Amp sounds great and all, but man....that song you wrote for the Rhythm Rock tone demo is just FANTASTIC. Thanks for putting so much love and inspiration into these demos, sir!
Sounds great. Sounds like a 5150/6505 should. I'm going to guess you'll notice some slight-but-noticeable differences when you a/b with your previous version 6505 but I'll also guess that if you plug into one randomly even an hour later you wouldn't know which it was. Also, minor elaboration here: Peavey didn't just update the transformers to be like any random block letter's transformers. They dug out the specific transformers Eddie originally selected as his very best examples in the original design and they built the new ones to that spec. Pretty cool.
I thought the transformer that is in this is the same that Peavey used for the Invective and it was based off of the transformer in Misha’s block letter?
@@jcmoore5819 Actually that's almost true! That transformer (so the one in the Invective) and the Eddie OG one are "nearly identical" to quote John Fields who designed the Invective. The transformers in the 1992 Original and the Invective "use much better grain oriented steel laminates, which results in amazing unit to unit consistency and incredible midrange focus." Additionally, "I used a universal power transformer on the new 6505 so we would never have to convert stock again. I want to add that to the Invective sooner or later, but it doesn't affect anything."
Sounds awesome. Would be interesting to hear a shootout between this and the 5150 Iconic! The Iconic is much cheaper ofc, but would still be interesting.
This brings back memories!!! I bought the first series 5150 when it first came out.. I had the half stack and while I definitely loved it, I had no idea what I really had or how to really use it to its full potential. This makes me want to get the 6505 for sure.. and as always, you put together great riffs for the actual demos, Jon!!
Mannnnn I'm always looking at these fancy amps. Mezzabarba, Soldano, ENGLs, Revv and then I once again hear a good old fashioned 6505 and they always sounds the best to me. Peavey just figured it out with that amp. To me it's just the perfect chug sound
Legendary sound indeed. I love your videos and all the comparisons you're doing. Priceless for the community who wants to hear first hand before deciding on purchasing gear ✌️
Great sounding amp for sure! On the other hand the 6505 and + sounded perfectly fine and I honestly never felt they were lacking anything compared to a Block Letter 5150... for me there was no need to fix what's not broken but I still appreciate ever piece of gear that gives options to those who want them :) Great demo as always!
I guess this is also just for the future. One can always look back and get something used. This is for folks who want to buy a brand new amp with warranty etc and get that classic tone.
alright, i am a Quad Cortex guy, i play mostly 5150 blockletter captures and i really wanna have this amp... and a matching 4x12.. would look sick on stage and sounds insane 😍
Having never played any version of this amp I'm surprised by the versatilely. I expected great high gain tones but for me a clean option is always a cherry on top for an amp and I liked what I hear. Just on the edge of breakup but warm and full. Very nice. Plus that super high gain balls to the wall tone. Great video!
@@SonicDriveStudio Funny. When I was a kid Peavy really sucked. I hated their amps with a passion. But man did they eventually make a statement. I’ll keep an eye out.
Seriously, what a great demo and playing! I am a huge fan of this series of amplifiers and I am not even a metal player. It can do it all. I am going to have to check out one of these updated 6505s. Thanks for such a great channel!
Ur a GR8 player brother!!!! Sounds like I thought it would!!! Mine will b with me in 3wks!!!!!! I owned a block ltr in the 90s... Very close!! Will b hooking up 2 the ol ToneKing attenuator 4 that full nuclear onslaught!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!! Hat's off 2 u 4 ur GR8 review & 2 Peavey & last but not least the designer, the immortal JAMES BROWN!!!!!!
Ahhhyeah!!! Sounds great! I had an original block letter. Got it brand new for graduation! Actually had two of them. What a dummy I am for not having them still.
Great videooo!! I love this amp, I have the 6505+ and tone is so huge. Even when using my fractal through the return, sounds massive! Video idea: is it possible to get a tone as good as a tube amp from a modeler using it into the return of tube amps vs using other power amps or solid state amps? My peavey does a great job when I use it like that!
Hay SonicDrive, Ever notice you hold your pick reverse angle in the intro track. I do that as well sometimes, is it easier for those chugging riffs? I try both ways but both have their advantages.
