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The 5150 IIIs are way too gained up compressed to my ears.![]()
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I usually run my mids around noon on the red channel of my 5153 if that makes up for any of my Mark mid scoopery
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The 5150 IIIs are way too gained up compressed to my ears.![]()
I had a Block Letter 5150 I sold for $500 bucks in like 2017. WTF??!!
The 5150 IIIs are way too gained up compressed to my ears.
That said, if I stumbled on an EL34 5150 III for $700 I'd jump on it.![]()
i dont really like combos but id love to try the old 5150 combo.
I had a block letter back in 2011 I let go stupid cheap. Same with the sig panel I had in 2012. This current one? It stays with me until I die or it dies.m
I still wouldn’t mind trying the EL34 50 watt with my setup to see if it works. Or I could just grab a 6534+ when it pops up. I really liked that amp.
Not enough of them out in the wild! The one I played was outstanding! Funny thing… I had a Peavey Vypyr VIP2 for a while as a practice amp. I religiously used the 6534+ mode on it. It sounded excellent even with the stock blue marvel combo speaker.I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE the 6534+![]()
I usually run my mids around noon on the red channel of my 5153 if that makes up for any of my Mark mid scoopery![]()
What's the relationship between the 3120 and the 6534? None?
3120 is a rebranded JSX iirc?
The 3120 is actually a rebadged XXX. And this is where it gets a little confusing. Peavey had the XXX and JSX. Similar amps but the JSX had fat mode switches and a bit more balanced gain in the crunch mode vs ultra. The XXX was stupid high gain on ultra and still pretty high gain on crunch. When Joe left Peavey, the JSX was rebadged the XXX II. The XXX was rebadged as the 3120. There was also going to be a 2 channel Satriani amp that was renamed the Butcher.
The 3120 is actually a rebadged XXX. And this is where it gets a little confusing. Peavey had the XXX and JSX. Similar amps but the JSX had fat mode switches and a bit more balanced gain in the crunch mode vs ultra. The XXX was stupid high gain on ultra and still pretty high gain on crunch. When Joe left Peavey, the JSX was rebadged the XXX II. The XXX was rebadged as the 3120. There was also going to be a 2 channel Satriani amp that was renamed the Butcher.
Yes very different. I think the idea was a two channel amp with just a clean and crunch channel. Less gain than the JSXA diffferent butcher than the one they had in the 80s?
Very different.A diffferent butcher than the one they had in the 80s?
Thanks for highlighting this. We probably need a separate thread but I would like to see / discuss more on the Rectifier / Soldano / 5150 similarities and differencesA quick reminder that the OG 5150 has a 50k mid pot instead of the typical 25k like in Marshall, Soldano, etc. so the equivalent of Mids on 5 will be Mids on 2 with the 5150.
A 5150 with 5,2,5 EQ settings will sound like a Soldano with 5,5,5 settings, confirmed on the AxeFx, real amps, and a Tonestack calculator.
The EVH 5150-III has a standard 25k mid pot, so it doesn't apply to it.
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A quick reminder that the OG 5150 has a 50k mid pot instead of the typical 25k like in Marshall, Soldano, etc. so the equivalent of Mids on 5 will be Mids on 2 with the 5150.
A 5150 with 5,2,5 EQ settings will sound like a Soldano with 5,5,5 settings, confirmed on the AxeFx, real amps, and a Tonestack calculator.
The EVH 5150-III has a standard 25k mid pot, so it doesn't apply to it.
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explains why a 5150 with the mids cranked gets so honky. Sweet spot for me is around 2, so this is interesting to read.A quick reminder that the OG 5150 has a 50k mid pot instead of the typical 25k like in Marshall, Soldano, etc. so the equivalent of Mids on 5 will be Mids on 2 with the 5150.
A 5150 with 5,2,5 EQ settings will sound like a Soldano with 5,5,5 settings, confirmed on the AxeFx, real amps, and a Tonestack calculator.
The EVH 5150-III has a standard 25k mid pot, so it doesn't apply to it.
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