NAD EVH 5150 Iconic head, quick clip, W/D/W

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harddriver said:
What's the long term reviews as to reliability on these, I have seen some YT vids saying their Iconics broke three weeks after getting theirs, it could be a fluke.


I think your clip sounds great but I have a friend trying to decide between the 5153 EVH50, EVH100 watt or the Iconic and those few reports of the Iconics having some issues is leaning him towards the standard tube 5153's.
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Shit happens to practically every brand regardless the price. I’d buy one without batting an eye
 
I heard that these amps weren't designed to work with active pickups that well. Is that true?
 
I have Fishmans in my ESP and no issues so I’m not sure what that’s all about
 
Oh, maybe it was the Peavey Vypyr that I heard it doesn't pair well with active pickups then
 
acev said:
I never heard it would not like active pickups.

I changed the V1 tube to Tungsol 12ax7 instead of JJ - rolled off some of the bass an made it tighter and slightly brighter.

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Killer.
 
acev said:
I never heard it would not like active pickups.

I changed the V1 tube to Tungsol 12ax7 instead of JJ - rolled off some of the bass an made it tighter and slightly brighter.

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I like what the Tungsol 12ax7 did in V1. I am assuming this is a modern production Tungsol? When I started rolling V1 preamp tubes in my 69 NOS Marshall build amp the new production Tung Sol sounded almost indistinguishable to my Sylvania 12ax7A's but it didn't have any plate ring when pushed hard. I also used the new Tung Sol's in V1 in a cascade modded amp where a long plate Sylvania would ring like a bell.

I still want to here these new short plate JJE83C's that Redplated was raving about......I was just on Dougs tubes and preamp tubes are north of 30 bucks now.....WOW!

Sounds great man! You're getting it tweaked into shape!
 
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LP Freak said:
The only complaint I have about the Iconic is the massive size of the headshell. I wish they would’ve trimmed the size down a bit
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You've had like every major high gain amp out there and sold most of them......Cameron, Moab, Friedman BE100 and BE100/50 Deluxe, Monomyth and a bunch of others and you feel the Iconic is really on their level? Care to expound on how you feel the Iconic competes?
 
That really sounds amazing.

I've played an Iconic combo a couple times at a music store.... wasn't able to crank it, didn't sound too hot. Now I'm wondering how a head would sound run through my silent rig...

I'm trying SO HARD not to GAS out for amps - my modded 2203 clone does me just fine - but this makes it really tough.
 
harddriver said:
You've had like every major high gain amp out there and sold most of them......Cameron, Moab, Friedman BE100 and BE100/50 Deluxe, Monomyth and a bunch of others and you feel the Iconic is really on their level? Care to expound on how you feel the Iconic competes?
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Wow, you must really have been following my trail all these years ? ?. I just know within the first couple of minutes whether an amp is going to work for me or not. So when I first plugged in the Iconic I turned everything on 6 it sounded good. I knew from there I’d be able to work with it. I could spend just a few more minutes dialing it in and there it was. From there I could concentrate on playing guitar and not tweaking for the next two hours and eveytime I turn it on. That’s how I know when I’ve got a good amp. I can say for the money, the Iconic is hands down the best amp for me of any of the amps you mentioned.
 
LP Freak said:
Wow, you must really have been following my trail all these years ? ?. I just know within the first couple of minutes whether an amp is going to work for me or not. So when I first plugged in the Iconic I turned everything on 6 it sounded good. I knew from there I’d be able to work with it. I could spend just a few more minutes dialing it in and there it was. From there I could concentrate on playing guitar and not tweaking for the next two hours and eveytime I turn it on. That’s how I know when I’ve got a good amp. I can say for the money, the Iconic is hands down the best amp for me of any of the amps you mentioned.
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What speakers and cab do you play your through?
 
LP Freak said:
Wow, you must really have been following my trail all these years ? ?. I just know within the first couple of minutes whether an amp is going to work for me or not. So when I first plugged in the Iconic I turned everything on 6 it sounded good. I knew from there I’d be able to work with it. I could spend just a few more minutes dialing it in and there it was. From there I could concentrate on playing guitar and not tweaking for the next two hours and eveytime I turn it on. That’s how I know when I’ve got a good amp. I can say for the money, the Iconic is hands down the best amp for me of any of the amps you mentioned.
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IMO, if you can’t plug into any 5150 variant, put everything on 6 and already be in the ballpark of badass, it ain’t a legit 5150.

I played the combo yesterday, I want to say I’ve played one before but I didn’t even fuck with the settings. Everything was at noon, GC had an EVH Frankie relic (not the $20K one) so I went to town on it for a bit. I’m gearing up to buy either a Badlander, 5153 Stealth or a 6505 but I really started debating the need to spend over a grand when I saw that Iconic head sitting there for $999. I might taken advantage of their return policy and spend a few days with the Iconic before I make a decision.
 
Sounds great. The first few demos I heard of these did NOT impress at all... but you have it sounding great!
 
LP Freak said:
Wow, you must really have been following my trail all these years ? ?. I just know within the first couple of minutes whether an amp is going to work for me or not. So when I first plugged in the Iconic I turned everything on 6 it sounded good. I knew from there I’d be able to work with it. I could spend just a few more minutes dialing it in and there it was. From there I could concentrate on playing guitar and not tweaking for the next two hours and eveytime I turn it on. That’s how I know when I’ve got a good amp. I can say for the money, the Iconic is hands down the best amp for me of any of the amps you mentioned.
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I didn't even mention your stock Marshall's like your 74 and some 2203's that you had... c'mon! :ROFLMAO: I just have a good memory of your past NADays......:p

Aren't we all ampwhores here? There's no shame to embrace what we are!:eek::2thumbsup::yes:

I also agree with you assessment of knowing/feeling if an amp is going to work or not as you do. If I spend too much time trying to convince myself I like something then it has turned out not to be for me...I either like it or I don't and that has applied to both guitars and amps over the years of playing. I will have to say that for the Iconic to rate so high still after you having it for some time is impressive to say the least.

Do you still have your Friedman BE50 deluxe or has the Iconic sent that amp packing as well?
 
harddriver said:
I didn't even mention your stock Marshall's like your 74 and some 2203's that you had... c'mon! :ROFLMAO: I just have a good memory of your past NADays......:p

Aren't we all ampwhores here? There's no shame to embrace what we are!:eek::2thumbsup::yes:

I also agree with you assessment of knowing/feeling if an amp is going to work or not as you do. If I spend too much time trying to convince myself I like something then it has turned out not to be for me...I either like it or I don't and that has applied to both guitars and amps over the years of playing. I will have to say that for the Iconic to rate so high still after you having it for some time is impressive to say the least.

Do you still have your Friedman BE50 deluxe or has the Iconic sent that amp packing as well?
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I offed the BE50 for the 100D. The clean channel is more to my liking but both are great amps ??
 
Wayniac3 said:
Sounds great. The first few demos I heard of these did NOT impress at all... but you have it sounding great!
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Those first demos sucked bad and I think everyone tried hating the Iconic from the start because of them. The clips acev is posting are really accurate to the tone in the room. If you like what you‘re hearing, you’ll like the amp. It’s got a killer loop and cheap as fuck too, especially used. I got one about a year ago new for $899. Nothing compares at that price
 
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