Peavey 6505 Plus 112 Guitar Combo Amplifier (60 Watts, 1x12")

With 60 watts of all-tube power, this time-tested 6505 Plus packs 2 versatile channels of raw, aggressive high-gain tone into a go-anywhere 1x12" combo amp.

Overall User Ratings (based on 25 ratings)
  • Overall:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Sound:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Features:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ease of Use:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Quality:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Value:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Manufacturer Support:
    4 out of 5 stars
  • The Wow Factor:
    4.5 out of 5 stars
Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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Submitted June 25, 2018 by Kevin B in Interlachen, FL

"Massive tone on a budget"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Very versatile amp. you can dial in anything from sweet cleans to blistering metal tones. very happy with this purchase, definitely a step up from the solid state combos in this price range.

Musical Style:

Rock / Metal
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Submitted January 13, 2016 by Kyle D in Indianapolis, IN

"Great amp for great cost"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Love this amp. I had the 6505+ half stack, but had to sell it because it was way more than what i needed anymore. So I grabbed this bad boy and I couldn't be happier! It has everything I love about the 120w, but suitable for jamming at home.

Musical Background:

Been playing guitar for 16yrs, gigging occasionally, but lately just jamming at home.

Musical Style:

Heavy metal, tech death, a little bit of everything else.
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Submitted July 20, 2017 by Jeff Lodor in Visalia, CA

"3 words..."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Just picked this amp up cause I needed an upgrade from a solid state to a tube combo for the studio...3 words for this amp: Heavy. As F*#K! The 6505+ 1x12 combo is the answer if you need to bring that oomph outta your pickups for Punk/Oi!/ Trash/Metal

Musical Background:

few small punk bands as a kid, been playing my whole life, now Im into recording

Musical Style:

Oi! Punk, Thrash, and good, old Metal
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Submitted June 4, 2013 by Matt S in Springfield, MO

"For Metal Look no Further"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I did not purchase this amp from zzounds although I have purchased most of my gear through zzounds. This amp is amazing! If you want that metal tone this is all you need. Honestly you will be hard pressed to find a bad tone on this amp. This can be used at home but I mean to tell you if you turn it up to 3 with the post gain at 7 it is going to be loud, and this is coming from a guy who loves that kind of thing. Buy this amp and you won't be dissapointed. Also if you run a tubescreamer in front of this thing you will take it to the next level, but you would also need a noise suppressor for that kind of thing.

Musical Background:

I am a one man band. I play drums, bass and guitar. Been playing 20 years.

Musical Style:

Metal!!!!!!!!!!!
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Submitted August 4, 2014 by Jim B in Apopka, FL

"A big hairy metal beast"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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I won't bore you by repeating what others have said. Tonally, the amp is pretty mid-heavy to my ears. I have the mids at 0 on both channels and there's still a very pronounced mid range presence in the sound. Such that I don't think a separate eq pedal could scoop it out. But it's not a displeasing sound. A certain amount of mids are required to get a full sound, especially for solos. The low end is thunderous. For a clear clean tone, you can take your pre-gain down to about 2 and kick your post-gain up and get a clean tone without breakup. Usually, I just use the rhythm channel with the gain maxed out, and that's all the distortion I need for a good saturated crunch. The lead channel has so much gain on tap that I only have the pre-gain on 5 and that's some serious distortion. With the punch and projection that this amp has, it would be good for blues as well. I say that tentatively because while the amp has a very warm sound, it can be quite tight as well, and blues sounds better with a looser feel.

Musical Background:

Been playing 30+ years but never professionally

Musical Style:

metal, prog
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Submitted October 19, 2015 by Daniel Ebert in Troutdale, OR

"Best amp for under $1300 USD"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This amp is the best amp for under $1300 USD. No matter what music you play you can tune this amp to fit your needs. The Sheffield speaker that it comes with takes a while to break in, but it sounds quite nice after five or more hours of loud hard playing. The preamp tubes is quite easy to get to; which means it is a easy job to switch out the 12ax7 or any preamp tube with one to suit your musical taste. As for the gain, man, this thing has enough gain for anyone. I usually have my gain set quite high, but on the red channel I find myself keeping post between 3-4.

Musical Background:

Been playing for over 14 years, and currently am in a band that gigs a couple times a month.

