EVH 5150 III EL34 50 Watt Demo Review
Hey! So my buddy was nice enough to loan me his brand spanking new 5150 III EL34 literally like nanoseconds after he opened it. Which was super cool! I got it and plugged it in looking forward to recording with it and shooting my YouTube spots on it. And I was quite surprised with my results. This same buddy loaned me his original 5150 III and I was super close to picking one of those up, I loved it! I also had some experience playing the Peavey 6534, while not the same amp, I'd say they're voiced in a [...]
Guitar Center LayOffs A Musicians Perspective
I wanted to take a minute and write an article about all the press that Guitar Center has been receiving in regards to layoffs of high level executives. Initially posted at Geargods.net was an email sent to all employees at the corporate and field-supervision level detailing the situation GC is in. It’s been no secret that GC is in trouble. They have been going through executives, some stores are actually becoming union stores, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating them, as well as unfair labor practices. The list goes on and on. Just after the Namm show, CEO Darrell [...]
EVH 5150 III 50 Watt Fender Head Demo And Short Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jmArDoU9SM So I borrowed a buddies EVH 5150 III 50 Watt head a couple of weeks ago. I was excited, as a former original 5150 and 6505+ owner, I knew what I was getting into and pretty much expected it to be a variation of some of the same. I expected a mid-rangy tight sounding decent head. Think Soldano which if i'm not mistaken the earlier Peavey 5150's were modeled around a Soldano. (PS I freaking love Soldano) Now being that this is a Fender product, I was interested for a few reasons. Mostly, they're not known for high gain [...]
