I have the 100w Stealth, you captured the tone really well... your 50w basically sounds identical to it. The difference is small (my wife couldn't hear any difference) but I prefer the higher gain and compressed tone from the Stealth, the white one sounds slightly less gain, more dynamics, a little more raw, a little more mids. I've been playing the Stealth on red channel no boost for death metal rhythm tone, blue channel is cool, but I find red channel better for my tastes. Also running it in stereo with a 90w Mesa Mark V (with OD808), which I know you didn't like, but mine sounds so crushing articulate and defined once I dialed in the preamp.
Everything at 1 o'clock is pretty underrated and works so well for modern metal. Everyone wants to 'scoop the mids' but everything at level 6 is perfect in my book (I call it the 6-6-6 EQ pattern). Great for getting plenty of everything in this mix🤘
Lol know this comment is 2 yrs old but I do the same thing and then i flick the mid knob gently a couple times to make the mids sightly slightly more present
Something special about the stealth blue channel with the boost engaged. Can't describe it. Just a pleasant high gain tone to my ear. Also love the demo tune in Drop D. Would love to listen to a full length version of that.
First things first: this is the exact comparison video I would have loved to watch BEFORE buying my 5150III, not two years after 😅. Great, great work. Because I, like you, used to love the 6L6, but man, the blue channel on the stealth is simply ridiculous!!
The Stealth was noticeably better on the drive channels. Not massively better - but better nonetheless. I felt that the O.G. on clean was a bit better - chimey and better note separation. I'm sure that could be remedied with some small tweaks of the eq on the Stealth though. I just ordered my Stealth a couple of days ago - so I'm just whetting my appetite with videos until it gets here. Great job.
But in all honesty, idk if the difference is big enough for the extra price of the stealth. Literally boost the mids a little more and they’re practically identical
You're either deaf or listening through shitty speakers. Yes, the two amps sound similar, but there are drastic differences. They are very easy to tell apart from each other.
@@officialmetalwill I’m not saying there isn’t a difference. I’m saying who cares about a difference that small when the price difference is so drastic? If you want to change your tone for a lot cheaper and much more effectively, use different mics or speakers. If you can afford to throw all that extra money for maybe a slight difference in the mids, have at it. But if you think that you have to get the stealth to sound good, the point is don’t waste your money.
Why do you think that's the point of the video? I think the point was for people like me that were deciding which to buy. I ended up going with the Stealth and I'm super happy with it. That was my first 5150 type amp. Before that I had just a Mesa tremoverb.
I think the red channels sounded almost exactly the same. I have a 5153 6l6 and love it but I would take a stealth too. That sounded just a little better I think in the blue channel but when the blue channel is boosted on the regular one it sounds almost exactly like the stealth imo. I've also noticed they've raised the price on these amps a few hundred dollars since I've gotten mine.
Watched a 30 second ad....I've been waiting for this comparison! I have the EL34 50 and had several 6L6 50's as well as 6505s. Guys in Europe would go nuts to get the Stealth at this price point so I think instead of the Engl Savage...I'll be blessed to be an American and get the Stealth. Long live EVH! But really...I will own the Savage Mk2 as well. Going with the Stealth and Fortin 33 for the time being. I think my GAS will be pacified
I'm super stoked for my 5153 50S to get here tomorrow. Sounds sick! They're both really good amps imo, but that stealth seems to have something extra. Plus they fixed the green channel on the 50w!
That guitar riff in drop D is awesome! Is that your own! I could that on the radio. Awesome! That's like a Tool riff, or Chevelle!! That Steath is unbelievable!
I kind of like the muddy sound. I currently have an Orange, and I love the muddy, but smooth creamy distortion that Orange has, especially for doom metal. But for progressive metal, black metal, death metal, the EVH Stealth is like... the perfect tone.
You got screwed by not having the extra volume contol knobs on your white 5150! They add a lot more control of tone.And I just bought an MXR phaser pedal,a Nux Metal Core distortion and a flanger and now I get Ed's sound on the red channel!I haven't even had the chance to add the delay ,equalizer and chorus and reverb pedals to refine it even more! I plan to make a wood striped pedal board to put them all on.
