Amazing amp! I bought an E570 preamp right before they were discontinued 3 years ago, and it's awesome! Glad to see this amp come back, and i hope the preamp version will also get reborn again!
Crushing as always. John, your mixes are always so damn killer. Excellent. Sometime in the future you should totally do another video explaining your process on the signal chains and tips for drums.
Now that's what I want to hear from this amp!!!! I've seen some of the other reviews and they didn't do it justice. The tones you got out of this thing are impeccable. A modern classic amp in the making...in your hands. Awesome!
The Les Paul and JB combo sounds so fricken good, I never understood the hate JB’s get.. PS: John from your “Can’t be trusted “ vid.. you are absolutely a very well spoken and positive person, your passion shines through your videos to us viewers. 🤘🏼✌🏼
Man, your riffs deserve to be on an album, you are just crushing it. The amp sounds killer too! and this ..."before they sent it to me, they sent it to a guy named Ola, and to be honest it smells a little bit funny" LMAO
Awesome intro demo. Nutter butter tones Jon! This is an absolutely ridiculous amp, but I think the Savage is still my favorite. Thanks for sharing bud ✌🏼
i have the original e670 special edition since a decade now and just love this amp, one of the best high gain amps ever made in my opinion! just image i bought it for 1300€ new b-stock @ thomann here in germany back then, now the usual used price is over 2000€ 😲.. cheers 🎸🎸
@@SonicDriveStudio the cleans are a bit sterile sounding but ENGL is known for this and no marshall crunch for sure but the gain is just insane! i direct comparison old vs new would be amazing just to hear if clean & crunch sounds may have changed a bit with the update! 💪
Have the original e670 special and its a monster. What i like is that i can play whatever i want, not only metal and so on. Hope il grab the FE too. As always my Man, great friking video and tone. Keep them coming 🤘🤘🤘
Artist Edition 100 is my favorite ENGL too, I have the Axe Palace Anniversary one with the blackout cosmetics, blue LEDs, and KT77 tubes. Best tube amp I've owned, trying to sell my Fireball 100 because of it 😄 The SE seems to be closer to the Artist, so it's practically guaranteed I'm going to pick one up
Tbh a bit surprised they would release another full sized amp. Especially as the world is moving more towards digital, or at the very least smaller lunch box amps, it's a bit surprising. That said it sounds brutal and super awesome. I think however as I age, I'm looking towards more simple single/dual channel amps with easier controls. And rather have multiple amps rather than have few amps that does EVERYTHING. I'm regretting the Savage 120 MK2 that I bought a while back. Sounds great, but just a bit too complicated. Everyone's different of course :) Anyway, great demo nontheless, as always! Glad you were included by ENGL to receive it!
I'm very glad that they're still releasing amps like this! It may look daunting at first glance but within minutes of using it you'll realise how easy it is to get great tones out of it!
Well, quite simply, that was insane ❤ My multi-channel monster is the Revv Generator 120 MKiii. All things considered, I think I'm covered tonally but God bless that was f****** amazing! Still want it
I have the original version; it was the first tube amp head that I ever owned. I have gotten a bunch of amps since then, but none of them have been as good sounding to my ears as the Special Edition. I might as well have just bought a bunch of those lol.
I’m still hung up on the ball series amps. Powerball being the one I’d really like to own. This amp however is as per usual an amazing offer from Engl!!!
This is definitely a lot cooler than my old Engl Invader, and with all these additional functions it would really be the king of my Engl-collection. Sadly it's a bit too expensive to buy it right away.
I also have the savage mkii. How do you think they compare? Any similarities? Is the founders edition an upgrade worth considering? Or a completely different flavor?
it is a less features and quality version at least in some details than the older...for example: the older has low pow/hi pow switch,the new nope,..the older have speaker A/B function..the new nope..the olderhave impedance checking cable function the new nope...the older have a noise gate with treshold and mute depth controls the new one only theshold...the older have a better and more complex xlr /power amp/preamp/line output with level control knob and the new only a line out jack...the older have in the back panel High quality metal knobs ...the new cheap aliexpress plastic looking knobs...so i can't imagine to see inside the circuit lol..in this particular inflaccionist world...cuting costs...
