ENGL INVADER II - Metal

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  • Опубликовано: 30 окт 2024

Комментарии • 155

  • @Namelessforever_
    @Namelessforever_ 3 года назад +3

    I love these comparison videos. It’s so nice to have someone of your caliber be honest about how you ACTUALLY feel about an amp. Appreciate the honesty Euge! Still wanna see the blubox recorded with an amp, the bad boy perhaps 😉. Keep the vids coming man!! 🤘

  • @affiliatedx3
    @affiliatedx3 3 года назад +1

    Once again. you managed to make my jaw drop with your playing. AWE SOME!

  • @df1269
    @df1269 3 года назад

    Thx so much for all your vids. I think it’s awesome that you take the time to help us all out. Not much on here for us hard rock/metal guys that give the attention to things that mean so much to us, like our sound and gear. I was never able to find the right solution to replace my JCM800 when recording at home, but your vid on the Softube stuff rescued me in way I guess, it’s pretty awesome. Your recording vid was great. Your tips on dual mono instead of stereo, and 2 different sounds panned is right on. I hope you have continued success with all your projects... rock on brother, keep the faith 🤘🏻

  • @steven_marque_official_channel
    @steven_marque_official_channel 3 года назад +1

    I enjoy your no nonsense approach to your RUclips man; and of course respect your playing and history. Always entertaining, impressive and never ridiculous, like so many others. At our age, it's tough to find guitar centric content that isn't inane dreck. You've got the right stuff. Best wishes for continued success. ps - my Invader 2 is purple from the custom shop & I'm ABY blending it with my Randall KH 103 with good results fitting in our new mixes. Lastly, you were getting some cool Blackmore type Plexi sounds on CH2 👍

  • @ArtbyPaulPetro
    @ArtbyPaulPetro 3 года назад +3

    I love the Engl sound. I bought a Savage 120 MKII about 6 months ago. So far I have only used a TC spark Booster in front (for the same reasons you say, too much amp gain makes it too mushy) but i would like to try some OD's at some point. Great demo! I loved the song you wrote for it! Always killer riffage from you!

  • @PSYRE_OFFICIAL
    @PSYRE_OFFICIAL 3 года назад +3

    Awesome intro track Euge, I remember back when I was shopping for a tube amp head again I was caught between choosing an ENGL or an EVH, I chose the 5150 III 50w 6L6 head and I am so happy with it, but I gotta say, this ENGL sounds super "full" and "chunky." I also have a Bogner Alchemist and Marshall DSL just because I wanted to get something different sounding from the EVH, but this ENGL, it sounds so good! The "Bad Boy" still holds its own though, sounds a lot more "cutting."

  • @jstyle129
    @jstyle129 2 года назад +1

    Wow man . Great song and sound. That amp slays. 💪

  • @edgardarndt1481
    @edgardarndt1481 3 года назад +1

    I got my invader 2 since almost 3 years. Im playing the Most time the channel 4 for modern Metal hi-Gain Sounds for Rectoish Sounds. Love this Amp. 😎👍🤘🎶🎸🔊🔊🔊

  • @seventhsealhere
    @seventhsealhere 3 года назад +4

    Great amp for metal! Fabulous playing as usual! Would love to see a Wizard and Ceriatone amp review on the channel! 👍

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +3

      Thanks! Hopefully some day I get my hands on those too 😎.

    • @gtrman69777
      @gtrman69777 3 года назад +1

      I would like to see that too. I think a demo of a Splawn or Laney would be fantastic as well.

    • @techdeathhippie6319
      @techdeathhippie6319 3 года назад +1

      Wizard is the number 1 amps in world . Truly a piece of ART

  • @markn4526
    @markn4526 3 года назад

    The smile on your face when you switched from the Engl to your "Bad Boy" says it all!

  • @lukzriffs1564
    @lukzriffs1564 3 года назад +3

    Awesome Song! 🤟 The sound is huge, i like it! It's a dark sounding amp compared to the Bad Boy. I like dark sounding amplifier

  • @ConradMH
    @ConradMH 3 года назад

    Amazing as always bro!!!!

  • @michaelkennedy2190
    @michaelkennedy2190 3 года назад

    We always see that evil grin when you switch to the badboy!!🤘🤘

  • @ArticLight14
    @ArticLight14 3 года назад

    Euge, you are a legend 🤘

  • @Greg-rd8qr
    @Greg-rd8qr 3 года назад +2

    Awesome as always, I agree, that amp didn't cut it for me either

  • @WyldestZakk1980
    @WyldestZakk1980 Год назад +1

    I had a bit the impression, that the better the ENGL got, you changed the subject. 😼

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  Год назад +1

      Can’t remember anymore 🤷😎.