Awesome video! I'm so happy with my white 5150iii. This video made me glad I bought it when I did since the pice of them has skyrocketed and I got mine for about $500.
Hey Ray, great demo/comparison, thanks! Anyhow, from what Im hearing, I like your whitey amp, but I can hear that clarity difference with the stealth. I have a white 50w, & I love it, but Ive also tubed it differently. This is an amp that tubes make a marked difference in. Try plain ol Tung-Sol 12ax7's if you get a chance, with a Mullard long plate 12ax7 in V1! Then Sovtek 6L6 WXT+ power tubes (all tubes are new manufacture) I dig vids like this, it really helps when a person cant get hold of one to listen to, or hear them side by side!
Stealth allllll dayyyy looooooong brother! Wooo sick riffage too my guy, sending positive vibes your way, Ile do my bit of positivity by saying man, you, your playing, your channel, and your comfort on this wacky thing called UA-cam is so rad, your doing great. 🤘 😊 🤘
SICK riffage, brotha!! I fuggin LOVE the EVH amps... I have both the 100 watt, and 50 watt (6L6) 5150 III. Never an issue, always beast, happy boy! Cheers!
@@xanderraymondcharles I have to be honest, I watched specifically for the clean demo. I had a 100 watt black stealth an sold it because it lacked a good clean to my tastes. Too much early break up.
Nice video Ray! Those amps are killer. I have an older III, want it modded to separate the vol and gain on 1 and 2. No one around here will do the mod so I've been looking at the stealth as another option.
Both sound killer..I had both...Leaning towards the Stealth just because it looks so sick!.. Killer riff btw,,...think I'm gonna have to steal,,,,I mean be "inspired" by that riff : )
Thanks my dude. I have my Mk1 that I love but really wanted that clean/blue separation on gain and level. The blue sounds tighter on the MKIII though. This was eye opening. Cheers. I have 2 songs I kick off on clean that just aren't possible on my MK1. Lot of pot roll plus pedal work (channel selector). If you feel inclined; Blood Hammer - spotify. The Blob needs that in and out of clean live.
Dude, the black stealth is like more agressive and more modern, sounds great! I miss your jim root guitars demoing amps :). Just because i love those guitars :) Thanks for the video Ray!!
Another great video. I am in the market for a new half stack. I have really been looking at the Stealth head but didn't know if the 50 watt was loud enough to be heard when playing live.
I have owned the EVH 5150 III 50 watt and currently have the 100 watt Stealth. Both are fantastic amplifiers. I think ultimately that the Stealth is the superior head. Though I miss the more bedroom friendly 50 watt, I can’t argue with the headroom that the 100 watt offers. Plus the reshaped blue channel is ridiculous! No OD needed. Ray, thank you for all of your hard work and positivity. RIP EVH!!!
Stealth sounds better on blue and red.. mostly if you are playing leads. Regular sounds better if you want a fuzz type of sound. However the clean on stealth is clean.. and the clean on the regular sounds pretty.. like fender clean not van halen clean.. each amp sounds good and would easily build a live band with lead using stealth and rhythm using regular 5150iii and be happy
Love your riffs brotha! They both sound killer to me. The White has a little of that engl vibe, more mids which isn’t necessarily a bad thing depending on the mix. Killer chug on both of them. The stealth is hands down more brutal. Love your channel man thanks and look forward to seeing more from you! *subscribed 🤘🏻
I know Gojira prefers the stealth studio and the classic live, and I think there’s something to that! I feel like the tighter stealth could be great for studio but live the more boomyness of the classic would work great
Nice vid. I was trying to decide between a used original and a new Stealth, but I've decided to order a Revv Generator 120 Mark III instead now. Huge leap in cost, but hopefully worth it!
