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This amp is basically the same amp as a 5150 III 50 watt, but without the clean channel and circuit design from the 5150 IIIS. (which I hope evh will make small version of that head soon!) Only 15 watts (and switchable to half power) and it's a very loud 15 watts! You could play it with a band without any volume issues. I use a custom made 2x12 cab with eminence speakers wizard and man-o-war, it powers that without any problems! Also used it with the Ibanez thermion 4x12 stack, no problem, very loud like it would with a 100 watt head. Amp has all the ohms settings, 4,8, and 16, all the power, standby and half power switches are on the back to save space This little amp sound amazing! both channels are great. the blue channel still has plenty of gain and of course the red can go from ac/dc to slayer gain! Also dose have light dirty/clean sound if you turn the gain down. had a bugera t-50, blackstar ht5, blackstar ht20,(owned larger heads, peavey xxx, Randall rh100, 200, bugera 6262, Randall lynchbox LB103, Randall rm100,) trust me this amp blows the smaller amps and some of the larger amps listed away, volume and tonally! I've been playing guitar for about 25 years owned tons of gear, bought and sold over the years. It doesn't full short like most small amps do gain wise, theres plenty of gain on tap and it's very structure (the eq dose work well) 5 pre-amp tubes, not 2 or 3 like most small amps have! Highly recommend guitar amp! It's the best small amp I have ever played! I did the 8 payments here on zzsounds just to make it easier so I could "play and pay" and I could own a top shelf amp

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I received my new EVH LBX 15 6 days ago. .I have been playing and messing around with amps/guitars for 30+years now.I got the pay as you play plan..I hooked my new head to my 1×12" cabinet, after making sure all hooked up correctly I turned the power on, warmed tubes up for 2 minutes, turned standby to on, I started with the blue channel, from a great crunch sound to a maximum high gain sound easily, and usable gain, not muddy etc, notes in chords are very articulate, and just awesome tone! Switched to the red hot channel and changed the settings around and I achieved tonal heaven, searing legato runs, maximum grind and sustain even on the lowest volume setting, this amp head may be small and only 15 watts, but I believe it could push a nice 4×12"cab easily, the setting knobs are very sensitive to even the smallest turn, I have finally found my favorite sound after all these years! This baby rocks!! Thanks to Zzounds and their pay as you play and their excellent customer service! Absolutely top notch and my favorite music retail company! Thank you Zzounds Music !!

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This is the 1st review i have ever done. I am sole writing this to hopefully get u to pull the trigger on this. You will be glad you did. If you put an EQ pedal in the loop you can get any sound u want. My tone search is over. The head is unbelievable on its own however once you put an EQ in the loop every Amp u ever wanted to hear u can dial it in . For ultimate modern metal sound just make differ smiley face shapes out of the EQ switches and I promise it is the best organic sonic emotional sound you can ever get. Modelers cannot compare. Dont even need a overdrive infront of it. I run to e 4 by 12 randall cuz I like a ported box and it's a 3rd the price lol however I wud put this combination against ant out there and confidently take my winnings to the bank. In a nut she'll if your on the fence as I was with so much to choose from don't be anymore. It is hands down the most professional feel and sound I have ever had the pleasure to connect my soul to. I want other to feel the joy I have and can start focusing on playing instead of tinkering tone searching. Once I put a delay pedal I will be finito. But even w/o it it's pure nirvana tone. It really motivates u to play even better for it is an unbelievable interface to connect your emotions to. It is magic as well as medicinal. Buy it.

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I own the limited addition 100 watt " Stealth " head and matching 412 cab and the 212 50 watt combo. The gain structure on the combo's blue channel is a lot hotter than the original 100 watt head. It feels to me that Eddie may have based the blue channel on the Stealth head after the 212 combo. They sound identical. Now enter the EVH 5150 III 15 watt mini head I received yesterday. Sitting it on top of my EVH 212 cabinet and adjusting the controls the same as I do on my stealth and combo, when I flipped on the stand by switch on the LBX and set volume to 9:00 I could not believe what I was hearing. This new " mini " head sounds EXACTLY like the blue channel on both the stealth and combo. Engaging the one button switch from blue to red is seamless and rolling down your volume on your guitar on the blue channel produces a very usable " semi " clean tone. I am simply blown away by this newest addition to the EVH family. As with all EVH amps, this little beast is a pure 7 tube tone machine. This amp is a must have!!

