I was just at the local guitar center here in Sacramento jamming on the white version of this amp. I almost bought the floor model but then realized I have enough amps at home 😂
Hey Ola✌️. Couple of comments: the lead channel DOES have a noise gate on Channel 2, which automatically adjusts with the gain knob. So it gets stronger with high gain settings and even more with the Burn setting, and this saves a little cost over having the extra knob. Unfortunately you like to sit on the power transformer end of the amp, so the guitar picks up the transformer hum. Anyway it’s a compromise but is much quieter than if it wasn’t there. The top part of the cabinet is completely enclosed with the amp inside, so a 12” speaker won’t fit. I did spend time with Celestion customizing the 10” and I think it turned out great and not screechy like many smaller speakers. The power switch is actually a 1/4 power so only 4W at the beginning of your demo. Sounds like we need to get working on an even smaller one! Thanks for the chug✌️
I think the new Iconic combo is really neat for it's size and price. As for a smaller one, an "Iconic Pro" pedal that harkens back to the Tight Metal Pro v1, but of course voiced like the Iconic would be rad. Something to replace the older MXR 5150 pedal. Also I think a solid state EVH amp like the Orange Super Crush 100 would be really interesting. I can see all the forum and web drama now with a SS EVH amp.
Good to know abt the noise gate. I’m looking for a small amp for at home, the cube isnt cutting it anymore for me after all these years. My engl powerball 2 for live and rehearsal needs a lil tube brother for at home, this looks like a solid contender.
@@wootks honestly just shoving the tight metal pro circuit into a head enclosure with a fet-based power section so it won't fart out at high volume would destroy pretty much everything on the market. stick the internal dip switches on the outside like the old peavey vtm and you're in business
it has that signature hollow raspy metal edged rake that its big brothers have. I love all the whole 5150/6505 fam. Thanks to James Brown , Peavey ,Fender + Eddie for these wonderful amps
Got me one of these amps a month or so back. Yes it’ll chug, but it does so much more… cracking clean channel, takes pedals beautifully and is really responsive. Love the little beast 🤘🏻
Owned a 40w combo and it was sick. Absolutely great little monster from EVH. I just ended up with a lemon and eventually returned it and bought a used 5150 head, but honestly if it kept working I would have happily stuck with it. Actually tempted to pick up this 15w combo for jamming with friends or in an apartment
Sucks when you got a great piece of gear that a$$es out on you, especially today when you can get just about anything repaired then having it just be defective..rip lil combo
@@Stephen_Eee True, but it fell under warranty so I took it as an opportunity to try something else. Then my lucky ass stumbled upon a decently priced 5150 head and it was an instant deal
I bought a 5150 ii head in the early ‘00s bcuz it was the heaviest most high gain amp I had access too at the time. It was SO loud. I don’t think I ever had the master past 3 playing in my house. loved that fkn thing
And for the price that amp doesn’t really make sense. You can just spend the extra 100 and get the 40w 1x12 combo, which has a power level switch on it anyways and you’ll always have the option of the extra wattage
@@BrockOfBodom As an owner of the 40w, I think it is too big and loud for home use even on the 10w mode, so a 15w with a 1/4 power mode makes a lot of sense for that specific use case. The only problem is the 10" speaker though. In my opinion, a 15w head priced at about 450-500€ would absolutely destroy the market.
I took delivery of my 15w 5150 Iconic combo two days ago and I'm blown away. Like Ola, I am in love with Ch. 1 w/OD on. It DEFINITELY chugs! For thems who don't know, this amp was designed by amp guru James Brown who designed the original Peavey 5150 series with the Maestro back in the 80s. (He recently started working for EVH.) Ch. 1 basically approximates Eddie's Marshall years, while Ch. 2 is a tweaked Peavey 5150. It's referred to as a hydrid because, according to Mr. Brown, he put a transistor in the first of the three preamp tube slots to cut down on squealing, and another transistor was used for the phase inverter. Apparently this prolongs the life of the other tubes. All I know is that this baby can CHUG. It has two speaker outputs with adjustable impedance settings so you can drive a full stack with it if you unplug the stock 10" speaker. I'm used to 12s myself so I have a spare 1×12 cab with a nicely broken-in 70/Eighty that I'll be hooking up along with the stock 1×10 for a fuller sound. I anticipate dust piling up on my Marshall Origin 20 and my DSL cuz das gnu kid in town covers all the bases. One thing... It weighs 45 pounds.😢 I guess if it has a heavy sound, it has to be heavy. Right?