Nice review John. Brilliant idea to run a looper track in and f with the controls!! Best way to see what all those pots and switches do!! Great dig on Ola.. hahahahaha I'm assuming his adding fart noises to his content is what that's about? HAHAHA But just like him I'd say.. damn kids don't know what a point to point circuit is.. hahaha That extra "5th" channel is the best damn thing on these amps!! The difference in the 2 options is the "eq" controls on the back. Don't you damn kids recognize a Marshall Plexi when you see it?? (oh ya you were still swimmers up in your dads sack when plexi's made it all possible for R&R) HAHAHA One option is no eq so it is as direct as a tube amp gets, a lot like a guitar with just one volume pot.. shorter more direct signal chain = purer sound!! So when you do the follow up video for that magical 5th channel hook it up to some lower watt speakers and push em! (and just like a plexi once the volume is loud enough for natural speaker breakup everything beyond that is saturation)(also FYI to fully utilize that plexi sound use a passive single coil, my preference would be a p90, can you say Leslie West?) Personally I hear it as a well refined plexi sound, And why wouldn't it be it's German! Anyway cheers and I hope you find this helpful.
Hypothetically speaking. Completely and utterly in a "what-if" scenerio. Not speaking about anyone in particular, and in a 100% general sense: If I had say, oh I don't know, like 5 other ENGL's - I'd still TOTALLY have to have this one too.
This or the Revv Generator? Both with tons of features and for about the same price… but honestly, I am somehow still drawn to Diezel amps. Lots of features also, but still “simple” compared to all the options on the Engl and Revv.
I have been telling people for years. Forget the expensive boutique amps if you want the best most crusbing yet clear metal tone the engl special edition is the king. I have owned or played pretty much everything \m/
Hey man. Not directly related to this video, but I recently watched your video on how to load OwnHammer IRs on Wall of Sound. I recently purchased a torpedo captor and want to do this. I noticed that they are .wav files in your video. But when I go on to the OwnHammer website, under the Fractal section where the cab packs are, it says the files are .IR or .syx. I want to purchase the Recto412 pack that you've recommended or the Heavy Hitters Vol. 1. Will these still be compatible with Wall of Sound? I don't see a separate section on the OwnHammer website for non-Fractal cab packs that are .wav.
@@SonicDriveStudio is there a way to compare the tone from a tube amp/captor vs an axe fx iii using the same IR (for consistency) without having to buy the same bundle twice (to get .wav and .IR/ .syx)?
So, amp that comes from Ola smells funny. He must do 'something' to an amp before playing and making demo video of it. No wonder any amp he plays sound awesome. That quilted veneer on LTD EC is so awesome.
ENGL just went full nvidia, never go full nvidia. It was already named "special edition", why SE+founders edition? Why not "Founders Special Edition", or "Special Founders Edition, or even E670 Special Edition mkII (they have used this moniker for other amps, why not here??). Naming it something edition, something edition is just bad, bad. Great amp, shit name. Jon, amazing playing and tone as always, I'd love myself an ENGL E670 Special Edition Founders Edition 😂😂😂
I suppose be cause it's basically the same Amp as the original EE670 but with a name change to market it as a new Amp. I have the original EL34 ve sion of this Amp and it's basic the same thing, all buttons, tones, settings and everything, Ed except with blue light . Best sounding Amp I've ever heard of.
I want to know who the Ricky Bobby was that chose the name. …Special Edition Founder’s Edition. That’s the dumbest name I’ve heard yet. Maybe ‘Special Collection Founder’s Edition’ or even be bold and just call it ‘ENGL’ as if to say, “this amp represents who we are as a company and this is our Flagship, the metric on which all of our amps shall henceforth be judged”.
Big statement. Lol. How about this is your perfect amp as of today but it could change by tomorrow? Gear heads never really find the perfect amp otherwise the G.A.S stops and then what?? Haha . It does seem like a cool amp though. If it is a perfect amp why didn’t you or Ola buy it? Can you not say hey ENGL this is my perfect amp can you cut me a deal and I will buy this?
