The 5150 is a one trick pony?

[Holy-diver]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

 

[Mailman1971]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Point taken. When I bought my 1st 5150 (owned 3 of them) I only wanted it for rock and metal. It did everything I wanted nicely. I dont bounce from Conway Twitty then to Canibal Corpse. Play mostly metal and rock and the amp was fine for what I needed. Was it versatile? To me....yes it was. But for someone doing Barry Manilow Jingles to Slayer....probably not.
I got great use out of it. But I play with blinders on. Rock/metal....DONE!

 

[headlessdeadguy]

 

[stratotone]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Again, if it's such a great amp for other genres why aren't recording artists using it as such? I like how you're playing the 'good guitarist' card here... by all means, put up or shut up. This means post some of *your* badass clips using the 5150 for other genres. There's something about cashing the checks you write with your own ass, so please, no stand ins or posted clips from others - let's hear YOU prove the point.

Pete

 

[stratotone]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Point taken. When I bought my 1st 5150 (owned 3 of them) I only wanted it for rock and metal. It did everything I wanted nicely. I dont bounce from Conway Twitty then to Canibal Corpse. Play mostly metal and rock and the amp was fine for what I needed. Was it versatile? To me....yes it was. But for someone doing Barry Manilow Jingles to Slayer....probably not.
I got great use out of it. But I play with blinders on. Rock/metal....DONE!

I still think the 5150 is a great amp for rock or metal.

 

[Mailman1971]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Again, if it's such a great amp for other genres why aren't recording artists using it as such? I like how you're playing the 'good guitarist' card here... by all means, put up or shut up. This means post some of *your* badass clips using the 5150 for other genres. There's something about cashing the checks you write with your own ass, so please, no stand ins or posted clips from others - let's hear YOU prove the point.

Pete

WEll it wont be me playing.....cause I suck!
Besides........sold them long ago.
But you may here some crappy Diezel HERBERT clips coming up in the next week or so...

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Point taken. When I bought my 1st 5150 (owned 3 of them) I only wanted it for rock and metal. It did everything I wanted nicely. I dont bounce from Conway Twitty then to Canibal Corpse. Play mostly metal and rock and the amp was fine for what I needed. Was it versatile? To me....yes it was. But for someone doing Barry Manilow Jingles to Slayer....probably not.
I got great use out of it. But I play with blinders on. Rock/metal....DONE!

I still think the 5150 is a great amp for rock or metal.

I know....just having fun here Pete.
We both know the SLO kills it!

Dammit........here comes the Soldano GAS!!

 

[stratotone]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Again, if it's such a great amp for other genres why aren't recording artists using it as such? I like how you're playing the 'good guitarist' card here... by all means, put up or shut up. This means post some of *your* badass clips using the 5150 for other genres. There's something about cashing the checks you write with your own ass, so please, no stand ins or posted clips from others - let's hear YOU prove the point.

Pete

WEll it wont be me playing.....cause I suck!
Besides........sold them long ago.
But you may here some crappy Diezel HERBERT clips coming up in the next week or so...

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Point taken. When I bought my 1st 5150 (owned 3 of them) I only wanted it for rock and metal. It did everything I wanted nicely. I dont bounce from Conway Twitty then to Canibal Corpse. Play mostly metal and rock and the amp was fine for what I needed. Was it versatile? To me....yes it was. But for someone doing Barry Manilow Jingles to Slayer....probably not.
I got great use out of it. But I play with blinders on. Rock/metal....DONE!

I still think the 5150 is a great amp for rock or metal.

I know....just having fun here Pete.
We both know the SLO kills it!

Dammit........here comes the Soldano GAS!!

I traded my SLO off last week. Waiting on a VHT UL to come in!!!

 

[Mailman1971]

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Again, if it's such a great amp for other genres why aren't recording artists using it as such? I like how you're playing the 'good guitarist' card here... by all means, put up or shut up. This means post some of *your* badass clips using the 5150 for other genres. There's something about cashing the checks you write with your own ass, so please, no stand ins or posted clips from others - let's hear YOU prove the point.

Pete

WEll it wont be me playing.....cause I suck!
Besides........sold them long ago.
But you may here some crappy Diezel HERBERT clips coming up in the next week or so...

No I sure as hell haven't. I have owned a fair bit of amps, but nothing compared to you I'm sure. I will be sticking by my opinion as well. If you can't get more than rock or metal out of a 5150, you aren't a very good guitarist.

Point taken. When I bought my 1st 5150 (owned 3 of them) I only wanted it for rock and metal. It did everything I wanted nicely. I dont bounce from Conway Twitty then to Canibal Corpse. Play mostly metal and rock and the amp was fine for what I needed. Was it versatile? To me....yes it was. But for someone doing Barry Manilow Jingles to Slayer....probably not.
I got great use out of it. But I play with blinders on. Rock/metal....DONE!

I still think the 5150 is a great amp for rock or metal.

I know....just having fun here Pete.
We both know the SLO kills it!

Dammit........here comes the Soldano GAS!!

I traded my SLO off last week. Waiting on a VHT UL to come in!!!

My Herbert literally got here......5 minutes ago!
Time for MAYHEM!!!!!!

 

[Holy-diver]

I don't know where I said the 5150 was superb at every genre imaginable, but I do believe that a single coil through the crunchsetting with the pre amp set low can do some pretty good blues if an adequate blues player was playing. My blues chops are not in any way superb, nor was I insinuating that I am some kind of guitar god. I can, however, use the amp and guitar in such a way that a decent blues tone is there. Therefore, I believe a good blues player could makesome good tones come out of there. I don't k now why you are trying to make me look stupid or like I am just a fanboy (I sold my 5150) or why you made that thread but I was under the impression that we were having a discussion, not a pissing contest or epeen display.

 

[Death by Uberschall]

My SLO can do "Twitty Corpse"

 

[Mailman1971]

My SLO can do "Twitty Corpse"

 

[Death by Uberschall]

My SLO can do "Twitty Corpse"

 

[jasonP]

I don't know how people can say a 5150 has a good clean or can get a good clean.. It is so dull and lifeless. It doesn't even have a clean channel. It wasn't even built for that.

 

[Holy-diver]

Jason, the bias mod is a requirement imo.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

Jason, the bias mod is a requirement imo.

then its no longer a 5150 in the sense that the "vibe" of that amp is gone. No crossover no extra crunch n grind. you would then be far better served by many other amps.

 

[moltenmetalburn]

I don't know how people can say a 5150 has a good clean or can get a good clean.. It is so dull and lifeless. It doesn't even have a clean channel. It wasn't even built for that.

+1 They should have just left the clean channel out and charged less money.

 

[Holy-diver]

Jason, the bias mod is a requirement imo.

then its no longer a 5150 in the sense that the "vibe" of that amp is gone. No crossover no extra crunch n grind. you would then be far better served by many other amps.

A lot of people would disagree with you.

 

[Digital Jams]

Pete....not dirty blues but Steve Stevens used one for both Bozzio, Levin, Stevens albums.

This one has more in front guitars.

Steve Morse for the longest time also used one but overall I agree with what your saying.

 

[saxxamafone]

Jason, the bias mod is a requirement imo.

then its no longer a 5150 in the sense that the "vibe" of that amp is gone. No crossover no extra crunch n grind. you would then be far better served by many other amps.

bullshit

a bias modded 5150 still sounds like a 5150

have you ever played both?!

 

[Death by Uberschall]

Eddie played them, and never was really a high gain player. I think he coaxed some nice lo gain tones out of them.