5150

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 10:15 am

Cool.

Was thinking of a JCM800 and then started reading about the 5150, So I just popped the question here to see who had one.

The general theme about the clean channel seems to be the same everywhere, but alot of folks seem to rave about the crunch etc. At 120watts it seems a bit OTT. but then most head and cabs are.

The hunt continues.

Mike_Hosking · Post by **Mike_Hosking** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 1:24 pm

check out the marshall heads if you dont hate the marshall tone lol, i find marshalls rather natural sounding amps compared to some, they sound fine to me, and the price as alrite, but there is still better, and i still wish i could own a soldano or a ENGL head, money always comes into equation tho dont it.

Lord_Kezza · Post by **Lord_Kezza** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:18 pm

DongHua wrote:when human will come to wellington again this year? cheers!

You'll see us at Valve, 9th March 2006

Full tour details to come.

Lord_Kezza · Post by **Lord_Kezza** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 5:20 pm

dnasurfer wrote:as a response to lord kazzas wish list....i try a Bogner 'Uberschall' ...while i was in australia, they have so much balls they are amazing, i came close to buying one

You should have bought it, so at least there'd be on in NZ that I could travel to try!!!

Archtop Fan · Post by **Archtop Fan** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:26 pm

Two 5150 combos have just come up on TM

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 553069.htm

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Music-instrume ... 528628.htm

crushing day · Post by **crushing day** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:44 pm

I owned one of these when they first came out... it fried itself in 2 weeks, and I opted for a Marshall Monobloc / JMP/ JFX setup instead of having it back. As the guy says in his auction.. 60w is plenty, don't know how or where you would use the 120w head to it's full potential, unless stadiums are your venue of preference.

Common misconception with 5150's is pre gain all the way up, master down. All you get is a buzzy 5 preamp tube hornets nest if you do this. The 'brown' sound comes from driving mostly the power amp section, not the pre amp. To get that articulate 'sound' from a 5150, you want the pre gain around 1/2 way, post gain around 2/3. Check photo's of Eddie's live settings, and you will see this.

They are damn heavy units as well, and a bit awkward to carry due to their 'oversizing'.

I still like these amps a lot, but don't know if I would own one again. To me, pedals didn't sound good in front of it, and it had to be 'seriously loud' to achieve it's desired tone. A bit of a one trick pony...... but as always... YMMV

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 1:47 pm

funny how I was looking for one then three come up on TM.

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:12 pm

TMG 03 wrote:funny how I was looking for one then three come up on TM.

you're being watched

angry_young_poet · Post by **angry_young_poet** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:13 pm

TMG 03 wrote:funny how I was looking for one then three come up on TM.

either that or trademe has found a way to read minds..

TMG 03 · Post by **TMG 03** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:13 pm

I figured somebody watching this foum must have one hanging around the house.

Every body I spoken to about the mdoes say they are very heavy.

Post by Bg » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:40 pm

mate just buy a vox valvetronix, even then you won't do it any justice

I reckon I can put my hands on a line 6 spider if you'd rather????

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