@How To Shoot Straight HTSS I honestly wouldn't mind the 6505+ 120W, I love tube amps and that amp has a gnarly sound anyways but then again, I'm a collector 😁
I mean, while he is generous with his knowledge, that's still what makes us come back, giving him views. On the other hand, he swears a fuckload so idk about youtube revenue lol
When somebody like Glen promotes used gear, Reverb get's a boost in traffic and sales. He's a business man. If they're not throwing him a bone, they should.
This makes me feel a lot better about wanting to buy a 6505 over the 5150 simply because of the price difference. I knew the two amps were similar but I didn't realize the circuitry was basically identical. There's almost no distinction I'm the sound, and the sound is ultimately why I wanted the amps to begin with
honestly, the only tonal difference I can hear between the combo and the block letter is maybe a little Low mid hump... something you can correct on an EQ if you need to... the soldano did have a more grindy articulate tone over all.. but not enough to justify the price tag..
Definitely sounding great these days. Keep up the great work man! And thanks again for the heads up on this gem. Might need to snag one as a companion for my Peavey Bandit Redstripe.
@@stephenhanlin2388 He definitely played a role in me getting it, but to be honest, it was really a work buddy of mine who happened to work at Peavey in the 2000's who gave me the heads up. My early 90's Peavey Predator is a Made in USA sleeper, too. Lots of their gear from the 90's and early 2000's was crazy value and way underrated.
Loved it, great vid man. The pace, screenshots and sound effects mixed with you’re excited demeanor made it really cool. That and I couldn’t agree more 🤘🏻
Kinda blown away by the 6505. Incredible. Definitely need more budget gear tips like this, I could justify a killer gear collection if the cost was more like this.
I would reccomend Monoprice. They have a great 50 watt 2 channel head for about 350. The cabs are great as well. I do think they are the Chinese V30`s. They also make some quality "Budget friendly" pedals as well. I would reccomend everything they sell. It will blow you away if you look into their sight. The powerstrips (Which everyone needs, is a good place to start. I think you will be very happy. The people I have turned on to them kiss my ass.
I got mine for about 270 euros. I have build a new head enclosure so that it won't occupy too much space in my studio and I play through Torpedo Captor and I absolutely love it! If you are a gigging musical, you can swap the speaker and have a killer combo amp for dirt cheap! I'd love to see more of those hidden gems on your channel. Keep up the good work!
This reminds me a lot of the Laney Pro-Tube AOR 30 Combo I picked up for £100, this thing also had an easily bypassed speaker, and its previous owner decided to chop the whole thing in half and turn it into a dedicated head. Now one of my fave amps for high gain Fuzz/Doom.
the 112 6505 combo initially ssues with overheating and the ribbon cables which is why most people overlooked these. the amount of these that needed repair within a year of production was a sizable portion. now they've either been fixed or survived thus far so they're probably fine.
Wow. I somehow never heard of that issue. I’ve had mine for about 6 years now. Thankfully no problems. Interesting though I’ll definitely do some forum browsing about it tonight. I typically use mine by jumping the effects loop. Sounds better to me. Surprised Glenn didn’t mention doing that in the video.
BTW, glad I got mine before this video posted, cuz now theyre all gonna be bought up immediately and price will soar a bit from some sellers,lol. Not your fault, youre just trying to inform and help, and youre doing great at it as usual Glenn.
I picked mine up 5 years ago for $300 US. Everything he's saying about the amp is true. Other Peavey amps that will get you in the neighborhood at a decent price are the Ultra series
Valveking 100 is also around that price point. Picked up mine used with a custom box with 2 greenbacks for 200 bucks. Had to replace the tubes (because of noise and feedback not to change the tone haha) but since then it's been a trusty punk guit go shredshred machine.
@@DroctorKloebner I‘m also using one of those Chinese all in one pedals (HoTone Ampero) and it’s surprisingly good. Especially the tubescreamers/ods come really close to the analog counterpart. So I got that point already - although through the input because the fx loop on my unit seems to not be working (or it’s just dogshit)
From an earlier video of yours comparing the "older" vintage 30's to the newest ones I had to go check my blackstar ht club black and blue edition 40 watt packed with the tad6l6 tubes!!! Just to see what vintage 30 I had. The older crappy one, or the newer awesome one and I was delighted to see the newer version was installed👍 made my day🙂 thanks for the informative videos my friend!!!
Well, I wanted to buy this amp for cheap this year, after hearing only good things about them... Now, I can just lay back and watch the prices skyrocket, after this video. Thanks Glenn xD
Just a note on James Brown's response to your question. he was referencing the differences between the original 5150 and the 5150 212 combo. the 112 6505 plus that you have in this video is a different design than the 212 5150 combo. the very first indicator of this is the number of preamp tubes in the circuit. the second indicator are the different size transformers with different part numbers in the 112 + vs. the 5150 212 combo. The 112+ combo in this video is a great amp, but it is not the same as the 212 combo or 5150ii circuit
This is a great suggestion as I've always wondered if the 6505 was just Peavy continuing the same amp with a new name! I am curious your thoughts on a different option, the Synergy amp system. You could pick up the Syn1 and a single module new for $800 (might I recommend the SLO model in this particular case). Yes this would still need to be amplified for live work, but if you're looking for apartment recording / playing you'd be all set! Also you can add new amps to your "collection" for $400 a module, which is a pretty affordable route for getting options like a Mark II C+ / Bogner / Friedman into your hands.
I have this combo. I replaced the Sheffield with a UK V30 that I ordered from Mesa. I also have it running into a Peavey 212 with Greenbacks! Awesome sounding setup!!! I’m running all three speakers together. 16 ohm speaker with 16 ohm cab. Set the combo to 8 ohms.
This was my main gig aml for many years! Amazing for heavy tones. 1 x12 is more than enough for my stage volume once you consider a good monitor mix or IEM.
Love my 6505+ combo. Got mine from a local dude for $250 late 2019. He even put a celestion v30 in it. Last year I helped a friend look for one, prices started hitting $600+, found one nearby that needed some repair work, got it for $180, replaced a few diodes that had fried and one of the power tube sockets, boom, he's in hog heaven. He had only played a line 6 spider before, and after borrowing mine, had to have one of his own. If you can snag one under $300, it's a total steal. Fantastic metal tones.
Glen, great video! Peavey Kvlt is real, don’t let all our secrets out! Mostly just impressed by how much your guitar skills are progressing though. Love to see it!
I almost picked up one of these 6505+ combos 6 months ago because of the low entry cost for that 5150 sound. I opted for the 6505 2x12 from circa 2008 in case I wanted to mix speakers as its my only cab. The 2x12 6505 ran me $600 and its phenomenal! Don't sleep on the 5150 ICONIC combos hitting the used market. They are going for $500 USD already and are switchable between 40 and 10 watts. The lower power rating is perfect for bedroom volumes.
Like the sound of that 6505+ 60W as much as the SLO100. Always possible to build a cabinet for it and turn it into a head to make it take less space if it primarely is used with a 2x12, 4x12 and even a full stack.
