Guitar God Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 So, I got a new amp. It's a Peavey 5150 2 half stack. Picked up the head last week and picked up the matching cab it was on at one of my local music stores yesterday. Been considering one of these for years. Got the head for $575 and the cab for $275. Really good deal since the new 6505 stack is right around $2,000 for the head and cab together and are now China made. Really liking the way it sounds, too. I also got an MXR Il Diavolo Overdrive pedal, too. Here are pics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Very cool! Great deal. I have a Peavey Valveking MicroHead 20 watt. I really like it. Have a Peavey Grind Bass also that I really like. How does that diavolo sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 50 minutes ago, brad1 said: Very cool! Great deal. I have a Peavey Valveking MicroHead 20 watt. I really like it. Have a Peavey Grind Bass also that I really like. How does that diavolo sound? I'm with you on this, brad1: a great price on the amp and a question on the il diavolo. Guitar God, how does the il diavolo compare to other ODs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 20 hours ago, brad1 said: Very cool! Great deal. I have a Peavey Valveking MicroHead 20 watt. I really like it. Have a Peavey Grind Bass also that I really like. How does that diavolo sound? Thanks! Yeah, a 5150/6505 amp has been an amp I've considered on and off for years. So, it was hard to pass this up especially at the price and knowing how much the ew ones go for and the fact the new ones aren't made in the USA anymore. Obviously had to try some Van Halen riffs on it when I got it home, haha. 😛 Cool! I used to have a 100 watt Valve King half stack at one point and it was a good sounding amp, in my opinion. Pretty versatile. Peavey made/makes some good stuff. Also, I've always been interested in their Classic series amps, too. I have some Fender amps and I've always been curious on how they compare with Fender amps. On the pedal. I really like it. It was designed in collaboration with Italian pedal designer Carlo Sorasio. According to MXR's/Dunlop's site it's a classic circuit that's been hot rodded for enhanced mids and lows and I can definitely hear the hot rodded classic tone. Also has a hi/low which changes the clipping. Their site says, silicon clipping, LED clipping, or wide open overdriven op-amp clipping. I think it is a cool pedal. Hope that helped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Natural Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Guitar God said: Thanks! Yeah, a 5150/6505 amp has been an amp I've considered on and off for years. So, it was hard to pass this up especially at the price and knowing how much the ew ones go for and the fact the new ones aren't made in the USA anymore. Obviously had to try some Van Halen riffs on it when I got it home, haha. 😛 Cool! I used to have a 100 watt Valve King half stack at one point and it was a good sounding amp, in my opinion. Pretty versatile. Peavey made/makes some good stuff. Also, I've always been interested in their Classic series amps, too. I have some Fender amps and I've always been curious on how they compare with Fender amps. On the pedal. I really like it. It was designed in collaboration with Italian pedal designer Carlo Sorasio. According to MXR's/Dunlop's site it's a classic circuit that's been hot rodded for enhanced mids and lows and I can definitely hear the hot rodded classic tone. Also has a hi/low which changes the clipping. Their site says, silicon clipping, LED clipping, or wide open overdriven op-amp clipping. I think it is a cool pedal. Hope that helped! Thanks for the pedal info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marky Forrest Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Nice score on a great amp. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Nice one!! 🔊🔊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Very nice. Congrats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar God Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 6/4/2019 at 12:57 PM, badbluesplayer said: Nice one!! 🔊🔊 Thanks! Also, thanks for getting my JCM 900 straightened out. Works like a champ now! Been plugging you to people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NighthawkChris Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Awesome amp. Find the straight cab for full face melting effect. I bought the matching straight cab used at GC a while back. I bought the head and slanted cab brand new back in 1999. Never will part with it as far as I'm concerned. I don't lug it around anywhere because it's a very heavy setup to lug around these days for me - and I'm not in a metal group anymore. Don't mind the effects board at bottom of pic - that thing was a POS I offed a bit ago... Anyhow, congrats on your new amp! Enjoy it as much as I have 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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