EVH 5150 III 50W 6L6 vs EL34!

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God watching me scoop the mids of a 5153 with a GE-7 in the loop

 

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Preferred the 6L6 on almost every example. Cleans were slightly brighter, I prefer the tighter blue channel, and the red channel is slightly more mean.
Overall besides the blue channel, there's not much difference. I find it funny how the EL34 was advertised as an amp to get Eddie's classic DLR-era sound when 1) no it isn't and 2) iIRC he didn't even use EL34s. It never came off as remotely Marshall to me, just a slightly different 5150.

But it's black and gold!

 

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Jon - Stealth is the best. Just admit it. And get one. Lol