Thanks Glenn for pushing the prices! 😉 Another cheap sleeper is the Peavey XXX or the 3120 (same Amp) This is James Browns "own child" and he said is one of is favorite designs. Here in Europe the XXX was really popular and it has this "Poor Mans Recto" reputation. Mesas were simply not available or expensive AF. Back then everybody thought this Amp needs to be replaced at some point... 20 Years later we know it is a awesome Beast! The 2nd Channel sounds just like a original 5150 Green Channel with an Overdrive... but without needing one.
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 In all fairness, tubes can go bad. One of the symptoms of your tubes going bad is your amp making all kinds of weird noises, sudden volume drops, unusual loud humming. If you don't replace your tubes when they start going out, you'll damage the rest of your amp. My understanding is that tubes can be fragile and if you drop your amp, or put your amp behind the rear axel of your trailer where it vibrates and bounces the most, you can damage the tubes in your amp, thus satisfying the OP's statement about "breaking tubes". ..
@@drewthompson3422 Some of the most annoying and self destructive people you will ever meet are narcissistic people who think they can speak on behalf of other people and make up out of their own minds position statements on their behalf. That person is YOU. trillrif axegrindor can speak for himself. You are not a mind reader and you are not psychic. What you said on behalf of that guy was something you made up out of your own, self indulgent, petulant, childish mind, and is every bit as fiction as the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and Crom. Most sane, rational, intelligent and responsible people do not live in the world of what they think someone "meant" to say, and live in the world of what was actually stated. When you get into a contractual dispute with the other party, and you tell the Judge you did what you did because you "thought" the contract "meant" to say something that it didn't actually state, everyone in the court will be laughing at you, including the stenographer, the bailiff and your own attorney. LMAO ...see, I'm laughing at you for trying to make a demonstrative point out of something you admitted you made up in your own mind. LMAO again!! ..
Good Call Glenn! Plus both Cab and Sim killed it! Bought a 6505 MH Used, 3 years ago for, you got it, 325usd. Tubes were fried, better yet! Called S. Ash who said: "Std. grade tubes of your choice, send receipt, we'll reimburse. " Yes! Ended up a 225usd investment I'll never regret. I prefer the original 5150/6505 for their stoner vibe/growl vs. the (+} model, but both can be made to sound amazing.. matter fact I have no idea what 'branch' this MH is from. I just dial it and go
GLEEEEEN!! I would love to see you take on the world of Impulse Responses and FRFR speakers. I've been trying to get away from tube amps for some time and having dove into the amp sim and FRFR world, amp sims sound great in studio monitors but every FRFR solution for live audio in a practice environment I have tried has a strange phasing quality that is distracting with high gain amp sims and hard adjust to. My weapon of choice is a Mission Engineering Gemini 2 so I'm not sure build quality is the problem.
I've been playing my 6505+ head form the early to mid 2010s for the past 10 years or so and still love this thing as a metal machine. Not the most versatile thing but you don't buy these things for versatility. Run it through a mesa 2x12 cab from same time frame (celstions) and it's a beast. And God damn Glenn your chops are getting incredible keep up the good work brother.
Glad you included a direct example! I'm over the whole massive speaker/volume experience. Planning to move later this year and getting rid of bulky speakers/amps will be part of that process. I've got a keyboard amp I can barely lift myself that I have not even turned on in years...
Saw this video was looking for a small cab for practice saw this video so it thought to get one and got it for dirt cheap, detached the head and built the enclosure for the head now I got a new free head plus a small 1x12 to practice on without busting the bank account, great deal! Thanks Glenn for the heads up! The amp is a kickass one and a great deal!
@@mgdrud4605 And twin channel with all kind of options, it really is the shizz for that 5150 metal tone. Still I'd be interested in the comparison in a purely scientific excercise.
I had a friend who was looking for a block letter 5150 about a year or so before Eddie died. Average price was around 1500 bucks with one going for under 1000 every once in awhile. But once Eddie died everything associated with doubled over night. I remember looking at 5150s a few days he died the later models were going for about 2 grand and block letters were going for almost 6. Thankfully the market has cooled a bit but the original block letters are now firmly in the collectors category so the days of finding cheap ones are over.
Great video! I think the 6505 sounded the best. The 5150 has tremendous drive and punch but seems kind of nasal. The Soldano is amazing, but sounds sterile next to the other two. My votes. Thanks for the video. P.S. I bought a Harley Benton Les Paul kit and 2 x 12 cab at your recommendation and I'm really happy.
This was my first non-garbage amp and it served me well for YEARS. Cant recommend it enough, especially if you plan on upgrading the speaker. Its not as loud as a 120w head, but I never needed extra head room at any of the shows I played. Great recommendation, Glenn.
Mindyou the difference between 60w and 120w is not a lot. Remember the relationship between watts is logarithmic, not linear. 120w is NOT twice as loud. Its about 3 decibals louder. Basically not a lot. Essentially to get a full 10DB (twice as loud) , you add a zero. So to get twice as loud as 100 watts, you need 1000 watts. And to get twice as loud as 60 watts, you need 600 watts.
Through a 4x12 it gets PLENTY loud. Used to gig and practice with it for years. Never had any volume issues. In fact sound guys would always tell me to turn it down lol. Hell of an amp!
For everyone wondering - yes, you can swap the speaker (done that). It sounds like a 112 though, so don't expect great bottom end. Mine had a V30 in it.
There are other great inexpensive amps out there too. I bought a Peavey Valve King 1x12 for $250USD and it ROCKS! I didn't even have to change the speaker. It's a 50watt all tube combo with 6l6 power tubes and 12ax7 pre-amp tubes. The speaker is a "proprietary" 12inch Valve King. I don't know how many watts it is, but it's 16ohm and gets the job done. To me, it sounds somewhere between a Green Back and a Vintage 30. This amp also has a "blend" knob on the back for going from class A to class A/B, or anything in between. Also the Valve King ll ( same as Valve King, but with a couple added features) and if you like a Plexi type amp/sound, the Peavey Windsor are also good and inexpensive. A friend of mine had a Windsor and it was amazing. Keep up the great work Glen. You're killin' it man.
I have a 6505+ combo can confirm its awesome. I swapped out the speaker with a celestion v30. it makes a huge difference. i have the two notes torpedo captor as well, it works ok with it. if you do have the torpedo captor i recommend using the attenuator on it as that combo is really loud. its too loud for a bedroom just past 1 on the amp. I mean you could get yourself a 1x12 evh combo for well over a grand or get a 6505+ combo for buttons. They are only about £600ish from new so still not bad for a new full valve beast.
Wow! Great sound. If I had known this months ago, I would have looked for this amp. I bought a Blackstar HT Club 40 and I'm happy with it. I did get it for a decent price due to my hometown music shop closing. Thank you for keep on looking out for great deals and prices for us players! And also your playing keep getting better! \m/
Ah, the 6505+... Amazing sounding, dual channel, and one of the most unreliable and hard to service amps made by Peavey. Enjoy your visit to a local amp tech in a year time, and pay 150$ to fix a burnt trace. I love them, always one in need of service.
