6505 Head Review

It features five 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6GC power amp tubes, with presence and resonance controls and three-band EQ for taming their notorious tone.

Features:	8.9
Sound:	9.8
Reliability:	9.8
Impression:	9.5
Overall rating:	9.5
Users rating:	9.8
Comments:	40

overall: 9.5

Featured review by: METALaildCORE, on april 14, 2006

Price paid: $ 750

Purchased from: Used

Features: The 6505 was made as the sequal for the 5150 series and to celebrate Peavey's 40 years in the market. I play mostly metal and this amp is a beast, amazing low end, it cuts through really well and very sensible knobs to get the tone you want. It has two channels rythem and lead both with enough gain to make your leg hairs go crazy, it features a footswitch with two buttons. One for channel switching and the other one for the effects loop. I use this head anywhere from small house shows to stadium shows, with 120 tube watts, its more than enough power. If you ever nedded more all you have to do is mike it but you probably want to do that either way. // 8

Sound: I use an Ibanez RG320DXQM with it gives me the sound I was looking for. Like a lot of amps I recomend that you do not turn the gain in the lead channel all the way up because all your adding is more noise and feedback. after a certain point you ear can't tell the difference, with this amp it's about 6 or 7. The distortion is amazing, if your looking for a sound like Unearth, Bleeding Through, etc, this is the amp your looking for. // 10

Reliability & Durability: So far it has been amazing. But no amp is perfect and will last you forever, so I would recomend having a backup head/amp as a backup because anything could happen, no matter what head you have. // 10

Impression: If your into metal/hardcore/death metal and everything around that, this is the amp for you. Great distortion with a great tone and a great cut through. I've been playing guitar for about 5 years, and if I'm going to tell you one thing, that is that I will never ever go back to solid state. Tube amps are simply the best, go find your perfect match and enjoy. // 10

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: Crimson_Eve, on april 02, 2007

Price paid: $ 895

Purchased from: House of Guitars

Features: This amp has more gain than any person with a real sense of tone will ever need. It simply just sounds good. The only thing I would really want from this amp is a second EQ for the cleans, but chances are if your buying this amp you don't use a whole lot of cleans. The preasence and resonance is a great way to add some depth to your tone also. This amp will have enough power, if for some reason you don't think it is, your doing something wrong. // 9

Sound: I was using a Hamer Standard Flametop, with EVO II's. I play metal and it is all I could have asked for as far as tone. You wont need to crank the gain because it's just going to create a lot of extra noise and feedback. There isnt a huge difference in the gain once you get it up there. A noise supressor is probably a good idea, especially if your going to keep the gain pegged. The cleans really aren't nearly as bad as everyone has always said. Plus on the clean channel there is a wide range of OD to put on it. If you want cleans this will handle it just fine (way better than Rectos). When you turn this thing up it only gets better and better. Keeping this at low volumes is like driving a Corvette at 30mph all day. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Considering I bought mine brand new I would gig without a backup. Obviously if your buying used it depends on the condition. Like any amp you gotta do some routine maintanence, but it's built like a tank. Only thing is that it looks like it's going to be hard to get in there to change the preamp tubes. But if you don't do it yourself then it's not you problem now is it! // 10

Impression: As I said I play metal and this thing was made for it. Been playing for about 5 years. At the time I had been also looking at Mesa Triple Recto, Mark IV, and Marshall DSL100, and JCM800. If money wasn't an issue I would still buy this. it's just good. If you can find one to try out go for it, I would be willing to bet you find something you love about it. I couldn't be happier with my purchase. The only reason I don't give it a 10 is because it does have small things that could be improved on, but what amp doesnt't? So in my opinion the best an amp is ever going to deserve is a 9. // 9

overall: 9

Reviewed by: ItDiesToday321, on august 17, 2007

Purchased from: AmericanMusical.com

Features: I got the amp Brand New. For extreme metal there isn't a better amp out there in my opinion. It has 2 channels: rhythm and lead. It came with a footswitch. It has 2 inputs: 1 for high gain and 1 for normal gain. It has an effects loop and a preamp out that works pretty good. The only things I wish it would have is a more responsive presence knob and a better clean channel. I use this head at home for now but it has plenty of power for a good sized gig. // 8

Sound: I use a Schecter C-1 Plus with an EMG 81 in the bridge and 85 in the neck. It sounds amazing for any types of metal. It has plenty of crunch and lead sounds are brutal although the amp is a little fizzy sometimes but that could also be my cab and tubes. People say it is noisy but really it isn't much of a problem on mine. It's got a little bit of versatility. I can get some great rock tones out of it and maybe some decent classic rock sounds too if I try hard. The clean channel is hard to keep from distorting but I personally like it distorting a tiny bit. The distortion is one of the best out there in my opinion. // 9

