Trying out the new EVH 5150 Iconic Combo. WILL IT CHUG? Also I will release a video of me changing the speaker of the combo tomorrow. It will be up on my second channel: th-cam.com/users/OlaEnglund2
always love your video reviews Ola, so thank you for those. Can you please do a demo on the Wangs HD15 or HD30 head? Seems to have so much potential, but the reviews done have been, quite frankly, shit lol. We need a mother fugger chugger like YOU Ola. This is my Christmas wish for the new year :D
Thanks Ola. I think I'll get the head over the combo. 40 watts would have been nice. Can you try plugging the combo into a cabinet? Love your channel and Pix rocks
Great demo, @ola englund! One thing about the noise gate is that it's mostly removing hiss from the amp, BUT it's tough for it to remove all the guitar hum pickup when the guitar is that close to the power transformer end. If you were standing further out, you'd find it to work better. But again, thanks for a thorough CHUG!
James Brown, the legend himself! Thanks for your contributions to music. I thought No Way Home was a big crossover, but the legendary amp builder and the legendary chug builder in the same video is pretty tough to beat.
It almost seems as if anything with "Iconic" on it from EVH is guaranteed to be badass...IMO. These are great rigs at great prices. EVH has done it again. Thank you for the demo and all the great content you give to us. Merry Christmas to you and your family Ola. Cheers from Texas.
I just picked this thing up from Guitar Center today and I can't believe how cheap this thing is for how good it is! The 5150 was my old dream amp, being able to have an improved version of it for so cheap is just a dream come true
I’m excited to get one of these for myself. But I think it’s very important to the future guitarist to know and who EVH was, and his contributions to the rock world.
With all due respect, it is of no importance whatsoever to future guitarists using this amp to chug. EVH is a legendary shredder but the majority of people buying these amps are playing a completely different style
@@koooomi don’t think that’s what he’s trying to say dude lol. They’re not talking about the amp whatsoever just that every guitarist should take the time to learn what Eddie did for music if they haven’t already.
All the metal bros complaining "nobody has showed it chugging, it sounds so bad" are falling all over themselves now to find a new excuse. This amp sounds amazing, the hate is so insanely overblown.
Ive always loved the convenience of a bad ass combo. This, seems like a good option for that brownish sound in a portable club gig package. Sounds good to me… 🤘🏽
The brown sound was referring to Alex's drums. It's always been about that. Search brown sound and I'm sure you'll see. People just took that and went with it, thinking he was talking about the guitar. It has absolutely nothing to do with the guitar
@@lordsoup4287 🤦🏼♂️ and that's the problem with people. Even when presented with irrefutable evidence, they'll still deny it. People just can't face the fact that they've been chasing something that doesn't even exist. They're feelings get hurt. It's fine. People are allowed to believe whatever they want.
@@Jupiter2ignite LOL Why would anyone use thar term to describe a drum sound? Next you're going to say that Eric Clayton's famous "Woman tone" was a referring to Ginger Baker's drum sound.
@@dowens3781 xInterestingly enough, Van Halen said that when he referred to the brown sound, he actually meant his brother Alex's drumming. “That's funny, because people took that whole 'brown sound' thing totally out of context,” he said. “I was never talking about my guitar tone. ... It was Alex's.”Jun 22, 2015" You can literally look this shit up yourself. Use a little common sense
Like Petrucci’s preference for testing amps with the main riff from Pull Me Under, I can tell you love that Haunted / Trespass riff at 2:50 as it’s made a few appearances over your vids through the years!
This thing sounds amazing, and for what it is some kid is going to get one of these for a not too bad price and be in heaven. I’m excited for the younger players that get their hands on these.
@@ThatMFShawnzy I remember I started out playing guitar in ‘96. My dad got me a strat pack with a crappy strat and one of those crappy little fender amps. He told me if he saw that I was going to stick with it, we’ll look at getting something a bit better. I stuck with it and then the spring/summer/fall of ‘97, I started mowing peoples grass for 40 bucks here, 20 to 30 there, and eventually was able to get a Peavey 5150 212 combo. I was so excited. Then got a Korean made fender strat with a humbucker and a Floyd and was in heaven! Still have that amp to this day and it’s still working and sounding as good as the day I bought it. Very reliable. All I’ve had to do to it is change the tubes when needed and replace a fuse that went out. Not bad for a 25 year old amp. But yeah, those little fender amps back in the day were horrible!!
