Today in the cleansing fires of review judgement we have Peavey’s new 6534 Plus head. In a nutshell it’s a 6505 (aka the renamed 5150 after Eddie moved to Fender) but with EL34 tubes. So if you were expecting an amp that sounds like a 6505 but voiced with a more British tone then yeah, that’s essentially what you have here.
Not that it’s a bad thing. If any amp could be named the sound of modern metal it’s the 6505/5150, so a new take on that classic tone is interesting to hear. I’m sure quite a few 6505 heads have already been modded to accept EL34s anyway, so this just make it official.
Is it just more or is that clean tone better than I’m used to hearing from an amp in this family?
Andy / January 29, 2014 12:57 pm
The clean sound IS way better…that was always my complaint about 5150s/6505s: too much gain and biased too cold. I would always use the low gain input and the first channel with the gain no more than 6.
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crutch / January 29, 2014 6:44 pm
The man knows how to demo an amp
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Zach Perry / February 12, 2014 7:04 pm
He’s the only guy I’ve ever seen who can properly handle the newer genres(insert genre-Core, djent), especially with the 7 string.
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I Shot J.R / February 11, 2014 4:13 am
Looks like they’re not bringing out a non + version. Another amp I don’t gots the dolla dollaz for.
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Fart Johnson / February 19, 2014 12:59 pm
Lol this isn’t a new amp, they’ve been around since like 2010.
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Smart US / March 10, 2016 10:31 pm
great review – this is how you play metal and get the amp thru paces
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