Reliability & Durability: I'm pretty sure I can depend on this head without a backup. There has never been a problem with it and I've had it for about 2 months. It came with a 3 year warranty which is pretty nice. It is built pretty tough. It seems as if I could drop it and it would be fine other than a tube breaking or something. I don't have any thing to say about the Peavey service as I haven't dealt with them yet. // 10

Impression: For metal this is a dream amp. I've been playing for 2 years and never came across anything better. I would like to try out a mesa and maybe some Engls and Bogners just to see how much I like them compared to this head. I would replace this in an instant. It's always nice to have a 6505 around in the studio. // 9

overall: 9.3

Reviewed by: Dores, on january 08, 2008

Price paid: $ 1260

Features: 120 Watts of raw tube power. This amp has two channels, Rhythm and Lead. Two inputs too, low gain and high gain. It is not the most versatile amp out there on the market, but for metal and classic rock it's a beast. There are no effects like delay, reverb or chorus on this head. It has an effect loop, switchable with the two-knob footswitch which is usually included. As mentioned, this head features 120 watts, which is more than you will ever need. I'm seriously afraid I will break the windows in my room and demolish my neighbourhood if I crank it to the edge at home. What I miss here is a built-in reverb, which would be nice. Also, as the 6505+ has, a seperate EQ for the rhythm channel. // 8

Sound: I'm using my three Ibanezes on this amp. Ibanez RG-321Mh, Ibanez RG-370DX and an Ibanez SA-220FM. What I kind of noticed when upgrading to this amp from my lousy Roland Cube, was that the pickups really matter. Each guitar really stands out on this one. I'm using a Marshall 1922 2x12 Cabinet with Celestions, which sounds absolutely orgasmic. It suits my style of music perfectly. I play lots of metal in the veins of Carcass, Arch Enemy, Slayer, In Flames and so on. Considering the fact that all of those mentioned bands still use or have used this head, it'd needless to say that my tone is almost as good as theirs. But kids, don't forget that part of the tone is in your fingers too. The noise is kind of a bugger. Even at low practise volumes, it has a bit of noise. It's easily killed with a noise reducer though, but at the cost of some tone and lots of money. The noise is not heard when you are playing, so it isn't really messing anything up. The noise increases as the gain increases. The clean channel, if using the high gain input, as you would if you want to switch between cleans and brutal distortion, distorts quite easily. But beware, this is still at very loud volumes which you will mostly never use. Anyways, do not buy this amp for the cleans. The distortion is the reason I bought this baby. The lead channel's gain never needs to go past 5 with hight-output pickups. So it has more gain than you'll ever need. It cuts through the mix like a mad dude with a chainsaw. When playing along to songs, I find myself cranking my speakers in order to keep up with my Peavey. Even at low volumes, it is always heard. It has a lot of mids, which is guess is most of the reason why it cuts through so well. Personally I crank the mids on it too. Even though the amp is really cheap when compared to Diezel, Framus and so on, there is a reason why so many metal bands use this. The sound. // 10

Reliability & Durability: It is built like tank, and I'm sure I could throw it down the stairs and it would still work. It weighs quite a lot. I have gigged with this amp without a backup, simply because I could never afford a backup. I trust this amp with my life, I have never heard of anyone having sudden troubles with this one. // 10

Impression: I play metal, this amp does metal for a living. I could not be happier. The only downside is that I now have to get new pickups for two of my guitars, because they don't really have enough output, which really stands out on this amp. My RG-321Mh with and EMG81 in the bridge sounds totally awesome. I have been playing for two years, and I own my three Ibanezes, The 6505, and a Roland Micro-cube. If this amp was stolen, I would not sleep at night before I had found the guy Who stole it. I would glue his head to the cabinet and crank it. If it was lost, I would get a new one, there is no doubt. What I absolutely love about this amp is the extreme distortion, and how it performes at moderate distortion too. If you know how to use the lead gain, it never gets muddy with the right guitar and pickups. What I hate about this amp is that it has way too much power, so I'll probably never get to crank it at a gig, unless it's a stadium or something. I don't hate it, but it bothers me at times, as the niceness of the sound increases with the volume. I chose this amp over any other tube amp I've tried because it has a very dark voicing and very clear distortion. I did not want to use a boost pedal. The Engl Fireball and Powerball are good competitors to this amp, but I just simply liked the 6505 better. It's all about personal preference. This is my dream amp. // 9

