The Best Peavey 6505 Settings For HUGE Tones! (Dialing In)
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- Thanks for watching this episode of the "dialing in" amp series! This episode focuses on the Peavey 6505 (5150) in a high-gain setting. In this video I show you how the amp sounds with everything at noon, I also turn all the controls so you can hear how they react/sound and we compare my own settings to the noon positions. Whether you're new at dialing in amps or you're just interested in guitar tones, I hope you enjoy this video! Cheers!
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Gear used in this video:
- ESP LTD NW44
- Peavey 6505 tube amp
- RedSeven Amplification Amp Central Reactive Load
- OwnHammer Modern Progressive Essentials Impulses
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Timecodes:
00:00 Introduction
00:50 About The Legendary Peavey 6505
02:45 Gear And Signal Flow
03:40 Clip With The EQ Controls At Noon
04:12 Thoughts On The Tone
04:53 Tweaking The Controls
07:13 Talking About The Controls
08:29 My Settings vs Everything At Noon
10:05 Conclusion
How do you like my settings?
It´s great, really in your face tone!
I love all your settings 😉
It’s amazing to hear the comparison at the end
you playing with the EQ settings raw just completed my life. Thank you buddy.
Dude your videos ROCK ! you have a great mix sound can you do a video on your mix process , and could you do a video on the EVH 50w STEALTH head !?
Thanks so much, these kind of video make my understanding of amps and my earing of frequencies getting better !
Thanks for the video John! I have a 6505+ head which i adore and i've now learned to dial it in a bit better, especially with the power amp section. Great work here!
Your tone is absolutely huge with those settings! holy moly!
Love this kind of demo! Amp sounds great!! And great video as usual...
Awesome! Thanks man, just got a 6505+ and love it! This video helps!
It's cool to see how you tweak this amp in real time while DI is going into it. Amazing vid. Thanks!
Thanks!
Great demo!! The settings at noon sounds kinda like you've squeezed the best possible tone out of an average amp. The tweaked settings blew it out of the water! I usually scoop the mids a little more, but I'll give this a shot...and I'll try not to be too scared of the presence and resonance from now on. Haha
Love this series! Many of the settings you show here also work great with modelling platforms like the Line 6 Helix.
Yeah
Whenever someone asks for settings on a 5150/6506 amp, I always tell them to put all the dials at noon and go from there. Very cool that you've compared that setting to your preferred settings.
Your preferred settings are similar to what I have my 6505+ set up with. (With ts9 boost) - Pre = 3.9, Low = 5.2, High = 6.9, Resonance = 7.6, Presence = 7.9
I might try increasing my lows a bit based on what you've done here and see if that helps any. Thanks for another great sounding video!!!
Great video man, killed it as always! Love your work!
Thanks!
Great vid! Super informative
Dude, you should definitely do a series of these with all of your amps. I was struggling to get a good tone out of a plugin, wondering why, then copied your settings here and it instantly sounded like a million bucks. Really impressed by your knowledge and year for tone. Hoping for a Marshall settings. Cheers!
Really cool series! Wold be cool to see this on the smaller amps too!
Agree , so many bedroom players out there !
Hail
Such a great kind of video. I play the 5150 with a 4×12 cabinet in the studio room. Settings of gain and eq are similar to yours but much less resonance and presence at say noon position. That difference could be caused by the very high volume even at a low post gain on lead channel. Anyway your tone sounds absolutely huge! I am really looking forward to see the ENGL Fireball 25 as well, which I use at home. Both with my Ibanez RG's.
Thanks for the help!
Amazing vidéo !
Great demo I'm still saving for one. Definitely the best amp for Heavy Metal and Hardcore IMHO. I've noticed most all my favorite guitarist use this bad boy.
Cool video! I liked the tone slightly better when the Resonance was a touch lower, maybe around 6-7.
The most important control on these amps when dialling tones in is the master volume, its like a global tone control. It can really change the behaviour of the midrange based on where its set. IMO it sounds best around where you had it, and the rest is quite straight forward from there. If the MV is around 4, the sound gets quite thick and bloated which can be very hard to dial out with the EQ controls.
So now we need a tonex capture of these sounds
Heavy Legends Volume 2 on Tone Net has the PV65 ;)
@@SonicDriveStudio ooooh no way
Awesome video! It would be cool to have a video like this on it's little brother, the 6505MH! 🤘🏻 Cheers!
I agree !
My Peavey 6505 MH 20 watt absolutely destroys all expectations, so I CANNOT imagine this big boy. Your ears are spot on btw, this amp needs absolutely zero boost pedals.
Start a series like this for each famous amps to know about sound / characteristics of that amplifier ... it would be very helpful 💐💐👍👍 ... Thx
I would LOVE to see one for the Savage - tons of controls on this beast, interested to see how you would dial it all in
I used my 6505+ on the last couple songs I put out and man it just cuts like a knife! Great work again, Jon! Huge fan!
