Engl EP635 Fireball IR

Inizio col dire che il pedale è un ottimo prodotto! in un unico pedale abbiamo due canali ed un boost, che uso come solista, controllo di presenza e noise gate. Si possono salvare i settaggi e restano memorizzati. Delle tre IR uso la prima, più brillante e versatile per il genere che suono. Ne ho acquistati due che utilizzo in due pedaliere diverse. E veniamo alla avvertenza importante... IL PEDALE SI RESETTA SE, PER QUALSIASI MOTIVO, LA CORRENTE VIENE INTERROTA E DATA AD INTERMITTENZA RAVVICINATA. MI è successo con una presa difettosa ed ho dovuto rifare i settaggi. Fortunatamente è successo a casa e non in live. Non credo sia l'unico pedale con questo "problema" ma mi è sembrato giusto segnalarlo. Altra cosa, avrei lasciato più spazio tra i due switch ma questa è una mia considerazione personale, per questo ho dato 4 stelle alla sezione "uso" e "catteristiche"

It would be easy to say that this pedal has amazing sound and convenience 'for the price', but that is taking the focus from how good it really is and that would be doing it a disservice.

I'm running this through a power amp (Blackstar Amped 1) and into a 1x12 cab and it definitely has that Engl sound. Put it behind a curtain and you'd be hard pressed to say it wasn't a tube head- it has that nice spongey feel to it that caught me by surprise for a fully solid state unit.

It's a new product so lots to explore still, but the build quality is great as you'd expect from Engl and the options on this small box are fantastic. Noise gate and mid boost are extremely valuable features, as are the switching options. Not to mention the independent eq for each channel which even the real amp doesn't offer...

I've not yet tried the IR's into an interface but have heard only good things there, the fact that you can load your own means you're gonna have tonnes of flexibility either way, so pretty sure it will work great in that way too.

Would like to give it <5 stars in one category at least, just so the review doesnt come across as gushing, but i cant really fault it. Is this exactly like an Engl tube head? Not 100%... but close enough! Highly recommended.

and then it stopped working. It turns on but the buttons are all white and the knobs are unresponsive. Let's see if they will repair it or exchange it. I might change my rating after that.
Not the reliability I was expecting from Engl.

Also it would have been great to use it with a MIDI controller, since the footswitches are too close together to use live or to add effects when changing the presets.

The sounds are great, no complaints about that. Just replace the stock IRs because they are terrible.