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Delivers the legendary ENGL SAVAGE crunch and searing distortion with incredible string-to-string clarity.
$399.99
Custom-designed in collaboration with Engl founder Horst Langer, the all-tube Synergy Engl SAVAGE Preamp Module delivers the searing high-gain drive, immediate touch response, and string-to-string clarity of the iconic Savage head. Powered by two 12AX7 tubes, it features two channels with independent Gain and Volume controls alongside a shared 3-band EQ. Each channel includes its own Gain Lo/Hi toggle switch for shifting gain structures, complemented by an onboard Contour switch for mid-frequency shaping and a 3-position PCB Cathode Select switch to tailor input tube bass feel to your preference.
Engl amplifiers have long been known as a premium example of boutique, high-gain tone. And a large part of that legacy is due to the esteemed Engl SAVAGE amplifier. From the moment it hit the scene in the early 1990s, guitarists the world over took notice of its ability to blend searing gain with a string-to-string clarity that stands as an industry standard. Engl’s Horst Langer has crafted numerous top-tier amplifiers that continue to inspire legendary artists such as Richie Blackmore, Marty Friedman, and Steve Morse. But it’s his SAVAGE that continues to stand on top of Engl’s lauded line.
Never ones to ignore a classic design, Synergy reached out to Horst Langer and asked him to focus the SAVAGE’s massive tonal palette and intense touch response into one of our incredibly popular Synergy preamp modules. And we’re proud to say, he nailed it. Not only does the Synergy SAVAGE preamp module give you a giant of an amp into a compact and convenient package, but thanks to two Gain Lo/Hi switches and a carefully sculpted Contour switch, you’re in control of an astoundingly flexible assortment of tones.
INTERCHANGEABLE PRE-AMP
By partnering with such iconic amplifier designers as Horst Langer, we’re able to offer you the most sought-after tones in all-tube designs that are perfect for the direct-recording, lower-stage-volume, and compact-guitar-rig demands of today. It’s easy to see why the Synergy preamp module system is taking the industry by storm.
CATHODE SELECT SWITCH:
This three-position switch allows you to configure the input tube bass response to match the original circuit of the selected module. This will affect the feel and tightness. Each amp designer has a specific combination of components that make up their input tube circuit. We have selected the three most popular combinations which you can access with this switch. The module will come preset to Synergy's preferred setting which for the SAVAGE module is position 1 (1.5K resistor and 22uf capacitor).
Synergy hardware and interchangeable pre-amps are protected under US patent.
Amplifiers are basically a planned amalgamation of transformers, transistors, capacitors and tubes that can increase the power of a given input signal. However, the care, thought and expertise put into the choosing of the actual components, and how they are assembled affects the final tone in very unique ways.
When a reasonable amount of care is taken, combined with a mass market sensibility for components, you wind up with a decent sounding amp ready for mass production.
However, when painstaking attention is given to every aspect of every frequency an amp can produce, with a specific tonal ‘goal’ in mind, and only the finest components, masterfully assembled will achieve this goal, you’ve moved into the area of ‘boutique’ amplification. This method of creating amplified sound usually costs considerably more than mass produced amps, making them sometimes out of reach for the average player.
Typically, when a guitar player makes the leap to a boutique amp, they are so blown away by the difference in tone they now command, that they never want to play through anything else… until they play through another brand of boutique amp… now they want that one too! But, in order to afford it, most jump ship and sell the one they had to acquire the new one.
Enter Synergy Amps. After many years of contemplating that very phenomenon, and having a ‘no compromise’ attitude about tone, a unique concept was born.
Synergy module
What if we were able to get both boutique amp builders and popular mass amp builders alike to design their pre amp sections (which is responsible for the majority of the actual tone of their respective amplifiers) into a compact module, that would slide easily into a compact pre amp housing that we build, AND make it easily swappable with other modules? Also, make it so each module is 2 channels, easily hooks up to an existing amps effects loop, giving that amp 2 extra tube channels, and has a silent line out with cab sim for recording studios or to go straight into the mixing board at a show, eliminating the need for a bulky amp altogether…? Finally, make the price point so that anyone could afford it!
Well, that’s exactly what we did. And the idea is taking the industry by storm! Imagine the possibilities!
The player who though they just couldn’t afford a boutique amp now can!
The traveling musician that constantly worries about the quality of the backline amp he’ll have to use…problem solved!
The recording studio that would love to have all the best amps available to them. Or the home studio, that wants the same, but needs to keep the process ‘silent’.
We’ve taken every possible challenge scenario a guitar player might face, and built the solutions into the Synergy line. We invite you to plug in and be amazed like the rest of us!
2 preamp channel – Interchangeable design
Global Bass, Mid, Treble, separate Volume & Gain controls for each channel
Two 12AX7 preamp tubes
Each channel has it’s own GAIN LO/HI Toggle Switche
Dimensions: 5.5″(L) x 7″(W) x 1.5″(H)
Weight: 1 lbs.
Payments as low as $35/mo.