The "What Are You Doing This Moment" Thread

[Thoth-Amon]

5150/6505 for the win. Amazing amps for metal.

OK A friend of mine has the 5150 head through a Randall cab. I was playing around on it and couldn't get a good metal tone. All I could get was a hard rock tone. What settings do you use? I need a head and I have the same cab as my friend 280 watts Randall 412XL. Jackson soloist guitar.

Thanks!

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

you cant get metal from a 5150?

 

[Thoth-Amon]

you cant get metal from a 5150?

that's what i'm asking. what settings do you put it on? i hear guys do it all the time without pedals... but I couldn't get shit.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

thousands of metal bands use that amp barebones.
I have no idea what settings it has, but im sure you just gotta mess around with it

 

[waif]

I have the 6505+ which is the same amp. Obviously you play on the gain channel. I crank the "pre" volume most of the way up and turn the "post" volume way down so the house doesn't explode. Set the tone knobs how you like it, I do something like B:6 M:5 T:7 but that's playing with a band, playing alone you can scoop the tone a bit more for more metal-ness if you wish.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

thousands of metal bands use that amp barebones.
I have no idea what settings it has, but im sure you just gotta mess around with it

well my friend plays in a death metal band so i just plugged in with his settings and it sounded like hard rock. my drummer and i were like "huh?" so we fucked around with it for a while and we couldn't get shit. so finally i just plugged in a line 6 pod and got a better tone. i'd really just like to know what settings people are using to get that metal crunch though.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

I have the 6505+ which is the same amp. Obviously you play on the gain channel. I crank the "pre" volume most of the way up and turn the "post" volume way down so the house doesn't explode. Set the tone knobs how you like it, I do something like B:6 M:5 T:7 but that's playing with a band, playing alone you can scoop the tone a bit more for more metal-ness if you wish.

yeah I'm playing with a drummer who's using triggers. so I have a lot to cut through.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

wierd
Wish I could help

 

[waif]

Then definitely use the higher mids, but...you shouldn't have any problem getting some pretty significant distortion out of it.

 

[Episteme]

If any amp has more than enough gain for metal, it would be the 5150/6505. It's a 2 channel amp that shares the same EQ for both channels. Make sure the Lead channel is activated for metal, because the only tones you'll get for rhythm are probably crunchy hard rock sounds. Set the pre gain at around 7ish, Low: 6, Mids: 8, High: 6, Resonance: 6 Presence: 7. Crank the post gain to roughly about 3 or 4 or higher (this is your volume channel). You want to get your power tubes to start naturally distorting. Of course, change the settings as you see fit according to the tone you want. Seriously though, this amp has more than enough gain for death metal.

 

[Srontgorrth]

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[damnromulans]

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[Zephyrus]

Got very very drunk last night and I could tell because I basically yelled at somebody for claiming the Carthaginians were better than the Romans. I drank a lot of wine.

I just woke up, and to my surprise, no hangover whatsoever.

 

[Raina]

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[Addo_Of_Nex]

Got very very drunk last night and I could tell because I basically yelled at somebody for claiming the Carthaginians were better than the Romans.

This reminds me of my conception of the parties you described in an account of your decadent past. I always imagined the idea of things "getting out of hand" being someone questioning the legitimacy of Thucydides or something like that.

 

[Zephyrus]

I'm also surprisingly good at beer pong, despite playing it so rarely. May come in handy in future opportunistic social gatherings...

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Seriously though, this amp has more than enough gain for death metal.

exactly, if most chumps arent playing ENGL, they are using 5150/6505's

 

[waif]

I hate beer pong. Takes longer to get drunk that way. If I want to get fucked up quick, I double-fist a handle of vodka and a bottle of orange soda. But I guess some people dislike drinking so much that it has to be a penalty.

 

[Thoth-Amon]

If any amp has more than enough gain for metal, it would be the 5150/6505. It's a 2 channel amp that shares the same EQ for both channels. Make sure the Lead channel is activated for metal, because the only tones you'll get for rhythm are probably crunchy hard rock sounds. Set the pre gain at around 7ish, Low: 6, Mids: 8, High: 6, Resonance: 6 Presence: 7. Crank the post gain to roughly about 3 or 4 or higher (this is your volume channel). You want to get your power tubes to start naturally distorting. Of course, change the settings as you see fit according to the tone you want. Seriously though, this amp has more than enough gain for death metal.

Ok thanks guys! Next time I'm in the studio I'll try these settings out.
Does it matter that my cab is Randall? Shouldn't though right?

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

sure a cab will make a difference in sound. but you should be able to get the "metal as fuck" sound with any cab.
5150 through a Vader has got to be amazing.
I know my Ampeg through a Vader 2x12 is downright deadly