Is This Little Amp Worthy of Steve Morse!?!

[@LaMarrBrewster]

Great demo. Your demos are like a mini-skirt - long enough to cover the important parts but still short enough to be interesting. Great work.

[@Mujcanal]

Well put together. I second that

[@BigHairyGuitars]

HAHA! Amazing! Thanks!!!

[@guskalogeros9021]

Greatest comment in a long while

[@dontsaythetruthytwillkillu5784]

​@@BigHairyGuitarsThanks so much for the demo. I ordered the amp based on your demo, as well as the funny German guy. Those tones are ridiculously good. I love that Shabat guitar too. Could you please fill me in on the specs a little. I'm mainly interested in the pickups, but feel free to ramble on about the guitar 😂. Greatly appreciated. Thanks for your terrific demos.

[@dontsaythetruthytwillkillu5784]

​@@BigHairyGuitarsThanks for the terrific demo. I ordered the amp based on your demo and Henning Pauly as well. Please tell me about that awesome Shabat guitar. Those pickups sound amazing. Thanks again.

[@kaz153m]

May the Morse Be With You

[@DiegoMoralesRoccuzzo]

To learn how to cross pick, you must. Perfection of alternate picking, you ought to achieve, Young Padawan.

[@PhillipMcKnight]

Beautiful video and playing as always.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks Phil! 🤘

[@hawedehre]

Yes and Phil I watched your video before. 👍

[@GearZombie]

Man, when the playing is so good you forget what piece of gear we're supposed to be paying attention to!

[@joewyatt8371]

Great Demo! Keep up the great work!

[@checkitout611]

Your IR immediately shinned! This thing is loaded with features.

[@jonatanbergmusician]

That amp really came out of nowhere. Great walkthrough man. Sounds so Morsey. Cheers!

[@BrothuhV84]

Im usually not a fan of EL 84 tube amps because of the lack of bass missing from the power section but this amp sounds so good im not even noticing that bit. This might be the best 20 watt head you've had on the channel so far. Bravo engl!! Great video Michael! You did an amazing job as always!!! 👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@frankhandy7345]

beat me 2 it man.. no flub here and no mud here...

[@taxo]

Problem with El84 is not the lack of bass, but lack of tightness

[@FastRedPonyCar]

@@taxo That's not the tube problem but a combination of preamp design, transformers, etc. The EL84 MK V's are super tight and percussive, the Orange OR15 and OR30 are both huge and punchy and don't get loose until the gain is pushed really hard. The EL84 baby Friedmans are clean and tight as well.

[@samp3413]

Tubes by themselves don’t have fixed tonal characteristics. Their performance depends heavily on the circuit they’re used in. For example, the tone-shaping components like capacitors, resistors, and transformers dictate how the tubes operate. EL34s and 6L6s are often based on generalisations tied to specific amplifier designs, such as British (Marshall) for EL34s and American (Fender) for 6L6s. The sound is not inherent to the tubes themselves but to how they are implemented in the circuit.

[@ms1726-t2z]

The sound Is Simply Amazing

[@vincelupone]

Thanks for having that nice longer play through at the beginning. I had this running in the background while I was driving this afternoon and it was a pleasant end to my day. Thx!!

[@PeterMcCracken-n3g]

Beautiful review Michael, great playing to show the engl's ability. Who in their right mind wouldn't be a fan of Steve Morse, thankyou for your expertise.

[@filip5150]

great little monster

[@shanehen]

Just ordered mine! Merry Christmas! ☃❄️🎅🏻🎄✝️ to me.

[@larsickenroth7169]

Man, when I just started playing: literally the first music-dvd I bought was that Royal Albert Hall concert. It's - to this day - just jaw-droppingly amazing in all kinds of ways. And particularly the song you're featuring: 'Sometimes I feel Like Screaming'. Man, it's everything that Steve does so well: it's a melody that sounds simple, but is played elaborately and in a very nuanced way (working up to the touch-harmonics), the solo has those recognizeable triplet-runs, but you can sing everything right along. For someone who is (partially) famous for the song 'Tumeni Notes', he's one of the rare guitar-masters where it never sounds overdone, too much or just showing off. Always has purpose! I hope he's doing well now, which is why it's so good to see this appearing in the tube-timeline. It's because of Steve's original ENGL-amp, that I tried that one, the Ritchie Blackmore-signature, and then the smaller Thunder-50, which has been my workhorse-amp every since. Their sounds are just amazing. Sounds like me gushing (and it is) but they're just really versatile and sweet. Had one question btw: the original Morse-amp is very focused on controlling the high-and low mids, which is something I did not see reflected in this one. Is there a particular reason for that? Because it's kind of the main-feature (together with the dual controls) that sets the original 'big one' apart from the other ENGL range? Cool vid!

