Peavey 6505 Mini Head Review (ALL FUNCTIONS)
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2017
- Feel free to leave any questions in the description, I will demo all the recording functions of this amp, and for more content check out my band's channel.
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The Presence knob is the Secret to the direct outs on this amp. Thx for putting this up!
This is the best video on this I’ve seen. Well done.
Thanks for mentioning how loud it can get...i see SO many idiots saying this thing can't be gigged with or keep up with a drummer....hilarious when i use mine with a drummer every week and he asks me all the time to turn it the fuck down
That what i was about to ask in the comments...i was scared a drummer would over power the head easily.
What level is your volume knob at when playing with a drummer? I don't want any power amp distortion and 20w is not a lot of headroom. Hopefully it's enough to not get any power amp distortion..
CREPERUM Band Ended up selling mine about a year ago for a 5150 50 watt simply for the tone difference and build quality. After 8 months it just wasn’t holding up. Plus I wanted the 6L6 power tubes of the 5150. The low end on the Peavey could be a bit thin and required a 10 band EQ in the fx loop to compensate. And you definitely would want to run it through a 4x12 to push the volume I was. But if I recall I had it at around 1030/11 o’ clock. But long story short: it can make the noise but I’d recommend (for the price) a used 5150 if you’re gigging and use the Peavey in a permanent jam location or for bedroom jams/recording. I also had found they used cheap ruby tubes that I had to swap because they were so noisy and sounded bad. Taking it apart to swap the tubes was terrifying to uncover how poorly this thing was constructed and it really started literally decaying at a rapid pace after that. But that’s my two cents for what it’s worth!
Great vid, I will add that if u want to use the raw signal into an impulse loader, instead of using the mic emulatator output, u can use the effects loop send as an output (of course with the mic defeat button engaged) into an external impulse loader or through interface into a daw with an impulse loader plugin and use ur favorite impulses, which sounds way better than the mic emulation. Basically it comes with an internal speaker load box, which is awesome because load boxes aren't cheap
Well done! One of the better demos. (I gotta get me one!)
Great review. Very informative. Well done
Awesome video.
Awesome guitar.
Super AWESOME amp!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
Great vid! i used the minihead for giging and for recording, really like the build-in audio interface!
I’ll definitely be able to get a Trivium tone with this amp, and mine arrives in a few days so I’m excited.
This little boy sound amazing!
good video i just bought one as well. you answered a lot of questions i had
Happy to help!
wow it sounds monster! great demo man! Sub!
Thanks for the review. I just bought one and love it. I dont play in a band so it does all i want.
I play thru a mesa 2x12 and it rocks
You are welcome! I'm happy to have helped.
1 minute into your video and had to subscribe. I love the way you explain things! Similar to the way I would explain something. Keep up with these videos, ignore the dbags throwing hate at you, and you will make it. I wish you the best of luck, and Cheers from Northern Michigan!!!
Bradley Nagy Hey thanks alot man, thats what I try to do, explain things the way id want them explained to me, glad you like it 👍
I've gotten really into gear reviews lately, and you have a great platform already. Focus on content bro. I'm gonna share this right meow!!!
Bradley Nagy sure man
Not gonna get much better than this for playing metal at home. The simulated outs might not sound the best, but for quickly plugging it in to garageband to record a demo or riff idea, it definitely gets the job done
Well said! I agree!
Man all that shit after the 7:15 mark or so was just glorious high gain Peavey badassery bro!
Hell yeah, Trivium!!! Awesome man, just bought this monstrous thing and I am on the way home, I am gonna rip the hell out of it!!!
Good video well explained
I really like the true sound you share. Most reviews like Ola or Beards clean up the finished product. They sound awesome, but it’s not a True Tone and that makes the reviews hard to judge. Your raw sound is better.
Thank you! Thats exactly what i try to go for, so people get the most realistic sound.
Totally agree, thank you for leaving the amp review sound raw.
I like to run a signal out of the FX Send. Record that and add an impulse response.
