EVH5153 50 vs. 100 watts?

[the rossness]

I had a chance to play the 5153 mini the other night and thought it sounded great! The blue channel especially was faaaannnntasssticc! I find that odd because when I had my 5153 100 watt head, I hated the blue channel and couldn't get rid of the funky mids it had. For those who've played both, is there a difference between the 50 and 100 watt versions or am I hearing things?

 

[zewango]

Blue channels are different on the 50 and 100

 

[Mailman1971]

Think the new 5153 Stealth has the same specs as the 50 watter if not mistaken.

 

[gbsmusic]

I liked the 50 better than the 100. 3rd ch on the 100 was very compressed IMO.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Generally 100 watters are more open I thought..interesting. I have also heard that the 50 watter is gainier on the blue channel? So Rossness could this replace the hunt for a SLO?

 

[splawner]

50 hands down

 

[gbsmusic]

Generally 100 watters are more open I thought..interesting. I have also heard that the 50 watter is gainier on the blue channel? So Rossness could this replace the hunt for a SLO?

NOTHING can replace a SLO!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[the rossness]

Generally 100 watters are more open I thought..interesting. I have also heard that the 50 watter is gainier on the blue channel? So Rossness could this replace the hunt for a SLO?

I bought a Jet City JCA100hdm 2 days ago. I'll see how it goes. The 5153 might be a bonus head.

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

Generally 100 watters are more open I thought..interesting. I have also heard that the 50 watter is gainier on the blue channel? So Rossness could this replace the hunt for a SLO?

I bought a Jet City JCA100hdm 2 days ago. I'll see how it goes. The 5153 might be a bonus head.

How are you finding the jet city?

 

[the rossness]

Generally 100 watters are more open I thought..interesting. I have also heard that the 50 watter is gainier on the blue channel? So Rossness could this replace the hunt for a SLO?

I bought a Jet City JCA100hdm 2 days ago. I'll see how it goes. The 5153 might be a bonus head.

How are you finding the jet city?

It's in the mail, so I don't know yet.

 

[nevusofota]

This is the understanding I have about the EVH line of amps, basically there are 3 variations:

1) the standard 100w (very early models, about the first 1000, came with a mix of EHX and Sovtek tubes, later models have all JJ's)

2) the 50w (only came with JJ's) with the sonic differences being more gain on channel 2 compared to the standard 100w and the addition of a resonance control. No changes in EQ voicing.

3) The new 100s. Has increased gain on channel 2 AND 3 compared to the standard 100w along with EQ voicing changes and resonance controls for all 3 channels.


I have both the 50w and 100w (one of the first 400 made w/ Sovteks and EHX tubes). I like the 100w slightly more in every aspect over the 50w. I like having less gain on channel 2, because I boost it. I like the boost gain more than the amp gain. Channel 2 (even boosted) is tighter, more organic, less compressed than channel 3. So, in essence, I have 4 channels: a clean, crunch, tight high gain (ch 2 boosted), and a "loose" high gain (channel 3).