PEAVEY 6505+ Does it still hold up?

[gergohajer]

Is the legendary Peavey 6505+ tube amp still the king of high-gain amps?

 

[sleewell]

I like the 6505 more tbh. You can boost it and it gets tight but the + just doesn't feel like your playing it or like it doesn't respond right for my tastes but I get it can be some people's cup of tea bc they are great amps.


That being said I have a 6505, ultra plus 120, and a 50w 6l6 5153 and I've been using the evh live soooo I guess there's my vote hahaha

 

[gergohajer]

I like the 6505 more tbh. You can boost it and it gets tight but the + just doesn't feel like your playing it or like it doesn't respond right for my tastes but I get it can be some people's cup of tea bc they are great amps.


That being said I have a 6505, ultra plus 120, and a 50w 6l6 5153 and I've been using the evh live soooo I guess there's my vote hahaha

Wow, I didn't think there was a difference between the 6505 and the 6505+.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Bless your heart

 

[the-trooper]

It's an amp, not a first person shooter.

 

[gergohajer]

It's an amp, not a first person shooter.

I don’t get it.

 

[Alex Kenivel]

It's an amp, not a first person shooter.

Riffs in drop C beg to differ

 

[shanesiegle]

If you boost the crunch channel with a tube screamer it's pure metal heaven. The lead channel is fine but I never loved it, feel the same way about the non plus version.

 

[gergohajer]

If you boost the crunch channel with a tube screamer it's pure metal heaven. The lead channel is fine but I never loved it, feel the same way about the non plus version.

Have you watched the until the end? From 04:25 I compare the red channel with the green channel boosted with the Fortin Hexdrive. :-)

 

[gergohajer]

Riffs in drop C beg to differ

Drop B :-)

 

[MatrixClaw]

I was never a big fan of the 6505+/5150 II, it just didn't have the wall of sound the 5150/6505 has and I don't like the mids on it, but I know some people love them. If I'm going for that sound, I'd rather just have an EVH, personally. They all sound great in recordings, though!

 

[gergohajer]

I was never a big fan of the 6505+/5150 II, it just didn't have the wall of sound the 5150/6505 has and I don't like the mids on it, but I know some people love them. If I'm going for that sound, I'd rather just have an EVH, personally. They all sound great in recordings, though!

I've got the EVH 5150III ivory edition too, such a monster amp too!

 

[HomespunEffects]

I think the 6505+ has a marginally better clean channel but who buys this amp for the cleans? The 6505/5150 is still king to me.

 

[gergohajer]

I think the 6505+ has a marginally better clean channel but who buys this amp for the cleans? The 6505/5150 is still king to me.

Right on!

 

[the-trooper]

I don’t get it.

What's not to get, it's a completely nonsensical question for an amp, to put it extremely politely.
Does it still hold up? It sounds how it sounds, and it'll sound the same a 100 years from now. If you like it, holding up was never a question. If you don't like it, it never held up in the first place.

 

[RaceU4her]

its the only amp of mine i never really got along with, it just reacts like shit to my picking, but many make them sound epic. i havent played mine in years, i may have to bust it out again

 

[deadpool_25]

I like the 6505 more tbh. You can boost it and it gets tight but the + just doesn't feel like your playing it or like it doesn't respond right for my tastes but I get it can be some people's cup of tea bc they are great amps.

I felt the same way. Absolutely loved the 6505. It seemed like this wild untamed beast. Like standing next to a totally aftermarket built out muscle car when they fire it up and you can feel the roar in your whole body. The 6505+ was like someone firing up a factory tuned muscle car. It still had a roar but just not as powerful and wild.

That being said I have a 6505, ultra plus 120, and a 50w 6l6 5153 and I've been using the evh live soooo I guess there's my vote hahaha

The 50w 6L6 is killer. As is the 50w stealth. The only 100w I've tried is the 6L6 and I thought it was good but not great like the others.

 

[deadpool_25]

With all that said I liked the tones and playing in the first post of this thread.

 

[gergohajer]

With all that said I liked the tones and playing in the first post of this thread.

I’m glad mate!

 

[maddnotez]

I've got the EVH 5150III ivory edition too, such a monster amp too!

Those riffs are heavy.

I like the 5150iii better comparing this 2 videos for some reason. Only tried one in person, didn't like it. 6505+ doesn't seem like it cuts enough in the vid imo.