SLASH AND BURN The highlight of the Classic Rock Awards this year for many was the appearance on stage of Slash, whipping out his stuff with hard rockers Alterbridge (right). Certainly MI Pro’s representative at the bash thought he had died and gone to heaven.
GET A JOB As the wrinklies lined up for their gongs, the stage of the Classic Rock awards was witness to a strange sight. No, it wasn’t Alice Cooper’s botox-ridden, stretched face, it was the sight of a couple of air stewardesses (sorry, cabin crew) standing like sentinels on either side of the stage. Were they the security? Surely, it couldn’t have been a blatant nod to the sexist past of the majority of award winners…
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when it was decided that a signature model would be made to his own personal specifications. With 60 Watts of RMS and
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featuring a pair of 12-inch Sheffield 1200 speakers, users of this combo allowed fans of particularly heavier music to get the kind of sound they had been eagerly awaiting. A variety of sounds could be
conjured through this unit, mainly via the pre and post gain controls on both the lead and rhythm channels and also the bright and crunch switch included with the rhythm. Its five 12AX7 preamp tubes helped
give it the unique sound it became known for, as did a couple of 6L6GC power tubes that could also be found encased within.
he 5150 was the result of a collaboration between Peavey and Eddie Van Halen in 1991,
Peavey 5150 Although fans of heavy
distortion and Van Halen’s characteristic ‘brown sound’ were the most likely to benefit from purchasing a 5150, a variety of clean tones could also be summoned from this amp, for those wanting to tone it down. As well as creating an
army of fans because of its relentless sound, it also became known as a solid, reliable investment, something less common with high performance amps like this at the time. When Van Halen and Peavey parted
ways in 2004, it did not signal the end of this product altogether. The American manufacturer changed the name to the 6505 and the guitar legend brought the 5150 name over to
his own company, EVH, which led to emergence of the 5150 III from his own brand. A look at the list of current and past users of the 6505 brings up a plethora of metal musicians, such as Machine Head, Bullet For My Valentine and Trivium, which shows that despite his old school nature, Eddie Van H and the guys at Peavey sure knew how to make a unit that would stand the test of time, particularly in this genre.
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