The mic'd sound was the best by far.
Nice the direct sounds like it'll work for me live
Yeah I used it live before it's sound's great didn't even need my cab on stage so less to carry
What a great AMP REVIEW. Where you dont play through the amp AT ALL!!
Good vid. I've got just ONE QUESTION: I've got an old Behringer amp (still works fine), would it be enough to get me a 6505MH or does the amplifier itself account for a lot of the sound's quality ??
Well with this amp youre going to need a speaker cabinet and often times i would argue how that has more effect on the sound over the amp. However, it really cones down to your personal preference.
@@aaronarandac4 yeah heh I figured... thanks for the reply. I'm about to order this, you still happy with it today in 2019 ?
Thx for the nice review. Did you ever use the Laney IRT Studio and if yes, how it compares to the Peavy 6505 micro head? Considering of bying on of those two.
Hello! I have not used a Laney IRT Studio myself, but from some research it does seem to be a good option as well. There are some differences in features, but I would suggest is to go with the one that you think has the best tone, because thats what amps are fundamentally about.
For the $500 these are really nice heads!
I want to ask something that might sound ridiculous, can we run 2 output from 6505MH in gigs case?
Speaker Out runing to cabinet, then miking and send to FOH & so the MSDI cable out send to the FOH too, so we have 2 different cab sound out with one gitar & one head. Can it work like that?
Studio one has been updated and does recognize this bias USB now. However the DI out sounds much better
Im surprised that sounds so good on the mg cab, I really really really wanted an evh or randall but man... people keep saying the mh is a toy but it sounds killer
I think an OD pedal would really open up the sound!
Did You edit the track after recording or add effect to it?? Cause it sound super awesome,even i use a engl pro cab 2x12 sm57 and the head when i record it's not like yours at all.
Hello! No fx added here. Just the raw tone. Your set up should sound pretty awesome as well, perhaps just different.
I was making light of your self created word...ohm...age. It's referred to as impedance...a form of electrical resistance measured in ohms. I bought one of these new and in the manual it actually says..."wait till you plug this into a 4x12, you'll be in for a treat!"...on the section explaining the 8 or 16 switch. I use a set of four 10 in Celestions and it sounds amazing but now I want twelves! It's a great amp.
You flatter me, I did not create it. It's an actual word. It's the resistance of a conductor expressed in ohms. It's all related.
I'm shopping for a lunchbox type amp and a 2x12 and I've pretty much narrowed my selection down to this amp, the EVH 5150 lbx (not sure about version 1 or 2), and the Orange Jim Root Dark Terror. Great review...but I'm still conflicted lol
superbri007 JR terror has no clean so i personally rule that out
Not sure about evh for clean but drive is very good
What riff were you playing in the beginning?
So the 30 dollar footswitch? The peavey stereo one?
Now I have built to fall in my head...stay metal!!!!🤘🏽
2:04 SOLD (I live in an apartment so I want a small amp with badass tone at low volumes)
it has 2 jack inputs on the back one to change between channel and one to control effects loop right? so do i really need to buy 2 footswitches?
Yes, because the channel one toggles the crunch and the lead channel. And other one does fx loop and reverb. Each jack has two functions. So unless you got some custom footswitch that had 4 switches and 2 plugs, you need 2 individual footswitches to control everything.
Thanks for your video. which Guitar you play? Sheckter Black jack ATX?
David ARD You're welcome! Yes sir thats exactly what it is.
thank you Aaron :)
this model? www.gear4music.fr/fr/Guitare-and-basse/Schecter-Blackjack-ATX-II-Solo-guitare-electrique-ages-de-Noir-Satine/10LV?origin=product-ads&gclid=Cj0KCQiAs9zSBRC5ARIsAFMtUXGWdHhXC9NxhPEqdRtseuRYo1Pi9Aznsxep7lKBv2J-kkv_izDyn0MaAvadEALw_wcB
Not quite that one is the newer model, mine is the Schecter Blackjack atx solo 6
I am looking at this or Marshall DSL15C head as my next amp. Which do you think is more versatile? I usually play metal and classic rock. Does this Peavey take pedals well?
