EVH 5150 III 50 WATT (Mark II) | The Original III Series Head

[@kayzukowski266]

You're an inspiration man, thank you for all these videos. I love how versatile your style is, great playing and showcasing as always. I wish you a lot of successes on the music field!

[@kamikazi777]

AMEN to that!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Oh thanks man! Really glad to hear! 🙏

[@mikepadgett8074]

Just bought this head. Got it hooked up last night and I love it. I made my decision based on this video. They owe you a commission 😂. Thanks for posting👍🏻

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool!

[@PSYRE_OFFICIAL]

Awesome Euge! The first amp I ever really wanted when I first started playing guitar was a Peavey 6505+ and I could never afford one, then fast forward 7 or 8 years later and I scored the EVH 6L6 50w head and it's my favorite amp! I'm glad I got the one with concentric knobs. Also loving the Peavey 6505MH I just recently purchased after talking to you on Instagram. Your level of professionalism and your casual but enthusiastic attitude make you one of my favorite people to watch. Keep rocking Euge! :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear man! Thanks!

[@Marcelo_B_159]

Amazing as always! When friends ask me why I play LP shape guitars, everyone expects me to say Zakk, Slash, John Sykes, etc.. but I say cause of Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks man!

[@stevestarr6395]

Great definition and tone Euge and yes this amp and Marshall’s sound awesome pushed with a TS or SD1 tightening things up as well! Hey finally got an SD1 on your advise and it’s awesome! Thanks!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool man! Thanks!

[@thomascusik6109]

Hi Euge, Kerry in Houston Texas checking in my friend. Great video as usual. Love your guitar playing and songs/noodling. I just happen to own one of these amps. Ya.... more gain than most people need. It's a beast basically. But you know I love my TSL 100 too. Wanted to tell you that your live stage presents is rules your stage. Okay....you have your vocalist that people pay attention to, but you are the biggest guy on stage and look great up there playing your guitar and ruling the stage. Just had to say that. I like how you corrected the out of tune G string on Eddie's guy. I'm like you, I have a good ear and can't play my guitars out of tune. I'm am recovering nicely from my 10 hour surgery I had a few weeks ago. Staying strong with God's help and love watching your videos that help too. Thank you Euge for being a good guy. You are a pleasure to watch. Keep up the good work. I will check in later. All the best my friend, Kerry out and may God's blessing be on you. 🤠🎸👍✌️

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! 🙏🤟

[@jayteesgear]

Green & Blue channels are FABULOUS! That is one of the best heads for Heavy Rock out there! Personally I think EVH and Fender are pricin em WAYY too high right now but whatevs. That discussion plays into far too many brands (especially Harley Davidson) 😂. Keep rockin Finland brother Euge!🤘🏻🔥

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah!

[@michaelkennedy2190]

Hey Euge you are the coolest BAD ASS on KZbin!! Thanks for sharing the love my brother 🙏

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! 😎🤟🙏

[@DaveFazzMusic]

If being a guitarist was a superhero you are it !!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Hopefully! 😎🕺🎼

[@andrewrwhitfield]

What a monstrous into!! Nice work :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@Lam.C.U]

Nice playing! This may be my second favorite of demo song. My first favorite is "Peavey 6560 MH Song", which is inspiring.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! Thanks!

[@richtc8053]

Amazing playing👍

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks a lot!

[@robcny74]

I own that 5150 lll , I went to that from the 6505+ and was the best switch I ever made.. so much tighter .

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟💪

[@tpakari]

Just awesome. I watched your dsl20 video and bought it then, thanks !!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Cool! 🙏

[@jasongooding987]

Thanks for another great video, Euge!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

You’re welcome man! 🙏

[@suffersystemstudios]

I friggin swear bro you get the best tones on youtube holy hell dude!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear! And hopefully not just on YT 😊. Thanks!

