Benjamin Lechuga - ENGL e530 Preamp Review

[EtherealForms]

Hola Benjamin. Unas preguntas.

El Furman que modelo es y que efecto tiene sobre los equipos que tienes? es efectivo?

El Amplificador que te hicieron de cuantos Watts es y, por casualidad no tienes el diagrama del circuito? Me interesa mas que todo la sección del poweramp ya que tengo un Engl E530 también.

[TuGinecologo]

saludos de peru, siempre he querido un amplificador en formato rack, disculpa mi ignorancia, unicamente se necesita un preamp y un power amp para armar el amplificador en version rack y q suene como un amplificador convencional?

[YamGuitarMan99]

i cant figure uot if you are a canadian or ostralian lol

[LordZeromus]

Great demo!

Only assholes dislike this video.

[frostybob123]

great demo man, pro audio quality and the chops to showcase the amps versatility. more youtube demos like this !

[BLechuga]

@frostybob123

Thanks man! Just suscribe! More videos are yet to come very soon this week!

[nekekaminger]

Good to see that there are still people out there who are able to make high quality videos ;) Nice Review!

[hugolopescomplears]

wich power amp did you use? and wich cabinete should i buy to have a tone like this? i loved your tone! thank you

[BLechuga]

@hugolopescomplears Hi!

The power amps is a chilean made no-brand tube power amp... with 4 EL34 tubes.

The cab is a 2x12 DIY... Very Similar to a Mesa Boogie 2x12

[hugolopescomplears]

@BLechuga Thank you very much! im thinking about using this gear:

Guitar Ibanez RGR321 (with bare knuckles) -> Engl E530 -> T Amp E800 Power amp -> Cabinet Orange PPC212 -> Shure SM57 -> Focusrite Saffire Pro 14 -> PC

can i get with this gear a sound a bit like yours?

[BLechuga]

@hugolopescomplears

I guess so! I used Ibanez guitars, the ENGL E530, a tube power amp, a 2x12 cab and a sm57 into my MOTU 896mk3... so it seems that the set up is very similar! Just make sure you place the microphone in the right position and you should be ready to go! I like putting in 90º to the cab, touching the cab and almost at the middle of the speaker!

Hope this helps you!

[hugolopescomplears]

@BLechuga Thank you very much!! you helped a lot! i'll try that and then ill upload it.

[asolterocruz]

hola!!! pues excelente testeo eres un excelente guitarrista, una pregunta y va masomenos asi... que procesador es el que esta arriba del engl??? saludotes desde Méx.

[opethwalshy]

Shit man, you're an amazing player. That solo was superb. Such tasteful stuff. I am very tempted to get one of these ENGLs. Surprised by how cheap they are!

[blackwidow88812]

would you recommend this for metal (like Black Veil Brides and Bullet For My valentine) or even Metalcore (all that remains, August Burns Red)

[WencesWasHere]

@blackwidow88812 All the bands you mentioned are metalcore.

[blackwidow88812]

@WencesWasHere only BFMV first album was metalcore, S,A and F and fever are mostly nu-metal and BvB partly Nu-metal and partly metalcore in my perspective

but you're are right

in theory the're all metalcore

[WencesWasHere]

@blackwidow88812 About the preamp... Well I own one and I highly recommend it :D Cheers man!

[blackwidow88812]

@WencesWasHere haha,thanks man

[rob61091]

this dudes voice makes me smile lol



[segocaca]

Excellent review, killer sound. And great playing too...Thanks!

[Xyrium]

ENGL owes you big man, you kick ass. Nice work.

[DoV690]

Que power amp usas?



[DoV690]

Nice sound and awesome playing!

[plakiotes]

which poweramp do you use?thank you

[DjAces11]

THAT SOLO WAS INSANE!

[Protcall]

Would I be able to plug this into a Line 6 interface and record? I know nothing about pre-amps :p

[givemeajackson]

@Protcall you dont even need an interface i think, just plug th headphone out into your computer.

[franciscomoragaa]

muy buen video compadre, estoy pensando en comprarme este pre, pero una pregunta, como haces tu para grabarlo? microfoneas el poweramp o lo pasas por una interfaz directo por la salida con impulsos?

saludos

[BLechuga]

@franciscomoragaa

Gracias!

