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Don't let the EVH 5150 III Head's size fool you, it packs a serious punch. This 50-watt amp is loaded with seven 12AX7 preamp tubes and two 6L6s in its power section, delivering enough arena-filling volume and copious tonal attitude to rattle the windows and shake the rafters. Three channels with comprehensive tone-sculpting control supply you with plenty of sonic possibilities. Dial up chimey cleans for rhythm work, hit the included footswitch to call up tasty crunch, then hit it again for face-melting lead tones. For massive volume and tone in a compact package, check out EVH's 5150 III Head.





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Big volume in a scaled-down chassis





The EVH 5150 III Head gives you bone-crunching, arena-filling volume ? in a compact, lightweight chassis. If loud is your band's thing, the 5150 III Head's two 6L6s are only too happy to oblige ? putting out 50 watts into 16-, 8-, or 4-ohm loads. This gives you lots of freedom when considering speaker cabinets to build your rig. Whether you choose EVH's compact 212, 112, or traditional straight-front 412 cab, one thing's for sure ? your bandmates (and audience) will have a hard time believing the 5150 III Head is only a 50-watt amp!





Copious tone mojo ? and the means to control it





With the EVH 5150 III Head, you get an invitation to an all-you-can-eat buffet of tantalizing tones. The 5150 III Head is not all about how much stage volume it spits out. Once you come to grips with how loud it is, you realize that this little head gives you an amazing degree of tone-sculpting control. A Resonance control tailors the amp to different cabs. A global Presence control dials in the perfect amount of bite. You also get a shared 3-band EQ for channels 1 and 2 and an independent EQ for channel 3. Channels 1 and 2 feature dual-concentric Gain and Volume controls for independent control of each channel. From glassy cleans to full-on pyroclastic surge, the EVH 5150 III Head is a tone monster.





A classic American amp





The EVH 5150 III Head is based on a classic amp ? the legendary EVH 5150. As Edward Van Halen's personal statement on guitar tone, the basic design has been rocking stages around the globe since the early '90s. Now in its third iteration, the 5150 III Head has been refined and updated with the latest technology and is available in the original 100-watt version as well as the amazingly loud and compact EVH 5150 III Head.





EVH 5150 III 50W Tube Head Features:


3-channel, 50-watt compact guitar head with 6L6 power tubes


Resonance control dials the amp into different cabs


Global Presence control and shared 3-band EQ for channels 1 and 2 with an independent EQ for channel 3


Channels 1 and 2 feature dual-concentric Gain and Volume controls for independent control of each channel


Effects loop for integrating your pedalboard and other processors


Headphone jack for private practice


Selectable impedance (4, 8, or 16 ohms) makes cabinet matching easy


Dual parallel speaker output jacks and line output


Included 4-button footswitch has 1/4" input jack; also accommodates MIDI footswitching