Peavey 5150 HQ Review/Demonstration

Hi!

I decided to make a review/demonstration of my Peavey 5150 amp, since there is none HQ recorded. The cabinet is a Harley Benton G212 Vintage, loaded with Celestion V30 speakers. All miced upp with 2x Shure SM57. The guitar I recorded with is a Jackson RR24 with EMG 81 pickups. All recorded with Steinberg Cubase Studio 4.

2 Channels, 3 modes : CLEAN, CRUNCH, LEAD

Enjoy listening to the most amazing amp ever made!

Thanks for watching!

/Jesusesswe

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[rhinokenneth]

This must be one of the best reviews iv'e seen/heard of the 5150 amp! Btw, can you say anything about the differences between this amp, and the other peavey/Evh amps? Whats the best choice?

[jesusesswe]

@rhinokenneth thank you so much! I haven't tried the EVH actually, sorry.

[qwertygriffin]

clean sucks balls. but the lead is so epic..

[MrJamessmithmusic]

Can you keep the clean sound at high volumes or does it distort?

[Shadowsghost]

@SaintsCheat Well sounding like an M16 is def. positive lol but I really dont get what you mean by military equipment and tanks. 400-1600 mm armored amps ?^^

[SaintsCheat]

@Shadowsghost specs and components as in what we would use to make military tanks and equipment. IE: it wont break down (i suppose anything can take a dive in reality), but less likely to break down rather. And it does sound like M16's if you crank it up :)

[Shadowsghost]

@SaintsCheat "with military specs/components" lol? are there M16's in it or what?^^

[dewycatt2112]

Reading some other comments here"...YES! you indeed get what you pay for when it comes to "TONE"!.. I"ve played them booger or buugera amps and they were TONELESS! THIN toneless copycat peice of shit!. A punk kid in a store wont know Tone,but an experienced player WILL!

[dewycatt2112]

Nice job on this demo! distortion sounds Really Really F"n Good! I owned a 5150II. Kinda thinking I should have never Traded it.

[virusofthedeath]

@SaintsCheat I guarantee you that it does got same china components as the bugera, the head cost like 400 €, I can buy 3 heads because the peavey is like 1400 € here in europe. People doesn't buy it because some people put brands before the amp; I've heard so many people saying OMGOMGOMG I got a peavey!! I've seen peaveys failure, mesas failuring, even DIEZELS failuring. The Bugera problem was a simple conector which was solved in the recent batches of amps. That's why mine is alive :)

[SaintsCheat]

@virusofthedeath You read wrong, 5150 is made in usa with military specs/components (means its tough as nails). Perhaps you got lucky on your buga but do some net searchings and you will hear frequent complaints about stuff melting and breaking in the bugeras. Why doesn't everyone own a 6262 instead then? Cause to some who gig, quality and reliability takes precedence over saving a few hundred bucks. 300 wont get you another 6262 and 40 tubes even if they are chinese lol

[virusofthedeath]

@SaintsCheat Made in USA with chinese components? Good grief. I'd buy two bugeras instead of one, and with the rest of the money, ill buy 40 tubes for each amp. Theres not so much difference between the 5150 and 6262, I'm yet to see any amp builder that doesn't use chinese parts. My bugera have been running now for 3 years, same tubes that came in factory, and with a nice bias (5150, and 6262 come VERY COLD biased from factory, main reason why they sound with crossover distortion all over it).

[SaintsCheat]

@virusofthedeath That Bugera is a 5150 clone and I agree, sounds a lot like it. But..when your transistors start melting and those cheap chinese parts start to fall off or break, then you will wish you had the 5150! its USA made and they use military specs. The most sough after are the orig block letter 5150's, 20 years and just gettin warmed up lol. I wouldn't trust your Bugera in a live gig without a backup. You get what you pay for, but yes they do sound alike.