Ambas opciones funcionan bien. En este video lo microfonié. (con un sm57)

[franciscomoragaa]

@BLechuga

yaa cuando lo tenga voy a probar de ambas maneras...

algun dia deveriai hacer un tour de tu rack gear, estaria bastante bueno para gente como yo que se esta armando uno :)

Gentee como tu me causa orgullo de ser chilenoo.. GRACIAS!

[BLechuga]

@franciscomoragaa

Es una buena idea, pero mi rack lo dejé en Chile! Ahora estoy viviendo en Londres!

Gracias por tus comentarios!

[franciscomoragaa]

@BLechuga Sipo verdad que tu ahora andas en una beca con Steve Vai, que gran oportunidad te dio la vida compadre, te lo mereces. Cuando vuelvas lo podrias hacer :)

[ersemola]

@BLechuga Hola, tengo una pregua: utilizo una ibanez rg550 ltd, un ada mp1, peavey classic 50/50 y pantalla marshall 1960a (g12t75). Queria saber, que diferencia de sonido hay entre un mp1 y el Engl 530 y por cual estilo se puede utilizar cada previo? no se si comprar el engl 530 o un marshall jvm 205h

[macayugo]

escucha delta weon es la sorra

[tochon9]

Chileno po wn...viva Chile Mierdaa!!!

[bufoncallejero]

Wena womh ta bien bueno el equipo, oye hace rato busco un video donde muestras un amplificador marshall donde tocabas un solo como siempre ajjaja

Saludos Davo.

[MrDudeface23]

can this be used to record into an interface?

[deadlol1]

dude you play so fucking nice!

[TonyThrash94]

You sound... progressive!

[screw66]

sounds awesome! Which cabinet do you use?

[pr1m4t3]

Its just the preamp, the power amp, him, bass, drums, some mixing and mastering cool great amp I'll have 2 please.

[dewycatt2112]

Finally" a GOOD review!

[PainlessSoul]

Got mine today!!!!!!!!!

[unlegacy]

Una consulta, quiero traer ese preamp pero no me queda muy claro si se debe pedir explicitamente para 220V,50Hz o eso es seteable facilmente en el equipo?

[Usernamemoho]

@unlegacy ...Cómprate un TRAFO pelao

[unlegacy]

@Usernamemoho

jajaja... wata hell !!

[Sebastianodelarada]

Can I use a switch to switch between clean and lead channel?

[XEvilCloud]

Benja q power amp usas tu ?

no creo q el sonido sea el mimso sin el power amp

encuentro q no es tan caro este preamp igual

[Ibby734]

@BLechuga Which output jack do you use to connect the E530 to your head? I'm not sure which one to use, thanks.

[JordanLTS]

What power amps would you recommend me to be paired with this pre amp ? I'm looking for something reasonably priced but also a good quality piece of kit. Hope to hear back .

[darkvoid86]

great video, fantastic tones! However, just curious...... what pickups do you have in your RG?

[BLechuga]

@darkvoid86

Hi! Tanks!

Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge

Dimarzio Paf Pro in neck position.

[EvilPopsicleDog]

For you lazy bastards, he starts playing properly at 2:45

[EvilPopsicleDog]

@MrLewisMovies Yes. With a power amp...

[frets70]

Outstanding Review!! Outstanding Chops!!! Outstanding Tone!!!!

[fretsong]

Hi There - thanks for posting this great test run of the E530! I was already sold on the pre, but looking for more examples of the response on different settings, Sure to get one of these very soon. Thanks for your efforts on this video. Best regards... PM

[6sebasix]

You look like jesuscrist dude

[sleepwalker2112]

@6sebasix According to the official pictures of course... ;)

[eatthemoon13]

How do pre amps work? I have an orange amp but i want this engl power i could run it through my orange 100 watt head through the cab? Sorry Ive never used a pre amp someone help please.

[xelafx]

@eatthemoon13 Yes, you can do that! You have to plug the output of the Pre Amp into the Effects return of your Orange amp.