Hello! I would say that if you really cherish a clean channel, then you ought to go with the Marshall because the Peavey really doesn't really clean up. For metal I would say the Peavey beats the marshall for sure. They will both take pedals well, but the marshall may benefit more from overdrive/ distortion pedals. The Peavey really flourishes with high gain, but it is a bit of a one trick pony. The peavey does have built in reverb though, and more wattage, plus the direct out functions if you're interested in that. So overall I would advise you to go with the amp that satisfies you the most with its main feature being the sound. If you really want that iconic metal sound, get the peavey, but if you would want clean tone and the marshall sound, then get the marshall. Thanks for your question!
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Hello there. I'm a blind guitarist. Am I able to use this amp with no speakers or cabinets plugged into it? Does this amp has built-in speakers? Is this amp heavy to carry to various places such as friend's houses, and will it fit in the backseat of a car, or a truck?
You can use it without speakers, and it has a headphone jack, direct out, and usb out as alternatives. Its small and not very heavy.
Hey Aaron, I once played the riff you started at 08:30, but now don't remember the song. Could you help me with this track/band?
Thank you!
PS: Nice vid!
Ah yes! That is Bullet for my Valentine's "Hearts Burst into Fire"
Dumb question but
Is the pre gain essentially the volume for each channel
And post the power amp gain setting
No master volume?
Thanks
Fair question! It's actually kinda reversed. So they are both gains so cranking either will add more crunch and grit. However, the post gain has more control over the volume of the amp and the pregain adds more grit to guitar signal before it hits the eq and post gain.
Aaron Aranda
Great thanks for the quick response
This question has been asked a milliion times i'm sure but how loud it is at 1W volume? i would like to buy this one to play in apartement only like at night. Is the 1W mode too loud?
1 watt is enough for apartment's bedroom like mine. I am adding a JHS little black amp box in the effect loop. This way, I still get a decent sound with low volume.
Watt != volume. 1W can be played both near silent and blistering loud. 100W can be played near silent as well, and blistering loud
Tanax13 Just bought mine a couple of days ago. The 1 watt is an awesome feature. And it also sounds loud if you want. But surely is more manageable than the 20 watts which is still a lot for home.
I kind of laughed when you completely scooped the mids. Great video! Keep it up.
Never had a tube amp. Just got this thing. Love it. But can someone explain the standby thing. Do I turn power switch on, wait 30 seconds or so then turn standby on? Do I leave standby on the whole time I jam? Do I flick both switches off when turning it off. Thanks. Sorry for noob questions
Chris Calvert Not a problem! Everyone that playsbtube amps had these questions at some point. What you traditionally do is click the power switch up, wait 30seconds, then click the standby swith up. Both lights above the switches will be green when its fully on. Turning it off you would do the reverse order click stanby down, then power down. The whole point of waiting the 30secs is to let the tubes heat up. Since this amp is really small it doesnt take a long time to heat up at all. Its kinda like one of those old giant box TVs where the screen is the tube. When you turn it on it takes a little while for it to turn on completely. Thats the nature of tube technology, they are meant to run hot.
Aaron Aranda Another question. I have a really bad hum noise when on the lead channel. Especially when facing the amp with the guitar. (Emgs) how can I go about fixing this issue.
Well any amp distortion will have a buzz/ hiss noise. It gets really bad if your amp is cranked and you're really close to it. You can try turning down some of the gain. Otherwise, you can get rid of the hiss completely with a noise gate pedal. I made a video explaining that here.
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Chris Calvert how did you connect your amp head??Cabinet??
If I hook this up via USB and run it through a DAW I'm sure you can use a cab loader with Marshall IR cabs can't you? The USB sound on its own isn't great IMO. Please advise.
