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The ENGL “Victor Smolski Limited Edition” (E 646) was made to meet the demands of the modern metal guitar player. Amp designer Horst Langer developed this amp with the support of the incredible Rage guitarist, songwriter, and producer, Victor Smolski. The ENGL “Victor Smolski Limited Edition.

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A high-gain, state-of-the-art tone machine, meticulously modeled.

Now you can:

Track through the ferocious ENGL VS Limited Edition amp with near-zero latency on your Apollo-equipped workstation

Perfectly sculpt clean tones, muscular chunk, and searing high-gain sounds with remarkable string-to-string definition

Fine-tune your sounds with an onboard FX Rack that contains a noise gate, filter controls, and host-syncable lo-fi delay

Audition 64 different high-end Recording Chains with a selection of mics, cabinets, and outboard gear

Unison™ Technology for Apollo Interfaces

Harnessing UA’s groundbreaking Unison technology, the ENGL E646 VS Limited Edition plug-in gives you the impedance, gain staging, and circuit behaviors that have contributed to making the ENGL E646 VS the choice of cutting-edge players.

Customer Reviews

C. Brown

December 11, 2015

Absolutely ASTOUNDING

Wonderful 6l6 clean tones can be easily dialed in and the crunch and hi gain channels feel and respond like you are playing a live tube amp. Never thought I would be floored with a sim but...

D. Thompson

September 27, 2015

Ok guys.... plug it in and demo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfcke6I9amg And https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUiVRaDPyrE Now tell me it does not sound VERY close to the real deal.... guys. I think the Analogue...

D. Thompson

September 19, 2015

Just bought the plugin after another trip to the music store....

So I went to the store again, one of the saddle blocks went. I just had to try the amp setup AGAIN in the store, it's 6505 with a Rectifier. I like SYL, hard chug. Good heavy sound. I...

D. Thompson

September 18, 2015

I owned POD Line 6

Had to mention... that's sold. Doesn't even compare!

D. Thompson

September 18, 2015

Victor Smolski

Been tying this out... just back from buying an ESP ltd m-103fm

The ESP ltd m-103fm, EMG 81's through the store test stack - I'm finished locking that damn floyd rose. People gave this 1 star????? Even 4! Yea, I think the presets suck a** but hey, more...

t. preradovic

August 26, 2015

Great sim

The best amp sim ever. True that presets are dull but You can make Your own. If you buy hardware amp you don't get 'presets'. Sound is in amp. So, this ENGL sim realy has sound...

Accurate amp modeling and advanced speaker simulation (Impulse Responses), capturing high-end studio gear, plus recording-specific features like EQ filters and a noise gate
Four channels — Clean, Crunch and two Lead Channels — each with separate Gain and Volume controls
Two voicing sections specially tuned for each channel: One three-band EQ for Clean and Crunch modes and one three-band EQ plus the 'Middle-voiced' control for Lead Channels 3 and 4
Presence and Depth Punch controls
Newly developed Power Amp Simulation including on-board Power Soak
Two Master Volume controls: Use these knobs to adjust two different power amp volume settings, and switch them on the fly
Selectable pre/post amp Tight and Smooth filters
Host-syncable adjustable lo-fi delay effect, optimized for guitar tones
64 selectable Recording Chains

Overall Rating

C. Brown

Absolutely ASTOUNDING

Wonderful 6l6 clean tones can be easily dialed in and the crunch and hi gain channels feel and respond like you are playing a live tube amp. Never thought I would be floored with a sim but this is truly astounding.

D. Thompson

Ok guys.... plug it in and demo!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfcke6I9amg
And
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUiVRaDPyrE
Now tell me it does not sound VERY close to the real deal.... guys. I think the Analogue and Digital argument is also stupid.
Blind test... I did... the ENGL won!
I will get a clip up of a mic'd and a sim (UAD ENGL E646 VS) and YOU tell me which you prefer... (a) or (b).
coming soon...
anyone thinking of buying, just buy it and make you own presets, visit the ENGL website download the settings PDF and create your own!
Perfect and LOVE it.

D. Thompson

Just bought the plugin after another trip to the music store....

So I went to the store again, one of the saddle blocks went. I just had to try the amp setup AGAIN in the store, it's 6505 with a Rectifier. I like SYL, hard chug. Good heavy sound.
I spoke with the store guy, the ENGL E646 is SUPPOSED to be soft on the high end!!! So UAD have indeed modelled the sim correctly. The presets still don't cut it unfortunately. But for 'chug', this is serious!
There is a PDF on the ENGL website http://www.englamps.de/uploads/tx_ddfproducts/E646-Sound-setting-samples.pdf I suggest (as I did) creating your own setup using these defaults.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xWa1p-kB48
It is an incredible piece of software. I owned both of the Line 6 products.. I used the SansAmp PSA. This sim is worth EVERY cent

D. Thompson

I owned POD Line 6

Had to mention... that's sold.
Doesn't even compare!

D. Thompson

Been tying this out... just back from buying an ESP ltd m-103fm

The ESP ltd m-103fm, EMG 81's through the store test stack - I'm finished locking that damn floyd rose. People gave this 1 star????? Even 4! Yea, I think the presets suck a** but hey, more fun making your own!
I came back, plugged the ESP into the UAD, dialed a bit, even let the auto selector run through some mic settings etc. Finally found a setting, tweaked and instant Devin Townsend aka: Strapping Young Lad! Very nice tone, very thick, not harsh, gives me feedback on sustain too!!! Amazing simulation of an amp!
1 start guys, are you deaf? Seriously? By far best sim I've used. Blew me away! And still is. Just buy it you won't be disappointed.

