Open Box EVH 5150III 50W EL34 50W Tube Guitar Amp Head Level 2 Black 197881342562

Found myself using these 50w evh heads every time i went to GC to try out guitars. The gain channels are both great, red ch i have gain maybe 50%, a little more with detuned guitars. like the fx loop on FS, all i let try it says its the best sounding high gain sound from an amp alone

After doing the C137 mod on the blue channel, this is absolutely my favorite amp, and I've owned dozens of amps. I bought this amp because I also own the 6L6 Stealth and it has done nothing but impress me, but I always wished it was just a touch more British voiced. The EL34 version does just that. The blue channel is a little dark until you cut that c137. I put it on a toggle switch so I can turn it off and on if I choose to. I love all 3 channels. There's no sound this amp can't deliver. Awesome master volume too. I have a bunch of amps, but if I could only keep one, it'd be this one and this is the one I paid the least for!

I don't gig, I just play at my home. I love the sound this amp delivers. Very rich, and clean with the warmth only tubes can deliver.

The red channel on this amp does the sound we all know and love very well, with very little tweaking. The blue channel is definitely different, but it's cool to have tonal options if you need. I may end up doing the c13 mod on it, but I'm not sure yet. Very pleased so far with this one

Too many issues for this price: Barely used (less than 3 hours) experiencing crackling Blue channel volume surge and drop (unstable) Red channel way too noisy (gets louder with volume) Noise (speaker thud) when channel switching

I'm freaking loving this thing. The Clean Channel (channel 1/green) is pristine to my ear and sounds as good as my Fender amp. Channel 2 (blue channel) has so many different tones you can get out of it from crunchy and bluesy to absolute chug with or without an OD pedal. Channel 3 (red channel) for me works great as a boost for leads/solos and I can set it louder than channel 2 which I use for rhythm. You do not need to set the gain very high on channel 3. I have mine around 10:00 or 11:00. This model allows you to dial in your gain and volume separately for both channel 1 and channel 2. I'm using some modulation in the FX Loop and occasionally a TS808 in the front but I'm so impressed by the sounds and tones I can get directly from this amp. Right now it serves all my needs and checks all the boxes. It's plenty loud and powerful (haven't turned the volume up past Noon yet) and it also sounds good and can be played at low volumes. I cannot think of any cons. I'm having a great time playing different guitars through it and fine tuning/tweaking the EQ's. Don't forget about the resonance knob in the back = )