Englripper

[RiF]

In my weekly "tweaking hour", I got a pretty good heavy sound using the ENERGYBALL (Engl Powerball) amp model. I never have been very excited about this model, although I am a big Engl fan. By accident, I must have touched the right parameters.
The clip is here: http://www.netmusicians.org/index.php?section=id&value=4480. It's played pretty sloppy, coz' I just made a quick riff for this clip.
The patch is attached to this post.

It's pretty gainy, but a) Engl-amps can be run at very high gain settings without getting muddy and b) I like tons of gain and c) turn the gain down if you don't like it.

What do you think?

 

[elchampion]

Awesome!! Can't wait to try out your patch. I'm loving this Energyball too. The posts on Metal tones has gotten me excited about tweaking these amp models. Thanks for sharing!!!

 

[Secret80'sMan]

Pretty good tone man, cool riffin' too, thanks for sharing!

 

[D20]

Very nice RiF!!!! I really like the guitar tone you have here! Thick and crunchy sounding!!!

 

[mik]

That sounded really good

I use energyball sim all the time in the Axe and like it very much as well,

Mik.

 

[RiF]

Thanx for your comments.
If you want to make the sound even tighter in the bass, up the B+ CAPACITANCE to about 7.
Turning up the MASTER makes it thicker.

 

[DrMosh]

too much gain!

I find the energyball model sounds too nasal with the master up high, so I try to keep it low.

 

[RiF]

too much gain!

Janet: "I don't like men with too many muscles"
Frank'n'furter: "I didn't make him FOR YOU!"

 

[moshwitz]

Dammit Janet!

Hell yeah brother,,that sounds bitchin

MOSHON
DAVE

 

[fatandugly]

that sounds ENORMOUS!

 

[RiF]

Thanx again for all those positive comments.
After upgrading to 8.05 and tweaking the drive block a bit (drive 0.0, level to taste) this patch sounds even better to me.

 

[unscarred]

sounds really huge and BROOTAL! i really like your higain patches man. in fact, i recorded a song using one of your patches. thanks for sharing!

 

[RiF]

in fact, i recorded a song using one of your patches.

Cool, makes me very proud! Any chance I might take a listen to it?

 

[unscarred]

will do.i'll try to finish it up today.

 

[Scott Peterson]

That freakin' kills. I've never tried to use or create that heavy a tone... but I DIG that.

 

[nateb]

Really like it. The energyball sim has been a great starting point for me since I got the ultra. I have messed around using the energyball for highend and a mesa red for the lowend and mixing them to taste has produced some serious thump also. Unfortuantely, I am using a VHT 2:90:2 and a Bogner cab so, submitting patches woudn't do anyone any good =(. Especialyl with cab and poweramp sims turned off.

-Nate

 

[tlingen]

That pretty much smokes everyone else's metal patch. I can't wait to try it this weekend