blackba
Well-known member
Keeping the 5153, sure. 
Dibs when you sell it in 3 months 
Dibs when you sell it in 3 months 
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Anonymous
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It's my main gigging amp, I love the way channel 3 cleans up awesome with your guitars volume knob even with loads of gain!
It has the perfect amount of sustain on channels 2 and 3..no gain pedals required!
It has the perfect amount of sustain on channels 2 and 3..no gain pedals required!
Jeff Hilligan
Well-known member
Again tonight..the blue channel does the VH we all agree. I was pulling off Wildflower and heartbreaker from Pat Benatar. Nailing it on lower gain! Guts and has the top end that sounds right! Channel 3 does the heavy drop D stuff just he way I dig it! I look for it to let me down, it has not. Now all I have to do is find out about some different masters to get it to not take off the minute you go past 1!
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MYLILSS
Well-known member
ldm":301cosib said:Can the 5153 bring the brootz???????
Yes it can.....
HAHA that looks like my old amp
.... man i miss that thing 
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battery198
Active member
I'm selling a new 5150 III 4x12 cab in Ivory if anyone is interested.
the4thlast1
Well-known member
Theres something about the 5153's gain channels thats unique...Its not a dry or very natural sounding amp its almost like it has an effect on it all the time..I notice it more with channel 3 because 2 is more open and classic sounding. Its something in the voicing,.....Its like a produced tone right out of the box. I remember loving the first one I tried in GC with the matching cab....Ive been running mine through either my mesa with v30's or my splawn with scumbacks and it sounds good through either cab.
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dfarr
Active member
Best amp I have EVER owned! I also own 2 (one at home and one at the band rehearsal place). I run my 5150 III into 2 Mesa 1x12 open back Express cabs. Each has a Celestion Vintage 30 in it. I have a stand that has 3 shelves on it. I put one cab on the bottom shelf (about 6" of the floor), one cab on the second shelf (about 30" of the floor) with a 2" black binder under the cab to angle it up at me, and my 5150 III head goes on the top (shelf) that is about 54" off the floor. I really like the open backs because I have more control over the low end. Previous amps I have owned are: Mesa Studio 22 and 50, Mesa Triaxis and 2:90 power amp, Mesa Roadster 2-12 combo, Mesa Lonestar Special 1-12 combo, Fuchs Overdrive supreme 50 combo. The EVH 5150 III TOTALLY smokes all other my previous amps!!! It is quieter {EVEN IN THE 3rd CHANNEL!) than any of my previous amps. Channel Switching is totally dead quiet (A HUGE problem with all of the Mesa's). The best thing is I can get every tone I need from it!
Signal chain: Tom Anderson Cobra S hardtail guitar > Dunlop 95Q Cry Baby Wah > EVH 5150 III with TC electronics G-Major in the effects loop > 2-1X12 Mesa Express open back cabs with a Celestion Vintage 30 in each.
Signal chain: Tom Anderson Cobra S hardtail guitar > Dunlop 95Q Cry Baby Wah > EVH 5150 III with TC electronics G-Major in the effects loop > 2-1X12 Mesa Express open back cabs with a Celestion Vintage 30 in each.
yngzaklynch
New member
I could not gel with amp for nothing. The clean was ok. The crunch needed more gain. The red channel had way to much hair on it. Maybe my tubes weren't that great. Maybe it wasn't biased up right. Maybe it just wasn't for me. I'm much happier with the 5150II than I was ever with the 5153.
glpg80
Well-known member
yngzaklynch":3kvag3ab said:
had to have been the tubes. the 5150 II and 5150 III lead channel are damn near identical minus ~4 parts. the volume design is simpler in the 5150 III as well.
testament runs a 5150 III with a nova delay on about 100ms delay and thats it - great tone and those who have seen them live say it sounded great.
enditol (sp?) lead guitarist runs a 5150 III - his tone is killer heavy.
i like the 5150 III... but i dont like it enough to buy it only because of one of the three channels.
if i had to choose, the 5150 III works great as a grab and go gig amplifier. the tone is great at all volumes up to about 4.5 and then things start to fall apart.....could have been the matching cabinet speakers begging for mercy though - i know they are greenback inspired so maybe it was the low wattage speakers causing nasty distortion? could have been the bias as well. who knows.
overall though the crunch and clean channels didnt tickle my fantasy that much - and i dont need dedicated EQ's for each channel of clean/crunch - so ill pass and keep my 5150 II.
the4thlast1
Well-known member
yngzaklynch":2x7k85lr said:
I can understand what you are saying.... I bet you would have liked it more with dif tubes and a bias check (adjustment) .... Channel 2 needs a boost to get there but it can do it... I kinda felt the same way about channel 2 and I still do somewhat.. Its like it just doesnt have the balls for Metal riffing like channel 3 does. After I changed my tubes I brought the bias up and channel 2 got better. It has more gain and balls now, I still like channel 3 a little more for everything.
Laura
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MYLILSS":r0no41ak said:HAHA that looks like my old amp
It is.
Now I want the damn matching cab.
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Anonymous
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Did you only use it for jamming at home? I really don't like playing mine at home volumes at all...Using it live is where it comes into it's own..
I did not love the amp until I gigged with it and recorded with it...
irondeth21
Member
You guys are not helping my gas at all lol. I was thinking about trying to trade my stiletto ace for one. The few I played in stores I loved. I spent most of my time on the blue channel.
Jeff Hilligan
Well-known member
Dare I say had a talk with Fortin and we might do something to it on the red channel! But man this thing is a monster. You bet cha gotta move some air and not earth shaking air. That is when it wakes up big time!
yngzaklynch
New member
the4thlast1":133k88ux said:
Hey if it does for you thats all that matters. I love the Marshall Vintage Modern and I cannot tell you how much flack that amp gets around here.
nevusofota
Well-known member
Ok, now you have my attention. Tell me more!Jeff Hilligan":38pfjsf8 said:
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Lord Toneking
New member
Whoa whoa whoa!!...back up a second there mister!Tone Merchant":3b8yoyym said:I played eddie's 5153 a few months ago when we built a rig for him. I was really surprised at how good it sounded. Channel 2 is where it at
Tell us more about this "rig"!
do you have pics??
What all does it consist of?
any info would be greatly appreciated
Jeff Hilligan
Well-known member
nevusofota":1rqrwssl said:Ok, now you have my attention. Tell me more!Jeff Hilligan":1rqrwssl said:
Not until after the first of the year and then the fun begins!
Bishop5150
Well-known member
Oh man, your killing me with that.Jeff Hilligan":2r0kewvc said:nevusofota":2r0kewvc said:Ok, now you have my attention. Tell me more!Jeff Hilligan":2r0kewvc said:
Not until after the first of the year and then the fun begins!
Jeff Hilligan
Well-known member
victim5150":kc4m6r5o said:Oh man, your killing me with that.Jeff Hilligan":kc4m6r5o said:nevusofota":kc4m6r5o said:Ok, now you have my attention. Tell me more!Jeff Hilligan":kc4m6r5o said:
Not until after the first of the year and then the fun begins!
Not trying to kill ya! Mike and I are gonna wait till after the first of the year. So both of us can enjoy the holidays!
