5150III 1x12" 50-watt Tube Combo Amp - Ivory Review

Exceeded my expectations!

I've owned numerous all-tube and solid state modelers over the years. Some time ago, I was deciding between this amp and the Mesa Mark V 25 for a bedroom amp. I bought the Mesa and sold it about a year later because I just couldn't get good tone at low volumes. I'd since started using nothing but Kemper and was pretty happy. I got the itch for that 'amp in the room' sound and on… read more a whim, bought this EVH 5150 III 50 Watt Combo. I'm extremely happy - and this thing really has far exceeded my expectations. I do a LOT of low volume playing - really almost exclusively and this amp has no problem providing great tone at any volume. I mostly play on the blue or green channels - which are really tasty for cleans and gritty blues rock through 90's hard rock - it really excels here. The high-gain red channel is excellent as well, but had more gain than I'll likely ever use. I wish I would not have waited to buy this amp. I was trying to think of a reason not to give it 5 stars, but nothing comes to mind.

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SUPERIOR AMP AND SALES REP

I've been playing guitar ever since I was 13 yrs old in bands and have traveled around the world giging and always redefining my tone. When I got the EVH 5150 combo for my studio it was like a breath of fresh air. I can get any sound I need out of the 3 channels and the reverb isn't to bad either. Justin Sunday is my sales rep and has gone out of his way to handle any concerns I've… read more had in the past 10+ yrs I've been dealing with sweetawter.

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This amp slays.

Got this amp about a month ago and my god it sounds absolutely amazing. The red channel on it sounds brutal, it has so much gain on it that I never turn it past 4. The resonance control is useful to add bass to your tone while keeping it tight, and it's useful if you change rooms to help keep the bass from becoming too boomy. It also works well for any type of tone from nice cleans… read more to off the walls Dimebag Darrell type of tones. The one thing I don't like about it is that it hisses a lot, but that counter acted with a noise suppressor. Definitely worth the money.

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Very awesome amp

In my previous review I only have the amp 3 stars but this amp does deserve 10 if that was a option. I play metal, and this is a great amp for it, however you may want to change out the speaker if you do plan to use the 1x12 as your main amp. The stock 30 watt speaker was meant for EVHs sound, not necessarily mine. If you are like me and want a very heavy loud sound something like… read more a Vintage 30 60 watt or Creamback will really wake this amp up to its Heavy Metal potential. Worth the extra investment.

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Amazing.

Was a bit hesitant at first due to the price. But once I fired this thing up, I knew within 60 seconds that it was my new amp. I'm coming from playing an AXE FX II XL+ (amp emulator with a line out signal that you can patch into a board or PA speaker or whatever, essentially) and I had forgotten the joy of actually FEELING and HEARING a real amp. I had been interested in EVH… read more amps for a few months now and when I noticed the "power scaling" feature, that's what made me pull the trigger. Having a build in attenuator is a great feature for me because while I might play out with the amp, for me it's mainly going to be used for recording. If you're even considering this amp, get it. You will thank yourself.

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