After nearly three years in development, EVH is pleased to announce the launch of the 5150III 1×12 50-watt combo amplifier. This is not your average 1×12 combo by any stretch. In line with Eddie Van Halen’s legacy, this 1×12 is a true game changer, making players swear they’re standing in front of a half-stack.
The EVH 5150III® 1×12 is an all-tube combo amp, featuring three channels of pure 5150-III high performance tone (clean, crunch and lead). Fitted with a single 12-inch Celestion®, 16-ohm speaker and powered by seven JJ ECC83 (12AX7) preamp tubes and two JJ 6L6 power tubes, it also features front-panel adjustable power output from 50 watts down to one watt. The adjustable power feature is especially useful in achieving “fully cranked” sounds while maintaining reasonable overall volume levels.
Features include a single input, rear-panel selectable output impedance (4, 8 or 16 ohms), versatile controls (gain, low, mid, high, volume, master presence, rear-panel master resonance, power level, reverb), built-in DSP reverb, rear-panel MIDI input and preamp output, two rear-panel parallel speaker outputs, rear-panel effects loop and headphone jack (mutes power amp), and four-button footswitch (controls all three channels and reverb).
Top-notch construction features a custom-shaped birch cabinet with special and exclusive internal baffling, vintage-style chicken-head control knobs, red jewel, plastic top strap handle and casters. A fitted cover is optional. Available in Black and Ivory.
For more information, go to evhgear.com.
26 Responses
In front of a half stack my a$$.
3 years doesn’t seem like an overly long period of time for Eddie VH to release ANYTHING new….
The amp looks like it’s gonna be sweet! I have a Peavy 6505+ 1X12 combo that’s a two channel amp that sounds badass although when I roll the volume back on every guitar I’ve played through it the sound of the amp on the lead channel turns a little muddy. That amp was built to rage, not sound mellow. I bought a great Kustom Quad 100 2X12 at a pawn shop 10 years ago and it still sounds amazing. But I still prefer the old beat up Marshall I’ve had since I was 17. It looks like hell and has had more work done on it than most used cars have but it just has the “sound” I haven’t found in any other amp.
Hey, less time on new amp development, more time on new music. Thanks
I still regret selling my original EVH head back in the mid 90s…. 🙁