The ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 is an Engl amplifier, currently around $2300. Close alternatives include the Strymon Iridium and the Marshall YJM100 Head. It pairs well with the Browne Amplification Gritador and the Analog Man King of Tone.

ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766

Engl · amplifier

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.

What stands out

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “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”

    — from the listing

  • “Best suited for heavy metal, hard rock, and progressive lead work where the super-hot lead channel and clean gain-boost capability enable everything from searing leads to responsive crunch rhythms”

    — from the community notes

  • “Each channel provides independent 3-band EQ, gain control, and switchable gain boost for dialing in extreme distortion”

    — from the listing

  • “The two-channel architecture with per-channel EQ and gain provides surprising versatility for a signature amp focused on extreme gain”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “Best suited to metal and hard rock players; the extreme gain focus and signature character limit general versatility”

    — from the reviews

  • “jazz”

    — from the community notes

  • lead
  • high gain
  • noise
  • crunch
  • noise gate
  • distortion
  • responsive
  • hard rock

Good for

  • Live
$2300View on Reverb

Price updated Oct 24, 2026

Genres the ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 is commonly used in

  • Hard Rock
  • Jazz
  • Blues
  • Metal
  • Heavy Metal
  • Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Pedals that stack with the ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766

Browne Amplification Gritador

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24% match
$219via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Feed a high gain signal into Browne Amplification Gritador and it comes out closer to mid-forward

Goes in front of the amp

Analog Man King of Tone

Analog Man

22% match
$705via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Into the Inferno E766's gated, high-gain crunch, the King of Tone's transparent boost pushes real gain.

Goes in front of the amp

Friedman BE-OD

Friedman

21% match
$169.99via Reverb

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Friedman BE-OD takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Goes in front of the amp

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress

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15% match
$118.97via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)

Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress's lush voice goes after ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's own high gain character

Goes in front of the amp

Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro

Pigtronix

13% match
$119via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Micro brings here leans toward mid-forward — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Mooer A7 Ambience

Mooer

13% match
$87.76via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Mooer A7 Ambience in ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's effects loop, clear of ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Walrus Audio Fathom

Walrus Audio

13% match
$181.27via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → ambient)

Run Walrus Audio Fathom in ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's effects loop, clear of ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Browne Amplification Ethane

Browne Amplification

tonal match

Goes in front of the amp

Into ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766, Browne Amplification Ethane is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon Iridium, the Marshall YJM100 Head, the Hughes & Kettner Coreblade. Budget picks: Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp, Soldano SLO, Friedman IR-D. Boutique upgrades: Mesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ Head, Engl Savage 120 Mark II E610II 120 Watt 4 Channel Tube.

What pairs well with the ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Browne Amplification Gritador, Analog Man King of Tone, Friedman BE-OD — Feed a high gain signal into Browne Amplification Gritador and it comes out closer to mid-forward.

How much does the ENGL Marty Friedman Inferno E766 cost?+

Around $2300 (live listing price, updated Oct 24, 2026).

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