I was fortunate enough to take a chance on this used modded Soldano brand amp i saw in a Guitar Center for $800 back in 2000, to be more specific a Soldano Hotrod 50+ with a Bruce Egnater dual channel switch mod plus a few other tone tweaks (he is local to me and used to do amp repair/mods out of a local guitar shop), and also came with the matching Soldano 2x12 cab loaded with V30 speakers...still can't believe i got this amp/cab for that price...I've read the Soldano HR50/SLO100 inspired the 5150 design. The SLO has more of that distinct high mid presence grind that just cuts through a full mix like a knife without much effort...even better is that these SLO's have a tube preamp direct out which you can pipe into an interface and use IRs along with your mic'd signal. This amp sat in Guitar Center for a while because people had no idea of the name/history at the time and just thought it was a cheap Marshall or Mesa clone. Ultimate score, as those heads alone these days sell for $2,500 easily. I thought about selling it many times, but in the end realized i am owning a piece of important guitar amp history, that needs no other pedals to make it sound good. James Brown is a wizard as well, anyone interested in pedals needs to try some of his older Amptweaker pedal line if you can find them still...I have the Amptweaker Tight fuzz which can get all matter of any fuzz face/tonebender/muff tones as well as germanium/silicon boosts and act as a sort of treble booster/Rangemaster when you turn the fuzz knob to 0 and turn the Tight control knob way up.
Love my 6505+ went to a music store looking for an amp, saw this one and tried it. I instantly fell in love. Of course the speaker it comes with isn't the best but it gets the job done.
I have a bugera 6262 that is supposed to be an exact copy of a 6505 Plus. But the problem I have with it is that the lead channel is too loud on 1 and sounds like fart on 0. Fx loop doesn't help. Attenuator helps but shouldn't need it for a volume control issue. Plus the issue they all have is that the crunch is much louder than the clean. So I think the e v h 5150 III may be the king of them all.
I've been using one of these for years! I bought the combo off a friend for around 250 maybe 5 years ago? and then i had another friend owe me a favor and he cut the cab portion off of it and now its just a 60 watt head. thing rocks real hard. love it.
I was lucky enough to snag a 5150 212 Combo back in 2003-2004. It's a monster of an amp, both in tone, size, and weight (85 lbs!) Maaaaaan, does it sounds glorious!
I bought my 5150 in 2016 at the displeasure of my parents for $800 with a Mesa oversized 4x12. At the time I didn't know it was an original block logo till after I bought it. It was just my dream amp. I did some research on it after buying it and found it was near the end of production of the block logo (shipped from factory Jul 1993). It's still in my possession, but it's the one amp I will probably never sell unless I have to. It was my first head and it's been my favorite amp ever since I first played it.
Amen on the 5150/6505, locally you can still find them for a pretty good price. The 1x12 is an awesome amp! Good deals on JSX and Triple XXX heads and combos as well. Helps that the 5150/6505 are my favorite amps anyway, and the 5150II/ 6505+ versions are even better. The 60 watts of the combo version is perfect. You can even do a head conversion on the combo if you really must. Good call Glen!🤘
I have been using a Mesa Mini Rec 25 and a ($75) 212 vertical slanted peavey cab loaded with Celestion G12K85. Can't be happier about the sound. Obviously the MiniRec sets you back $1000, but it is not as ridiculous as bigger amps and does deliver the goods.
This shit is HARDDDD! I'm lucky enough to have an OG block letter and an EVH 5150 III, but for the price, I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for one of these combos. Man, you just can't beat that EVH tone. Dude changed the game in so many ways. RIP.
I have this amp and it's amazing. Bought one in 2017 and have no intention to part ways with it any time soon. Even though it is LOUD to play at home, a boss compressor in the loop allows me to keep a nice tone without risking eviction. Works perfectly with low tuning, goes great with pedals - and for a great doomy sound, a rat in front of the dirty channel with almost no gain is something you want to try.
I own a 6505+ 112 for 8 years now, I've changed Tubes and some electronic parts. It cost me 300€ on second hand at the time. The best way to use my money. It's a great amp, I did many gig with it etc and used it with 2X12 or 4X12 = MONSTER. I've play on Fireball and EVH 5150 III, the 6505+ 112 has nothing to be ashamed in comparison. The Sheffield isn't awesome but does the job for the price. GO FOR IT !!
I always had cheap digital amps. My best digital amp was my Fender Champion 50XL. My first tube amp is my Peavey 6505+ combo. After I told my local music store what I play and what I'm really looking for he mentioned the 6505+ and even told me it's a rebranded 5150. Love this amp and a Celestion V30 is what I plan on replacing the Sheffield with. Paid $800 brand new. I would have bought used but I wanted the warranty.
For those of use Transistor heads out there the Fender Stage 112SE has external cabinet jacks and puts 80 Watts out that hole. (90 watts when using internal Eminence Legend, 160 watts when using BOTH). Peels the paint off the walls at about 3.5.
6505+112 was my first real amp and I still have it today. I made it into a head and ran it through a used 1960A 4x12 and it slayed! Super loud, great high gain tone, and a fraction of the price of "the real deal". One of the best deals on the market for great tone IMO. Cost me a total of $900 at the time.
agggghhhhhh Glennnnn I sooo wish I had your advice back in 2010 when i was gigging. I had a rack with a peavey 6505+ and an ultra 60 head running a stereo setup through a g major and 2 4x12s. you'd think I'd have been ultra satisfied with that setup but i found myself going down the tube rabbit hole buying a big pile of different tubes to try out including those "popular" JJ matched sets that claimed to give your amp more "life". granted of course that i had both cabs loaded with a cross pattern of v30's and g12t75s so it sounded amazing but i had convinced myself that it wasn't "good enough" until i found that magical tube combination lmao. What a giant waste of time I could've focused on more practicing and really tweaking my tone properly!!
A really good affordable valve head is the Peavey valveking vk100, 100 watt valve, 2 channel. You can pick them up 2nd hand for a couple hundred and I think they're seriously underrated.
The only problem with the valve king is reliability. Peavey used cheap components and circuitry to keep the price down. If you're not going to gig with it regularly, it is a great tube amp for the money!
@@keithriggs6052 I'm guessing it could have been hit and miss then. I had mine for about 7 years with no problems (not saying this is indicative of every unit though)
Thank you for the video Glenn. Very helpful. I was watching a lot of videos comparing the 6505 mh , ironball and prs mt15 . Now i think the 6505 is maybe the best of the them without bursting the bank for me. Thank you so much again
The 5150 vs 6505 shootouts on TH-cam speak for themselves. Picked up a 6506 MH head last week for £300. It is incredible with the York mesa 4x12 IRS. Great recommendation Glenn!
Thanks for the video Glen, I like that 6505 more than the others, it's so bright and I like that much more than that scooped mid sound, that saturation in tone is amazing, and your playing has gotten phenomenal as well. Keep up the great content.
Another great video! I’d be interested to see your review of the ART Pro MPA II. I know you’ve talked a lot about the importance of the mic, and the preamp has impedance and plate voltage controls to receive the mic!
