It's savage time! What do you think of this beastly amp? Note: DOH! Someone pointed out to me that I was tweaking the wrong gain control in the crunch 1 dialing in section. I didn't even notice that so that was an oopsie! 😅 (I actually did that on purpose to see if anyone would notice ;) )
John you work with IR's right? I personally like it more when you pick up the straight RAW sound directly from a real box using different mics, just like Ola Englund did in his "In the room" series and use it instead of IR's. Gives me a more natural feeling instead of those fabricated IR's. What do you think? Otherwise I NEED this amp it's such a beast.
@kinglord5163 that's just not going to happen for a multitude of reasons. I also don't think that IRs sound "fabricated". They simply sound like a properly mic'ed up cab. That is all
You have the best amp demos on RU-vid. The point of a demo is to see how the amp changes when dialing in the tone. You do it slow enough to actually understand the amp. If I were to buy the amp now, I would probably already know 90% of what I am getting just by watching this video. Thank you and fantastic job.
Hey Jon, I would love to see a video on your writing process. Drums, guitar, bass the whole thing! I think all here agree you're a very inspiring musician.
Undeniably ENGL! If I only had one amp to cover so many wide ranges of genres and needed a feature laden setup, I'd be hard pressed to not get SAVAGE. ENGL does right by allowing you to showcase their best amps, because nobody makes them sound better! Amazing video, Jon.🤘
My favorite amp ever. I got mine (Mark 1) in 2014 and I'm still in love with it. I've never played any other amp with such a fast and articulate sounding. Unlike many other youtubers, you digged into it and and understood its complexity Jon, congrats 👏👏👏. Mix it with some Strymon effects and won't come back to any other amp in a long time 🤘
It's that Engl thing, my first tube amp was a 1994 Engl Savage 60 which i bought from a local band in 2006, i still have it today. When i play on another amp brand i'm looking forward to go back to an Engl so i sold my other Marshall and bought an Invader100 and a Powerball25 aswell. Engl all the way, favourite amp brand.
i have the old savage 120 with 2 kt88 power tubes, most insane and unique sounding metal amp ever created imo, the v2 is also just a dream of an amp, you know your stuff dude! 🎸🙏
My favorite amp since I was a kid. The 5150/6505 and Mesa runs a close second. I might try and pick up the Savage 60 next year. Excellent walk through as usual brother 💯
@@SonicDriveStudio I'm with you on that as a fellow engl owner for over 12 years. I think a boost saturates it to much,thins out the full tone it otherwise has.
Thank you for uploading this video🤘I play savage 120 and artist edition 100.Never disapointed with that amps that with ease replaced 99% of other amps in my collection.For this amp the name „Savage“ is programm-This amp does his name justice.Its a wild raw and brutal monster of high gain.But can also do much more than metal. Greetings from germany🤘😎
finally a fully featured demo showing what this amp can do...thanks!. I would love to see all the Engls go head to head so we can really see the tonal differences
I absolutely love the sound of the lead channel. Have since Gary Holt used it to record. KT88/6550 are my favourite valves for power amps. The only two issues I have with this amp are: 1) feature-wise, I’d much prefer a Mesa-style 3-channel amp with separate EQs. I need two high gain channels with independent EQ, one for rhythm, one for leads. 2) The price 😩 ENGLs are so fucking expensive. I currently use a JVM, and you can literally buy two JVMs for the price of one Savage. I mean, it’s even more expensive than a Triple Rec. I can’t justify spending that amount of money on a “4-channel” amp of which I’d only use one.
Great amp! I think Engl improved their low gain crunch sounds by a lot in their new models compared to the older ones from the 90s and 2000s. Also i want to mention that Engl amps have the best FX-Loop i know, when odd pedals cause problems in some Marshall's FX-Loop they still work issue-free with Engls of all sort and age.
Wow man, when you do a review, it's a full commitment. It is by far the best demo of the Savage a saw so far. I really love the amount the details you mention prior to your sound clips. There is no need to read the manual once we saw your videos. Keep up the good work!
Pure savagery! The very last clip with the 9 stringer could be a good way to test the tightness and articulation of many of your other tighter amps like the Fireball, Powerball, 6505, Invective, Diavlo, etc.
I fell in love with these amps thanks to Gary Holt’s tone on Funeral Hymn. Always wanted one. Although it obviously excels with heavier detuned riffage you showed that it’s more versatile than that. Well done!
im surprised to hear how amazing the clean channel is, I wonder if I can tweak it to nail some James Burton style country pickin. It seems to do that very well but also it sits well with Wishbone Ash, Thin Lizzy and Iron Maiden style leads. this amp does EVERYTHING!
It is one of the best amps for me!!!!!! Great video as always. Quad recorded guitars with Lead Channel (gain around 11 o'clock) is like a wall!!!!!! (Try it!!!🤩 )
Tha Savage is a sick amp and one of the most underrated Clean tones in tha Game…great amp ENGL! Great review S.D.S! 2X12 OB alnico cab IR’z would have been nice for the clean demo part though.
Yes finally! Great video of the Savage MKII. Sounds a lot like my Savage SE still! I am looking for a smaller (ENGL?) head that does the same sound as Crunch 1. What would get me closest? The small Fireball of Ironball? Or do you have a different recommendation?
@@SonicDriveStudio Ah too bad. I love that crunch. However, close enough is also great! I guess I’ll just have to try both somewhere in a store 😉 annoying problem to have. 😌 Edit: Whoops almost forgot to say thanks for the reply! Very helpful!