i feel like the OG sounds a tad bigger! they both sound sick though, I kinda never really cared for the 5150 before this vid so thanks for making me plan to lose even more money to gear lmao
The clean resonance, that sustaining ringing of the ivory is waaay better than the iiis. Sounds so damn close to a led zeppelin clean sound. And the iiis blue channel needs a boost but in comparison to the ivory its too thin sounding. I dont like the iiis unless you’ve got a 7 or 8 string to make the thicker strings sound clearer. Especially chording
Had the white. Loved it, apart from the shared volume and gain. Upgraded to the concentric pots version and two days later the Stealth was announced, so I sent it back. Have had the stealth for a while now and love it. Green is lovely and clean pedal platform. Blue is my "metal" sound, with a boost in the loop for volume increase. Red is lead channel. That said, I can't say I experienced an enormous difference between the concentric pot white one and the Stealth as I never had them in the same room. I wouldn't upgrade from one to the other given the choice again but from scratch I'd go with the Stealth for that extra clarity in the blue channel. (external bias will also be useful in the future no doubt)
Dope video man ! I definitely want the stealth evh, he's so cool looking. Btw I was wondering if u still had the Jim Root Jazzmaster sig (the white one), didn't see it during the studio tour video (which so fking cool)
This was an amazing shootout, awesome riffs! What IRs did you use? Really love the tones you got here, the stealth def did sound better to me but you could still use the 6L6 in a mix and it would work perfectly, worked just fine here compared to the stealth, they kinda have their own flavors
Yo Ray what's the name of the track you played in drop D ? I assume its a Luna muerte song but what track is it? That's one of my favorite riffs of all time.
Hi! I'm a new owner of a EVH 5150 III 50S. The amp has a big noise problem. I mean: when even mothing is plugged in the ammount of Niagara falls noise, when you raise the volume above bedroom level, is ridiculous. Is that normal?
Great review. @SMR is the Stealth prone to blowing up like the rest of the EVH amps? I know you personally have had this issue with a couple if them. Thank you.
I have the EVH 51503S Stealth 100! Best Head I've ever owned, better than my Mesa triple rec and Marshall jvm 410h. I will never part with the Stealth!!
Instead of drop D, Ray, I would have liked standard tuning or just Eb tuning as I, like many, do not use such low tunings. I love your enthusiasm though. It is very genuine.
Awesome riffs Metal Ray! They are so close it probably depends on the style of music and taste? I've found the 6L6 was a little more appropriate for classic VH stuff, and the Stealth was more appropriate for Metal and Heavy Rock (which I love and play all of that). But overall, either head works well for so many applications it's a no brainier for any guitarist looking for a versatile amp. Both heads rule...the EVH line rules.
I thought these amps were identical except for the colour? What's the difference in specs? Because they're tube amps (where the tubes will obviously vary slightly) would you not get a slight difference in sound between identical amps anyway?
Like you, I have the older 50 watt head with the shared volume and gain for channels one and two. I am a huge fan of this amp. I haven’t experienced the muddiness you were talking about. When I use this amp, it has only been at drop D at the lowest. Do you think the tuning may have played in to it?... Either way, I love both of these amps, thanks for the review!!
@@patcolucci Completely agree! Another thing to note is that resonance control. I have a cab that is a little on the bass heavy side and one the is one treble heavy side. The use of the resonance control almost solely makes it so that this head can be used on both of my cabs.
The Stealth definitely sounds better to my ears. Tighter and more articulate. Great video man, really enjoyed it
I’d like the OG because it’s a little warmer and a little more saturated sounding not so clean and tight but they’re both awesome
Really? I’m hearing the opposite. I’m getting more saturation and warmth from the Stealth. I have both these same amps at home. Same versions and all.
Agree, the regular EVH 5150 50w has a nice growl in the blue channel.
Stealth red channel has more saturation than any amp on the planet LOL
I have the 100w Stealth, you captured the tone really well... your 50w basically sounds identical to it. The difference is small (my wife couldn't hear any difference) but I prefer the higher gain and compressed tone from the Stealth, the white one sounds slightly less gain, more dynamics, a little more raw, a little more mids. I've been playing the Stealth on red channel no boost for death metal rhythm tone, blue channel is cool, but I find red channel better for my tastes. Also running it in stereo with a 90w Mesa Mark V (with OD808), which I know you didn't like, but mine sounds so crushing articulate and defined once I dialed in the preamp.
They both sound really good!
Tight and articulate!
