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Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 12, 2007, 02:20:09 PM
http://www.sweetw@ter.com/store/manufacturer/EVH

not quite the predicted 20,000+
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 12, 2007, 02:20:56 PM
however

http://www.sweetw@ter.com/store/detail/Frankenstein

that is [pricey
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 12, 2007, 02:58:58 PM
Comes with Free delivery!
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 03:22:39 PM
http://www.evhgear.com/5150III/
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 12, 2007, 03:30:40 PM
hmm still waiting for uk prices....
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Mr Ed on July 12, 2007, 03:38:36 PM
Quote from: hate_growth
however

http://www.sweetw@ter.com/store/detail/Frankenstein

that is [pricey


One of the most pointless guitars ever created. Even more so than the Andy Summers Telecaster yet not quite as ridiculous as Keifer $%&#ing Sutherland having a signature guitar.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 03:42:36 PM
^ lol he has signature guitar?

And who makes this amp by the way?
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 03:49:54 PM
I like the Summers tele, but the $15 000 pricetag leaves something to be desired  :? EVH amp is a Fender.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 12, 2007, 03:59:56 PM
Quote from: Bird
I like the Summers tele, but the $15 000 pricetag leaves something to be desired  :? EVH amp is a Fender.


Yeah and it sounds awesome....


they had a jackson competition at download and you got to play a manky jackson witha  tree trunk for a neck through a 5150III and damn it sounded so good
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 12, 2007, 04:01:03 PM
Quote from: Mr Ed
yet not quite as ridiculous as Keifer #$%!& Sutherland having a signature guitar.


Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

That's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good!!!!! xD xD xD

For those that want to see it:

http://www.gibsoncustom.com/inspiredby/KieferSutherland.html

AWESOME! hahahahaa
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 04:02:06 PM
I'm looking forward to trying out the 5150 iii they've got one at one of the local music stores. Friend of mine tried it and said the clean channel wasn't that great. But I find that hard to believe with fender.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: _tom_ on July 12, 2007, 04:03:17 PM
I actually really like the Jack Bauer (:P) signature guitar, it looks cool, and dont even care if hes not a professional guitarist, because he'd still kick your arse (and Chuck Norris')  :lol:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 12, 2007, 04:03:33 PM
Quote from: Bird
I'm looking forward to trying out the 5150 iii they've got one at one of the local music stores. Friend of mine tried it and said the clean channel wasn't that great. But I find that hard to believe with fender.


i found the clean channel quite nice

very sparkly sounding.

much better than on the peavey 5150s
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Philly Q on July 12, 2007, 04:03:54 PM
It is ridiculous that Kiefer Sutherland has a signature guitar, but I'd far rather own it than that ripoff $25,000 EVH bag of shite.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: sambo on July 12, 2007, 04:09:49 PM
ridiculous but not surprising... when people like the Good Charlotte guitarist have signatures axes then it's to be expected really.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 04:10:24 PM
hahaha i actually thought you were joking when you said he had a signature guitar!
any clips of him playing? lol
and fender? since when could they make good rock amps?!
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 04:12:27 PM
Quote from: hate_growth
Quote from: Bird
I'm looking forward to trying out the 5150 iii they've got one at one of the local music stores. Friend of mine tried it and said the clean channel wasn't that great. But I find that hard to believe with fender.


i found the clean channel quite nice

very sparkly sounding.

much better than on the peavey 5150s


I'll have to go check it out. Looking to pick up a new amp next year and this one is definitely on the short list.  :)
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 04:14:59 PM
Since the Fender Metalhead I guess.   8) It's supposed to be a good amp, if a little on the loud side at 500 watts.   :twisted:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Woogie on July 12, 2007, 04:48:58 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
hahaha i actually thought you were joking when you said he had a signature guitar!
any clips of him playing? lol
and fender? since when could they make good rock amps?!


They make loads of nice rock amps.