This amp sounds so nice! i'm probably gonna stick to my Powerball 2, but if i could i would get one of those aswell! for now i can only wait for a quad cortex capture available 🥲
What do you think of the ENGL Special Edition Founders Edition??
Can you send me it over?
@@kinglord5163 I've already sent it to someone else... sorry! :)
I think they should give it to you as a present for showing how good those amps are.
I think its stupidly expensive and i will never own one
Fantastic amp, just outta my reach money wise. 😢
I. LOVE. THIS. AMP. OMFG.
Me tooooooooo!
This amp is epic! The song writing is amazing Jon!
Thanks very much!
Ola probably had Surströmming for lunch that day.
That first tone.... Perfection.
Great video Jon 👌
Haha! Thanks!
Amazing amp! I bought an E570 preamp right before they were discontinued 3 years ago, and it's awesome! Glad to see this amp come back, and i hope the preamp version will also get reborn again!
Crushing as always. John, your mixes are always so damn killer. Excellent. Sometime in the future you should totally do another video explaining your process on the signal chains and tips for drums.
Fantastic review of a fantastic amp. Engl if you're watching, give this man an SE, look how amazingly well he demos it!!
Thank you!
Now that's what I want to hear from this amp!!!! I've seen some of the other reviews and they didn't do it justice. The tones you got out of this thing are impeccable. A modern classic amp in the making...in your hands. Awesome!
Thanks man!
Nice demo like always Jon!
Proud owner of the first version. The unbeatable!! It's my favorite amp so far!!
Thanks for playing some rock tones. I wasn't expecting that kind of range.
Wow! This amp kills every amp on the market. It's purely WICKED🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘. I will buy one in the near future. Thanks for the awesome demonstration.
The Les Paul and JB combo sounds so fricken good, I never understood the hate JB’s get..
PS: John from your “Can’t be trusted “ vid.. you are absolutely a very well spoken and positive person, your passion shines through your videos to us viewers. 🤘🏼✌🏼
The title says it all. Fantastic review bro! 🤘❤️
Cheers!
Man, your riffs deserve to be on an album, you are just crushing it. The amp sounds killer too! and this ..."before they sent it to me, they sent it to a guy named Ola, and to be honest it smells a little bit funny" LMAO
Came for the amps, stayed for the drums. Super tasty drum riffs.
Dude your riffs are so sick 🤘 Best demo of this Amp I've seen.
I really love this amps. My Fireball 25 (Also a sick amp) will have to do for now.
Totally wicked best demo I've heard on this amp
You're doing an awesome job. Great video man. Especially the dialing part is very usefull.
Thank you! Really appreciate it :)
Awesome intro demo. Nutter butter tones Jon! This is an absolutely ridiculous amp, but I think the Savage is still my favorite. Thanks for sharing bud ✌🏼
Being an owner of the Engl Savage MKII 120, This Amp contains all the Engl amps tones, basically an Engl ALL-in-ONE, Luv it...!!!!
i have the original e670 special edition since a decade now and just love this amp, one of the best high gain amps ever made in my opinion! just image i bought it for 1300€ new b-stock @ thomann here in germany back then, now the usual used price is over 2000€ 😲.. cheers 🎸🎸
Wonderful! Enjoy!
@@SonicDriveStudio the cleans are a bit sterile sounding but ENGL is known for this and no marshall crunch for sure but the gain is just insane! i direct comparison old vs new would be amazing just to hear if clean & crunch sounds may have changed a bit with the update! 💪
Have the original e670 special and its a monster. What i like is that i can play whatever i want, not only metal and so on. Hope il grab the FE too. As always my Man, great friking video and tone. Keep them coming 🤘🤘🤘
Awesome and thanks!
That amp is a beast 🤣😂 I love the tones you got from the beautiful LTD at 6:30
Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘
What an amp! Its sounds somewhere between the Savage mk2 and my fav Engl, The Artist Edition.
Artist Edition 100 is my favorite ENGL too, I have the Axe Palace Anniversary one with the blackout cosmetics, blue LEDs, and KT77 tubes. Best tube amp I've owned, trying to sell my Fireball 100 because of it 😄 The SE seems to be closer to the Artist, so it's practically guaranteed I'm going to pick one up
I am so glad you made this video. Epic!
