Captain. Thanks for bringing Rob on there and for playing original riffs. It nice not to hear all the EVH signature riffs. Great Work Guys. Greetings from Nashvegas TN, USA
If you go to the EVH Gear youtube channel and watch the demo by Chris Cannella on this amp you will see how great this amp cleans up at about 3 minutes into the video. Turned up to 50 watts without the guitar vol rolled back and it just sparkles. Nothing against you guys but that demo really shows how this amp sounds in a much better way. Had I gone by this review I might not have gone down and played one myself. Saw the other review and sounded so much better that I did go play one. Absolutely great sounding amp and I have decided I am going to buy one. Very versatile from clean to as much gain as my Lee Jackson XLS 1000, with the ability to play at bedroom and neighbor friendly volumes without losing the tone.
best sound yet I always listen through beats by dre studio headphones and usually my laptop is full volume and I feel myself wanting more sound well now I have it about 50% and it blowing my ear drums out. good job guys always switching gear as to not get stale
The Charvel-aficionado in me was pleased with this video. This amp needs no further introduction, it's just lovely! If money and practicality were no issues than I'd have a wall of these...
I had the 5150 III head with a Hayden handmade V30 cab. This setup - even at low volumes - didn't sound nowhere near as trebly and thin as this combo, instead it was so thick that it was really mind blowing. The one thing I couldn't get used to about this amp was it being so direct and piercing that I ended up with a JVM410H after it and loved it much more.
I really like the look and sounds the guitar is giving in this video, thinking about possibly buying one after all the very positive press about Charvel guitars recently.
Ya know, I have to agree with Nigel. This from a guy (me) who frankly enjoys Cap'n and Chappers vid's as much as any form of entertainment on earth. I'll never stop enjoying you guys, and never miss one demo of you as a duo especially, but Nigel's right with the harsh, ice picky sound. I'll add the term thin-bitter-ish.
Chappers. Today, I had an awesome day. I succeeded at something that I had worked for possibly years towards. I thought I had failed. I waited and waited for the result. I succeeded. Then this video came out. I've been fighting the black dog recently, but hot damn, with these two things, I'm feeling a Whole Lotta Love (for myself.)
I agree with you guys 100% I own this amp since last year if you want to use the lead channel use some sort of a Noise Reduction, I use iSP "DECIMATOR II" awesome modern tone amp, Clean Ch with a Strat blows lol use a Fender Super Reverb
I listened, as always, through headphones and I thought it was a good representation of what this sort of amp sounds like. Remember - in a band situation a warm nice sound won't cut it through the mix !
It is a pretty good academic exercise to listen to the tones of guitarist as they age, they lose their hearing and their guitar tones get brighter and harsher as they cant hear those highs anymore and compensate with brighter, harsher amps and guitars.
I think the sounds in this video are representative of how the amp sounded in the room (I should know - I was there!). Obviously the type of speakers you're listening on will affect it, but in a nut shell, at the volume we had it (ie about 25%) it had a weak/tinny clean sound, a decent crunch tone & a really good high gain metal tone. The louder we turned it up, the better the clean sound became, but we really had to get the speakers moving before we got any bass end out of the clean sound.
I'm with a couple of the other guys who said this was too trebly and fizzy. I find this with a lot of the videos. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love your demos and won't stop watching them, I just think that in quite a lot of your vids, the sound is fizzy. Hope my feedback's taken on board.
I've tried this amp and the thing that stopped me buying it was the clean channel. Very thin and weak with no bottom end whatsoever. The crunch channel however is very nice and the best I've heard. The the lead channel is just insane, even with the gain on about number three. Great amp if you never use a clean channel but for me, I'll be keeping my Blackstar HT Stage 60 (for now)
That is a tight sounding amp. Rob was right on when he said it has a modern gain tone. The San Dimas is so badass. Great choice. Although I love all the ML series guitars, I am glad you guys don't just use those all the time in an attempt to sell them by cramming them down our collective throat.
