Tell me about the 6505+

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the4thlast1":18zwo7zc said:
CP5150":18zwo7zc said:
All 5150 series amps are fizzy/buzzy. Some of it goes away with volume. A lot of volume. Ed made them to be played loud and that's the only way they sound good. I'd play a gig tomorrow with my old Peavey 5150. And it would kill! I practice with it occasionally. At low volumes. Still a great sound. They are more versatile than people think. And the 5150 II/6505+ head has a great rock tone hidden in the Rhythym channel. Play it with a band and turn the pre gain all the way up. Use the post gain as volume and slowly turn it up. Your welcome. ;)
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Like the dude above had said , preamp gain down low thats the key. A lot of people set the gain too high and you get a tone that is a mess. I set my pregain on the lead channel around 3 which is a little above 9:00 ...Then hit it with a tube screamer pedal with level up and the gain all the way down. Shit its one of the best high gain metal tones you can get, tight and clear with a nice saturation and juice. Not fizzy or buzzy at all when set this way. My 6505+ has sent amps that cost three to four times as much packing.

Also I would recommend to the OP if you buy one to look for one that was made in the USA..Newer ones are made in China and may or may not sound as good.
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^^^ This
 
CP5150":249y1bs1 said:
All 5150 series amps are fizzy/buzzy. Some of it goes away with volume. A lot of volume. Ed made them to be played loud and that's the only way they sound good. I'd play a gig tomorrow with my old Peavey 5150. And it would kill! I practice with it occasionally. At low volumes. Still a great sound. They are more versatile than people think. And the 5150 II/6505+ head has a great rock tone hidden in the Rhythym channel. Play it with a band and turn the pre gain all the way up. Use the post gain as volume and slowly turn it up. Your welcome. ;)
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Absolutely correct about the rock tone. It's killer.
I use it all the time. I prefer it more than any Marshall I've ever had. Ive had a lot.
 
Badronald":zuc5nb8x said:
CP5150":zuc5nb8x said:
All 5150 series amps are fizzy/buzzy. Some of it goes away with volume. A lot of volume. Ed made them to be played loud and that's the only way they sound good. I'd play a gig tomorrow with my old Peavey 5150. And it would kill! I practice with it occasionally. At low volumes. Still a great sound. They are more versatile than people think. And the 5150 II/6505+ head has a great rock tone hidden in the Rhythym channel. Play it with a band and turn the pre gain all the way up. Use the post gain as volume and slowly turn it up. Your welcome. ;)
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Absolutely correct about the rock tone. It's killer.
I use it all the time. I prefer it more than any Marshall I've ever had. Ive had a lot.
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I hear that from people who know Marshalls and tone period. And I agree that on the lead channel people turn the the gain up too much. And then say the amp sucks. I just got the Eventide H9. I like it better with my Peavey 5150 than through my EVH 5150 III 2x12 combo. Which is odd. I would have predicted the opposite.
 
Don't turn the pre amp gain up all the way. Thats just noob nonsense.
 
Yea, I didn't crank the preamp gain on it....It just isn't an amp that appeals to me much I guess....
 
Badronald":24c05dum said:
CP5150":24c05dum said:
All 5150 series amps are fizzy/buzzy. Some of it goes away with volume. A lot of volume. Ed made them to be played loud and that's the only way they sound good. I'd play a gig tomorrow with my old Peavey 5150. And it would kill! I practice with it occasionally. At low volumes. Still a great sound. They are more versatile than people think. And the 5150 II/6505+ head has a great rock tone hidden in the Rhythym channel. Play it with a band and turn the pre gain all the way up. Use the post gain as volume and slowly turn it up. Your welcome. ;)
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Absolutely correct about the rock tone. It's killer.
I use it all the time. I prefer it more than any Marshall I've ever had. Ive had a lot.
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Yes yes yes. Crunch with preamp turned up to mid/high gain is very good. Love it, great surprise when I repurchased a 5150.
 
Any high gain amp can sound fizzy if not dialed in, but the 6505(+) isn't particularly fizzy. I haven't found it to be all that stiff either.
 
Badronald":3m7tjar3 said:
Hmm. I run in with a Cantrell wah and delay in the loop and it's killer.
Strat, Suhr Aldrich.

Not stiff, but stout. Big, ballsy. Pummeling.
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Crushing amp, indeed. TS9, or Maxon OD808 unleashes the beast, The fizz is there, until you hit about 8-9:00 on the volume. Keep treble higher than the presence. Presence is the cause of a lot of that fizz too. Keep it low.
 
Or, ditch the gravely and boost required tone of the 6505 and get into a JSX instead.

(My JSX always crushed my 6505 with deeper, tighter concussion lows, great presence and midrange and.......no boost required!)
 
D-Rock":9tmzc2qb said:
Or, ditch the gravely and boost required tone of the 6505 and get into a JSX instead.

(My JSX always crushed my 6505 with deeper, tighter concussion lows, great presence and midrange and.......no boost required!)
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I actually prefer my JSX to my 6505+ as well. The 6505+ #ounds good though.
 
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