Had one of these before I switched to my Kemper. Sounds better and tighter than a "big" 6505+ and gives you almost all the features of the bigger head. Dismanteld the head from the speaker so it would be easier to move around. Just loved that one :) Hope to get my hands on one again ! Great tip and great video as always
Make a "head" size cab for the amp and dump combo part! I did this with my original, not re-issue, Fender Vibrolux!. Packed up original cab and stored. It made this amazing amp much more versatile. I use my home made attenuator and line in adapter into interface and the REAPER!. My irs of choice are your new ones. I use Audio Assault's ir loader. That 6505 is a great amp, especially for cost. Z.K.
When PRS & Doug Sewell started building amps together back in 2009, I bought one of the first sets of a 'tuxedo' Plexi head & 2x12 cab. That oversized 2x12 cabinet is, hands down, my favorite sounding cab that I own. I use it for nearly everything. If you can find one used, but one!
i got myself a used 6505+ 112 after i only used that setting on a shitty practice modeling amp i had, i got that as a gift when i started playing. i've not changed the speaker yet but after looking at this vid i definitly look into that. must be the first time i already had the gear glenn talks about in the video already. i love that amp and had no desire (or space) to get a different one
do you think replacing the existing speaker in the 6505+ with a vintage 30 would give some of the same results or does it have to be a separate cab? i migth be overtinking this
I have to agree with Glenn, the 6506+ is a budget beast. Bandmate from an old band had one, he build a new case with wood and someone wrapped it in red/black tolex. He said the head modification was easy and he had a beast of a tube amp for 300 bucks running through an ENGL cab. The other guitarist ran a Blackstar H100 Stage i think? and it almost cost triple the price and it stood no chance, even with the same cab. Rich drive sound with a heavy bottom end, really liked that amp :)
Man, Glenn! Your guitar playing is THROUGH THE ROOF!! Nice video btw! Peavy has always been a solid brand, I have never been disappointed in their equiptment back in the day.
You should do a video on what I affectionately call that "Integrated Stack Mod" where you take any old combo amp, take the back off, then wire an output jack where the amp's output is, and a jack to the speaker (probably not so helpful in your case) so that you can use the output of the amp just like any other head, but also maintain the combo amp functionality you just have to have a cable to connect the top and bottom half of the amp.
GLLENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!! Have you tried popping any of the speakers in to the combo then miking it? Like the Hesu Demon or the Green/Creambacks? Great vid, hidden gem for sure!
Damn that thing sounds amazing! I liked it's tone more than the 5150 head, in fact. It sounded super tight and thick through the Captor, too, with a full mid-range. You could use that Captor setup live, too, and go direct into the board.
Another great amp that can be had (used) for similarly low prices is the Orange Dark Terror. It’s not only slightly cheaper than the amp mentioned in this video (even if you buy it new) but it’s also the basis for Jim Root’s signature amp head so… there’s that :)
I have one of those but I’m selling it now since buying the 6505+ combo. 2 channels, spring reverb, monster high gain tone without needing any pedals to tighten it up. Also doesn’t take up much more space than my DT plus 112 cab.
I love mine. I bought mine when they came out in 2010. Personally, I never really minded the stock speaker in it, though this video is making me wonder if I shouldn’t swap it out for a Vintage 30 or something. I use the DI on mine going into a Two Notes Captor, or I sometimes mic it with a Sennheiser e906. Great amp!
I think what would make an interesting comparison would be that peavey 6505 112 combo against the peavey 6505 30 watt mini head, both in that same engl cab with the CV30 speakers, not much about the tone even if it may change abit but if one’s more practical for gig use than the other
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"Here's a cheap overlooked combo that was affordable and will skyrocket starting tomorrow"
- Glenn
Just looked it up, can't find one for under $500+ in USA.
@@landersm223 yup i been searching i still want the 120watt head for more girth, but they been up in price for a while
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That's what I paid for mine. Worth it though.
@How To Shoot Straight HTSS I honestly wouldn't mind the 6505+ 120W, I love tube amps and that amp has a gnarly sound anyways but then again, I'm a collector 😁
@@landersm223 *_Really? Quite a few in the Detroit area around the $300 range. I’m confident if I really wanted one, I could get one for $250._*
It's almost criminal how much info and of his own time Glenn is giving out for free, I really feel like I'm robbing him blind.
Thank you man
I mean, while he is generous with his knowledge, that's still what makes us come back, giving him views. On the other hand, he swears a fuckload so idk about youtube revenue lol
Dude, right!? Fuckin grateful for the age of the internet. Its not all bad out here!
Glenn is a star preacher in the Great Church of High Gain, and he's gathered a pretty good congregation.
He is helping make metal production better, which I think is a win for everyone.
When somebody like Glen promotes used gear, Reverb get's a boost in traffic and sales. He's a business man. If they're not throwing him a bone, they should.
And just like that…this amp goes to $700…
Yeeaahhh...
It seems like every time these guys do a video on something like this price definitely jumps, your correct
🤣🤣🤣
Yeahh there’s literally 1 on ebay for $650 and it’s an older model in rough shape
$800 now
Had the 6505+ half stack. I have to say, it was the best amp I ever had. Broke my heart when I had to sell it.
Wow Glenn’s playing has super improved. This amp sounds incredible. Back in 1998 I snagged a perfect used Marshall 4100 dual reverb for under $500.
This makes me feel a lot better about wanting to buy a 6505 over the 5150 simply because of the price difference. I knew the two amps were similar but I didn't realize the circuitry was basically identical. There's almost no distinction I'm the sound, and the sound is ultimately why I wanted the amps to begin with
honestly, the only tonal difference I can hear between the combo and the block letter is maybe a little Low mid hump... something you can correct on an EQ if you need to... the soldano did have a more grindy articulate tone over all.. but not enough to justify the price tag..
And it well sound completely different with different tubes, speakers, pickups, cables and rooms.
If you buy either a 5150 or 6505 nowadays, it's made in China.
@Frederic Petitpas where it comes from doesn't matter as long as the product does its job
@@x4thmessiahx I guess but they might not have the same parts like the old ones etc. Your call, I wanted a 5150 but went with ENGL $ ;(
Glenn you are actually getting pretty kick ass at guitar these days 🤘 keep on rockin man!
Definitely sounding great these days. Keep up the great work man! And thanks again for the heads up on this gem. Might need to snag one as a companion for my Peavey Bandit Redstripe.
@@brandonmoore7797 Redstripe is killer. Shane from in the blues channel put a Texas heat speaker in there & wow!
@@stephenhanlin2388 He definitely played a role in me getting it, but to be honest, it was really a work buddy of mine who happened to work at Peavey in the 2000's who gave me the heads up. My early 90's Peavey Predator is a Made in USA sleeper, too. Lots of their gear from the 90's and early 2000's was crazy value and way underrated.
Loved it, great vid man. The pace, screenshots and sound effects mixed with you’re excited demeanor made it really cool. That and I couldn’t agree more 🤘🏻
Your videos are awesome! Thx for your efforts!!!
Kinda blown away by the 6505. Incredible.
