Top 5150 Tones!!

[frontline205]

Much like people have there favorite Marshall tones. What’s everyone’s favorite guitar tone using a 5150 style amp. Either EVH or Peavey. For me it’s Trivium’s ascendancy album. That was the album that reallly introduced me to heavier styles of music. After that I’d say Amon Amarth’s entire pursuit of Vikings tone.
Their are some amazing 5150 tones out there. Which one’s do you guys like.

 

[TheGreatGreen]

In Flames - Clayman
One of the better sounding metal albums ever made, imo. Heavy tones are all 5150 recorded at Studio Fredman.

But it's tough to choose when your options are "literally the majority of all heavy albums made since 1992."

 

[RaceU4her]

Carcass
Zao
Chimaira
Tons others

 

[Philhouse]

Carcass and Machine Head

 

[Techdeth]

Trivium is a band I don’t listen to much but man their 5150 times are fantastic. Scream Aim Fire (BFMV) sounds like 5150 and if it is it’s great . The think it might a rectifier mixed with 5150

 

[skoora]

Not a shocker…Heartwork
Not sure if In Flames used them on Colony but that’s my fav by them.

 

[7 Stringer]

MACHINE HEAD!!!

Burn my eyes is THE ultimate 5150 tone, period.

Oh and all there albums after too....

 

[cetanu]

In Flames
Devin Townsend (e.g. Strapping Young Lad, Ocean Machine: Biomech, Soilwork's Natural Born Chaos)

Well, too many to count really. 5150's were everywhere (and still are considering that a shitload of stuff is just a 5150 disguised in a new look with some additional features). It's kinda the reason I still have a 5150 pre even though I could never really gel with the 5150/6505 when I had one.

 

[Greazygeo]

Carcass Heartwork is pretty cool.

 

[Rex Rocker]

 

[Rex Rocker]

 

[paulyc]

EVH Balance

 

[headlessdeadguy]

Black Dahlia Murder

 

[cardinal]

MACHINE HEAD!!!

Burn my eyes is THE ultimate 5150 tone, period.

Oh and all there albums after too....

+1 That album is so good.

 

[VESmedic]

For what it’s worth, ascendancy was a 5150 and a recto, not just a 5150. But I think the main tone was a 5150 through a krank cab.

Heartwork, clayman, anything out of studio fredman, black dahlia murder. Ironically though, every one of these records had some weird/out there techniques to get those tones. Heartwork and the frankencab, clayman with a Laney head and a Marshall valvestate blended in, black dahlia and the parallel EQing done under the main tone etc.


Oh, and for the “im a bullshitter” crowd lol

 

[Tone Monster]

I dunno…

 

[VESmedic]

Man,I knew Andy’s new records sounded like shit for a reason!

 

[Philhouse]

Extra 5150 users (in combo with other amps)
I'm deviating a little from the pure 5150 albums, but hey.

Satriani - (every album since 93, except 'Engines')
Drew Goddard - Karnivool (his main amp and tone)
Cantrell - a bit on the Dog album




Tangent: Only because I was reading his book" Strange Beautiful Music" to confirm my 5150 thoughts, Satriani used a Wizard on Super Colossal, Professor Satch.., Black Swans.., Unstoppable Momentum.
An SLO on The Extremist and a Mark IIC on Flying in a Blue Dream

Just because I know those amps have such great friendly discussion threads

 

[ccn]

Not a fan of most of these examples but I know many people are .

 

[sivad]

EVH--Buckethead live--Satriani--Dann Huff