Some people prefer the 10" speaker for the compression of the sound at the recording no matter in stage they will use gigantic stuff. Ask Billy Gibbons ;)
@@AlejandroRVfoto when it’s a high gain amp, it’s going to get used for metal more than it is for ZZ Top tunes. In that case, 10” won’t produce as much low end to handle things like down tuning.
I was thinking "Really, a 10" speaker? That will never work in a metal amp", but it sounds much better than I expected. Sounds closer to a 12" than any other 10" speaker I've heard.
A used 40 watt is definitely the more bang for your buck option, but the 15 w is honestly way more powerful than one would assume. If you played one I think your stance would change on the price, $799 new in today's market is fair imo.
@@r33th Until you have to play with a hard hitting drummer and bass player with an 800 watt amp. Unless you play soft music or by yourself the 15 watt is perfect. At $799 plus tax, an ENGL 15 watt seems like the better choice with all its features.. just sayin.
@@TheSpineSplitter1990 that's fair. The 15w 5150 is definitely loud enough to play live but only in smaller venues. Also it may not be the best amp for $800 but it's up there. Id be happy paying $600 for a used one, such a versatile amp and so much fun
I just got this one last week, I had some emotions to press play but I knew I made the right choice. This is the amp that I searched, the one that is small, for living room, but that needs no pedals...
I play through the 40 watt version and it kicks ass especially after I replaced the speaker with a V30 . Great to mic up and gig with. Dynamite comes in small packages.
OLA! You should try the Bugera T50 Infinium and see if you can make that amp chug. It's a very cheap tube amp I havent seen talked about a lot. I have one myself so I already know the answer, It's an interesting amp for sure
Sounds good but they made some weird choices for this amp, especially the price point. Would have been cool if they built an affordable lunchbox head - something more stripped back than the 6505mh.
Killer, shout out to Evergrey! I knew that riff was familiar. 5150 15w has some great sounds but I agree about a smaller format to rival some of the others out there but with the tubes, if possible.
Got this amp for almost a month and thinking of selling my SC20H for a used LP with top up of course. This amp does nice cleans and I boosted it with any OD pedals I have and it screams.
This Mr. Englund guy... He seems familiar. Wasn't he the session guitarist on ABBA's first few studio albums? Some of what he's doing here seems straight out of the overdub sessions for 'Dancing Queen' and 'Waterloo.' He's really versatile. I seem to recall he also did the lead guitar tracks for The Knack's debut LP.
Just played one last weekend at a guitar shop. It chugs and sounded pretty sweet, that's coming from someone who isn't a big 5150 fan. LOL "where is the sound", this happened to me as well!
5W EL84 version of this without taking anything away and with maintaining the power reduction switch of this going to half watt, would be the PERFECT home amp!
Cool halflife shirt - I am a great judge of cool shirts because I just got my "CHUG" doom style shirt in the mail today, it passed customs and everything
Actually I feel very bad when I see some good stuff like this and in my country 99% of the guitar players can't afford such thing cause cost as much as a house...You guys, that can really reach amps and stuff, for a "regular" non abusive price are blessed!
Yepp, in this world we are living... Some, who cant even play have too many stuff, but someone poor, who can and love playing cant afford even something relatively cheap...
"That channel 1 is still surprising me"... really? Machine Head used the green channel on their 5150s for high gain since the 90s^^ I think it's more tight than the red channel.
