Peavey 5150's

[Exsanguis]

I just bought a 5150, and am actually amazed at how fizzy it is. How do bands such as Arch Enemy and In Flames(old) use these amps and not get this fizzy tone? Am I just turning something up that I shouldn't, or do I need some kind of mod?

 

[egan.]

I'm not sure what you mean by fizzy. I think 5150's sound kiiler out of the box. If you want help tell us what cab you're using and what your settings are and maybe we can help.

 

[Andy Sneap]

yeah and is it the mark 1 or 2???

 

[Forbiddenevil]

What Peavey is better in your opinion to track guitars???
5150 I
5150 II
xxx

 

[Andy Sneap]

5150 1

 

[Exsanguis]

It's the 5150 combo. I'm gonna be getting the head and cab soon(the I not the II), because although i think it's fizzy, it still has one of the best tones I've ever heard. It's hard to say what I mean by fizziness, it's just that it seems to have this excess fuzz to it that I don't hear on the Arch Enemy and In Flames albums(and yeah I have tried various gain settings).

 

[egan.]

Well with those albums your hearing what the amp sounds like w/ one speaker miked from like 2 inches away and (Andy can correct here) in the case of the Arch Enemy-- mixed w/ another amp sound as well. Of course it sounds slightly different than the amp does in your house.

 

[Exsanguis]

Obviously the recordings of the amps are gonna be different, but the sounds were different than mine when I saw Arch Enemy live, too. But now everything is resolved, as I spent a good 2 and a half hours tweaking it and now it sounds godly. Thanks for all of the advice.

 

[egan.]

Glad to hear it.... didn't mean to break your balls, but I've met more than my a fewwguys who bought equipment b/c they heard it on a record and were disapointed when their live sound wasn't "off the record." Obviously, not the case here.

 

[daver]

Hi Exsanguis,

Am interested what settings you used in the end, it took me forever to get the 'right' tone from a 57 close miked 5150...