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EVH 5150III 50S 6L6 Head, 120V - Black
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With its smaller size and portability, the all-new EVH® 5150III® 50S 6L6 Head is the perfect amp for players who want Ed Van Halen's touring tone, arena volume and performance in a compact package. Three channels of road-tested sound work for any playing style - crisp cleans, chunky overdrive, tight distortion and searing leads, while newly added independent dual-concentric controls allow for gain and volume level matching.
Tweaked to meet Eddie's touring requirements, this 50-watt head delivers a full-spectrum of tone. Channel one powers crystal-clear clean tone; channel two features increased gain for greater sustain and is re-voiced for improved low-mid frequency definition; channel three also has improved range for the "low" control and oozes with increased liquid gain. Channels one and two each have dual concentric gain/volume controls, with shared EQ (low, mid, high). Channel three has its own gain, volume and EQ (low, mid, high) controls. All three channels also have global presence and global resonance controls.
The amp is also loaded with seven JJ ECC83 preamp tubes, a pair of Shuguang 6L6 power tubes, switchable output impedance (4, 8 and 16 ohms) and an adjustable bias control.
Seductively dark in black textured vinyl with a dual black EVH striped steel grille front panel, this 50-watt stealth head also comes with vintage-style "chicken head" black control knobs, red lamp jewel, dual speaker output jacks, four-button footswitch, effects loop, direct out and molded plastic handle.
Features
• 50-watt head
• Three Channels
• Channels one and two have independent dual concentric gain/volume controls
• Channel three has independent gain, volume and EQ (low, mid and high) controls
• Global presence and resonance controls for all three channels
• Selectable impedance (4, 8 or 16 ohms)
• Adjustable bias control
• Seven JJ ECC83 preamp tubes and two Shuguang 6L6 power tubes
• Dual parallel speaker output jacks, effects loop, headphone jack, line out and MIDI input
• Four-button footswitch with 1/4" input jack
• Available in Black textured vinyl featuring a dual black EVH®-striped steel grille front panel
Specifications
SERIES: EVH® 5150III® Heads
AMPLIFIER TYPE: Tube
INPUTS: One - 1/4", MIDI (rear)
SPEAKER JACK: Two 1/4" Parallel
CHANNELS: Three - (Clean, Crunch and Lead)
CONTROLS: Channel 1: Independent Volume and Gain w/ Shared Low, Mid and High; Channel 2: Independent Volume and Gain w/ Shared Low, Mid and High; Channel 3: Independent Volume, Gain, Low, Mid and High EQ, with Global Presence and Resonance
CONTROL KNOBS: Black Chicken-Head Style Pointer
WATTAGE: 50 Watts
PREAMP TUBES: 7 x JJ ECC83 (12AX7)
POWER TUBES: 2 x Shuguang 6L6
RECTIFIER TUBES:
CABINET MATERIAL: 7-Ply 5/8" Birch Plywood
GRILLE CLOTH: Black Textured Vinyl Covering with Black EVH Striped Steel Grille
AMPLIFIER COVERING: Black Textured Vinyl
colour: Black
HANDLE: Molded Plastic Strap with Nickel-Plated Caps
JEWEL LIGHT: Red LED Jewel
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: 4-Button EVH® 1/4" Footswitch. Ch1, CH2, CH3, Effects Loop.
Tweaked to meet Eddie's touring requirements, this 50-watt head delivers a full-spectrum of tone. Channel one powers crystal-clear clean tone; channel two features increased gain for greater sustain and is re-voiced for improved low-mid frequency definition; channel three also has improved range for the "low" control and oozes with increased liquid gain. Channels one and two each have dual concentric gain/volume controls, with shared EQ (low, mid, high). Channel three has its own gain, volume and EQ (low, mid, high) controls. All three channels also have global presence and global resonance controls.
The amp is also loaded with seven JJ ECC83 preamp tubes, a pair of Shuguang 6L6 power tubes, switchable output impedance (4, 8 and 16 ohms) and an adjustable bias control.
Seductively dark in black textured vinyl with a dual black EVH striped steel grille front panel, this 50-watt stealth head also comes with vintage-style "chicken head" black control knobs, red lamp jewel, dual speaker output jacks, four-button footswitch, effects loop, direct out and molded plastic handle.