[@SimsCustomGuitars]

Which tube screamer is that your using? I’ve never seen one that looks like that. Also, what speakers are you running in this cabinet? Thanks & really enjoy your videos!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

It’s a clone of the original TS-808 a Finnish guy made in the 90s to me. I don’t have the cab anymore but it had the Fryette P50Es. Glad to hear thanks!

[@madddog692000]

Great tones, great playing and loved the song. Top content as always. Have a great rest of the week 🤘 🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man & likewise!

[@gopork]

It pays to keep up with your videos, I always learn something.🤘

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Glad to hear!

[@rrswitch48]

Awesome sound man!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@ArtbyPaulPetro]

that tune was friggin awesome! you just keep getting better!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! Glad to hear!

[@novalechuck7498]

sounds awesome

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🙏🤟

[@inkpinz]

The riff with the speed run is insane, you should make a song out of it if you haven't already. I just came back for the second time just to listen again. Guitar sounds hughe!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I wrote it very quickly for this video but maybe I’ll turn it to a ”real” song someday 👌😎.

[@inkpinz]

@@EugeValovirta230V That would be soooo cool! 🎸😎 Where would I find the music of your different bands?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

From all streamin platforms at least. Here’s a selected discography: www.eugevalovirta.com/discography

[@ZombieMan2505]

I love the fast licks you used in the main riff of this song! Is there anyway you can break them down or demonstrate how to play them? They sound very randy rhoads inspired to me

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Glad to hear thanks! Can’t remember what I played but it should be pretty easy to figure out with the video 😊.

[@ZombieMan2505]

@@EugeValovirta230V I will definitely be trying to figure it out! Also thanks for replying to my comment! Your humbleness and sincerity towards your fans is unmatched

[@karolkozak64]

Sounds amazing with the blue channel boosted. What cab is this btw? Love it!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! The cab is a Fryette FatBottom w/ Eninence P50Es but I used St. Rock’s Reactive Load with Jens Bogren’s IRs 👌.

[@brownsfan7753]

Awesome playing!! Great tone!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@jasoncrump1886]

🔥 man wish you'd do an hour vid of you just jammin . Your a beast brother.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! 😎🤟

[@jesterraj]

Love the pinch harmonics

[@andrewsmall4865]

I have this amp and like the SD-1 over the 808. I also think MXR Sugar Drive works very well with it. What do you use the BD-2 on your board for?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

To boost amps like what you do with overdrives 😎. Nice to have a few different options ready to go when recording. It works really well with into low gain / cleanish amps. My Plexi loves it on low gain setting👌.

[@geraldrauch1701]

euge!!! just downloaded "no halos in hell"...awesome record brother...your singer has an amazing voice...good luck to you and the rest of the guys...cheers!!!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! Really glad to hear!

[@bustanorms2028]

Nice sounding amp

[@craigharrison5406]

Nice phrasing brother, it sounds great.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@aryinc]

hat guitar still alive after the shreddage??. recently bought the combo of this on the cheap. model 1. Could be me but i'm same as you. blue channel and done. Not big on channel 3, sound like it's on the neck pickup constantly. bought a sd1 as tip from you,. this amp with sd1 sounds great. sd is aggressive, i like it. is that guitar still alive after the shreddage??. damn. killer playing friend \m/.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yes 😎🤟. Thanks!

[@serhat.sevinc]

Killer playing. 🍺

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@VanillaGorilla_808]

Great video and playing. I just ordered that amp, any recommendations for a 2x12 cab? I was leaning towards just getting the matching EVH cab. thanks.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! That is the safest bet ’cos amps usually works the best / like the designer has designed them with the matching cabs. But IMO one can’t go wrong with a Marshall 1960 Vintage or BX cabs either. I have those cabs in my studio and they do the job great no matter the amp / music style etc.

