Engl launches EP635 Fireball IR dual-channel preamp pedal

April 25, 2025 · 4 sources

Engl announced the release of the EP635 Fireball IR pedal on April 25, 2025, according to Gearnews¹. The pedal is a two-channel preamp designed to put the tone of the company's Fireball amplifier on a pedalboard¹².

The EP635 has two channels, each with independently saved knob settings¹². Its controls are Volume, Gain, Bass, Middle, Treble and Presence¹². MusicRadar reports that Bass, Middle and Treble sit across the top with Volume and Gain underneath, and that a global Presence mini-dial and a second mini-dial for the noise gate are also fitted³. Two footswitches handle bypass and channel switching; MusicRadar says a button selects the footswitch mode, with the right footswitch also engaging the mid boost³. It reports the LED lights blue on the clean channel and red on the lead channel³.

The pedal ships with three cabinet impulse responses, all loaded with V30 speakers: the 2x12 E212VHB, the 4x12 E412VSB and the 4x12 E412XXL³. Guitar Pedal X lists the same three as E212VHB V30, E414VSB V30 and E4122XXL V30⁴. Custom IRs can be loaded via USB-C using included software⁴¹². The rear panel carries a 1/8-inch headphone output, USB-C, 1/4-inch in and out, and a 9V DC input drawing 300mA⁴³.

Pricing is reported differently. Guitar Pedal X gives a listed price of $249⁴, and MusicRadar gives $249 street, saying the pedal is available now³. Gearnews gives an MSRP of EUR 249 and lists $209.00 at Thomann¹.