Engl E520 Preamp
By
Krisztian, in Guitar Amplifiers
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General Comments
My unit could be a little bit defective (see reliability), but it does not affects the tone, which is awesome.
I love it, if it were stolen I would get another one.
I wish it had a foot-switchable gain for Clean and/or Contour like Engl E530. I do not miss the amp-simulated output, because I do not need such.
Anyway, this unit can be more brutal than E530, considering amount of Gain and better dynamics. I also like E530 which is a darker sounding unit for the late 90s or even today, but if you need classic (80s, early 90s) sound, soft rock or even death metal, the E520 is for you. It has better clean sound than E530 as well.