5150IIIS EL34 100-watt Tube Head with EL34 Tubes Review

5150 evh el34 100 watt amp

Ok ,I finally got my 4th amp sent to me, and its working fine, I have to say ,I really love this 5150 EL 34 !00 watt amp, it does sound better then any amp iv ever played, Thanks to Casey from Sweetwater for making it happen, and I also bought the 5150 Chours pedal too and it really sounds great with this amp! If your a Rocker you have to buy this amp it Rocks!

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Whoa hahahaha!!

This amp is definitely a middle finger to your neighbors Hahaha. I just got mine in and I set it all up, and it had perfect clean tone for jazz but then you have the death metal kind of distortion. I will definitely use this with the Orange Dual Dark that I'm about to receive. It has a really dark tone. I used the black matter distortion with it and OMG it is heavenly in HELL. It… read more can handle the low drop B and A I use without it falling on it's face. I'm using an old Marshall Cab with it and I'm thinking about buying an EVH one but I have insufficient funds right about now. It reminds me of my old VHT Pittbull I used to have. That amp I just played out of power. It died on me haha. Love this Beast and you will too. Maggot Out!!!!

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EVH 5150 iii EL34

Originally bought the 5150 iii 50 watt and got tired of the volume jump and I came across a deal for this amp so I jumped on it. First off the build is very good quality. The foot switch works as should and there is no click between channels which is nice. The cleans on the green channel are very good with close to no breakup. For me personally I enjoyed how the blue channel has… read more its own character vs. being the sound/mixture between green and red. It's got plenty of sag for guys trying to hit that brown sound. Red channel is as heavy as you can want it. It's very easy to get a tighter gain while having a heavy low end. My only gripe is they still haven't fixed having the standby and power button on the back.

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British 5150s

Very dynamic! The improved clean channel is awesome, doesn't break up; very usable for gigs that require clean only. The Blue channel is very well designed, very responsive to your playing technique. The Red channel is saturation glory, very unforgiving. You must play precise, every nuance shows up. When picked softly the amp is sweet, play hard and tear your head off. The overall… read more tone is pure EL34 character. Upper midrange emphasis. You must understand this, it sounds a bit different than the 6L6 output tube versions. Very tight and quick attack. Perfect on all three channels for accents. This amp has it's place.

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5150iiiEL34

I purchased the 5150iii 50 watt and 2x12 cabinet from Sweetwater a couple of years ago. I have enjoyed the 50watt as it sounded great. When I heard the EL34 come out I did some research and decided that I had to have this set up. I ordered the 4x12 and the EL34 head. And OMG this amp is om point! The amp is so versatile. They have thought of everything on this one. Crystal clean… read more sparkle, crunch, and over the top tones. I have no regrets with this amp. Matt Alexander took good care of me. Thanks.

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