Ooh ooh ooh Capn' Have you had a look at any of the Laboga stuff? I'm just curious, because they have some smaller amps similar to the Boogie Mini Rectifier, and also the big dirty fat Mr Hector, as well as the cool Bluesy amps too like the Alligators... Just doing of a wonders
Whilst I don't agree with some of the comments saying that the amp sounds like shit, I can confirm that the way it sounds on my computer (through some mid price computer speakers) is how the amp sounded in the room. Like all valve amps the tone gets better the louder you go, but even at 25% volume (which is about what we were at) it was still probably rehearsal volume (so not quiet!). There really isn't anything "wrong" with the way its been recorded....
Currently looking at the EVH-III 1x12 and the Engl Screamer 50 equiv. Both similarly voiced and priced. The Engl probably cleans-up better and is also more handsome and robust in design (Germany always makes great stuff). Also contains a Vintage 30 (favorite :) ...but the EVH has a headphone jack (might tip the scales). Very cool feature for apartment dwelling combo owners. Nice guitar selection. If I didn't already have a hot rodded strat, I'd be running down to purchase the 2H slime green maple neck version. The perfect non signature rock machine (imho).
Chappers. I was in Andertons the other day with my friend and I played your sig Chapman guitar through the head version of this (Can't remember if it was the 50w or the 100w) and it sounds savage! Made me come close to adding it to my checkout with my new Line6 shortboard MKII haha.
For those of you complaining about the recording quality: to be honest, the amp sounds a bit like that. It's actually the speakers; the G12H30 can ruin practically any amplifier. Through the Greenback equipped 4x12, or a V30 cab, this thing sounds phenomenal. Through a pair of G12H30s, it sounds like clipped fizzy garbage.
HAHA Hey .. EVH 5150III Combo (the one in this vid) has two Celestion G12M 8-ohm speakers, thats(G12M Greenback 25W). The 50 watt head and 212 cab have the G12H30s in it. With new G12M Greenbacks or G12H30s you know you have to break them in to get rid of that fizzy garbage. The 212 cab sounds better with the G12H30s i think you know that ..
I'm listening through a pair of high quality headphones and I too found the tone to be very harsh and brittle in this particular video. I thought it was just me, but after reading the comments I can see I'm not crazy (or we all are, one or the other). I don't mean to complain; I find most of Anderton's videos to sound much better and just wanted to provide useful feedback.
Surprised you guys didn't mention Gojira in the video. They've used EHV heads/cabs for ages now and have produced some of the smoothest modern high gain tones I've ever heard. (As you'd expect their live tone is also phenomenal) Viewers need to remember, the EQ controls aren't in our hands on these vids, and different tones sound good to different people. Any hard rock/modern metal tone is easily doable for this amp, and with basic tweaking there's no graininess or fizz to be found whatsoever.
Great Job Guys! I thought it sounded pretty Damn Good! I don't know what these other guys with bad comments are listening threw But, I have a Kick ass Stereo System Hooked up to my Computer along with a 60" HD LED TV LoL Great Guitar Playing Rob!
Don't get me wrong, I love you, Chappers. You're a killer player and seem to be an all around great guy. And again, a KILLER player! But you guys have got to do something about your recording quality. You are always overdriving the mic so bad that it basically makes every amp demo you do sound like crap relative to what they sound like live. I've played first hand, many of the amplifiers you've demo'd here and almost without exception they sound better than your videos portray and I'm not 1/10th the player you are. Please have Alderton give you a better mic, midi interface, mixer or whatever for these demos - PLEASE!! If these demos where all I had to go on I would have passed on playing several really killer amps. The one you are demoing here is another perfect example. Sounds 10x's tighter, more responsive and warmer in person than this muddy, overdriving recording portrays. IMHO Rock on Chappers. I love your playing.
What is the sound difference between this combo and the 50W head with the 2x12 cabinets? what about a short comparison video when you have both available in the store?
I'm watching and listening with some Yamaha HS80's, it is quite "edgy" sounding, (albeit with out the full band around it, would sound better that way) I think also that's due in part to the SD pickups (they are powerful) Mr EV likes low/mid output pickups through a driven amp his words not mine, set of pafs would be have been a better combination to my mind, nice new Demo studio BTW well done Stick!
yea, you can get blues, jazz, country and classic rock on the green if you play with the gain, and even more rock and blues on the blue with the gain rolled down. and yes it does metal ...lol
pretty standard. lower gain sounds are more power section reliant, where modern high gain stuff is much more preamp reliant. The thing you guys said about the lower gain pickups is on the money. If you haven't seen the Seymour Duncan pickup series by premier guitar you should look it up. Everything pickups makes more sense after watching it
My 50 Watt EVH III head stays clean right about a gain setting of 11 o'clock with EMG pickups and breaks up afterwards. You do loose a bit of low end that way, but that's what the eq and resonance knobs are for.