So far I'm not super impressed by the head reviews but this is the best combo review, might be one of the chuggiest combo amps I've heard. I normally hate all combo amps but for the money this is nice. Toodles.
@@madmod If you are talking about this amp and the rest of the Iconic lineup they are made for the EVH brand..a division of Fender/FMC if I am not mistaken..not Peavey anymore or in quite a while.
@@ShattererMetal I'm considering buying this amp as my first tube amp. What OD pedal would you recommend? I've actually never used any overdrive pedals other than onboard overdrive.
@@nckhed good ol Ibanez TS-9 would be fine, or Boss SD-1. If you are not going to spend that much, there are hundreds of cheap TS9 clones too, I use a Joyo Vintage Overdrive and it does sound pretty good
@@ShattererMetal Ok, thanks. Do you know of any tube amps that do a nice clean tone as well as a good metal tone? I have no experience with tube amps and I hear some do metal tones really well, but can lack a decent clean tone, and vice versa.
I'll be buying one and throwing a Creamback in it..thanks for the segment..you sold me on the combo..seriously any amp James Brown has been associated with has never disappointed..man knows his stuff
I pre-ordered mine. This was a no brainer for me as I've only had solid state combo amps and amp sims. Wanted a real tube amp that wouldn't cause a divorce and they came along and released this. Can't wait to try it whenever they ship
Every time I go to a guitar store, this is my go to amp. Super tight, more gain than I know what to do with, resonance kicks you in the chest and they’re the same price as a DSL40
Agreed! And with that, I'd say it's too bad they didn't make a way on the footswitch to just stay on the green channel while allowing you to just engage/disengage that drive button. For the music I play, that's literally all I'd ever need
That sounds kinda...bad :/ At least in my own opinion, personal preference and all, it just sounds harsh, muffled, and fizzy to me and not in the good way. For that much money, you can do MUCH better
When you consider most gear reviewed on this channel gets to run through an expensive oversized 4x12, this sounds pretty decent. I reckon it could do with a better speaker.
As a 1x12 owner and player...i really appreciate you doing this. 1x12's dont get enough love imo. I have a randall rd40c with a dv77 and a randall rd112 v30 extension cab and i absolutely love it.
Boogie Mark IV combo owner here! Love the open-ness of a great combo. I'll be adding a closed back extension cab for some added thump but I'll still be using it in conjunction with the open back speaker.
@@jsullivan2112 that sounds cool af! There's been some mk3 combos onmy local cl, but i couldn't ever afford one of those. I think if i were to get a mesa amp, it'd be the mk series...
@@Roux_504 i think i got it in 2014. It was a b stock with obo and 40$ shipping, i offered 290 and they accepted it! There was one on cl the other day, i would have bought it if i had the $$. I also have an 8040 valvestate 1x12. I want to get a rg80 and a dsl40c and mess around with different speakers if i ever start recording.
The 80 watt head and a 4x12 cab gives a much better representation of what this amp will do. I own every version of the 5150 except for the Stealth and I'm very impressed with the Iconic's performance. I'd like to see it in a 60 watt 2x12 version.
That’s a different amp and it’s impossible for it to give a better representation of what this amp does they serve two different purposes and there two different price points,you’re comparing apples and oranges
Out of curiosity, what sounds awful to you? I have no personal experience with tube amps, so I'm just trying to gather a little bit of info before I decide to buy a tube amp (if I ever do).
@@nckhed I found for myself if your in a room playing through a modelling type of amp or whatever non-tube set up they have good sounds. But if you play through a tube amp it sounds more like it's coming through in 3-D. Remember, all these amp modeller/amp sims/profilers painstakingly try real hard to emulate what tube amplifiers do naturally. There's something to be said about going old school to simply playing through a tube amp with just a few effects pedals. A tube combo could be what would work for you.
Wow ola,everytime i watch your videos man you transmit that energy and courage for me to pick back up and built back my rig as for my 12 years of abscense from shredding and chuggin,you rock man.
@Ola, how hot is the pickup in your solar? What magnets are used? I think the 2nd channel sounds better combining it with a lower output around the 8-9kOhm, like a PAF?. I agree the 2nd channel is to hot for a 14k+ ceramic for instance, but this way they cover more base I presume. Great sounding amp!.
