Finally got a 5150!!!

taphappy

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It weighs a ton but I wont being moving it too much, I got my AVT50 if I ever have any future band practices. The price rose to $280 after some persuading. Is that a good price? Its pretty dirty and has a few tears in the tolex. I'm using a cheap Nuno guitar through it and the sound is really distorted and is chock full of mids. Can't wait to try my Ibanez with the newly installed Fred through it!
 
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5150's are just the hot item of the week, now, aren't they?



Congratulations.
 
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Damn... 280 is an amazing price. Put a V30 or two in there, and have away with it!

No, you can't kill yourself replacing tubes. You can burn your hand, though, if you don't let them cool off.
 
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goddamnit!!!! why is everybody getting a 5150 nowadays >.<


all your 5150 ARE BELONG TO ME!!!!!!
 
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Why so many 5150-users out there? I thoght the only users were myself, this other guy from Sydney, and Deadskinslayer3.

Its interesting to note that most 5150 users I know don't ever run through the corresponding 5150 cabinet, but choose to run through a Marshall or some other cabinet. I wonder why this is so?
 
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Vincent said:
Its interesting to note that most 5150 users I know don't ever run through the corresponding 5150 cabinet, but choose to run through a Marshall or some other cabinet. I wonder why this is so?
Because used Marshall cabs are cheap and they sound great.
 
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5150 I played sounded like complete @$$ through the 5150 cab. Whole diff animal through a MESA cab. Can only imagine the Marshall cabs would be even better cos they have more "knock"/"woody-ness" than a MESA.

Go listen to VHolics clips of the combo through his Marshall cab. Righteous tone.

and congrats on the amp! :D
 
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Don't dig Mesa cab's for anything but recording... Too dark/buzzy/shrill. Quite a strange combo.

Marshall cabinets are cheap and sound great, as Chris stated. I got my Rivera for 300 used... amazing price for such a great cabinet.

I dig the 5150 cabinets. Solid tone, nice high-wattage greenback based speakers.

I just happen to dig a cabinet with V30's more with this amp. I've also heard that a G12T75 and V30 combo in an X pattern is gorgeous with a 5150.
 
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