Musical Style:

Rock, punk, classical, blues and metal.
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Submitted July 17, 2016 by ronnie sampson in winchester, VA

"solid state?"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Kept hearing get a tube amp time and time again well they were rite. Just received my peavey 6505 combo 2 days ago and was in shock when I saw how big it was. If your a little guy or gal its a load to carry not a bad thing in my opinion though. There is plenty of gain to so you shouldn't need a dist pedal.Im gonna get a tube screamer to add a bit to it but nothing I really need to do. If you live in a apartment or something like that think about it because this is loud and has no headphone jack. When I mean loud my buddy wanted to try it out with volume set at 5 it chased me out of the garage but it has a great metal sound to it.All that being said I would recommend it.(You can get decent cleans with it but that's not really what's this amp is about.) (half star on manufacturer support because haven't tried them yet.

Musical Background:

jam at home

Musical Style:

rock/metal
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Submitted May 3, 2012 by David S in Atlanta, GA

"Incredible Combo of Best Sounding Metal Amp Ever Made"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This combo sounds absolutely incredible for metal and/or shredding. The richness of the tones and harmonic content of each chord is beyond impressive. The sounds are so thick and with the resonance up in the closed cab... brutal sounding. This is not bass and fizz like a Mesa. This amp punches you in the face with ALL frequencies. It's just unreal... No overdrive pedal needed... nothing required to push this thing. Built like a tank. I'd put the sound of this combo up against anything out there.

Musical Background:

Playing guitar for 31 years... Ibanez Prestige RG... play professionally.

Musical Style:

Metal.
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Submitted January 3, 2011 by a customer from yahoo.com

"The METAL Machine!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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I love it! It has quality, durabillity, and plays like a dream, esp the distortion.
Sound
Amazing sound! This is my first tube powered amp. And leaving the world of solid state junk. I entered Heaven, that my friends is the sound of a tube amp. Just mess with the settings to suit your sound and you'll find what your looking for. I love metal sound and the distortion is out of this world! The clean tone is decent, just tweak it up and your good to go. I honestly thought I'd need a noise suppressor, but I dont hear a hiss or hum from this when I crank the gain or have my effects thru the loop. This amp to me goes beyond one thats so pricey like an Orange, Marshall, or Engl. Sometimes these amps although good to some, but sometimes overrated.
Features
Its great! I just gave it a 9 b/c it should have alteast came w/ the channel footswitch.
Ease of Use
Ditch the manual, it sucks. Just tweak the settings yourself. Doing stuff hands on is better than having a piece of paper explain it to you.
Quality
Cosmetics was awesome! Once I got the amp I did a once over just to make sure it was fresh and it was. Its a great tool for your set up the only thing I recommend is when you turn it on leave it alone for a few mins let the tubes warm up and then go to town on the amp.
Value
Great price for what you get. I wanted something with tubes, great sound, and value. With a little shopping around and doing some homework on other amp makers this one took the cake.
Manufacturer Support
Since I got it from zzounds everything was great! Fast shipping. But I ended up getting the wrong power cord, but no prob zzounds was there to send me the correct one in the matter of a day or two. A+!
The Wow Factor
Oh its sexy! If you love the 5150 but cant find or afford one, then go with this mean amp!

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Hard Rock/Metal
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Submitted March 1, 2013 by a customer from hotmail.com

"No videos online do this amp justice"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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Holy massive low end batman! this thing KICKS, 3 is more than enough volume for any home, but who leaves it at 3 when you can go to 10! if you get this amp brand new like i did, it will sound alittle flat for the first 20 or so hours, thats the break in period for the speaker, it opens its self up nicely, but ofc everyone wants that Celestion vintage tone, including myself. first off this amp has GREAT clean sound, after you dial it in of course, a multi fx pedal helps with cleans... but you're not buying this amp for clean playing, even tho it can do them just fine i use an acoustic sim on my multifx pedal, and the rhythm channel just sounds fantastic! if you are at all swayed by the "well i cant get this one its made in china probably crap" you are dead wrong. this amp has glorious metal/hard rock/hard blues/ tone the lead channel was crafted by God himself, i do believe. wanna play metallica? no problem, believe it or not, i great an incredible responsive adam jones (tool) tone from this amp, the low end for palm muting chugs is not to be believed for under 1000$ i was torn between a DSL40c (thank god i did not get that garbage) i LOVE me some JCM800, but those marshall DSL combos are terrible amps. and this 6505+ combo and trust me, no videos do this amp ANY justice, it is a high gain monster, will put ANY other combo amp to shame, the gain is not over the top does not sound retardedly bright/too much high end no, this amp is perfect for any metal/rock tone (dont expect alot out of it as far as great blues sounds go) but it can do some bluesy tones
Sound
i cant believe how incredibly responsive this all tube amp is, if you are coming form digital like me, this amp will knock your socks off,
Features
the reverb is subtle but nice, the low end is incredible (you'll feel like your playing a 4x12 if you play in your home loud)
Ease of Use
if you dont know how to use low mid high pres/res controls, just tinker with them untill it sounds right to YOU i had an amazing tone dialed in, in bout 4 minutes of strumming and changing them knobs around)
Quality
built like a tank for 1, this thing is 66 lbs, of pure guitar bliss slight hissing/static when you are warming up the tubes (if you turn power on aswell as standby) but not when tubes are warm... its just a warming up phase.
Value
cant beat it, spend the extra money and get this over a vavleking you'll thank you're self later
Manufacturer Support
have not had to use them yet, no problems with amp
The Wow Factor
i was wow'd.

