The Best Amplifier For Metal.

[@LambChopper678]

Pretty awesome man, I can see the work you put into making the video - Kick ass job 🤘🏻

[@TaylorDanley]

Thanks dude! I really appreciate that. Glad to see you back on here too btw 🥳

[@stuh84]

This video is never gonna let me down

[@joefh1985]

It’s also unlikely to give you up, or run around and hurt you. Can’t say that about every amp.

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@joefh1985 it will chug and djent you, though

[@TaylorDanley]

Putting that in was a mistake, I've had it stuck in my head for like a week. It backfired lol.

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@TaylorDanley you should watch Vice’s new video about the song and Rick Astley! Really interesting!

[@TaylorDanley]

@@apoplexiamusic I really enjoy vice. I’ll have to check that out!

[@lydiagraham2188]

THE HOLY GRAIL! Good for you, can't wait to hear more of this one!!!!!

[@dylangadwa3119]

I have been stuck on this video for a few days now. It's a great exposé and the riffs effing slay, as always. Thanks again Taylor! I'd LOVE to hear this beast in a proper head-to-head with the VH-4. Anyone who has actually used both care to weigh in?

[@bradsutherland_writer]

Taylor you are one of the very few KZbinrs that provide a decent representation as to what the amp actually sounds like. Even KZbinrs whose channel I love always end up making the amps they test sound remarkably similar. Keep up the good work.

[@danomnihility2453]

Engls have that fast tracking note clarity that is pretty much unrivaled by any other amp manufacturer. Had the EVHs, VHT, Diezel (close 2nd) They translate that clarity live and loud. Definitely needed for players/bands clocking in over the 260 bpm mark- if you want to hear your notes and not turn into a distorted mess.

[@TaylorDanley]

I agree about the clarity and note separation. I think the biggest thing I like is that the distortion character is more smooth while still having a pretty mean growl. I've learned that I don't enjoy amplifiers that have more of a hard clipping or fuzz type gain to them.

[@AutismRocksOfficial]

Don't need a new amp. Just stopped by to hear you play. You Rock, Dude!

[@WarrenBey]

As someone that played brutal death metal in the 90's and is now mostly a country player. I gotta say you're opinions on cleans are always hilarious.

[@superspeederbooster]

Where do you get money for all those amps?

[@vapenshred]

Engls have always been my favorite amps since the early 2000's and I use to be the #1 selling dealer in the USA with my online store at the time before they got into the Musicians Friend sort of retailers. I never got a chance to try the Mk2 Savage but it sounds great and Your playing is fucking AWESOME! Keep it up great review!

[@mikechristy1840]

Your name wouldn't happen to be Derek (spelling?)(and I might even have the name wrong) and you live (or lived around 2005) in Fort Lauderdale, would it?

[@shredward666]

I recently had Jens Kruse do a mod on my Engl Powerball 1. It was amazing before, now it’s ball shattering

[@TaylorDanley]

nice!

[@dissonantstyle]

What modifications did you have done?

[@shredward666]

@@dissonantstyle all I know is it has more mids, it’s way tighter and has much more volume and clarity. Jens wouldn’t divulge any other information, it was proprietary apparently. It cost me 400 bucks and it was definitely worth it.

[@shredward666]

@@dissonantstyle he installed a switch on the back so that I can go back to the original tone as well. When I go back to the original tone it sounds like there’s a blanket over my amp.

[@dissonantstyle]

@@shredward666 if it sounds good, it is good! All I ever did to my powerball was change the preamp tube for some other type (years ago, can't remember) which drasticly improved the cleans, but didn't do much to the high gain sound. Made it even more allround. Love these amps 👌

[@RokDAWG1]

I have a couple of amps that I seriously love & feel like they cover a lot of ground! Actually I feel like they cover most of all of ground, BUT I can’t argue with the tones you’re pulling out of this amp. I have a friend who’s been nominated 9 times for Grammy’s for guitar & he recommended that I get one of these. I went with another amp from another company that I won’t name but think that I should have grabbed one of these. Your demo is killer! Your tones are stupid awesome! 🤘🤘

[@jorge0358]

ENGL Savage 120 Mkii is like a Swiss army knife of the amp world, can do lush cleans to a nice crunch to a brutal and crushing distortion tone.

