Two classic amps, two different voices. The Diezel is brutal, tight, high-headroom German metal; the ENGL is precise, tight, aggressive European metal. Here is how their settings and the records made on them compare.
| Knob | Diezel | ENGL |
|---|---|---|
| Gain | 7 | 7.5 |
| Bass | 5 | 5.5 |
| Mid | 6 | 5 |
| Treble | 7 | 6.5 |
| Presence | 6.5 | 5.5 |
Averaged from 18 (Diezel) and 7 (ENGL) famous recordings. Out of 10.
Go Diezel if you want brutal, tight, high-headroom German metal. Go ENGL for precise, tight, aggressive European metal. But the real point: you do not need either one. GuitarToneAdapt takes any tone recorded on these amps and re-dials it for the amp and guitar you actually own — free.
🎛️ Get either amp’s tones on YOUR rig — free →Neither is "better" — they are voiced differently. Diezel is brutal, tight, high-headroom German metal; ENGL is precise, tight, aggressive European metal. Pick by the tone you want, then adapt the settings to the amp you actually own.
Averaged across the famous recordings on each (knobs out of 10), the Diezel sits at gain 7, bass 5, mid 6, treble 7, presence 6.5; the ENGL at gain 7.5, bass 5.5, mid 5, treble 6.5, presence 5.5. The biggest gap is mid, where the Diezel runs noticeably higher.
Notable Diezel tones include Animal I Have Become, Falling Away from Me, Outside. Notable ENGL tones include Sleep Walk, Epitaph, Battle-Axe. GuitarToneAdapt can re-dial any of them onto the amp and guitar you already own, free.