Harley Benton Mighty 5TH Amplifier Head Review into a Marshall 2x12 Cabinet

[@landonbailey]

very nice! I didn't realize it was all tube, thought it wad a hybrid like the Orange Micro Dark. love little heads! 👍🎸

[@johnnorth9355]

Very 'old school' sounding amp that is ideal for a bedroom. I rather approve, as most modern amps are way to complicated whereas this forces you to think how you are going to get the sound you want from very basic controls . Of course it helps to be able to play as well as you Shane !

[@intheblues]

Hi guys, I hope you enjoy this video. This little amp a clean machine on 5 watts and it's pretty loud! Please let me know what you think. All the links in the description. Cheers! 😄

[@NachoManRandySandwich]

It's a shame it doesn't have an effects loop

[@bogusyo8377]

at 1:50 you start picking with a chord progression, ive heard it in another video when you were doing a mustang vs super reverb A/B, and i dig it, do you have a full length song based with that progression?

[@lifeofalex9199]

I think you should put the decibel meter closer to ear height. Sound dissipates with distance. Even your phone speakers will read over 100db if you place the meter close enough to the speaker. Your speaking voice should only be about 65-70db so if you could talk over it then the 85db reading on the low power mode sounds like a misreading to me. Love your videos!

[@IPushHard]

I've been waiting for a good review on this. It was already on my list but now it moves up a few notches. Thanks!

[@JackJD]

I can’t stop watching your videos. Seriously, such a nice blues touch and amazing guitars!🤘🏻👌🏻🎸

[@idanshahar]

Great amp, great tone and great video! For home use with pedals this is awesome!

[@alonsoape8530]

Great review as always Shane, I got one of these about 6 months ago (I'm a "at home player only"). I think it is excellent for someone like myself. I throw a couple of Joyo pedals in front of it, get some fantastic sounds.

[@Ribod]

I bought this thing to use as a basic tube tester but it sounds so good I now use it all the time for practicing. Good pedal platform as well.

[@arp4709]

Have you tried it with chorus? What result does it give? I like the amplifier but I don't know how it can handle chorus, flanger,...

[@Ribod]

@@arp4709 I haven't tried it with chorus...just compression which didn't work well and reverb which sounds good. A lot depends on the speaker, it sounds a lot better with ceramic than alnico to my ears but I never thought alnico speakers sound good in isolation anyway...too chimey and hollow.

[@arp4709]

@@Ribod I like the amplifier but, from what you say, I think it is not the one I am looking for. A shame...Thank you very much for responding. 🙂

[@Ribod]

@@arp4709 No problem.

[@jamalabdul2009]

Cool little amp!! Another example of great sound for a small amount of money 💰! 🎸🎸🎸🎸

[@NickintheStates]

Great video man. What a fun little amp!

[@coachcleats13]

Outstanding production!!Great tone!! I'm buying it!

[@alonsoape8530]

Hi Coach Cleats...trust me, as just a play at home player...And i wasn't expecting the world from the price of it...Very happy with it. When I purchased it there was only a couple of reviews that weren't flattering for the little guy. But it is a pretty great amp in my opinion

[@GuitarHack66]

Great little amp Shane. That would make a great backup head for live gigs. Cheers

[@lordimpaler3899]

I live in the US and was curious if this had a voltage selector

[@antoniocarotti9120]

marvelous amplifier !

[@tjnugent62]

Harley Benton seems to be kicking budget minded gear.

[@kalidesu]

The Kustom Defender is cheaper and I've modded mine for Bass and converted it to take a 6L6. These Single ended amps are fun to mod.

[@lynetteaylsworth4739]

That sounds similar to what I have been dreaming of, a tiny ersatz Fender Twin maybe. Five watts can be plenty loud, seems like it should be enough. I'd rather a paint-by-numbers with someone else's circuit however, or buy one prebuilt.

[@ddub1253]

Hey Shane merry Christmas bud. Love your videos

[@asteen75]

Nice playing. Thx for the review.

[@intheblues]

Thanks!

[@johnwelch557]

It'd be nice to change out the tubes for less distortion at higher volumes...??

