HOLY HELL! 6505 MINI You Won't Believe How Good It Is!

[cecilbag]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

 

[maddnotez]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

But the Blades amps don't sound thin and lifeless.

 

[cecilbag]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

But the Blades amps don't sound thin and lifeless.

True. Billy is billy but the amp sounds good. Buy used

 

[maddnotez]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

But the Blades amps don't sound thin and lifeless.

True. Billy is billy but the amp sounds good. Buy used

Yeah the pricing is a bit ridiculous. Like absolutely ridiculous.

I was mostly just joking and trying to keep the entertainment going but Blades amps do sound killer, I dont care what anyone says.

Billy is Billy and we have all seen his first amp ever BUT I have yet for anyone to accept my challenge and post a current production Blades amp gut shots. No, I am not willing to buy one just to find out but I am willing to bet they are not fire hazards anymore.

 

[cecilbag]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

But the Blades amps don't sound thin and lifeless.

True. Billy is billy but the amp sounds good. Buy used

Yeah the pricing is a bit ridiculous. Like absolutely ridiculous.

I was mostly just joking and trying to keep the entertainment going but Blades amps do sound killer, I dont care what anyone says.

Billy is Billy and we have all seen his first amp ever BUT I have yet for anyone to accept my challenge and post a current production Blades amp gut shots. No, I am not willing to buy one just to find out but I am willing to bet they are not fire hazards anymore.

I didn't see your request before. If I get time I can pull my Blades out and take pics. It's not the greatest build by any stretch but I didn't see the stuff I was expecting. Either way it does sound good I would just never pay his prices. I think it's a great sub $1k amp but I would laugh if I had to pay 3x that for new.

 

[Mailman1971]

This was almost as big of a shitstorm as a blades thread. Well,without the ghost of Jose and internet punches thrown. Entertainment at work, thanks guys

But the Blades amps don't sound thin and lifeless.

True. Billy is billy but the amp sounds good. Buy used

Yeah the pricing is a bit ridiculous. Like absolutely ridiculous.

I was mostly just joking and trying to keep the entertainment going but Blades amps do sound killer, I dont care what anyone says.

Billy is Billy and we have all seen his first amp ever BUT I have yet for anyone to accept my challenge and post a current production Blades amp gut shots. No, I am not willing to buy one just to find out but I am willing to bet they are not fire hazards anymore.

I didn't see your request before. If I get time I can pull my Blades out and take pics. It's not the greatest build by any stretch but I didn't see the stuff I was expecting. Either way it does sound good I would just never pay his prices. I think it's a great sub $1k amp but I would laugh if I had to pay 3x that for new.

I snagged that Blades Reaper that was here a couple months back. Amp just kicks all kinds of ass.
Got it super cheap and it is a keeper.

 

[D/FW XJ'er]

You just aren't going to get snowflake. Instead of trying to "read between the lines," try reading what the fuck people actually write. It can't be any clearer to you that I didn't attack anyone for having a different *opinion.* If it's bullshit, I call it like it is. You want to talk about a loose, flubby low end, then you'll be describing a whole host of pretentious boutique Fender clones, but you won't be describing this amp. If you can't be fucking honest and admit that it was a bit of an exaggeration, then there's no sense coming out of you. By the way, I didn't attack you because of your opinion. I reacted to you because you were acting as if I was making an argument that I didn't make.

Holy shit, psycho. What is wrong with you that leads you to have this level of meltdown over someone's opinion of an amplifier? A guitar amplifier.

It's no wonder you are dealing with a potential scam. You're obviously too stupid to handle real life, and should consider leaving the internet before you stroke out and hurt yourself.

Or go ahead and spew some more psycho babble non-sense, and threaten more people that don't "understand the gravity of the situation". We will continue to laugh while your heart explodes from keyboard rage.

 

[Beyond Black]

You just aren't going to get snowflake. Instead of trying to "read between the lines," try reading what the fuck people actually write. It can't be any clearer to you that I didn't attack anyone for having a different *opinion.* If it's bullshit, I call it like it is. You want to talk about a loose, flubby low end, then you'll be describing a whole host of pretentious boutique Fender clones, but you won't be describing this amp. If you can't be fucking honest and admit that it was a bit of an exaggeration, then there's no sense coming out of you. By the way, I didn't attack you because of your opinion. I reacted to you because you were acting as if I was making an argument that I didn't make.

Holy shit, psycho. What is wrong with you that leads you to have this level of meltdown over someone's opinion of an amplifier? A guitar amplifier.

It's no wonder you are dealing with a potential scam. You're obviously too stupid to handle real life, and should consider leaving the internet before you stroke out and hurt yourself.

Or go ahead and spew some more psycho babble non-sense, and threaten more people that don't "understand the gravity of the situation". We will continue to laugh while your heart explodes from keyboard rage.