Wow. ENGL has always been good but dammmmmmmm. This amp is just sick. Great video sir.
Tbh a bit surprised they would release another full sized amp. Especially as the world is moving more towards digital, or at the very least smaller lunch box amps, it's a bit surprising. That said it sounds brutal and super awesome. I think however as I age, I'm looking towards more simple single/dual channel amps with easier controls. And rather have multiple amps rather than have few amps that does EVERYTHING. I'm regretting the Savage 120 MK2 that I bought a while back. Sounds great, but just a bit too complicated. Everyone's different of course :) Anyway, great demo nontheless, as always! Glad you were included by ENGL to receive it!
I'm very glad that they're still releasing amps like this! It may look daunting at first glance but within minutes of using it you'll realise how easy it is to get great tones out of it!
@@SonicDriveStudio Thanks! Since you also own PB2 and S120Mk2, do you think this is easier to dial in than those two? Or on the same level?
The small amp thing is over. Digital and tube will always be there
@@josephbutler148 How so?
@@Tanax13 I have had all the engls special edition makes the savage and powerball redundant in my opinion.
Great playing Jon! This amp does sound Amazing! Lots of options for sure! ❤
Amazing video and review. I would love to also see how you mix the songs. Everything you show sounds so good
Thanks! :)
I think I'll stick to the Savage MKII and its brutality ^^ Amazing review as always !
The Savage is no slouch either! :)
Now you gotta do a video comparing all of the Engl's you have. Really love to hear this compared to the Savage
Whoah! I play the Powerball II. This is something that truly catches my attention as an Engl guy.
Absolutely CRUSHING sound, great job! 🤘
I just bought one. I'm both broke and extremely excited!!!!!!!
Sounds amazing man. Very nice demo! 😊
Thanks!
Well, quite simply, that was insane ❤
My multi-channel monster is the Revv Generator 120 MKiii. All things considered, I think I'm covered tonally but God bless that was f****** amazing! Still want it
Sounds BADASS!!!
Sick tones and riffs
I have a Kruse modded Powerball 1. Still my favorite of all time but this sounds pretty amazing 🤘
I have the original version; it was the first tube amp head that I ever owned. I have gotten a bunch of amps since then, but none of them have been as good sounding to my ears as the Special Edition. I might as well have just bought a bunch of those lol.
I’m still hung up on the ball series amps. Powerball being the one I’d really like to own. This amp however is as per usual an amazing offer from Engl!!!
The Balls are amazing!
@@SonicDriveStudio most indeededly :)
i want one...brilliant review as alwayz
Great amp as always!
Great review and the amp sounds fantastic!
Thanks! :)
This is definitely a lot cooler than my old Engl Invader, and with all these additional functions it would really be the king of my Engl-collection. Sadly it's a bit too expensive to buy it right away.
It's worth saving up for!
The invader kicks ass but I sold it after getting the engl se e670
Not sure how much it is the tones of the amps, pedals and other things you demo. Think it’s more of the sweet riffs you continuously put out.
Sick demo
How is the FE different than the original SE?
As always you have the sickest riffs /../,
Thank you!
Hi John, how does this stack up to the Ubershall Ultra MK2?
No idea but I'm willing to bet this is a superior amp
@@SonicDriveStudiogood enough and fair enough. Will you be getting the Ubershall Ultra MK2 to test?
@@maximumguitarage not that I'm aware. No plans
@@SonicDriveStudio thank you Sir, maybe add them to your plans? 😅
Hehe if someone else isn't carrying it, it's headrush 8's and any new emulator board out there. 😛👍
Great stuff as always man!!
I also have the savage mkii. How do you think they compare? Any similarities? Is the founders edition an upgrade worth considering? Or a completely different flavor?
I hope to compare them to each other in the future... they're definitely unique though
Sounds like I need both 😉
it is a less features and quality version at least in some details than the older...for example:
the older has low pow/hi pow switch,the new nope,..the older have speaker A/B function..the new nope..the olderhave impedance checking cable function the new nope...the older have a noise gate with treshold and mute depth controls the new one only theshold...the older have a better and more complex xlr /power amp/preamp/line output with level control knob and the new only a line out jack...the older have in the back panel High quality metal knobs ...the new cheap aliexpress plastic looking knobs...so i can't imagine to see inside the circuit lol..in this particular inflaccionist world...cuting costs...