Great comments about the need for a very small practice amp with EL84 and high gain. This is along the lines of what I'm designing, glad to hear there may be a demand for it.
Price seems a little high, but aside from that. Looks like a really nice little practice and jamming combo. Might wait a little bit, then see if i can snag one used.
Yo Ola! Just got the Line 6 Spider V240 HC head. Gotta say i love your presets on it! I was rocking a marshall mg100hcfx but i wasn't getting what i wanted out of it for the value of money
EVH ICONIC 15 W. Will IT CHUG?!
You betcha. 🤘🤘
Was this ever a question? You’d be hard pressed to find an EVH amp that CAN’T chug.
So now, will the Blackstar Debut 50R chug? You're one of the only experts I trust!
I was just at the local guitar center here in Sacramento jamming on the white version of this amp. I almost bought the floor model but then realized I have enough amps at home 😂
@@betojara9773 Self control when it comes to guitar gear? How long have you had superpowers?
Hey Ola✌️. Couple of comments: the lead channel DOES have a noise gate on Channel 2, which automatically adjusts with the gain knob. So it gets stronger with high gain settings and even more with the Burn setting, and this saves a little cost over having the extra knob. Unfortunately you like to sit on the power transformer end of the amp, so the guitar picks up the transformer hum. Anyway it’s a compromise but is much quieter than if it wasn’t there. The top part of the cabinet is completely enclosed with the amp inside, so a 12” speaker won’t fit. I did spend time with Celestion customizing the 10” and I think it turned out great and not screechy like many smaller speakers. The power switch is actually a 1/4 power so only 4W at the beginning of your demo. Sounds like we need to get working on an even smaller one! Thanks for the chug✌️
I think the new Iconic combo is really neat for it's size and price. As for a smaller one, an "Iconic Pro" pedal that harkens back to the Tight Metal Pro v1, but of course voiced like the Iconic would be rad. Something to replace the older MXR 5150 pedal. Also I think a solid state EVH amp like the Orange Super Crush 100 would be really interesting. I can see all the forum and web drama now with a SS EVH amp.
Awesome thank you James for the answer!
@@OlaEnglund YW✌️
Good to know abt the noise gate. I’m looking for a small amp for at home, the cube isnt cutting it anymore for me after all these years.
My engl powerball 2 for live and rehearsal needs a lil tube brother for at home, this looks like a solid contender.
@@wootks honestly just shoving the tight metal pro circuit into a head enclosure with a fet-based power section so it won't fart out at high volume would destroy pretty much everything on the market. stick the internal dip switches on the outside like the old peavey vtm and you're in business
Ola: „That’s a chug!”
Clock: *keep going to see if he can make it chug more*
The clock is more metal then ola
And this is on half power mode :)
it has that signature hollow raspy metal edged rake that its big brothers have. I love all the whole 5150/6505 fam. Thanks to James Brown , Peavey ,Fender + Eddie for these wonderful amps
Got me one of these amps a month or so back. Yes it’ll chug, but it does so much more… cracking clean channel, takes pedals beautifully and is really responsive. Love the little beast 🤘🏻
I just bought this amp, my first all-tube amp! I love it, it's awesome.
Owned a 40w combo and it was sick. Absolutely great little monster from EVH. I just ended up with a lemon and eventually returned it and bought a used 5150 head, but honestly if it kept working I would have happily stuck with it. Actually tempted to pick up this 15w combo for jamming with friends or in an apartment
Sucks when you got a great piece of gear that a$$es out on you, especially today when you can get just about anything repaired then having it just be defective..rip lil combo
@@Stephen_Eee True, but it fell under warranty so I took it as an opportunity to try something else. Then my lucky ass stumbled upon a decently priced 5150 head and it was an instant deal
@@TobyKBTY sorry you had a problem with your amp….we had a few earlier ones with a manufacturing issue and have worked through that.
@@jamesbrown7468 are you THE james brown?
