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Engl Tube Preamp
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Musical Instruments:Guitar:Guitar Amplifiers:Electric
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Searched Engl Tube Preamp in Reviews
Modern pre without the boutique price tag
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1 space, 2 12ax7 tubes with 2 Channels; contour mode on/off modes for distortion as well as lo/hi gain mode, clean and bypass modes. Ranges from Fender-ish cleans to Recto-territory with a press of a couple switches. Using mostly hi-gain DiMarzios through this pre-amp and most of my axe's sound great for chunky in-your-face rhythm. For leads, not so much as it sounds "thin" on the higher strings. The cleans are "pretty" but not quite natural compared to the cleans in my Mesa V-Twin pre. Noise Suppressor required if you're going to max out the gain although it is not a noisy unit.
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| Reliability |
It looks well-built and classy... kinda like a new Mercedes.
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| Customer Support |
haven't bothered calling the company... no need to as i haven't had any problems with the unit!
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| Liked about it |
Distortion channel definitely carries that ENGL sound while all modes are footswitchable. Lo-Gain is very usable without tweaking your hi-gain setting. Price is also within the affordable range unlike similar preamps, especially ENGL's flagship E580.
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| Didn't like |
... it CAN be midi-controlled using another midi-switching system, like a GCX or an ENGL Z-11 midi switcher. Otherwise, this is a fairly solid unit that's capable of creating a nice range of tones that is unmistakeably ENGL. It also doesn't come with a footswitch.
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| Overall satisfaction: |
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5.0 |
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