[@JoelCSabo]

Perfect timing as I've been on an ENGL-listening kick since Friday when I first heard the song "Bible Black" by Heaven & Hell 2009. I got crushed by the guitar tone of the song's chorus and learned that Tony Iommi was rocking an ENGL Powerball. Anyway, I enjoyed your demo for sure, but I did not love the IR used. Oh well, to each their own. Stay fun.

[@BradRocker]

Ran into the exact same problem with a VHT amp and Eurotubes was a really big help too. Eurotubes actually told me exactly how bias my amp(I was struggling) I ended up keeping the UK voltage amp for now. But I still love the amp.

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah, they are great! I thought about keeping the UK one, but when I found the other US version in seattle, I was like... I should just swap these out and be done with it lol

[@BradRocker]

@@TaylorDanley I am pretty sure It would be way to hard to find this particular VHT. But the Fryette people tell me I might be able to rewire mine to 120V. I'm hoping for the best. either way I love the amp and am keeping it forever.

[@dr.rickmarshall6697]

@@BradRocker I have a step up step down transformer that I would sell you . if your interested in it it weighs about 50lbs

[@hbomb495]

Three way shootout between this, the Invader and the Powerball 😁

[@2hiptom]

Been looking at the 60w version and this is all I need to see great video🤘

[@IamTheDustDevil]

Hey Taylor, I have an Engl 120 MKII & it's an Awesome amp...!!!!

[@TaylorDanley]

💪

[@CrushingAxes]

Cool ENGL are great! Great tone!

[@manos6426]

I love this amp!!!!! (I own one ) The clean channel sounds really clean and sparkly if you treat it right (you didn't, hehe) The tone balance feature is totally useless. Also, try the crunch II without Hi input with pedal, aaaaand the lead channel without Hi input with High gain. But overall this amp is gold!!!

[@X9Eric]

Awesome, thank you for the info MANOS! I just received the FB100 and the Savage MKII should be here very soon. Hoping to find out which of these two ENGL's work best for me. So far the FB100 is incredible. Hoping to share the info on my channel,

[@brownsparlour9813]

This amps way better than any marshall its one of the best and most versatile amps ive ever played

[@barryprosser1370]

Killer amp dude... We need to have a chat about those clean tones you played tho... Come on man 😆

[@TaylorDanley]

lol

[@mrcl_]

Alright you convinced me to pair my ENGL oversized cab with a savage 120 mk2 now, gonna order one and see how fat it gets me, i'm pretty sure i can sell some of my other amps once i learned how to use it correctly.

[@Ningishzidd4]

Awesome review, got me interested in that amp... AND the guitar... man, what a great shape.

[@jasoncrump1886]

Merry Christmas brother man. Beast of an amp .

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

That is a great amp. I've had mine for over a year now. play it through a vintage Marshall JCM800 4 x 12 cab. sounds awesome!

[@oskarwroniewicz]

That demo reminds me of Decapitated so much, freaking BANGER 🔥🔥

[@spaceexpireaudio666]

my favorite real amp for sure. A pity most plugin developers don`t make it in VST form

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah it's not something I see modeled a lot

[@c.stoddard313]

0:04 - Awesome dude, now you can sell me your Satan (in the $500 range) 😀

[@JamesJones-th3ml]

Man I just got the Softube Engl Suite for Amp Room Pretty hard to believe how close it is. This is the first time I heard the actual Amp...

