I'd like to take a second to appreciate Dagan being the one guy to demo this amp who doesn't run a crazy 9-string scalloped Ibanez with Fluence pickups and a Floyd tuned to Drop G tuning and then use nothing but the first fret on the lowest string.
@@netherfred well an SG is an SG, its not like the $5,000 Gibson one is going to sound that much better/different than a $300 Epiphone, most people probably couldn't tell the difference.
What an amazing and comprehensive review and demo. I'm a total metal head and I love the 6505 ± tone from bands like Chimaira and the master Rob Arnold. But, this shows me what I wanted to hear. All the other great things that make this amp so great. Dagan you're just as awesome as the amp.
Bruh, I am also a HUGE Rob Arnold fan. Question, do you think this mini tube head would be a suffice for something heavy but with less crazy high watts? I live in an apartment but really want to invest in something that will give me the heaviness I want. I doubt I’d be able to work with the 6505+ with a 4x12 mesa boogie cabinet lol
I can't really discern from the video, how is the clean channel in your opinion? I assume it'll be a bit better than the full size due to the different tubes
@@joeybydin439 I've had one for about two years now. The default clean channel IMO is a little dull, but with the bright switch on it's actually pretty damn cool. It's a little Vox-ish to my ear with some nice chime in the high end. That said it REALLY doesn't have a lot of spare headroom, and I had to swap one of the pre-amp tubes for something a little less noisy to comfortably run more than about one drive pedal into it (don't remember what exactly, but I'm sure there's a guide online). If I were buying something strictly for cleans and had the money to burn, I'd spring for a Vox or Fender. If you're looking for a good metal amp for not a lot of money that also has a decent clean channel, and you're willing to put in a little work, you can do a lot worse than this.
This recently became available in Australia again a few weeks ago and I snapped one up! What a BEAST!! Well worth the purchase! The rhythm channel can still get a great clean to a JMP-JCM 800 ish (think Def Leppard High n Dry) to that rip your face off 6505 we all know and love on the lead channel. Gain for days and if you put a screamer in front of your choice it’s pure heaven!
Great demo thanks Dagan. I love your style man. Just wanted to mention that in some recent videos the sound quality didn't seem very good, but this one was great. Must be that Peavey. BTW, my first amp was a Peavey combo. Cheers from lockdown in Melbourne. Stay safe and well.
actually, the SPKR button is for turning the speaker (cab) to which the amp is connected on and off, not the emulated speaker, that cannot be turned off
Great demo, but I'm unsure whether you accurately described what the enable/defeat switch does. According to the manual, "this feature effectively disconnects any speaker/cabinet connected to the SPEAKER OUTPUT and redirects the output to an internal dummy load." So I don't think the impulse response in the MSDI is ever turned off, that switch just allows you to play/record silently without a speaker cab or separate dummy load connected to the speaker output. And you'd have to insert a Two Notes into the speaker output and ignore the MSDI altogether to get different IR's... Right? Love your stuff, dude!
FYI... for all in the states... it is in stock and available for $599 at the most dominant store you can think of over here. Not trying to advertise for them at all... PMT has it going on! Sadly, we all know the store I am talking about. Not so many other chains anymore, only a few. Like the amp though and wanted to give a nod to where there is some stock right now.
Just bought this amp and tried to use it at band practise Sounds awesome BUT 20watt setting.. lead channel is getting unusable amounts of feedback at 4 pre gain, post gain at around 6. Is that typical of the amp. Or did I get a duff one?
I see lots of good reviews on this amp but I hear a lot of people just like you say the same exact thing. That's what made me never pull the trigger on one. I hear a lot of people saying that it has uncontrollable amounts of feedback and hissing and buzzing
@franktib I do have several years of gigging with various marshalls and I have to say I've never had this problem. I've tried this amp multiple times and it is just unusable on high gain channel at gigging volumes without a noisegate, and I don't like the negatives to using those. Great on the crunch channel though.