Sometimes when an amp sounds harsh in a video it actually sounds great in real and fits great in the mix. Good sounding during demo amp might sound not as good when you hear it live.
You do get a different sound from the power amp, it's small but they are voiced different, also there's a video on Misha's channel of him plugging straight into a 5150 III.
I have felt the same for a long time. I will always watch Andertons reviews, but I have long gone elsewhere to here a better representation of gear. Seems to me that it is everything that Stick records that is harsh, thin and trebly. The ones Rob does at home are so much better.
I think that the Sennheiser is too bassy. I think you guys got it right with the SM57 and some room mic. The 421 really drives the bass in my speakers too hard and makes it sound muddy.
Capt, could you all do a demo sometime for instruments, effects, or amps featuring country style music setups, instead of the usualy blues and rock n roll template...thanks! Dig the videos...
I usually go on axis and waaaaay off center for listening purposes (not so much for recording). i find its the closest i get from a player point of view.. that means combo on the floor, and your ears 6' up :)
It's probably the mic too close to cone and too close to the speaker. If you back it up and move it to the outside, it'd be a lot less saturated. Plus G12t75s are harsh speakers, if you put V30s it'd clear it up more too.
Rob/Captain - your videos are always great however I must admit that the sound quality in this video is awful. Just letting you know so you can resolve this
It was about 45 degrees off axis and off center, we are constantly trying new techniques and mics and this combination just didn't catch the vibe of the amp well. I am now moving out of the video room as to date I have no real monitoring so there is a lot of hit and miss, especially when the amp is cranked. One thing I try very had to do it give you guys a unprocessed signal so you 'hear' the amp and not a mixed produced recording. Stick
I love the honesty of these guys! Great musicians! Great advice!
Captain. Thanks for bringing Rob on there and for playing original riffs. It nice not to hear all the EVH signature riffs. Great Work Guys.
Greetings from Nashvegas TN, USA
Love the new room, and reviewing format! Can't wait for the next review!
If you go to the EVH Gear youtube channel and watch the demo by Chris Cannella on this amp you will see how great this amp cleans up at about 3 minutes into the video. Turned up to 50 watts without the guitar vol rolled back and it just sparkles. Nothing against you guys but that demo really shows how this amp sounds in a much better way. Had I gone by this review I might not have gone down and played one myself. Saw the other review and sounded so much better that I did go play one. Absolutely great sounding amp and I have decided I am going to buy one. Very versatile from clean to as much gain as my Lee Jackson XLS 1000, with the ability to play at bedroom and neighbor friendly volumes without losing the tone.
To tell you the truth, I find the white ivory design elements the most attractive thing about this amp! Ha! Looks very, very cool.
best sound yet I always listen through beats by dre studio headphones and usually my laptop is full volume and I feel myself wanting more sound well now I have it about 50% and it blowing my ear drums out. good job guys always switching gear as to not get stale
Love the clarity/presence!!
Loving the tone in the room presentation. Much more real. Brilliant. I'll be back.
I love the clean channel actually
The Charvel-aficionado in me was pleased with this video. This amp needs no further introduction, it's just lovely! If money and practicality were no issues than I'd have a wall of these...
I had the 5150 III head with a Hayden handmade V30 cab. This setup - even at low volumes - didn't sound nowhere near as trebly and thin as this combo, instead it was so thick that it was really mind blowing. The one thing I couldn't get used to about this amp was it being so direct and piercing that I ended up with a JVM410H after it and loved it much more.
YOU KNOW WHO PERIPHERY IS!!! youre a bloody legend. love from Australia
I really like the look and sounds the guitar is giving in this video, thinking about possibly buying one after all the very positive press about Charvel guitars recently.