[drawnacrol]

Great review dude

[guitarralaraja]

Por cambias el tono de tu voz para hablar inglès¿ jajaja

Bkn que te vayas a londres pa lo de steve vai.

saludos.

[RyuBlade1980]

Really great review! Well done!!!

[XxRisexXxAbovexX]

Nice review!. You might think this is a stupid question, but I was wondering if you can plug the engl e530 preamp into your cabinet and just use it that way? Sorry if thats a dumb question but I am new to the preamp stuff.

[BLechuga]

@XxRisexXxAbovexX Yes, you can do that. This pre has a 2,5 watts power amp included, so it would only work for playing at home, but not for rehearsing with a drummer.

[XxRisexXxAbovexX]

@BLechuga Thanks. So if I just plugged it into my cabinet could I record that way,] or would it be better to have a power amp to get the best sound?

[BLechuga]

@XxRisexXxAbovexX You can record that way, but obviously if you connect it through a full tube power amp, the sound will be much more agressive!

[cakire82]

Amazing review! Great songs and playing as well. I have a quick question regarding to your setup, How did you connect the E530 among your effects unit and power amp? 4 cable method?

[FirePower3006]

I like how for the rock sound you play megadeth then for metal you play some modern bullshit.. should of stuck to either thrash or death.

[Tradjectory]

@FirePower3006 No You need Djent

[FirePower3006]

@Tradjectory Fuck that, I don't like that pop mixed with metal bullshit.

[Tradjectory]

@FirePower3006 Not pop mixed with metal, it''s basically math metal but cleaner vocals, rediculous time signature changes, tempo changes, dunno where you got the "pop" from

[FirePower3006]

@Tradjectory Yea "cleaner" vocals like singing like fucking little pussies like pop, not my cup of tea.

[Tradjectory]

@FirePower3006 Wait cleaner vocals?

you must have only hear periphery and TesseracT, fuck man listen to more don't get put off by just that, it's all about the polyrhythms and hooks and tasty riffs, don't get me wrong I love thrash and death metal and all that, but seriously dude, much more to djent then what you've heard, check us out we got our EP coming out soon and it's free, admitedly we're not so much djent anymore and yeah I use clean vocals, but don't judge it by that

[FirePower3006]

@Tradjectory Yea the guitar work in most djent is pretty impressive but I hate the vocals.

[Tradjectory]

@FirePower3006 yeah but as I said it's not all really clean vocals, Like take meshuggah (considered to be the innovators of Djent) no clean vocals what so ever.

[Barefoot67]

sounds gooooooooood!

[naasho5085]

necesito tener la tablatura del solo de who i am !!! es muy buen solo compadre

[DaniGarciaofficial]

TIO para que quieres todas esas chorradas, es que no conoces axe fx ultra o axe fx II???

CAMBIA TU MENTE TIO!!!

[DaniGarciaofficial]

why do you need a lot of things????? Man, you are old!!! AXE FX ULTRA OR AXE II

CHANGE YOUR MIND!!!!

[schecterguitarsfan]

I'm a noob at guitar rig and amps here so someone tell me how does the Preamp work? can i use just the preamp + cab, no head? Please explain it to me. dont hate on me cause im a noob :P

[BLechuga]

@schecterguitarsfan

Hi!

You can indeed use the pre with no head or power amp, because it has a 2,5 watts power amp incorporated. It'll only be usefull to play at home. It would be unsufficient to play with a drumer. In that case you'll need a power amp.

[schecterguitarsfan]

@BLechuga Thanks for the reply! I understand now and I saw some people have a Preamp + head, what does the preamp do then since the head is giving off the sound?

[BLechuga]

@schecterguitarsfan

When I connect my pre to the head, I connect it through the effects loop, that way I'm only using the power stage of the tube head.

[schecterguitarsfan]

@BLechuga ahhhh! ok! thanks alot dude!

[nunofrg]

@BLechuga i didnt know that. can you play with the pre amp and some headphones connected only for playing home?

[BLechuga]

@nunofrg , Yes, you can!