overall: 10

Reviewed by: party_on_wayne, on july 16, 2007

Price paid: $ 1000

Purchased from: music go round

Features: The Peavey 6505+ head is a two channel, all tube amplifier (6 12AX7 preamp tubes, and 4 6L6GC power tubes). The 'rhythm' channel is a more classic rock styled channel, and I have been able to coax such tones as The Sword, Boston, and of course, Van Halen. The rythm cahnnel also features a 'bright' Switch which is a 2Db boost for the higher frequencies (5 kHz+ I believe). The 'lead' channel is the darker version of the rythm channel. The lead channel does not have the bright Switch. The lead channel has the capabilities to achieve the holy grail of tone from Whoracle by In Flames (IMO). The amp also has an effect s loop which I run an MXR 10 band eq through for the extra mid scooping, and darkening tone I love. Each channel has seperate resonance (bass boost), presence (treble boost), and preamp & postamp gain, bass, mid, and treble eq's. Overall, the amp is really straightforward unlike a Marshall DSL or TSL that has all sorts of buttons and knobs. No master volume, but I found that the preamp gain works well as the 'distortion' level and postamp gain works as 'volume' however, you can experiment with different levels as you like, but be careful becuase 120W tube power can honestly kill small children and animals. Two speaker outs in the back, really nioce bias adjust Switch for retubing, and a non detachable power cord with a place to wind it built into the head (really good for gigging) round out the back pannel. // 10

Sound: I play through an Ibanez S470 with an SD Dimebucker in the bridge. I play Death, Thrash, Grindcore, and Speed metal. I cannot ask for a better amp for those styles. This vey affordable amp blows expensive Diezel's Engl's and Genz Benz's out of the water for sheer tone. I was upgrading from a Marshall AVT150HX and my mission was not just a nice amp, but the amp with the tone I wanted, and this amp had it. As I stated earlier, I run an MXR 10 band eq through the effects loop. The MXR really tightens up the tone, and really darkens it up, which I love. This amp is also really good for classic rock tones (exact same amp as the 5150, EVH only owns the number, not the wiring) so if you are looking for a classic tone, try this out, but also check out other amps! Don't limit yourself. Anyways, this is the go to amp for death metal, at least in my opinion. DIstortion is as much as you need, GOOD clean settings are terrible with out an eq pedal. Once again, this is a death metal amplifier. // 10

Reliability & Durability: I really don't forsee this amp breaking down, I've had for about a month, but for some reason if it does, a 2 year warranty is nice. however, Marshall does have a 5 year warranty, but I will be taking good care of it. There really is not much else to comment on here, because I haven't taken it on the road, or had for years. I can see the tolex tearing, but a tiny tolex tear won't make me cry. Retube every year or so though. // 10

Impression: Death metal is what I play, the Peavey 6505+ is what I play through, pure undefiled tone is what I have. I am not disappointed at all, and I could not ask for more from an amp. If stolen, I would be going to jail for homicide. When I was amp searching, I wasn't looking for knobs, versatility, effects or anything. I wanted pure death metal tone, and this is the amp. If you want crazy built-in effects, 11 channels, or a Pink amp, look somwhere else. // 10

overall: 9.5

Reviewed by: robsta_65, on april 09, 2007

Price paid: $ 800

Purchased from: GC

Features: I have wanted one of these for a long time, and finally got one. It is fairly new, the guy it's probably made in 05 or 04. Stock tubes. As far as features go, it is pretty standard; two channels, rhythm and lead, 3-band EQ for both channels, overall presence and resonance, selectable cab impendance, effects loop, and footswitch jack. Five 12ax7s in the preamp and four 6L6s in the power amp. Normal and High gain inputs. Bright and crunch switches (rhythm). // 9

Sound: I have only played through solid-state amps before and I must say, I will never go back. Ever. That being said I use an Epi LP with an overwound bridge pup and this baby screams. On a lighter note, the cleans really aren't that bad at all. Even on the high-gain input (on rhythm, mind you). the bright Switch enhances the highs while the crunch swith adds, crunch. Pretty straightfoward. The lead channel is amazing. Being a tube amp, there is some tweaking involved to get your desired sound. But once you get it, oh boy is it great. The gain on this channel can be set from Van Halen to early Green Day to the heaviest metal. Not cloudy or muddy at all. // 10