Ya know, I have to agree with Nigel. This from a guy (me) who frankly enjoys Cap'n and Chappers vid's as much as any form of entertainment on earth. I'll never stop enjoying you guys, and never miss one demo of you as a duo especially, but Nigel's right with the harsh, ice picky sound. I'll add the term thin-bitter-ish.
Of course, I've listened to that song so many times don't know how I didn't notice. Cheers!
Chappers.
Today, I had an awesome day. I succeeded at something that I had worked for possibly years towards. I thought I had failed. I waited and waited for the result. I succeeded.
Then this video came out.
I've been fighting the black dog recently, but hot damn, with these two things, I'm feeling a Whole Lotta Love (for myself.)
Awesome playing Rob!
I agree with you guys 100% I own this amp since last year if you want to use the lead channel use some sort of a Noise Reduction, I use iSP "DECIMATOR II" awesome modern tone amp, Clean Ch with a Strat blows lol use a Fender Super Reverb
just got it last week love it
Coming from a Boogie owner, this thing is just GNARLY.
Love your playing Captain!
I love this amp, specifically on the head version.
couldnt agree more man
This amp sounds so much better in person!
I listened, as always, through headphones and I thought it was a good representation of what this sort of amp sounds like. Remember - in a band situation a warm nice sound won't cut it through the mix !
It is a pretty good academic exercise to listen to the tones of guitarist as they age, they lose their hearing and their guitar tones get brighter and harsher as they cant hear those highs anymore and compensate with brighter, harsher amps and guitars.
Holy crap I love that air guitar.
I think the sounds in this video are representative of how the amp sounded in the room (I should know - I was there!). Obviously the type of speakers you're listening on will affect it, but in a nut shell, at the volume we had it (ie about 25%) it had a weak/tinny clean sound, a decent crunch tone & a really good high gain metal tone. The louder we turned it up, the better the clean sound became, but we really had to get the speakers moving before we got any bass end out of the clean sound.
Very good point Danny.
I thought the tone was alright, but the real trick is dual mic and use a SM57 and 421 together ... Seriously killer combo
I'm with a couple of the other guys who said this was too trebly and fizzy. I find this with a lot of the videos. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love your demos and won't stop watching them, I just think that in quite a lot of your vids, the sound is fizzy. Hope my feedback's taken on board.
love this amp, i know this review will be awesome.
I've tried this amp and the thing that stopped me buying it was the clean channel. Very thin and weak with no bottom end whatsoever. The crunch channel however is very nice and the best I've heard. The the lead channel is just insane, even with the gain on about number three. Great amp if you never use a clean channel but for me, I'll be keeping my Blackstar HT Stage 60 (for now)
Good review on this amp. EL Capitain and The Chapster.
That is a tight sounding amp. Rob was right on when he said it has a modern gain tone. The San Dimas is so badass. Great choice. Although I love all the ML series guitars, I am glad you guys don't just use those all the time in an attempt to sell them by cramming them down our collective throat.
Great amplifier, great video
the peavey ultra was a three channel high gain.they are 250dol used.the ultra channel was pretty brutal.good clean and crunch for classic rock
the cap and chap have done it again :O
great combo
Ooh ooh ooh Capn'
Have you had a look at any of the Laboga stuff? I'm just curious, because they have some smaller amps similar to the Boogie Mini Rectifier, and also the big dirty fat Mr Hector, as well as the cool Bluesy amps too like the Alligators...
Just doing of a wonders
I have got to get one of these!!
Ola Englund does a GREAT demo with one of these amps
Whilst I don't agree with some of the comments saying that the amp sounds like shit, I can confirm that the way it sounds on my computer (through some mid price computer speakers) is how the amp sounded in the room. Like all valve amps the tone gets better the louder you go, but even at 25% volume (which is about what we were at) it was still probably rehearsal volume (so not quiet!). There really isn't anything "wrong" with the way its been recorded....
Currently looking at the EVH-III 1x12 and the Engl Screamer 50 equiv. Both similarly voiced and priced. The Engl probably cleans-up better and is also more handsome and robust in design (Germany always makes great stuff). Also contains a Vintage 30 (favorite :) ...but the EVH has a headphone jack (might tip the scales). Very cool feature for apartment dwelling combo owners.