[@UncleYoshi]

Can this amp dial in a Rectifier sound? Liked & Subscribed b.c your review & demo of the sounds from this amp were the best on KZbin 👍🏻

[@_vez]

I was a bit late to this, we talked in discord about it and I totally forgot you posted this... Engl makes some of the best amps. They are basically Europe's Mesa boogie

[@AGore88]

First off, I love all of your videos, and holy shit now I want an ENGL. I didnt know how to bring this to your attention without sounding like a dick, but you have the wrong link for deviant guitars in your video description. Love the channel!

[@KaddysJamKave]

Aaahhhhhhhhhh Yeah man you can't go wrong with a BEAST of an amp like that. This amp or an EVH 5150 iii Stealth 100 is on my bucket list... might prefer the Stealth since you can Bias it without having to take it a part and touch the circuit board but this thing has more bells and whistles I guess :D

[@TaylorDanley]

It does have a lot of things under the hood so to speak. I think in comparison to the Satan though, the distortion is just smoother and more pleasing to listen to. The Satan, as with the other Randalls I've tried, have pretty harsh distortion.. if that's your thing.

[@LucasMastropasqua]

I love that even with the gain cranked it never gets mushy or flubby! Really well designed and built like tanks!

[@llObscurell]

I have an engl powerball, it took 14 years of practices 3 times a week, shows and nonstop touring to finally blow a tube

[@X9Eric]

Hey Taylor, great video. Killer full mix track, sounds awesome. Which is your favorite ENGL amp? I am looking at Fireball 100 or Savage MKII, Thank you in advance

[@michaelbullington1053]

Awesome job as always I've been looking real hard at the engl ironball 20 se and it's about half the money as this amp. What you think about the ironball? Sound close to the savage? Hope to hear back soon Thanks

[@watcherzero000]

I have seen a few lately on reverb in the $1,500 to $1,900 range used. I am gonna have to purge and bunch of gear I no longer use. Time to get one great metal amp that can also do great cleans.

[@williambyrne6855]

Confused about your capture setup. Seeing popups that mention IRs, but also noticed a mic against the lower left speaker of the physical Mesa cabinet. Nonetheless the sound is amazing! Any thoughts about how the Savage compares to a Duel Rect? I'm looking for a compatible amp that I can use as a backup.

[@CrownedForCreation]

Awesomeness! First, I was looking at the Mud Killer or Airis Electric Dragon, for this amp, do you think one might be better for 7 string 27” scale drop A? Now, I have this amp and here’s what I know about the tone knob-It’s only activated in Smooth mode and is an extra EQ. From ENGL-“Starting from the center position (12 o‘clock that is) of the TONE BALANCE control, a certain lower mid frequency range is emphasized if the knob is turned counterclockwise. If turned clockwise an additional portion of treble is added to the sonic scenario.” Hope this helps, your Mud Killer vid brought me here and this vid hooked me, you’re doing awesome reviews/demos! Thank you!

[@alb6818]

Is there a 2 channel version of this amp thats just the clean/crunch & lead? I like the sound of the lead channel but don't really need the 4 full channels or even all the bells & whistles. Awesome demo & playing man.

[@riffsnoleads]

Def sounds very good. Without being THAT guy, it is missing a little something something when trying to do the vintage tones. Like it is too tight or not raw enough. It's hard to describe. HOWEVER, if you need an amp that covers a lot of ground, this certainly does the thing and does a lot of them very well. The price however? Not something I personally could abide by, but I am rather frugal with gear.

[@metalsnake3557]

Taylor I really been drooling over this amp I even put my KSR PA50 up for sale. How is that 3rd channel for modern boosted metal. I think channel two is the classic rock channel. I would use 4th for leads Should I get it?

[@TaylorDanley]

DUDE. I love it. I love all the channels. There's so many possibilities with all the switchable options. It's never leaving me lol. I don't know if that answers your question 😂

[@metalsnake3557]

Thanks bud. Savage been on my radar a long long time. I can easily put down a grand and finance the rest with all the overtime I work as a class A driver, but I want to earn it. Sorta like stay sober for 90 days type of deal. Thanks

[@nicolasaraistrujak208]

the drums mix sound brutal

[@Margilio5150]

I’ll give a it a try, but to the synergy module 😎 not sure I can afford such a beast 🤘🏽

[@TaylorDanley]

Yeah I'm curious how similar they are.

