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ENGL Artist Edition 653 Vintage Style guitar amp head

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ENGL Artist Edition 653 Vintage Style guitar amp head
Product no: 9000-0025-9635 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

Achtung achtung! The geniuses at the German ENGL company have developed the ultimate amp head for classic rock enthusiasts: the E653 Artist Edition 50 Vintage Style, a 50W tube amp head with 2 channels. This amp offers a wide range of different sounds ranging from an edgy clean to high gain overdrive and everything in between. It's easy to use and quickly offers you a great, solid tone that will keep you shredding till the break of dawn. What's more, for the ultimate combinations, ENGL also offers the matching 4x12 Artist speaker cabinet, which is remarkably lightweight and features Celestion Neo Creamback speakers. German top quality for classic rock lovers, by ENGL!

ENGL E653: tube power

This 50W tube head is equipped with two EL34 power amp tubes, which produce a highly distinctive sound that is best described as bell-like. What's more, these tubes offer plenty of rich overtones, and with their relatively modest power, they're easy to overdrive, giving you a rich tube sound much sooner. The E653's preamp is powered by four ECC83, or 12AX7 tubes. This are very popular, and they'll give you that famous, familiar tube sound. Combining the EL34 and ECC83 tubes allows the Artist Edition 50 Vintage Style to give you a high-quality tube sound that will put a smile on any guitarist's face.

Simple but well-equipped

Its two channels (clean and lead) each have a gain control and share a 3-band EQ (bass, mid, treble). The lead channel has its own volume control and both channels share a presence knob. To further fine-tune your sound, you'll find bright, gain and shape switches. Furthermore, the E653 has two master volumes, one rhythm and one solo volume. There's also an effects loop that can be used both parallel and in series, so that you can hook up all your favourite effects pedals. Of course, you'll want your guitar signal to be as clean as possible, without any unwanted noise or feedback. To achieve this, the E653 has a built-in noise gate with a threshold knob on the back. Enjoy vintage sound with all modern comforts, with the ENGL E653 Artist Edition 40 Vintage Style!

Tips or comments about this product
  • Product is compatible with ENGL Z-9 and ENGL Z-4 foot switches.

Specifications

Product features

Connectors External speaker(s), Footswitch
Number of channels 2
Number of speaker outputs 3
Amp modelling no
Effects loop yes
Weight 15 - 19.9 kg
Speaker output impedance 16 Ohms, 8 Ohms, 4 Ohms
Built-in tuner no
Built-in effects none
Colour black
Power attenuator no
Amplifier type tube
Amplifier valve EL34
Power in Watts 31 - 50 Watts

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 20,0 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 80,0 x 25,0 x 25,0 cm

Product specifications

  • Artist Edition 50 Vintage Style
  • guitar amp head
  • type: tube
  • power: 50 watts
  • 2 channels: Clean and Lead
  • built-in noisegate with threshold control at the back
  • effects loop (parallel and serial)
  • channels, noise gate and effects loop switchable using separately available foot switches (ENGL Z-9 and ENGL Z-4)
  • power tube monitor
  • 4 x ECC83 / 12AX7 in preamp
  • 2 x EL34 (matched) in power amp
  • front panel controls:
    • clean (knob)
    • bright (switch)
    • lead (knob)
    • shared 3-band EQ (bass, mid, treble)
    • shape switch
    • presence (knob)
    • volume (knob)
    • gain switch
    • channel switch
    • master A (knob)
    • master B (knob)
    • standby switch
    • power switch
  • connectors:
    • mono jack input
    • S.A.C.port for ENGL Z-9 foot switch (separately available)
    • 3x stereo jack inputs for ENGL Z-4 foot switch (separately available)
    • FX loop input and output, both mono jacks
    • speaker outputs (1x4, 1x8, 2x8, 1x16, 2x16 ohms)
  • colour: black
  • dimensions: 71 x 27 x 27 cm
  • weight: 19.4 kg
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ENGL Goes Classic Rock

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Achtung achtung! The geniuses at the German ENGL company have developed the ultimate amp head for classic rock enthusiasts: the E653 Artist Edition 50 Vintage Style, a 50W tube amp head with 2 channels. This amp offers a wide range of different sounds, from an edgy clean to high gain overdrive and everything in between. For the ultimate combination, ENGL also offers the matching E412AE Pro Artist Edition 4x12 Neo Creamback Slanted speaker cabinet, which is remarkably lightweight and features Celestion Neo Creamback speakers. German top quality for classic rock lovers, by ENGL!

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