[nunofrg]

@BLechuga really?? and does it sound good? im thinking on mounting a rack myself, but if i can use the rack to play HOME that would be much nice

[BLechuga]

@nunofrg Never done it, I have used it many times directly to a 1x12 cabinet (no power amp) and it sounds awesome! It is the same 2.5 Watts poweramp that's used to the headphones, so i guess it should sound awesome as well (if you have a good pair of haedphones)

[CREWDOG289]

dude awesome playing and just a bunch of notes cause you can play them

[BECKERAZUL]

Bien Lechuga... orgullo nacional viejo... confío que en esta nueva etapa de tu vida te irá excelente

[born2metal]

Best review ever man ;)

[Xiacro]

This video makes me wonder if i really need an Axe-Fx II...i'm an amateur guitarist without a band :D axe-fx II might be "a bit" overkill for me. Thanks for the video, it's awesome

[B1oodraven]

I watched every single video of your channel - you gained a new subscriber. Awesome stuff.

[manegarm999]

wena loco mortal yo me traje un engl powerball 2 y es un cañoooooooooooooooooooooooooon

[Legolas946]

skin ooooouuuu my teeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeth! 

[GabRock91]

Great video man and sound!!! im impressed!! this unit seems to be realy good!! wtv thx for the great review!!!

[charlieshreds]

so i found a midi switcher for this but which footswitch can i use to change the channel when playing live?

[grazianism]

great tone man, i appreciate a lot your professional description in this video, i have ione question for you: in this video there'is a blue guitar head under the rack tuner, i cannot understand what model and brand is that head. if you could tell me the name of that head i would be very grateful to you. thanks and keep playing guitar!

[BLechuga]

@grazianism Thanks man! The tube head is made in Chile by guitarist Alejandro Silva.

[badstardo]

Buenisimo tono brother saludos de el salvador.... cual es el head que ocupas para conectar el pre?

[Cerrus100]

Thanks for the awesome review, I'll definitely be checking out your band's stuff and purchasing one of these preamps ASAP! Unfortunately, I'm strapped for cash right now and I only have enough to get the preamp; I've been playing through a Krank Rev. Jr 20 watt and was just wondering if until I get enough money to purchase a nicer power amp would running through the poweramp of the Rev Jr. work for now?

[bluefAng]

Very good review thanks Juan Petrucci!

[Erithlon]

I love your style man!

[EndlessNightmare666]

What kind of mic did you use to record this?

[BLechuga]

@EndlessNightmare666

shure sm57

[hugoDark678]

buenisimo el solo, felciitaciones

[luraschi1928]

benja que caps usas en la tarra de 6?

salduos

[vmarcks]

ese preamp... ese procesador de efectos... esos dedos... ese solo de "who I am"... qué puedo decir hombre... espero sigas trabajando duro para traer al metal frases tan impresionantes en solos tan estéticos como ese... MUCHAS FELICIDADES en tu demo y en tu banda, ustedes son grandes. Sigan esforzándose y sigan haciendo que a gente como nosotros que apreciamos la música en todas sus formas, se nos sigan cayendo los calzones con este tipo de música. Saludos.

Marck

[BEEGER1]

This is a sweet preamp...I always thought it'd be cool if they made them in stompbox form.

[Whyrendog]

LOL the video froze as he was looking away and I thought it was him in shock at the arrival of the tone police to confiscate his badassery lab.

[MrOverlords]

Very good and full review! I have this preamp too, and fully agree with your words!

PS Great 7-strings guitar. Very good sound on seventh string!

[Angsthyrkh]

Wow, this thing sounds absolutely awesome! I have a question, however: I've got a tube combo amp (Bugera 6262-212). Could I connect this thing to the combo so that it goes directly into the power amp? And if I can, is it difficult to do, can it be done at home or do I need a tech to do the job for me?

[Sim2322]

@Angsthyrkh You need to hook up the preamp in the FX Return of your amp (and plug your gtr in the preamp, obviously)

[Angsthyrkh]

@Sim2322

Thanks for the reply, man. It's so obvious now that I think about it. Generally speaking, how much will the choice of which tube power amp is used affect the overall tone?

[Sim2322]

@Angsthyrkh I'd say if you use 1$ chinese tube made by slave children, it'll maybe show a bit in your tone, but any good tube will do. They all have different coloration on the tone. Also, tubes will sound different after you've been using it for 3 hours than it did when you just fired up your preamp.