@@SonicDriveStudio That Neil Westfall 🤤 My favorite guitar I have right now is a les paul with a bareknuckle in the bridge, so I know that NW44 would be awesome as well
This is the most thorough and in-depth playthrough/review on the tube by far, awesome tone and playing too! Well done and cheers! Also have you had a chance to play though the EVH 5150 III Stealth 100? I think you'd knock it out of the park 🤘
Hey man been watching your content for a few years now and always love your videos sound and playing. I have a video request for getting deeper into the ownhammer IRs. Would you ever consider making a video on the sounds of the different mics by themselves and then a few samples of them blended that way we can hear all the difference? It doesn’t need to be every single combo imaginable, just a brief explanation of what each mic is good for and what they may be best mixed with. And could the same be done for each type of speaker? For instance the 4x12 rect essentials would be a helpful starter. I understand how the mixes work and what 0-10 does for each I’m just new to mics and all the different speakers that come in IRs. Thanks again
One of the best amps ever made! If you want even more balls, run the preamp section into the power amp section of a 5150 Blockletter! You'll be pretty surprised!
You will be hard pressed to convince me that this isn't the absolute best metal amp out there. Many others will compete, but this one is just "IT" for me. Great tones, riffs and demo Jon. Where would you rank this amp on your top amps list?
@@SonicDriveStudio i've had a blackmore for over 10 years now, and i'll never let it go. it's basically a simplified savage. that contour button is magic.
I also have a Savage II, for a couple of years, and while I love the other channels, all this time I've been wondering if there's something in mine broken with Crunch channel II. I just sounds "wrong" somehow to my ears, and turning back and forth the "Tone Balance" control seems to do pretty much nothing. After watching your excellent in-depth video I'm glad to see there's nothing broken in my amp, it's simply like this by design :D
Great job Jon! Your mixes really are top notch. I swear if you ever decide to make a course on mixing and home recording I would be first in line. Had a question for you, have you ever had the chance to play anything by Splawn? Would love to hear your opinion on the QuickRod or especially the Nitro considering your affinity for heavy music. If you ever get the chance to try one would love to see it on the channel. Thanks man!
The only ENGL amp i fell in love so much was Powerball for some reason. Ironball sounds pretty similar just in smaller package and less low end. The rest were always bit too much for me.
Thank you for the video, yet another great review. Just one question, dont know if anyone has already mentioned this, but why were you turning the clean channel gain knob when playing the crunch 1 channel?
Hi Jon, i’m a big fan of your videos and your gear reviews. This, video, was one of the main reasons why I had to buy the Savage...😁 The sound is absolutely killer. I'm in the process of recording songs for our new album, so let me ask you a question. I used almost the same equipment as you when recording, the IR and the amp setting anyway. Unfortunately, i have a lot of low-mids when recording, so mud. Did you edit the guitar tracks afterwards? If so, would you mind saying how? Maybe I've overlooked something....Maybe you can give me an advice? Many thanks in advance.
Hi Jon, sorry, I have to ask you something else. The Savage sounds kind of nasal, especially with single notes in the bass range. Have you ever noticed that? As I said, I'm currently recording with the same guitar and IR as you in the video. I hope I'm not annoying you with my questions by now...😁
Engl is a great company but their amps always have been a bit hit or miss for me: the Savage series and the SE are insanely good amps and the Straight is probably the one of my favorite amps ever and can be heard on a lot of legendary records: Helloween, Blind Guardian and a lot of other old school Speed Metal albums! I never liked the Power- and Fireball series, tho: the silverface ones were outright unusable and the newer blackface ones - even though better are just not my taste… which may be due to every one here in Germany buying a Fireball as their first tube amp and it just feels overused and associates a lot with the sound of young local bands who still need some time to learn how to actually dial them in 😅 Great video as always, tho!
I will make you love the Fireball and Powerball if you let me :) They have such a wide range of tones that you can dial them in to sound good for everyone imho
I know they are in different leagues, but I was also looking at a gm40 from h&k. Does it make sense to own both of them? Are they even comparable? I would use the gm for on the go jam session when I don't want to pull out the big iron.
Hey i'm kind of scared of 120 watts! Lol Would you say this thing is super loud? I want it for bed room use and have a fryette power station to attenuate it but still nervous its too much power.
Honestly didn't like the clean and crunch channels on this one, maybe cause I like a more Plexi or JCM style crunch. The lead channel though.. that growl is chef's kiss.
Ik heb een vraagje. Jij gebruikt altijd ir. Maar hoe werkt dat dan? Je sluit je amps aan op een bv torpedo ir loader. Speel je dan af over bv studio monitoren? Ik ben altijd gewend amp plus cab. Maar dan ben je gelimiteerd aan je setup. Ik heb bv de helix enz gehad maar mis toch de oomph zeg maar. Ik zit te denken om een engl amp aan te schaffen. Maar op zolder heeft een 4x12 cab weinig nut😅. Wat raad je aan?
soo many buttons! ive been debating an amplifier i want to spend some serious cash on. mezzabarba soldano but everytime i hear the engls and their versatility.. i am becoming decided// youve certainly molded that opinion!
are you going to buy this amp? i`m sure that you can not let it go after this review, this amp im combination with your white ltd nw44 is just metal mayhem and a setup that not just metal guitar players get wet dreams on! cheers 🎸🎸