I’ve had my Iconic for 3 days and this amp is amazing! I’m not trying to dial it in to sound like Eddie. The amp is very versatile and there no need to dial in a lot of gain to get a great lead sound on channel 2. I use a beautiful clean sound on channel 1. The boost works fabulous! I run a line out of the preamp out to a Boss ME70 into a JCM900 into Orange cabs. That way all my effects have a volume pedal so I can blend in modulation/delay effects into the Marshall while keeping the Iconic rock solid with a little bit of reverb. I love the reverb on the Iconic! Anyway, create your own sound with this amp, don’t try to make it sound predictable. The Iconic amp gives you everything you need to blaze into future guitar sounds…
OLA... you BEAST! Love it man.. come on... you were stalling... you knew it would chug in seconds... but did you know it would burn 🔥when it chugged?!?! 🔥 🎸😎🤘
I bought this amp after seeing this video and a few others. Great amp for the price. I can do anything with this amp that requires dirt and it works well for both home practice and gigs. I love the green channel the most. It’s got good mids… and the boost feature (also on the foot switch) kicks it up nice for solos. Channel 2 is a bit saturated for me after the halfway point and I’m not into the ‘burn’ feature for similar reasons. The effects loop gave me more hiss than I hoped for but it’s not a dealbreaker. Reverb isn’t very good IMO. I always wanted a Peavey bold font 5150 amp or a Soldano Hot Rod 100. This is the closest thing to those I’ve found in a combo. If you’re looking for a combo capable of killer overdrive and super leads, this is an excellent choice. I can do light rock/blues all the way to Killswitch Engage stuff.
Awesome demo, ola. 😎🎸🤘🏻This evh guitar combo sounds killer. If you ask me, it definitely chug. I wonder if the james brown who created the evh amp is also the same James brown who created amptweaker pedals. Anywho, merry Metal Christmas. 🎄🎁😎🤘🏻🎸
I bought one several months ago from zZounds Music. It's a beast. Sounds like a Marshall and you can get a bunch of tones from it, and it's tight from bottom to top with awesome separation and definition. Worth the money, every penny of it.
Man I love the matte style finishes on your Solar Guitars. Makes the lines pop so nice. I'm in Canada. Is there any distributors for Solar in Canada or USA? Love that guitar your playing right there so much.
I bought this combo without even hearing it after my dad just bought the 5150III because I wanted something chunky in the same style but more affordable. Anyways, thank you for showing off the green channel, because I had no idea it was capable of high gain! I absolutely agree that the green channel sounds better, but I do have one complaint about the amp. It is not great with pinch harmonics, and really needs a boost in front to get that accomplished. Aside from that, it's my perfect amp and reminds of the Laney GH50L more than the original 5150 or anything else done in that style. Really an incredible amp for the money, and I have only played one other amp I liked more, the Peavey Ultra Plus.
I love when you pull out that fart box lol. I have the Peavey Rockmaster preamp and had insane chug when it was in my tour rig. I also have a Rocktron gate / compressor/ limiter I ran along with it. Seemed to clean it up good. I believe the 5150 was based off that preamp, could be wrong but that’s what I heard lol. Thanks for the fun videos man. ✌🏻
I've got a 5150 head, and will say a little tube rolling in the red channel makes a HUGE difference. My red is usable from 1-10 giving me three great channels.
it might be passable for retro metal but doesn't sound capable of delivering an actually heavy modern metal tone. and they're charging US$800 for this 40 watt combo? what?
This amp sounds great! I saw Fluff's demo and wanted to hear some Ola Chugs on this iconic amp. Definitely something I might consider, ya never know!! not a bad piece of gear for the price.
Hey man great video I always watch your videos and hope to hear which one is the Holy Grail the best Chuck amplifier and well I never get that answer answered what is your favorite Chut amp?
Never thought I would hear Ola say "I think I like it better with the gain backed down" LMFAO by the way on a side note the best place to order from is American Music Supply. they always give an additional 12 month warranty for free plus they have the longest free interest payment plans for us brokies. LOL I think I will order the white Iconic 5150 -80 watt head with the 4x12 celestion cab for $1600. I think that is a steal for a 5150 half stack. the 12 payment plan is only $135 / month
Trying out the new EVH 5150 Iconic Combo. WILL IT CHUG?