Definitely need more budget gear tips like this, I could justify a killer gear collection if the cost was more like this.
I would reccomend Monoprice. They have a great 50 watt 2 channel head for about 350. The cabs are great as well. I do think they are the Chinese V30`s. They also make some quality "Budget friendly" pedals as well. I would reccomend everything they sell. It will blow you away if you look into their sight. The powerstrips (Which everyone needs, is a good place to start. I think you will be very happy. The people I have turned on to them kiss my ass.
Don't forget you can also pick up something like a joyo vivo which sounds almost identical in a mix for like $150
I got mine for about 270 euros. I have build a new head enclosure so that it won't occupy too much space in my studio and I play through Torpedo Captor and I absolutely love it! If you are a gigging musical, you can swap the speaker and have a killer combo amp for dirt cheap!
I'd love to see more of those hidden gems on your channel. Keep up the good work!
This reminds me a lot of the Laney Pro-Tube AOR 30 Combo I picked up for £100, this thing also had an easily bypassed speaker, and its previous owner decided to chop the whole thing in half and turn it into a dedicated head. Now one of my fave amps for high gain Fuzz/Doom.
I adore my laneys!
Did you change your of output valves or keep 6V6?
@TheTiredHorizon i passes on one last year for 100 that probably need new tubes only. Im so mad about that 😆
@TheTiredHorizon hmm maybe u can find a cheap valvestate ahd reflow the solder
I turned a Valvestate combo into a head and even managed to sell the shitty speaker for $28.
the 112 6505 combo initially ssues with overheating and the ribbon cables which is why most people overlooked these. the amount of these that needed repair within a year of production was a sizable portion. now they've either been fixed or survived thus far so they're probably fine.
Wow. I somehow never heard of that issue. I’ve had mine for about 6 years now. Thankfully no problems. Interesting though I’ll definitely do some forum browsing about it tonight. I typically use mine by jumping the effects loop. Sounds better to me. Surprised Glenn didn’t mention doing that in the video.
BTW, glad I got mine before this video posted, cuz now theyre all gonna be bought up immediately and price will soar a bit from some sellers,lol. Not your fault, youre just trying to inform and help, and youre doing great at it as usual Glenn.
I picked mine up 5 years ago for $300 US. Everything he's saying about the amp is true. Other Peavey amps that will get you in the neighborhood at a decent price are the Ultra series
Valveking 100 is also around that price point.
Picked up mine used with a custom box with 2 greenbacks for 200 bucks.
Had to replace the tubes (because of noise and feedback not to change the tone haha) but since then it's been a trusty punk guit go shredshred machine.
@@_Graves get yourself an AMT P2 and plug it directly into the return of the VK.
You can thank me later ;)
@@DroctorKloebner I‘m also using one of those Chinese all in one pedals (HoTone Ampero) and it’s surprisingly good.
Especially the tubescreamers/ods come really close to the analog counterpart.
So I got that point already - although through the input because the fx loop on my unit seems to not be working (or it’s just dogshit)
From an earlier video of yours comparing the "older" vintage 30's to the newest ones I had to go check my blackstar ht club black and blue edition 40 watt packed with the tad6l6 tubes!!! Just to see what vintage 30 I had. The older crappy one, or the newer awesome one and I was delighted to see the newer version was installed👍 made my day🙂 thanks for the informative videos my friend!!!
Well, I wanted to buy this amp for cheap this year, after hearing only good things about them... Now, I can just lay back and watch the prices skyrocket, after this video. Thanks Glenn xD
You’re welcome!
@@SpectreSoundStudios BTW, still love the tones. Great work as always 😉
Just buy three right away and re-sell two of them for twice the price;)
@@mrcoatsworth429 I'm too poor to afford one xD I've spent all my money on vintage tubes, high end pickups and Gibson stock and merch ;-)
I was just debating purchasing a 6505+ 1x12 combo for about $350. Nice to see this video just in time!
Picked mine up for £220 about 3 years ago. There a loads of them for sale in the UK sub £300. Great amp.
Just a note on James Brown's response to your question. he was referencing the differences between the original 5150 and the 5150 212 combo. the 112 6505 plus that you have in this video is a different design than the 212 5150 combo. the very first indicator of this is the number of preamp tubes in the circuit. the second indicator are the different size transformers with different part numbers in the 112 + vs. the 5150 212 combo. The 112+ combo in this video is a great amp, but it is not the same as the 212 combo or 5150ii circuit
This is a great suggestion as I've always wondered if the 6505 was just Peavy continuing the same amp with a new name! I am curious your thoughts on a different option, the Synergy amp system. You could pick up the Syn1 and a single module new for $800 (might I recommend the SLO model in this particular case). Yes this would still need to be amplified for live work, but if you're looking for apartment recording / playing you'd be all set! Also you can add new amps to your "collection" for $400 a module, which is a pretty affordable route for getting options like a Mark II C+ / Bogner / Friedman into your hands.
I have this combo. I replaced the Sheffield with a UK V30 that I ordered from Mesa. I also have it running into a Peavey 212 with Greenbacks! Awesome sounding setup!!! I’m running all three speakers together. 16 ohm speaker with 16 ohm cab. Set the combo to 8 ohms.
This was my main gig aml for many years! Amazing for heavy tones. 1 x12 is more than enough for my stage volume once you consider a good monitor mix or IEM.
Love my 6505+ combo. Got mine from a local dude for $250 late 2019. He even put a celestion v30 in it. Last year I helped a friend look for one, prices started hitting $600+, found one nearby that needed some repair work, got it for $180, replaced a few diodes that had fried and one of the power tube sockets, boom, he's in hog heaven. He had only played a line 6 spider before, and after borrowing mine, had to have one of his own. If you can snag one under $300, it's a total steal. Fantastic metal tones.
Glen, great video! Peavey Kvlt is real, don’t let all our secrets out! Mostly just impressed by how much your guitar skills are progressing though. Love to see it!
I almost picked up one of these 6505+ combos 6 months ago because of the low entry cost for that 5150 sound. I opted for the 6505 2x12 from circa 2008 in case I wanted to mix speakers as its my only cab. The 2x12 6505 ran me $600 and its phenomenal!
Don't sleep on the 5150 ICONIC combos hitting the used market. They are going for $500 USD already and are switchable between 40 and 10 watts. The lower power rating is perfect for bedroom volumes.
Like the sound of that 6505+ 60W as much as the SLO100.
Always possible to build a cabinet for it and turn it into a head to make it take less space if it primarely is used with a 2x12, 4x12 and even a full stack.
I swear I woke up this morning looking into different amps for when I'm playing with or for my friends then Glenn drops this. Thanks a ton dude!
thought you'd talk about the Jet City models based on the Soldanos... I own a JCA50H and it sounds amazing specially for metal.
I have a JCA22H and I love it.
@@ChrisRash Only complaint I have is the rack-level only FX Loop. Tone is absolutely monstrous.
Thanks Glenn for pushing the prices! 😉
Another cheap sleeper is the Peavey XXX or the 3120 (same Amp)
This is James Browns "own child" and he said is one of is favorite designs.
