EVH 5150 III Mini 50watt Head Sound-Demo

[joe web]

hi folks,

just got my 5150III Mini head yesterday.
WOW!!! this amp is a winner!
got a 6534+ a few weeks ago, because i was looking for another amp for my second band. the 6534+ was my first choice, but i´m not 100% happy with it.
it´s brutal sounding but to me the lead channel has not enough "tone". it´s very compressed and with more gain you dial in you´re loosing "tone".

so i thought i´ll try the new 5150 Mini head - and guess what, i like it much more.
channel 1 and 2 share the same EQ and Gain settings, but that´s not a problem, the amp is very balanced sound wise.
the lead channel has more gain as anybody ever needs and still delivers the "tone" that i´m missing with the 6534+.
o.k. it´s not as raw and brutal sounding, which may depend on the 6L6 power tubes instead of the EL34s the peavey is using, and it has a bit less low-end power due to the 50 watts, but it´s enough for me.

the 5150 III Mini is a great amp with big sound, a lot of useful features like MIDI and the best thing is the price.


here is a short demo-test i did yesterday evening.

EVH Mini Test

this is the guitar and amp i used for this demo:

and the cab i used:

 

[Dave666]

Yeah, I like how this one sounds.
It sounds very tight and brutal, like you said, lots of gain on tap but still clear sounding, which is a plus!!!

 

[TX-Joe]

How is the resonance control?

 

[blackie13]

greenbacks?

edit:got it!!!!

 

[Strateuphoria]

is that a German accent?

I like the heavey sound you got out of it, but the second channel doesn't sound very brown to me, it could be those speakers though.

 

[diesect20022000]

is that a German accent?

I like the heavey sound you got out of it, but the second channel doesn't sound very brown to me, it could be those speakers though.

I like green and purple better than brown anyway

 

[Assumer]

Sounds great. Always wanted to try one of those but nothing local. May have to take a road trip.

 

[Bammer]

I've got one of these on backorder with Musician's Friend and won't see it until at least mid-March! Where did you get yours so early???

BTW- your demo made me drool with anticipation even more than I already was!

 

[joe web]

@Bammer:
i ordered mine back in october last year. so this is one of the first heads that had been shipped to europe.

 

[joe web]

is that a German accent?

I like the heavey sound you got out of it, but the second channel doesn't sound very brown to me, it could be those speakers though.

that´s the famous German accent you hear there

i didn´t try to dial in a "brown sound" - that´s not what i want to achieve with this amp. i prefer my own sound, even by using a lot of EVH gear.
i love that gear, the striped phaser and flanger deliver "THAT" phaser and flanger sound i love, the wolfgang is a great rock-guitar and the amp kicks a$$, all together it´s the complete Van Halen setup, but as said before, i don´t want to copy ed´s sound - i prefer my own kind of sound at the end.

 

[craigbeckta]

Hey,

Picked one up Feb 09/12

I just posted a video of the EVH 5150 III 50 Watt
head to YouTube, check it out.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tQqHTCPmsA"]EVH 5150 III 50 Watt Head Review[/ame]

Craig

 

[Jimmyohio75]

Just ordered mine today in black...Managed to negotiate a crazy low price from Sweetwater. I was told it should show up in early-mid March. I bet that doesn't happen.

 

[Mysterionn]

Just ordered mine today in black...Managed to negotiate a crazy low price from Sweetwater. I was told it should show up in early-mid March. I bet that doesn't happen.

How did you "negotiate" a low price? I was looking at these as well.

 

[peterichardz]

hi folks,

just got my 5150III Mini head yesterday.
WOW!!! this amp is a winner!
got a 6534+ a few weeks ago, because i was looking for another amp for my second band. the 6534+ was my first choice, but i´m not 100% happy with it.
it´s brutal sounding but to me the lead channel has not enough "tone". it´s very compressed and with more gain you dial in you´re loosing "tone".

so i thought i´ll try the new 5150 Mini head - and guess what, i like it much more.
channel 1 and 2 share the same EQ and Gain settings, but that´s not a problem, the amp is very balanced sound wise.
the lead channel has more gain as anybody ever needs and still delivers the "tone" that i´m missing with the 6534+.
o.k. it´s not as raw and brutal sounding, which may depend on the 6L6 power tubes instead of the EL34s the peavey is using, and it has a bit less low-end power due to the 50 watts, but it´s enough for me.

the 5150 III Mini is a great amp with big sound, a lot of useful features like MIDI and the best thing is the price.


here is a short demo-test i did yesterday evening.

EVH Mini Test

this is the guitar and amp i used for this demo:

and the cab i used:

Move those mics about 1" away from the center of the speakers! You will LOVE the tone better!

 

[Jimmyohio75]

How did you "negotiate" a low price? I was looking at these as well.

Well, I used the 15% sale at MF as leverage with ZZounds. They beat the price with a quote of $824.99. I used that quote as leverage with Sweetwater and they offered me $820 with free shipping and the famous Sweetwater 2 year warranty. I am hoping this thing shows up in mid March as they told me it would.

 

[Jim88GT]

Well, I used the 15% sale at MF as leverage with ZZounds. They beat the price with a quote of $824.99. I used that quote as leverage with Sweetwater and they offered me $820 with free shipping and the famous Sweetwater 2 year warranty. I am hoping this thing shows up in mid March as they told me it would.

Jimmy, did your EVH 50 watt show up yet? I have one on order from my local music store. It was supposed to come in March as well. I am still waiting.

I hope it comes in soon