Fender EVH 5150 III
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Umm what? Never heard of a 15 ohm cab. You sure you don't mean 16?
15 ohms is rare but not that rare! You see it in lots of old mono hifi tube amps.
For practical purposes you treat it as 16 ohms. The tubes will never notice. The difference when reflected back as a plate load is mice nuts! :smile:
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The cab is rated 16 ohm but the speakers are all celestion 12EVspecial edition 15 ohm, so it's a 15 ohm.
Take a look at the specs
http://www.evhgear.com/
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Check out the amp settings at the beginning of the video. The bass control on the lit channel is set around 3 'o-clock, and I don't hear much warmth at all. With a 4x12 I would expect it to be pretty large in the low end, but it sounds lacking to me. Hopefully it comes to life when it's dimed.
I'd take an AC30 over one of these any day of the week.
I'd take an AC30 over one of these any day of the week.
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At my ears a Marshall 12 serie with good NOS tubes and a real good overdrive like a Klon or a clean boost and a 4x12 with some weber pre-rola Greenbacks clones sound more alive than this. JFL amplification can build this for less money and it is a killer mix for EVH Fair Warning album lovers.
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But with the volume of this setup, you will be deaf in a mather of time...
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But with the volume of this setup, you will be deaf in a mather of time...
[QUOTE... Ritchie Blackmore? Couldn't you see EVH dressed like the RB of today, like he just walked out of an Elf colony from Lord of the Rings. 
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. Apparently sort of like a small hobbity mozart with a lace shirt and high boots? Must be a money maker.
Maybe the two of them should team up for a kind of baroque duet.
I dont think I like it without amps though.
[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]. Apparently sort of like a small hobbity mozart with a lace shirt and high boots? Must be a money maker.Maybe the two of them should team up for a kind of baroque duet.
I dont think I like it without amps though.
I wouldn't judge the tone of an amp from a video, especially if listening through standard computer speakers. I've tested the amp and the warmth is there.
Yep sound clips and videos hardly do an amp justice. They can give you an estimate of what kinda tone you can get out of the amp, but to experience all the subtleties and character of the amp you have to try one out for yourself.
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this amp looks and sounds amazing. i'm not even much of a EVH fan, i certainly can appreciate his skill, but this thing sounds amazazing. Totally my next amp!!!!! :banana:
Looks like an interesting amp. I'm an Eddie fan, but tried very hard to love the 5150/II and couldn't. I'll definitely give the III a try when they come down in price some. I'm a pretty strong believe in letting my ears decide, not specs, endorsements or boutique parts.
I say just sit tight for a while and see if the price drops any. This is really a "3 sound amp" Each channel has its own voicing and you won't get much different than that with 3 eq's and 1 presence per channel. If those sounds are all you need, you're in tonal heaven. If you want anything else, it isn't worth the cash by a longshot
I tried one a few weeks ago at L&M in Oshawa. The manager was kind enough to put it in an upstairs room away from the showroom and I A/B'b it with my 90's version dumble clone, which can do a Marshally Hi-gain sound when pushed..
The 5150III was a huge surprise! It sounded very 3D, has very little extraneous noise that I associate with PCB amps (feel free to disagree) and it just had a punch and definition the I was not expecting!
I still liked the clone more but the 5150III is on my must have list.
The 5150III was a huge surprise! It sounded very 3D, has very little extraneous noise that I associate with PCB amps (feel free to disagree) and it just had a punch and definition the I was not expecting!
I still liked the clone more but the 5150III is on my must have list.
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