Here in Europe the XXX was really popular and it has this "Poor Mans Recto" reputation.
Mesas were simply not available or expensive AF.
Back then everybody thought this Amp needs to be replaced at some point... 20 Years later we know it is a awesome Beast!
The 2nd Channel sounds just like a original 5150 Green Channel with an Overdrive... but without needing one.
This was the most amazing video to find a year later. Just seen one for sale in the UK for £290.
It’s fitted with a Vintage G12 out of Marshall.
That moment when you have to buy new tubes because one broke, not because you think it impacts tone
Projected Response From Glenn: _"Then replace them with the same stock tubes and not different ones!!"_ LOL
tubes dont "break" unless you smash them with something
@@trillrifaxegrindor4411 In all fairness, tubes can go bad. One of the symptoms of your tubes going bad is your amp making all kinds of weird noises, sudden volume drops, unusual loud humming. If you don't replace your tubes when they start going out, you'll damage the rest of your amp.
My understanding is that tubes can be fragile and if you drop your amp, or put your amp behind the rear axel of your trailer where it vibrates and bounces the most, you can damage the tubes in your amp, thus satisfying the OP's statement about "breaking tubes".
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@@BeyondOurSolarSystem He know what Ricky meant, he's just pretending not to to be pedantic and waste everyones time
@@drewthompson3422 Some of the most annoying and self destructive people you will ever meet are narcissistic people who think they can speak on behalf of other people and make up out of their own minds position statements on their behalf. That person is YOU.
trillrif axegrindor can speak for himself. You are not a mind reader and you are not psychic.
What you said on behalf of that guy was something you made up out of your own, self indulgent, petulant, childish mind, and is every bit as fiction as the Easter Bunny, Santa Claus and Crom.
Most sane, rational, intelligent and responsible people do not live in the world of what they think someone "meant" to say, and live in the world of what was actually stated.
When you get into a contractual dispute with the other party, and you tell the Judge you did what you did because you "thought" the contract "meant" to say something that it didn't actually state, everyone in the court will be laughing at you, including the stenographer, the bailiff and your own attorney. LMAO ...see, I'm laughing at you for trying to make a demonstrative point out of something you admitted you made up in your own mind. LMAO again!!
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Good Call Glenn! Plus both Cab and Sim killed it! Bought a 6505 MH Used, 3 years ago for, you got it, 325usd. Tubes were fried, better yet! Called S. Ash who said: "Std. grade tubes of your choice, send receipt, we'll reimburse. " Yes! Ended up a 225usd investment I'll never regret. I prefer the original 5150/6505 for their stoner vibe/growl vs. the (+} model, but both can be made to sound amazing.. matter fact I have no idea what 'branch' this MH is from. I just dial it and go
GLEEEEEN!! I would love to see you take on the world of Impulse Responses and FRFR speakers. I've been trying to get away from tube amps for some time and having dove into the amp sim and FRFR world, amp sims sound great in studio monitors but every FRFR solution for live audio in a practice environment I have tried has a strange phasing quality that is distracting with high gain amp sims and hard adjust to. My weapon of choice is a Mission Engineering Gemini 2 so I'm not sure build quality is the problem.
I'm interested in that, too. I want to find something more like my BX-8 monitors because my Headrush FRFR has a strange mid hump I don't like
I'm guessing FR is Full Range, but what does the repetition signify?
@@sparella, it's short for Full Range Flat Response
@@sparella Full Range Flat Response
WOW. Sounds A-M-A-Z-I-N-G through the Two Notes X. When I got the Cab M, it was a game changer for my recording tone. Your IR is FN good.
I've been playing my 6505+ head form the early to mid 2010s for the past 10 years or so and still love this thing as a metal machine. Not the most versatile thing but you don't buy these things for versatility. Run it through a mesa 2x12 cab from same time frame (celstions) and it's a beast. And God damn Glenn your chops are getting incredible keep up the good work brother.
Glad you included a direct example! I'm over the whole massive speaker/volume experience. Planning to move later this year and getting rid of bulky speakers/amps will be part of that process. I've got a keyboard amp I can barely lift myself that I have not even turned on in years...
Saw this video was looking for a small cab for practice saw this video so it thought to get one and got it for dirt cheap, detached the head and built the enclosure for the head now I got a new free head plus a small 1x12 to practice on without busting the bank account, great deal! Thanks Glenn for the heads up! The amp is a kickass one and a great deal!
It would be really interesting to stack this against the 15W tube combo and head of Harley Benton line since they are of similar money. 🤔
This is 60 watts
@@mgdrud4605
And twin channel with all kind of options, it really is the shizz for that 5150 metal tone. Still I'd be interested in the comparison in a purely scientific excercise.
@@Jinballify yeah that would be good to see.
I had a friend who was looking for a block letter 5150 about a year or so before Eddie died. Average price was around 1500 bucks with one going for under 1000 every once in awhile. But once Eddie died everything associated with doubled over night. I remember looking at 5150s a few days he died the later models were going for about 2 grand and block letters were going for almost 6. Thankfully the market has cooled a bit but the original block letters are now firmly in the collectors category so the days of finding cheap ones are over.
Great video! I think the 6505 sounded the best. The 5150 has tremendous drive and punch but seems kind of nasal. The Soldano is amazing, but sounds sterile next to the other two. My votes. Thanks for the video. P.S. I bought a Harley Benton Les Paul kit and 2 x 12 cab at your recommendation and I'm really happy.
This was my first non-garbage amp and it served me well for YEARS. Cant recommend it enough, especially if you plan on upgrading the speaker. Its not as loud as a 120w head, but I never needed extra head room at any of the shows I played. Great recommendation, Glenn.
Run it through a 4x12 and I bet it's almost the same volume
Mindyou the difference between 60w and 120w is not a lot. Remember the relationship between watts is logarithmic, not linear. 120w is NOT twice as loud. Its about 3 decibals louder. Basically not a lot. Essentially to get a full 10DB (twice as loud) , you add a zero. So to get twice as loud as 100 watts, you need 1000 watts. And to get twice as loud as 60 watts, you need 600 watts.
Through a 4x12 it gets PLENTY loud. Used to gig and practice with it for years. Never had any volume issues. In fact sound guys would always tell me to turn it down lol. Hell of an amp!
@@shayneoneill1506 3 db is a doubling of volume.
So glad I rediscovered this channel I wonder if that impulse response is still free? Glenn needs to play more guitar too
For everyone wondering - yes, you can swap the speaker (done that). It sounds like a 112 though, so don't expect great bottom end. Mine had a V30 in it.
There are other great inexpensive amps out there too. I bought a Peavey Valve King 1x12 for $250USD and it ROCKS! I didn't even have to change the speaker. It's a 50watt all tube combo with 6l6 power tubes and 12ax7 pre-amp tubes. The speaker is a "proprietary" 12inch Valve King. I don't know how many watts it is, but it's 16ohm and gets the job done. To me, it sounds somewhere between a Green Back and a Vintage 30. This amp also has a "blend" knob on the back for going from class A to class A/B, or anything in between. Also the Valve King ll ( same as Valve King, but with a couple added features) and if you like a Plexi type amp/sound, the Peavey Windsor are also good and inexpensive. A friend of mine had a Windsor and it was amazing. Keep up the great work Glen. You're killin' it man.