Reliability & Durability: Considering that this weighs as much as a tank (60lbs) it seems pretty durable. I've only had it a week, but I have only heard great things about it's reliability. And the tubes look like they are very good shape and are well protected. Can't really give it a 10 b/c I've only heard. // 9

Impression: I play lots of music and this amp does a pretty good job at obtaing the sound that I need. My favorite feature besides the stupid amounts of gain is probably the effects loop. I can put my POD XT Live through it without it sounding like shit. I wish it came with a footswitch, but I bought it off the floor so w/e. If it got stolen, I'd cry for a very long time b/c I couldn't get another one for a long time. Good, hard-rockin amp dude. // 10

overall: 10

Reviewed by: Triumph2002, on august 19, 2008

Price paid: $ 1050

Purchased from: Paragon Music

Features: I recently updated from a Transtube to the 6505+, if you looking for a dark bone crushing tone this is the amp. 6 12AX7 JJ ECC83s tubes on the pre amp, 4 6L6gc power tubes they were not marked so I will asume they are JJ's. Two channel with set up has Rythm: clean/crunch and Lead with individual presence and resonance controls for each channel. As far as power, there is plenty of loud. I would like a tube or spring reverb built in, does not need it but some stuff I play the effect would be nice. // 10

Sound: I use a variety of guitars and mostly Seymour Duncan pickups, my worst sounding guitar a Jackson RR3 with a SD Dimebucker on the bridge actully sound good with this amp. I play Blues, jazz, grind/death/power/prog metal so this amp is perfect but the clean channel is a little dirty, that is fine with me cause the tone is so rich and roomy that a little dirt does not bother me one bit. The lead channel is a WMD, I set the pre gain to seven and it is dead on for me, I play in two bands one is extreme gring/death metal and the amp is perfect, my other band a prog/power/metal this amp is again perfect. // 10

Reliability & Durability: My brother has a 5150, he bought it Brand New in 1996. It was re-tubed once in 12 years, he play in 2 band also and gets out 2 or 3 times a month to play live. He has never had a problems with his, I think 6505+ will have the same reliability of his younger brother. ha ha my brother is younger that I. // 10

Impression: I mentioned that I play from jazz to extreme metal, this amp has proven to be a perfect match for what I have thrown at it. I have had the amp 3 weeks and I played every guitar I own through it and all sounded kick a$$. All my amps are Peavey, s I own Classic 30, Transtube Supreme, TNT 115 and now the 6505+ Head, I run the 6505+ through a 5150 4x12 Slant and an Ampeg 4x12 Straight cab. I must be onest I did not try anything else, my experience with Peavey products now goes back 15 years and I have never had a problem. By the way all my Peavey amps are made in USA. // 10

overall: 9

Reviewed by: osiris-uk, on march 25, 2008

Features: Musically I'm into everything but I usually play Metal to Jazz on this head. As far as its features, it's got 2 channels (rhythm, lead) with the pre-gain controls used as the gain and the Post controls used as the volumes for each channel. This head is used for practice and band situations and has plenty of power and the only complaint I have with it is the sharing of the EQ for both channels. Although the settings I have for both channels isn't bad it would just be nice to have another set of EQs for my clean sounds. // 9

Sound: This amp can do light crunch sounds to plenty of gain saturated sounds and if you experiment with the rhythm gain (I use this channel for clean sounds) you can get a nice clean sound out of it. I have my Rhythm gain set on 3 or 4 and it doesn't break up much at high volumes. So if you want some more break up just turn up the gain a bit. The lead gain is great. It's one of those controls that is usefull all around. When I play heavy stuff I have the gain at 4 or 5 and that's plenty for me. You guys setting this thing at 10 must have a horrible sound. I don't think anyone should even need to go past 7 or 8, that's when the mud could come into play. If you want an amp with an incredible amount of crunch and gain this is for you. The amp bites so it's not so useful for really scooped overdrive but I never liked that type of distortion anyways. Most the time I play through a Gibson Les Paul Studio with the stock custom shop pickups and I love the sound. I also play my Dean HardTail with EMG 81 and 85's through it. Obviously if you stand next to the amp it's gonna hiss but as long as you don't have the gain at 10(which you should never need) it's not to much noise. Plugging strait into the amp with no effects when I first got it there wasn't a lot of noise at all but my live set up I have 4 effects and my DigiTech DigiDelay gives the amp all the noise. // 9

Reliability & Durability: It seems built really good but I have a head cases on its way right now regardless of how it's built because I don't want to take any precautions with the tubes getting broke or cracked. Since it's a tube amp I gig with Randall solid state for backup but so far it has never messed up on me. // 9

