Engl Amps brought its new 100-watt Artist Edition head to NAMM. Evolved from the signature 6L6-powered head designed for Ritchie Blackmore in 1996, this amp features tweaks requested by Doug Aldrich, including an EL34 power section, threshold-adjustable noise gate (rear panel), and a series/parallel effects loop with wet/dry mix knob. Both functions are footswitchable via the optional controller. Subsequent users of the amp have included Jimmy Page, Gary Moore, and Paul Stanley.