    • @WyldestZakk1980
      @WyldestZakk1980 Год назад

      @@EugeValovirta230V I´ve got the Invader ONE. There, the 3. Channel is pretty modern sounding.(To me it sounded when i first heard it it, like the late 90´s Metallica/Hetfield Live sound) The 2. Channel is very classic with lot of mids and classic Rock sounding. The 4. Channel is a complete different Animal. Tons of mids but in a "weird way". My guess is, that Horst Langer (The ENGL designer) made it especially for single coils, because the mid range is a bit weird.

  • @ericsalinas1839
    @ericsalinas1839 3 года назад +4

    Killer tune 🔥 👏 would like to hear you get a good sound out of a Mesa rectifier

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! I can try if I get my hands on one some day 😎.

  • @OfficialSNMvids
    @OfficialSNMvids 3 года назад

    That Engl song you wrote for this video kicked all kinds of ass!!! Rock on!!! \m/

  • @levanchikvaidze3519
    @levanchikvaidze3519 3 года назад +1

    You make it sound nice, man

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Thanks! Although I was trying to make it mean but I guess nice is pretty ok too 😊.

    • @levanchikvaidze3519
      @levanchikvaidze3519 3 года назад

      @@EugeValovirta230V the meanest sound I heard from ENGL is sound of Savage. Hope to see how you dial it in ;)

  • @burtosu86guitar
    @burtosu86guitar 2 года назад +1

    The thrash ia Real here. The riffs, the amp and the fingers 🤘🤘🤘

  • @burningstar3466
    @burningstar3466 3 года назад

    I have got Euge's pedal all autographed and with all the settings marks. 👍

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 3 года назад +2

    I liked the Engl "room sound" as the 800 sounded very harsh by comparison. But, I have to rely on your recording experience for what Amp/settings are best to have it sound good in the "the mix." It's a pretty drastic difference in EQ. Thanks

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Yeah I actually had the 800 dialed to be really presence heavy since before shooting the video I was recording some really heavy downtuned stuff and I needed the guitar to really cut through the mix. So I forgot to dial the presence back to my ”normal” which is actually a lot too but not quite as much as I had on this video 😊. But in general tones that may sound a bit harsh alone works just perfectly in the mix 👌😎.

  • @SuperCMO79
    @SuperCMO79 3 года назад +1

    Hey Euge may of missed it but did you try anything with any of the presence or other Built in Eq on the invader to "unblanket" the tone at all? And maybe something on the back?? Marshall does sound killer here dimed.

    • @SuperCMO79
      @SuperCMO79 3 года назад +1

      :-D Kept watching and seeing you go through near the end of the video :) lol

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      😁👌

  • @Jazzmaster11
    @Jazzmaster11 6 месяцев назад

    Nice demo as always.
    As I play with single coils guitars this amp is just perfect for me but indeed with Les Paul, it's a little too "foggy"

  • @zAvAvAz
    @zAvAvAz Год назад

    heard some good tones from the ENGL old school, classic, vintage 100, forgot the name however, believe you can make it sound incredible

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  Год назад

      This one?: ruclips.net/video/wa3Q3amaccA/видео.html

  • @12breacher82
    @12breacher82 3 года назад +1

    Great play through! I kinda have the same opinion of the Invader I & II. They are generally darker voiced amps with rounder low frequencies. Insane amount of gain. They have a huge amount of tone shaping ability, especially with that Sound Wizard module. That module makes a big difference. It seems like it was made to use that module or an array of pedals for further tone shaping so it’s not so hi-fi right off the bat. I prefer the Savage series much more to the Invader. Much more defined and in your face. I think ENGL made the Invader II for tone tinkerers as opposed to straight plug and play.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Yeah I had quite a hard time to get it right and I guess I didn’t succeed 😁. I’m kinda plug & play type of guy and don’t have interest in tinkering / tweaking but just wanna play 😎.