Impression: I've been playing guitar for about 10 years now and I would certainly buy another head if it were stolen or lost. My buddy has a Marshall DSL50 which I like but I still like my Peavey. I chose this amp because they go cheap on Ebay and I wanted a tube head. // 9

Comments

[metalhead88]

dude ur revier made me try this head out when decided between a mesa dual rectifier and a krank revolution due to the fact that i am in a hardcore band... and i was absolutly blown away by the sound of this amp and bought it thanx dude (Y)

[A7XinNM]

im lokking into buying it also, but i not sure if i should buy the cab also or if i should buy a diffrent cab to go ith the 6505

[aidandude]

different cab. the matcing peavey cabs low nuts. they ae some ofte worst cabs ive ever used. get something with v30s

[aidandude]

*blow nuts

[E V H 5150]

Is the only difference between a 6505 and a 5150 the name and Eddie Van Halen endorsement?

[newman13]

I've been in the market for a new amp lately, I just picked up a 7-string and I'm looking for something that can handle the ridiculous lows it puts out when you drop it a whole step, after reading this review I have added another amp to my list of things to check out.

[maxter0]

i miss some opinions abouts it clean and crunch sound, otherwise good review, and apparently a very nice head

[Irris]

okay, i also want to get a 6505 head, right now, i have a Crate Shockwave(solid state, which is CRAPPY), with a b-52 400 watts cab, im wondering if 6505 can be used with the 400 watts cab, and if anyone selling 6505 reply back to me =]

[StratusX]

From my experience playing this through both a Peavey Triple XXX cab and a Marshall 1960A cab this amp is brutal. Still want to play it through a Mesa Boogie 4x12 Recto cab though...

Anyways about the cleans. yes, they are distorted but aren't COMPLETELY horrible like everyone says. yes they're not the best in the world but buy a Boss Chorus pedal and equlaize it and you're fine. It's not unusable clean.

And on that note it's been said many times: you didn't buy this amp for cleans, did you? You bought it for pure bone-crushing annihilation.

We don't need no stinkin cleans! >=D

[GIJoeBassist]

Ok My buddy works at a music store so i really got to turn one of these beauties up. and about the gain level one the lead channel I noticed that as well. but ITS LOUD as all unholy hell. AS I LAY DYING, UNEARTH, CANNIBAL CORPSE, any sound like that can be had from this amp

[SSL27]

AKA: Peavey 5150

[merlin72]

I bought a 5150 head a few months ago and love it..... I had some mods done by voodoo amps and it just rocks. they made my cleans clean and really bought the amp up big time. I also had a double tube rec mode done as well....

[Pabli7o]

What about krank? Just asking

[Pabli7o]

any good cabs (with v30)?. The problem is that my local GC or samash dont have lots of stuff. E.g never physically seen a 6505, or a krank or anything like that, only the usual marshalls, fenders and mesas.

[Orneblad]

Great review. But is there anything bad, at all? How's the clean? Heard it's not the best. Thinking about this one or an Marshall DSL

[Crimson_Eve]

Dont even look at Krank! Krank is just an expensive noise machine...No real tone there. Marshall DSL wont have nearly as much gain, cleans are a lot better on the DSL than the 6505, but overall if you want heavy, you gotta go for the 6505 out of those two.

[DaBlackE]

I recently bought a 5150 and it's great, you turn the rhythm channel crunch switch on & turn up the pre-gain, you can get both channels almost to sound the same. As for a clean sound, you really got to turn the pre-gain on the rhythm way down & turn the post-gain up and don't pick too hard. When the preamp tubes go bad this thing will sound like shit, it'll get scratchy sounding and your sound will go up & down. This thing has more gain than you'll ever need, makes ya wonder if Eddie Van Halen ever thought his amp would be embraced by Swedish Death Metal. A noise gate is a must with this amp.

[DaBlackE]

E V H 5150 wrote:

Is the only difference between a 6505 and a 5150 the name and Eddie Van Halen endorsement?

When Eddie Van Halen & Peavey parted ways, Eddie kept the rights to the 5150 name but Peavey kept the rights to the amp's design. So the name has changed but the amp's the same. And the 6505+ is the same as the 5150 II.

[DeathByStereo23]

the only shame on this head is the look.I mean,that Peavey logo sucks!
The 5150 is waaay better!