[CEGreenMachine]

Made a few changes now. thicker strings, changed my cables and made some adjustments and also turned this thing up a little and it sounds AWESOME. In combination with an Engl poweramp this thing is redicilously powerful. Sooo much gain.

[ShowNoMercy502]

I'm new to preamps, would you run this through a clean channel on a power amp or would you run it through any channel?

[CEGreenMachine]

purchased an engl 530 + 840/50 pwramp recently and don't get any good tone. does anyone know whats wrong with that ? its the sustain. the tone kinda "dies" after short time. the amp seems to be okay so far. i think it works right so is the pwramp. the guitar isnt the problem either, tried several. turning up the volume doesnt change anything. it just doesnt sound right and i dont know what to do, cuz its my first rag. so far ive been playing a valve king combo.

[mopheadthe3rd]

@CEGreenMachine try running with the preamp volume all the way up and just controling the actual heard volume with the power amp's volume

[mgdth502]

Awesome playing dude! This is probably a dumb question, but I have no idea how these work.. I have a half stack, but I want another amp, and I love how this engl sounds, but I don't get exactly how you said you connected it... So could I just get this, and plug it through my amp head and play it through my stack speakers or something? haha I've never been good at anything other than just straight up amp and cab kind of thing.. thanks for any help!

[Darkslide426]

@mgdth502 To make a preamp work on a half stack you will require a poweramp so that you will get the volume you need to play it loud if you're in a band situation. I recommend the Fryette 2/50/2 or the 2/90/2 also the Atomic Mono Block MB50.

[iAreDeekien]

how does this do for petrucci tones????

[Darkslide426]

What are you using for Effects?

[fraglessone]

the tone at 2:46 is exactly what i've been looking for! Great video, but I have a question. How much of a difference does the poweramp stage make? Why couldn't I just run the preamp into a computer and use some compression and a cab impulse? What are the advantages?

[BLechuga]

@fraglessone

I own 2 pres... I have one conected to the tube power amp and to a 2x12 cab. The other one straight to a 1x12 cab. The difference is big. The tube power amp gives much more power and strength to the sound! Though it still rocks directly to the cab... I also have use impulses and the sound very good, but with a tube power amp it is impressively better.

[Sufferd666]

Great demo, I wish more demo's were like this one :)

[BartekBereska]

Great review! 

[SRcRasher]

Este preamplificador es versatil? es decir, podria utilizarlo para un grupo de rock altenativo por ejemplo? o esta predestinado para otro tipo de grupos, gracias y buen trabajo! :)

[RamzaRice]

IDOLOO!! xd

[edguyrocks]

Great demo man....I was trying to think who you sound like, and it reminds me of Chekov on the new Star Trek movie. I dig it! Great vid!

[miiiloxl]

Ese solo de Lone Wolf es increible, muy rico en melodia, no tienes alguna tab que me sirva porfavor?

PD: El demo esta increible!

[EmilFinnas94]

Hello fellow musicians! What would you recommend? A e530+e840+cab or a Engl savage+cab?

[EmilFinnas94]

No matter how complicated music you compose, there is always a south american band that make your music sound mainstream...

[ArXiDoSpAsT1S]

Can i plug this preamp to a solid-state amp's return via the FX send for live use with the club's amps? 

[bullanguero880]

hola, benjamin. estoy tratando de aprender un poco. el rack que tienes desde abajo hacia arriba es: amplificador a tubos, un afinador, el preamplificador engl, un procesador de efectos, y el ultimo que es? gracias.

[AnchovyRun]

Great demo man, you've got some cool tones going on there! Do you mind me asking, what is the natural finish ibanez that you're playing?

[BLechuga]

@AnchovyRun

Many thanks man!

It is a RG1527, it used to be blue, but I took the paint off!

Cheers!

BL.-

[AnchovyRun]

@BLechuga So How did you remove the paint? Just sand it off? Also, are you happy with the result of it? I'm interested in a 7 string but I hate the current finish options available so I was thinking about doing this

[mattmanofmeat]

For playing live or jamming with a drummer is it good to have guitar cabinet speakers, or just any sort of cab or speaker?