Ooooooo, you better stay away from golf courses for awhile!!!

 

[riffermadness]

I bought a 6505 mini a few days ago. If you haven't played one yet, then do yourself a favor. Of course, playing it in the store got me interested in buying one, but when I got it home and plugged it into my own cab, holy hell! This is an impressive amp. What a great sound. It doesn't sound like a mini. USUALLY, EL84s don't do it for me, but the 6505 somehow puts it all together the right way.

I've owned a few minis, including the Mini Rect and Mark V 25. I couldn't even really gel with the Mini Rect because I've owned a 50w & 100w rectifier before and it just made me want one of those. The Mark V25 didn't 'feel' like it had enough distortion even though it had plenty. The 6505m is extraordinary when you consider that I walked out with one in the factory box for $450.

The clean channel is absolutely fantastic. It may be the second greatest surprise this amp offers to most people checking it out for the first time. It has a surprising amount of headroom, and it goes into breakup. It's pretty versatile. I can't say that what sounds good for a metal tone translates to a good clean tone. That may be one of the only limitations of this amp, but then again, I've only had it for a few days.

Oh my God man does this thing get brutal! The EQ is extremely sensitive to even slight adjustments. This is no toy. I mean, this thing is on the level of real good professional gear in my opinion. I don't have any need for the power scaling because I've kept it on full power since I got it and never once felt the need for a power reduction. I could see it benefiting the clean channel, but I don't care to get into that right now.

It has been great with a variety of speakers. I've tried the emulated XLR output and it's kind of dark and muffled, but then again, I suck at recording and I'm sure it's something I didn't dial in. However, even though I suck at recording, it was pretty easy to get a good metal sound mic'ed.

Hughes & Kettner Tubemeister is another great little amp, but it won't give up the brootz like the 6505m. Same retail price. It is equally good, but kind of more rock and blues. The 6505m is able to do pretty good blues and cleans despite it's brutal nature, but like I said before, I haven't been able to find a good balance between the two channels for that kind of thing. You kind of have to dial it in for one genre. If you want to do metal, it will easily give up metal distortion and metal cleans. If you want EVH, it will give that up easily likewise, but you can't really switch between Metallica and Radar Love.

It can actually do some very nice clean tones, and the clean channel has a real nice feel too. It also comes with a digital studio reverb which is actually quite good. I've had it sitting next to my Diezel Paul which also has a digital reverb and I must say that the 6505m is quite impressive. I must say though that I haven't touched the bright switch, so that may be the key to the balance between clean and distortion. This amp leaves much to be explored.

I know there are many great mini heads out there these days, but this one hits home with me. Also, I'm tired of trying to get rock amps to do metal. I think I'm going to rethink my amp situation and buy amps made for metal. Check out this video, particularly the riffing at the beginning of the video. It's jaw-dropping what the 6505m can do. The next couple of videos are pretty good too I think.

Check the bias and change out the tubes to a good known matched set,I had 2 of these and both of them the front panel was so hot it was damn near scorching,so I checked the bias and the stock tubes were mis-matched pretty bad at 11-12 Ma difference in both of them..I did remove the front panel and re-biased several times but both amp kept bias creeping and always managed to start getting really hot again..I ran the bias at 28Ma like my EVH Lbx head ran at and that's when it sounded the best but the amps were getting to hot again,so I sold the last one off.I tried everything except fans behind the amps but new amps shouldn't have needed them,I even built a nice Pine head shell and covered in snakeskin tolex trying to give the amps a chance ! I still have the snakeskin tolex headshell if anybody wants it!

 

[Deleted member 21375]

You just aren't going to get snowflake. Instead of trying to "read between the lines," try reading what the fuck people actually write. It can't be any clearer to you that I didn't attack anyone for having a different *opinion.* If it's bullshit, I call it like it is. You want to talk about a loose, flubby low end, then you'll be describing a whole host of pretentious boutique Fender clones, but you won't be describing this amp. If you can't be fucking honest and admit that it was a bit of an exaggeration, then there's no sense coming out of you. By the way, I didn't attack you because of your opinion. I reacted to you because you were acting as if I was making an argument that I didn't make.

Holy shit, psycho. What is wrong with you that leads you to have this level of meltdown over someone's opinion of an amplifier? A guitar amplifier.

It's no wonder you are dealing with a potential scam. You're obviously too stupid to handle real life, and should consider leaving the internet before you stroke out and hurt yourself.

Or go ahead and spew some more psycho babble non-sense, and threaten more people that don't "understand the gravity of the situation". We will continue to laugh while your heart explodes from keyboard rage.

Ooooooo, you better stay away from golf courses for awhile!!!

FORE!!!!!!

