Integrated Noisegate, tube protection circuits and serial amp control interface, this all was introduced with the launch of the Powerball and are now part of the ENGL standard. If you study the model history carefully, you will notice that ENGL were playing a pioneering role with many features.
There are four (!) controls (Lo Mid 1 and 2, Hi Mid 1 and 2) only for the mid frequencies, which can even be switched in pairs. The sound control for the mids - which Steve Morse attaches great importance to - is probably unique. Steve Morse, Ritchie Blackmore's successor at Deep Purple, also played the Special Edition and the Invader for quite some time before getting his own signature amp tailor-made in close collaboration with Horst Langer. The guitarists from Deep Purple seem to like ENGL amps. No sooner said than done - Blackmore's Signature Amp was launched in 1996 and is still in the program today. The one, who created the millennium guitar riff with "Smoke on the water", wanted his own amp based on the Savage. Only two years later the string magician Ritchie Blackmore knocked on our door. Four channels, various switchable sound options per channel, two master volumes and two presences - all available via footswitch! At the time of its release in 1993, his concept was absolutely groundbreaking for lavishly equipped rockamps. The whole range of innovative power can be very nicely understood on the Savage.
Especially with the guys of the harder pace this amp found many friends. Above all, it had a massive gain on board, something like this didn't exist before. Technically speaking it was a step back to a conventional two-channel amp – again, however with non common features at that time, such as Lead Boost, Mid Shift and Bright switching. The Straight model in 1985 was also a great success.