[@VanillaGorilla_808]

@@EugeValovirta230V thank you Euge, appreciate the reply. 🤘

[@davedobson9801]

I had one of these several years ago. The main problem I had at that time was trying to tame the volume at home. It seemed like the channel volume controls had almost no taper, just started blasting loud when barely on. It also did not have the concentric pots for the green and blue channels, which was a huge problem. I ended up getting rid of it, but after hearing this demo and also figuring out that I just needed an attenuator, I wish I had kept it. :)

[@LucifdeLuther]

Volumes in 1st generation have taper, but 30% rather than more standard 5%. With st.Rock REACT:IR no problems at all :)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟😎

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌

[@Moirchester]

Pepita is happy to have you back (but he enjoyed Cyhra's gigs) \m/

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 😎. Like me 😊.

[@Greg-rd8qr]

Is there a difference with the concentric nobs, I have the Og

[@exiledofficial251]

What speakers are you using with this amp? Thanks.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Just borrowed the amp to do the video and can’t remember what I used here but in general I use my Marshall cabs. One with Vintages and the other with Greenbacks.

[@donciseau]

Great video!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@donaldyoung9838]

That Is Some Awesome Guitar Playing I Just Recently Bought The White EVH 5150 Iconic 40 Watt An It Definitely Packs A Punch I Was Wanting To Know Do You Run A Delay Through The Loop Or In Front Of Amps Thanks

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! I didn’t have any delay with the amp but just added that in the mix as channel insert. But if I’d use one I’d put it in the loop.

[@donaldyoung9838]

@@EugeValovirta230V Thank You Sir

[@toddwilkinson5474]

Great as usual ! I've had a few 5150iiis and think they all sound great. But the cons include: power, standby and presence all on the back; poor volume sweep (loud super quick); cheapish build quality (dials and buttons a bit loose and flimsy), and I had all kinds of problems saving MIDI (it would program but not save). I went Mesa TC-50.

[@nimitz1739]

It is weird they put the on/off and standby on the back.

[@howtoshootstraighthtss4948]

@@nimitz1739 i hate it, but i think is to make it more compact, would be my guess

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!

[@aryinc]

this is a killer amp. got that marshall mid on the blue channel.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Indeed 👌.

[@gral9440]

I have the first version since early 2012 and since I have the EL34 I have kind of forsaken the 6L6 mostly because of the volume's difference between CH1 and CH2. Your video gave me desire to plug it again, and it was the first time for 10 years that I could have cranked it with the help of my powerstation I purchased few month ago... and honestly I wasn't aware how much I missed it... it's a killer amp and maybe easier to manage than the EL34 version => less gain on CH2, EQ a little bit better balanced, less brightness because of the 6L6...

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟👌

[@vonholland64]

6L6 OG is their best 50 watt to me

[@jesterraj]

All i got is the pod x3 live sad to say....great videos btw

[@deleted0000ere]

thanks

[@EugeValovirta230V]

🤟🙏

[@emdeel5709]

Do you think this amp could pull of those classic Mesa Boogie mark amp crunch and thrash tones? I had a mark V 35 head on back order for the last 18 months and Mesa have now cancelled the order through the shop I ordered it with stating they can’t deliver to the UK until 2023 at the earliest so I am now looking for a suitable replacement for a high gain amp. I have a jcm 900, mini jubilee, rockerverb and PRS mt15 but none seem to get close enough. If not a 5150 would you recommend another similar amp? Cheers

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I guess only a Mesa can do Mesa and 5150 can do 5150 etc. but this is a great amp and I can’t really think of a tone I couldn’t get out from this. I mean the sound is mostly in a player’s hands and amps just amplify that. I sound like myself no matter the gear so…😎.

[@emdeel5709]

Thanks for replying and for the advice. Keep up the awesome work it’s always great when one of your new vids come out

[@bjstein4242]

Great review.. funny.. your playing of EVH sounds like Euge.. lol.. the style is certainly in the hands.. nicely done.. which amp is noisier.. the EVH or the Peavey?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks! That’s how it is with any player IMO 👌😎. All amps are noisy the more gain you add. There’s not much differences IMO.

