Engl Savage 120

I bought mine 2nd hand,like 2 years ago, from a guy who played in a "pro" (=money making) metal-band.

With all it's features (I think I don't have to list them here) this amp is very versatile - enough for me, no matter what I play. I think it fits to everything... from Bach to John Lee Hooker to MetallicA.

It has more features than I need - but a built in noisegate would be cool though (like in other amps build by Engl).

I don't use it to practice at home. I use it for rehearsals with my band, playing concerts with my band and also for recording with my band in the studio - as it sounds better than all amps at the studio (even better than other big names like Mesa/Boogie or Steavens).

It has enough power for me. Usually I play with the channel and master volume half open - so it's quite nice.

I think this amp really IS "very versatile"!

I own four guitars:

Washburn Nuno Bettencourt Signature Series 2
A 60's Jazz-Guitar made in germany
ESP Eclipse Standard (EMG-81)
ESP-LTD Horizon 250 (EMG-81)

Most of the time I play with my band (www.teamkiller.com) and I use the ESP guitars and the Savage in the 4th (Lead) channel.
I play in a hardcore band and I have a metal guitar sound.
This amp suits me perfect. There is no other amp I would use instead - it has it's very own sound character and I love it.

I think I can explain this character a bit while contrasting it with a Mesa/Boogie Rectifier. Don't get me wrong, I own a 2x12" Rectifier Cab and I even considered a Rectifier as an option for buying before I compared it with the Savage.

The Recti is very muddy, but not necassary in a bad way as it sounds really dirty and mean.

The Savage is more clean, isn't muddy.

This is more of a question of taste BUT what's really better with the Engl is that is has really a lot more of punch - I guess that comes with being more clean and to-the-point.
It's dosn't only sound good, it's also a nice feeling when you get that "response" from your amp - you can really feel the life in it.

Overall I think you could say that the Engl is a clear, straight, to-the-point and punching amp. I mean this in a way of describing something that isn't as subjective like if I like the sound - if you know what I mean.

The amp has a lot of gain - I have the poti usually put in a half open position. Unfortunately the 4th channel is really noise. That means that if you play songs with parts in it where you don't play for a second (like mosh-parts for example) a good noisegate is a must-have.

As I mentioned this "poti set to half open"-thing a few times before I really have to say that this is kind of "plug-and-play" amp. You don't need to adjust anything, this amp just sounds good no matter if you worked on your EQ for hours or not. It just sounds good everywhere! One time I had to use another cabinet and took some time to get the sound right with this one. I put it on and it just sounded good - no need to change anything. But really cheap cabinets (like when you don't take your own backline with you on tour) can be a problem when sounding like a bucket. Some can not cope with the hard harsh metal tone the Engl can produce. But I think that's also the case when using other amps with really messy cabs.

The clean channel is really clean, as it is supposed to be.

The amount of distortion you can get is overwhelming... it's just enough. Sometimes I think that I should't use EMG-81 because the amp alone gives me that much attack, punch and pure metal sound.

I also play over with other guitars, but not that often. But they all sound really sweet with the Engl!

In my (!) opinion this is the best sounding amp I've ever heard and played. I have to admit that I didn't play any +10.000$ amps, but every amp in this range, like Rectifiers, 5150s, XXXs, Soldano and stuff like that.

I think you can depend on this amp. I have never had a problem with it (remember, I bought it 2nd hand) and I DO use it on all my gigs without a backup - and it never let me down.

I don't know how I should rate this one since I haven't had the amp for a long time (only like 2 years) but since I really never ever had one single problem I also go it a 10.

In the beginning I didn't know if I could use 2 cabinet with different Ohm-settings so called them.
I got Mr. Engl himself on the phone and he was quite kindly.

But acutally I never got any problem that needed "customer support" so I prefer not to rate this category.

I play guitar for about 7 years.
I own the four guitars mentioned, the Mesa-Cabinet mentioned, the Savage of course, a Behringer-V-Amp & a small crappy "Chery"-amp to practice at home, some stomp-boxes, korg-tuner, ...

If it would be stolen I would be lost - since I don't have any money to buy another one. But I would definately buy this beautiful amp again - 100%.

As I mentioned above I compared it to a lot of other amps before buying.