Supersonic, prosonic, evil twin, super 60, whatever Hendrix used on Voodoo Chile studio version etc

Someone on JCF already has 2 EVH heads!! 1 in black and 1 in white!!
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: noodleplugerine on July 12, 2007, 05:20:09 PM
Fender MH is awesome :p
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: dave_mc on July 12, 2007, 05:28:53 PM
Quote from: _tom_
I actually really like the Jack Bauer (:P) signature guitar, it looks cool, and dont even care if hes not a professional guitarist, because he'd still kick your arse (and Chuck Norris')  :lol:


tony almeida's cooler (see avatar).  8)
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: _tom_ on July 12, 2007, 05:29:29 PM
Tony is also dead  :lol:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: dave_mc on July 12, 2007, 05:33:46 PM
still cooler.

(man, i was pissed when he was killed  :lol: )
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 05:35:10 PM
:roll:  :roll:  :roll:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: dave_mc on July 12, 2007, 05:39:33 PM
anyway, isn't the UK price of the 5150 III about £1299? I thought I saw it on GAK.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 06:13:34 PM
Quote from: Bird
Since the Fender Metalhead I guess.   8) It's supposed to be a good amp, if a little on the loud side at 500 watts.   :twisted:


Never heard of that, got any clips anywhere?
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 06:24:34 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Quote from: Bird
Since the Fender Metalhead I guess.   8) It's supposed to be a good amp, if a little on the loud side at 500 watts.   :twisted:


Never heard of that, got any clips anywhere?


http://fender.com/products/search.php?section=amplifiers&cat=guitaramplifiersenclosures&subcat=metalhead
The only clips I can find on youtube are these, which may not be the best for demonstrating what the amp can do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXk1XkPRXWI
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 07:38:05 PM
meh, it is solid state. :lol:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: indysmith on July 12, 2007, 08:02:08 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
hahaha i actually thought you were joking when you said he had a signature guitar!
any clips of him playing? lol
and fender? since when could they make good rock amps?!

since the bassman came out :P
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 12, 2007, 08:04:26 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
meh, it is solid state. :lol:

Maybe try one out, then formulate an opinion. Just a suggestion  :wink:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: deg0ey on July 12, 2007, 08:51:50 PM
Quote from: dave_mc
tony almeida's cooler (see avatar).  8)


 :lol: If you're looking for cool, Edgar Stiles is the place to be!
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: _tom_ on July 12, 2007, 08:56:34 PM
^I have to agree with you there :D
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 09:07:27 PM
Quote from: indysmith
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
hahaha i actually thought you were joking when you said he had a signature guitar!
any clips of him playing? lol
and fender? since when could they make good rock amps?!

since the bassman came out :P


I meant more along the lines of Van Halen rock.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: indysmith on July 12, 2007, 09:14:44 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Quote from: indysmith
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
hahaha i actually thought you were joking when you said he had a signature guitar!
any clips of him playing? lol
and fender? since when could they make good rock amps?!

since the bassman came out :P


I meant more along the lines of Van Halen rock.

I can get a decent VH sound out of a bassman and an sd-1
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 09:26:06 PM
Van halen don't use no pedals! :P
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Philly Q on July 12, 2007, 09:31:17 PM
Quote from: Crazy_Joe
Van halen don't use no pedals! :P

