The ENGL Savage 30 brings pronounced tube tone to a compact amplifier head
The ENGL E611 Savage 30 combines the character of a fully tube-driven guitar amplifier with a compact enclosure. This amplifier head, handcrafted in Germany, delivers 30 watts and features two channels: Clean and Lead. This makes it ideal for guitarists who want clear cleans and powerful overdrive from the same head without having to carry around a large-format amplifier. An integrated noise gate and various sound-shaping options make it appealing to players who want to fine-tune their sound.
The Clean channel provides plenty of room for open chords and a bright attack, while the Lead channel delivers the overdrive needed for powerful riffs and pronounced solos. Gain Lo/Hi allows you to adjust the gain character, while Contour and Depth Boost offer additional ways to tailor the tone and low end to your liking. The Presence control helps you match the amplifier to your speaker cabinet. The noise gate keeps unwanted noise under control at higher gain settings. This allows you to carefully craft a sound that suits your guitar, playing style, and band.
Four ECC83/12AX7 tubes handle the preamp, with two EL34 tubes in the power section. Both channels have their own gain control, complemented by Bass, Middle, Treble, Lead Volume, Presence, and Master controls. The tube-buffered serial effects loop provides a place for external effects. On the back, you will find the noise gate threshold control and a power soak with Full, Mid, Low Power, and Speaker Off settings. It also features a line output, speaker connections for one 8- to 16-ohm cabinet or two 16-ohm cabinets, an S.A.C. port for the ENGL Z9, and a dual footswitch connection for the ENGL Z4. The stated dimensions are 23 × 42 × 20 cm, and it weighs 11 kg.
Are you looking for a compact tube head with two distinctly different channels and extensive sound controls? Discover how much playing room this Savage 30 gives you.