Features
• 50-watt head
• Three Channels
• Channels one and two have independent dual concentric gain/volume controls
• Channel three has independent gain, volume and EQ (low, mid and high) controls
• Global presence and resonance controls for all three channels
• Selectable impedance (4, 8 or 16 ohms)
• Adjustable bias control
• Seven JJ ECC83 preamp tubes and two Shuguang 6L6 power tubes
• Dual parallel speaker output jacks, effects loop, headphone jack, line out and MIDI input
• Four-button footswitch with 1/4" input jack
• Available in Black textured vinyl featuring a dual black EVH®-striped steel grille front panel
Specifications
SERIES: EVH® 5150III® Heads
AMPLIFIER TYPE: Tube
INPUTS: One - 1/4", MIDI (rear)
SPEAKER JACK: Two 1/4" Parallel
CHANNELS: Three - (Clean, Crunch and Lead)
CONTROLS: Channel 1: Independent Volume and Gain w/ Shared Low, Mid and High; Channel 2: Independent Volume and Gain w/ Shared Low, Mid and High; Channel 3: Independent Volume, Gain, Low, Mid and High EQ, with Global Presence and Resonance
CONTROL KNOBS: Black Chicken-Head Style Pointer
WATTAGE: 50 Watts
PREAMP TUBES: 7 x JJ ECC83 (12AX7)
POWER TUBES: 2 x Shuguang 6L6
RECTIFIER TUBES:
CABINET MATERIAL: 7-Ply 5/8" Birch Plywood
GRILLE CLOTH: Black Textured Vinyl Covering with Black EVH Striped Steel Grille
AMPLIFIER COVERING: Black Textured Vinyl
colour: Black
HANDLE: Molded Plastic Strap with Nickel-Plated Caps
JEWEL LIGHT: Red LED Jewel
INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: 4-Button EVH® 1/4" Footswitch. Ch1, CH2, CH3, Effects Loop.
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Closest Store Brantford, Ontario
This thing kicks ass. Punchy, lots of low end, lots of tight gain, surprisingly versatile. Sounds huge. No complaints there.
I realize this is a bit antithetical to the 5150III ethos but I would prefer a version with two channels so they didn't have to share controls. The gain and volume controls are kinda finicky and feel a little cheap. They sometimes move when the amp is vibrating and the volume knob is easy to bump when switching channels on the front panel. At least it comes with a foot switch. Maybe I should just get the 100w version.
Posted by Alex M on Aug 15, 2024
Solid Amp 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Abbotsford, British Columbia
I’ve been playing guitar for 45 years and owned all the top brands of tube amps
This amp has it all in 3 channels
Channel one crystal clean play country all day long
Channel two just the right amount of crunch to do 80s hair band music
Channel three perfect for down tuning for up-to-date heavy-metal music what more can a say
Posted by Rod on Nov 24, 2022
The Best amp I've ever played 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
This amp is just incredible. The gain and tone is just unreal. I usually boost the front of my amps with an overdrive pedal but this one absolutely doesn't need a boost whatsoever. I have a Marshall DSL 100 that will be collecting dust now that I Have the EVH Stealth. If you can get your hands on one... get it.
Posted by Craig on Nov 9, 2021
Evh 5150s 50 watt 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Laval, Quebec
This amp has it all...get it!!!
Posted by Alan Jacob on Nov 6, 2021
Happy 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Vancouver, British Columbia
The last amplifier the iconic VH will conceive. Had to get one!! Absolutely monster gain sounds and a workable clean channel from crystal clean to a nice crunch on the green channel . Blue channel and red channel hits all high gain goodness (I run a boost pedal in front clean up that low end)
Rest In Peace Eddie the father of modern high gain!!! Totally Happy
Posted by anonymous on Sep 4, 2021
Positively Crushing 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Wall St), Manitoba
From sparkling chimey fender cleans to the most brutal of metalcore chug riffs, this thing does it all. I've yet to throw a combination of guitars/pedals at it that didn't sound just amazing. It's my desert island amp for sure.
Posted by anonymous on Sep 9, 2020
Amazing sounding amp! 6 of 6 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Brampton, Ontario
I was very fortunate to get one of these in early May. None of the US retailers even had them yet but Long-McQuade was able to get a couple of them before anyone else. A few years back my local L&M tried to get me the full size head but there was an error in purchasing from the Fender Rep and thus, we did not get any in Canada in that first run. A few years later, these beauties were announced at Winter Namm 2020. This was exactly what I was looking for! It has all of the boxes ticked for me - smaller headshell and lighter weight for gigging, 50Watts is more than enough, 6L6 power for a smoother but more bottom-heavy tone, 3 fantastic channels, solid Fx loop, resonance control, adjustable bias setting on the back and Midi! I mean, for this price, you can't ask for much more. Upon turning on this amp and listening to it, it sounds incredible. I've had one of early EVH Vietnam built 50 watt versions (which was a disaster for reliability), an EVH 212 combo (which weighed as much as a small car!), and the larger EVH 100W EL-34 head which was awesome but huge to carry around. Each one of those amps had a certain "honk" in the mid-range which I found not as desirable. This one I can fully say does not. This amp sound amazing through each channel. The filtering is just different on the amp. The concentric volume knobs are a great update for this amp series to help balance the channels when playing live. I run this through a modified Mesa 212 recto cab with V30s and it punches like no other! Huge thanks as always to Dan McNab @ L&M Brampton for always helping me out. Best in the Biz!
Posted by Paul G on May 8, 2020
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| 5150III 50S 6L6 Head, 120V - Black | 722681 |
