Engl e530 - built in power amp

[viva360]

amazing guitar tone out of the E530 possible to share the settings for such great tone?

[15viceandvirtues]

With the built in power amp it still sounds hella brutal, right?

[cakire82]

great sound so, you used a speaker cable right? not an instrument cable.

[fearcomplexmusic]

@cakire82 You need a TRS aka "stereo" or "balanced" instrument cable.

[cakire82]

@fearcomplexmusic ..........and then plug that into a guitar cab? Really? how about Impedance levels?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@cakire82 Yep the cable runs from the HEADPHONE out to the cab input. Impedence doesn't matter, it will work with a 4, 8 or 16 ohm cab. Just make sure you don't use a mono cable and it will work perfectly.

[Barefoot67]

sounds awesome, im gettin one

[ibnzjemjr]

how loud is the built in power amp?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@ibnzjemjr It's loud enough to annoy someone in the same house but probably not enough to piss off the neighbors.

[elyricc]

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[Elias04567]

Dude that riff is amazing!! Is that an original?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@Elias04567 Hey it is yeah, thanks!

[EmilFinnas94]

Hey, are you supposed to run the pre amp through a tube amp head to a cabinet or directly to the cabinet?

[mattmanofmeat]

Do you suggest guitar cab speakers, or just any cab speakers not necessarily for guitar?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@mattmanofmeat Definitely guitar speakers. Celestion v30s or g12k-100s would be my preferred choice. I'd use the engl with impulses if the cab/speakers were poor.

[mattmanofmeat]

@fearcomplexmusic OK, because I might buy a cab if I get one, or I'll could I use my Fender Twin combo amp as a power amp and a cab?

[reversal420]

Is your Orange cab mono or did you re wire it to stereo?

[reversal420]

Is your orange cab mono or stereo? You just used a TRS-TRS from preamp to cab? Thanks man!

[fearcomplexmusic]

@reversal420 The orange is mono but can be rewired for stereo. Yep just a trs cable from the headphone out of the engl to the input of your cab.

[weinzhell]

that sounds really good! i have not been able to find any pics on the back of this thing. can I go direct from the E 530 to my interface? or would it just sound better recording with my mesa cab?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@weinzhell I think it will always sound better with a real cab, impulses are just a single *snapshot* of your cab, they are static and so sound flat compared to mic'ng a cab. Still, impulses are way better than any amp sim's built in speaker simulations and the Engl works great with them.

[Vilechild666]

What settings you got the amp on?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@Vilechild666 I think I actually had all the settings maxed out, except the gain which was about half way.

[CaboDHornos]

Hey buddy, you could spend some preset you use in the areas of sampling. either, metal foundry and addictive drums. I thank you for life.

If you choose to enjoy myself, my email is menstrualpancake@hotmail.com

Thank you very much

[bradpittsego]

i absolutely love your tones....what speakers are in the orange 212?

[fearcomplexmusic]

@bradpittsego Hey there's celestion v30s in it

[tigredcf]

hi man ...please can a get de drum preset that you use for this sample?...its superior drummer ? metal foundry ?.....tanks..!

[fearcomplexmusic]

@tigredcf hey check out my channel i have a superior metal foundry preset on it.

[doblemaza]

@fearcomplexmusic

hi ..a can¨t found in your channel the preset you use on this sample.... please you can upload a link of it ..please ! 

[verticalslice]

I am getting one of these and want to plug the built in power amp into a 2x12 cab with 2-8ohm speakers wired in series. What kind of cable do I need to plug from the input of the Engl to the back of the cab? thanks, I don't want to short the built in power amp.

[fearcomplexmusic]

@verticalslice I use a stereo TRS cable.

[verticalslice]

@fearcomplexmusic Thanks for the reply, is it TRS on both ends of the cable? or just the side that goes into the the preamp? Sorry for the noob questions. I am new to rack gear.

Thx

[fearcomplexmusic]

@verticalslice yep both ends are trs.

[verticalslice]

@fearcomplexmusic thanks for all the help!

[thrumyatmosphere]

First off, great videos! Your tones are phenomenal. I do have one quick question. I have tried to emulate your sound using the same setup (TSS, Engl e530 amp sim, saturators, eq, etc.) but I have encountered two main problems. First, I get severe phasing issues when quad tracking Fred 0 and Fred 1 (80% and 100% L/R). Also, my final result always sounds a little dull compared to yours. What are you using as an interface? Your final results are always so clean and clear!

[fearcomplexmusic]

@thrumyatmosphere How tight are you quad tracking? If my playing isn't tight enough I hear those phasing issues you mentioned. I usually dual track for the faster and more technical material. Quad tracking works better for the slower chunkier stuff in my experience. I'm using an m-audio profire 2626 interface, though in my earlier videos I used a line 6 toneport.

[mindwalkr]

great sound! Do you think it's better value than the Engl e570 ? I mean, it's 1000 eur cheaper :)

I wonder how the e530 performs for more creamy, not metal stuff too.. the e570 seems to do it quite well from what I've heard here on youtube

[fearcomplexmusic]

@mindwalkr Haven't played the e570 but I think the e530 is capable of smooth tones if you don't go past 12 o clock with the treble and hi mid settings

[MrBIOSkunk]

thats a great idea!

[RobinStrower]

Yeah, the built in power amp sounds great and it´s a good thing it has been built in by ENGL.

I think it beats the Gigmaster, maybe ENGL should come up with a small combo version of the e530.

Robin :o)

[fearcomplexmusic]

@RobinStrower Good idea Robin, I also think an e530 combo could be a winner!