Nice guitar selection. If I didn't already have a hot rodded strat, I'd be running down to purchase the 2H slime green maple neck version. The perfect non signature rock machine (imho).
Orange must have told chapters to be less than normal on this demo....
awesome Amps, great value
Chappers. I was in Andertons the other day with my friend and I played your sig Chapman guitar through the head version of this (Can't remember if it was the 50w or the 100w) and it sounds savage! Made me come close to adding it to my checkout with my new Line6 shortboard MKII haha.
CLEAN
God, i love that Charvel
For those of you complaining about the recording quality: to be honest, the amp sounds a bit like that. It's actually the speakers; the G12H30 can ruin practically any amplifier. Through the Greenback equipped 4x12, or a V30 cab, this thing sounds phenomenal. Through a pair of G12H30s, it sounds like clipped fizzy garbage.
HAHA Hey .. EVH 5150III Combo (the one in this vid) has two Celestion G12M 8-ohm speakers, thats(G12M Greenback 25W). The 50 watt head and 212 cab have the G12H30s in it. With new G12M Greenbacks or G12H30s you know you have to break them in to get rid of that fizzy garbage. The 212 cab sounds better with the G12H30s i think you know that ..
To my ears... Let's say that clean tone is "undesirable". But the dirt is a whole different adventure!
Are you planning to ever do any bass reviews? I think that would be pretty cool.
you guys are great
I was wondering if you would do a demo video of the EVH 5150 3 stealth head?Love your videos btw keep up the good work!
I'm listening through a pair of high quality headphones and I too found the tone to be very harsh and brittle in this particular video. I thought it was just me, but after reading the comments I can see I'm not crazy (or we all are, one or the other). I don't mean to complain; I find most of Anderton's videos to sound much better and just wanted to provide useful feedback.
Surprised you guys didn't mention Gojira in the video. They've used EHV heads/cabs for ages now and have produced some of the smoothest modern high gain tones I've ever heard. (As you'd expect their live tone is also phenomenal)
Viewers need to remember, the EQ controls aren't in our hands on these vids, and different tones sound good to different people. Any hard rock/modern metal tone is easily doable for this amp, and with basic tweaking there's no graininess or fizz to be found whatsoever.
The Power level should go over 9000
Great Job Guys! I thought it sounded pretty Damn Good! I don't know what these other guys with bad comments are listening threw But, I have a Kick ass Stereo System Hooked up to my Computer along with a 60" HD LED TV LoL Great Guitar Playing Rob!
Other bands using the 5150 III are Whitechapel (live), and Gojira (recorded).
Rob you should use this gear the next time Dorje tour, it sounded fucking awesome !
Damn that promods are nice!
Don't get me wrong, I love you, Chappers. You're a killer player and seem to be an all around great guy. And again, a KILLER player! But you guys have got to do something about your recording quality. You are always overdriving the mic so bad that it basically makes every amp demo you do sound like crap relative to what they sound like live. I've played first hand, many of the amplifiers you've demo'd here and almost without exception they sound better than your videos portray and I'm not 1/10th the player you are. Please have Alderton give you a better mic, midi interface, mixer or whatever for these demos - PLEASE!! If these demos where all I had to go on I would have passed on playing several really killer amps. The one you are demoing here is another perfect example. Sounds 10x's tighter, more responsive and warmer in person than this muddy, overdriving recording portrays. IMHO Rock on Chappers. I love your playing.
So true...his recordings (not at Anderton's) seem much better sound wise...almost every other review out there sounds so much beter
That sounds really bright...
We're in the old room!! It just now has acoustic tiles & no sofas!!
What is the sound difference between this combo and the 50W head with the 2x12 cabinets? what about a short comparison video when you have both available in the store?
I'm watching and listening with some Yamaha HS80's, it is quite "edgy" sounding, (albeit with out the full band around it, would sound better that way) I think also that's due in part to the SD pickups (they are powerful) Mr EV likes low/mid output pickups through a driven amp his words not mine, set of pafs would be have been a better combination to my mind, nice new Demo studio BTW well done Stick!
