I'm thinking about downsizing and selling off some of my gear. I currently own a Kemper, an original block letter 5150, the EVH 5150 III, a Mesa 2x12, and a Mesa 4x12.
I've lived in apartments for the last 3 years of my life, which means I can't be extremely loud... but that doesn't really matter to me anymore since getting a Kemper. I use it instead of the amps a good 90% of the time now. This has led me to thinking about selling off the 5150 and 4x12, but I'd still like to keep one tube head and a 2x12 around to play for fun every now and then and to make new profiles with...
It would be nice to keep the original 5150 too, because I like its more raw and aggressive sound, especially for 6 string music, but I think I can make do with only the 5150 III, as I prefer the tighter sound of it for the more low tuned 7/8 string stuff I play.
So, I'm leaning towards just keeping the 5150 III and 2x12. With that said, I tend to crank the presence on the 5150 III to get the aggression I want out of it, and I've heard the 50w version is significantly brighter. I've also heard the clean channel on the 50w version has much more clean headroom, and I like very clean sounds with no breakup. So, I'm thinking about replacing the 100w version with the 50w version to complete the downsizing and just keep around a nice 50w 5150 III + Mesa 2x12 mini rig for playing enjoyment & profile making (and portability).
Any downsides to this? Has anyone else here ditched the 100w EVH for the 50w?
It seems like there's not a huge price difference between them nowadays on the used market. I think I originally payed $1300ish for my used 100w. It looks like they sell for about $1000-$1100 used now, and it seems like the 50w versions don't sell for much under $800 used now, probably due to high demand. From what I've heard, I think the 50w would probably be more suited to my situation, but not sure if it's worth the hassle with the relatively small used market value difference.
I've lived in apartments for the last 3 years of my life, which means I can't be extremely loud... but that doesn't really matter to me anymore since getting a Kemper. I use it instead of the amps a good 90% of the time now. This has led me to thinking about selling off the 5150 and 4x12, but I'd still like to keep one tube head and a 2x12 around to play for fun every now and then and to make new profiles with...
It would be nice to keep the original 5150 too, because I like its more raw and aggressive sound, especially for 6 string music, but I think I can make do with only the 5150 III, as I prefer the tighter sound of it for the more low tuned 7/8 string stuff I play.
So, I'm leaning towards just keeping the 5150 III and 2x12. With that said, I tend to crank the presence on the 5150 III to get the aggression I want out of it, and I've heard the 50w version is significantly brighter. I've also heard the clean channel on the 50w version has much more clean headroom, and I like very clean sounds with no breakup. So, I'm thinking about replacing the 100w version with the 50w version to complete the downsizing and just keep around a nice 50w 5150 III + Mesa 2x12 mini rig for playing enjoyment & profile making (and portability).
Any downsides to this? Has anyone else here ditched the 100w EVH for the 50w?
It seems like there's not a huge price difference between them nowadays on the used market. I think I originally payed $1300ish for my used 100w. It looks like they sell for about $1000-$1100 used now, and it seems like the 50w versions don't sell for much under $800 used now, probably due to high demand. From what I've heard, I think the 50w would probably be more suited to my situation, but not sure if it's worth the hassle with the relatively small used market value difference.