Yes of course, you can do anything to it after the fact in a daw, although the usb audio does have a microphone cab emulation built in already so you may have to be selective on what other cab emulations you put on it.
@@aaronarandac4 - I've seen you can plug into the amps "send" loop straight into the input of an interface and then use an IR loader to use any IR you want. Why have I not been doing this.....lol. Now I can have pure valve tone and use DAW effects such as Eventide H3000 and Soundtoys rack effects. No more software amps for me. Amp is £399 in UK brand new.......I'm sold!!
1:03 Peasants control? I take it!
Now could you play this compeletely out of itself, no cab? I currently do not have a cabinet but I've heard that it is possible to just plug your amp head into the speaker of a combo amp.
However, my amp is a Kustom Defender 50W tube amp and the tubes are too old to be active. I am planning on buying a new set--but my question is would it be possible to simply use the speaker without activating the Kustom's tubes and having the 6505's tubes just power the speaker alone?
Good question! That is totally possible, a combo amp is essentially a head and cabinet screwed together, so you can simply bypass the amp and use just the speaker. It just depends how your speaker is wired in the back. If it's just a 1/4 inch speaker jack connection you can unplug it and put it into the peavey head. Keep your combo amp unplugged too just to be safe when touching connections in the back.
Also, this amp has a headphone jack so you could use it with just headphones and no cab as well.
@@aaronarandac4 Thanks for the quick reply! And yes, I'm aware of the headphone function I just tried it, but I'm really wanting to play this out loud too. However, with tube amps I understand the precautions involved in making sure they stay in the right conditions so I wanted to make sure about the combo amp speaker idea.
This should definitely pass for the meantime until I save up for a good cab to match. Any suggestions on affordable cabs that would work best with this amp? Perferrably one that handles tight low ends and clear mids well? Hope I'm not asking too much, just looking for some suggestions :)
@@echoflame4279 Totally, just check the Ohms on the speaker and line it up on the back of the peavey. As for affordable cabinets I would really recommend the harley benton 2x12 because it had celestion v30 speakers in it. Just about any cabinet with celestion v 30s will go great with this head.
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How does the headphone option sound? I live in an apartment, therefore a cab is out of the question
It sounds pretty much identical to the mic simulated line out in this video. Of course it will sound slightly different through different headphones, but for the mot part it is pretty decent.
Headphones with mine sounds terrible
If I want to boost the RYTHM channel, can I use the bright button, pushing the right button on peavey footswitch or it is not possible?
Good question, the bright button is not footswitchable. Only the lead and crunch channels are, and the reverb an fx loop. The bright button really doesnt boost anything anyways, it just adds more treble.
@@aaronarandac4 okay thx my friend.. So, is there any ways to do a boost without using any other boost pedal, but is own footswitch?
@@madtheo4788 No you're going to need an extra pedal of some sort.
@@aaronarandac4 great, thx for the help... Just another question: where should I plug the boost in then? Just in my customized pedal board or directly in the 6505mh?
@@madtheo4788 Id put it with the pedal board
How does it sound on headphones? I feel the XLR and USB outputs leave a lot to be desired
Dale Hards Depends on the headphones you use, but i think the headphone jack uses the same cabinet emulation as the msdi and usb outputs. That being said, in my opinion the cabinet emulation lacks a lot of high end frequencies, and the small trebly speakers of most headphones helps to compensate for that. Still wont beat an actual speaker cab though.
Great! Thanks for the quick reply! Can you plug headphones in without a cab connected using the speaker defeat or is that still bad for the transformers?
@@garrettendi just make sure to press the speaker button in the back to headphones
In the MG cab do you have the stock speakers?
Yes!
Can i play live with this Amp?
Direct into the PA?
You sure can, it has a direct out with speaker cabinet emulation.
You kinda sound like Kirk hammet
Ares Kochendorfer Kirk Hammett*
@@t.8584 Fuck off!
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Great demo, but was waiting for you to crank up that pre-gain and make that little fucker growl haha!
is it possible to go straight into the PA with the msdi output?