Great amps
Everything at 1 o'clock is pretty underrated and works so well for modern metal. Everyone wants to 'scoop the mids' but everything at level 6 is perfect in my book (I call it the 6-6-6 EQ pattern). Great for getting plenty of everything in this mix🤘
Lol know this comment is 2 yrs old but I do the same thing and then i flick the mid knob gently a couple times to make the mids sightly slightly more present
Something special about the stealth blue channel with the boost engaged. Can't describe it. Just a pleasant high gain tone to my ear. Also love the demo tune in Drop D. Would love to listen to a full length version of that.
I think it’s the high mids 😉
The ivory has more of that growl in the tone that I love.
I think it sounds better in the mix too
First things first: this is the exact comparison video I would have loved to watch BEFORE buying my 5150III, not two years after 😅. Great, great work.
Because I, like you, used to love the 6L6, but man, the blue channel on the stealth is simply ridiculous!!
The Stealth was noticeably better on the drive channels. Not massively better - but better nonetheless. I felt that the O.G. on clean was a bit better - chimey and better note separation. I'm sure that could be remedied with some small tweaks of the eq on the Stealth though. I just ordered my Stealth a couple of days ago - so I'm just whetting my appetite with videos until it gets here. Great job.
Thought the differences were more noticeable in the A tuning than in the D
Hmmm I think you my be right. The drop A snarls more
But in all honesty, idk if the difference is big enough for the extra price of the stealth. Literally boost the mids a little more and they’re practically identical
Now the Stealth is 50€ cheaper than standard 6L6 in Europe O.o
You're either deaf or listening through shitty speakers. Yes, the two amps sound similar, but there are drastic differences. They are very easy to tell apart from each other.
@@officialmetalwill I’m not saying there isn’t a difference. I’m saying who cares about a difference that small when the price difference is so drastic? If you want to change your tone for a lot cheaper and much more effectively, use different mics or speakers. If you can afford to throw all that extra money for maybe a slight difference in the mids, have at it. But if you think that you have to get the stealth to sound good, the point is don’t waste your money.
Why do you think that's the point of the video? I think the point was for people like me that were deciding which to buy. I ended up going with the Stealth and I'm super happy with it. That was my first 5150 type amp. Before that I had just a Mesa tremoverb.
Bout time someone added different tunings to a shootout, awesome choices with the Drop A and Drop D. #staymetalray Keep up the good work
I think the red channels sounded almost exactly the same. I have a 5153 6l6 and love it but I would take a stealth too. That sounded just a little better I think in the blue channel but when the blue channel is boosted on the regular one it sounds almost exactly like the stealth imo. I've also noticed they've raised the price on these amps a few hundred dollars since I've gotten mine.
YES. Thanks for doing this Ray, I've wanted this video for a while! Stealth all the way. It's my go to amp right now.
that riff is so filthy
It was a Slosh ripoff
@@jeffleecust adobo arudubin ayy, good seeing you (:
Thanks boss
What song is that riff from? I like it
EL34 is still my fave, but damn that Stealth sounds massive.
This. The EL34 is where it’s at for me.
Blue 5153 boost 3:29 Blue Stealth boost 3:18
How can you not “thumbs up” a 5150 shootout? Awesome man...both amps are great! The boost brings em closer but the Stealth is meaner 👍
Watched a 30 second ad....I've been waiting for this comparison! I have the EL34 50 and had several 6L6 50's as well as 6505s. Guys in Europe would go nuts to get the Stealth at this price point so I think instead of the Engl Savage...I'll be blessed to be an American and get the Stealth. Long live EVH! But really...I will own the Savage Mk2 as well. Going with the Stealth and Fortin 33 for the time being. I think my GAS will be pacified
The stealth and the 33 is my favorite thing ever
You’re the man. Loving this channel. Great work.
To be honest, I’d be very grateful for owning one amp. Sadly, I’m poor.
You can buy the regular EVH 5150 iii 50w head used and save money bro.
I picked up a bugera 333xl for $300 and it holds its own with an expensive amp check them out 🤘🏻🤘🏻
Hell yeah bro great vid🤘
I have 50w OG and 100s Stealth. Love them both but the 100 stealth is my fav
This is the kind of fresh channel I've been looking for, plus you sound like a really nice bloke!! All the best with the channel mate and great video!