[@ofershragay]

Nice, how is it compared to the Bugera v5 combo? Same tubes and same output wattage.

[@toddflowers8052]

Boy that sure looks familiar ! Nice demo and cool little amp ! Cheers ! :-)

[@boxcarstewart311]

Awesome little guy for quiet recording!

[@juanitoyoutu]

Is it posible to have the schematics for the Harley Benton Mighty 5?

[@yaguitar]

Great sounding amp - tempted actually as I was looking at the JoYo BluJay BantAmp lol

[@tonybowen455]

Gem of a vid. Thoughts on it looking back? I really like the drive on video over the blues jr. Can get this and a 2x12 with v30s for the price of a used blues jr which is crazy.

[@ItsRael108]

Thanks Shane

[@DMSProduktions]

Based ON a VOXAC4 practice amp! Sparkly clean sound, but once you crank it, it gets that boxy, woofy crunch Voxes are known for. NOT a great sound. (UNLESS you're Brian May,OR The Beatles!) Good demo Shane!

[@notacommie5415]

Nice. Hotone makes the heart attack 5 watt amp. You should check it out.

[@elwrongo]

I'm here comparing it to the Mooer Little Monster AC which I think I prefer due to its more open tone and also a gain control which is very useful. However its double the price.

[@analogaudiorules1724]

As far as sound quality goes, this runs circles around the wangs mini amps even the mini mono price amps... as far as single digit watt amps go... this is one of the best... it's on my list, this will especially be great after tube rolling!

[@andrewgarcia3136]

nah it's about on par with the monoprice/stage right/harley benton tube 5 - what you are hearing is the difference between running into a cheap speaker in a small cab vs a decent 2x12. the tube 5 isn't the same circuit and won't sound the same through this cab but it would be a fair fight at least.

[@brunojacq5473]

Hi Shane ! Would you say, that it is a good Blues amp? Thanks !

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: Good Demo. That looks and sounds like a great little amp. The 12AX7 with a EL84/6BQ5 has been a good combination for 50 years. It should be durable. It would be nice if they made a lunchbox tube amp of maybe 40-50 watts for guitarists to gig with.

[@toddflowers8052]

Check out the Vox MV 50 .:-)

[@egetamay6599]

Victory stuff are small and high wattage

[@curtpozzi5527]

The EVH LBX1 has two el84 power tubes and 5 12ax7's in the preamp...what's there not to love?

[@ravenslaves]

I wish someone would make a small amp like this with a rectifier tube, or a rectifier socket so you could choose between a solid state rectifier or a tube one.

[@VintageSG]

Wangs manufacture a 5 Watt head with switchable rectification. It's a Class AB amp using a 12BH7 power valve, 6Z4 rectifier or diode rectification and the usual complement of 12AX7's for gain, tone stack and a cathodyne phase inverter.For simple, single ended amps such as this, valve rectification makes no practical difference. The output stage is constantly conducting, so there's no load variance to cause sag.

[@markart157]

This or the Bugera T5?

[@marike1100]

Is it 110/220v dual voltage? Or is it not intended for the US market? Could be good.

[@intheblues]

Good point. I got the 240v version. It's probably good to check. I don't recall seeing a switch on the back either. I will take a good look in the morning. They might actually have a 110v version for US customers.

[@marike1100]

@@intheblues Thanks Shane, you're the man.

[@DMSProduktions]

There SHOULD be. You specify your country, they send you the correct power requirement model. Worse comes to worst, you can always GET a step down tranny for it!

[@orbpulsargd2608]

6:53 Ziggy Stardust?

[@leanderthal2689]

Sounds damn good.

[@nickbouvy8851]

Don’t we all need a little head

[@markstanford594]

Good job on this! I have heard at least 2 other reviews on this amp and they both made it sound like crap. Your review did the exact opposite. For about 150 bucks US, it is a pretty neat sounding little amp. Thanks for doing the review.