I like to tell you that this is a very good amp that, in my opinion, can be used for a lot of styles - like for every player out there - IF and only IF you like it's character.
I could image some people feel like the distortion is to cold and hard - or in general "to clean" (I don't mean that it hasn't enough gain...).

I love it!

THE GUY BELOW ME, "WAYNE" ALSO SUCKS AT REVIEWS.THAT IDIOT PROBABLY NEVER OWNED OR PLAYED A SAVAGE FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES!!! 4 CHANNELS,AND FEATURES OUT THE YING YANG.ONLY MY DIEZEL VH-4 HAS MORE FEATURES THAN THE SAVAGE 120.............

"WAYNE" SAYS THIS AMP IS A 80'S METAL AMP, AND AGAIN HE SUCKS AT REVIEWS!!! THE SAVAGE IS A GREAT AMP THAT GOES FROM CLEAN JAZZ TYPE SOUNDS TO HEAVY DEATH METAL RAGING TONE.ONLY MY DIEZEL VH-4 & FRAMUS COBRA ARE BETTER! THE SAVAGE 120 ROCKS HARD, GREAT LOW END BOTTOM AND NOT NOISY!

"OWNED" THE AMP 2 1/2 YEARS, AND THE AMP WORKS AWESOME JUST LIKE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT! KT-88 POWER TUBES AND 6 ECC83'S PREAMP TUBES.GERMAN CRAFTMANSHIP ALL THE WAY!!! EVER NOTICE THAT THE GERMANS ARE MAKING THE BEST AMPS??? THINK ABOUT IT: ENGL, FRAMUS, DIEZEL, H&K

ENGL WILL ANSWER ANY EMAILS AND ARE COOL TO DEAL WITH!

ENGL AMPS NEED TO INCLUDE THE FOOTCONTROLLERS AND THAT'S MY ONLY BEEF WITH ENGL.AFTER MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND COMPARING MORE AND MORE AMPS THAT I AQUIRE, I STILL GIVE THIS A STRONG 9, BECAUSE IT'S VERSATILE, AND FLEXIBLE, WELL MADE, AND IT SOUNDS AWESOME. FUNNY HOW SOME IDIOTS THAT DO THESE REVIES DON'T LEAVE THEIR EMAIL ADDRESS OR ANYTHING?! WHAT'S THAT ABOUT??? BE A MAN, AND STEP UP TO THE PLATE.......

Year: no idea
Versatile: good for 80's metal-thats it
Channels: 4
Features I wish it had: independent EQ for each channel
Amp used: bought to use for rehersals and as backup to Bogner
Power: alot of power (gets noisy)
Other features: I had to buy the foot controller seperate

Guitar & pickup: PRS McCarty, PRS Custom 24, Schecter Hollywood custom, Driskill Diablo. (All with stock pickups).
Music style: Hard rock & modern metal
Is it noisy? : YES! Forget about turning up the gain!!
Sounds: good for outdated metal
Clean: sounds good with tweaking
Brutal distortion: If you like old metal

Opinion: I bought this amp because it was cheap for what it is. I wanted a backup for my Bogner Ecstacy and to use for rehersal so I can keep my Bogner at my home studio and for gigging. I would not play out with this amp unless my Bogner blew up on stage.

Playing: 15 years
Other gear: see above
Love: the price
Hate: only good for old metal
Compared: My Bogner suits me better and is more versatile. For people that frown on the Bogner pricetag---go by a Marshall and save yourself the money unless you can get a deal like I did on a savage.
Wish it had: see features
Anything else I'd like to share?: Sme of these reviews on Harmony Central are hilarious. Why do you kids take other peoples opinions so personally? If everyone liked the same thing this would be a boring place. Not everyone thinks this amp is the greatest thing since sliced bread including myself---DEAL WITH IT!.

i think we've heard it often enough now. gets a 9 cuz there is no footswitch included. SHAME ON U ENGL O_O

sometimes i can't stand it anymore. i don't know who posts here but i usually think those guys are not even old enough to think about what they are actually writing here. i hear people telling this amp is only for fellas who need high midrange sound the other one says it needs an external EQ. and now WTF?!?! brain=thx!! prolly noone of u played this amp for longer than 10 minutes or otherwise u guys are just retarded. getting an anwesome sound on this amp is so easy. and now they are telling me that this amp hasn't the low end of a VHT UL and that this isn't as. lemme tell u something. the low end of the VHTs SUCKS ASS.
this review forum is just a nightmare cuz every fuckin retarted homo is allowed to post here. STOP TALKING ABOUT THINGS U HAVE NO IDEA OF.


