Engl EP635 Fireball IR

It would be easy to say that this pedal has amazing sound and convenience 'for the price', but that is taking the focus from how good it really is and that would be doing it a disservice.

I'm running this through a power amp (Blackstar Amped 1) and into a 1x12 cab and it definitely has that Engl sound. Put it behind a curtain and you'd be hard pressed to say it wasn't a tube head- it has that nice spongey feel to it that caught me by surprise for a fully solid state unit.

It's a new product so lots to explore still, but the build quality is great as you'd expect from Engl and the options on this small box are fantastic. Noise gate and mid boost are extremely valuable features, as are the switching options. Not to mention the independent eq for each channel which even the real amp doesn't offer...

I've not yet tried the IR's into an interface but have heard only good things there, the fact that you can load your own means you're gonna have tonnes of flexibility either way, so pretty sure it will work great in that way too.

Would like to give it <5 stars in one category at least, just so the review doesnt come across as gushing, but i cant really fault it. Is this exactly like an Engl tube head? Not 100%... but close enough! Highly recommended.

I usually play through a US or British amp, but I’ve always admired the sound of Engls, even though I’ve never owned one. This pedal has allowed me to achieve and experiment with that Teutonic sound, without having to spend a fortune on the actual amp. I must say I’m quite impressed. I don’t use the IRs, as I plug it straight into the clean channel of my amp and into the speaker. From clean to distorted sounds, they’re surprisingly excellent, which makes me wonder whether it’s worth switching to a Fireball head.

and then it stopped working. It turns on but the buttons are all white and the knobs are unresponsive. Let's see if they will repair it or exchange it. I might change my rating after that.
Not the reliability I was expecting from Engl.

Also it would have been great to use it with a MIDI controller, since the footswitches are too close together to use live or to add effects when changing the presets.

The sounds are great, no complaints about that. Just replace the stock IRs because they are terrible.