Musical Style:

metal/rock/blues
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Submitted July 23, 2019 by Frederick B in Charlotte, NC, NC

"Total Awesomeness!"

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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This amp totally performed above my initial expectations. I knew the amp would be awesome, but didn't expect how awesome it actually was. This is my 2nd Peavey amp, and I am so in love with this amp. Just don't tell the wife. She can actually tell the difference between my Peavey VYPYR VIP2, and loves the 6505 + Combo. Great addition to the Peavey family! \m/

Musical Background:

Professionally, and Jam at home.

Musical Style:

Death Metal, Thrash.
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Submitted March 5, 2019 by Michael P in Gilmer, TX

"Disappointed"

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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This won't be a popular opinion, but it's just my opinion. I got the warehouse resealed option and I absolutely hated it. I searched online, YouTube, experimented on my own but I could not get a usable tone from it. I do play metal and had been wanting this amp for a long time and was let down. Maybe it was dud, I don't know. I read a lot of sites that say you need to change to tubes and the speaker, but I'm not putting $250+ more into a $700 amp to get it to sound good. It is loud though! That thing will bust your ear drums on 2. Maybe a non warehouse resale model will work for you but I honestly don't see how it would make much difference.

Musical Background:

Playing for 23 years

Musical Style:

Metal/ rock
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Submitted September 28, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"This IS metal."

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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I'd be satisfied with the tones from this for a very long time. I'd be interested to blend this and my Mesa Single Rec, just to see what kind of tones would complement. For the money, there were other amps out there, but this just seemed to fit what I do after I played it. It certainly helps me get the tones I want, for the price I wanted to spend. If someone stole it, I'd replace it in a heartbeat. For best: The Lead channel is incredible. You'll love it for metal, djent, or any other high gain application.It's METAL. For worst:Cleans are not good......it's hard to get to where you can switch for clean passages. Right now until I come up with another solution, I'm A/Bing it with my Single Rec for clean tones....does the job, but I wish I didn't have to.
Sound
I'd characterize the sound of this product as a darker-voiced amp. Sound quality is remarkably good, for an amp of this price. I came from a different sound, that of a Marshall and they were just getting too bright and trebly for me for what I play, and the 6505 was a lot tighter, with more gain than you'll ever use. I was using a lot of different pedals to get the tone I wanted with the Marshall, and the only thing I use with this is an MXR 10 band eq. Opens this amp up a lot more. I've used this to record with, and live as well.....pretty easy to dial in for both situations. Also, this thing is LOUD. Don't worry about that, you've got the volume. And it has the power to push a 4x12 Vader cab. I'd suggest the 10 band eq to get the most out of this combo, but it's not necessary unless you really need to be in control of all the freqs.
Features
No accessories. Kind of angry that it doesn't come with a footswitch, but not that big a deal. Most useful features include the Lead channel........this thing is brutality, and it's mostly what I use. The Rhythm channel is usable,for lower gain stuff but if you're looking at this amp, it's highly unlikely that you're going to use it anyway. The cleans on this amp aren't great.....usable certainly, especially with the 10 band but nothing special. Also of note are the separate EQs for Rhythm and Lead. That's a really nice feature that more amps in this price range should have, in my opinion. The Reverb is ok....nothing special. Does what it is supposed to do, but not spectacularly well.
Ease of Use
If you can't dial this amp in, put down the guitar and walk away. It takes pedals well, and is easy to get a great sound out of. Bonus, if you're somewhere to play and they only have 6505's and 5150s, you're set and already have a great tone. The learning curve is about half an hour, if that.
Quality
Seems to be made well, fit and finish are good. No cosmetic issues and no reliability issues so far. I've gigged with it, and it's held up so far. I don't really take a backup to gigs, just tubes and fuses. I'd take it on the road no problem. Seems like it'll last a while. I didn't give it a 10 only because it's made in China and who knows?
Value
It's absolutely worth the money. If you're looking for a darker voiced amp that can thump your house and peel paint, this is the amp for you. I'd buy another in a heartbeat.
Manufacturer Support
Haven't needed anything from them as of yet. Hopefully never do.
The Wow Factor
Play it. Youll be amazed at the tones, and then you'll start thinking it's sexay!