now i want to come to my review and i only can recommned not taking those idiots for granted.this amp is one of the best amps in the whole world if ure intrested in high gain sounds without loosing any versatility u'll deffnetly not be disapionted. now i'll keep my review short. i won't dicribe the sound that much becuz i recommend playing the head anyways before u buy it.

chan 1 : clean very nice dynamics. gets an 8 cuz there are better amps with clean channels out there.

chan 2 : u can reach crunsh sounds with this chan. nice for blues and soft rock. gets an 8

chan 3 : midd gain chan wich allows u to create sound from rock to oldschool metal. very nice chan for the price u can't get a better one. gets a 10

chan 4 : and now it starts. high gain without loosing any dynamics. this chan kicks ass. any metal sound u wanna have. mid scoop high midrange high bottom end .aynthing u can dream of. it's pretty suprising that this head can also be compared with amps wich cost about more than twice as much. gets a 10 for mercyless metal sound. would give it a 11 if i could. awesome for the price. awesome!

made in germany. build like a tank ready to kill. own it for 10 years never had probs.

never dealed with em cuz i hadn't to.

u can't get a better head for the price. again brain = thx.

I don't know the year I got it as a demo in December 2003. In my view the Savage 120 is a 2 channel head with a lead boost not 4. I wish it has independent EQs. The effect loops mess with the sound to much so I don't use them. It has alot of power and it's noisy with the gain turned up even at low volume. It's great for Slayer sounds and priced good for what it has.

I have a Jackson soloist with EMG pickups and a Jackson Kelly with a Seymore Duncan Jeff Beck in the lead. The sound is better with the non active Seymore Duncan. With the EMG its very very noisey. My current band plays Slayer inspire speed metal thrash and it's okay for that but not much other music. I agree with the other reviewer its not good for any modern sounds and yes if you don't like high midrange you will hate this head. The clean is pretty good but I don't really use it in this band. My other amp is a Splawn modded Marshall and is more what I like when I'm playing at home. The Savage 120 is a little better for the Slayer kind of music in my band. I can get close to the Savage with my Marshall if I use a EQ pedal. I set it the opposite of most persons settings (upside down U) and it is very close. I might trade or sell the Savage and just use the Marshall instead. The other guitarist in my band has a Vht ultralead that sounds great but they are expensive. If I can find one for the price of the Savage I would get one. It is thick and not as noisey as the Savage.

I had to change the power tubes already otherwise good.

I played in a band for 3 years. If it was stolen I don't think I would get another one unless it was very cheap. I recomend this amp for Slayer music. I think it's a good amp but I wouldn't play it if I was in another band.

THIS REVIEW IS FOR THE SUBMISSION DATED 10/23/2003<<<<<<HEY YOU MR. ANONYMOUS(SCARED TO WRITE YOUR FREAKIN NAME HUH?)YOU NO NOTHING ABOUT AN ENGL SAVAGE.YOU GAVE IT A 7.........IT HAS VERSATILITY WRITTEN ALL OVER IT AND 4 CHANNELS AND LOTS OF KNOBS AND BUTTONS.YOU SAID IT YOURSELF AND YOU GAVE IT A 7.......PLEASE DON'T DO ANOTHER REVIEW BECAUSE YOU SUX AT IT!!!I HAVE OWNED NEARLY EVERY HEAD I CAN GET A HOLD OF AND THE ENGL SAVAGE 120 HAS LOADS OF FEATURES.AFTER NEARLY TWO YEARS OF WRITING MY FIRST REVIEW FOR IT,I STILL GIVE IT A 10

