channel Fireball and it’s great
My buddy has the Synergy module powerball based on the 2 and it’s great on the drive channel

The Blackmore is just a scaled down Savage lead channel
W standard EQ and not the lo mid
Hi mid controls and it had 5881tubes vs 6550

The Artist is the Blackmore w a few eq tweaks to make it a bit more British/ Marshally and it has
El34s
 
The Fireball seems like a versatile amp that can cover quite an array of genres. I definitely think, based on what I've heard, that its' high gain is where it shines, but it surprisingly does more "classic" gain tones pretty well also. I do think that other amps that we currently have cover that "traditional" area better, but ENGL has a signature high gain footprint that would be cool to have updated I think.
Here is a video I found that showcases that versatility:
 
ConstantM said:
i have been trying to coax a symphony x -esque metal sound out of the powerball for some time with no success. tried many IRs and settings. if you got a tone like that do you have any tips?
i cant believe the fractal model of the powerball is a bad one given the work and care that goes into making them from FAS and i have played real powerballs and their tone was always good through Engl and Marshall cabs but for some reason i've had no luck in the axe fx...
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Maxon boost model. On my end EQ on powerball always goes to like 5-6 on the gain, 6-7 on the bass, 3-4 on the mids. Treble 5-6. Presence 5-7. Right cabinet IR for the sound. Always sounds dead on to me once you use the right IR. I have used 4x12 ENGL IR’s before it sounded pretty bang on.
 
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