    • @12breacher82
      @12breacher82 3 года назад +1

      @@EugeValovirta230V same here Sir! I used to love a million options; had an Invader 150 back in the day. I have some awesome tweaker heads, but my go to has been a SLO 30 & JJ Jr. Plug and play, amazing tones. I’m definitely going JCM800 & Plexi down the road too. 🤘

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      That’s the way man! 👌

  • @Dominoesfall757
    @Dominoesfall757 3 года назад

    Great playing as always. Would be interested in hearing you play through a jcm900. Just picked one up and run a JHS bonsai in front and the thing sounds great. TS808 and OD1 are my favorite setting to use with the bonsai. Anyways, look forward to the next one. Good day.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! If I get my hands on one then for sure. I’ve played with a 900 SL-X several times and it’s pretty much like a 800 2203 but four preamp tubes so it has a bit more gain on tap. The Dual Reverb 900s are ok but the SL-X is my favourite of the different 900s 👌.

  • @tomitoikka367
    @tomitoikka367 3 года назад +1

    JCM800 rules 🤘😎👍
    I had JCM900 Lead a long time ago and it sucked big time. A guy at the same rehearsal place had JCM800 and it really knocked my socks off.
    After I purchased ADA MP-1 & MP-2 I got rid of JCM900 Lead and I've been using them ever since.
    Would like to try Kemper some day....

  • @majorlee1
    @majorlee1 3 года назад +2

    Engl makes really nice amps. But, the bad boy wins again! 🤘😎 great vid keep em coming!

  • @Hellseeker1
    @Hellseeker1 3 года назад +1

    I love mine, such an amazing investment, I also use an EQ and a Fortin Grind. We all have our own tastes and I’d never sell mine.

  • @mookytc
    @mookytc 3 года назад +1

    Sick!!! 🤘🔥

  • @krimsonlediable
    @krimsonlediable 3 года назад +3

    The best ENGL amp IMHO is the Savage 120 mkI

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 3 года назад

    I like that you use the Bonsai. I see a lot of guys say they, like the tube Screamer are best for blues and rock, not metal, that you should use the newer pedals designed for tightening some amps. I think you prove how well the tube screamer (Bonsai) work with high gain amps.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Personal preferences are personal so whatever works the best for each person is the best 😎👌.

  • @gilbertostefan
    @gilbertostefan 3 года назад

    Oh YEAH! Germany!!!
    Killer riffs indeed, as usual!
    In time: i love engl fireball and stuffs like that, my blood claims, but my heart lays down into the marshall world 😛

  • @ciggs5649
    @ciggs5649 3 года назад

    I wish you could get your hands on a Germino lead 55 or Suhr SL68. Or a 3rd power kitchen sink.

  • @tubeaddicted485
    @tubeaddicted485 3 года назад

    Sold mine, bought a SC20 and could not be more happy. The Invader sounds awesome, but I spended more time tweaking than playing.

  • @tonehammer7276
    @tonehammer7276 3 года назад +1

    This blanket thing i have with many Engls..and if you try to compensate it with more treble or presence, it just doesnt sound right anymore to me..

  • @TheCyberMantis
    @TheCyberMantis 3 года назад

    Nice power-metal intro song! I actually like this ENGL amp! Yeah, it doesn't have the EQ in the upper-mids at the same spot as your 800, but I think if you used a MXR 10-band EQ pedal with it, you could boost that exact spot and make it sound more like the 800! The gain structure on the ENGL sounded really good to me! It's too expensive for me, so I will never own it. I am actually looking at the new Fractal FM9. I like the idea of having everything I could ever want in one convenient floor unit. I also don't mind editing patches on my PC. Been doing it for awhile with my Katana head, so it's no big deal. The FM9 can do everything. I could use my Katana head as the power amp, and just run the FM9 into it.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Thanks! Yeah I could but an amp should have the tone I want right out of the box without any additional stuff (except SD-1😎) and if it doesn’t it’s not the right amp for me 😊.

    • @TheCyberMantis
      @TheCyberMantis 3 года назад +1

      @@EugeValovirta230V You have your 800's, and they have the exact tone you like, so you don't really need other amps. Plus you have your AMP1 Iridium, so you don't have to lug your 800's around, which is nice! It's still fun to compare other amps, and you do the best comparison videos, so that helps people who might be shopping for new gear. They don't make your "bad boy" anymore, so it's good to find a modern amp that can sound like it. Even if we have to use a couple of pedals to get that perfect "bad boy" tone. The ENGL Fireball 100 sounded so close to your bad-boy! The AMP1 sounds close too. And also the EVH 100-watt Stealth can do it. I think I prefer the 808 in front of those ENGL amps, over the SD-1. But the Marshall's sound best with SD-1. That's just my opinion.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      👌😎

    • @adaptercrash
      @adaptercrash 2 года назад

      There's the module that's what it's for but I imagine it's not for replicating classic tones but making an Engl sound from another planet

  • @peevee605
    @peevee605 3 года назад +1

    The riffing is tighter than the pockets of a politician when recieving bribes. 😂 Ihana! Well done, Euge. Again.