@@dive-bomb yes, if you mean the guy who designed the Iconic amps
I bought a 5150 ii head in the early ‘00s bcuz it was the heaviest most high gain amp I had access too at the time. It was SO loud. I don’t think I ever had the master past 3 playing in my house. loved that fkn thing
Gotta agree with Ola. The sound is killer, I just wish it was a smaller unit.
And for the price that amp doesn’t really make sense. You can just spend the extra 100 and get the 40w 1x12 combo, which has a power level switch on it anyways and you’ll always have the option of the extra wattage
@@BrockOfBodom what power tubes in the 40 watt?
Both amps use the same preamp and eq I believe.
@@BrockOfBodom Yeah the price doesn't exactly make much sense to me either...wtf
@@BrockOfBodom As an owner of the 40w, I think it is too big and loud for home use even on the 10w mode, so a 15w with a 1/4 power mode makes a lot of sense for that specific use case. The only problem is the 10" speaker though. In my opinion, a 15w head priced at about 450-500€ would absolutely destroy the market.
@@friedrudibega6384 same exact power tubes. 6l6’s
Damn, i miss that Chug Meter. In the name of everyone who is actually interested in Metal, please restore it ! 🤘
Poor chug meter! Glad everyone is safe! 😮
Everyone in the office died.
I want one of Ola’s guitars from his company so freaking bad.
I took delivery of my 15w 5150 Iconic combo two days ago and I'm blown away.
Like Ola, I am in love with Ch. 1 w/OD on.
It DEFINITELY chugs!
For thems who don't know, this amp was designed by amp guru James Brown who designed the original Peavey 5150 series with the Maestro back in the 80s. (He recently started working for EVH.)
Ch. 1 basically approximates Eddie's Marshall years, while Ch. 2 is a tweaked Peavey 5150.
It's referred to as a hydrid because, according to Mr. Brown, he put a transistor in the first of the three preamp tube slots to cut down on squealing, and another transistor was used for the phase inverter. Apparently this prolongs the life of the other tubes. All I know is that this baby can CHUG.
It has two speaker outputs with adjustable impedance settings so you can drive a full stack with it if you unplug the stock 10" speaker.
I'm used to 12s myself so I have a spare 1×12 cab with a nicely broken-in 70/Eighty that I'll be hooking up along with the stock 1×10 for a fuller sound.
I anticipate dust piling up on my Marshall Origin 20 and my DSL cuz das gnu kid in town covers all the bases.
One thing... It weighs 45 pounds.😢 I guess if it has a heavy sound, it has to be heavy. Right?
Ola is our local chugdealer😂
Chugdealer is a great fuckin band name
@@scottanderson3081 hell yeah dude 🤘
It’s pretty badass BUT… it should have a 12” speaker and at that price you can buy one of the bigger versions on the used market.
Agreed. I really don't get the point of this product.
Yep. I have a 12 inch DSL and even that's pushing it. 10 inch is way too small
Some people prefer the 10" speaker for the compression of the sound at the recording no matter in stage they will use gigantic stuff. Ask Billy Gibbons ;)
@@AlejandroRVfoto when it’s a high gain amp, it’s going to get used for metal more than it is for ZZ Top tunes. In that case, 10” won’t produce as much low end to handle things like down tuning.
@@maplechill75 however the "metal mindset" that often comes in mind with high gain, Edward do not design the 5150 for metal only.
This jam goes out to the Chug Meter, now at the great gig in the sky 🤟🏻🎸
I believe that the smaller, 15W tube amplifier for the corner it was the Laney CUB 12R. I loved that amp with my hot rod telecaster 10 years back now.
They need to make a head version and hook it up to a 1x12 EVH cab
Just played through one of these last week and these amps sound awesome!
I was thinking "Really, a 10" speaker? That will never work in a metal amp", but it sounds much better than I expected. Sounds closer to a 12" than any other 10" speaker I've heard.