Im curious as to what to get next for an amp. I've always dreamed of owning a Peavey 5150 block letter and this amp seems like a no brainer, but I already own a 50 watt EVH 5150iii so I don't know if it's worth it to also buy the 1992 original 6505. I've also been very interested in getting the PRS archon 50 head as well. any recommendations or suggestions? also thanks for the great content I love your videos!
You play great, you need to make an instrumental album with different genres of music like you showcase on your great demos. 🤘 the 6505 sounds amazing, but I’m still a marshall fan
I recently purchased an Orange Rockerverb 100 based on your Rockerverb 50 videos... it sounds AWESOME, but now I'm wondering if I should have gone with Peavey!! What are your impressions of these two amps compared with each other?
Its all there, the ooeempf, the uuuuhhhrh, and even the cleans to, i know cause i have the Beast and combined whit a 4 times greenback Carvin happy box! Halelujah!
I really wish you would show mostly real speaker cabinet miced up more than the IR's you use mostly ! Yes i "get it" that most of your viewers are using IR's but in the live world we use two things, real speakers and microphones !
This is not a critique but I think if you put a question like that into a title you should let the viewers decide by making an actual comparision with the 5150 Blockletter, or was this something Peavey didn't want you to do (which I would totally understand, they want to sell a new product, not push the old hype)
The main difference between the OG block letter, signature 5150, and 6505 is the original Sylvania power tubes the block letter shipped with. Here's what Jerry of the legendary FJA mods has to say. "Peavey never used orange drop caps. They have always used caps made by Illinios Capacitor. The older ones were orange, but they weren't orange drops. Same caps. The only differences in the amps are these: The pots changed in look, still all made by CTS. This happened within the first few years. The power amp circuit board layout changed in the 5150II after it was out a couple years. The 5150 started using that same power amp board just before it became the 6505. The manufacturer of the output transformer changed at some point after it became the 6505. Peavey always used this manufacturer for the power transformer and for the XXX/JSX amps, but used a different manufacturer for the 5150 output transformer.(Same specifications, different manufacturer.) The early 5150 did not have a different transformer than the later signature amps as some people have claimed online. The ribbon cables were changed recently to a heavier duty thicker wire instead of a flat ribbon cable. Main difference, different tube suppliers thru the years." Also, Jerry has already called out Peavey and torn one of these apart. It's the same amp with new style connectors, different screen grid resistors, and a smaller Chinese transformer made by Chuang Meei. Looks very similar to what was used in the Peavey Windsor, but its most likely left over stock from the Invective. Pure marketing. But it still sounds good, great video nonetheless.
I feel like you could get killer tone out of a dead potato 🤣 You should do a series of "Can I make it sound good" and use universally hated gear to the best of it's ability. That would be amazing (feel free to come up with a catchier name hahaha)
And the peavey mids go quack quack quack. Never got it have owned several of them including all of the EVH heads I don’t get it you can get a used fireball for less built-in noise gate better cleans German engineering if these were 899 I might think about it.
@@SonicDriveStudio that may be so, but that doesn’t mean they don’t sound very quacky and strange never liked them. I’ll take a Marshall or an orange any day.
An 6505 from 1992?! WTF?!! The 5150 was introduce to Peavey products in 1992, then EVH split with Peavey and use the 40th birthday of the company to rename the 5150 for 6505 (1965-2005)!! So a 6505 can't be from 1992, only 5150 can, but as it's the exact same amplifier there is no real difference in term of tones...
Sounds great eh? Any thoughts?
Sounds good. Is it noisy like the originals?
@@TVoltG slightly noisy but nothing major
sounds like the 90s in an amp!
I have a 🇺🇸 USA Peavey 6534+ and it's not noisy at all. It gets lots of gain real loud but no hiss.
Engl круче 👍
Ты как всегда ахуенно играешь!
Amp sounds great and all, but man....that song you wrote for the Rhythm Rock tone demo is just FANTASTIC. Thanks for putting so much love and inspiration into these demos, sir!
Thank you mate! Really appreciate it! That rhythm channel sounds great for rock doesn't it?
I agree! This dude can absolutely write some riffs!
Kinda reminds me of the Foo fighters hahah
You're a riff machine, Jon! A modern classic that just never seems to get old. Can't wait for the OG/reissue comparison. 🤘
Thanks man! :)
Just one word: Wow! This amp sounds so huge. The Low End is massive. I hope you'll record a whole song with this beast!
Yeah, the low end is massive!
