EVH 5150 lll...Number 3...DEAD...*?!##*!!

[Fretburner]

4 heads in a row? I would buy a different amp. That would leave such a sour taste in my mouth after the second one, never mind the 4th! You have some serious patients man.

[Rsmacker]

You have some serious patients man.

Exactly what I said to my Doctor.

:ROTF:

[ken361]

I was watching eddie showing off his new amp on comcast's music channel, pretty cool shows new gear and lessons on the channel. Anyways eddie said they put the amp in a room witha guitar pluged in and turn it on full blast and leave it like that for like a month of feedbacking and he says this amp will just not blow up! yeah didn't say anything about catching fire lol!

[rjohnstone]

Sitting in a room for a month doing nothing but feedback is not a good QA test.

Run that SOB for a month solid while channel switching and making adjustments to settings. Turn it off once a day and bang it around like it's being loaded and unloaded from a van then go back to testing. Maybe spill the occasional beer on it and subject it to 90 plus degree stage temps and fill the room with cigarette smoke while your at it.
That would be a real test.

[Cleveland Metal]

Sitting in a room for a month doing nothing but feedback is not a good QA test.

Run that SOB for a month solid while channel switching and making adjustments to settings. Turn it off once a day and bang it around like it's being loaded and unloaded from a van then go back to testing. Maybe spill the occasional beer on it and subject it to 90 plus degree stage temps and fill the room with cigarette smoke while your at it.
That would be a real test.

Exactly.... Well stated.

[yard dawg]

Sitting in a room for a month doing nothing but feedback is not a good QA test.

Run that SOB for a month solid while channel switching and making adjustments to settings. Turn it off once a day and bang it around like it's being loaded and unloaded from a van then go back to testing. Maybe spill the occasional beer on it and subject it to 90 plus degree stage temps and fill the room with cigarette smoke while your at it.
That would be a real test.

EVH is a known liar anyway. Doesnt Carvin build their stuff so well that you can throw it and it still work? Maybe thats the PA power amps I am talking about. I dunno.

Maybe they should offer a free fire extinguisher with every new purchase

[DrDestruction]

Heck- my pawn-shop special Fender Princeton Reverb II amp (designed by Paul Riviera when he contracted for them) is a tank when it comes to the durability. I've put that thing through all sorts of mayhem over the years, even a five-foot drop off of the back of my pick-up truck. The covering is wrecked, and there are cracks in the cabinet, but everything else works like a charm.

I'd still be playing it right now if I didn't get my other pawn-shop special... a 50-watt Line-6 Spider. And I got THAT simply because it was dirt cheap.

Carvin makes some GOOD stuff, too.

[slashrox]

For that kind of money, the amp should be reliable!

Hell my Peavey Valveking 100w Head (Which I paid $995AU for...they are usually $1000-1200 here) must be more reliable than the 5150III. I haven't had any problems with the VK so far.

One day I shall get my Deam Amp.. A Peavey 5150 or 6505

[MSGfan]

Played thur a 5150 III the other day thur a matching 4x12 cab.
What a great sounding amp!

[yard dawg]

Played thur a 5150 III the other day thur a matching 4x12 cab.
What a great sounding amp!

Yup and they come with there own pyrotechnics show. Just add footswitch and youre good to go.

[SEAN RAF]

Played thur a 5150 III the other day thur a matching 4x12 cab.
What a great sounding amp!

I agree, which is why my patience has so far endured...

[ozzuk1]

does this mean the EVH 5150 III's are like the man himself capable of melting down at any moment....

sorry to hear about that sean what other amps are you looking into?

[Learn Guitars]

My EVH 3 amp and footswitchl got through 4 consecutive nights playing out without any problems. I may be speaking too soon or just got lucky.

[SEAN RAF]

My EVH 3 amp and footswitchl got through 4 consecutive nights playing out without any problems. I may be speaking too soon or just got lucky.

I hate to plant the seed of insecurity, but I think you just got lucky...

I know nothing about electrics/electronics, but I think the problems with the footswitch are because of the loop. If I don't use the effects loop, I'm guaranteed a trouble free night with the EVH.

[yard dawg]

I wonder how many unit were sold versus how many had to have warranty work. Hows yours doing now Sean?