Engl Powerball II vs Engl Savage 60 MK II

The Engl Powerball II and the Engl Savage 60 MK II are both amplifiers sharing transparent, crunchy, saturated. The Engl Powerball II leans high gain and tight. Current prices: $2800 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.

70% — moderately similar

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • transparent
  • crunchy
  • saturated
Citation fame
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Price

$2800via Reverb

$2043.94via Reverb

Description

The ENGL Powerball II (E645-2) is a 100-watt all-tube 4-channel guitar amplifier head from ENGL Amplification, Germany, known for its highly aggressive, modern high-gain voicing. Four channels — Clean, Crunch, Lead I, and Lead II — provide ENGL characteristic clarity across a wide range of gain levels. The Powerball platform is one of ENGL most aggressive designs, associated with extreme metal and high-gain rock. Notable users include Alexi Laiho of Children of Bodom. The MkII revision refines voicing and adds updated features over the original Powerball.

The ENGL Savage 60 MkII is a 60-watt all-tube 4-channel guitar amplifier head from ENGL Amplification, Germany. A 60-watt sibling to the Savage 120, it shares the same four-channel topology with Clean, Crunch I, Crunch II, and Lead positions and the ENGL characteristic mid-rich high-gain voicing. At 60W it is better suited than the 120W version for contexts where lower output allows the power section to contribute saturation at manageable stage volumes.

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