[cough]MXR Phase 90[/cough]
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: indysmith on July 12, 2007, 09:35:18 PM
joe, sometime you just have to back down and accept that YOU LOSE YOU LOSE!!!!!!
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Crazy_Joe on July 12, 2007, 09:36:38 PM
lol you know i meant od pedals
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: WITH FULL DISTORTION on July 13, 2007, 01:01:21 AM
i would liek to hear a clip of this 5150 III
I promisse you guys.. if i ever get a signature series amp, i´ll Name It WFD or Jp 666
and then everyone will know it´s mine,and for REAL METAL. ahahahah no cheesy
Q:P
the gain level will go to 11.
Q:P
jp
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Manji on July 13, 2007, 02:02:07 PM
That Van Halen signature guitar... I've seen it before, but honestly.  While EVH was a legendary guitarist, and I have nothing but respect for his talent, paying that much for a guitar which looks like shite is outrageous.  His was special because he made it, charging people 20,000 times as much for a guitar that cost him very, very little is just stupid.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: deg0ey on July 13, 2007, 02:05:26 PM
Whilst I respect that EVH was a legendary guitarist with great technique and all that, I find it a real struggle to listen to him play - To my mind, it just lacks musicality and sounds like noise (wow i sound like an old man :P )
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 13, 2007, 02:51:42 PM
Quote from: deg0ey
(wow i sound like an old man :P )
Yes..... yes you do.   8)
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 13, 2007, 03:29:13 PM
the amps aren't as silly priced as I thought considering the EVH connection.  the clip of him playing it at Namm sounded very tasty - I'll be checking it out for sure.

the guitar is just silly though, there is no way to justify that price - it's just greed.

 :twisted:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Transcend on July 13, 2007, 03:35:47 PM
Quote from: HEAVIER THAN HELL
the amps aren't as silly priced as I thought considering the EVH connection.  the clip of him playing it at Namm sounded very tasty - I'll be checking it out for sure.

the guitar is just silly though, there is no way to justify that price - it's just greed.

 :twisted:


yep its stupid

so now theres two battered up guitars that are overpriced in the world that i know of...

the kh2 relic on ebay made me laugh

kh2 relic...*IMMACULATE CONDITION*

haha its battered to $%&# as standard
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 13, 2007, 03:37:14 PM
These types of limited issue guitars are Fender's idea. If the artists weren't involved they'd likely build them anyway. They've done a bunch of overpriced limited issue guitars in the past. The last Jimmy Page LP was the same price, if not a $1000 more than the EVH model. The more recent ones include the Jeff Beck Esquire and Andy Summers guitar. Both around $15000 I think. Fender, & Gibson, are the ones trying to gouge people with these 'tribute' instruments.   :(
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: HTH AMPS on July 13, 2007, 03:48:13 PM
Quote from: Bird
These types of limited issue guitars are Fender's idea. If the artists weren't involved they'd likely build them anyway. They've done a bunch of overpriced limited issue guitars in the past. The last Jimmy Page LP was the same price, if not a $1000 more than the EVH model. The more recent ones include the Jeff Beck Esquire and Andy Summers guitar. Both around $15000 I think. Fender, & Gibson, are the ones trying to gouge people with these 'tribute' instruments.   :(


they wouldn't be building them without EVH's consent - I do believe he holds some kind of copyright to the EVH and 5150 'brands'.

 :twisted:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 13, 2007, 03:54:44 PM
Quote
"they wouldn't be building them without EVH's consent - I do believe he holds some kind of copyright to the EVH and 5150 'brands"


He does own the 5150 and EVH copyright and all that. I'm just saying this isn't the first (or last) ridiculously overpriced tribute guitar put out, and that it's the guitar makers who came up with this idea. Personally my money will be going to  Feline for killer axe needs next year.    :twisted:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Philly Q on July 13, 2007, 04:14:11 PM
Quote from: Bird
He does own the 5150 and EVH copyright and all that. I'm just saying this isn't the first (or last) ridiculously overpriced tribute guitar put out, and that it's the guitar makers who came up with this idea.

Agreed, but the EVH guitar is particularly galling because the original wasn't even a basic-spec Strat or Les Paul.  It was a DIY project, crudely slapped together from cheap parts and sprayed with bicycle paint.  I bet if you played the original it would turn out to be a piece of shite.

The idea of Custom Shop "master builders" spending hours carefully replicating Ed's hammer-and-screwdriver routing and wonky wiring borders on the obscene.