  • @rickycompton2610
    @rickycompton2610 3 года назад

    Great video Euge was looking at the Ritchie Blackmore head this head sounds sick not as good as your bad boy Jcm800 .

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Thanks! Yeah there’s a reason why 800 is so used on so many great records 👌😎.

  • @MoreMeRecording
    @MoreMeRecording 3 года назад

    I know you don't like Boogies, but I'm to Boogie what you are to Marshall (lol) and given some of the dogs I've seen you review, maybe you can make an exception :) would really love to hear what my fave guitar youtuber sounds like through one (or 2 ;) !

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      If I get my hands on one (or two) then for sure 👌😎. Oh thanks man!

  • @jimbotski
    @jimbotski Год назад +1

    The Invader II always sounded like some sort of UFO death ray to me.

  • @monsteralex3098
    @monsteralex3098 2 года назад

    Good review Euge! For now it seems that simplest Fireball 60/100 is the best amp from Engl. I don't like that invader really. It has like a blanket over it. Try to test Engl Viktor Smolski, SE and Savage. Those ones might be very interesting!

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  2 года назад +1

      Thanks!
      Many times the simpler the better. But not always 😎.

  • @Carmelo.G
    @Carmelo.G 3 года назад +4

    Nice video thank you.
    I have had several ENGL and only they sound good but in bands they do not pierce the mix.
    The jcm 800 kills it

  • @codyboyce7905
    @codyboyce7905 3 года назад +1

    First comment! You are amazing man I used to play so many shows and always be that lead guitar player that everyone wanted in their band and said would make it then I got married and had a kid and have barely played in the last 2 years :( is it too late for me??? I’m 31

    • @ArtbyPaulPetro
      @ArtbyPaulPetro 3 года назад +2

      no! if you miss playing, then PLAY!

    • @jamesfindice2871
      @jamesfindice2871 3 года назад +2

      What the Heck you have got your whole life in front of you! Look at this old guy trying out an engl here still doing it strong ;)

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Thanks! Oh you’re over 10 years younger than me so you have plenty of time.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      😁💪👌

  • @flemminghedemann9672
    @flemminghedemann9672 2 года назад

    Euge : i use the iridium the most, it’s like the 800, Amd then the Big smile on euge face 😁😁😁
    I think you are in love relationship with the 800 ❤️💪
    Actually it’s all about, Can it Sound like Sykes 😎😎

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  2 года назад +1

      😎🤟. Anything sounds like Sykes if Sykes plays with it. When I play it sounds like me 😎.

    • @flemminghedemann9672
      @flemminghedemann9672 2 года назад +1

      Euge Valovirta best answer ever, 💪💪 .. you Sound amazing always, truly amazing.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  2 года назад

      😎🤟. Thanks!

  • @lucwilson1
    @lucwilson1 3 года назад +1

    Invader II vs Savage II ? What’s the major differences?

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      I haven’t tried the Savage, if I remember correct, but hopefully some day 😎.

    • @ArtbyPaulPetro
      @ArtbyPaulPetro 3 года назад +1

      biggest diff is the Savage 120 MKII has 2 massive 6550 power tubes and 6 12ax7 pre amp tubes.

  • @adaptercrash
    @adaptercrash Год назад

    I found it was just too high pitched but with additional 4 ohms and a special 16 alnico and weird pedal board it's like a mix of 90s grunge, death metal and modern metal no need to go down to C sharp or C

  • @Bognerman14
    @Bognerman14 3 года назад

    Great review and demo! I actually like it over the Marshall. Sounds beefy.
    How do you like it compared to your Mark V - 90?
    Thanks man. Good stuff.
    I think your favorite Engl is still the Fireball. :)
    What you said about the Marshall and the mix is so true. It's true with Celestion V30s as well.
    I know that's part of why you like the Fireball. :)

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      Thanks!
      I guess that came out clearly in my Mark V video 😎: if an amp can do 800 bark (in it’s own way) it can’t be bad 😊.

    • @Bognerman14
      @Bognerman14 3 года назад

      @@EugeValovirta230V Ha, true!!