Musical Background:

Active musician

Musical Style:

Metal
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Submitted November 15, 2015 by Austin Smith in Lake Charles, LA

"I must have had a dud. "

Overall: 1 out of 5 stars
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Had this amp for about 2 weeks, I cranked it past 4 on post gain 1 time for a gig. I went to use it for practice at home and the transformers had a melt down and it would not turn back on. This was all with about 4 hours of play time. Needless to say I was not impressed and I'm still waiting for my refund.

Musical Background:

10+ years of playing. I play professionally and I guitar tech.

Musical Style:

Hardcore, rock, and shoegaze.
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Submitted September 8, 2017 by Jeffery S in Mount Vernon, WA

"DO NOT buy this amp."

Overall: 0.5 out of 5 stars
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i bought this amp online from zZounds and got it 2 days later. there weren't any preamp tubes included in the box. yes, all 5 12ax7 preamp tubes were missing. so i called their customer support line and they basically exchanged it out for a new one. i just got the new one today and it has the exact same problem. no preamp tubes. im beyond pissed off as this amp costed $700 and then for this to happen twice? unacceptable. i do not know whose fault it was (peavey or zZounds) but it has been a huge let down and i probably won't ever buy gear from either of them again.

Musical Background:

ive been playing guitar for 6 years and have been in a few bands.

Musical Style:

Death Metal
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Submitted September 21, 2010 by a customer from sbcglobal.net

"Peavey amps continue to improve their sound quality. I would like to see a 2x12 version of this amp. "

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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As long as I own it.
Sound
I would have given this a 10 but the clean channel is too muddy.
Features
Again, I would have given this a 10 but the reverb is very weak.
Ease of Use
very easy to adjust your sound preferences. the resonance is very helpful to polish the highs and lows.
Quality
2 days after I used the amp, the lighted peavey logo quit.
Value
The value is acceptable for a 6505 from made from China.
Manufacturer Support
I have had a chance to use them, not yet.
The Wow Factor
I will give this another 9. This is my practice amp. Good enough to pacify my sound taste.

Musical Background:

Active Musician

Musical Style:

Rock
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Submitted January 15, 2012 by Paul P in Sudbury, ON

"A High Gain Beast!"

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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A stack like sound at bedroom volumes!!
Sound
As others have commented, this is an amazing amp for hard rock metal styles. Without any effects, you can dial in a brutal tone and with a little patience and creativity, you can dial in decent cleans. I run a sonic maximizer through the effects loop, and use an overdrive up front to thicken the tone (but I don't really have to unlike with other amps) Chorus and delay can also help dial in sparkilng cleans...though you might have to roll the volume and tone controls back on your guitar (especially if you use high gain pickups like me).
Features
I like the fact that there are separate eq's for both channels, and I really like the crunch option on the clean channel..very useful. The reverb is ok, nothing spectacular. I don't miss gimmicky effects like delay and chorus. The presence and resonance controls are a nice feature.
Ease of Use
If you can plug your guitar in and are familiar with the basics in terms of equalization, you can use this amp. Might want to experiment with the presence and resonance dials a little.
Quality
Seems well made. Weighs a ton!!
Value
Quite remakable really, to the point of being hard to believe!
Manufacturer Support
Hopefully we won't need to go there.
The Wow Factor
Listening to this amp can evoke the wow factor, most definetly.

Musical Background:

Amateur musican for over 25 years (PLAY GUITAR)

Musical Style:

Mostly rock and metal!
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