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First off, YES you can play this amp at BEDROOM LEVELS. It sounds awesome and is completely controllable. YES you can get a CLEAN tone from the blue channel. Turn the gain all the way down and turn the volume up. The quality is awesome and sounds huge and tight even without an Overdrive to tighten things up. Plenty of gain on tap and is very articulate. You can hear every note and there is great string separation. I love it.

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Just got it today and I’ve been playing for hours. I paired it with the evh mx 1x12 cabinet. Love the high gain. Amp is a very loud 15 watts and it’s still loud on 1/4 power. Sounds absolutely fantastic. I wish I bought this amp sooner. People say it doesn’t do clean sounds very well but it does if you turn the gain way down and back the volume on your guitar off. I even got twangy telecaster sounds out of my Les Paul without coil tapping my humbuckers!! And it’s simple. Much better than a modeling amp and I don’t think you’ll need an overdrive pedal or distortion pedal. Maybe a reverb pedal

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Great tone machine with more gain than anyone needs. I use the crunch channel with gain set really low. (like on 2-3) and turn it up. Running it through a EVH 1x12 and I have yet to really open it up on full wattage since its really loud even on 1/4 wattage. seems to take pedals pretty well. presence and resonance knobs take a little tweaking to get the sweet spot. It is similar to my Framus Ruby Riot, but bit more squish and is more forgiving. I have not heard the 50 watt head or the 100, but this guy is sick.

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I just unboxed and pugged into my new 5150 LBX, and I was blown away by the sound. I was quickly able to get the sound I was after. I was mostly blown away by the clarity and harmonics of the blue channel when chugging chords. I plugged into my 2x12 closed-back cab (v30s) and PRS 22. I wasn't hoping for a clean sound, so no issues there. I do need to spend more time with it in the studio to dial in the true lead sound of the amp. Leads sound a bit thin to me at bedroom volume. Looking forward to searing my bandmates faces at rehearsal.

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I got this for my Birthday/Christmas present yesterday and have spent hours playing it. It sounds Soo good compared to the old solid state amp I had gotten from pawn shop when I first started playing a few months ago. I had read about how people praised tube amps and now I'm a definite fan.If you want to play anything from Blues to Metal this amp will do it. No need for a distortion pedal its face melting right out of the box and a LOUD for 15 watts.

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Excellent quality. Loud amp for 15 watts, can keep up with a drummer , no problem. Both channels are very good, but I mainly use the red. the tones are pro quality. I would buy again anytime, and am very glad I bought this amp!!

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This amp head is a total beast but can be sweet and gentle as well. I can play all genres of music with this high-gain amp head. It pairs well with my evh 2x 12 cabinet. A perfect match! If you are at home or in the studio even small gigs, this amp is more than enough.

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Whoa, what a tone junky-dream. It really is and until you own one you don't understand. EVH has given us an amp we can afford and now its up to you to come up with a riff or new lead style to inspire the next generation because now YOU HAVE THE TONE!!!!

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Office, bedroom, studio, just buy it and match it with cabs you like. Depending on your sound, you might need a little boost but it has A LOT of crisp gain and can jam out froma volume perspective. This might not be an amp for you if you need a dedicated clean channel for live play. If you have an ab box and a fender to cover your cleans, this lunchbox is all else you need.

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This amp is amazing first off 7 Tubes in this little ripper is unheard of the amp is soooo loud it’s insane it drowns out my buddies double bass tama drum set lololol

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I've had a few of these, they are hit and miss on the QC. The latest one had nuts loosearound the back inputs. I mean value wise they are hard to beat, but even at that they should notbe more than $500 new. Tones are decent on the blue channel and good on red at no more than 1/4th gain. I think at this price point the Orange rocker 15 is a better amp for classic hard rock and the PRS Mt 15 for modern metal.