Sounds great. Sounds like a 5150/6505 should. I'm going to guess you'll notice some slight-but-noticeable differences when you a/b with your previous version 6505 but I'll also guess that if you plug into one randomly even an hour later you wouldn't know which it was.
Also, minor elaboration here: Peavey didn't just update the transformers to be like any random block letter's transformers. They dug out the specific transformers Eddie originally selected as his very best examples in the original design and they built the new ones to that spec. Pretty cool.
Cool, thanks for the info!
I thought the transformer that is in this is the same that Peavey used for the Invective and it was based off of the transformer in Misha’s block letter?
@@jcmoore5819 Actually that's almost true! That transformer (so the one in the Invective) and the Eddie OG one are "nearly identical" to quote John Fields who designed the Invective. The transformers in the 1992 Original and the Invective "use much better grain oriented steel laminates, which results in amazing unit to unit consistency and incredible midrange focus."
Additionally, "I used a universal power transformer on the new 6505 so we would never have to convert stock again. I want to add that to the Invective sooner or later, but it doesn't affect anything."
Sounds awesome. Would be interesting to hear a shootout between this and the 5150 Iconic! The Iconic is much cheaper ofc, but would still be interesting.
This brings back memories!!! I bought the first series 5150 when it first came out.. I had the half stack and while I definitely loved it, I had no idea what I really had or how to really use it to its full potential. This makes me want to get the 6505 for sure.. and as always, you put together great riffs for the actual demos, Jon!!
Mannnnn I'm always looking at these fancy amps. Mezzabarba, Soldano, ENGLs, Revv and then I once again hear a good old fashioned 6505 and they always sounds the best to me. Peavey just figured it out with that amp. To me it's just the perfect chug sound
Legendary sound indeed. I love your videos and all the comparisons you're doing. Priceless for the community who wants to hear first hand before deciding on purchasing gear ✌️
Thanks!
Amazing tones, great work here. I always look forward to your videos. The 7 string baritone sound was ridiculous!
Cheers!
That sounds so classic metal... No fizzyness at all!! Chunky and crunchy!!!
Sounds so good , great riffs too
Your amp reviews are the best on you tube , keep it up
Amazing amplifier brother
Oh man it sounds soooooo good. That first demo track... holy shitballs those riffs were awesome!!
Thanks Dave!
Great sounding amp for sure! On the other hand the 6505 and + sounded perfectly fine and I honestly never felt they were lacking anything compared to a Block Letter 5150... for me there was no need to fix what's not broken but I still appreciate ever piece of gear that gives options to those who want them :)
Great demo as always!
I guess this is also just for the future. One can always look back and get something used. This is for folks who want to buy a brand new amp with warranty etc and get that classic tone.
@@SonicDriveStudio exactly - and that's what I appreciate it for :)
alright, i am a Quad Cortex guy, i play mostly 5150 blockletter captures and i really wanna have this amp... and a matching 4x12.. would look sick on stage and sounds insane 😍
Killer intro man! I know I always talk about trem picking and that start stop trem pick Riff was killer!
The crunch channel sound fantastic with strats, and the lead channel...🔥🔥🔥
Having never played any version of this amp I'm surprised by the versatilely. I expected great high gain tones but for me a clean option is always a cherry on top for an amp and I liked what I hear. Just on the edge of breakup but warm and full. Very nice. Plus that super high gain balls to the wall tone. Great video!
Look into these amps for sure! The MH versions are cool too!
@@SonicDriveStudio Funny. When I was a kid Peavy really sucked. I hated their amps with a passion. But man did they eventually make a statement. I’ll keep an eye out.
Sounds amazing, and I think it looks killer too! Great playing, as usual; you really know how to demo an amp!
Thank you!
Good morning! Not the first, but what a way to start the morning!
Hope you like it!
Seriously, what a great demo and playing! I am a huge fan of this series of amplifiers and I am not even a metal player. It can do it all. I am going to have to check out one of these updated 6505s. Thanks for such a great channel!
Thanks!
Yes Ted Nugent used these peavey amps for his tunes and there was countless country guys that played their Telecaster into the 5150 even !
Ur a GR8 player brother!!!! Sounds like I thought it would!!! Mine will b with me in 3wks!!!!!! I owned a block ltr in the 90s... Very close!! Will b hooking up 2 the ol ToneKing attenuator 4 that full nuclear onslaught!!!!!! CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!! Hat's off 2 u 4 ur GR8 review & 2 Peavey & last but not least the designer, the immortal JAMES BROWN!!!!!!
holy face melting sound waves Batman! The tones out of this amp are absolutely beastly! It gives the SLO-100 a run for its money!
