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Peavey 6505 120W Guitar Amp Head

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Nice amp, worth the money.

Sound	This amp is pure Metal, if you play rock or softer styles, this amp is not for you. This metal machine can give you brutal amounts of gain, with a clean sound and a good bottom end, perfect for tight riffs. It can also give you a great tone for soloing. The only "issue" is the clean channel, it's not as good as the lead one, but who would buy this amp for the clean channel??
Reliability	Yes, It can make your band sound huge if you had the hands to.
Customer Support	n/a

Liked about it	Great bottom end Tight, tight, and more tight 'Cheap' thick tone
Didn't like	Clean channel sounding

Overall satisfaction:

4.0

By D.Vial
Nov 15, 2009

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THICK!

Sound	I used this with the same guitar as I did an Engl Powerball (two 81's with 18V mod- Ibanez SZ 320.) It is alot thicker sounding than a Powerball and a Valveking, I personally feel it could get very noisy (feedback-wise) at higher volumes due to the amount of gain. No real clean on this amp.
Reliability	My experience with Peavey is very good. Assuming that this is at the same standard, I wouldn't say reliability is even a slight issue.
Customer Support	Only experience was when I sent off a warranty once, fairly speedy letter in reply.

Liked about it

-Lots of Gain,
-Simple front and rear panel (but not lacking anything that I can think of at this time,)
-Although it's not to my taste, the thick high gain sound proves very popular.

Didn't like

-Lots of gain could mean lots of feedback and noise if you're not careful,
-No real clean; that's why the channels are rhythm and lead, not clean and lead.
-Tone; as I said, I prefer a slightly more scooped tone, and due to this I actually preferred a Valveking 212's lead tone (and it has a clean!) I think there may be a few people giving me evil eyes through the computer monitor for this, but the person that was with me agreed also.

FINALLY:
-The lack of cleans possibly makes this amp a little bit of a one trick pony, so compare it with as many other amps as possible before buying

Overall satisfaction:

3.0

By Jonathan (Jemsit
Oct 17, 2009

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Awesome amp if you want thick low-mid range tone,

Sound	I've played this amp with about a dozen different guitars and I can always get a thick, huge tone when it's played loud enough. The amp has no real clean channel, it has a "rhythm" channel which can be made to sound "cleanish" at best. With the "bright" switch in, it compensates a little on the high end and is good for clean. However, the rhythm channel does a very nice Marshall sound with the crunch switch in and the drive turned up. The lead channel is why you buy a 5150, more gain than anyone would ever need, and really aggressive low-mid sound. It is a one trick pony for sure, but it does sound good. The funny thing is that I've never associated the sound of a 6505/5150 to EVH at all. The only albums that sound like a 5150 are Balance and the Live album.
Reliability	Peavey is generally a very reliable brand. I would not hesitate to gig with one of these amps, they can take far more abuse than I would ever dish out to them. It has never once broken down, nor has my 5150 that I bought in the 90's.
Customer Support	I have dealt with Peavey on more than occasion. It is very hit or miss. They can be great and extremely helpful, and other times it can be like dealing with the worst giant corporation. I guess it just depends on who you get on the phone.

Liked about it	In a word? Tone! I love the tone of these amps when you get them to the right volume and dialed in properly. Thick and huge. The adjustable resonance is not something you see on a lot of amps, and I liked it. I wish more amps had it. Indestructible! It is built like a tank and is heavy.
Didn't like	Tough to get it to sound good at low volume. To be expected in an amp like this though. Lack of eq for "rhythm" channel. I was also not a fan of the little pcb on which the preamp tubes are mounted. The pcb flexed too much for my liking when changing tubes.