The amps are the exact same wiring wise it's just a difference in tubes. So it will give you a great 5150 like sound but it's different. And if your talking evh 5150 not peavey then evh are known to sound a little less warm
All down to personal taste and your own ears, but after a fair bit of reading, I get the feeling that the Pevey Invective MH trumps both but is quite a bit more money
“Every venue in the world has stairs to carry amps up”………the oricle has spoken….the truth. Yes, sometimes you have to lift the amp up over your head to get over the post at the 90° turn in the stairs…..lookin at you 5th Avenue in Novi….
@@iangarza990 I'm for having a mic further away to capture ambience to blend in, but generally if I had only 1 mic, I'd start by put it right up to the grill, especially for a lower watt amp so you can capture as much low end and warmth as possible. Angling mics are fine as well but it adds colour rather than straight. I'll often have one straight and one angled and blend the 2. But, again, if I had one mic it would be straight on the grill. As far as where the mic on the cone goes, generally the closer to the cap the brighter, the further the darker. Shift that to taste. If you're going for bright EVH tones I'd put it closer. Just my 2 cents. It's fun experimenting with mic placement!
DO NOT BUY mine quit working after 6 months and my guitar techs stopped working a little over a year. Their costumer support is basically non existent. DO NOT BUY
Umm...the 6505 was the Peavy 5150 (made for metal) before it became the 6505. I love Peavey...but this amp sounds like crap. Went with the EVH LBX2 instead.
I'd like to take a second to appreciate Dagan being the one guy to demo this amp who doesn't run a crazy 9-string scalloped Ibanez with Fluence pickups and a Floyd tuned to Drop G tuning and then use nothing but the first fret on the lowest string.
I completely agree with you.
So he instead used a 6k+ euro Gibson, which is of course what everybody plays these days...
@@netherfred well an SG is an SG, its not like the $5,000 Gibson one is going to sound that much better/different than a $300 Epiphone, most people probably couldn't tell the difference.
@@netherfred Considering 90 percent of the tone comes from the amp, the guitar really doesn't matter
😂😂😂
EVH really left his mark everywhere he went
This guy is a master at demonstrating gear!
This guy gets tones out of this thing that nobody else can. This guy does justice to all the gear I have seen him demo
Thanks! 🤘
What an amazing and comprehensive review and demo. I'm a total metal head and I love the 6505 ± tone from bands like Chimaira and the master Rob Arnold. But, this shows me what I wanted to hear. All the other great things that make this amp so great. Dagan you're just as awesome as the amp.
Bruh, I am also a HUGE Rob Arnold fan. Question, do you think this mini tube head would be a suffice for something heavy but with less crazy high watts? I live in an apartment but really want to invest in something that will give me the heaviness I want. I doubt I’d be able to work with the 6505+ with a 4x12 mesa boogie cabinet lol
Excellent demo! I just picked one up. Extremely versatile and extremely easy to dial in many many different tones. So much more than just a metal amp.
I can't really discern from the video, how is the clean channel in your opinion? I assume it'll be a bit better than the full size due to the different tubes
@@joeybydin439 I've had one for about two years now. The default clean channel IMO is a little dull, but with the bright switch on it's actually pretty damn cool. It's a little Vox-ish to my ear with some nice chime in the high end.
That said it REALLY doesn't have a lot of spare headroom, and I had to swap one of the pre-amp tubes for something a little less noisy to comfortably run more than about one drive pedal into it (don't remember what exactly, but I'm sure there's a guide online).
If I were buying something strictly for cleans and had the money to burn, I'd spring for a Vox or Fender. If you're looking for a good metal amp for not a lot of money that also has a decent clean channel, and you're willing to put in a little work, you can do a lot worse than this.
great demo of this amp, it sounds amazing.
This recently became available in Australia again a few weeks ago and I snapped one up! What a BEAST!! Well worth the purchase! The rhythm channel can still get a great clean to a JMP-JCM 800 ish (think Def Leppard High n Dry) to that rip your face off 6505 we all know and love on the lead channel. Gain for days and if you put a screamer in front of your choice it’s pure heaven!
