The Musikmesse 1984 in Frankfurt was a great year for ENGL and laid the foundation for a success story that is second to none. The first programmable guitar amp was simply a sensation, something that had never existed before. Back then, when two channels and a master volume on an amp already counted as comfort features, ENGL’s futuristic concept was equivalent to a landslide.

The guitarists from Deep Purple seem to like ENGL amps. Steve Morse, Ritchie Blackmore’s successor at Deep Purple, also played the Special Edition and the Invader for quite some time before getting his own signature amp tailor-made in close collaboration with Horst Langer. The sound control for the mids – which Steve Morse attaches great importance to – is probably unique. There are four (!) controls (Lo Mid 1 and 2, Hi Mid 1 and 2) only for the mid frequencies, which can even be switched in pairs.

If you study the model history carefully, you will notice that ENGL were playing a pioneering role with many features. Integrated Noisegate, tube protection circuits and serial amp control interface, this all was introduced with the launch of the Powerball and are now part of the ENGL standard.

No matter whether it’s a small roar cube of the kind of a Screamer or an Ironball, the compact Tops Gigmaster , Rockmaster and Metalmaster or the new custom pedals – every product breathes the enthusiastic spirit with which Edmund Engl and Horst Langer set off back then.

The list of our endorsers elicits an appreciative tongue click from the interested rock music connoisseur. A small overview: Ritchie Blackmore, Steve Morse, Paul Stanley, Vivian Campbell, Glenn Tipton, Richie Faulkner, Marty Friedman, Mick Box, Bob Kulick, Victor Smolski, Stuart Smith.

Sure, you don’t need to be a celebrated rock star to play ENGL amps. But if that’s what you’re up to, these amps with their timeless tube sound will definitely help!

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