Product: Engl XXL 412 Cabinet
Price Paid: USD 1700
Submitted
01/13/2009
at
12:48pm
by
Bob
Features
:
10
2007 engl xxl pro 240 w. rms mono or 2x120 w rms stereo , 14 ply of syberian birch. Celestion vintage 30. This cab is a monster...
Sound Quality
:
10
It has a lot of bass, very tight. Midrange are very well balance and the treble is sparkling. LOUD like hell. Before buying it i tryed an hiwatt custom (too deep,Not enough bass, the high are ok)a koch (LOL personaly its the worst cab i ever played and they sell them for like 1400$...)and a Engl with vintage 30 but the cab is smaller Its sound really good but bass responce are boosted by 35-50 % on the xxl, the mid is more prononced and the treble is shining a bit more.
Reliability
:
No Opinion
never had any gig with it But i own a powerball for half a year now and never had problem with it.Before having problem with a cab like that your house will be destroy by an earth quake.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
never talked with anyone at engl but i buy from a retailer that is the reperation center (1 of the 2 in my country )and i will buy again from their.
Overall Rating
:
10
i use it for 3 month now . No one will stole this its too heavy to carry it alone ^^. nothing wrongs with this cab u should look at it if u are looking for a extention cabinet! any question or wanna talk gear email me!
Product: Engl XXL 412 Cabinet
Price Paid: US $1199
Submitted
02/09/2006
at
07:48pm
by
Eric
Features
:
No Opinion
Speaker: 4 x 12 Celestion? Vintage 30
240 watts mono, 2 x 120 watts stereo
Impedance: 8 Ohms mono, 2 x 16 Ohms stereo
Wood: Siberian Birch ? 14 times folded
Dimensions & Weight: 74 x 84 x 38 cm, 63 kg
Plus the speakers are Frontloaded and the cab comes with pop in casters.
Recessed handles
Sound Quality
:
10
I play Jackson USA select King V's loaded with emg 81/85 going into an ISP decimator and then into an Engl version 2 powerball. The noisegate is good enough on the powerball, but I use the decimator because I like it better. I would have to say that this is the best cab I have played the Powerball thru so far and I am very pleased with it. It has a lot of presence and the lows, mids, and highs are well balanced for a vintage 30 cab. It sounds nothing like a Mesa recto cab. I would compare it to a VHT fatbottom but fuller sounding and not so much concentrated on the highs. The feedback is no where near as bad as many other cabs I have played with the Powerball.
Reliability
:
10
I haven't had it long but it was shipped from Florida, survived Fed Ex, and being fully cranked.
Customer Support
:
10
I haven't dealt with Engl yet (knock on wood). I bought the cab from Derek B at rock solid amps www.rocksolidamps.com and he knows his stuff and can get you the tone you are looking for. He answers all his emails and is easily able to get ahold of. Keep up the great work Derek.
Overall Rating
:
10
I have been playing guitar for a long time, atleast 15 years. I have tryed just about every speaker cab out there and just about every amp. I think Engl amps are my cup of tea. The xxl cab is probably one of the best cabs I have played thru that has vintage 30's in it. It doesn't "honk" like a mesa cab will and handles the low end a lot better. It doesn't sound too presencey like a vht fatbottom, but more fuller sounding. I think the xxl cab has the RIGHT amount of everything needed to make a powerball or SE sound stellar. I'm not worried about it getting stolen since this cab is enormous and weighs a ton and a half. The cool thing about this cab is that its a straight cab, but sounds like a slant cab. The speakers project very nicely the way they have them set up.
