ENGL Steve Morse Signature E656 Guitar Amplifier Head

Full Description

EL34 Tubes Driven by 100 Watts of Pure Power

The Steve Morse’s signature amp offers 100 watts of pure tone power, driven by 4 EL34 power amp tubes to produce searing tones and a focused punch for cutting through dense mixes. These tubes are perfect for players who enjoy rich overtones and overdriving their amps, as they provide a rich tube sound much sooner than other tubes. The 100 watts output is perfect for all stage settings, offering plenty of headroom for players to push the tubes to their limits to create excellent dynamics and extra dimensions.

Three Channel Setup Offers Extensive Tonal Options

The amp’s three channel setup provides an incredible range of tones suitable for a variety of musical styles, each featuring their own gain, volume, and EQ controls for the ultimate tone shaping. While channel 1 and 2 feature a standard 3-band EQ, channel 3 is equipped with a special mid control matrix designed with extensive control over the tone's midrange. The four mid controls can be used to adjust the lower and upper mid frequencies, which can be selected via the two switches. Engaging the tone control will alter the tonal characteristics of each channel to offer new tonal options , while the high gain switch is ideal for adding extra layers of sonic distortion for a more intense tonality.

Powerful Power Amp Control Section

The ENGL amp is also equipped with a powerful power amp section to offer further tone enhancements, such as the presence and depth punch controls offering control over the amp’s high and low frequency responses. The 2 master controls allow players to set up 2 different power amp levels, while the wire/copy button lets players save their custom settings to be recalled later. The addition of a noise gate helps eliminate unwanted noise, ensuring the amp always produce crisp, clean tones.

Excellent Connectivity

The amp features a range of ins/outs for players to expand their performance, allowing the connection of footswitches or MIDI devices to remotely control the amp’s functions and enhance your overall stage performance. The stereo jack designed footswitch inputs can be used to switch between the three channels, or connect ENGL’s custom Z-9 footswitch to manipulate key functions directly. The featured FX loops allow the connection of external stompboxes, with a balanced control to adjust the level the effects unit influences the amp. With choices between 4 ohm parallel, 8 ohm parallel, and 16 ohms power amp outputs, along with two signal outputs, the amp head can seamless integrate into a wide range of rigs.

About Steve Morse

Steve Morse is an American guitarist and composer known for his work in Deep Purple since 1994, and as the founder of the Dixie Dregs. Steve’s musical career has lead him through the musical genres of rock, country, funk, jazz, and classical, resulting in a very versatile playing style and being considered one of the hardest working guitarists in the world. As a member of the Dixie Dregs, Steve uses a combination of rock, metal, and classical styles in a unique way, while his work with Deep Purple required more intricate and atmospheric guitar playing.

Features

• Signature amplifier designed to accommodate the versatile playing style of Deep Purple’s Steve Morse
• 3 channel setup offers extensive range of tonal possibilities
• Independent gain and EQ controls provide excellent tone shaping
• Excellent selection of tone enhancing switches and controls
• 100 Watts of power suits a variety of gigs and large venues
• FX loop for connecting external effect devices to expand tonal possibilities
• Footswitch & MIDI inputs allow external control over amp’s functions
• Line output provide direct connection to mixers and recording devices
• Made in Germany

Specifications

General

• Channels: 3
• Power: 100 Watts
• Impedance: 4, 8, 16 Ohms

Tubes

• V1, V2, V3, V4: EL34 Matched Sets
• V5: ECC83 F.Q. Input Tube
• V6, V7: ECC83 Selected
• V8: ECC83 Standard

Controls

• Channel 1: CH1 Switch, Gain 1, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume 1
• Channel 2: CH2 Switch, Gain 2, Bass, Middle, Treble, Volume 2
• Channel 3: CH3 Switch, Lo Mid 1/2 Switch, Hi Mid 1/2 Switch, Gain 3, Bass, Low Mid 1, Low Mid 2, Hi Mid 1, Hi Mid 2, Treble, Lo Volume 3, Hi Volume 3
• Power Amp Section: Tone, Hi Gain, Presence, Depth Punch, Master A, Master B, FX Loop I/II, Noise Gate, Master A/B, Write/Copy
• FX Loop: 2 x Balance (Dry/Effect)
• Noise Gate: Threshold Level
• MIDI Channel & Amp Mute: 6 DIP Switches
• Ground Lift Switch: Ground/Ground Floated

Connections

• Input: 1/4” Jack (Instrument)
• FX Loop: 2 x Send, 2 x Return (1/4’’ Jack)
• Input Sensitivity:
  • Instrument: From -20 dB Nominal, Max. 0dB
  • FX Return: From -20 dB Nominal. Max 0 dB
• Output Level:
  • Send, Level Range: From -20 dB to Approx. 0 dB Max.
  • Pre Out: -20dB Dis Ca. +3 dB Max.
  • Line Out: Approx. 0dB at Nominal Power Output
• Footswitch: 2 x 1/4'’ Jack
  • Channel: Up/Down
  • Serial Amp Control Port
• MIDI: Thru, In
• Signal Outputs: Pre Output (Tuner), Line Out (Power Amp)
• Power Amp Output: 2 x 4 Ohms Parallel, 2 x 8 Ohms Parallel, 1 x 16 Ohms

Power Requirements

• Power Consumption: 425 Watts Max
• Frequency: 50 Cycles
• Fuses:
  • External: 2 ATL (2 Amps Slo-Blo)
  • Internal: 2.5 ATL (2.5 Amps Slo-Blo)

Dimensions

• Width: 28'' (71 cm)
• Height: 11'' (28 cm)
• Depth: 11.4'' (29 cm)
• Weight: 22 kg (48.5 lbs)