Peavey 5150 how come they got a bad rep?

[Catalyst77]

Just wanted to know why the 5150's seem to be getting such a bad rep here, I've played one a few times and I thought they sounded really ballsy, not the most versatile amp, but still better than most marshall clones.

[Bainzy]

I've never tried one myself, although in my experience I've noticed sometimes gear gets a bad rep not for what it can do, but for all the bad things people tend to do with it. I've heard some killer 5150 clips, and I've also heard some awful ones.

[LazyNinja]

I think the main thing is that most of us are from UK in this forum. 5150s can be about £600 quid which is quite a bit. So they are not as good value as in the States.

[dave_mc]

^ +1

[the_bleeding]

damn, 600quid? i can pick one up for 800$ hahahahahhahaha.  I personally like the 5150 sound, tight super high gain for cheap? count me in!  Downside is the shitety clean channel though, you definately need a chorus and low gain single coils (like cool rails) for it to stay clean at high volumes.

[HTH AMPS]

I REALLY like the 5150+ (gotta have seperate EQ for the clean channel) and have been on the lookout for a 'deal' one for ages.  Not desperate to have one, just waiting to see one for £400 BIN on ebay - it's happened quite a few times before but I wasn't in the position to buy at the time.

The high gain tone even with the gain halfway up is devastating.  Even at the full RRP I think theres not much else to beat it.

 :twisted:

[_tom_]

Well, if a 5150 is good enough for WFD, its good enough for anyone who plays metal

[noodleplugerine]

And In Flames play them a $%&#load, so another reason for metal lovers to like them :p

[Window-Licker]

From what i see its mainly us brits dissing the 5150/6505 range, simply on grounds of price comparrison between us and the states and yus the prices are horrible :-( but its no reason to bad mouth an amp.....surely its the tone that matters.

Im currently on order for a 6505+ which set me back £799 around $1600 how shocking is that? eek

But to add to the list.... machinehead, chimaira (upgraded to the 6505+  for the latest album) and children of bodom

Love those bands, you cant argue with their tones... lots of impact :-)

Il try to get some clips if my amp ever shows up, its been on order for months now, apparently peavey are having trouble supplying, bah.

[the_bleeding]

But to add to the list.... machinehead, chimaira (upgraded to the 6505+  for the latest album) and children of bodom

Dont forget arch enemy, between the buried and me, splatterhouse, immortal, and bloodbath... just to name a few... let alone nearly every hardcore band in N. America has one... THE hardcore setup is random guitar w/emg's --> 5150/6505 --> marshall 1960a cab.

[Kepu]

and Amon Amarth

[JamesHealey]

I absolutely love the 5150 it's in my top 10 amps of all time, the Mk1 is slightly sweeter in the mids more suited for rock than the MkII.. but still both great amps for the money.

If you get a 5150 and do a simple bias mod on it and get some quality tubes in it your 85% of the way to an SLO100.. and nobody bad mouths that amp.

A friend of mine has 2 5150's and a Powerball.. one of his 5150's is stock and the other is modded, I love the sound of the modded one i still think it's his best amp but he uses the powerball first and foremost.

[Catalyst77]

Cool,

What and how do you mod the 5150 ive had one for ages, but about 3 years ago it starting screaming at me, i took it to 3 diferent amp techs and none of them could sort it.  So i bought a Dual rec, but then by chance i decided to change the 12ax7 tubes and it worked fine.  If theres a mod for it i d def give it a go, but obviously wouldnt trust any of the guys Ive used in the past.

Does anyone know someone who could do this around the London/SE area?

Cheers

[HTH AMPS]

Cool,

What and how do you mod the 5150 ive had one for ages, but about 3 years ago it starting screaming at me, i took it to 3 diferent amp techs and none of them could sort it.  So i bought a Dual rec, but then by chance i decided to change the 12ax7 tubes and it worked fine.  If theres a mod for it i d def give it a go, but obviously wouldnt trust any of the guys Ive used in the past.

Does anyone know someone who could do this around the London/SE area?

Cheers

I certainly wouldn't take an amp back to any 'tech' that couldn't dignose a microphonic preamp valve.  it's like valve amp tech 101 for beginners - ALWAYS check the valves first.

 :twisted:

[Transcend]

But to add to the list.... machinehead, chimaira (upgraded to the 6505+  for the latest album) and children of bodom

Love those bands, you cant argue with their tones... lots of impact :-)

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bodoms 5150s have lee jackson mods