Yea you can run an xlr straight to a mixing board. You can alsp hit the speaker defeat to do it without using a speaker cab
@@aaronarandac4 GREAT! Thank You buddy!
So , how to use IR with this head amp?
Turn of the cab/spkr mode and get the signal from send ?
Its automatically engaged through the usb or xlr out.
@@aaronarandac4 thanks. But I read somewhere I can use the send to AI. (Raw amp only). 👍
@@Xzvsc If you're trying to get a direct signal to use other IR's then I'd recommend using a direct box after the power amp out. This will be a line level signal with the sound of the power amp and the preamp. It'll sound better.
@@aaronarandac4 so I need something like a reactive load? But the speaker (cab) setting turned on?
@@Xzvsc You could do that. Ii've found that even with the speaker defeat button switched on, single will still come through when plugged into regular D.I. box. Almost like the D.I. box disables the speaker defeat. So easiest way to have direct audio and no sound from the cabinet will be a reactive load box. Something like a two notes torpedo captor box.
How does it sound on 1 watt mode Im looking for an amp I can play in my bedroom.
Arson_ It still sounds great, pretty quiet too. You can probably get away with the 5 watt setting as well.
Ah cool thanks for the reply.
TRIVIUM \m/
Also do you have any advice for using the usb out? Can't figure out if its a driver thing but I can't get any sound lol
What software are you using? I know it's not compatible with studio one.
Aaron Aranda i tried reaper and audacity without any luck :/
I got it to work on reaper, make sure the amp isn't on standby, and both guitar and amps volumes are appropriately up. Go to Reapers preferences/options. The amp will show up under audio device as usb audio codec. Then make sure the new track you start is armed to record. You should have sound after that. The Peavey 6505 mh doesn't have any additional drivers to download, so depending on what DAW you're using, it will show up under device settings or it won't.
I also got it to work on audacity, same thing essentially, make sure that the recording device is set to usb audio codec.
Aaron Aranda hey man thanks so much! So I found out I needed to crank the volume a bit...i had it set for around 1 lol currently in an apartment so i always have it dialed in rather low! Got it to work in audacity! Thanks again!
Apparently, my pickups have a ton of bass, i keep my bass on 2 lol
Trivium lml
Overall a great sounding little amp, just impulse purchased a used one for the studio for 325...yay...
Have to say though...Hate the sound of this (or any hi-gain amp) with scooped mids, just bad sounding.
anyone still playing these? thinking about picking one up
Dave Smith i commented earlier about mine. I actually ended up selling it to grab a 50w 5150. The reason was that although loud, this thing lacked low end. An mxr 10 band eq went miles to improving it in the fx loop but until I test drove an EVH 50w I didn’t realize how bad the low end was.
What guitar is that black satin beauty???
Thank you! That is a schecter blackjack atx solo 6.
@@aaronarandac4 thank you, nice video btw
You prefer this or the Bugera?
Good question, the Bugera Trirec does have a ton more features and capabilities, but if we are just talking clean tone and distortion tone then we can narrow it down. The Bugera has superior cleans because the peavey isn't really meant to be clean. However, I'd probably pick the Peavey for straight metal tones because it doesn't disappoint. The Bugera is also really good for metal, but what it does well that the peavey doesn't is lighter overdrive tones. All that being said, I do use the Bugera more often than the Peavey, primarily because I require a clean channel quite often.
Tri rec sounds better loud though huh
You actually hear it at 5:43.
music at 5:50 please?
The music there was just a riff off the top of my head, not an actual song I know of.
@@aaronarandac4 could you give the tabs or tell how to play? sounds really good :)
Wow the usb out sounds like shit
guitarboy4000000
Yea
Its so dark and hmm plastic
Made in China! What?! Dang! Peavey has always been the epitome of Americana! I haven't looked at guitar amps in 20 years .. are all Peavey amps made in China now? Ohh well still sounds great 👍
Made in china, but designed and engineered in the USA.