P. Takeuchi

Just messed with the demo for 30 minutes... not impressed

The tones are all WAAAAAYYYY to gassy, and there is pretty much no high end. I feel like there is a low pass filter on everything, but I am simply running through console, with no inserts. Either something is wrong with console or I am an idiot (quite possible), not being familiar with amp means I don't know that it is supposed to sound like it's buried under a decade of dirty laundry, or UAD should have made more tone controls obviously present to deactivate said LPF if there is in fact one. I'll stick with POD Farm

t. preradovic

Great sim

The best amp sim ever. True that presets are dull but You can make Your own. If you buy hardware amp you don't get 'presets'. Sound is in amp. So, this ENGL sim realy has sound but make your own presets. I am going to buy it today.

t. preradovic

Great sim

The best amp sim ever. True that presets are dull but You can make Your own. If you buy hardware amp you don't get 'presets'. Sound is in amp. So, this ENGL sim realy has sound but make your own presets. I am going to buy it today.

E. Leiser

Ax-FX II vs Engl 646 VS

I will be putting my AX-FXII on the market today for trade. I cannot believe I spent 2 years trying to obtain this sound out of it. I called the dealer multiple times and the end result was, maybe it isn't for you. This is a gotta have for a guitarist.
v/r
Eddie
Valrcio, FL

A. Chiarello

Victor Smolski's Signature Amp

Not sure why UA or Brainworx has downplayed the fact that this is RAGE's Victor Smolski's signature model But I personally think they're doing the amp sim some disservice; by not at least telling users to check out Victor's walkthrough of the original amp on ENGL's site.
Also. Have to agree with the overall consensus that the factory presets are not very good at all. Check out the sound settings PDF posted on ENGL's page. Victor's presets translate over just fine to the plugin version. http://www.englamps.de/index.php?id=36&tx_ddfproducts_pi1[uid]=115

J. Daly

Love it!

I have not had the pleasure of using an axe personally however this plugin on my Apollo quad makes me happier than anything I have gotten from digi l6 11r or kemp in terms of BOTH function & tone. The others may sound great and be too limiting or sound bad & have great functionality but not both. Overall the Apollo comes in at nearly convenient with quick keys & console 2.0's midi tap tempo business & is tops for modeled tone imho HOWEVER it does require that you are open minded enough to use the plugin according to the manual and spend a modest amount of time learning the amp and the sim.
Does the v646 sound and behave like the real deal? Don't know don't care. It sounds tops, kemper axe territory as compared to the alternatives. YMMV.

S. Mcnulty

So far, so good!

I wasn't able to get nice clean tones from the VAR, but this sounds great. I haven't tried any overdriven sounds, yet.

R. Sheridan

Engl powerball

This is the real deal! Having owned one before this is as close as you'll get to the real thing. Great plug in! Used it on a few tracks in a similar vein to soilwork/in flames to great effect.
Good job!

H. Petersson

Engl Victor Smolski Review

Not just for high gain!

Don't make the mistake I did, thinking it was only for metal heads. This amp delivers some of the most beautiful clean and crunchy sounds!
The different channels sound different from each other. This makes it a very versatile amp suitable for many styles.
This is probably the most realistic sounding amp sim I've heard to date. But given the price and the high DSP usage it doesn't come cheap.
$75 would be a more appropriate price if compared to other excellent offerings such as S-Gear and BIAS.
The presets does suck. And the amp, while beautifully rendered, looks ridiculous in my opinion. I wish they had gone with the Powerball II instead.
But all in all one of the best amp sims out there! One that continues to wow me.

M. H.

Amazing emulation

Wow -
I tested my guitars 'Fender Stratocaster (built early 70th)', my 'Gibson SG (early 80th)' - simply using the settings provided via plugin presets.
My impression: Amazing!
Just to denote what I've used before (and what I still use have to use on stage): Digitech RP10
Comparerd to that RP10 box: The plugin-sound is much much more direct, and comes nearly absolute noiseless, but bites!
Impressing!
Best wishes,
Manfred

S. Makarov

ENGL® E646 VS Plug-In

I am very glad that I had the opportunity to have such a cool sound using Apollo and plug-ins from Universal Super!
Yours Faithfully Sergey Makarov!

B. Tonak

Won me over

At first I was skeptical, and I didn't like these amp ENGL amp emulations as much as my Line 6, but after demo-ing it again, I decided I had to buy it. It gives much more realistic sounds. I do tend to favor less high-gain type sounds, but lower gain sounds are available here if you work harder to dial them in. I do wish they had an open-back cabinet emulation, and some non-celestion speaker cabinets. Bottom line, this thing is great for practicing and occasional tracking through my Apollo.

G. Sullivan

Great Tools!

Everyone seems to want to know if it sounds like a “real amp.” I just released a CD using a real top of the line Marshall, and used a Royer microphone, with a great preamp. I also used the UA amp simulators. Do they sound the same? Probably not. But many of the reviews I have received preferred the sound of the simulators, when they didn’t know which was which. These are great tools! But the tools are only as good as the craftsman using the tools.

G. Sullivan

Great Tools!

Everyone seems to want to know if it sounds like a “real amp.” I just released a CD using a real top of the line Marshall, and used a Royer microphone, with a great preamp. I also used the UA amp simulators. Do they sound the same? Probably not. But many of the reviews I have received preferred the sound of the simulators, when they didn’t know which was which. These are great tools! But the tools are only as good as the craftsman using the tools.

T. Yoder

Great

I really like this plug-in. It gets five stars from me. Easily and seemingly infinitely tweekable. Each preset is a great starting off point. I really gives me the feel of a great amp with a 4X12. The creamy, thick, sweet tone just gives you confidence when you play. And FOUR channels!!! The delay settings are very nice too. Once again, easily tweekable. This is one of the best amp sims I've played.