Also I will release a video of me changing the speaker of the combo tomorrow. It will be up on my second channel:
th-cam.com/users/OlaEnglund2
Merry Christmas Ola
🤘🤘
always love your video reviews Ola, so thank you for those. Can you please do a demo on the Wangs HD15 or HD30 head? Seems to have so much potential, but the reviews done have been, quite frankly, shit lol. We need a mother fugger chugger like YOU Ola. This is my Christmas wish for the new year :D
I love the shirt Ola and how my Solar 1.6 BLB sounds after I installed Fishmans!! Duncans sounded good don't get me wrong, Fishmans are unmatched!
Thanks Ola. I think I'll get the head over the combo. 40 watts would have been nice. Can you try plugging the combo into a cabinet? Love your channel and Pix rocks
That background is so black it’s almost white again 😱
Haha 😂 world record chug on the clean 😱
Great demo, @ola englund! One thing about the noise gate is that it's mostly removing hiss from the amp, BUT it's tough for it to remove all the guitar hum pickup when the guitar is that close to the power transformer end. If you were standing further out, you'd find it to work better. But again, thanks for a thorough CHUG!
Absolutely fair point!
James Brown, the legend himself! Thanks for your contributions to music.
I thought No Way Home was a big crossover, but the legendary amp builder and the legendary chug builder in the same video is pretty tough to beat.
@@thetribalist6923 Thanks and YW
Thanks James !!🤘🇨🇦
James it it possible to get parts for my Amptweaker pedals? Thanks
Big Man ola coming through with the new amps
Clean channels outrageous 🤣🤣🤯
"It chugs on the clean channel. Hello, that means something."
-Ola Englund, regarding the EVH 5150
It almost seems as if anything with "Iconic" on it from EVH is guaranteed to be badass...IMO. These are great rigs at great prices. EVH has done it again. Thank you for the demo and all the great content you give to us. Merry Christmas to you and your family Ola. Cheers from Texas.
That first channel tone on the 5150 is music to my ears. What a sound. I'm in love.
@Zombie Frogg It’s from Eddie, of course it’s gonna be awesome!!! XD
Hell yeah from Texas here too.
I just picked this thing up from Guitar Center today and I can't believe how cheap this thing is for how good it is! The 5150 was my old dream amp, being able to have an improved version of it for so cheap is just a dream come true
I’m excited to get one of these for myself. But I think it’s very important to the future guitarist to know and who EVH was, and his contributions to the rock world.
EVH’s genius has to live on. Long live The King
With all due respect, it is of no importance whatsoever to future guitarists using this amp to chug. EVH is a legendary shredder but the majority of people buying these amps are playing a completely different style
@@koooomi don’t think that’s what he’s trying to say dude lol. They’re not talking about the amp whatsoever just that every guitarist should take the time to learn what Eddie did for music if they haven’t already.
All the metal bros complaining "nobody has showed it chugging, it sounds so bad" are falling all over themselves now to find a new excuse. This amp sounds amazing, the hate is so insanely overblown.
Ive always loved the convenience of a bad ass combo. This, seems like a good option for that brownish sound in a portable club gig package. Sounds good to me… 🤘🏽
The brown sound was referring to Alex's drums. It's always been about that. Search brown sound and I'm sure you'll see. People just took that and went with it, thinking he was talking about the guitar. It has absolutely nothing to do with the guitar
@@Jupiter2ignite and still everyone calls it the brown sound.
@@lordsoup4287 🤦🏼♂️ and that's the problem with people. Even when presented with irrefutable evidence, they'll still deny it. People just can't face the fact that they've been chasing something that doesn't even exist. They're feelings get hurt.
It's fine. People are allowed to believe whatever they want.
@@Jupiter2ignite
LOL Why would anyone use thar term to describe a drum sound? Next you're going to say that Eric Clayton's famous "Woman tone" was a referring to Ginger Baker's drum sound.
@@dowens3781 xInterestingly enough, Van Halen said that when he referred to the brown sound, he actually meant his brother Alex's drumming. “That's funny, because people took that whole 'brown sound' thing totally out of context,” he said. “I was never talking about my guitar tone. ... It was Alex's.”Jun 22, 2015"
You can literally look this shit up yourself. Use a little common sense
Like Petrucci’s preference for testing amps with the main riff from Pull Me Under, I can tell you love that Haunted / Trespass riff at 2:50 as it’s made a few appearances over your vids through the years!
