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EVH 5150III 100W Head

Tube Guitar Amp Head from EVH belonging to the 5150 III series

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Published on 03/16/12 at 09:59
Value For Money : Correct
- All Tube Amplifier 100 watts
4-button footswitch-(Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3, and activation of the effects loop)
- Connectivity is minimal (input, fx loop, hp output and connection for the footswitch)
Otherwise the grip that sense quality full nose: no knobs that tremblotes plastoques bits of falling off, we see brief at the outset that not a peanut in the fingers!
I put 9/10 as an output line would have been welcome

UTILIZATION

then this is the main strength of this amp! as you say that the manual you can use it to turn on Barbec because you never open it!
Three channels: clean, crunch and overdrive with all the same trimmings (gain, volume, bass, mid, trebble)
No frills modes which are nothing ... brief and less than 3 minutes you have your sound!

SOUNDS

Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh here we are!
then it's simple:
- The clean is more than adequate. it is accurate, it does not saturate, nor too neither too round slamming .... In short it is not the most beautiful clean the planet but it is very good.
- The crunch ... well I use it ever!
- Overdrive: A TUERIE: it's beautiful, it is modern, no frequency just tear your head, it's just huge! I play with a lag imperator 15 icb but I tested it with ibanez prestige, prs ... it sounds all the time I just change the adjustment of the gain depending on the guitar. You just know that this amp is well even when loaded with low and that even with a little low at 0 equalo does not refuse especially if you play in groups and do not want you buried your bass player!
We're really in the very high end and not surprising to see more and more groups using it in the studio but let's be clear: this amp is not made to play the bagpipes. Eddy has laid the beast of war!

short it is a 10/10 because 12 does not exist

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for one year battery! if I am flying I bought the same again in a second.
I tested Mesa Dual Rectifier, Engl Savage, rivera, TriAxis mesa, engl screamer, orange, ..... short for me is the best for the style I made (metal style disturbed, metallica, pantera ...). I recommend it to everyone I meet and I will continue to do so!! as to value for money ... Well it's expensive but it's worth! I said that to truly harness the full potential of this beast should be offered a cabinet evh also ... BECAUSE THIS IS A CABINET TUERIE!!
In short you are metalheads? Then you stop to hesitate: you run, you buy and you will thank me after :-)
you love gas plants with millions of possible settings? You like to spend your days hacking away, look, dig? So go your way!