[eraoftragedy]

I agree, the aesthetics are seriously lacking on this head. But check out this simple DIY mod I did. The 3 logos are still recessed back from the grate to give it that caged look, but, I mounted the grate w/o the cheesy plywood behind it, so you can in and watch the fire from the tubes.

[eraoftragedy]

I guess I can't post images. Weak!

[Knight_Arsis]

I pluged this up in guitar center today and using the amp distortion i couldnt get any tone for leads and solos and thats the biggest thing that could turn me off to an amp. maybe a pedal would help.

[DOOdooroCK]

is there a big difference between 6505 and 6505+

[ilovemySG]

i picked up this amp today at a local music store and i absolutly loved the distortion. I play metal and blues in my band. ( haha yea funny combination...laugh now!) So its either good cleans or good gains for me, im just gunna buy a blues driver or something to make up for the okay cleans on this peavey

[Thread_of_Light]

What is an appropriate cab for this head?

[splicky]

What's better?The Marshall TSL600 or the Peavey 6505? Just tried the marshall but can't get hold of a 6505, so need a little help!

[frostdevil_8]

i have this amp, and i f***ing love it, it has so much raw power its amazing. i was jamming with a guy that uses the peavy xxx and my 6505+ over powered his amp no matter what. my favorite thing about it is even through all the distortion all the notes ring true, and ive tryed quite a few amps that just sound muddy doing the same thing.if any one has questions bout it you can ask me.

[alexelworthy]

DaBlackE wrote:

E V H 5150 wrote:

Is the only difference between a 6505 and a 5150 the name and Eddie Van Halen endorsement?

When Eddie Van Halen & Peavey parted ways, Eddie kept the rights to the 5150 name but Peavey kept the rights to the amp's design. So the name has changed but the amp's the same. And the 6505+ is the same as the 5150 II.

and they changed the design, but as he said, the actual tone and everything else is exactly the same

[party_on_wayne]

Thread_of_Light wrote:

What is an appropriate cab for this head?

every head ever made (almost) has a cab built specifically voiced for that head. in this case, it's the 6505 cab. however, as is true with most things, upgrading to better cabs means better tone. cabs i would suggest:
madison
rectifier (mesa)
vader
revolution (krank)

i also agree with frostdevil about hearing each note.
amen

[ominousinane]

So, I need recommendations on amp heads to test out. So far, it seems that I've got this one and a dual rec to test. I'm trying to get a death metal sound such as Dying Fetus/Skinless/etc.

[DiMeTiMe]

I can't wait to get the 6505!!

[Mind Kill]

Would this amp or a Dual Rectifier be better for a tone like the one on Satyricons album Nemesis Divina?

[blairbondy]

the 6505 is not the EXACT same asthe 5150 nor is the 6505+ to the 5150 II, the 6505 series (opposed to the 5150 series) have new transformers in them, better then the 5150 transformers. if u were to take an untouched brandnew 5150 and a brand new untouched 6505 and a/b them with the same settings, yes they would sound the same but the quality of the transformer in the 6505 is even better, just a little info for u guys

[blairbondy]

if u get the dual rec u need to have emg loaded guitar, good cab, maxon overdrive and u have to crank it to get a decent tone, the 6505 u can get good tone with a marshall mg cab and a squire strat

Mind Kill wrote:

Would this amp or a Dual Rectifier be better for a tone like the one on Satyricons album Nemesis Divina?

[blairbondy]

most heads ive played i find a good cab with v30's works best but with the 6505/5150 i like g12t75 speakers (1960a marshall)

party_on_wayne wrote:

Thread_of_Light wrote:

What is an appropriate cab for this head?

every head ever made (almost) has a cab built specifically voiced for that head. in this case, it's the 6505 cab. however, as is true with most things, upgrading to better cabs means better tone. cabs i would suggest:
madison
rectifier (mesa)
vader
revolution (krank)

i also agree with frostdevil about hearing each note.
amen

[Mind Kill]

blairbondy wrote:

if u get the dual rec u need to have emg loaded guitar, good cab, maxon overdrive and u have to crank it to get a decent tone, the 6505 u can get good tone with a marshall mg cab and a squire strat
Mind Kill wrote:

Would this amp or a Dual Rectifier be better for a tone like the one on Satyricons album Nemesis Divina?

Yeah, the 6505 seems more reliable.

[Aminos]

looks amazing

[bowen]

Just ordered mine today, I'm stoked!

[FryingNemo]

I heard this amp isn't good for lead, is that so? Is this better than an ENGL Powerball?

[FryingNemo]

Oh, and if it's not god for lead tones, what can I do to improve it?