Can you do a comparison of the SEFE vs the fireball 100?
I'll do some comparisons eventually
how it compares with the fireball for high gain rythm? is it leaner ?
More refined
14:20 fucking destroyer rythm riff
15:25 this dialing part of the video is great. Thank you!
Love it!
Nice review John. Brilliant idea to run a looper track in and f with the controls!! Best way to see what all those pots and switches do!! Great dig on Ola.. hahahahaha I'm assuming his adding fart noises to his content is what that's about? HAHAHA But just like him I'd say.. damn kids don't know what a point to point circuit is.. hahaha That extra "5th" channel is the best damn thing on these amps!! The difference in the 2 options is the "eq" controls on the back. Don't you damn kids recognize a Marshall Plexi when you see it?? (oh ya you were still swimmers up in your dads sack when plexi's made it all possible for R&R) HAHAHA One option is no eq so it is as direct as a tube amp gets, a lot like a guitar with just one volume pot.. shorter more direct signal chain = purer sound!! So when you do the follow up video for that magical 5th channel hook it up to some lower watt speakers and push em! (and just like a plexi once the volume is loud enough for natural speaker breakup everything beyond that is saturation)(also FYI to fully utilize that plexi sound use a passive single coil, my preference would be a p90, can you say Leslie West?) Personally I hear it as a well refined plexi sound, And why wouldn't it be it's German! Anyway cheers and I hope you find this helpful.
I think its the best amp for distortion but diezel if you want a more gritty distortion.
You need to try some bogners amps.
Just a comment "Tube Driver" is copyright B.K. Butler. It think Engl might get into a LOT of trouble if BK decides so. Best to point it out to them.
Hypothetically speaking. Completely and utterly in a "what-if" scenerio. Not speaking about anyone in particular, and in a 100% general sense: If I had say, oh I don't know, like 5 other ENGL's - I'd still TOTALLY have to have this one too.
This is an amp nerd dream! Did you grabbed a few Tonex captures before sending it back?
I was literally just thinking last night, if I could have any amp ever it would probably be THAT
Well it is the best one so u thought well
This a blow your mind, overwhelmingly brutal amp! Liked #222 👍🏻
Sounds cool how many tracks are we hearing ?
Sounds like 2 at all times?
Double tracked, 1 L the other R
This and a badlander would be heaven
Great demo of a super great amp,but with that price tag I'd buy the Revv instead 👹
This or the Revv Generator? Both with tons of features and for about the same price… but honestly, I am somehow still drawn to Diezel amps. Lots of features also, but still “simple” compared to all the options on the Engl and Revv.
I have been telling people for years. Forget the expensive boutique amps if you want the best most crusbing yet clear metal tone the engl special edition is the king. I have owned or played pretty much everything \m/
I will receive mine in a couple of weeks. Arg! :S
This or Mesa vii ?))
Definitely this!
@ thank you, I trying to choose, in one step to buy Mesa …
What do you thing ?)
Literally watta beast ❤❤🎉🎉😊😊
Damn, this thing is breathing! You raised a monster at home. Let it free!
Hey man. Not directly related to this video, but I recently watched your video on how to load OwnHammer IRs on Wall of Sound. I recently purchased a torpedo captor and want to do this. I noticed that they are .wav files in your video. But when I go on to the OwnHammer website, under the Fractal section where the cab packs are, it says the files are .IR or .syx. I want to purchase the Recto412 pack that you've recommended or the Heavy Hitters Vol. 1. Will these still be compatible with Wall of Sound? I don't see a separate section on the OwnHammer website for non-Fractal cab packs that are .wav.
If you want the files to work with that software you should buy the .wav files from the OwnHammer website
@@SonicDriveStudio ah I see now there's the .wav versions, thanks!