I'm super stoked for my 5153 50S to get here tomorrow. Sounds sick! They're both really good amps imo, but that stealth seems to have something extra. Plus they fixed the green channel on the 50w!
That guitar riff in drop D is awesome! Is that your own! I could that on the radio. Awesome! That's like a Tool riff, or Chevelle!! That Steath is unbelievable!
I kind of like the muddy sound. I currently have an Orange, and I love the muddy, but smooth creamy distortion that Orange has, especially for doom metal. But for progressive metal, black metal, death metal, the EVH Stealth is like... the perfect tone.
Man the stealth is like, noticeably cleaner and clearer in the low mids. Not like there's less, but just better controlled.
You got screwed by not having the extra volume contol knobs on your white 5150! They add a lot more control of tone.And I just bought an MXR phaser pedal,a Nux Metal Core distortion and a flanger and now I get Ed's sound on the red channel!I haven't even had the chance to add the delay ,equalizer and chorus and reverb pedals to refine it even more! I plan to make a wood striped pedal board to put them all on.
Love these videos on the EVH's man
Both sound great. My question for the floor is; would an EQ in the loop address the differences?
Awesome video! I'm so happy with my white 5150iii. This video made me glad I bought it when I did since the pice of them has skyrocketed and I got mine for about $500.
that riff flips me on my nuts
i retract that last statement, they both sound great, its a toss up
Hey Ray, great demo/comparison, thanks! Anyhow, from what Im hearing, I like your whitey amp, but I can hear that clarity difference with the stealth. I have a white 50w, & I love it, but Ive also tubed it differently. This is an amp that tubes make a marked difference in. Try plain ol Tung-Sol 12ax7's if you get a chance, with a Mullard long plate 12ax7 in V1! Then Sovtek 6L6 WXT+ power tubes (all tubes are new manufacture)
I dig vids like this, it really helps when a person cant get hold of one to listen to, or hear them side by side!
Dammit….i was all ready to buy the ivory EVH iii.
That stealth effortlessly growls.
Stealth allllll dayyyy looooooong brother! Wooo sick riffage too my guy, sending positive vibes your way, Ile do my bit of positivity by saying man, you, your playing, your channel, and your comfort on this wacky thing called UA-cam is so rad, your doing great. 🤘 😊 🤘
Always diggin your positive energy and glad I came across your channel.
SICK riffage, brotha!! I fuggin LOVE the EVH amps... I have both the 100 watt, and 50 watt (6L6) 5150 III. Never an issue, always beast, happy boy! Cheers!
You definitely didn’t look like you actually wanted to play those cleans lol
Haha not at all. But you know if I didn’t add that part the internet would say WhAt AbOuT tHe ClEaN cHaNnEl
@@xanderraymondcharles I have to be honest, I watched specifically for the clean demo. I had a 100 watt black stealth an sold it because it lacked a good clean to my tastes. Too much early break up.
@@travis3656 apparently the EL34 version has waaaay more headroom on the clean channel
@@xanderraymondcharles so true....
@@Chugs4Serotonin . How are EL34 tubes have more headroom than a 6L6 tubes even on clean, if 6L6 valves have more headroom by nature? Really!
Nice video Ray! Those amps are killer. I have an older III, want it modded to separate the vol and gain on 1 and 2. No one around here will do the mod so I've been looking at the stealth as another option.
Both sound killer..I had both...Leaning towards the Stealth just because it looks so sick!.. Killer riff btw,,...think I'm gonna have to steal,,,,I mean be "inspired" by that riff : )
Some serious Loomis vibes from the blue channel + Hexdrive, great riffing, great demo, great video Ray! \m/
Great video. Well explained and executed. I agree with some other comments that the differences are more noticeable in the drop A tuning.
Thanks my dude. I have my Mk1 that I love but really wanted that clean/blue separation on gain and level. The blue sounds tighter on the MKIII though. This was eye opening. Cheers. I have 2 songs I kick off on clean that just aren't possible on my MK1. Lot of pot roll plus pedal work (channel selector). If you feel inclined; Blood Hammer - spotify. The Blob needs that in and out of clean live.
Hearing that strat through the blue channel, I’m thinking of his could be a killer amp for Dogman-era King’s X tones.
