Hey everyone!
About half a year ago I finally got myself a Peavey 6505. I had a 6505MH before that (still have that one as well) and I was super impressed with the tones I got from that little guy that I had to also get one of the 120w heads. I checked out some comparisons between the 6505 and 6505+ and I felt that the 6505 sounded a little bit closer to what I want tonally. The 6505+ sounded a little tighter but I like the bigness of the low-mids that the regular 6505 has to offer. Plus, I will only be using it in the studio so I don't really need the extra channel eq etc. Has anyone compared the 2 or the old 5150's/5150II's?
The clean tones on the 6505 aren't special but I don't think they're bad. Just as with the gain tones, the clean tones have a lot of mids so they don't easily sound very gentle, rather honkey but not in a bad way. When you push the gain on the rhythm channel with the crunch button out you can get some really nice Marshally crunch tones as can be heard in the demo. With the crunch button pressed in the sound obviously gets more saturated and rich. The sound of the driven rhythm channel is a bit more loose and 'fluffy' when compared to the lead channel. I do always prefer the rhythm channel with the bright switch on.
The lead channel is where the money is at. One of the things that I like so much about this amp are the ever prominent mids. This really helps the amp stick out of the mix at all times. Never do you really lose midrange presence unless you really go crazy with scooping the mids (which I don't recommend tbh). The amp sounds good with and without a boost pedal, just a matter of taste really.
So here is a demo of the amp with 18 guitars, from Fenders to 7/8-string metal guitars and everything in between.
One final note: there seems to always be a discussion about whether the 6505 is the same as the old 5150. As far as I know they are basically the same amps but the original block-letter 5150's came with different tubes. That's supposed to be one of the reasons why people think the old one sounds different... What do you think? Has anyone ever compared an OG block-letter to a 6505?
About half a year ago I finally got myself a Peavey 6505. I had a 6505MH before that (still have that one as well) and I was super impressed with the tones I got from that little guy that I had to also get one of the 120w heads. I checked out some comparisons between the 6505 and 6505+ and I felt that the 6505 sounded a little bit closer to what I want tonally. The 6505+ sounded a little tighter but I like the bigness of the low-mids that the regular 6505 has to offer. Plus, I will only be using it in the studio so I don't really need the extra channel eq etc. Has anyone compared the 2 or the old 5150's/5150II's?
The clean tones on the 6505 aren't special but I don't think they're bad. Just as with the gain tones, the clean tones have a lot of mids so they don't easily sound very gentle, rather honkey but not in a bad way. When you push the gain on the rhythm channel with the crunch button out you can get some really nice Marshally crunch tones as can be heard in the demo. With the crunch button pressed in the sound obviously gets more saturated and rich. The sound of the driven rhythm channel is a bit more loose and 'fluffy' when compared to the lead channel. I do always prefer the rhythm channel with the bright switch on.
The lead channel is where the money is at. One of the things that I like so much about this amp are the ever prominent mids. This really helps the amp stick out of the mix at all times. Never do you really lose midrange presence unless you really go crazy with scooping the mids (which I don't recommend tbh). The amp sounds good with and without a boost pedal, just a matter of taste really.
So here is a demo of the amp with 18 guitars, from Fenders to 7/8-string metal guitars and everything in between.
One final note: there seems to always be a discussion about whether the 6505 is the same as the old 5150. As far as I know they are basically the same amps but the original block-letter 5150's came with different tubes. That's supposed to be one of the reasons why people think the old one sounds different... What do you think? Has anyone ever compared an OG block-letter to a 6505?
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