@@SonicDriveStudio is there a way to compare the tone from a tube amp/captor vs an axe fx iii using the same IR (for consistency) without having to buy the same bundle twice (to get .wav and .IR/ .syx)?
Tell me you captured this in ToneX and will be releasing it.
Nope
Thats a really nice amp BUT I would consider the H&K Triamp the BEST AMP EVER
Daaaaamn!
I don’t think your allowed to “edition” twice in a product name ;-) \m/ Does it have a little more hair than the Fireball?
Lol! I hope to compare them one day. It sounds more "refined" and organic than the Fireball imho
El s.e.f.é.
ENGL Beast
One word Prometheus
So, amp that comes from Ola smells funny. He must do 'something' to an amp before playing and making demo video of it. No wonder any amp he plays sound awesome.
That quilted veneer on LTD EC is so awesome.
I know you're also joking but of course the amp didn't smell funny, the tubes had a nice smell actually 😊
@@SonicDriveStudio Tube tone and now there is tube smell. Maybe nice smell is equal to nice tone.
If it smells good it is good?
I bet you didn’t even go to kollege bro. You just twist knobs and make badass noises.
Yeah. This is the end game amplifier.
Pffffffffff your content lately makes me want spend money I really do not have for stuff I do not need.....
But I think we all need an amp like this!
Man, I can relate! But, we do need it because gear makes us happy! :)
@@SonicDriveStudio you are correct! We do have a problem 😂😂
Who said anything about a problem? 🤣
@@SonicDriveStudio 🤣🤣🤣
@@SonicDriveStudio do u think u could run an axe fx through channel 5, the tube driver section...kinda like a power amp?
🤘🏻💀🤘🏻
ENGL just went full nvidia, never go full nvidia.
It was already named "special edition", why SE+founders edition?
Why not "Founders Special Edition", or "Special Founders Edition, or even E670 Special Edition mkII (they have used this moniker for other amps, why not here??).
Naming it something edition, something edition is just bad, bad.
Great amp, shit name.
Jon, amazing playing and tone as always, I'd love myself an ENGL E670 Special Edition Founders Edition 😂😂😂
I suppose be cause it's basically the same Amp as the original EE670 but with a name change to market it as a new Amp. I have the original EL34 ve sion of this Amp and it's basic the same thing, all buttons, tones, settings and everything, Ed except with blue light . Best sounding Amp I've ever heard of.
Smells funny Ola...😂
😮❤🎛️🎵
This amp is really awesome, but the Name of it is really odd lol.
Haha! If an amp is this good it can have any name
o som desse amp é fabuloso, perfeito, mas em todo video que é bem longo nao se ouve um solo ! ponto negativo do video
Ola has farted in the beginning of his video, that might be the reason why it smells funny.
🤣
Smells a little bit funny? What does this means?
It's a joke
Mesa badlander is about as good as it gets
I want to know who the Ricky Bobby was that chose the name. …Special Edition Founder’s Edition. That’s the dumbest name I’ve heard yet. Maybe ‘Special Collection Founder’s Edition’ or even be bold and just call it ‘ENGL’ as if to say, “this amp represents who we are as a company and this is our Flagship, the metric on which all of our amps shall henceforth be judged”.
Big statement. Lol. How about this is your perfect amp as of today but it could change by tomorrow? Gear heads never really find the perfect amp otherwise the G.A.S stops and then what?? Haha . It does seem like a cool amp though. If it is a perfect amp why didn’t you or Ola buy it? Can you not say hey ENGL this is my perfect amp can you cut me a deal and I will buy this?
This was a pre production prototype. Fwiw
@@SonicDriveStudio ohhh ok, got it. Killer amp regardless 🤘🤘
hmmmm. i wonder who this ola guy is?
Yeah me too. Does he make ice cream?
@@SonicDriveStudio nonono i think he works at Ikea!
@@SonicDriveStudio I think he makes solar cream
This amp sounds so nice! i'm probably gonna stick to my Powerball 2, but if i could i would get one of those aswell! for now i can only wait for a quad cortex capture available 🥲
With all due respect, a QC capture will never do this amp justice :)
@@SonicDriveStudio of course not! if i could afford one i would definetly get this amp, until then a capture has to do sadly