Engl Powerball II Valve Amp Head

Four channels for all modern sounds

The basic construction of the 100 watts Powerball II is based on four channels with independent gain controls, the channels 3 and 4 are declared as lead channels and have immense gain available. The lead channels of the Powerball II impress with an unusual clarity and a strong, but tidy low-end range. The easy-to-use equalizer for channels 1/2 and 3/4 offers a wide range of options for fine adjustment of the voice, mid-boost function for an alternatively adjustable mid-frequency as well as bright and bottom switch for clean / crunch.

Internal noise gate and S.A.C. port

For control of the Powerball II, there is a Serial Amp Control port (S.A.C.) built in to connect an Engl Z-9 footswitch. The in-house footswitch, specially designed for Engl heads, allows easy selection of all 4 channels. Other functions such as the control of the middle boost or the effects loop can also be programmed on the Z-9.

Another practical feature of the Powerball II head is the internal noise gate for the lead channels of the amp. Accordingly, unwanted hum and noise are effectively killed at high gain settings because the gate only takes effect after the preamp stage.

The Engl Powerball II E645/2 amp features:

• 100 watts tube amp
• 4 channels (Clean/Crunch/Lead 1/Lead 2)
• 4x 12AX7 preamp tubes, 4x 6L6GC poweramp tubes
• Inputs for 4, 8 and 16 ohms
• Separate bottom switches for both leads, bright and bottom for clean and crunch
• 3-Band EQ for channel 1 and 2 with separate treble controls
• 3-Band EQ for channel 3 and 4 with switchable mid-boost function
• Power Tube Monitor
• Presence and Depth Punch, Master A and Master B controls