Only the mini heads are made in china, even the news EVH 5150 III 50w by Fender are made in Mexico, not in US
Siriusblck3 Ahh didn't know that. Some China stuff I've bought had issues, for instance the Behringer Deepmind 12 synth I bought this past year .. cool sounding, but just really poor workmanship on the keybed. I have never had anything guitar related that was made in China so I'm not sure there. The MIM stuff has been great. I almost consider the Fender Ensenada stuff American made. I know the guy who set up the Fender Ensenada factory in the 90's (Dave Maddox .. a US citizen) Was a neihbor of mine here in So.Cal. The Ensenada factory is only an hour away from us here in So.Cal., and there are almost as many hispanic workers at the US factory as there are the Ensenada factory, and I'd argue some of those Ensenada employee's take more pride in their work than some of the US guys I've met (when Fender was in Fullerton at least). Dave was a stickler for quality personel at that Ensenada plant, and it still shows these many years latter. The MIM Charvel I have is just as nice as the one I had in 1979/80. Anyway no matter if its made in China or not I still plan on getting the 6505mh......it sounds good. Thanks again for your vid.
For what I read, the only issue on this MH is that SOME of them can kinda overheat, but is not is just in rare cases. I have played through the 6505+ 112 combo, and the tone was amazing, and felt well built as well, and they are crafted in China too.
Check out the Joyo zombie. They are a chinese company that make some truly kick ass mini tube amps for a low price. shits all over line 6 lol
Why didnt they simply make this a 1x12 Combo ..... Now I have to spend around 800 to get thios amp, gotta find a decent 2x12 AFTER I spend PS5 money on the amp lol
I've wondered the same thing for years. The 6505+ combo is great, but it's huge and difficult to get good really low bedroom volume for practicing without disturbing anyone else in the house. 60 watts is way too much for that. This head in a combo amp with a 10" or 12" speaker would be nice.
@@ESPE2M1 Update here .... I bought the amp,bought a Eminence Manowar 12" , sheet of 1/2" plywood had home depot make the cuts went home & build a 1x12 cabinet ...... laid an old 12 face down and traced around it, cut 1 inch inside the circle,. .... Its been a month & this amp setup its Brutal & LOUD. Just made a recording on my channel an I uploaded just now,audio only . Bedroom vol is no problem , it has lower watt settings on back.
@@97warlock nice, you should upload a video. I know the 6505mh has the 1/5/20 watt settings which is perfect for bedroom use. That's why I was comparing it to the 6605+ combo amp which doesn't. Peavey should make a combo amp using the 6505mh like yours for those that like the 6505+ combo but need something smaller. The 6505+ combo is too much for the house or even to lug around.
@@ESPE2M1 I uploaded a video today,a few hours ago ........ but its just a Blue screen ,but you can hear it. I made an mp3 & converted it to Video & uploaded it to my channel.
@@97warlock I use a ValveKing mini head with a 112 and 212 cab (both homemade) depending on what I need and I like it a lot. Super easy to move with the 112. I put Man-O-War in my 112 as well and love it. The 212 has a Swamp Thang and a Legend V12.
Ohm...age?
It has a switch for 8 and 16 ohms
Perhaps I owe you an apology. You never hear this word in electronic engineering circles and we still believe it was created by the music industry but no matter....I noticed you didn't mention the overheating issues associated with this amp model. A fix was initiated sometime after April of 2017 so I made sure of a good manufacturing date before I purchased my amplifier. I played on an older one at the music store for months and just fell in love with it. I suggest reading Hartley Peavey's white papers regarding the standby switch. These can be found at the Peavey website. Please forgive me re: ohmage!
@@thomaspeters5889 No worries, thanks for the overheating information. I haven't heard of it in regards to this amp till now. I shall look into it. Cheers!
Stop scooping your mids damnit lmao
5 minutes of discussing well known features and no decent cleans demonstration?