I want to know how to play it but I cant get it right 😫
4:17 reminds me of a girl I used to know.
This thing sounds amazing, and for what it is some kid is going to get one of these for a not too bad price and be in heaven. I’m excited for the younger players that get their hands on these.
Younger kids wont know what it’s like to only have a shitty $50 fender amp or a crate amp if we keep getting all these badass amps hahaha
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@@ThatMFShawnzy The price is not that cheap for Kids to step in. Maybe second hand.
How privileged are you that you think this is just a “not bad” price for a kid beginner to get xD jeez
@@ThatMFShawnzy I remember I started out playing guitar in ‘96. My dad got me a strat pack with a crappy strat and one of those crappy little fender amps. He told me if he saw that I was going to stick with it, we’ll look at getting something a bit better. I stuck with it and then the spring/summer/fall of ‘97, I started mowing peoples grass for 40 bucks here, 20 to 30 there, and eventually was able to get a Peavey 5150 212 combo. I was so excited. Then got a Korean made fender strat with a humbucker and a Floyd and was in heaven! Still have that amp to this day and it’s still working and sounding as good as the day I bought it. Very reliable. All I’ve had to do to it is change the tubes when needed and replace a fuse that went out. Not bad for a 25 year old amp. But yeah, those little fender amps back in the day were horrible!!
This sounds better than all the other stack demos for sure.
YES, OLA RETURNS TO HIS MYTHICAL AMP REVIEWS i bet it will chug.
It doesn't chug sadly :(
The cool part of the design is that the green channel does lower, vintage EVH brown-type tones, and remains tight with the gain up.
So far I'm not super impressed by the head reviews but this is the best combo review, might be one of the chuggiest combo amps I've heard. I normally hate all combo amps but for the money this is nice. Toodles.
And hey, Eddie merchandise. ;)
Surprising results. Who would have expected a 5150 to chug?
If he can get an Epiphone Valve Standard to chug, I'd be impressed
😂😂😂
Eddie.
Peavey has some downright brutal amps for so little money
@@madmod If you are talking about this amp and the rest of the Iconic lineup they are made for the EVH brand..a division of Fender/FMC if I am not mistaken..not Peavey anymore or in quite a while.
THIS AMP IS JUST FUCKING GREAT...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU EVH & REST IN PEACE.
THE KING STILL RULES!
FUCK YEAH.
Sounds to me like an Overdrive + Green channel would be the best.
It is the secret of every 5150
@@ShattererMetal I'm considering buying this amp as my first tube amp. What OD pedal would you recommend? I've actually never used any overdrive pedals other than onboard overdrive.
@@nckhed good ol Ibanez TS-9 would be fine, or Boss SD-1. If you are not going to spend that much, there are hundreds of cheap TS9 clones too, I use a Joyo Vintage Overdrive and it does sound pretty good
@@ShattererMetal Ok, thanks. Do you know of any tube amps that do a nice clean tone as well as a good metal tone? I have no experience with tube amps and I hear some do metal tones really well, but can lack a decent clean tone, and vice versa.
@@nckhed i am in the same situation , please tell me what you find if you do find something good
An EVH?! Chugging??!? My God man you're going where no man's gone before, be careful!
5150s have always chugged- they became the 6505 after the license kerfuffle in the 80s when Eddie didnt renew his sponsorship.
loving the levels of gain in this amp! super powerful sound! looking forward to the half-stack demo for full volume power!
I'll be buying one and throwing a Creamback in it..thanks for the segment..you sold me on the combo..seriously any amp James Brown has been associated with has never disappointed..man knows his stuff
Try the Avatar-Fane M65 instead. It's like a Creamback that sounds better than a Creamback.
asking anything with "EVH" on it .. Will it Chug? is like asking ozzy osbourne will you have a drink? in the 80s
They are going to sell a shit ton of these. EVH does it again and at great prices
Man, if I didn’t already have the stealth head and the EL34 head, I’d be getting one of these.
I pre-ordered mine. This was a no brainer for me as I've only had solid state combo amps and amp sims. Wanted a real tube amp that wouldn't cause a divorce and they came along and released this. Can't wait to try it whenever they ship
@@rpere2 😂
10:05 Seed Of Filth! Such a MONSTER riff! 🤘😝🎸 Amp sounds great too!
Whoa, Rob sighting!
