EVH III?

John_P

As I look around at potential new amps I saw the EVH  (probably the 50W version) - I'm sure a few guys had them on MR.  Any thoughts on them or seen one for sale?

Drew_TNBD

Everything I've heard from them sounded really really amazing.

John_P

The more clips I check out the more I think I want one -  I'm not 100% sure the 50w can really function as 3 channels - I suspect I'll want more gain on ch2 and less on ch1 but I can use pedals to sort that -   just trying to find someone selling one for a decent price.

bntylr

Tried one in Andertons a few weeks ago (50w version) and was mighty impressed. 

Wasn't 100 percent keen on the cleans, a little dull I thought, but the high gain sounds were brutal.

rockmonster

Get the 100 and your amp GAS will be over! Mine is!

karltone

I've got the 50 and the 100 watt version, both great amps!

John_P

karltone said:

I've got the 50 and the 100 watt version, both great amps!

Ah - perfect -  and you want to sell me the 50W? ;-)

Quick question - how do you find the balance of channels 1 and 2?

rockmonster

I didn't like the 50 at all. It had more gain than the 100 which for me is OTT and the balance between channels one and two was a joke. 

karltone

The balance is workable for me live. If you have the gain set above halfway the volume difference is just right, you might get some hair on the clean depending on what guitar, pickups etc your using, but i quite like it that way. I am toying with getting rid of one of them, don't know which yet though.

John_P

karltone said:

The balance is workable for me live. If you have the gain set above halfway the volume difference is just right, you might get some hair on the clean depending on what guitar, pickups etc your using, but i quite like it that way. I am toying with getting rid of one of them, don't know which yet though.

l :-) Well if you decide to sell the 50w I have cash waiting depending how much you want for it :-)

Kebabkid

Just out of interest, are these amps the same-sounding as the Peavey 5150s?

John_P

Kebabkid said:

Just out of interest, are these amps the same-sounding as the Peavey 5150s?

They are both capable of very high gain sounds but they have a slighty different flavour and the new ones have an extra channel.

John_P

Another question for the guys who own one...

Before I end up buying a new 50W model in the next couple of days,   I just saw a used 100W not far from me for a similar price (ish).

I didn't realise that only the 50w has midi switching - that could make integrating the bigger amp into my rig a bit messy, I don't want to have to add an rjm gizmo or similar and bump up the cost even more,  can the 100W head be controlled by the G system switching?

Moltisanti

i doubt it as the 100w footswitch is a 9 pin (?) jobby

John_P

Moltisanti said:

i doubt it as the 100w footswitch is a 9 pin (?) jobby

Thanks - that's a shame - the exta cost and hassle means a 50W is the way to go... just a shame no one is selling one.

rockmonster

100 watter is a 7 pin jobber

John_P

rockmonster said:

100 watter is a 7 pin jobber

Thanks but it's still a pain as I'd have to get extra gear to integrate one in my system and more annoying that someone is selling one near me for a decent price lol

rockmonster

Tried the 50 combo last Saturday - not impressed at all! I quite fancied the look of it but nowhere near as good a tone as the 100 IMHO!

John_P

rockmonster said:

Tried the 50 combo last Saturday - not impressed at all!

Interesting - i'd expect a very similar tone to the head but cab size etc could be making a difference -  what was wrong with it?

rockmonster

Far too much gain not enough bottom end and nowhere near as warm as my 100. Gutted I was coz I fancied the same tone but in a smaller package for smaller gigs.

John_P

Could be that a speaker swap would improve that but the smaller box probably didn't help.  

Now that the combo's are out, I should investigate as they would be very useful for small gigs, with my rehearsal board in the loop it could be a nice setup.....  depending on the sound of couse!

Edit - just realised they are a 2x12 so the cab size shouldn't be an issue,  I wonder if they revoiced it slightly from the head?