New amp incoming!

[dstroud]

while I was in L.A. I popped into Guitar Center at Sherman Oaks. Spent some time with the 6505 Plus and decided to go ahead and order one. Seemed to have more gain on the crunch channel than the regular 6505 and definitely enough gain with no boost. I really dug the tone of that. I'll be using with my Greenback Marshall cab. I'll probably use the crunch channel primarily. But the other channel will be fun with some downtuned stuff I believe. That amp definitely has tones none of my other amps have. Now I just have to wait for it to come in

 

[jc986]

Emjoy! I had a 6505+ for years and ended up selling it to fund another amp. I've regretted that and will definitely own another 6505+ in the future. I even liked the clean channel on these. They are great amps, and a lot more versatile than they get credit for.

 

[Badronald]

Congrats.

I love mine. I use it for everything. I've had just about everything over the years, cheap to high dollar, and it's the amp I grab these days.

I too really like the clean channel. With the right guitar with the right pickups it's very glassy. Super clean. Some delay and maybe a touch of chorus and is sounds perfect.

Crunch channel has incredible rock tones in it. It's easy to live there and hit a tube screamer for leads. Roll the guitar volume back for cleans. It acts like a great single channel amp.

The lead channel is great, of course. I just make sure to keep the gain back. It has a HUGE modern rock tone in it. I love this channel I stay here mostly. I am a rock player, not metal.

A bonus is that the loop is great. I run a TC Delay, CH-1 in the loop and it's silent. Footswitch works great. The amp is built like a tank. Has loads of headroom and sounds great loud or at lower gig volumes.

Congrats!

By the way, I played a large outdoor gig on Halloween with my Trio and the tone was stunning through the big p.a. The clarity and punch and bigness of the tone was fantastic. Perfect amp for a Trio.

 

[Gitfiddler]

Great amp. Sgtthump has some videos out there comparing the amp to more pricey amps. The peavey hangs in there

 

[garey77]

Hey, I'm currently using a 6505+ and a Greenback cab as my go-to rig right now, too. I'd suggest a boost in front to clean up that 'not so focused' bass that the amp can have when gained up. I use a Maxon od808 (as a clean boost) to tighten up. All three bands I'm in seem to dig the sound(s) I'm getting from my rig. Also, gotta love a good 4x12 Greenback cab!

 

[splawner]

Congrats

 

[Badronald]

Hey, I'm currently using a 6505+ and a Greenback cab as my go-to rig right now, too. I'd suggest a boost in front to clean up that 'not so focused' bass that the amp can have when gained up. I use a Maxon od808 (as a clean boost) to tighten up. All three bands I'm in seem to dig the sound(s) I'm getting from my rig. Also, gotta love a good 4x12 Greenback cab!

Yup. The trusty Maxon kills through this amp.

 

[HilltopExplosion]

Hey, I'm currently using a 6505+ and a Greenback cab as my go-to rig right now, too. I'd suggest a boost in front to clean up that 'not so focused' bass that the amp can have when gained up. I use a Maxon od808 (as a clean boost) to tighten up. All three bands I'm in seem to dig the sound(s) I'm getting from my rig. Also, gotta love a good 4x12 Greenback cab!

Yup. The trusty Maxon kills through this amp.

Dig the Red heads, Where'd you get em?

 

[messenger]

Are they made overseas now?

 

[HilltopExplosion]

Something I learned with my 6505+, is if you can get your hands on a used rack mount BBE sonic maximizer, and run it through your fx loop, it turns this amp into a beast, along with a boost in the front, You don't have to add a lot of anything from the BBE, but it just makes it sound killer. I used EVH 4x12 cab, and it was great, when I subbed 2 EVH's with V30's....

 

[HilltopExplosion]

Are they made overseas now?

They weren't. Mine isn't. not sure now..

just saw it.. made in China, not on mine, on website

 

[Kapo_Polenton]

I have heard some amazing tones from a 6505+ crunch channel and a GE-7 bumping the mids. Total 80's, sounded amazing. I wouldn't even bother with the lead channel, the crunch seems to have more than enough for my liking as well.

 

[cardinal]

I didn't like the lead channel much, but I thought the crunch channel was killer. It had enough gain to be considered the "lead" channel on most amps.

 

[Badronald]

Hey, I'm currently using a 6505+ and a Greenback cab as my go-to rig right now, too. I'd suggest a boost in front to clean up that 'not so focused' bass that the amp can have when gained up. I use a Maxon od808 (as a clean boost) to tighten up. All three bands I'm in seem to dig the sound(s) I'm getting from my rig. Also, gotta love a good 4x12 Greenback cab!

Yup. The trusty Maxon kills through this amp.

Dig the Red heads, Where'd you get em?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003W2HMCW/ref ... TE_3p_dp_1

 

[HilltopExplosion]

Thanks Badronald, and congrats dstroud on the new amp, It's capable of a lot of things, I run mine hard every day, and have had no problems for 7 years, changed tubes once. I like your style too,