It’s such a banger man!
Small world 😂.
I was just watching your m1000 vs m1000 video just before this.
Great stuff.
Every time I go to a guitar store, this is my go to amp. Super tight, more gain than I know what to do with, resonance kicks you in the chest and they’re the same price as a DSL40
I don’t know what to go with the dsl40cr or one of these?!
@@ethanrobinson5536this
This seems to be a really solid combo amp. I’m gonna keep my eye on this one
Ola's reaction to the overdrive sound was the same as mine when I first heard the tones from this amp.
So magnific.
Can't go wrong with these. I have the 40W and it's a Pissed hornets nest.
James Brown is The High Lord of Chug! Not to mention a super nice guy.
But can he funk?
Get on the scene, like a sex machine!
@@dowens3781 I feel good!!
@@MikeCarvin @D Owens @Golden Waves @MeTuLHeD I do feel pretty good, now that you mention it!
Holy hell, the green channel sounds glorious. I'd probably just live there and roll off my guitar's volume to clean up, lol
Agreed! And with that, I'd say it's too bad they didn't make a way on the footswitch to just stay on the green channel while allowing you to just engage/disengage that drive button. For the music I play, that's literally all I'd ever need
That sounds kinda...bad :/ At least in my own opinion, personal preference and all, it just sounds harsh, muffled, and fizzy to me and not in the good way. For that much money, you can do MUCH better
Is it just me, or does the green channel sound better than the red channel as far as chugging goes?
I agree, years ago I read Machine Head used the green channel on the original Peavey 5150. I tried it myself and never went back.
"Have you ever heard about a noise gate? It's gating noise."
-Ola Englund 2021
When you consider most gear reviewed on this channel gets to run through an expensive oversized 4x12, this sounds pretty decent. I reckon it could do with a better speaker.
But will it Jent?
As a 1x12 owner and player...i really appreciate you doing this. 1x12's dont get enough love imo. I have a randall rd40c with a dv77 and a randall rd112 v30 extension cab and i absolutely love it.
I had a Laney LC-II 50 watt 1×12 tube combo that I ran into a 2×12 cab and it sounded killer.
Boogie Mark IV combo owner here! Love the open-ness of a great combo. I'll be adding a closed back extension cab for some added thump but I'll still be using it in conjunction with the open back speaker.
A Randall RD40c? You've had that one for a long time. I haven't seen one in years
@@jsullivan2112 that sounds cool af! There's been some mk3 combos onmy local cl, but i couldn't ever afford one of those. I think if i were to get a mesa amp, it'd be the mk series...
@@Roux_504 i think i got it in 2014. It was a b stock with obo and 40$ shipping, i offered 290 and they accepted it! There was one on cl the other day, i would have bought it if i had the $$. I also have an 8040 valvestate 1x12. I want to get a rg80 and a dsl40c and mess around with different speakers if i ever start recording.
The 80 watt head and a 4x12 cab gives a much better representation of what this amp will do. I own every version of the 5150 except for the Stealth and I'm very impressed with the Iconic's performance. I'd like to see it in a 60 watt 2x12 version.
That’s a different amp and it’s impossible for it to give a better representation of what this amp does they serve two different purposes and there two different price points,you’re comparing apples and oranges
Would the 10 watt setting be good for home use, or would it be a wiser decision to purchase the 15 watt version with the 10 inch speaker for home use?
I lost my hearing 20 years ago and I don't regret. It comes with the atmosphere you play in.
This combo sounds brutal. Ola the tone master. Again, you could make a foot stool chug!!
Ola! Love The Haunted riffs in this one... you need to play more of them when testing amps!
If you genuinely had doubts that this amp would chug, then you're not used to a 5150...
There should be a microphone in the floor below … Ha!
This is awful, if you're gonna spend that much of money on a combo just get an used 5153 combo. EVH, what is the point of this?
Out of curiosity, what sounds awful to you? I have no personal experience with tube amps, so I'm just trying to gather a little bit of info before I decide to buy a tube amp (if I ever do).
@@nckhed I found for myself if your in a room playing through a modelling type of amp or whatever non-tube set up they have good sounds. But if you play through a tube amp it sounds more like it's coming through in 3-D. Remember, all these amp modeller/amp sims/profilers painstakingly try real hard to emulate what tube amplifiers do naturally. There's something to be said about going old school to simply playing through a tube amp with just a few effects pedals. A tube combo could be what would work for you.
