Taming the 5150III Stealth 100 6L6

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Yeah I got this amp for a great price so figured “everyone needs a 5150 variant, so why not”

And it’s just ridiculous and not in a good way. I’m gonna test the 5751 in V1 tonight and see what’s what. It kinda blows my mind how much people seem to love this amp.

That is how i felt with it. I didnt play red channel. Blue channel was best, and the green was super clean until you dimed it.
I tried so many times on the red because i felt like i was supposed to. But i ended up moving on

 

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The funny thing is that here are Ed's actual settings.

 

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Yeah I got this amp for a great price so figured “everyone needs a 5150 variant, so why not”

And it’s just ridiculous and not in a good way. I’m gonna test the 5751 in V1 tonight and see what’s what. It kinda blows my mind how much people seem to love this amp.

If you got it cheap, the blue channel is worth the price of admission. I loved it on the 50 watt Stealth. I put some, (now discontinued Shuguang, PSvane might be making them now), TAD RCA Blackplate 6L6's in mine and a couple GE JAN NOS 5751's in V3 & V4 and i thought the amp killed. The red has more low mids less fizz than the regular 6L6 50. But I don't find ANY EVH to have the harmonic richness I need for lead playing. They just have an almost sterile/Solid State sound. They're not lively and rich in harmonics.