Great sounding amp, love how tight channel 1 is. $799 a bit too high for not having a 12 inch speaker. I think a used 40 watt version is much cheaper.
799 is way too much
A used 40 watt is definitely the more bang for your buck option, but the 15 w is honestly way more powerful than one would assume. If you played one I think your stance would change on the price, $799 new in today's market is fair imo.
@@r33th Until you have to play with a hard hitting drummer and bass player with an 800 watt amp. Unless you play soft music or by yourself the 15 watt is perfect. At $799 plus tax, an ENGL 15 watt seems like the better choice with all its features.. just sayin.
@@TheSpineSplitter1990 that's fair. The 15w 5150 is definitely loud enough to play live but only in smaller venues. Also it may not be the best amp for $800 but it's up there. Id be happy paying $600 for a used one, such a versatile amp and so much fun
@@r33th Miked in the thing would sound perfect even at large venues.
I just got this one last week, I had some emotions to press play but I knew I made the right choice. This is the amp that I searched, the one that is small, for living room, but that needs no pedals...
Yayy, I miss Will it chug series, I'm glad to see it back
The cable are going in the wrong direction! The Salvation font is on the back end (amplifier), and the Chinese font is on the guitar end!
Representing the EVERGREY!!! Love it!!!🤘🏼
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT...Thanks a lot for this video!!!
Just ordered one of these EVH Icoinc 15 W Amps at THOMANN.
I would hope at 800 dollars this model of apparently the most famous metal amp of all time would chug and chug well
😅😅😅😅
I play through the 40 watt version and it kicks ass especially after I replaced the speaker with a V30 . Great to mic up and gig with. Dynamite comes in small packages.
Love these amps!
Sounds good, I have a 6505 combo once boosted it's pretty damn similar to this
Damn, thanks for still making high quality content and no *Tiktok reactions 😳😳😳*
Respect Ola!
OLA! You should try the Bugera T50 Infinium and see if you can make that amp chug. It's a very cheap tube amp I havent seen talked about a lot. I have one myself so I already know the answer, It's an interesting amp for sure
Sounds good but they made some weird choices for this amp, especially the price point.
Would have been cool if they built an affordable lunchbox head - something more stripped back than the 6505mh.
"The chug meter exploded when i tried to hook up a chug pedal"....lol
Almost keeled everyone in the office hahahah
Sounds good! Small but great!
Killer, shout out to Evergrey! I knew that riff was familiar.
5150 15w has some great sounds but I agree about a smaller format to rival some of the others out there but with the tubes, if possible.
Got this amp for almost a month and thinking of selling my SC20H for a used LP with top up of course. This amp does nice cleans and I boosted it with any OD pedals I have and it screams.
With the inflated prices goin on right now, I bought my Iconic head cheaper than what this 15watt combo sells for today. Crazy.
This Mr. Englund guy...
He seems familiar.
Wasn't he the session guitarist on ABBA's first few studio albums?
Some of what he's doing here seems straight out of the overdub sessions for 'Dancing Queen' and 'Waterloo.'
He's really versatile.
I seem to recall he also did the lead guitar tracks for The Knack's debut LP.
Hello ola the salvation cable has directivity, the Chinese word side for input and the English word side for output 😅
Love to see like what Marshall did with a mini full stack
Here in canada it's 1100$+taxes, total is about 1260$ that's too much expensive.
Getting something like that , as a young or older player .
Is pure fun .
"If you have not been previously informed, a chug is this."
Wait. 😂
This is my favorite ola series. Will it chug? Well with ola at the helm, yes. Yes it will in fact chug.
Sounds good...I had the Marshall 15 Watt with the 10' in speaker in like 90 I would of Loved this!!
That purple axe looks killer
My next Amp! only in the 40 W version! I've always wanted a 5150 Amp!! Crank it til the cops show up!
I feel you on the size, I think mine is going to be converted into a head honestly.
More Opeth riffs on demos please.
I laughed pretty hard when you said it's not a laughing matter.