[@smeemusic]

When I bought my amp it was between the engl savage mkii and the evh 5150iiis el34 100 watt heads. I went with the evh because I knew option paralysis would ruin me with the savage. Now I almost wish I had gotten it for the midi switching. I now I have my evh switching using midi commands but I had to buy extra stuff and jump through hoops to make it happen. But it does sound freaking sick af. So does the savage tho.

[@TaylorDanley]

The evh 5150s are great amps also. I think there's definitely more options to be had in the savage, but honestly one of the big things for me (surprisingly) is the noise gate. It's really a nice feature to have built in.

[@smeemusic]

@@TaylorDanley yeah it would be nice if my head had built in noise gate. My gate is mounted in my pedalboard under the hood. It doesn't move, its always on. I rarely think about it and it seems to never get in the way of my cleans or anything like that. At this point its almost like I don't have a noise gate or a noisy rig. But the fact of the matter is without my gate pedal, my amp would be a noisy mess. I can't wait to see what flagship evh decides to drop next. If they implement some of the user complaints. Midi support and noise gate being the 2 big things for me. Id drop another $3k usd on a new evh with upgraded features.

[@ikigai47]

Honest question: I'm a former gigging thrash metal guitarist and I can't understand why so many metal guitar players have so many amps. Is it to collect / looks cool in a room? As much as I love the metal tone and appreciate the difference between say a Crate and a Marshall, are their tones really that different to where it justifies spending THOUSANDS of dollars to have so many? (When you could spend that money on incredible outboard recording gear, more guitars, etc. Or hell, maybe you're so rich that you DO have all the recording gear you could ever want AND every great metal amp ever made)

[@apoplexiamusic]

Why is it so expensive?! I want one!!!!

[@TaylorDanley]

Import fees I imagine lol. Everyone in Europe gloats about how they are cheap amps lol

[@apoplexiamusic]

@@TaylorDanley 😭

[@ronchabot3449]

The engl was what I was going to get but I got the axe FX iii instead but feeling like I should of got the engl because there's just to much to choose from with the axe FX I just wanted to plug-in and play now I'm tone hunting instead of playing 😥

[@TaylorDanley]

I don't know a savage would solve that problem 😂 definitely not as extreme as with the axefx, but I still find myself tone questing a lot.

[@russellzauner]

That's a lotta knobs. Speaking of knobs - I've been looking to pick up an Egnater Tourmaster (also 4 channel high gain) as soon as I have space for it...would be great to get the cabs too but there exists a twin combo which is also very acceptable. But yes, lots of knobs and fiddling on an amp that is actually in production! Good stuff. Also 120 in the model name usually means 120W not 120V but you can use a Variac if you want if an amp happens that you want but it's only available in 240V (the EVH solution). jklol but the Variac solution is real

[@Buttface1981]

You ever played through a Fender Metal Head? I criminally underrated SS amp. The few videos on it are many years old and crap. Would love to see you do it some justice! (If you can get hold of one)

[@TaylorDanley]

Not the Metal Head, but the m80.. I've seriously considered picking one up, I see them kind of often actually. They were like fenders answer to the crate/ampeg solid state metal amps in the 90's

[@Buttface1981]

@@TaylorDanley I have it with the slanted 4x12. The volume is insane! I still really love the distortion though - my favourite. I recently put an SD-1 in front and love it even more

[@scottdalrymple1716]

For $3000.00 it’d have to replace everything I have. Damn!

[@guitargogden]

Compare it to the just-released Softube plug-in of the same amp!

[@ChernobylAudio666]

Can confirm - this thing kicks balls, ass, nuts, deez nutz, dos nutz, da nutz... all the nuts. It's an awesome amp. Love it. Well done, chief!

