Which should I trade for?

[Boudoir Guitar]

If i do get the 5150; I'll whip up a thread asking how to take the back off

I would expect nothing less than a diy headshell conversion made from cereal boxes

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

LX has been on the block for a little bit. GREAT piece, don't use it. I got a trade offer for a 5150 combo in great shape (that I would assume is a plus cash on) or a Single Rectifier that would probably be straight across. I need neither; but both are obviously in my wheel house. I kinda feel like I should complete the trio, even though the 5150 combo is not the same as the OG head.


Thoughts? I legitmately (almost) haven't made up my mind. Yet

The 5150 combo...I just can't imagine your position not to quickly devolve into "I hate having this fucking combo sitting around." Which isn't a terrrrrrible spot to be in the trade is right, because my guess is a 5150 combo is going to be easier to move than the LX? I dunno, maybe not.

Single Recto seems...like having a Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster as a backup to the Bumblebee Strat?

 

[JiveTurkey]

The 5150 combo...I just can't imagine your position not to quickly devolve into "I hate having this fucking combo sitting around." Which isn't a terrrrrrible spot to be in the trade is right, because my guess is a 5150 combo is going to be easier to move than the LX? I dunno, maybe not.

Single Recto seems...like having a Squier Classic Vibe Jazzmaster as a backup to the Bumblebee Strat?

Yuo know me so damn well

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Yuo know me so damn well

 

[EOengineer]

Don’t you have a multi-watt recto? I’d assume you weren’t seriously entertaining the single rec.

Not sure if you’ve looked at new prices on the LX poweramp, but they are $1600. That just blew my mind.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Don’t you have a multi-watt recto? I’d assume you weren’t seriously entertaining the single rec.

Not sure if you’ve looked at new prices on the LX poweramp, but they are $1600. That just blew my mind.

I do. Holy shit! They were like 1399 when I listed it i think? I passed on the 5150.

 

[Chocol8]

I passed on the 5150.

Congratulations!!!

 

[spawnofthesith]

Wait for better trades

 

[DrewJD82]

The variation on the 5150 combo pricing has been wilder than the head pricing from what I've seen. Anywhere from $750 to $1500. The heads seem to sit around $1200 for the most part, which I think is fair the OG's. While not having the same versatility of the following models, it's the OG and that carries enough weight to keep it right about the price I see 100watt EVH heads going for used.

 

[RaceU4her]

im not sure whats different but many guys like those 5150 combos the most

 

[la szum]

If i do get the 5150; I'll whip up a thread asking how to take the back off

I thought we already crowd-sourced how to do that???

 

[la szum]

there was def a lot of lore in the hcaf days about how the combo sounded better and threads about chopping the speaker section off hahaha. good times.

It is a tweaked version of the OG Head, with a smaller/trimmed down Power Section. I guess EVH thought
the Blues Lawyers would love taking it to Open Mic so he insisted it have a decent Clean
Channel.

Proof EVH was not always right.

 

[MTB1973]

I always heard the 5150 combos were amazing. Would love to try one out some day.

 

[Baba]

Wait for better trades

This. I’ve done quite a few trades like the one you were proposing. Now those pieces are in storage, collecting dust

 

[JiveTurkey]

I always heard the 5150 combos were amazing. Would love to try one out some day.

I've had a few. Your spine thanks you for avoiding the purchase!

 

[Boudoir Guitar]

Wait for better trades

 

[ejecta]

My mentality is I wouldn’t trade for something heavier and more difficult to ship than what I already have for sale unless I knew for sure I’d be keeping the thing traded for and not wanting to sell it down the line.

 

[EOengineer]

If you don’t love the LX, sell it and put the funds in the Mark III fund. Then when you are demolishing the whole of human civilization and leveling cities with your Mark III, you can scoop another LX out of the rubble.

 

[MirrorProfiles]

Wasn’t the combo circuit tweaked slightly so it’s somewhere towards a 5150II/6505+?

Can’t remember 100% but i’m sure I heard JB say that on a podcast. A bit like how all the EVH models evolve slightly with each model

 

[Byrdman]

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