[@Lavabug]

With similar gain levels, the Peaveys are noisier due to the longer signal paths in the amp. You can max out the gain on the blue and it's still lower noise than the Peavey halfway up the gain. Red channel on the EVH can surpass the Peavey though but it's too much. It's still less noisy with stupid high gain levels.

[@TavaresProject]

Euge, I think this is the revoiced channel 2 version. The original 50watt(non concentric knobs) had the channel 2 voiced different than the channel 3...and then later on they voiced it to sound like the channel 3. What production year is that one?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Yeah I think this was Mk II. I have no idea about the year and I’ve already returned the amp to MusiX so can’t check it out 😎.

[@mikekakonikolas7407]

You should definitely try EVH 5150III 100w Stealth! Beast of an amp!

[@TheCyberMantis]

That one seems to be the favorite of most players who like these amps.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Hopefully some day 🤟😎.

[@evk3875]

Euge,sun hommat on siis parasta! Siistiä että oot Halen ukko niinkuin mäkin. Afterrun(?) parasta ja siis muutenkin tatsi sikapaljon perinteisen parempi kuin tiluttelijoilla. Aikusen hyvää haard rokkia!!,

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Tänks! Nasta kuulla!

[@chadmorral1326]

Euge made a video on the amp I use... no fair. He sounds better through it than I do. 🤣

[@EugeValovirta230V]

😎

[@chadmorral1326]

@@EugeValovirta230V love your content bro. Thanks for the comment! I wish many many blessings upon you.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks man! 🙏

[@chasingtone5748]

This one or the 50 watt Stealth> Thanks for your advice

[@shaharbar]

The original lacked the concentric knobs for gain and volume (green and blue shared the same controls)

[@EugeValovirta230V]

👌

[@darrenwilliamsahs2211]

You make me want to turn the gain down on my amps!

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Good 😎.

[@FETeching]

Listen Mr. Valovirta. I have a very important message for you and I need you to pay careful attention, because lives depend on it. You must make a video on the lick starting at @1:33. Remember, never forget.

[@tqjh7035]

I sold that amp two years ago, regret it every day.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Damn 😎.

[@riffer-t]

how is this compared to the Bluguitar Iridium?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Iridium is a 100watt amp with Nanotube technology, four channels, built in attenuator / load etc. etc. Soundwise: Both can do anything from crystal clean to insane amounts of gain 💪😎. I like both a lot but prefer Iridium ’cos it’s smaller and louder and the Classic channel is pretty much spot on my JCM800 Bad Boy 🤟.

[@riffer-t]

@@EugeValovirta230V that's what I needed to know. Thanks. Loving the riffs you put out brother. Keep it coming.

[@jesterraj]

Whats your mid freq around?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Mine? Not sure if I have one 😁. Just joking. I don’t know what’s the mid freq on the amp that the mid volume controls.

[@vonholland64]

I’m curious why not use blue for rhythm and red for lead instead of stompbox

[@EugeValovirta230V]

I guess nothing stops. It’s all about personal preferences. I liked the blue channel boosted with OD the most for any sounds 😎.

[@vonholland64]

@@EugeValovirta230V I keep a boost on my board for same reason. I have same amp and there are many options

[@Joecuzzi]

Have you tried the Iconic Series EVH 5150?

[@EugeValovirta230V]

No but hopefully I can get my hands on one soon.

[@Joecuzzi]

@@EugeValovirta230V That would be awesome!

[@SonicSoundofDoom]

Trading mine for a Randall RG80ES :)

[@ankigonzalez]

everything you play sounds gold! ill give you the worst amp ever and it will sound great anyway!

[@m.ochminski]

Prefer new 5150. I hope someday I will buy one. It should sound nice with alder body guitar.

[@guitaristus]

Сool, but I prefer Laney

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Can’t argue with personal preferences 😎.

[@johnmarshall3903]

Great playing as usual Euge. But too buzzy and fuzzy. We all know Eddie's best work was always a Marshall bottom line, same as you.

[@EugeValovirta230V]

Thanks!