HERE YOU GAVE THE HEAD A 5?FOR YOUR INFORMATION,I TOO,OWN A FRAMUS COBRA HEAD.THE VHT CL DOES NOT SOUND BETTER THAN THE ENGL.THE FRAMUS COBRA IS A 10 IN MY BOOK SO I WILL LOWER THIS A TAD BIT.IT STILL SOUNDS AWESOME WITH 4 USEABLE CHANNELS.YOU THE IDIOT SAY YOU CAN'T GET MIDRANGE AND THAT THIS ENGL NEEDS A EQ???YOU MUST BE FREAKIN TONE DEAF!!!!THIS HEAD CAN/WILL DO IT ALL.I WILL SAY THAT,REALLY IT IS A METAL AMP BUT NOT FOR STUPID NU-METAL.LET THEM BUY RECTIFIERS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T PLAY LEADS AND RECTO'S SUX AS LEAD AMPS.THE MARK SERIES HEADS ARE BETTER FOR LEAD PLAYING.YOU,THE IDIOT,SAYS THIS AMP HISSES LIKE A 5150 AND I ASK YOU AGAIN,ARE YOU DEAF???I OWN A 5150 AS WELL AND THERE IS NO WAY THE ENGL NOISE IS LOUDER THAN THE 5150'S.ARE YOU STUPID OR SOMETHING OR JUST PLAIN STUPID!!!MY FRAMUS HEAD HAS MORE LOW END AND MORE DISTORTION AND JUST AS GOOD A CLEAN SOUND AS THE ENGL,SO THIS TIME NOT A 9 FROM ME BUT AN 8......

NO PROBLEMS AFTER TWO FULL YEARS OWNING THIS AMP.NEVER BROKEN DOWN,NOTHING.JUST A GREAT AMP REALLY.BELEIVE THE HYPE FOLKS.THIS IS A REAL GERMAN MADE AMP,JUST LIKE DIEZEL,FRAMUS AND H&K.THE GERMANS MAKE FANTASTIC AMPLIFIERS PERIOD!

NO PROBLEMS.EMAIL THEM AND THEY WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

I WOULD RATE THE AMP AT 9 CONSIDERING WHAT I CURRENTLY HAVE OWNED OR WHAT I OWN NOW.IT IS A REALLY GREAT AMPLIFIER.I HEARD THE POWERBALL HAD MORE OVERDRIVE SO WHEN I GET ONE(AND I WILL!)I'LL LET YOU KNOW THE UPDATE.THAT CHEESY REVIEW GIVEN BY ANONYMOUS ON 10/23/2003 A COUPLE OF REVIEWS BELOW THIS ONE HAS NO CLUE AND IS TONE DEAF!!!I UNDERSTAND THAT EACH GUITAR PLAYER HAS DIFFERENT IDEA'S ABOUT TONE AND REVIEW'S ARE SUBJECTIVE FOR SURE BUT,WHEN SOMEONE IS NOT TELLING THE TRUTH OR DOESN'T HAVE A FREAKIN CLUE,THEN HE IS MESSING UP.I STAND BEHIND MY ENGL SAVAGE 120.IT IS TOUGH TO BEAT WITH IT'S 4 CHANNELS.I AGREE THAT ENGL SHOULD SELL THE Z-10 FOOT CONTROLLER WITH THE AMP.THE ENGL IS NOT NOISY IN CHANNEL 3 OR 4.IT CAN GET MIDRANGE IF YOU SO CHOOSE.THE IDIOT I HAVE BEEN MENTIONING BELOW THIS REVIEW A 6 IN THIS DEPARTMENT.ARE YOU KIDDING?YOU NEED A TICKET TO THE FUNNY FARM!HE GAVE 7 FOR FEATURES,I GAVE A 10.SOUND QUALITY HE GAVE A 5 AND I GAVE IT AN 8.BY THE WAY,I DON'T JUSTIFY MY SPENDING $2000 FOR THE ENGL AND I THINK IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY.DID I MENTION,BUY THIS AMP!

2001 model, bought on ebay. It's obviously one of the more versatile amps out there. See below for features.

I use a LP elegant w/ EMG 81's, LP Jimmy Page, PRS CU 24 and an EPI sheraton for styles demanding very clean (jazz and softer indie) to metalcore (think Darkest hour/ATG and Converge). I use my Savage for both and it doesn't let me down in the least. As someone stated before, the 6550's are a unique tube with a bold upper mid character. I love this however because it brightens up my humbuckers and gives the gain channel a TON of cut and clarity. The depth boost is a must for breakdowns and the twin volumes are great for solos. I really like the saturation of gain on this amp and even when I'm playing metal I don't need to put the lead boost on in channel 4. It has more than enough gain. In the interest of making this a fair review i could comment that the 4th channel with the gain maxed COULD be less noisy, but it's definitely less than MANY high gain amps.