Metalcore incarnate, this thing sounds so freaking good! Very nostalgic but refined sound 💪
I love the green channel on these (still on a high gain setting of course!!) better than the red
Exceptional jams, Peavey is lucky to have you tearing this amp a new one.
Thank you!
Sounds flipping savage!
Haha thanks! Demo of the Savage 120 coming soon also ;)
@@SonicDriveStudio I bet that’ll sound flipping. . . 6505. . . 👀
Sounds killer as always Jon! 🤘🍻
Ahhhyeah!!! Sounds great! I had an original block letter. Got it brand new for graduation! Actually had two of them. What a dummy I am for not having them still.
Great stuff 👌🤘
Great videooo!! I love this amp, I have the 6505+ and tone is so huge. Even when using my fractal through the return, sounds massive! Video idea: is it possible to get a tone as good as a tube amp from a modeler using it into the return of tube amps vs using other power amps or solid state amps? My peavey does a great job when I use it like that!
Sound is great, and your riffs an playing are brutal. 666, man.
Thanks!
That legitimately blew me away, I think I’m gonna buy one. That section with the 7 string was incredible, great mixing, great riffs, just WOW.
Way back when I had one the red channel stopped working. That’s when I discovered what the crunch switch did! I think I liked that sound the best!
It's a great tone!
I prefer the crunch channel with a boost over the lead channel.
The 7 string part sounded absolutely massive
Sounds very good for not being pushed by any OD!
Certainly does sound like a 5150!
Sounds like it to me :)
Costs more than one too.
Now everyone can have the block letter version
@@LoreAccurateHuskywhere can I get some of them og block letter 5150s in mint condition for under $1300, bruh?
Hay SonicDrive,
Ever notice you hold your pick reverse angle in the intro track. I do that as well sometimes, is it easier for those chugging riffs? I try both ways but both have their advantages.
Yeah it's just how my fingers work, it happened like that automatically
Im curious as to what to get next for an amp. I've always dreamed of owning a Peavey 5150 block letter and this amp seems like a no brainer, but I already own a 50 watt EVH 5150iii so I don't know if it's worth it to also buy the 1992 original 6505. I've also been very interested in getting the PRS archon 50 head as well. any recommendations or suggestions? also thanks for the great content I love your videos!
Dude u are the perfect guitarist for metalcore band 🎉!!
Thanks! :)
*Yes sir! 🏆 Defînitely buying this běast soon!*
Greatest High Gain Amp Ever!
You play great, you need to make an instrumental album with different genres of music like you showcase on your great demos. 🤘 the 6505 sounds amazing, but I’m still a marshall fan
dude you went OFF on that crunch channel, you wrote a whole ass song!! lol
Sounds good, but the settings sound a little dark and middy for my tastes. I'd lower the mids a tad and add a bit more treble/presence.
Im still stuck with the old 5150 2x12 60w combo and no complain.
Cool amps!
Nice ❤
6505 😍😍😍
Which of the Ownhammer ess IR's did you use? Awesome sounds as usual!
You can see which ones I used during the performances
@@SonicDriveStudio Doh, i had it on during work, missed that part. Thanks John!
I recently purchased an Orange Rockerverb 100 based on your Rockerverb 50 videos... it sounds AWESOME, but now I'm wondering if I should have gone with Peavey!! What are your impressions of these two amps compared with each other?
They're quite different and they will compliment each other well. The Peavey is much more chunky and ready for metal :)
Its all there, the ooeempf, the uuuuhhhrh, and even the cleans to, i know cause i have the
Beast and combined whit a 4 times greenback Carvin happy box! Halelujah!
Sick Amp...Sounds better than dsl100
I really wish you would show mostly real speaker cabinet miced up more than the IR's you use mostly ! Yes i "get it" that most of your viewers are using IR's but in the live world we use two things, real speakers and microphones !
When you say "we" you're just talking about yourself. Besides, quality wise there's no difference
Is it any good? Question should be how much is it? Beacuse if its a 5150, it probably sounds great, problem is the price.....
...what? Yes it is "any good" and dude it's only 1200 bucks.
