Description
The EVH 5150III 2×12 Combo delivers Eddie Van Halen’s legendary voicing across three distinct channels—Clean, Crunch, and Lead—so you can move from glassy chime to saturated lead sustain without stomping on a single pedal. Under the hood, seven JJ ECC83 (12AX7) preamp tubes drive two JJ 6L6 power tubes for that unmistakable EVH push, while a front-panel power scaling knob lets you drop output from a stage-filling 50 watts all the way down to 1 watt for late-night practice without losing the amp’s core character.
Each channel gets its own gain, low, mid, high, and volume, backed by a master presence control up front and a master resonance/power level/reverb section around back for deeper tonal shaping. Built-in DSP reverb adds ambience on tap, and the included 4-button footswitch handles all three channels plus reverb on the fly. Rear-panel MIDI input, preamp output, an effects loop, and a headphone jack (which mutes the power amp) round out the connectivity, alongside two parallel speaker outputs and selectable 4/8/16-ohm output impedance.
Twin Celestion G12M 8-ohm 12-inch speakers push the low end through a custom 7-ply birch cabinet with internal baffling tuned for this configuration—solid enough for club stages, controllable enough for the studio.
- Three channels: Clean, Crunch, Lead
- 7 JJ ECC83 (12AX7) preamp tubes, 2 JJ 6L6 power tubes
- 50W down to 1W adjustable output
- Two 12″ Celestion G12M speakers, 8-ohm
- Built-in DSP reverb, effects loop, MIDI input
- Selectable 4/8/16-ohm output impedance
- 4-button footswitch included
- Vintage-style chicken-head knobs, casters, birch cabinet construction
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