00:17 really? People actually asking about that? They shouldn’t watch Star Wars because it’s not real.
Wow ola,everytime i watch your videos man you transmit that energy and courage for me to pick back up and built back my rig as for my 12 years of abscense from shredding and chuggin,you rock man.
Sounds much better than I expected. Definitely chugs!
Sounds like a very impressive combo!!
I mean… Machine Head uses the green channel on 5150s for their rhythm stuff for a reason ;)
Thank you for this. I would love to see your take on 6505+ combo
Can we please god get a new one of those ?
Mr. Englund could play the pre-recorded chug with an air guitar to clear the confusion?
Shit, this combo chugs!!! Yes Ola, try to plug it to another external cab !!!!
Does it weigh 7,000lbs like the original 5150 combo?
That's about how much my old Laney LC-II combo weighs.
It's like Peavey started making Wolfgang's again so EVH decided to make the original 5150 as revenge. I like this amp alot, it has that Mesa vibe.
Will a 5150 chug? Jeez I don't know
I actually really want to try one of these in person
Sad part is that you had to explain the pre-recorded chug.
@Ola, how hot is the pickup in your solar? What magnets are used? I think the 2nd channel sounds better combining it with a lower output around the 8-9kOhm, like a PAF?. I agree the 2nd channel is to hot for a 14k+ ceramic for instance, but this way they cover more base I presume. Great sounding amp!.
Its basically an SD custom 5, so a touch over medium output with alnico 5 mag
I’ve had my Iconic for 3 days and this amp is amazing! I’m not trying to dial it in to sound like Eddie. The amp is very versatile and there no need to dial in a lot of gain to get a great lead sound on channel 2. I use a beautiful clean sound on channel 1. The boost works fabulous! I run a line out of the preamp out to a Boss ME70 into a JCM900 into Orange cabs. That way all my effects have a volume pedal so I can blend in modulation/delay effects into the Marshall while keeping the Iconic rock solid with a little bit of reverb. I love the reverb on the Iconic!
Anyway, create your own sound with this amp, don’t try to make it sound predictable.
The Iconic amp gives you everything you need to blaze into future guitar sounds…
Merry Christmas 🎄 Ola and family !!!!
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OLA... you BEAST! Love it man.. come on... you were stalling... you knew it would chug in seconds... but did you know it would burn 🔥when it chugged?!?! 🔥 🎸😎🤘
What song is he playing at 2:52 I want to learn it!
"Will it 5150?"
I have a '96 combo. Weber speakers.
It's absolutely indispensable.
Merry Christmas ⛄🤘🎸 Ola Englund
Anyone else just wanna hear Ola just jam his favorite chug riffs for a while? I always wish it would just keep going.
You just sold 1000 of these amps. I hope they pay you.
I'll take the MT15 over this.
I bought this amp after seeing this video and a few others. Great amp for the price. I can do anything with this amp that requires dirt and it works well for both home practice and gigs. I love the green channel the most. It’s got good mids… and the boost feature (also on the foot switch) kicks it up nice for solos. Channel 2 is a bit saturated for me after the halfway point and I’m not into the ‘burn’ feature for similar reasons. The effects loop gave me more hiss than I hoped for but it’s not a dealbreaker. Reverb isn’t very good IMO. I always wanted a Peavey bold font 5150 amp or a Soldano Hot Rod 100. This is the closest thing to those I’ve found in a combo. If you’re looking for a combo capable of killer overdrive and super leads, this is an excellent choice. I can do light rock/blues all the way to Killswitch Engage stuff.
Among the living sound here !!!
I have an original EVH 5150 combo amp. It weighs a ton but it is a great amp. It chugs for sure, that's why i kept it for so many years.
How does this compare to the original 5150 combo?
Awesome demo, ola. 😎🎸🤘🏻This evh guitar combo sounds killer. If you ask me, it definitely chug. I wonder if the james brown who created the evh amp is also the same James brown who created amptweaker pedals. Anywho, merry Metal Christmas. 🎄🎁😎🤘🏻🎸
Man this amp is something. The man knew a thing or two about amps.
Me watching this video and looking sad at my Blackstar HT-20R Combo… (same pricerange…)
BS got me too. Luckily I got a Mk1 half off and recouped my loss and invested it into a 6505mh and a Harley Benton 1x12 cab w V30. Happy now.