Sounds so sick
What are your string gauges on the LTD 607B? I have the same one and am deciding what I want to set it up with. Thank you!
Set of 10s and a 68
🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼
So if you throw EL34 tubes in it, is it effectively a 6534?
This or a Dual Rec?
would i be able to use my helix for effects and channel switcher via 4cm?
This is not a critique but I think if you put a question like that into a title you should let the viewers decide by making an actual comparision with the 5150 Blockletter, or was this something Peavey didn't want you to do (which I would totally understand, they want to sell a new product, not push the old hype)
esp ltd nw44 through that amp sounded the best.
It's a sick guitar that sounds so good through just about any amp!
5150 1992 vs. ENGL Artist Edition...go!
Don't have either
The main difference between the OG block letter, signature 5150, and 6505 is the original Sylvania power tubes the block letter shipped with. Here's what Jerry of the legendary FJA mods has to say.
"Peavey never used orange drop caps. They have always used caps made by Illinios Capacitor. The older ones were orange, but they weren't orange drops. Same caps.
The only differences in the amps are these:
The pots changed in look, still all made by CTS. This happened within the first few years.
The power amp circuit board layout changed in the 5150II after it was out a couple years.
The 5150 started using that same power amp board just before it became the 6505.
The manufacturer of the output transformer changed at some point after it became the 6505. Peavey always used this manufacturer for the power transformer and for the XXX/JSX amps, but used a different manufacturer for the 5150 output transformer.(Same specifications, different manufacturer.) The early 5150 did not have a different transformer than the later signature amps as some people have claimed online.
The ribbon cables were changed recently to a heavier duty thicker wire instead of a flat ribbon cable.
Main difference, different tube suppliers thru the years."
Also, Jerry has already called out Peavey and torn one of these apart. It's the same amp with new style connectors, different screen grid resistors, and a smaller Chinese transformer made by Chuang Meei. Looks very similar to what was used in the Peavey Windsor, but its most likely left over stock from the Invective. Pure marketing.
But it still sounds good, great video nonetheless.
what was the tuning on your 7 string??
Drop Ab
Does the amp have reverb
No
Dude. Do you Know Panama Amps?
Not really
I feel like you could get killer tone out of a dead potato 🤣
You should do a series of "Can I make it sound good" and use universally hated gear to the best of it's ability. That would be amazing (feel free to come up with a catchier name hahaha)
And the peavey mids go quack quack quack. Never got it have owned several of them including all of the EVH heads I don’t get it you can get a used fireball for less built-in noise gate better cleans German engineering if these were 899 I might think about it.
The mids on these amps are the sonic signature basically. That's why the stand so tall in a mix
A full fireball head for less than 1200? Cause that's crazy for my area. As the new 6505 1992 original is around 1200 in my area
@@SonicDriveStudio that may be so, but that doesn’t mean they don’t sound very quacky and strange never liked them. I’ll take a Marshall or an orange any day.
@@guitarandgames1386 1300 for the 6505- 1500 for the 6505II add the tax. if you look hard you can find great deals on the fire ball
@jessemuscato locally I've found fireballs for around that price. And my local guitar store has the 1992 for 1200 right now
You get a hell of a good amp for your $1500.00 USD!!! :-)
A lot of amps cost more
Now i wanna sell my 5150iii stealth 50 and get this one 😔😔😔
You need the stealth. ❤. I have the 50. God damn the blue channel is freaking amazing
and again here, just ridiculous overpriced and not any better as the original version apparently 🤥
It's not as cheap as it was before but in comparison to many other amps from other brands it's not really that bad
@@SonicDriveStudio if you want that kind of sound just get an original used and save a thousand bucks imo, cheers 🎸
@@Turbo-D I personally prefer new amps
@@SonicDriveStudio a smaller music store here has 3x 6505+ left in stock brand new for 999€ 🤣👍
@@Turbo-D good deal and nothing wrong with that!
I’m going too travel. First place is your studio.
It's in a hidden cave near a mountain top in Tibet
@@SonicDriveStudio unsubscribe. Lol. Just playing
An 6505 from 1992?! WTF?!! The 5150 was introduce to Peavey products in 1992, then EVH split with Peavey and use the 40th birthday of the company to rename the 5150 for 6505 (1965-2005)!!
So a 6505 can't be from 1992, only 5150 can, but as it's the exact same amplifier there is no real difference in term of tones...