EVH5150III - just give us two blue channels ffs!!

[la szum]

The iconic one looks pretty sweet. I might get one!

Me first!!!

 

[Baba]

Different opinion here: I had a 6L6 and ran it through an EVH 2x12, and I found the blue channel "honky".

I was all set for the holy grail tone I had been reading about, but it was just too honky for me. Maybe I just don't like it, but I wasn't exactly pleased with Wolfie's tone at the Hawkins' tribute either. His playing was phenomenal.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Different opinion here: I had a 6L6 and ran it through an EVH 2x12, and I found the blue channel "honky".

I was all set for the holy grail tone I had been reading about, but it was just too honky for me. Maybe I just don't like it, but I wasn't exactly pleased with Wolfie's tone at the Hawkins' tribute either. His playing was phenomenal.

Yeah I was like "hey it's the bass player from Van Halen" to "Oh "

 

[Orvillain]

Different opinion here: I had a 6L6 and ran it through an EVH 2x12, and I found the blue channel "honky".

I was all set for the holy grail tone I had been reading about, but it was just too honky for me. Maybe I just don't like it, but I wasn't exactly pleased with Wolfie's tone at the Hawkins' tribute either. His playing was phenomenal.

Maybe down to the cab???

 

[Whizzinby]

Maybe down to the cab???

Agreed. I ran mine through 212 with V30’s and It was a touch nasal, which prompted me to swap out one of the V30’s for an H75.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Different opinion here: I had a 6L6 and ran it through an EVH 2x12, and I found the blue channel "honky".

I was all set for the holy grail tone I had been reading about, but it was just too honky for me. Maybe I just don't like it, but I wasn't exactly pleased with Wolfie's tone at the Hawkins' tribute either. His playing was phenomenal.

That’s why I put 65 watt Creambacks in my EVH 2X12. The stock Celestion® G12H 30W Annivesary Series speakers aren’t my first choice at all.

 

[Orvillain]

I seriously just nearly made this thread AGAIN!! Idiot.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Like Mesa Boogie does it on the Badlander and JPIIC? teheeehee

 

[la szum]

I seriously just nearly made this thread AGAIN!! Idiot.

Point still applies.

 

[Elric]

TGFers: Either be a man and face the gain of the mighty can-do-death-metal-on-one EVH Red channel or go back to your Badlanders. For reference; EVH's personal 100S live settings 'starred' one was his main amp:

I assume he was playing mostly Van Halen covers.

 

[la szum]

He used too much gain later on, too. His tone got more saturated, compressed, mushy, and less articulate.

To my ears.

#notevenalittlesorryEddie

RIP

 

[Orvillain]

Dad rock.

 

[Elric]

Dad rock.

More like who's your daddy rock. And the Red channel gain is at 2 O'clock. If you want two Blue Channels get two amps. Then you have two red channels at your disposal if you ever need to, like, defend yourself, on stage. Win win.

 

[Whizzinby]

TGFers: Either be a man and face the gain of the mighty can-do-death-metal-on-one EVH Red channel or go back to your Badlanders. For reference; EVH's personal 100S live settings 'starred' one was his main amp:

I assume he was playing mostly Van Halen covers.

Eddie “Don’t Be A P***y” Van Halen

 

[MirrorProfiles]

the blue channel varies a fair bit amp to amp, the EVH models have all basically evolved over time so the OG 100W blue channel is different to the OG 50W. I always found the blue to be the sweet spot (on the OG amp and also the later Stealth circuits) but the red has a particular quality to it that all of Van Halen’s lead tones have (lots of gain and attack). The Stealth/EL34 blue channels have a great range of gain, the original one is just a hair soft on the gain I like (but it takes pedals much better than the red channel).

 

[DrewJD82]

I’m going to ignore all the horrible things said about the OG 5150 in here and pretend I still like those who said it.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Just put a 5851 in V3 of the LBX which is dedicated to red or the equivalent in other 5153s.

Done. You end up with one blue and one slightly blue+ channel. Perfect for me. Tames noise and fizz in red too.

 

[Orvillain]

Just put a 5851 in V3 of the LBX which is dedicated to red or the equivalent in other 5153s.

Done. You end up with one blue and one slightly blue+ channel. Perfect for me. Tames noise and fizz in red too.

Fryette says no.

 

[KingsXJJ]

Fryette says no.

I have no idea what that means.

 

[Whizzinby]

I loved the blue channel on my Stealth, but couldn’t stand the red channel. Easily explained though, I’m not Eddie Van Halen.