What's the difference between 6505, 6505+ and 6534 heads?

[dfrattaroli]

I know the 6505 has 5 preamp tubes while the other 2 models have 6. But other than that, what's the difference?

 

[mrkmas]

The Standard 6505 is the base model of the 6505+. The plus model is based on the 6505 but with some added features such as 2 seperate eq's for the 2 channels. Both 6505 models comes with 6l6's stock. The 6534 model comes with el34 tubes and has a british voicing.

Hope i didnt oversimplify, anyone feel free to correct me.

 

[dfrattaroli]

Thank you. I slapped myself right after posting because I hadn't recognized the independent EQ on the plus. I played the 6505 1x12 combo in GC last weekend and was shocked at how good it was. Now I'm looking at old 5150s and stuff.

 

[Tawlks]

A commonly asked question.

5150 II/6505+ (same thing, different name) are slightly less balsy, more upper-mid focused beasts with separate channel EQs, an improved clean channel, foot switchable crunch (pointless), bias points (pointless)

The 6534+ I've never played but it is the same feature-wise on the outside as the +/II, it runs a quad of EL34s and therefore has a more British flavour, i believe it has a better clean channel and a noise reduction circuit in the gain channel.

 

[King Crimson]

6505 - http://www.peavey.com/products/instampl ... sp%3B.html
6505 plus - http://www.peavey.com/products/instampl ... BPlus.html
6534 plus - http://www.peavey.com/products/instampl ... BHead.html

 

[dfrattaroli]

Thx KC. I checked the site before I posted. Was trying to get more hands on opinions. One poster said "less ballsy". Than what? The 5150? There was a used 5150 at GC as well and it flat out ripped through a Mesa 4x12.

 

[mrkmas]

Just want to clarify, as far as I know, the 5150=6505 and 5150 II=6505+ Just the 6505 versions are newer releases of the 5150 due to legal reasons