Dude, the black stealth is like more agressive and more modern, sounds great! I miss your jim root guitars demoing amps :). Just because i love those guitars :)
Thanks for the video Ray!!
the soloed white one sounds so good bro what
The stealth sounds amaze balls! Great vid my dude 🤘
Thank you for this I was looking for this comparison.
Great demo broski! Thanks for this, cheers.
Cool video, buying a 50 watt stealth this week
Another great video. I am in the market for a new half stack. I have really been looking at the Stealth head but didn't know if the 50 watt was loud enough to be heard when playing live.
I have owned the EVH 5150 III 50 watt and currently have the 100 watt Stealth. Both are fantastic amplifiers. I think ultimately that the Stealth is the superior head. Though I miss the more bedroom friendly 50 watt, I can’t argue with the headroom that the 100 watt offers. Plus the reshaped blue channel is ridiculous! No OD needed. Ray, thank you for all of your hard work and positivity. RIP EVH!!!
Great video. Both versions are great for any type of metal music.
Stealth sounds better on blue and red.. mostly if you are playing leads. Regular sounds better if you want a fuzz type of sound.
However the clean on stealth is clean.. and the clean on the regular sounds pretty.. like fender clean not van halen clean.. each amp sounds good and would easily build a live band with lead using stealth and rhythm using regular 5150iii and be happy
The Stealth for the win !!!!!!
Yes sir!
Love your riffs brotha! They both sound killer to me. The White has a little of that engl vibe, more mids which isn’t necessarily a bad thing depending on the mix. Killer chug on both of them. The stealth is hands down more brutal. Love your channel man thanks and look forward to seeing more from you! *subscribed 🤘🏻
Two amazing amps. I have both and run them in stereo lol 🤤
I know Gojira prefers the stealth studio and the classic live, and I think there’s something to that! I feel like the tighter stealth could be great for studio but live the more boomyness of the classic would work great
I believe it's just the opposite, stealth live and classic studio, if I'm not wrong 🍗
5153 el34 studio and stealth live.
Stealth blue channel sounds more alive and has more texture to the sound.
6L6 5153 50 watt studio Stealth 6L6 5153 50 watt live
Keep up the good work brother!
Thanks Jeff!
Nice vid. I was trying to decide between a used original and a new Stealth, but I've decided to order a Revv Generator 120 Mark III instead now. Huge leap in cost, but hopefully worth it!
Dream amp head.. I really want one so bad 😔. Love the Fender riff👍🏼🤘🏼
Loving the pinch harmonics. Would love to see a mixing video from you. It always sounds so big, bad and filthy!
Yeaaaaah man 🔥♥️
Dudeee when you fix the El34 you should do a 3 way 😏🤣
LiKE for real the 3 versions of EVH would BE SIIIIICCCKKKK
Good Riffs dude
Thanks Ray!!
i feel like the OG sounds a tad bigger! they both sound sick though, I kinda never really cared for the 5150 before this vid so thanks for making me plan to lose even more money to gear lmao
Start @ 2:57 everyone.... Seriously, people just love to hear themselves talk....
It was just an awesome comparison and I just loved it! Thanks! Can you do another one about EVH 5150 vs Mesa Dual Rec Multi watt and Mesa Mark V?
noob here, what exactly is "boosted" and how is it done?
Overdrive pedal. Ray is using a Fortin overdrive here.
The clean resonance, that sustaining ringing of the ivory is waaay better than the iiis. Sounds so damn close to a led zeppelin clean sound. And the iiis blue channel needs a boost but in comparison to the ivory its too thin sounding. I dont like the iiis unless you’ve got a 7 or 8 string to make the thicker strings sound clearer. Especially chording
The Stealth seems to have some more warmth and resonance.
G1 has more body and a bit flabby in the low end. Stealth is crispier bit more snarl but thinner. Both sick.
I gotta know if you would choose the stealth over a multiwatt dual recto, like in ready to make a purchase tonight. Thanks for the video
Had the white. Loved it, apart from the shared volume and gain.
Upgraded to the concentric pots version and two days later the Stealth was announced, so I sent it back.
Have had the stealth for a while now and love it.