[@yannickgauvin7987]

channel 3 does not seem to have much gain 😓 it's a shame that a 4 channel amp only has 1 channel which has a lot of gain and therefore usable ..

[@johndigioia6499]

had this amp twice and the 60 watt mk2 I didn't think tone wise it was all that

[@stevelegget9392]

Just to your channel, excellent. I'm an Engl player, i'd love to hear you to hear your Savage v's the Engl Invader. I'd say the Invader beats it... Cheers.

[@rickbrunet2559]

Wow. Amp does everything!!!!!

[@smeemusic]

Tone balance. I have no experience with this but I can tell you my first thought that comes to mind on what it might do. I'm thinking that if you have dramatically different sounding tones from channel to channel maybe the tone balance will make them more similar to each other (balanced)....????? I really don't know at all. This is just what comes to mind when I hear tone balance and it doesn't seem to do much. If you try this out lmk if I'm right or wrong. I'm super curious about this knob. Or if you just figure out what it does. I really would like to know.

[@TaylorDanley]

According to the manual it changes the top end when the smooth switch is active, but I can't hear any difference from all the way left to right.

[@smeemusic]

@@TaylorDanley hmmmm try a line out to an frfr. I bet you hear it then. But it would sound nasty as shit.

[@alexdegiovanni1598]

The tone balance knob on mine does practically nothing.

[@TaylorDanley]

Dude thank you so much for this comment. I thought it was broken 😂

[@dr.rickmarshall6697]

Very cool amp I don’t believe you ever said how much it cost though I didn’t hear you say it, is it under 2000?

[@TaylorDanley]

I didn't. They are $3k new here, I got it for $2k

[@dr.rickmarshall6697]

@@TaylorDanley used for 2k not bad I guess

[@Steve_the_Bastard]

Sounds monstrous…. Very cool indeed

[@ravenblackfeather4028]

Killer amp looks like your in love with this one 🤘💀🤘❤🎸💥

[@frankE91210]

It warms my heart to see you embrace the ENGL brand. Why spend the same money on a lesser amp and a pile of gear to make it sound passable ? Right tool for the right job!

[@TaylorDanley]

Agreed. I've always wanted one, but it just wasn't on my GAS radar until recently lol

[@NinecoreNeil]

One of the best amps ever imo

[@TaylorDanley]

SAME

[@NinecoreNeil]

@@TaylorDanley I know an English guy with those voltages 🤣😘

[@TaylorDanley]

@@NinecoreNeil I sent that thing back, but I negotiated them down to to $2k if you can find it on EBay. Had the footswitch too!

[@NinecoreNeil]

@@TaylorDanley down to 2k jeez they are £1899 over here I guess that’s the equivalent of Mesa over here…… I forgot Marshall and Engl cost a new kidney over there

[@TaylorDanley]

@@NinecoreNeil yeah $3k new 👀. That’s right I saw a UK one on Thomman and was like “wait, wtf 😂”

[@sonofboar13]

The best riffs My word

[@michaelmeadows4209]

You never talked about the copy switch for saving presets. Hit me up let me know all about it. Just ordered the amp should have it next week. Fucking stoked !!!

[@tjhooker824]

BIIIIIIIG sound. Fat tone. Stuff dreams are made of.

[@hyzer_bombdlx4776]

What brand of 9v do you have for your key and gate?

[@TaylorDanley]

Some random powerbank I bought off Amazon... amzn.to/3Yp1ohz

[@healwix]

There is a new update on the headrush units, can you check it out? BTW great video!

[@machine-madedog5059]

2:54 ..OR SO THE GERMANS WOULD HAVE US BELIEVE..

[@RocksNRuts4]

whats the red digi clock in bak?

[@nickhardwick8738]

What tuning was the intro demo?

[@johnherreshoff436]

Sick.

[@apocalypsenow5626]

Do you use captor x or other?

[@exhumus]

These are $4.5k in Australian monopoly dollars. Time to start an OnlyFans.