That amp sounds really good.
10in speaker was a mistake. Always is for metal amps it seems
Just played one last weekend at a guitar shop. It chugs and sounded pretty sweet, that's coming from someone who isn't a big 5150 fan.
LOL "where is the sound", this happened to me as well!
5150 was born for chuggin literally! So, even if the answer is a no brainer - fun to watch!
You heard it from the man, Ola, himself! The "Will It Chug?" series has been going on for Centuries!! Lol! I love this series!
Sounds great but in my area I can get a 40w new for the same price , so the price is a bit of a shock - was expecting a decent step down for the 15W
Awesome I will have to check this out when I get home from recording😀
5W EL84 version of this without taking anything away and with maintaining the power reduction switch of this going to half watt, would be the PERFECT home amp!
Yes. Better with the burn! 🎸😀👍
Man this is good,will try it.
Cool halflife shirt - I am a great judge of cool shirts because I just got my "CHUG" doom style shirt in the mail today, it passed customs and everything
Nothing chugs nicer than an EVH amp
Actually I feel very bad when I see some good stuff like this and in my country 99% of the guitar players can't afford such thing cause cost as much as a house...You guys, that can really reach amps and stuff, for a "regular" non abusive price are blessed!
Yepp, in this world we are living... Some, who cant even play have too many stuff, but someone poor, who can and love playing cant afford even something relatively cheap...
I have EVH 5150 lll 15w and Engl e110 cab, smaller than that combo and chug very nicely😁🤟
Best youtube creator 🤘
Love this amp!!!! SO MUCH FUN 🙌
"That channel 1 is still surprising me"... really? Machine Head used the green channel on their 5150s for high gain since the 90s^^ I think it's more tight than the red channel.
Great comments about the need for a very small practice amp with EL84 and high gain. This is along the lines of what I'm designing, glad to hear there may be a demand for it.
Price seems a little high, but aside from that. Looks like a really nice little practice and jamming combo. Might wait a little bit, then see if i can snag one used.
ZZOUNDS has them for 650$ until the end of the year
Ola, you could chug a Gretch plugged in a TwinReverb
02:14 HEAVEN
ola you should see if you can make a peavey windsor chug
Clock stopped at 51.50
Solid move with the half-life shirt.
Ditching my Boss Katana II for one of these!
It's a full tube combo, and costs only 599,00 € at THOMANN.
I was thinking about 40W version ivory. But 35.400 TRL looks a bit expensive for my country.
That actually sounds pretty good.
How is it compared to A 6505+ combo? A demo of both would be amazing!
A 6505+ Combo would destroy this thing. Proper full-sized speaker in a bigger cabinet.
@@T00DEEPBLUE agreed. Plus the 6505 is 60 watts I believe. I converted mine into a head several years ago. Great sounding amp.
What’s up from Texas ola!! Please do a will it chug on a Marshall dsl 40c
Yo Ola! Just got the Line 6 Spider V240 HC head. Gotta say i love your presets on it! I was rocking a marshall mg100hcfx but i wasn't getting what i wanted out of it for the value of money
When can we see Olas CHUG amp? ;)
Hey ola, i would love to see a will it chug on the orange crush 35 rt
Love the Evergrey at 6:51
Fan va jag älskar din tröja!
“It’s got a little extra baseballs on channel 2”???
It dam well better with EVH branded on it
RIP chug meter😂 that little amp cranks \m/
I need this amp!
The noise gate is linked to channel 2 gain
A 25w 12" speaker, closed back version of this would be perfect.
Chug,Chug,Chug,Chug🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🍺🍻🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Design looks like my Laney TT50C
Poor chug meter! Will it ever return from the dead!? F
will it chug? engl ironball combo
Gonna have to start a Solar collection
Thats a great FAQing shirt Ola!!
We shall refer to the chug meter event as “Chugnobyl”
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤘🎸🤘
Holy shit I’m buying that for my kid for sure
Thanks