[metalheadblues]

great playing

great demo

[VKzGibson]

man what happened to your voice?

[berserkerfunestus]

Oye, esa canción de tu banda suena muy bien, cómo puedo conseguir más material suyo?

[BLechuga]

@berserkerfunestus

Hola! Gracias!

Nuestra música está a la venta en todo el mundo a través de nuestro sello Australis records. Puedes comprar el material directamente de la tienda virtual de eBay.

Intenté mandarte un mensaje con los datos, pero no puedo, ya que no nos hemos agregado como amigos.

Saludos!

[Zephor]

Is this amp good for metal even though it says it's a modern rock amp?

[BLechuga]

@Zephor

Yeah, deffinately.

[BLechuga]

@BLechuga

definitely, sorry for the spelling.

[santilo76]

que hay de nuevo?

hasta ahora estoy aprendiendo sobre los pre amplificadores y tengo un par de preguntas al respecto que espero pueda contestarme:

para poder hacer sonar el pre amp es obligatorio tener una cabina? o también puede sonar por los monitores.

es estrictamente necesario tener un power amp?

cual es la diferencia entre los tubos de un pre amp y los tubos de un power amp ?

gracias!

[kotodeath]

Qué son los demás Racks??, veo el POS y el Pre ENGL lo demás qué es?

[BLechuga]

@kotodeath

De arriba a abajo:

Power conditioner marca chancho xD

BOSS GT PRO

ENGL e530

Afinador Behringer (lo vendí ya... me compré uno Korg harto mejor)

Piece of Shit #5

Saludos!

[ArXiDoSpAsT1S]

Cool review! You have some great songs with your band! Cheers!

[BLechuga]

@ArXiDoSpAsT1S

Many many thanks!!

[Razzius]

Que poweramp es ese? marca, modelo xD

Saludos

[BLechuga]

@Razzius

Es un cabezal a tubos hecho por Alejandro Silva. Yo solamente uso el power entrando por el loop de efectos.

[Voochl]

Hi,

the 7 String Riffing blew me away! What the name of the Ibanez 7String? Great natural look!

[BLechuga]

@Voochl

Many thanks dude! You should check out the complete song then! In my channel, it is called "Desire Within"

The guitar is a RG1527, I took the paint away.

Cheers!!!

[mendeth]

compañero. algun vst de bajo que me puedas recomendar?? q suene decente

[BLechuga]

@mendeth

Estimado, lo mejor qu puedes hacer es comprarte un bajo pa maquetear... aunque te salga 20 lukas, siempre va a sonar mejor que cualquier VST.

Saludos!

[69stringibanez]

ITSA ME MARIOO...haha just kidding AWESOME PLAYING AND TONES

[CESARG888]

como se llama el tema del 5:23?

[nival31]

@CESARG888

"Regrets"

Hubo un error ahi al parecer

[JohnTheRipper2]

wow, really nice preamp and playing. what are the songs played in the video?

[BLechuga]

@JohnTheRipper2

Hey! Thanks John! All of the songs are labeled trhough the video. Most of them are from my band DELTA (deltachiledotcom) and there is also something from my solo work.

Cheers! Thanks for commenting!

[diesect33]

@BLechuga how does this fare in the effects loop of a tube head like a recotverb or DSL? Thanks! Great vid by the way, very to the point.

[mendeth]

man. no haz hecho algun tab de el solo se who i am??

[BLechuga]

@mendeth

Hola! El tab está en mi página benjamin.lechuga.cl . Está solamente la primera parte del tapping, el resto no lo he transcrito nunca. Espero te sirva. Saludos.

[phallystorm]

Very good BLechuga!! Please let me hear a Southern Rock tone, or really hard to obtain Blues tone. Can this preamp do Lynryd Skynryd/ Gary Moore? Led Zep type tones? What about a Tele with single coil bridge ala Albert Collins? Can it do FROSTY on the neck pick up? I am considering buying one, but not just for hard rock. I am looking for versatility. Please advise. Thanks, and Great chops!!!!!

[neo69hk]

your vibrato was really really really great ..could you please tell me what guitar and gauge do you use

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