-Eric
I appreciate these videos, especially the A/B, so you can really tell the difference. Would you use similar settings on the MH?
Yes, just more resonance
It's crazy how awesome the 6505. At noon it already sounded amazing. It might be a trick pony, but it's a damn good trick.
So far it looks like I'm the only weirdo in the comments that greatly prefers the green channel! My favourite settings (all numbers on the dial, not o'clock): GREEN CHANNEL!!! High input, Pre gain 4, bright and crunch on, Low, 3.5, mid 10, high 7.5, Rhythm post gain 4, res 7.5 pres 6.5. Yes, the settings require earplugs, but the post gain being above 3 is the key. Would love to see how you go with those compared to your favourite settings. Slight tweaks depending on your pickups etc.
I just picked up a 6505+ 112 cheap... didn't like the speaker so I put in a Cel 12H-75 and loving it now. My settings are very close to yours with just a little less Presence then I modify the gain depending on the guitar. Very nice to see someone tweaking the setting in a similar way!
Mod it to a head and get a cab... best buy ever !
the 6505+ 112 is awesome for the price. Using mine for 10 years now, no need to change.
This is one of maybe 3 amps I've ever heard that actually sounds good with settings at noon. Maybe that's just me, but I think it's already solid like that which is just a testament to how excellent this amp really is.
Great video. Very usefull. Next one could be the Engl Powerball maybe? Or a Recto?
Will keep it in mind :)
It sounds amazing! What are the speakers on cab?
Awesome rif, 6 min mark, what r u playing?
Tone is all about context to the mix. An amp soloed may sound like crap but then put it into a mix it was equalized for and it sounds awesome. I like your settings better, they sound thicker/fuller. However to my ear the noon settings actually sit out of the way of the drums and make the drums sound clearer and more present
Awesome amp
its amazing how L M H always seems to sound good around 6. Same thing happens on my 5150 combo.
It's magic!
Awesome Jon! I love those amps. This might be off-topic but out of curiosity, what picks do you like using?
Green Dunlops. .88 or so? Not sure
My settings are very similar. Pre gain 4 and Mid 3.5 or 4, but not too diferent. I love 5150/6505 amps ❤
Love my 6505+ but into my Engl Artist Edition poweramp to get smoother warmer mids. I have 2 Red Seven Amp centrals now. :)
What sort of processing and mastering are you using in the mix? Sounds huge!
Sounded great even on the first all nooner clip honestly, but yours are great too and clearly would be better mixed.
Would like to see one with the Red Seven Amplifier
Mine is on the 666 setting, same with Resonance and Presence, and don't usually use a boost either. I'll give yours a try though, I don't usually like having the Presence up as high.
Excellent tone examples, of course I'm very biased for this head.
Please do a dial-in on the Line 6 Spider Valve HD!)). Not the Mark II. I own it and am waiting for my guitar so I have not turned it on yet and no one seems to have a decent video of how to dial this amp in. Thanks!
nice
Hey John, have you ever though about bringing out your own rhythm guitar course? I am recently checking the internet for courses that teach me phrasing and rhythm patterns like you play them and I find.... NOTHING. No really, having listening to you presenting amps had me feeling like I need to learn what you do- but I do not have tabs to do so. If you ever consider tabbing down what you play, please let me know- I would pay for that! I really would!
If you haven’t done one already (I haven’t searched before typing 😅) seeing you do this with a Mesa mark V would be interesting since those can be tricky with all the many adjustments on those…
Waiting for 3 channel Dual Recrifier or Orange Rockerverb 😎
+1
+1 Rockerverb
Jon have you tried the new Ownhammer RockBox IRs? I just grabbed the free 1 today and holy smokes!!! I’ve never heard or felt an IR that felt and sounded that real and inspiring! Completely smokes the York IRs I have! I couldn’t believe it! I’ll definitely be purchasing some of these packs. What black magic have they brewed up with these?
Absolutely LOVE the Rock Box!
@@SonicDriveStudio which others could you recommend getting 1st to try out? I got the free 1 and I was gonna go ahead and grab 2-3 more this morning to try so I’m trying to decide which 1s to get.
@joeywilder9708 I would definitely pick up the V30EN and Lynchback at the very least and then for a different flavor one of the others like the T75
@@SonicDriveStudio the Lynchback is my favorite so far! I love all 3 packs I’ve tried to far I’ve never tried a G-12 65 speaker either so I’m interested in grabbing that 1. IR packs are so addictive haha
Sounds great! I have my EQ at 667, the resonance lower, the presence about the same. I like that sound a lot, but I have to admit, it's kind of a one trick pony. That one sound is great, but not much else to offer.
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How's the Peavey??
@@SonicDriveStudio soooo sick
We almost have the exact preferred eq settings. I just dial a bit less presence, around 6.5. Gain just on 4.5 and volume atleast 2.