Blew tubes and such in it, but that was mostly due to shoddy wiring in sketchy dive clubs. I never gig with a backup and haven't really felt worried about it. I fear about servicing it in canada, that and the (what i feel are) cheap plastic knobs make me knock it down a notch in this dept.

I emailed them once about tubes and they emailed me back promptly, hardly an extensive evaluation but so far so good.

I've been playing for 10 years. I've owned (amongst others) a JCM 800, Flextone II HD, Mesa Recto, and a 5150 and this is really the best parts of those amps rolled into one. The balls of the mesa, the clarity of the 800, the agression of the 5150 and the flexibility of the Line 6. I would def. buy another but i might look into the Savage SE if i had the bling bling. But it's lasted me 3 years and 2 tours and the most convincing arguement i can give for this amp is that whenever i am gassing for a new amp, I just plug into my savage and realize my tone is right where i left it.

My review is based on a 2003 model which I purchased new. Let me begin by stressing that I really wanted to like this amp and purchased it mainly by reputation due to the fact that I could not actually demo one in person. Big mistake! Long story short...don't buy into the hype! This amp, and Engl in general are the current craze and just like everything else, will eventually fizzle.

There's no doubt that it's chock full of features. However, I found the layout confusing at first and simply annoying later on. I'm a firm believer that less is more. IMO, the effects loops are sub-par. Compared to my VHT CL, simply a joke. Even though the Savage is midi ready, you still need to fork out the cash to go there unlike a Framus Cobra (my other head) which has a built in interface. You'll also need to fork out another $160 for a footpedal, as Engl doesn't think they need to include one. Naturally, you can't get away with a cheapy one with the Engl design. Considering the gazillion knobs on the amp itself, their footswitch is fairly limited as well. I'll score the features an 7 based on the fact that it's a tweakers dream, but if you're looking to plug & play I'd consider it a nightmare.

I purchased this amp mainly for dirt although the clean is decent. Not as good as my Framus, but better than my VHT (the CL does not have a dedicated clean). My biggest complaint about the Savage vs. the rest of the Engl line is it's inability to dial out it's upper mid voicing. It's nearly impossible to dial out without the addition of an EQ, which weighs heavy on my opinion of it's versatility or lack there of. Let me stress that the upper mids in the Savage are relentless. Who wants to spend $2k on an amp that needs an EQ? Not me. For half the price, the Fireball bitch slaps it. If you're searching for modern or "nu" tones, the Savage will come up short. This amp is anything but smooth. You're better off with the Powerball or the Fireball, which is the sleeper in the Engl line. The Savage is also noisy when you up the gain and you'll need to if you want to get it anyhere near the "balls" (Power & Fire, that is =) ).

I own several custom guitars with numerous pickup configurations & body woods, etc.. The Savage achieves little more than a 5150, for twice the price & it's just as noisy. Big disappointment folks! Again, don't buy into the hype! I get the feeling that some people need to justify an amp based on how much they spend. As I stated in the opening of this review I really wanted to like this amp, and anyone that gives it "10's" across the board is either in denial or just plain tone deaf. Unfortunately, it's not as simple as walking into the average retailer to find one to demo, especially now since they're on their way to being discontinued. I'm trying my best not to totally trash this amp as I'm sure it will appeal to someone, but not me by a long shot. Therefore, I'm generously scoring it a "5" in this category to show this is not a witch hunt.

Didn't keep it long enough to find out!

See above.

Been playing longer than I care to admit. As mentioned above, I currently own a Framus Cobra & VHT CL and have had numerous high gain amps through the years. If I was searching for another high gainer I'd probably go with an Uberschall or a VHT Ultralead, but I'm quite content with the Framus & VHT for the time being. I doubt I'd go with another Engl, but if I did it would be a Fireball or Powerball over the Savage. IMO, the Framus & VHT destroy it. Those 2 amps have different voicings compared to one another, so I'm far from close minded when it comes to varying tones. If I still owned the Savage (I already traded it for other gear) and it was lost or stolen, I wouldn't buy it again, even for half the price. Did I mention avoid the hype? =)

Can you honestly find a more versatile amp around for this price tag??? This is a tone machine if you take the time to learn how to dial

I own several axes but mainly using a Gibson LP DeLuxe.
With the band I mainly play Southern in the large specrtum and blues_metal (which is my thing). The Savage is so versatile that is scaring. This is the ultimate versatile machine. Just find a dealer and find it out by yourself!

