Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII vs Engl Savage 60 Mark II

The Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII and the Engl Savage 60 Mark II are both amplifiers sharing transparent, crunchy, mid-forward. The Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII leans warm and high gain. The Engl Savage 60 Mark II leans tight. Current prices: $941.80 vs $2043.94.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

37% — somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Alternative Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • transparent
  • crunchy
  • mid-forward
  • saturated
Citation fame
citedCitation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.
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Price

$941.80via Reverb

$2043.94via Reverb

Description

The Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII is a 60-watt all-tube guitar combo amplifier housing a single Celestion 12-inch speaker. Three footswitchable channels — Clean, OD1, and OD2 — each carry a voice switch that doubles the available sounds to six distinct settings spanning boutique clean through classic crunch and intense modern high-gain saturation. The 60-watt EL34 power section provides British-voiced warmth and midrange character. ISF tone control shapes American-to-British tonal character. CabRig speaker emulation on the DI output supports direct recording and PA feed. The 112 MkII delivers the same three-channel EL34 platform as the 212 version in a lighter, more portable single-speaker format.

The ENGL Savage 60 Mark II is a 60-watt all-tube 4-channel guitar amplifier head from ENGL Amplification, Germany. Sharing the Savage 120 four-channel architecture with Clean, Crunch I, Crunch II, and Lead positions, the 60-watt version delivers the mid-rich, high-gain ENGL Savage character at a wattage suited to smaller stages and studio recording where the 120W full power is impractical.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Jazz
  • Metal
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Tonal lean
  • warm
  • high gain
  • tight
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Live
  • Silent Recording
  • Live
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