[@fabianvasquezjr8852]

SOLD!! im getting this amp asap! great review and demo! its got everything I need right on the amp and it sounds fantastic at least through my studios nearfield monitors and sub.

[@jonnydubai]

THIS SOUNDS AMAZING

[@MarcOlivermusic]

Excellent review - thanks you so much!

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

My lame Steve Morse-ish story. 1990. Just finished training. We got sent to the PX to go buy whatever stuff we needed before shipping overseas. I got a cassette Walkman and found High Tension Wires and Rush Fly By Night. I listened to the heck out of those on my journey. I had 36 hours of airports, airport lounges and airplanes until I got where I was supposed to be. Picked up extra batteries in LA before taking the flight across the Pacific. Back when you could smoke on planes and flying was still classy. 😂

[@jnh73]

$1,600 USD - that's a really fair price, given what's included. Wicked demo!

[@jerryhorton5708]

Agreed. I’m not a high gain guy, but man this thing could change your mind

[@Joe-mz6dc]

That's a really good review. You are an exceptionally good player and your presentation style is very good. Awesome content and thank you very much.

[@PerryCodes]

Great tones in that little guy.

[@Rileykilpatrick5724]

You’re playing is phenomenal dude

[@timhill6281]

Steve is so good he even made it cool to play Peavey amps!

[@MrUltraworld]

Excellent demo. This amp packs a ton of features. You get a lot for $1,600.00. Looks well made.

[@mandyoberle]

very cool Demo dear Michael ! Nice playing and explaining ! Thx a lot ! 😎🤟👌👌

[@johngallagher7884]

Man I always enjoy your demos on amps, especially your jam and riffs. Your create some great tunes. Yes, High Tension Wires was awesome, and the concert. Amen Hallelujah Amen Hallelujah

[@MercutioUK2006]

Yes, yes it is. I get it was a rhetorical question ;-) Hi Tension Wires was also my introduction to Steve, and my lord......it's amazing to this day.

[@jayboy6895]

Holy S--/ !!!!!! This is Outrageous !!!! Michael your killing it as usual mate

[@mazingaball]

That intro song is pure sonic bliss!!!!!!! Gorgeous tone and playing dude. WOW, thank you for this awesome review.

[@RezaKhan2024]

I think it is more than enough to finish a gig. At most a wah and a GE7 that's all I will ever need with this amp.

[@dominicgibson9529]

Very nice indeed…another cracking and thorough run through. Nice one Michael🤘🎶🙏

[@EdgarBeja]

Your playing is flawless! Amazing tones! Love Steve Morse too 🎸😉

[@JedWunderli]

Steve Morse was the top guest artist at Andy Wood's Woodshed Guitar Experience this year and he played his little amp through a 4X12 and it sounded amazing. I think that half the crowd was wondering where the. big head was because there was no way he was getting that sound with that little thing. I will add that Steve is not only a really nice guy but he's funny as can be.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

THAT'S AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing that story! I'm sure that was an amazing event

[@JedWunderli]

@@BigHairyGuitars It was absolutely worth the price of admission. Between what I heard of that little amp at the Woodshed and your excellent video, I think I need to get one and when I do, I think I will need to get some of your IRs!!

[@lore88824]

Packs a punch, tone and features for days, I guess I could play an entire gig with just that and a MIDI footswitch, add a 4CM board with a few goodies and you’re set. I dig your “Morse-esque” track, your reviews and demos are always so pleasant to look!

[@suedeface]

A tube amp with modern features! This is great. Everything you'd need all in one. I moved to digital a while ago because of a need for low volumes and ease of recording. But this solves my volume, recording issues. And for just a basic sound and a little delay for solos (and noise gate for higher gain), I wouldn't need anything else.

