PEAVEY 5150

[Prada3353]

BBE sonic Maximizers suck tone, they are rubbish. These amps are great, especially for metal. Just put in some decent tubes, and throw a Bloody Murder pedal in front to tighten it up and it is a beast.

[mrwiskerz666]

has anyone else had a problem with it all of the sudden getting really quiet? I think I might need new tubes.

[emgonzo]

Yeah, I had that with mine and it was because of the tubes.. I hadn't replaced them from the day I bought it (back in 92). 15 years out of one set of tubes, gotta love that amp.

[Achinhead]

It may be tube related, although the first thing you should try is cleaning the FX loop jacks. Spray some contact cleaner in there and repeatedly plug/unplug a patch cable to clean the jack of any dirt/corrossion. Super common issue with this FX loop design, and it can cause a whole bunch of funky things to happen.

New tubes isn't a bad thing, but if the return jack is messed up the problem will continue.

[berserker213]

slap a BBE sonic maximizer in that effects loop - $100 and it will change your life.

[MrGuitarManiac]

i found a good deal on one of these and it sounds great...but my biggest concern is to see if its reliable. have u gigged with this amp or had any problams?

[DeadBodySoul]

I think Peavey and Engl are both different Amps,

i use a 5150 and our other Guitarplayer a Engl Richie Blackmore Amp...i like the Peavey more, have a dirty Sound is not so clean like a Engl but everybody have a different Taste in Tone,you can´t say Peavey or Engla are better...I have the 5150 15Years and i will use always

[HeavyThrashGuitar]

What's better for Thrash/Heavy metal? Peavey 5150II or Engl Powerball head?

[BREAKIT97]

I don't know. Never heard an Engl in person. Just depends on the kind of tone your aiming for. Heard that the Engl is suppose to be a very good amp.

[999Gryphon999]

i have played the Engl Thunder, Screamer and Fireball. Planning to buy a Ritchie Blackmore sig. If i were you i would buy the powerball. I have never tried a peavey 5150 or 6505 series but i did try the Valveking and bandit and got very dissappointed. I know its a very different pricerange. Just test em both and pick the one you like

[mrgibson]

the engl powerball sounds more brutal then the peavey 5150II. so i guess, you'd be better off with an engl powerball. because i think, the peavey 5150II is more for this modern sound.

but that's just my opinion

[DigitalVirus]

stay away from the 5150II .

[Mudwurk7]

ENGL powerballs definitely have an awesome sound

Especially the ENGL invader.

I personally would go with them but they tend to be on the expensive side..

[M1K3999]

Neither, a jcm800

[haha10024]

5150. If you go engl, check out the Savage or the SE. The powerball is muddy and overpriced.

[bruisedorange6]

excellent sounding amp

just recently purchased this head and am waiting for it too arrive =]

now i've heard about a *knob* i guess you could call it

It acts as a master volume knob for the 5150/valveking/6505 series

anybody else heard of it??

It would be nice to get the tubes nice and hot without blowin out your ears..

[braidin123]

On what volume does the 5150 start to get really loud. Is it loud at 1?

[Willferox]

it gets really loud when you pass volume 2. At full blown gigs, I play at volume 3. It would be silly to use this amp past volume 4.

[ipsyko]

Depends on what you set your pre-gain at.

[johnnybeane]

Id say 3!

[howahhh]

3 ? ah coomon, REALLY loud would be 6

[DarkaniRabb]

Between 2 and 3 is where other people in the house are going to start complaining. At 3 your nearest neighbors will hear it a little bit. And at 10, I just measured mine at 126 dB, (3 feet from SPL meter). (Using two cabs: 4x Celestion G12H and 4x Celestion G12M greenbacks).

[BumpyX1]

The first part reminds me of Hellion by Judas Priest. Seems like you were listening to that when you wrote the part, sick song though.

[BREAKIT97]

Actually I have never heard that song. I will check it out though. Not big into Priest even though the stuff I have heard from them are good.

[FirstStepToGlory]

how much this head costs?

[MetalScreamer510]

IF you can find it, usally like 900 - 100?

[Julome]

you can buy it in ebay for 500!!!!

[deathwalkssilent]

i actually just bought the 5150 II and a mesa boogie rectifier off craigslist for only $950

they are extremely hard to find, but if you can find it, they are def worth it

[canoncheesestik]

those are the EXACT same settings i have except fo the presence

[Mattus1111]

totally sweeeet

[karatechopsueycide]

Sounds good; nothin like Floods.

[extremestud246]

what song is this

[BREAKIT97]

Its just a riff I came up with.

[canoncheesestik]

It Sounds really good!!

[Diisafatslag]

reminds me of floods-pantera

[nuker1993]

Yeah , to me too , sounds like the solo from floods

[enigma2213322133]

You made that?! nice!

[slaaaayer]

you need a mxr smart gate, I could hear the feedback sounds bad dude

[BREAKIT97]

I actually have a boss ns-2 noise sup. I just didn't feel like hooking it up.

[poconoporker]

Can you tell me what tubes you have in there?

[BREAKIT97]

They are the original stock 6l6 tubes.

[desmondchild43]

dude, thats a sweet riff

[BREAKIT97]

Thanks man!