 

[errrrrl]

You just aren't going to get snowflake. Instead of trying to "read between the lines," try reading what the fuck people actually write. It can't be any clearer to you that I didn't attack anyone for having a different *opinion.* If it's bullshit, I call it like it is. You want to talk about a loose, flubby low end, then you'll be describing a whole host of pretentious boutique Fender clones, but you won't be describing this amp. If you can't be fucking honest and admit that it was a bit of an exaggeration, then there's no sense coming out of you. By the way, I didn't attack you because of your opinion. I reacted to you because you were acting as if I was making an argument that I didn't make.

Holy shit, psycho. What is wrong with you that leads you to have this level of meltdown over someone's opinion of an amplifier? A guitar amplifier.

It's no wonder you are dealing with a potential scam. You're obviously too stupid to handle real life, and should consider leaving the internet before you stroke out and hurt yourself.

Or go ahead and spew some more psycho babble non-sense, and threaten more people that don't "understand the gravity of the situation". We will continue to laugh while your heart explodes from keyboard rage.

Ooooooo, you better stay away from golf courses for awhile!!!

FORE!!!!!!

 

[SavageRiffer]

blah, blah, blah

Hmmf, petty little butthurt troll. Is that all you've got? You want to go around stalking my threads just to troll? Regardless of whether I lose my temper from time to time, at least I don't troll the forum - even assholes like you who certainly deserve it. You talk a lot of shit, but I've done lots of trading, buying, and selling on these forums and never screwed anyone. Where the fuck is your credibility? You're just a butthurt loser with nothing better to contribute than this kind of petty bullshit. Go get a fucking job or at least go back and finish the 4th grade. Whatever it is, do something with your life instead of putting your exasperation on display.

 

[errrrrl]

blah, blah, blah

Hmmf, petty little butthurt troll. Is that all you've got? You want to go around stalking my threads just to troll? Regardless of whether I lose my temper from time to time, at least I don't troll the forum - even assholes like you who certainly deserve it. You talk a lot of shit, but I've done lots of trading, buying, and selling on these forums and never screwed anyone. Where the fuck is your credibility? You're just a butthurt loser with nothing better to contribute than this kind of petty bullshit. Go get a fucking job or at least go back and finish the 4th grade. Whatever it is, do something with your life instead of putting your exasperation on display.

My bad bro. Was just poking fun Looking into getting a job and finishing fourth grade as we speak

 

[cecilbag]

I got a chance to play one of these the other day. Total turd in my opinion. I can get along with the full size but wasn't impressed with the micro head. Just my 2 cents but I wouldn't try to gig with it.

 

[thisguy]

This thread has really made me sad. I grew up really close to a golf course and totally wasted the best part about being there.

 

[napalmdeath]

I liked the one I had, but it does fall apart, getting the volume to 11:00 and beyond. Uber tight? No, but does well with a boost, and certainly useable for cheap.

The Mark V25 I owned put it to shame, and it should.

If price is a deciding factor, I still say Randall/Fortin Diavlos are the shit.

 

[SavageRiffer]

I liked the one I had, but it does fall apart, getting the volume to 11:00 and beyond. Uber tight? No, but does well with a boost, and certainly useable for cheap.

The Mark V25 I owned put it to shame, and it should.

If price is a deciding factor, I still say Randall/Fortin Diavlos are the shit.

Yeah the Diavlo 20 & 45 are badass. Nice cleans too. I had both. Still, for playing though my Creamback cab, the 6505 mini sounds great. That being said, if I switch over to my Diezel or Bogner, there's a very noticeable difference in quality overall. It's a cheap amp, but or $400, it's hard to beat.

 

[napalmdeath]

I liked the one I had, but it does fall apart, getting the volume to 11:00 and beyond. Uber tight? No, but does well with a boost, and certainly useable for cheap.

The Mark V25 I owned put it to shame, and it should.

If price is a deciding factor, I still say Randall/Fortin Diavlos are the shit.

Yeah the Diavlo 20 & 45 are badass. Nice cleans too. I had both. Still, for playing though my Creamback cab, the 6505 mini sounds great. That being said, if I switch over to my Diezel or Bogner, there's a very noticeable difference in quality overall. It's a cheap amp, but or $400, it's hard to beat.

I've owned the Diavlo 45H 4 times! It's harmonically richer than the 3 EVH 50's I've owned, and for tone alone, minus having the 3 channels, I find it much more musical. I bought 2 of those used, for $350.

I played my 6505MH through a Randall 4x12 as well, V30/G12T-75 loaded. It got plenty aggressive.

 

[D-Rock]

^^^^^^ Only cadveat being it needed a $100 boost pedal to get there though right?

 

[sleewell2]

I think the moral of the story here is that everyone should get a 5150 2x12 combo.

Only if you can carry one.

man, going from beating people up on golf courses to not being able to lift a 212 combo. sad!