[@lynetteaylsworth4739]

Yes, they did demonstrate some weakness in the excessive headroom department, apparently the 5TH doesn't djent. Perhaps Harley-Benton could do something similar with a 5881 biased to about 20 watts and shut them down. :)

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

That looks a LOT like a Bugera T5 minus the reverb and gain control. The T5 also doesn't have a whole lot of clean headroom. I would get the T5 over this HB amp every day of the week.

[@DMSProduktions]

Vox AC4 with reverb/more features!

[@levonatkinson]

Apparently Shane is the owner of a lonely heart. Take note ladies.

[@peterwalker4089]

dont tell that to the missus !

[@seric4546]

Not sure why it has two power attenuators.

[@scottbotting6713]

sounds pretty good. 185 bucks is cheap....135 shipping is not!

[@defsiles1473]

Hi shane, please make a review of hotone heart attack mini head.

[@revelationtune]

Why most of the amp bloggers they are not considering the cabinet speaker (max watts) they are using for every head amp they are introducing in their blog. FYI amp head + cabinet proper match up is very important to us, so we know exactly the correct type of cabinet speaker max wattage for every amp head model.

[@andrewgarcia3136]

dude cab wattage is basically irrelevant. it's only an important thing to consider when running high wattage amps. do you have any other useless yet critical input?

[@AngeloGiannatos]

What is the use case of those little minimal tube amps ? Somehow I miss the point, perhaps due to being an indoors (aka bedroom) player only. Why not get a Katana or similar ?

[@PelicanIslandLabs]

Absafinglutely! The small Kat will slay these 5W tube amps ..................... unless you're allergic to computers. i.e. if you're a Neanderthal, a simple tube amp will likely work better for you.

[@dainiusvysniauskas2049]

I could ask the same, why get something like a Katana when you can get tube amp?

[@MrSongwriter2]

It's tone, the valve amps just sound so much better. Love my Blackstone ht1. Just plug straight in and perfect house/bedroom volume great tone and dynamics you don't get from a bedroom solid state amp

[@markart157]

@@MrSongwriter2 absolutely, the guys above do not understand... Let them stick to their Katana lol

[@steveluther4966]

Great sounding little amp!

[@tjnugent62]

How do you feel this compares to the Vox AC4, seeing that they are both Class A 5 watt and use a 12ax7 and an EL84?

[@DMSProduktions]

Sounds VERY similar to me TJ! It's what it's based on for sure! AT that price point, I don't think there would be a lot of difference. HB cheaper as it is a head only module, not a combo with a speaker as well!

[@tjnugent62]

@@DMSProduktions Thanks!

[@bernardoalbano5812]

It looks like the bugera ht5 without reverb. Uses the same tubes

[@atlejohnnyrygg7124]

Bugera T5 Infinium also has two channels and cost the same on Thomann. Don't see why I should choose the HB...

[@markart157]

@@atlejohnnyrygg7124 because of quality... Bugera seems to not be very good quality. It is owned by Behringer

[@jvannatt]

Looks just like a Joyo

[@the-LeoKnightus]

5W into 2X12 is Fairly Loud.

[@bobs.stevenson9704]

the love rock brought out more of the amp i thought.

[@piotrkochanek2178]

looks like vox lil night train but there is 1,5 on 8 ohm or 2W on 16 ohm, 2x 12ax7 preamp and 1x 12au7 power tube but looks almoust the same...

[@raffyzoo2130]

quilter 101

[@bobbyberetta4206]

🤘🤖🤘

[@blakkno666]

I'll stick to my 300w Randall 🤘😂

[@markart157]

at home lol?

[@blakkno666]

@@markart157 yep, through 2 Marshall 4x12... The neighbours are a little away from me 🤘😂👍

[@markart157]

@@blakkno666 lol

[@Guitarwizardjoinme]

wow, that sounds awful. You get what you pay for.

[@markart157]

i think it sounds very nice what are you talking about?

[@Guitarwizardjoinme]

@@markart157 I apoligize if my comment seemed a bit rude. I just don't like the sound of cheap amps. Nothing good comes cheap. Especially amplifiers.

[@markart157]

@@Guitarwizardjoinme no problem man. Everyone says it's an authentic tube amp sound. So I didn't get it.