I bought one several months ago from zZounds Music. It's a beast. Sounds like a Marshall and you can get a bunch of tones from it, and it's tight from bottom to top with awesome separation and definition. Worth the money, every penny of it.
cool i like it. can i hug your wife? lol
Do you think this amp could keep up with drums and bass in a practice room?
Maybe at the end of the videos, you do an in the mix playback... Be good to hear it in an actual mix!
Is it just me or does that 5150 sound amazing? Like... Thats the clean channel?
It's almost like they modelled the amp based on the Helix model of the 5150... Close enough!
Good ear at 7:00.....that Burn with max gain is perfect for tremolo picked black metal
Well done on this James. Looking forward trying out the half stack soon!
@@OlaEnglund thanks man! Can't wait to hear your take on it!
I love how cinematic this episode is. Great video dude! Yeahhhhhh it chugs
Man I love the matte style finishes on your Solar Guitars. Makes the lines pop so nice. I'm in Canada. Is there any distributors for Solar in Canada or USA? Love that guitar your playing right there so much.
How does this stack up against the block and signature Peavey 5150 combo's? And is it as heavy in weight as the originals.
Dude! You are the man! You just proved how awesome you are at dialing an amp in! This amp kicks ass for a 1x12!
I bought this combo without even hearing it after my dad just bought the 5150III because I wanted something chunky in the same style but more affordable. Anyways, thank you for showing off the green channel, because I had no idea it was capable of high gain! I absolutely agree that the green channel sounds better, but I do have one complaint about the amp. It is not great with pinch harmonics, and really needs a boost in front to get that accomplished. Aside from that, it's my perfect amp and reminds of the Laney GH50L more than the original 5150 or anything else done in that style. Really an incredible amp for the money, and I have only played one other amp I liked more, the Peavey Ultra Plus.
Aren't most of the EVH amps built with super high gain in mind anyway? I mean, why wouldn't it chug? LOL
Literally. EVH amps have been the standard for high gain tone for like 20 years now 😂😂
@@bread6085 I figured as much.
I love when you pull out that fart box lol. I have the Peavey Rockmaster preamp and had insane chug when it was in my tour rig. I also have a Rocktron gate / compressor/ limiter I ran along with it. Seemed to clean it up good. I believe the 5150 was based off that preamp, could be wrong but that’s what I heard lol. Thanks for the fun videos man. ✌🏻
I too had the rock master and it was way before it’s time, more gain than anything I tried in 1990
I always wondered if the 5150 had an association.
I had a rockmaster with a rocktron gate crazy gain.loved that rig
I've got a 5150 head, and will say a little tube rolling in the red channel makes a HUGE difference. My red is usable from 1-10 giving me three great channels.
Cool. Amp the new 5150 amp
Thanks Ola for making justice to the new amps from Evh the video they made was not really a good caption of this monster !
it might be passable for retro metal but doesn't sound capable of delivering an actually heavy modern metal tone. and they're charging US$800 for this 40 watt combo? what?
I don't like Modern Metal guitar tones I like Classic Metal guitar tones so the 5150 iconic is a go to amp for me.
@@Highrollinhunterdoesn't any amp with a gain dial that doesn't actually sound heavy have a "classic metal" tone?
I don't drink coffee but I somehow need that Pix mug and the Pix t-shirt... And of course the 5150 Iconic Combo
Will it treble?
Definitely.
Green channel has always been where it’s at on the 5150. Overdriven green channel is life
This amp sounds great! I saw Fluff's demo and wanted to hear some Ola Chugs on this iconic amp. Definitely something I might consider, ya never know!! not a bad piece of gear for the price.
What’s the song he plays at 2:51
Hey man great video I always watch your videos and hope to hear which one is the Holy Grail the best Chuck amplifier and well I never get that answer answered what is your favorite Chut amp?
Wow that's a killer amp, I'm impressed :O
Never thought I would hear Ola say "I think I like it better with the gain backed down" LMFAO by the way on a side note the best place to order from is American Music Supply. they always give an additional 12 month warranty for free plus they have the longest free interest payment plans for us brokies. LOL I think I will order the white Iconic 5150 -80 watt head with the 4x12 celestion cab for $1600. I think that is a steal for a 5150 half stack. the 12 payment plan is only $135 / month