Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
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Shooter.556
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Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
I have a 5150iii and honestly there ain't a bad sound in it.
I play several different guitars thru it and have the Green and Blue dialed in for Les Pauls and the Red dialed in for my LTD H1001 with Invaders.
I play my RG655 Prestige on all 3 channels because that guitar just sounds awesome thru anything..
I tend to like more mids with my Les Pauls and tend to roll back the mids on the Red channel.
I keep the bass low like on 9 oclock on all 3 channels because the amp is bottom heavy and is really boomy in drop D half step.
The treble is a 1 oclock on everything. The presence is at 1 oclock and the resonance is at 11 oclock and sometimes it goes down to 9 oclock.
I bought the 1x12 combo for my practice space and it is a fantastic amp! I liked it way better than the 2x12 I played. It was way punchier and almost has a 4x12 hit to it though obviously not as hard as a 4x12 but it's in your face and punchy..
I have a 5150iii and honestly there ain't a bad sound in it.
I play several different guitars thru it and have the Green and Blue dialed in for Les Pauls and the Red dialed in for my LTD H1001 with Invaders.
I play my RG655 Prestige on all 3 channels because that guitar just sounds awesome thru anything..
I tend to like more mids with my Les Pauls and tend to roll back the mids on the Red channel.
I keep the bass low like on 9 oclock on all 3 channels because the amp is bottom heavy and is really boomy in drop D half step.
The treble is a 1 oclock on everything. The presence is at 1 oclock and the resonance is at 11 oclock and sometimes it goes down to 9 oclock.
I bought the 1x12 combo for my practice space and it is a fantastic amp! I liked it way better than the 2x12 I played. It was way punchier and almost has a 4x12 hit to it though obviously not as hard as a 4x12 but it's in your face and punchy..
Brandenburg
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Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
lol.. maby its just me but regardless of the settings on the exact amp an artist might have that one might be trying to replicate.. i would logically think that any thing in the signal chain would affect the sound.. to add another part to the equation.. a persons individual touch that comes from his playing style and/or his fingers and infact.. some will argue that "tha tonez comes from the fingerz"
granted i guess.. sometimes you might get close but.....it just seems like a futile quest.. if ya want to put the time and money into such a quest.. more power to ya..
not a big fan of EVH's music even though some of his early stuff was totally kick a$$.. still wouldnt be trying to copy/replicate his tone.. id say the same about any other guitarist that I like to listen to.. meh.. i feel the same about owning signature gear.. "Why?" "just because it works for them doesnt mean it will work for you."..and in some cases.. what companies sell as sig gear really isnt or if it..its only marginally so.. there are exceptions though
seriously.. no matter what i play through ,i always sound like me.. whether that's a good or bad thing.. that really depends ..lol
lol.. maby its just me but regardless of the settings on the exact amp an artist might have that one might be trying to replicate.. i would logically think that any thing in the signal chain would affect the sound.. to add another part to the equation.. a persons individual touch that comes from his playing style and/or his fingers and infact.. some will argue that "tha tonez comes from the fingerz"
granted i guess.. sometimes you might get close but.....it just seems like a futile quest.. if ya want to put the time and money into such a quest.. more power to ya..
not a big fan of EVH's music even though some of his early stuff was totally kick a$$.. still wouldnt be trying to copy/replicate his tone.. id say the same about any other guitarist that I like to listen to.. meh.. i feel the same about owning signature gear.. "Why?" "just because it works for them doesnt mean it will work for you."..and in some cases.. what companies sell as sig gear really isnt or if it..its only marginally so.. there are exceptions though
seriously.. no matter what i play through ,i always sound like me.. whether that's a good or bad thing.. that really depends ..lol
Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
I placed the clear knobs for a practical reason. I can find the volumes easier under low light and darker stages. It looks good like that aesthetically
I placed the clear knobs for a practical reason. I can find the volumes easier under low light and darker stages. It looks good like that aesthetically
Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
Thanks for the reply! yeah, I figured it was to make the volumes easier to see on the fly. Cool idea and looks cool too! cleaner looking than using tape or something.
Thanks for the reply! yeah, I figured it was to make the volumes easier to see on the fly. Cool idea and looks cool too! cleaner looking than using tape or something.
Rex_Rocker
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Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
I see Eddie's (or was) using Winged C 6L6's, eh?
I see Eddie's (or was) using Winged C 6L6's, eh?
Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
I think so. My EVH stealth came with Groove Tubes rebranded Svetlana winged C's
I think so. My EVH stealth came with Groove Tubes rebranded Svetlana winged C's
GilmourD
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Re: Eddie Van Halen's Live Amp Settings With The 5150 III?
I think the EH 6L6GC is pretty decent. I like it better than the JJ. However, I can't speak to how they sound in a 5150III, just in other amps I've had and used.
Too bad SED folded and those will no longer be easy to find...
I think the EH 6L6GC is pretty decent. I like it better than the JJ. However, I can't speak to how they sound in a 5150III, just in other amps I've had and used.
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