
Mailman1971
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Yeah just dicked around with mine a bit today. Played pretty loud. Loop was quiet.
But man this thing brings the heat.

But man this thing brings the heat.


Kapo_Polenton":2bc1d1sq said:Not me. too much gain. it defies gain logic!!!!
Due time Paul...Due time..PBGas":25p7ocob said:You guys are all killing me slowly as I wait......![]()
No man, I agree. I love gain but it was waaaaay too much. Standard 100w was and is perfect.7 Stringer":3dketlni said:![]()
Happy for ya man![]()
But i seem like the only guy who had one and found it too gainy![]()
Everybody is getting one of these and loving it, might i had a defective one![]()
Mine had wayyyy too much gain...On every channel.....
Might have to give this thing another try![]()
Chris
7 Stringer":3j4kson9 said:Just got done playing my original 100W on the blue channel and it was instant Randy Rhoads tribute tone, i played Beleiver and gad damn![]()
Gain dimed of course. It could use 10-15% more gain but when the band kicks in, you forget all about it. Might try that mod everybody is talking about lately, i just don't want the tone to change, just add a little bit of gain.
donho":6n8wedr3 said:7 Stringer":6n8wedr3 said:Just got done playing my original 100W on the blue channel and it was instant Randy Rhoads tribute tone, i played Beleiver and gad damn![]()
Gain dimed of course. It could use 10-15% more gain but when the band kicks in, you forget all about it. Might try that mod everybody is talking about lately, i just don't want the tone to change, just add a little bit of gain.
yes you should try the bl ch mods if you want more gain its there.
snip one end of r26, in case you want to reverse the mod.
piggyback 220k to the orig r25, or replace r25 with a 100k. piggybacking allows you to easily reverse the mod.
gain is substantially increased with no tone change.
Superunknown":g183kpir said:Just played my Stealth again for a few hours this morning! It really is a truly killer amp! Can't wait to hear the new 5150 IVEVH says its the tone of the first 6 records....
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they are both for gain. i did not notice any tone change except maybe back off the bass a bit. with the 5153, it seems the bass increases as you turn up the gain.7 Stringer":3ig2rqdb said:donho":3ig2rqdb said:7 Stringer":3ig2rqdb said:Just got done playing my original 100W on the blue channel and it was instant Randy Rhoads tribute tone, i played Beleiver and gad damn![]()
Gain dimed of course. It could use 10-15% more gain but when the band kicks in, you forget all about it. Might try that mod everybody is talking about lately, i just don't want the tone to change, just add a little bit of gain.
yes you should try the bl ch mods if you want more gain its there.
snip one end of r26, in case you want to reverse the mod.
piggyback 220k to the orig r25, or replace r25 with a 100k. piggybacking allows you to easily reverse the mod.
gain is substantially increased with no tone change.
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I really need to try that. What does r26 and r25 do in the the tone path? Just so I know what I'm modding.
Thanks
Chris
This was posted (after April fools) on the 5150III facebook page:7 Stringer":396mljdn said:Superunknown":396mljdn said:Just played my Stealth again for a few hours this morning! It really is a truly killer amp! Can't wait to hear the new 5150 IVEVH says its the tone of the first 6 records....
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April fools is over dude, check your calendar.![]()
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Would be fuckin' cool though, big time.
Chris
nevusofota":sc113k6l said:This was posted (after April fools) on the 5150III facebook page:7 Stringer":sc113k6l said:Superunknown":sc113k6l said:Just played my Stealth again for a few hours this morning! It really is a truly killer amp! Can't wait to hear the new 5150 IVEVH says its the tone of the first 6 records....
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April fools is over dude, check your calendar.![]()
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Would be fuckin' cool though, big time.
Chris
Q: Speaking of equipment, what new EVH gear are you working on?
Eddie: People are always screaming and yelling for that classic vintage guitar sound. The 5150 III amps are very high-gain. The main thing that we’re working on is an amp that is modeled after the old vintage Marshall that I used on the first six records. I wanted more sustain out of them.
The difference between the 5150 III amp, and this new amp we are working on is the tubes. They use EL34 tubes, which are more like my original vintage Marshall. Still trying to figure what to call it. Might call it the 5150 III-IV because they use the EL34 tubes. I told Howard Kaplan, the amp guy at Fender/EVH, what I wanted, and just last week they all came out and I gave it a test run. It blew my mind. It has the old vintage tone but with more sustain.