[@FastRedPonyCar]

Great demo man. I've got this one on my short list to try out. What I was glad to see reading through the owners manual is that you can store presets to have a different IR loaded for clean and lead channels as well as totally bypass the IR loader to use your own IR loader (or in my case, I'd want to use the OX Stomp). I Was disappointed that the Badlander I reviewed didn't offer that and I had to lug a load box with me to the stage. I tried just removing the IR from one of the slots in the amp and it muted the sound.

[@Skierontheedge]

Great Review video! You make this amp sound good! I got to hear Steve play through this gem of an amp a month ago at Sweetwater. We asked him quite a few questions about it also. It sounded so good! Of course it didn’t hurt that Steve Morse was playing through it. It was very impressive.

[@Arrgee2024]

Great playing, I love the short history lesson to Steve Morse. Sounds great! Thanks for your very interesting demo!

[@rogerr4620]

Great video covering all the features. The sounds are amazing. Thanks!

[@ChickenSoupMusic]

Engl has some of the best tone imo

[@nebuladus7850]

Fantastic 👩🏾‍🦲🖐🏾🎸🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@lfigueroa97]

I've been listening to Steve Morse since he played with the Dixie Dregs, I guess not enough!!, He's technics and style never stop to amaze me. Definitely one of the greatest!!

[@Tmidiman]

Ok, so before I listen further let me just say that intro jam was a wonderful and tasteful nod to Steve's style. Thank you

[@scotdvorak8861]

My god… those mids are so perfectly chewy!! My next amp! Killer demo!

[@AngusClarkGTR]

Great demo. I like ENGL. Just saw Steve Morse Band and the Dregs a couple months ago. He sounded awesome. Dave LaRue and Van Romaine KILLED!

[@taztherocker1489]

Bro, you are a badass. Love your playing, compositions and content in general. Thank you for sharing your gifts! 🎸

[@tonyscantailpeocio2374]

Great demo!!

[@SotirisVasileiadis]

I love engls this particulat little amp is good for small club live with a speaker cabine.

[@ringforthrev]

What a great, thorough review...loved that intro music

[@danconn8535]

Listened to High Tension Wires this morning. ❤❤ thanks for the suggestion.

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@chrisodonnell3776]

Never heard of it. Want it!

[@diddlers]

Thank you, Michael! Great walkthrough of the amp and it's features. And as always great playing and taste in tone! That is one nice amp that I will definitely check out IRL.

[@mentoneman]

i just heard the official demo Steve did earlier today and you did the amp serious justice my man. your style compliments the lead sounds in this thing. the JEL and this amp would be 2 great nominees for a MN 4 amp switching rig. just need a grinding metal amp and ultimate clean amp🏆

[@johnpick8336]

Steve Morse has always been a Tone Monster and this Steve Morse 20 signature amp proves it.

[@angelorasmijn7306]

Sounds amazing!

[@william7108]

Wow Steve came up with all the angles on this e n g l

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

Engl really hits the nail on the head with the included power soak.

[@enuxs]

A perfect preview and great palying and a wonderfull amp. 👍

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Thanks!!!

[@srdjanbosnjak7413]

Nice homage for such music genius as Steve Morse is-"Endless Waves" is my favorite from a collection of masterpieces 'High Tension Wires".His polyphonic stuff is a bit overlooked yet it is so beatiful.Awesome video.

[@DomItalianoMusic]

Wicked! They will sell a lot of these... and hopefully you'll get commission! Your demos are alway awesome. You could/should release a TAB book & album of all of these demos you do mate. You'd sell thousands!

[@JohnnyBgood548]

Great Demo! Great playing as well!

[@BradRocker]

You've got my Go-to IR's ....When I go there. I can't wait.

[@bigdavedave9865]

Nice amp! Thats a lot of features 👌 Flying colours are worth a listen too, the first album is particularly good 👌😎

[@sahlomonic]

This is probably one of the biggest sounding 20w amps out there today. Bonus points for the onboard reverb and delay. Makes me miss that simplicity of my old Bogner Alchemist.

[@marvelherman419]

One of the best amps ive heard.