Green is lovely and clean pedal platform.
Blue is my "metal" sound, with a boost in the loop for volume increase.
Red is lead channel.
That said, I can't say I experienced an enormous difference between the concentric pot white one and the Stealth as I never had them in the same room.
I wouldn't upgrade from one to the other given the choice again but from scratch I'd go with the Stealth for that extra clarity in the blue channel. (external bias will also be useful in the future no doubt)
Dope video man ! I definitely want the stealth evh, he's so cool looking. Btw I was wondering if u still had the Jim Root Jazzmaster sig (the white one), didn't see it during the studio tour video (which so fking cool)
Great way to demo these amps!!! I have the OG its killer!!! But i might trade it for the Stealth.
Ray you're a man of the people! This is some quality stuff here. Sooooo sick.
You just so happen to have both amps. 👌
Guys, does everyone get the white noise on the red channel? With gain over 1 o’clock I clearly hear it. Any ways to fight it?
This was an amazing shootout, awesome riffs! What IRs did you use? Really love the tones you got here, the stealth def did sound better to me but you could still use the 6L6 in a mix and it would work perfectly, worked just fine here compared to the stealth, they kinda have their own flavors
Yo Ray what's the name of the track you played in drop D ? I assume its a Luna muerte song but what track is it? That's one of my favorite riffs of all time.
Was nice. I would also like to know what its called
Sound like Foo Fighters hero song
Hi! I'm a new owner of a EVH 5150 III 50S. The amp has a big noise problem. I mean: when even mothing is plugged in the ammount of Niagara falls noise, when you raise the volume above bedroom level, is ridiculous. Is that normal?
Great review. @SMR is the Stealth prone to blowing up like the rest of the EVH amps? I know you personally have had this issue with a couple if them. Thank you.
I have the EVH 51503S Stealth 100! Best Head I've ever owned, better than my Mesa triple rec and Marshall jvm 410h. I will never part with the Stealth!!
Instead of drop D, Ray, I would have liked standard tuning or just Eb tuning as I, like many, do not use such low tunings. I love your enthusiasm though. It is very genuine.
Maybe I'll get both and use them in stereo. What a sound. Both sick in different ways.
That’s the dream rig haha
Awesome riffs Metal Ray! They are so close it probably depends on the style of music and taste? I've found the 6L6 was a little more appropriate for classic VH stuff, and the Stealth was more appropriate for Metal and Heavy Rock (which I love and play all of that). But overall, either head works well for so many applications it's a no brainier for any guitarist looking for a versatile amp. Both heads rule...the EVH line rules.
Thanks so much! Yes, my band is Luna Muerta
Ray do you have that 7 stirng tuned AEADGBE ??
Yessir that be the tuning!
I thought these amps were identical except for the colour? What's the difference in specs? Because they're tube amps (where the tubes will obviously vary slightly) would you not get a slight difference in sound between identical amps anyway?
Close, but the Stealth sounds a little bit fuller (darker?) to me, which I prefer.
Like you, I have the older 50 watt head with the shared volume and gain for channels one and two. I am a huge fan of this amp. I haven’t experienced the muddiness you were talking about. When I use this amp, it has only been at drop D at the lowest. Do you think the tuning may have played in to it?... Either way, I love both of these amps, thanks for the review!!
I've had both versions of the white one without the fender logo. I never experienced any mud. Ray can you tell us what preamp tubes are in there?
@@patcolucci Good question... Perhaps this plays a bigger role in what he heard than my comment about tuning.
@@rodreyes8436 definitely possible or it may just sound muddy to him which is fine. Everybody hears things differently. 🤘🏼
@@patcolucci Completely agree! Another thing to note is that resonance control. I have a cab that is a little on the bass heavy side and one the is one treble heavy side. The use of the resonance control almost solely makes it so that this head can be used on both of my cabs.
@@rodreyes8436 agreed. I totally forgot about that.
Great video. What cab are you using for this?
I gotta go with the Original here
I'm thinking of getting the EVH Stealth 100w
Iphone-speaker: jep, no difference😂
New subscriber here bro, sick demo.🤘🏻
A video that gets the like before watching. \m/
thats a propper shootout right there.
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