It's German built! The only drow back is the waiting list this babies are not easily available

No experience

I have been playing for 21 years 10 of which as a professional in my country. Of all of the amps I have gone through I have retained only a couple, a vintage 1960 tweed bassman and a soldano HR+. Each of them has a its own GLORY, the bassman it's a finger_activated_tonal_monster (that is if you change sligtly the pick attack the tone changes) neverthe less I do not consider it a versatile amp. The Soldano, I fall for the overdrive, it's unique. The Savange it's a modern ultra flex tone machine with its own voice so it's a keeper!!!!!

I have a 2003 Savage 120 that I've owned now for a little over a month. I play a variety of styles from blues to classic rock to alternative. I'm playing this amp through a THD 2x12 cabinet.

The other reviews have pretty well covered the feature list, so I won't repeat it all here. I will mention that I'm using the amp with the MIDI interface and a Ground Control Pro pedal. This works particularly well. Using the MIDI interface, you can assign amp settings for MIDI programs 1 through 100. The features that can be MIDI controlled are as follows: Channel 1/2/3/4, Rough/Smooth mode, Presence A/B and Master A/B. I can't tell you how cool it is to switch from a Channel 3 / Rough rhythm sound to a Channel 4 Smooth master/presence boosted lead sound with the touch of a button (plus I can activate MIDI controlled effects at the same time.)

I make use of all of the switchable features, and they all are useful. The rough/smooth mode and the dual presence controls really widens the range of sounds you have instant access to.

The only feature I wish it had was separate tone controls for each channel. (Channels 1 and 2 share one set, and Channels 3 and 4 share another). It makes it a little hard to dial in a great sound on all four channels. Still it's one of the most flexible tube heads out there, and I've come up with pretty good compromise settings for the tone controls.

I'm using it with a variety of guitars. This amp definitely likes some guitars more than others. I get great results with a PRS Custom 24 and a Brian Moore DC/1. With a Strat, I find I need a clean boost pedal to get decent results, especially in the Crunch channel. This amp covers the variety of sounds I want better than any other tube amp I've encountered.

Channel 1 is a decent clean channel. Not a Fender clean, but much better than most high gain amps I've heard. It has more than enough headroom for my purposes.

Channel 2 is the crunch channel. This channel needs some careful dialing in, but can get great AC/DC sounds with humbuckers or Stevie Ray sounds with a Strat and a boost pedal. I should point out that the gain controls are laid out in an unusual manner. In channel 2, both the channel 1 and channel 2 gain controls are active. The channel 2 gain setting is added to the channel 1 setting. I got much better sounds out of channel 2 once I realized this. Channel 3 and 4's gain controls work in a similar manner.

Channel 3 is a nice drive channel. It ranges from Marshall-like drive sounds to pretty brutal grind. It's got a great sound that's heavy but still clear - you can still hear the guitar's own sound and you can hear every note clearly. I'd say that the sound is more like a super hotrodded Marshall and less like a Rectifier, but it definitely has its own unique voice. Channels 3 and 4 have the rough/smooth mode switch, which switches the channel from the normal grind sound to a smooth, midrangey lead sound (think Eric Johnson).

Channel 4 is a monster. This channel loves low tunings and palm muted playing. Lots of bass and chunk and more gain than I know what to do with. I keep the gain up about half way and that's plenty. The only other amp with a comparable high gain sound is the Diezel Herbert (both amps have different high gain sounds, but they're both great in their own way).

I haven't gigged with it yet, but I have dragged it over to a friend's house several times for jamming. So far so good. It seems well built. I've only had it for a short while, so I can't comment on its long term reliability.

I haven't had to contact Engl yet.

Overall, this is the best amp I've ever played. Super flexible, great sound. The only other amp that was a real contender was the Diezel Herbert, and that costs more than double what I paid for the Savage. If it was stolen, I'd definitely buy another, although I'd look at the new Savage Special Edition that's coming out soon - it has even more features like independent treble controls for each channel, which would help quite a bit.