[@bobboitt3126]

Man, amps have come a LONG way since my one knob Fender Champ 😂

[@khalilhabib9607]

Fender champ? My first amp was a Gorilla

[@robpags]

Your amp had a knob?? Lucky!!😅

[@ringforthrev]

Yes, wish I still had my two knob Kalamazoo

[@ArminAnke]

Hi, great video! At the moment, I'm still playing with my Helix through an FRFR cab or IEM. It would be interesting for me to hear how the amp sounds through the IR output with an FRFR cab, compared to a traditional 1x12 cab. I know that it obviously also depends on the cabs.

[@Luis-ig7xw]

Michael I wish you had an instrumental album out you always have such cool intro music and riffs

[@brianmckenzie1318]

I got to see Steve Morse when he was in the Dixie Dregs back in the day. Want to say they were opening for Kansas.

[@99sinclairs]

Rockin' demo man, and as always, epic review.

[@Jbeland1]

Intro riffage is about as tasty as any I’ve ever seen…. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@BigHairyGuitars]

Wow, thanks!

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Wowsers, the 9 o'clock lowish gain setting was already my 50 watt 800s all out. And there was still more to go. With my yellow OD I WOULD SAY ABOUT 12 OCLOCK was where I topped out. Amazing little sucker there Mike.

[@notacommie5415]

Great Tone

[@Cantstandtherock]

Very cool! I have said for years that if Fractal could partner with Friedman or someone and make a real deal amp with all the bells and whistles it would be a game changer. It will happen! This amp is wicked!

[@paulsdino]

Sounds good.I had a couple of Engl amps. The Special Edition 4 channel and the Powerball.Cool amps but sounded maybe too compressed compared to my other gear.Maybe less organic would be the way to describe it.This Morse amp seems to sound organic.

[@-plexico-]

well done!

[@Eltonx38]

Eres uno de los mejores demostradores del mundo, pero además un gran guitarrista calas de imitar hasta la técnica del guitarrista para mostrar lo mejor del producto. Esta demo es fantástica!!!

[@guitarlounge]

Great tune, you need to release these like Rabea does. Steve Morse is so great, I was always partial to Southern Steel.

[@roycekoshy7296]

I'm not a huge fan of Engls...but that thing sounds so sweet! Great intro track as well!

[@damonstewart70]

Sounds killer!!!

[@tonictonetomrockstar1931]

Yes please

[@friendsofsandra]

What a great review!!!

[@keithmulcahy3417]

Great demo as always super playing

[@evan2757]

This is the future of tube amps, small, ir's, power soak and built-in effects, my JEL 20 is getting jelly...You watching Mr Dave Friedman? 😉

[@MrBigPineapple1]

Check out the Synergy stuff, they’re on it already !

[@progpogs]

There's a high likelihood that Dave's amps with analog cab sims will have the synergy IR stuff included in the future, although I hope they *also* include reactive loads.

[@mkalei]

Awesome as usual! And showing off that Shabat!!

[@jimmcdougall9973]

If Engl made a noise gate pedal, I would buy it.

[@rabbleinarms5742]

amazing content as always, my friend

[@splittinaces9540]

Hit all the points for me. Great video. Could be the end all be all amp.

[@jjdubois6101]

Mega demo as usual

[@brosphbehemoth6141]

Great review! I just went to Sweetwater and bought one!

[@cliftonwright7081]

This rules. It makes me want one.

[@sergionat6926]

Great Michael great ...

[@jayheath1971]

Great job copping the Morse vibe on that intro. That's not an easy thing to do.

[@ianmacneil556]

While I am not generally a fan of convergence technology, having all of that in one box for a live gig is frickin' amazing!

[@jasonstone1046]

Great demo. Be grabbin' this one.

[@gaberomero1039]

Very Tasty Shred 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@DavidBrown-it9ig]

Very juicy tone. Now Im wondering if I need my PT II

[@bjornjohannsson2607]

I have a Engl Fireball 25 and it´s awesome. Not as good as my Friedman Smallbox tho but then again the Smallbox is the best amp I have owned.

[@TheMurkGaming]

Sounds awesome! I have the original 100W E656 version I bought for the same price

[@lucianradusart]

It sounds huge