If EVH wasn't such a money-grabbing sod he'd have refused permission for them to build these guitars.  And he'd have advised fans to buy some parts from eBay and build something unique for themselves.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Bird on July 13, 2007, 04:23:17 PM
Quote
Agreed, but the EVH guitar is particularly galling because the original wasn't even a basic-spec Strat or Les Paul.  It was a DIY project, crudely slapped together from cheap parts and sprayed with bicycle paint.  I bet if you played the original it would turn out to be a piece of shitee. The idea of Custom Shop "master builders" spending hours carefully replicating Ed's hammer-and-screwdriver routing and wonky wiring borders on the obscene. If EVH wasn't such a money-grabbing sod he'd have refused permission for them to build these guitars.  And he'd have advised fans to buy some parts from eBay and build something unique for themselves.


True. And a Relic from fender only costs about $3000 Cdn. So the price they're charging is way out of line compared to their other "aged" guitars. Here's a site that should fit your EVH lookalike needs.  http://www.frankenstraat.com
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: WezV on July 13, 2007, 04:32:30 PM
The original reportedly cost EVH less than $100 to put together.

I reckon i could do one for not much more - but i would never be able to sell it because the paint job is copyrighted as well and i would get sued for doing it if it wasnt for personal use.

I quite like some of fender relics, and there is a real art to getting them to look right that justifies some of the cost - but this is a step too far IMHO

Athough saying that, i wasnt overly impressed with the rory gallager relic.  They got it so close but the bare wood never actually looked worn and old like the original  always has
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: dave_mc on July 13, 2007, 05:03:04 PM
Quote from: deg0ey
:lol: If you're looking for cool, Edgar Stiles is the place to be!


:lol:

Quote from: deg0ey
Whilst I respect that EVH was a legendary guitarist with great technique and all that, I find it a real struggle to listen to him play - To my mind, it just lacks musicality and sounds like noise (wow i sound like an old man :P )


yeah, you do. I think i'm older than you too,  :lol:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: hunter on July 14, 2007, 07:24:14 PM
Here are clips of a dude on HC

Sounds great to me, clearer and more open than the old peaveys
http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=1682981
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Orkestra on July 14, 2007, 07:30:02 PM
now, I love Eddie and the other Van Halen lads, but i can't believe the price of that thing... man I threw together my own frankenstrat from a body I theeeved from a gig where the guitarist smashed his guitar and a neck i got from a guy in a shop for nothing.... that guitar cost me £5.50 - the price of the $%&#ing strings!!! I got the p'up's from a body i was working on and the trem from a BC Rich warlock i got from a pawn shop in Portabello.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: JamesHealey on July 17, 2007, 09:20:58 AM
Jack Bauer, has a signature guitar because he plays guitar, so what if it's not professionally? he owns a studio n has produced pros.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Afghan Dave on July 17, 2007, 11:16:58 AM
Quote from: JamesHealey
Jack Bauer, has a signature guitar because he plays guitar, so what if it's not professionally? he owns a studio n has produced pros.


That's the point - "so what"

He owns a studio - "so what"

He has produced pros - "so what"

 :roll:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Philly Q on July 17, 2007, 11:47:05 AM
Quote from: JamesHealey
Jack Bauer, has a signature guitar because he plays guitar, so what if it's not professionally? he owns a studio n has produced pros.

I wonder how Kiefer Sutherland feels about being called Jack Bauer in his musical capacity?  :wink:

I think he's in danger of getting too associated with one character.  The Ken Barlow of "real-time" terrorist conspiracy thrillers.
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: Afghan Dave on July 17, 2007, 11:51:49 AM
Quote from: Philly Q
The Ken Barlow of "real-time" terrorist conspiracy thrillers.


 :lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
Title: EVH 5150 III is out and not as expensive as predicted
Post by: deg0ey on July 17, 2007, 12:36:52 PM
Here (http://www.jackbauerforpresident2008.com/jokes.html) is a list of reasons why Jack Bauer has a signature guitar.