Hi.mate this through a 412 loud enough for a 3 piece punk bank report live without micing??
What a lovely lovely sounding amp this is. I appreciated this demo immensely. Thankyou so much for taking the time to make this.
I ordered the mini stack with the 2x12 and the head and they are back ordered everywhere until march first. I cant wait till mine gets sent out to me
@8:27 is what won me over. I’ve always loved the gain channel of these amps but that loose change in the pocket clean caught me by surprise
Those shorts 🩳 rock! 🤘
I absolutely freakin adore this amp.
That’s a great sounding amp.
My God the clean channel is amazing
6:33 - Hey, an SYL quote. Nice! \m/
I have this amp and love it. You do a great demo of it too, Dagan.
Great demo thanks Dagan. I love your style man. Just wanted to mention that in some recent videos the sound quality didn't seem very good, but this one was great. Must be that Peavey. BTW, my first amp was a Peavey combo. Cheers from lockdown in Melbourne. Stay safe and well.
same, first amp was a Peavey Rage 158
I still have my Bandit 112. In Melbourne as well.
Mines a silver stripe. I've still got it in the shed.
I love this guy's reviews, he can sell me on anything, give him a line 6 spider III and he'd make it sound like gold
The big brother's got a quite a bit more low end because of 6L6s but this thing is a monster too.
Love the enthusiasm bro your great at these reviews ..cheers bro nice work dood
Huge thumbs up for the Strapping Young Lad riffing 🤌🤘
Great video,great tone from the el84s as they dont sound thin,typical of many el84 tube amps
Welcome back to pmtv with northern Russel Brand
Rock on Dagan! 🤘
This dude is great. This amp is great too!
This is the 2nd demo I've seen on youtube that proves what insane rock tone this amp has. Smoother than Marshall, but yet still crisp enough.
No other amp out there that makes me smile like the 6505.... except MAYBE the Friedman BE but at itS price point, the 6505 OWNS
actually, the SPKR button is for turning the speaker (cab) to which the amp is connected on and off, not the emulated speaker, that cannot be turned off
For Posterity: True, but a line out from the effect send bypasses the speaker emulation for the purpose of using one’s own IRs and recording.
Fuck yeah!
Awesome amp! Sounds so great!
And very nice review!
Cheers from Portugal 🍺🤘🇵🇹
Appreciate the Strapping Young Lad Riff.
Sound alot better thru some Vintage 30's. Aside from that love the channel
Love the SG but would love to see the Kramer more. 🤘
I got one no regerts after trying a V30 in a Blackstar HT5R to no avail. The BS was a slightly pissed Angus while the 6505mh is Armageddon.
Great demo, but I'm unsure whether you accurately described what the enable/defeat switch does. According to the manual, "this feature effectively disconnects any speaker/cabinet connected to the SPEAKER OUTPUT and redirects the output to an internal dummy load." So I don't think the impulse response in the MSDI is ever turned off, that switch just allows you to play/record silently without a speaker cab or separate dummy load connected to the speaker output. And you'd have to insert a Two Notes into the speaker output and ignore the MSDI altogether to get different IR's... Right? Love your stuff, dude!
Shout out for the strapping young lad riff!
Nice demo. Thank you.
FYI... for all in the states... it is in stock and available for $599 at the most dominant store you can think of over here. Not trying to advertise for them at all... PMT has it going on! Sadly, we all know the store I am talking about. Not so many other chains anymore, only a few. Like the amp though and wanted to give a nod to where there is some stock right now.
Mini amp demand Mini trousers!
Bad ass playing dude!
This guy should be world famous, just like the Eddie.
Dam that's a good sounding amp. All the gear sounds so good, how the hell do you choose haha
You buy it all.
Bit of an Angus vibe man...
The shorts and the SG..
Wheres your school cap?
Nice job !
you forgot to mention about it's voltage selector were you can plug it in at any country electric currency volts
Sounds very "pokey" with that cabinet in this video. Would running it through the Peavey 212-6 cabinet (twin 25W Greenbacks) enhance the low end?