Do one for the Bluguitar Amp1 iridium edition
Would this be what your TONEX PV65 Lead HG model is modelled on?
Yes
Do you think I could apply similar settings on Quad Cortex using their own Peavey 6505 amp model?
When I had it I tried and I couldn't get it to sound the same. The low end was too weak
Maybe I should change the speakers in my 2x12 it gets kinda close to yours but it feels off, but when I turn on my mxr10 its totally a different world. Guh I just love this amp.
Please do one on a mess boogie dual rectifier 3 channel
+ pedal overdrive?
Please do the mini rectifier 🙏🙏🙏🤘
I have a love hate with presence. Some amps benefit from less, like a SLO. Lots of girth without the razors. Some amps need it to sit in the mix. I go back and forth on presences depending on the sound in the DAW vs through a live cab.
Yeah it's a very powerful control. On some amps I like it very low, on others very high. For live it's probably wise to tone it down a bit
I buy OH I.R... Can i know u use 2 i.r or just 1 i.r... U made 6505 sound nice n tight
You can use as many as you like!
Do you consider this amp crunchy?
Yeah
Finally somebody who is NOT bosting and NOT using active pickups on this amp - to my ears this amp is tight enough on it's own and boosting with and overdrive or even active pickups for that matter is an overkill.
In this video, he's using the lead channel. But there is people who prefer the sound of the boosted rhythm channel. I'm not sure that a lot of people are boosting the lead channel.
@@didtoknan8128 trust me they are - how do you think they get thak quaky sound on palm mutes in crazy low tuned djent ?
@@Chomiqu I don't think low tuned djent bands are using real amps.
@@didtoknan8128 in studio often yes
Hey mate i want buy iR but why can’t pay with mastercard debit
Do you mean OH? That's not my company but they accept PayPal
@@SonicDriveStudioYes mate OH. I think it’s yours
I’ll try pay with PayPal
the post gain only 1.5? I normally find a sweet spot at post gain about 3
It's a LOUD amp! It sounds fine at this level, as you can hear :)
I cannot post gain much past 1 indoors with my 6505+ and 4 x 12. but the magic for sure is the presence dialed up around 8 lets the solo's be heard on lead channel, no pedals required for me. although in the hunt for dgital delay. Love me some 80"s metal.
@@SonicDriveStudio
I don’t know why, I Iove Metal and even more extreme sub genres of Metal, and I could just never jive with this amp for my personal playing.
I do love a Triple XXX/3120 with KT77s though…
You did get the 6505 right, I just don't like this amp. The distortion sounds very granular and fizzy, too modern to my taste.
The older I get, the less I enjoy the 6505 and 5150... Peavey/Fender 5150 III still does it for me though, especially the smooth and still growly blue channel!
Cheers!
Sometimes it's perfect for what I want, other times it's a little too mid forward. That's why I have multiple amps :) But when you need an amp that stands very tall in the mix the 6505 is hard to beat
My first amp was a JMP 2204 in 1980. A hotrod JMP is always what I am looking for: for me it needs string separation , it needs to have powerful but not boxy mids, and some body. Distortion needs to have just a little compression. Oh and it needs to be dynamic. Since a couple of years I started rebuilding and customizing amps myself. The current project is rebuilding an old London city plexi copy and turning that into a slo type with EL34. But I don’t really like the slo lead channel. Because it’s a bit too fizzy,but the Crunch channel has potential but is too tame. So I tweaked that into hotrod territory and took some of the fizz out of the lead channel. I’m pretty happy with the result.
Night and day difference. That presence knob changes the tone as much as the EQ section.
Those controls are the key!
@@SonicDriveStudio I know I always say this but the 6505 is the GOAT. Freakin love that amp
Mesa boogie dual rectifier 3 channel
*Listens to the tone at noon* - "man that sounds awesome"
Jon - "that sounded a bit boring and flat"
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Wait to you hear the dialed in settings haha
@@SonicDriveStudio haha yeah it definitely sounded much better dialled in, but even the flat settings were chunky as hell
Mesa rectifier
Your settings definitely sounded better, but I wish you would've gain matched them. Your settings are louder.
That's what happens with those presence and resonance settings.
They should offer an American version
Sounds grest
I think most players use way too much gain with amps like this. You can get a more aggressive sound with more mids and less gain (and a bit of resonance). One thing I discovered with a 5150 2 (USA made) is just how expressive and bluesy they can be using lower gain and pushing the mids, especially with single coils. Hiding behind tons of compression and gain = snooze fest, we've all heard it before a million times. No one’s talking about what amazing blues machines these amps can be.
Funny enough your favorite setting are not far from my ones on the 5150
Mine is set to:
Gain 5
Bass 7
Mid 4
Treble 6
Res 7
Pres 8
I don't understand the point in this one. Who plays an amp without setting it ?