ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 vs Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
The ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 and the Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo are both amplifiers sharing high gain, crunchy, transparent. The ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 leans bright and saturated. Current prices: $2300 vs $2999.
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Blended 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.74% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- high gain
- crunchy
- transparent
- sustaining
ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766
Engl · amplifier
Mesa Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo
Mesa Boogie · amplifier
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$2300via Reverb
$2999via Reverb
The ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno (E766) is a 100-watt tube amplifier head designed in close collaboration with Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman. Powered by EL34 output tubes and four ECC83/12AX7 preamp tubes, the E766 features two channels (Clean and Lead) with four selectable voices: Clean, Crunch, Soft Lead, and Heavy Lead. Each channel provides independent 3-band EQ, gain control, and switchable gain boost for dialing in extreme distortion. The built-in noise gate with rear-panel threshold control manages high-gain noise, while the tube-buffered FX loop with balance control integrates external effects processors. A bright switch adds extra bite across all channels.
The Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Combo is one of the most legendary and highly sought-after tube amplifiers in rock history, part of Mesa/Boogie's revered Mark series and famously associated with guitarists like Metallica's Kirk Hammett and Dream Theater's John Petrucci. Housed in a 1x12 combo format, it delivers the Mark IIC+'s celebrated multi-channel tonal versatility, spanning glassy cleans to searing, singing high-gain lead tone that helped define an era of high-gain rock and metal guitar.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Jazz
- Blues
- Heavy Metal
- Alternative Rock
- Rock
- bright
- saturated
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Live
- Studio