The new 5150

[Charlie]

Anybody get to try it out yet?

http://www.evhgear.com/5150III/

I don't think I'd be interested in buying one but it looks like a good amp.

 

[MusicManJP6]

That white cab is cool looking. I wonder how they got to keep the 5150 name since Peavey uses it and it is now being made by Fender under the EVH name.

 

[HipKitty]

You know, I've never liked the 5150 series unless they've been "tweaked". The extra gain stages make for a blistering distortion...and I can love that aspect. However, that can cause loss of definition if it's maxed out. It's the definition between notes that allow the player's tone and style to come through.

And I know this might be blasphemy, but they never had or got Eddie's orginal Marshall sound heard on the early records. Of course, they are totally different designs. A 6L6 amp will never sound like a 6CA7 amp.

 

[ToneAddictJon]

8 preamp tubes?? :twisted: :roll: :twisted:
I don't know whether to run for cover or laugh

 

[guitarmaster]

:!:

 

[Rampage]

5150 III isn't worth the pricetag at all. I would just as soon get a blockletter or signature series 5150, a FJA mod, and some really nice tubes. When I tried one it was incredibly spongy and fizzy, lacking the really tight distortion that I have come to love. I owned a 5150 for quite some time and the original is definitely better in this case.

 

[Charlie]

I agree it's a little pricey but it sounds pretty good to me... at least from what I can hear on the video. Clean channel sounds like it could use some work though.

 

[Rocky]

That white cab is cool looking. I wonder how they got to keep the 5150 name since Peavey uses it and it is now being made by Fender under the EVH name.

Eddie Van Halen holds the trademark on '5150' Peavey doesnt.

Peavey doesnt produce an amp called 5150 anymore. They hve remaned it the 6505.

 

[Koreldyre]

Here's my review cut/pasted from another board


I spent a good deal of time with the 5150 III halfstack in a demo room turned up pretty loud, using a custom shop Fender strat, a Les Paul custom, a Les Paul classic, and a Dean explorer with Dimebucker pickups. In short, it sounds very tight, but kinda flat to my ears - I kept wanting to get more girth out of the sound. The character is like the 5150 (not the 5150 II) but smoother, less harsh. The first channel is a good clean, not the best. The second channel does some great plexi sounds, great definition and shine with no saturation. And then channel three is the improved Peavey sound.

I was a bit disappointed with the humbucker guitars through it. The Les Paul sound spectrum is already compressed compared to a lot of guitars, with most of the sound in the lower-mid range... the amp didn't seem to help "fill out" the LP tone, if that makes any sense. The strat on the other hand sounded fuller in comparison through it, particularly in channel 2 playing non-saturated rock tones.

I'm using the Mesa RK, MkIV, Diezel VH4, VHT UltraLead for comparison. For playstyle I like heavy crunchy rhythm tones and juicy shredding lead tones. After owning the amps listed above, I can't say I felt tempted to buy a EVH III.

So there's my 5-cent HarmonyCentral-ish review - Consequently another guy was in the room watching while I was playing; he was blown away and bought the amp right after I put the guitar down. So *shrug*..... take my opinions with a grain of salt.

 

[Storm]

That goes to show you how subjective tone is! It's horses for courses in the guest for tone game!

Ciao ...

 

[flieger67]

That white cab is cool looking. I wonder how they got to keep the 5150 name since Peavey uses it and it is now being made by Fender under the EVH name.

Eddie owns the 5150 name, not Peavey. That's why Fender can use the name.

Peavey had to rename their 5150-series amps. They are now called "6505". See this link: http://www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm/action/list/cat/306/begin/1/6505.cfm

 

[jtb226]

what does 5150 stand for?

 

[fbomb]

its police radio code for an escaped lunatic,or something along those lines. its also the name EVH gave his home recording studio out behind his home.

 

[Gear-Monkey]

I give it two years before this amp floods ebay for $600.

I much prefer Mesa!

 

[Guitarzan]

I just played one yesterday. Channel one is Awesome, clean, chimey, right amount of preamp fizz. you can also get a good pushed tone from it as well. Second channel is OK good for soloing and chording. Individual notes of your chord are not muddied but distinctly individual. The third channel is just unusable. Too much gain, too much fizz, just too much of everything you don't want in an amp. Overall it's too much money for what is usable. The one area I will say it stands out in is....It's F'ing LOUD! It will cut quite easily. Try one if you see one...but I'll stay with my Mesa's.

 

[Matterra]

It sounds pretty good to me. With a bit of tweaking, and a price drop. It would kick major ***.

The real awesome part that I dig is that, unlike the 5150/6505, this amp sounds like EVH's sound (kind of).

 

[MesaENGR412]

what does 5150 stand for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5150_(Involuntary_psychiatric_hold)

copy and paste because the url code isn't working...probably has something to do with the parenthesis in the url....

That should answer anyone's questions...lol

-AJH