EVH 5153

[Kostas Look]

Hey guys what do you think about this head ? i see lot of metal players play with it (revocation,testament etc ) ! Can it replace an axe fx 3 for instance ? And if yes,which od pedal,delay and reverb would you use for a metal tone ?? thanks

 

[sleewell]

I love my 50w 6l6. The Kruse mods are amazing.

 

[CanserDYI]

"can it replace an axe FX III"?

Uhhhh no.

I'm a 5153 kvlt member, pay my dues every Tuesday , and even I say absolutely not.

 

[CapinCripes]

They are an amp that is extremely difficult to make sound bad. It's more of a function of how focused the amps are on a certain sound. It's a good sound just don't expect to get too much variation when playing with the knobs. So not even close to replacing the variety of a modeler but if your wanting to collect different real amps for variety it is a good tool to have in your kit. Slap a tube screamer in front just go. That's pretty much why just buy a 5150 is a saying.

 

[wheresthefbomb]

They're great if you want to sound like every other heavy metal guitarist for the last 20 years

 

[Dumple Stilzkin]

I really like my 50 watter, plug ‘n chug. You don’t really have to spend much time dialing in a great tone.

 

[Musiscience]

Great amp, has its signature sound and that’s that, which is great if that’s what you’re looking for.

But there’s no way it comes even remotely close to an Axe 3 in terms of versatility and options and recording. After doing an A/B with the Archon I had and the Axe model, I realized that I would probably never own tubes again. Especially with post pandemic tube prices. I don’t miss changing tubes, BIASing, having tube fail or become microphonic one bit.