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Description
Unleash the power of your guitar with the Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head, a sonic powerhouse that's designed to deliver an array of tonal options. Originally branded as the EVH 5150, this high-performance amp head offers two inputs, enabling versatility for various playing styles and setups. It also boasts a "bright" and a "crunch" channel, offering distinct sonic landscapes perfect for those seeking to create a rich and immersive sound palette. Whether you're chasing clean, transparent tones or craving for a more gritty, aggressive sound, this iconic amplifier head is your reliable partner on stage and in the studio.
Key Features:
- Dual inputs for versatile playability
- "Bright" and "crunch" channels for diverse tonal options
- A 120-watt power rating for robust sound projection
- Originally produced between 1995 and 2004, offering a vintage appeal
- Suited for both stage and studio use
- Highly responsive to different guitar pickups and playing techniques
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Reviews
PROS
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Iconic for 90s melodic metal sound
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Original Block Letter model highly praised
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Rare Sylvania tubes enhance performance
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Replicates desired metalcore and heavy metal tones precisely
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Good distortion quality
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Some find the clean channel satisfactory
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Seen as a collector's item
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Inspired by Eddie Van Halen's preferences
CONS
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Perceived as a "one trick pony" by some
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Expensive on the used market
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Requires additional cab for full setup
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Not as versatile for genres beyond metal
5.0 out of 5
Based on 5 Reviews and 40 Ratings
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The best tube amp I have ever heard
The best tube amp I have ever heard,great metal amp, great clean channel,just great,I have only played for like 3 years but just great amp, the tone i want i just get, the 6505 is the exact same thing, if you can't find this,get a 6506,also have the cabinet with some speakers better than vintage 30s I forgot what the speakers in my 5150 cab are called but just great.
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Soldano sound...
In the early 90's, when Eddie Van Halen was playing Ernie Ball/Music Man guitars, he was into Soldano amps; this is Hartley Peavey's effort to replicate what Eddie wanted.
39516
yeah, the 1st version is really close to a SLO100 circuit with ingerior PCB material, more readily available comonents, off the shelf transformers and a slight voicing tweak to up gain and smooth the high end to be less razor-like... yet somehow those changes add up to make it very little like the SLO
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Yes.
If you've heard of this amp, you know what it does. There isn't an amp in the world that does it better.
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except the soldano SLO100 that its knocked off of with a few voicing mdos to suit EVH
Artist usage
Add artistHere is a picture from "Some Kind of Monster", a documentary about the making of St. Anger. We see a Peavey 5150 sitting under one of James' Marshalls. It's unclear whether this actually belonged to James.
Eddie Van Halen used the Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head during the recording of the "Balance" album, as evidenced by images found through Google search.
Used on Alice in Chains' self-titled album in 1995.
I also used a Les Paul through a Peavey 5150 amp. Ed [Van Halen] gave me three stacks after we did the tour with him a few years ago. He'd just come out with his new Music Man guitar and the 5150 heads, and I asked him if I could maybe buy one off him. When I came back home after the tour, there were three stacks waiting for me in the fucking garage! [laughs] The guy was totally f-ing cool! Plus, he gave me a couple of his guitars, too.
In this Guitar Player interview, Satriani states that he “ha[s] a few original Peavey 5150s”. The article goes on to share signal chains from Satriani's personal notebook, which reveals that the 5150s were used on "Smooth Soul" and "Forever and Ever".
“Smooth Soul”
Melodies: MCO#1, Peavey 5150 Solo: KSR Orthos Rhythm Guitars: Gibson Custom Shop goldtop, Korg G4 Rotary Speaker, Fender ’59 Tweed Twin, Wells amp into Fender Deluxe
(...) “Forever and Ever”
Intro/Outro Guitar/Rhythm Guitars: JS25ART #47, Mezzabarba M Zero Melody: MCO #1, Peavey 5150 Solo: JS25ART #47, Peavey 5150
Another one of Satriani's Peavey 5150s was sold on Reverb.com via Bananas at Large.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-CwfTXN4fE
Spotted at 6:02.
In a 1990s photo from Photobucket, Buckethead is shown using a Peavey 5150 120-Watt Head amplifier.
In this interview with Guitarworld, Alex talked about his gear on previous albums. He mentions a Peavey 5150 he used on Counterparts.
I used a Peavey 5150 and a 100-watt Marshall JCM800. I had a [Roland] JC-120 as well that I used for some clean things, but primarily everything was done on the Peavey and the Marshall.
in this video of a concert in 1996, you can see pat smear using a peavey 5150 mk1. he used this in the very early days of the band, and possibly could have been used to record there first album. there is a clear shot of it at 4:15.
In this picture taken from one of MCR’s earliest gigs, you can see Ray playing through a Peavey 5150 120w Head.
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