I have a 6505 with a bias mod and love it. And DAMN! Easily your best playing yet! Keep up the good work!
I have a 6505+ combo can confirm its awesome. I swapped out the speaker with a celestion v30. it makes a huge difference. i have the two notes torpedo captor as well, it works ok with it. if you do have the torpedo captor i recommend using the attenuator on it as that combo is really loud. its too loud for a bedroom just past 1 on the amp. I mean you could get yourself a 1x12 evh combo for well over a grand or get a 6505+ combo for buttons. They are only about £600ish from new so still not bad for a new full valve beast.
I LOVE your latest IR of the V30 Glenn. Thank you so much! I've loaded it into an old Digitech GSP1101 and it sounds absolutely killer
haven't heard you play in a while. You've definitely gotten better at guitar! rock on!
Wow! Great sound. If I had known this months ago, I would have looked for this amp. I bought a Blackstar HT Club 40 and I'm happy with it. I did get it for a decent price due to my hometown music shop closing. Thank you for keep on looking out for great deals and prices for us players! And also your playing keep getting better! \m/
Ah, the 6505+...
Amazing sounding, dual channel, and one of the most unreliable and hard to service amps made by Peavey.
Enjoy your visit to a local amp tech in a year time, and pay 150$ to fix a burnt trace.
I love them, always one in need of service.
Thanks man I was about to buy one
I got one around 2014 for about $300 and converted it to a standalone head. I use it to this day and it still sounds awesome.
I was fortunate enough to take a chance on this used modded Soldano brand amp i saw in a Guitar Center for $800 back in 2000, to be more specific a Soldano Hotrod 50+ with a Bruce Egnater dual channel switch mod plus a few other tone tweaks (he is local to me and used to do amp repair/mods out of a local guitar shop), and also came with the matching Soldano 2x12 cab loaded with V30 speakers...still can't believe i got this amp/cab for that price...I've read the Soldano HR50/SLO100 inspired the 5150 design. The SLO has more of that distinct high mid presence grind that just cuts through a full mix like a knife without much effort...even better is that these SLO's have a tube preamp direct out which you can pipe into an interface and use IRs along with your mic'd signal. This amp sat in Guitar Center for a while because people had no idea of the name/history at the time and just thought it was a cheap Marshall or Mesa clone. Ultimate score, as those heads alone these days sell for $2,500 easily. I thought about selling it many times, but in the end realized i am owning a piece of important guitar amp history, that needs no other pedals to make it sound good. James Brown is a wizard as well, anyone interested in pedals needs to try some of his older Amptweaker pedal line if you can find them still...I have the Amptweaker Tight fuzz which can get all matter of any fuzz face/tonebender/muff tones as well as germanium/silicon boosts and act as a sort of treble booster/Rangemaster when you turn the fuzz knob to 0 and turn the Tight control knob way up.
Sounds incredible!! Love the sizzle and attack on it. Really mean and in your face killer tone.
Love my 6505+ went to a music store looking for an amp, saw this one and tried it. I instantly fell in love. Of course the speaker it comes with isn't the best but it gets the job done.
Didn‘t expect it to go this way. This combo was my first real amp and a great one, too! Awesome recommendation
I have a bugera 6262 that is supposed to be an exact copy of a 6505 Plus. But the problem I have with it is that the lead channel is too loud on 1 and sounds like fart on 0. Fx loop doesn't help. Attenuator helps but shouldn't need it for a volume control issue.
Plus the issue they all have is that the crunch is much louder than the clean.
So I think the e v h 5150 III may be the king of them all.
I've been using one of these for years! I bought the combo off a friend for around 250 maybe 5 years ago? and then i had another friend owe me a favor and he cut the cab portion off of it and now its just a 60 watt head. thing rocks real hard. love it.
I was lucky enough to snag a 5150 212 Combo back in 2003-2004. It's a monster of an amp, both in tone, size, and weight (85 lbs!) Maaaaaan, does it sounds glorious!
I bought my 5150 in 2016 at the displeasure of my parents for $800 with a Mesa oversized 4x12. At the time I didn't know it was an original block logo till after I bought it. It was just my dream amp. I did some research on it after buying it and found it was near the end of production of the block logo (shipped from factory Jul 1993). It's still in my possession, but it's the one amp I will probably never sell unless I have to. It was my first head and it's been my favorite amp ever since I first played it.
This amp often comes back round every now and again. I managed to get one end of last year. Very nice for the price.
Amen on the 5150/6505, locally you can still find them for a pretty good price. The 1x12 is an awesome amp! Good deals on JSX and Triple XXX heads and combos as well. Helps that the 5150/6505 are my favorite amps anyway, and the 5150II/ 6505+ versions are even better. The 60 watts of the combo version is perfect. You can even do a head conversion on the combo if you really must. Good call Glen!🤘
I have been using a Mesa Mini Rec 25 and a ($75) 212 vertical slanted peavey cab loaded with Celestion G12K85. Can't be happier about the sound. Obviously the MiniRec sets you back $1000, but it is not as ridiculous as bigger amps and does deliver the goods.
hell yeah Glen your guitar playing has really improved since taking lessons, love to see people getting better at the stuff they're passionate for!
This shit is HARDDDD! I'm lucky enough to have an OG block letter and an EVH 5150 III, but for the price, I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for one of these combos. Man, you just can't beat that EVH tone. Dude changed the game in so many ways. RIP.
Even with the tonal differences between the 3 amps they sound very similar, and each sound great.
I have this amp and it's amazing. Bought one in 2017 and have no intention to part ways with it any time soon. Even though it is LOUD to play at home, a boss compressor in the loop allows me to keep a nice tone without risking eviction.
Works perfectly with low tuning, goes great with pedals - and for a great doomy sound, a rat in front of the dirty channel with almost no gain is something you want to try.
I own a 6505+ 112 for 8 years now, I've changed Tubes and some electronic parts. It cost me 300€ on second hand at the time. The best way to use my money.
It's a great amp, I did many gig with it etc and used it with 2X12 or 4X12 = MONSTER. I've play on Fireball and EVH 5150 III, the 6505+ 112 has nothing to be ashamed in comparison.
The Sheffield isn't awesome but does the job for the price.
GO FOR IT !!
and the prices going up to the sky on reverb :D great vid
your playing has improved incredibly.
I always had cheap digital amps. My best digital amp was my Fender Champion 50XL. My first tube amp is my Peavey 6505+ combo. After I told my local music store what I play and what I'm really looking for he mentioned the 6505+ and even told me it's a rebranded 5150. Love this amp and a Celestion V30 is what I plan on replacing the Sheffield with. Paid $800 brand new. I would have bought used but I wanted the warranty.
For those of use Transistor heads out there the Fender Stage 112SE has external cabinet jacks and puts 80 Watts out that hole. (90 watts when using internal Eminence Legend, 160 watts when using BOTH). Peels the paint off the walls at about 3.5.