[@hmtp177]

Oh that grin...Tells me I don't even watch the review to know the amp is great

[@enigma1247]

I wish i could afford one.

[@andrelexx]

Hey, engl is great! but i'm very curious in this guitar. Show to us!

[@ShredFlintsTone-lc9tn]

What axe is that? Gotta have it & will have it!

[@TaylorDanley]

Deviant Guitars Grimoire

[@genghisghost]

can't believe it took you this long....

[@TaylorDanley]

Sorry dude, I'm dumb lol

[@gerardodecay9957]

That amp looks and sounds soooooo sexy!

[@Earth-Worm-Tim]

Bro, I'll trade you my wife and my little sister for that amp!

[@camdero3294]

I feel like id get so lost on this amp😂

[@TaylorDanley]

Easy to do

[@camdero3294]

@TaylorDanley im just. Not the brightest when it comes to amps. Lol. One a those randall rg1003 heads. That's all I've been able to afford. And it's gotten me through. This looks fun, and cooler than all get out. And I have been wanting to try engls since nile use them, just don't have the money or rhyme or reason to get one I suppose

[@Atmkthndr]

8:32

[@B31L]

cool

[@DANCEDWAT]

Mmmm ENGL, cost-prohibitive excellence since 1983. I did the old "test every amp in the store" about a 15yrs ago, and narrowed down to a Powerball and a 5150 III, I've wanted an ENGL amp since then. The closest I will get is the Valeton GP-100 models :)

[@Whizzinby777]

Marshall sells their 20w studio amps for $1750 and ENGL sells the 100w Fireball for $1900. 😂

[@frankE91210]

It's an ENGL, they've already replaced every amp if your IQ is above room temps. Got my first job at 17 to buy my E670SE in 2006 and rescently got the Ironball E606SE to match. Look at the musicians who use ENGL; it's more illustrious than the rock and roll hall of fame. Used by actual musicians. ✌

[@frankE91210]

Watch any OG studio footage from bands back in the 2000s and every one will find an ENGL being used. CANNIBAL CORPSE, MESHUGGAH, DIMMU etc

[@OurWorldinChaos]

Ok this is truly the badest ass amp ive ever seen

[@PunKtuRed_Jazz]

Damn I really enjoy the sound of that, think I might have to chase one down

[@TaylorDanley]

You won't be disappointed

[@guitarrilho502]

Omg first for the first time in my life

[@greatlegioncommander]

Better or worse than a 5150, to you? cheers

[@davehendrix671]

this amp does not need and overdrive pedals in front of it this is the act of bored musicians who think they need extra toys to throw at amps Engl has more than enough gain and tightness.

[@justsomerandomguyman]

Sounds worse than the 5150, IMO. I felt the same way about the Engl SE I owned once upon a time. It's just something about them. They sound too dark and dry, IMO. The various 5150 variants all have much more bite and presence.

[@patrickb.b.1015]

Change the transformators ajust to your voltage from the ENGL Savage then you will get monstrous high gain sounds out of it that easily can cut through a 5150 even in a live situation.

[@philosopher1276]

great , but I get most of this tone with my Blackstar HT Metal pedal.....you should seriously check it out. Plug it into any amp's clean channel (not the fx loop) and stand back

[@user-ky3gm3gq2n]

It's not Ingl it's a damn Engl

[@DeathMetalBIH]

That's a wrong pronunciation in german, instead of "eengl" it's more like "aengl" or "angle" in english. Just a little tip.

[@craigwillms61]

looks complicated...

[@ryanrossell8479]

I know where im gambling the kids college funds 😮fml

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

Honest question for you here. I have seen a couple of amps that I wanted to buy from Thomann and they are all European voltage. On Amazon I have seen a voltage converter for anywhere from $50 - $100 that will step up 120 to 240.

[@TaylorDanley]

What's the question?

[@joeyvanostrand3655]

@@TaylorDanley oh shit, sorry. I was in CVS at the time I wrote that. How come you just didn't get an external step up transformer?