In Line6 terminology I think it is the PV Panama! :P
Just bought this amp and tried to use it at band practise Sounds awesome BUT 20watt setting..
lead channel is getting unusable amounts of feedback at 4 pre gain, post gain at around 6. Is that typical of the amp. Or did I get a duff one?
I see lots of good reviews on this amp but I hear a lot of people just like you say the same exact thing. That's what made me never pull the trigger on one. I hear a lot of people saying that it has uncontrollable amounts of feedback and hissing and buzzing
Would a power conditioner help?
Learn how to use it
@franktib I do have several years of gigging with various marshalls and I have to say I've never had this problem. I've tried this amp multiple times and it is just unusable on high gain channel at gigging volumes without a noisegate, and I don't like the negatives to using those. Great on the crunch channel though.
Would you say it has the same feel as the 5150? Great video!
The amps are the exact same wiring wise it's just a difference in tubes. So it will give you a great 5150 like sound but it's different. And if your talking evh 5150 not peavey then evh are known to sound a little less warm
@@guitarandgames1386 great info here, thanks!
Thought about the peavey 6505 mini head i have the 5150 mini tube amp does the 6505 sound better than the 5150 mini tube head
Can this amp not sound so thin and scratchy?
Can you review the Peavey Classic 20?
Are the 6505 20 watt mini tube head different than evh 5150 3 15 watt tube head
All down to personal taste and your own ears, but after a fair bit of reading, I get the feeling that the Pevey Invective MH trumps both but is quite a bit more money
Choobs, baby!
8:45 Slipping into several ACDC songs there & quikly turned away
“Every venue in the world has stairs to carry amps up”………the oricle has spoken….the truth. Yes, sometimes you have to lift the amp up over your head to get over the post at the 90° turn in the stairs…..lookin at you 5th Avenue in Novi….
I know the exact flight of stairs your talking about. Had to help a bass player get his ampeg refrigerator past that very bend 😂
@@FrothyMilkshake1 what band? I might have been there?
@@Peter_Stoops it was an ac-dc tribute called dirty deeds. My dad was playing a Malcolm at the time.
Is there any difference between the 5150 3 mimi 15 watt head and the peavey 6505 20watt tube head
We don't talk about that
Is that Peavey cab a 1×12 or 2×12
Does it have a headphone jack?
This guy makes me wish I was British!
SHORTS!! What was he demoing again?
Could you use this amp live?
would this amp sound good with a esp ltd Stephan carpenter 8 string
SYL!
How would this do with a 2x12 cab
did he harmonized with himself at the start?!?!
Hey why we don´t have legends?
Great playing as always but that thing sounds like a fizzy mess
I love 6505 20w
I hate my wallet
get a peavey vypyr!
The mic placement choice is questionable.
just wondering, where would you put it?
@@iangarza990 I'm for having a mic further away to capture ambience to blend in, but generally if I had only 1 mic, I'd start by put it right up to the grill, especially for a lower watt amp so you can capture as much low end and warmth as possible.
Angling mics are fine as well but it adds colour rather than straight. I'll often have one straight and one angled and blend the 2. But, again, if I had one mic it would be straight on the grill.
As far as where the mic on the cone goes, generally the closer to the cap the brighter, the further the darker. Shift that to taste. If you're going for bright EVH tones I'd put it closer.
Just my 2 cents. It's fun experimenting with mic placement!
@@iangarza990 that's what she said
Okay, I see it, no it doesn't. Didn't see the whole video at first, duh!!
It does have a headphone jack.
DO NOT BUY mine quit working after 6 months and my guitar techs stopped working a little over a year. Their costumer support is basically non existent. DO NOT BUY
Not bad for rythem no good for lead
Umm...the 6505 was the Peavy 5150 (made for metal) before it became the 6505. I love Peavey...but this amp sounds like crap. Went with the EVH LBX2 instead.
Where is metal in this demo?
Fuck metal