Sounds awesome, loads of tubes and good design, not my style but I like it anyway
The clean Chanel deserves better credit than they are giving this amp.
yea, you can get blues, jazz, country and classic rock on the green if you play with the gain, and even more rock and blues on the blue with the gain rolled down. and yes it does metal ...lol
@@rhythmaker64 the clean channel is fucking amazing actually. But the second you hit those dirty channels your balls start tingling with power
I love it too ! New video day is a good day !:P
I like my Plexi. Most raw sound ever IMO. JVMs are awesome amps though, especially if you want a decent bit of gain and a lot of variety.
I love the sound of this amp, but I would need a "cleaner" Clean Channel. Is the Machete a better choice for me?
Damn that puppy is bright. Sounds fucking cool though.
pretty standard. lower gain sounds are more power section reliant, where modern high gain stuff is much more preamp reliant. The thing you guys said about the lower gain pickups is on the money. If you haven't seen the Seymour Duncan pickup series by premier guitar you should look it up. Everything pickups makes more sense after watching it
My 50 Watt EVH III head stays clean right about a gain setting of 11 o'clock with EMG pickups and breaks up afterwards. You do loose a bit of low end that way, but that's what the eq and resonance knobs are for.
Sometimes when an amp sounds harsh in a video it actually sounds great in real and fits great in the mix. Good sounding during demo amp might sound not as good when you hear it live.
thanks for a great video. i would probably drop the gain a bit even for a modern hi gain tone. just cleans it up a bit. anyway, thanks. great job.
You do get a different sound from the power amp, it's small but they are voiced different, also there's a video on Misha's channel of him plugging straight into a 5150 III.
I have felt the same for a long time. I will always watch Andertons reviews, but I have long gone elsewhere to here a better representation of gear. Seems to me that it is everything that Stick records that is harsh, thin and trebly. The ones Rob does at home are so much better.
I really fancy having a play with one of these!
I think that the Sennheiser is too bassy. I think you guys got it right with the SM57 and some room mic. The 421 really drives the bass in my speakers too hard and makes it sound muddy.
Capt, could you all do a demo sometime for instruments, effects, or amps featuring country style music setups, instead of the usualy blues and rock n roll template...thanks! Dig the videos...
thru my BOSE q25 headphones, this thing sound soooo gOOOOD!
I usually go on axis and waaaaay off center for listening purposes (not so much for recording). i find its the closest i get from a player point of view.. that means combo on the floor, and your ears 6' up :)
It's probably the mic too close to cone and too close to the speaker. If you back it up and move it to the outside, it'd be a lot less saturated. Plus G12t75s are harsh speakers, if you put V30s it'd clear it up more too.
Please, could you do a video demoing the eletromatic gretschs? Thankya
You guys should do some more acoustic reviews.
Hey Rob!
Are you gonna demo the new Jackson Pro Series SLQ2 Soloist? :-)
So JB and STK-S6 are too aggressive or and loud. So warm and open pickups work best with this amp.
Rob/Captain - your videos are always great however I must admit that the sound quality in this video is awful. Just letting you know so you can resolve this
Can anyone tell, what guitar Mr.Chapman is playing? the white one looks amazing!
Just feedback i would of love to have seen what captain was doing with the controls while rob was playing
Could it be because Van Halen used the volume knob on the guitar to change the tone from the gainy sound down to a clean?
Im so glad I bought the head & cab set and not this! The cleans are much better and its a lot easier to carry than this :)
just ordered this baby...unfortunately not from Andertons as I live outside of UK :(
morning coffee with chappers and lee a goodthing :)
i have no problem getting a good fenderish clean tone out of my head version, arent they the same?
their the same but the head and cab have more bass i believe
Great for rhythm guitar, but not enough breathe for lead. Why 7 pre-amp tubes? Is that the reason for such a tight gain structure?
Rob, I think the 5150III is more of a metalcore amp than djent amp... I think?
oh cool... acoustic tiles for the win!
It was about 45 degrees off axis and off center, we are constantly trying new techniques and mics and this combination just didn't catch the vibe of the amp well. I am now moving out of the video room as to date I have no real monitoring so there is a lot of hit and miss, especially when the amp is cranked. One thing I try very had to do it give you guys a unprocessed signal so you 'hear' the amp and not a mixed produced recording.
Stick