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Edward Van Halen's Holy Grail Amp Tone





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Meticulously designed in collaboration with Edward Van Halen, the EVH 5150III is the culmination of a lifetime of tone chasing. This 100-watt masterwork is chock-full of attitude, wielding eight 12AX7 preamp tubes and four mighty 6L6 power tubes. Regardless of what flavor of high-octane metal or saturated hard rock tone you're aiming for, the 5150III's three channels will oblige you with crystalline cleans, thunderous crunch, and scorching-hot lead tones ? each with its own dedicated Gain, Low, Mid, High, Volume, and Presence controls. You also get an effects loop for your pedalboard and external processors, as well as a convenient Preamp Out jack. To top it off, the 5150III boasts stage-ready aesthetics, which include a textured vinyl wrap, a black steel grille, and a white front control panel. Metal-minded players searching for holy grail-level hard rock tones need only plug into the EVH 5150III.





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Three channels deliver the best of all worlds





The 5150III comes equipped with three channels: Clean, Crunch, and Lead. The Clean channel yields transparent, sparkling clean tones but with enough gain on tap to add grit to bluesy leads. The Crunch channel is tailor-made for growling hard rock riffs and super-heavy rhythms. The Lead channel is the 5150III's full-on distortion channel, arming you for liquid shred and modern metal. The guitarists here at Sweetwater have found that the 5150III can handle anything you throw at it ? and probably more.





Ample sonic sculpting





You can dial in any tone that comes to mind with the EVH 5150III. Each of its three channels boasts its own Gain, Low, Mid, High, Volume, and Presence controls, allowing you to conjure up drastically different tones for each channel.





Chock-full of features





Integrating the 5150III into your guitar rig is a piece of cake. Its effects loop enables you to patch in your pedalboard, guitar rack, and other external processors. Its Preamp Out jack makes creating wet/dry setups a piece of cake, plus it's great for feeding signal to an IR loader in recording scenarios. The 5150III also includes a 4-button footswitch that toggles effortlessly between the amp's three channels and lets you engage or disengage the effects loop.





EVH 5150III 100W Tube Guitar Amplifier Head Features:


100W guitar amplifier head with 8 x 12AX7 preamp tubes and 4 x 6L6 power tubes


Clean, Crunch, and Lead channels yield crystalline cleans, thunderous crunch, and scorching-hot lead tones


Per-channel Gain, Low, Mid, High, Volume, and Presence controls


Effects loop accommodates your pedalboard, guitar rack, and other external processors


Preamp Out jack facilitates wet/dry setups or feeds signal to an IR loader


4-button footswitch toggles effortlessly between the 3 channels and engages or disengages the effects loop


Stage-ready aesthetics include a textured vinyl wrap, a black steel grille, and a white front control panel