I’d see these all the time “converted” into a head on eBay/reverb/marketplace. My buddy plays one live and it sounds great.
6505+112 was my first real amp and I still have it today. I made it into a head and ran it through a used 1960A 4x12 and it slayed! Super loud, great high gain tone, and a fraction of the price of "the real deal". One of the best deals on the market for great tone IMO. Cost me a total of $900 at the time.
agggghhhhhh Glennnnn I sooo wish I had your advice back in 2010 when i was gigging. I had a rack with a peavey 6505+ and an ultra 60 head running a stereo setup through a g major and 2 4x12s. you'd think I'd have been ultra satisfied with that setup but i found myself going down the tube rabbit hole buying a big pile of different tubes to try out including those "popular" JJ matched sets that claimed to give your amp more "life". granted of course that i had both cabs loaded with a cross pattern of v30's and g12t75s so it sounded amazing but i had convinced myself that it wasn't "good enough" until i found that magical tube combination lmao. What a giant waste of time I could've focused on more practicing and really tweaking my tone properly!!
A really good affordable valve head is the Peavey valveking vk100, 100 watt valve, 2 channel. You can pick them up 2nd hand for a couple hundred and I think they're seriously underrated.
The only problem with the valve king is reliability. Peavey used cheap components and circuitry to keep the price down. If you're not going to gig with it regularly, it is a great tube amp for the money!
@@keithriggs6052 I'm guessing it could have been hit and miss then. I had mine for about 7 years with no problems (not saying this is indicative of every unit though)
Glenn, I really appreciate this video. Home musician here, looking for a good amp, I do not need tons of power. Thank you for this info 🤘🤘
I had a couple of peavey bandits when I was a kid, I still miss those amps.
Thank you for the video Glenn. Very helpful. I was watching a lot of videos comparing the 6505 mh , ironball and prs mt15 . Now i think the 6505 is maybe the best of the them without bursting the bank for me. Thank you so much again
The 5150 vs 6505 shootouts on TH-cam speak for themselves. Picked up a 6506 MH head last week for £300. It is incredible with the York mesa 4x12 IRS. Great recommendation Glenn!
Awesome video. Because of this video I went out and found one of these locally for $450. Such a hidden gem. Thanks for the great content
Thanks for the video Glen, I like that 6505 more than the others, it's so bright and I like that much more than that scooped mid sound, that saturation in tone is amazing, and your playing has gotten phenomenal as well. Keep up the great content.
I agree. At least through my speakers, the 6505 sounds more similar to the Soldano and both sound better to my ears than the 5150!
@@C33Fernandez the 6505 sounds like it has a better mid ranged then the soldano through my speakers, they're both a beast that one day I wish to own
Another great video! I’d be interested to see your review of the ART Pro MPA II. I know you’ve talked a lot about the importance of the mic, and the preamp has impedance and plate voltage controls to receive the mic!
My rhythm guitarist used a 6505+ combo and he loved it and it sounded great with everyone playing!
Had one of these before I switched to my Kemper. Sounds better and tighter than a "big" 6505+ and gives you almost all the features of the bigger head. Dismanteld the head from the speaker so it would be easier to move around. Just loved that one :) Hope to get my hands on one again ! Great tip and great video as always
Make a "head" size cab for the amp and dump combo part! I did this with my original, not re-issue, Fender Vibrolux!. Packed up original cab and stored. It made this amazing amp much more versatile. I use my home made attenuator and line in adapter into interface and the REAPER!. My irs of choice are your new ones. I use Audio Assault's ir loader. That 6505 is a great amp, especially for cost. Z.K.
When PRS & Doug Sewell started building amps together back in 2009, I bought one of the first sets of a 'tuxedo' Plexi head & 2x12 cab. That oversized 2x12 cabinet is, hands down, my favorite sounding cab that I own. I use it for nearly everything. If you can find one used, but one!
hey glenn another affordable and pretty good sounding amp is a bugera 333...when you hook it up to a mesa cab it's actually a spot on peavey XXX
i got myself a used 6505+ 112 after i only used that setting on a shitty practice modeling amp i had, i got that as a gift when i started playing. i've not changed the speaker yet but after looking at this vid i definitly look into that. must be the first time i already had the gear glenn talks about in the video already. i love that amp and had no desire (or space) to get a different one
do you think replacing the existing speaker in the 6505+ with a vintage 30 would give some of the same results or does it have to be a separate cab? i migth be overtinking this
I have to agree with Glenn, the 6506+ is a budget beast. Bandmate from an old band had one, he build a new case with wood and someone wrapped it in red/black tolex. He said the head modification was easy and he had a beast of a tube amp for 300 bucks running through an ENGL cab. The other guitarist ran a Blackstar H100 Stage i think? and it almost cost triple the price and it stood no chance, even with the same cab. Rich drive sound with a heavy bottom end, really liked that amp :)
Man, Glenn! Your guitar playing is THROUGH THE ROOF!! Nice video btw! Peavy has always been a solid brand, I have never been disappointed in their equiptment back in the day.
You should do a video on what I affectionately call that "Integrated Stack Mod" where you take any old combo amp, take the back off, then wire an output jack where the amp's output is, and a jack to the speaker (probably not so helpful in your case) so that you can use the output of the amp just like any other head, but also maintain the combo amp functionality you just have to have a cable to connect the top and bottom half of the amp.
Crazy to see the price of this amp is still around the same price as it was years ago when I was looking into getting one
GLLENNNNNNNNNNNN!!!! Have you tried popping any of the speakers in to the combo then miking it? Like the Hesu Demon or the Green/Creambacks? Great vid, hidden gem for sure!
Damn that thing sounds amazing! I liked it's tone more than the 5150 head, in fact. It sounded super tight and thick through the Captor, too, with a full mid-range. You could use that Captor setup live, too, and go direct into the board.
You're guitar playing skills have greatly improved. Well done man. I'm very impressed. Keep up the great work.
Another great amp that can be had (used) for similarly low prices is the Orange Dark Terror. It’s not only slightly cheaper than the amp mentioned in this video (even if you buy it new) but it’s also the basis for Jim Root’s signature amp head so… there’s that :)
I have one of those but I’m selling it now since buying the 6505+ combo. 2 channels, spring reverb, monster high gain tone without needing any pedals to tighten it up. Also doesn’t take up much more space than my DT plus 112 cab.
Isn't Jim Root's signature amp based on the Rockerverb?
Been using on of these in my office for years now they're great
I love mine. I bought mine when they came out in 2010. Personally, I never really minded the stock speaker in it, though this video is making me wonder if I shouldn’t swap it out for a Vintage 30 or something. I use the DI on mine going into a Two Notes Captor, or I sometimes mic it with a Sennheiser e906. Great amp!
Amp is rivaling soldano, Glenn is rivaling Hetfields riffin!
Pretty dope what you’re shaking out of your hands lately!
I think what would make an interesting comparison would be that peavey 6505 112 combo against the peavey 6505 30 watt mini head, both in that same engl cab with the CV30 speakers, not much about the tone even if it may change abit but if one’s more practical for gig use than the other