Boosting an ENGL!

[Scoop_89]

Allright. People say that certain boost doesn't work that well with ENGL amps, like the tubescreamer. So just to make it clear.

What is your experince with boosting ENGL amps? Tubescreamer or any other pedals, which one have you tried?

 

[Thrashmanzac]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/gear-reviews/70718-lordofchaos-bloody-murder-od-pedal.html

 

[drummerboy7816]

Tried my LoC SD-1 in front of my Engl SE, made no difference what so ever (except add background hiss).. It was 100% essential with my VHT UL.

 

[Scoop_89]

http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/gear-reviews/70718-lordofchaos-bloody-murder-od-pedal.html

Is he still making those pedals?

Does it work well with ENGL?

 

[Thrashmanzac]

you'd have to ask joe that yourself i think, i dont really know the answer to either questions. all i know is it worked wonders for my tone as a boost

 

[thesimo]

im boosting mine with my POD but it makes about 2% difference really

 

[Scoop_89]

Yeah, but I was thinking of just the "boosting ENGL" thing since there's people saying the don't like boosters and ENGL.

 

[klutvott]

Hmm. I have been using a ts7 with a powerball and my invader 100. I think they both work great with a tubescreamer infront

 

[stuh84]

Not found the most boosts to make THAT much of a difference to the Engls, at least the ones with mid boosts (then again the ones I've experimented most with are the ones with most mids anyway, the Invader and the Thunder).

However, I LOVE a treble booster in front, for leads it adds a VERY nice quality, where sustained notes tend to go into a pleasing feedback (Brian May style ) and on rhythm it clears up the low end a bit for times you need that.

I guess it depends on which one you use, but I find Engl to be an amp that doesn't need boosting to "sort" the tone out.

 

[budda]

I heard pretty much 0 difference with my TSovChaos in Hot (TS808) mode in front of Velocity's Powerball vs it off.

i'd say ENGL's dont need a boost - nothing really changes lol.

 

[sakeido]

With a clean boost, the Invader sounded like shite ahaha the bass got totally out of control and boomy. With a BBE Green Screamer I can back way down on the gain, get a tighter tone, and still have super brutality. Tightens up the lows and gives it a nice mid bump that sounds different than using the amp's EQ to do the same thing.
Isn't a necessary thing like using a boost in front of my Rectifier was but still adds a lot to the tone IMO

 

[Scoop_89]

I've heard some about the green screamer being good for ENGL's but I don't know much about them.

How many uses one here?

 

[John_Strychnine]

Boss GE7 infront.

 

[turmoil]

I heard pretty much 0 difference with my TSovChaos in Hot (TS808) mode in front of Velocity's Powerball vs it off.

i'd say ENGL's dont need a boost - nothing really changes lol.

Yeah, i'd agree with this statment 100%
I used the rackmount Bloody Murder in front of my Powerball and it really made no difference at all. The Powerball anyway is already super tight and has so much gain on tap that boosts really aren't going to make a world of difference like say they would to say a Rectifier or a JCM 800.

 

[WarriorOfMetal]

there's pretty much zero difference with the Savage 120. Channel 4, at least the way i have it set, already reacts like it has a boost in front.

 

[Loserchief]

I found out that my Sovereign(imo a lot like a savage 120 but a 100W combo) doesn't need a boost. it's tight and gainy enough without it.

 

[Sepultorture]

doesn't someone on here use a rack mount bloody murder with an Invader 100

 

[Battousai]

Boss GE7 infront.

+100

i took johns advice and it made the tone Soooo much tighter and focused for rythm playing. i just cut out the low bass a bit and add a bit of trble and mid and add a bit of level and Presto

tighter than an alterboy's anus

 

[John_Strychnine]

You guys really need to try the GE7 infront of the engls.

Makes a WORLD of difference to my Invader 100.

Cuts the fart, makes it djent more.

 

[turmoil]

Cuts the fart, makes it djent more.

i really don't hear my powerball farting much