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      😎

  • @briannevel5352
    @briannevel5352 3 года назад +1

    I definitely hear a fuzzy type, rattling from the bad boy. It sounds better than the Engl though.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Yeah it has that cranked Plexi vibe which makes it quite a special one. May sound sometimes a bit harsh alone but man it just works in the mix and cuts through like a knife 😎.

  • @jess-studio
    @jess-studio 3 года назад +1

    🤘💯

  • @Marcelo_B_159
    @Marcelo_B_159 3 года назад +1

    Like the Engl, but the 800 is out of this world. I feel the Engl is a bit more on the gainy side, and loses some clarity

  • @jaychen2000metal
    @jaychen2000metal 2 года назад +1

    Sounds good but too much low mids on channel 3 huh.

  • @Lavabug
    @Lavabug 2 года назад

    I think MusiX is going to stop sending you amps to try because you keep comparing them to the 2203 and make them all look bad in comparison. :) Great playing as always.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  2 года назад

      😁😁😁. They sell JCM800s too and to my knowledge they’ve sold those quite a lot lately 😎. Thanks!

  • @andycoach9286
    @andycoach9286 3 года назад

    Someway almost same sound like a Powerball 2 in my ears…. But nothing goes over 800))) Even for Death Metal)))

  • @jessemuscato
    @jessemuscato 3 года назад +1

    Sounds like every engl. It's got every tone but a good one. They're either too compressed they're too scooped or they're just an awful weird unadjustable mid-range that you can't seem to ever sound good. Marshall for the win every time

  • @madddog692000
    @madddog692000 3 года назад

    Loved the intro song, badass! Gotta say, that ENGL wasn't my cup of tea. Guess we're just old and stuck in our ways 😁
    Have a great weekend Euge 🤘 🤘

  • @logandowdy9887
    @logandowdy9887 3 года назад

    Obviously the Engl lost to all the other amps. I for sure felt the 800 owned channel 3, which says some shit cause I have a marshall and don’t use it. I’m sure if u had an EQ pedal tho the Engl could be shaped better!

  • @buriedinconcreteusa
    @buriedinconcreteusa Год назад

    I gotta say, I like the Marshall better

  • @xyema-mpa-ma-ma
    @xyema-mpa-ma-ma 3 года назад +2

    I used to have an Engl Gigmaster 15 some 10 years ago or so. That was THE worst tube amp I ever had, had to take it for warranty repairs twice in the first year, and the mids were so scooped, it sounded more like BOSS Metal Zone than a tube amp...

    • @metalgotte
      @metalgotte 3 года назад +1

      I still have my Gigmaster, it lacks of gain, but I wouldn’t say it has scooped mids..

    • @xyema-mpa-ma-ma
      @xyema-mpa-ma-ma 3 года назад

      @@metalgotte well, at least that's how I perceived the sound compared to the golden standard of JCM800 or Plexi, but to each his own. PS And I didn't feel that it lacked gain, actually I never had to boost it even to get the metal sounds from the amp, even though it has just one 12AX7 preamp tube and most of the gain is coming from the solid-state circuitry...

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      Well that sucked 😎.

  • @wolfgangfranken2041
    @wolfgangfranken2041 3 года назад +2

    Ich verstehe nicht warum alle diese tollen Verstärker immer mit Marshall verglichen werden? Das ist doch blöde, keiner holt sich einen Fender AMP um den Sound von einem Marshall Jmc 800 zu haben. Du machst Sounds mit den Verstärkern die echt schlecht klingen. Was soll das, du willst doch nur Marshall spielen. Das macht doch keinen Sinn. Schönen Tag.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      I suck in German but schöne tag 😁🤟.

    • @sillyness3456
      @sillyness3456 3 года назад +1

      He said:
      I don’t get, why this nice amp is compared to Marshall. It’s dumb, no one buys a Fender amp to get the JCM800 sound. You make the amps sound really bad, because you only like to play Marshall. That doesn’t make sense. Have a nice day.
      He is obviously wrong, the ENGL sounded really good, it’s just a different style.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад

      Ok 😁😁😁

    • @sillyness3456
      @sillyness3456 3 года назад +1

      @@EugeValovirta230V I guess, some of my compatriots have too much pride in German engineering.

    • @EugeValovirta230V
      @EugeValovirta230V  3 года назад +1

      😎. I do like some ENGL amps but wasn’t that impressed of this one.
      I mean I’ve used Powerball 60 on both Cyhra’s albums among with some other amps which were not Marshall 😁. I like also the Artist Edition a lot 👌.

  • @pitonestraordinario
    @pitonestraordinario Год назад

    Omg man...the first riff ...damn