The 5150III® 100-Watt Head, the one that started the EVH line, is a dream amp for all kinds of playing styles. It can produce rich clean tones, raw rhythms, and high - gain soaring leads at thunderous volume. This is the tone Eddie Van Halen spent his life searching for. It comes with a truly clean channel, a super - heavy crunch channel, and an insane overdrive channel that will blow your mind. Each of the three channels has gain, low, mid, high, volume, and presence controls. Under the hood, it's equipped with eight JJ ECC83S (12AX7) preamp tubes and four JJ 6L6 matched power tubes. It has a distinct EVH style, wrapped in thick black textured vinyl with a black steel grille and a white front control panel. A four - button footswitch is included, and a high - quality fitted cover is available as an option. Specifications: 100W wattage, a variety of controls for each channel and global resonance, three channels (Clean, Crunch, and Lead), one 1/4' input, two 1/4' parallel speaker jacks, a 1/4' effects loop, perforated steel front and rear panels, black textured vinyl covering, white birch cabinet, white chicken - head style pointer control knobs, a moulded plastic strap handle with nickel - plated caps, total impedance of 4, 8, or 16 ohms, 8 x JJ ECC83S (12AX7) preamp tubes, 4 x JJ 6L6 power tubes, a solid - state rectifier, and it comes with a 4 - button footswitch and a 5 - foot speaker cable. Dimensions are 30' (W) × 12' (D) × 11' (H) / 76.2cm (W) × 24.95cm (D) × 27.94 (H) and it weighs 24.95 kg / 55 lbs.
Using your EVH 5150 III 100 - Watt Guitar Tube Amplifier Head is easy. First, connect your guitar to the 1/4' input. Then, plug in your speakers to the 1/4' parallel speaker jacks. You can use the four - button footswitch to change channels easily. Adjust the gain, low, mid, high, volume, and presence controls on each channel to get your desired sound. Also, play around with the global resonance control. When it comes to maintenance, keep the amplifier in a dry and clean place. Avoid exposing it to extreme temperatures. If you're not using it for a long time, cover it with the optional high - quality fitted cover. For the tubes, they'll last a long time, but if you notice any changes in sound quality, it might be time to replace them. Just remember to unplug the amplifier before doing any tube replacements. And don't forget to handle the amplifier carefully as it's a bit heavy, weighing 24.95 kg / 55 lbs.
