5150 Appreciation Thread

[Joe]

I love my 5150. It just kicks you right in the sack.

[Angrychair]

stop making me want one when I don't even own an electric guitar atm

[ToxicTrace]

Originally Posted by Angrychair

stop making me want one when I don't even own an electric guitar atm

The 6505, the only new amp you can buy for a grand and get classic/hard rock, heavy metal, thrash, black, death, and other weird shit out of with no modding or pedals required.

[Mazzy]

Originally Posted by ToxicTrace

MY plan after college is to pick up a nice 50 watt 5150III used. Beastly tone at apartment levels. I really like my 5250ii, but the crunch I've heard out of the EVH 5150 is just so Marshally and awesome.

I wouldn't say it's Marshally, but if you get the 5150 III 50w, you'll never want a Peavey 5150 again. I've always been a 5150 guy, it was my first real head many years ago, and the EVH version is leaps and bounds better than the Peaveys. It's like all the small irritations I had with the old 5150s (fizziness, need for a boost, lacking clean/crunch, etc) were all vastly improved in the EVH model. It's more than enough volume for band practices, portable size, MIDI, headphone out, shorted speaker output for DI use, etc. It's such a fine amplifier. I actually boost the crunch channel rather than use the lead channel, it's much better.

[Axonic Rot]

I don't find any fault with the 5150II and 6505+, but I still want to try a III just to see what's it's all about(because it may not be the hokey pokey after all).

[ToxicTrace]

Originally Posted by Axonic Rot

I don't find any fault with the 5150II and 6505+, but I still want to try a III just to see what's it's all about(because it may not be the hokey pokey after all).

[Barry del Ive]

Owned the original 5150 back in the early to mid 90's.

GREAT tone. I do regret letting that one go. Is what it is though. Just have a need for that much grunt anymore. We have mic's.

[ToxicTrace]

Bass: 8
Mid: 10
Treble : 2 (come at me bro!)
Presence: 4
Resonance: 7

Seriously, just try these settings with a tube screamer and gain to taste. It super huge, tight, and warm! (It's the Rosei Odonell tone!)

It works with guitar, AND bass! AND BASS!!

[Wookieslayer]

Damn i bet that sounds aggressive as hell. Not sure if I'd push that many mids myself lol

[ToxicTrace]

Originally Posted by Wookieslayer

Damn i bet that sounds aggressive as hell. Not sure if I'd push that many mids myself lol

It's pretty angry sounding, but that's what I'm going for, sort of a giant dick shoving it's way into your ears. I was pretty surprised when I brought the treble down so far and it still sounded good, but the tube screamer adds a lot anyway. The best part is that with a boost it's right in rock n roll territory. I'm going to try these settings at my next show (hopefully the backline is going to be some sort of this amp) and see how it goes. Unfortunately, I may not be playing that show due to play to play and lazy bandmates.