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A. INPUT: Plug in an instrument here. Use only a high-qual-
ity shielded instrument cable.
B. CHANNEL ONE/TWO SELECT: Pushbutton selects chan-
nel one (low-medium gain; green LED) or channel two
(high gain; red LED). Footswitch overrides this button
when connected to amplifier.
C. CHANNEL ONE GAIN: Preamp gain control for low-
medium gain on channel one. Higher settings increase
preamp distortion.
D. OVERDRIVE SELECT: Sets gain and resets voicing in
channel one from clean to medium distortion
.
E. CHANNEL TWO GAIN: Preamp gain control for high
gain on channel two. Higher settings increase preamp
distortion.
F. BURN SELECT: Sets gain and resets voicing in channel
two from high gain to heavier and thicker distortion.
G. NOISE GATE: Reduces noise and tightens attack
on chan-
nel two only
.
H. LOW/MID/HIGH EQ: Shared passive low-, middle- and
high-frequency tone controls.
I. CHANNEL ONE/CHANNEL TWO VOLUME: Post-preamp
volume controls for each channel. Note: For cleaner
sound from channel one, set this volume control higher
and keep channel one gain control (C) lower.
J. BOOST VOLUME: Footswitchable master volume boost.
Set channel volumes first (I), then use this post-effects
loop control to set solo volume. Footswitch boosts input
gain even when this control is turned fully counterclock-
wise. Note that BOOST VOLUME is
only
activated using the
included footswitch.
K. REVERB:
Adjusts reverb level for both channels (post
effects loop).
L. RESONANCE:
Adjusts power amp low-frequency
response by selectively adjusting damping factor.
M. PRESENCE: Adjusts ultra-high frequency tone control for
both channels by selectively adjusting damping factor.
N. POWER LAMP: Illuminates when amplifier is on.
O. POWER LEVEL SWITCH: Selects full (80W) or 1/4 (20W)
power.
P. STANDBY:
Place this switch in OFF position to put ampli-
fier in STANDBY mode. This should be done when tak-
ing a break from playing or before turning amplifier off.
Using STANDBY mode prolongs tube life.
Q. POWER: Turns amplifier on and off. After turning this
switch ON, wait 30 seconds for tubes to warm up, then
turn STANDBY switch (P) to ON to take amp out of
STANDBY mode. When turning amplifier off, place amp
in STANDBY mode by turning STANDBY switch OFF for 10
seconds before turning POWER switch OFF.
FRONT PANEL
FRONT PANEL
EVH® 5150 ICONIC® 6L6 80-WATT HEAD
EVH® 5150 ICONIC® 6L6 80-WATT HEAD
The 5150 Iconic tube amplifier series is designed to capture
many of Edward Van Halen’s iconic guitar tones in a single
amplifier. These simple and easy-to-use two-channel tube
amplifiers accomplish many tonal variations from the EVH
5150III® series, as well as adding some heavier classic 5150®
flavors using the overdrive and burn tone switches on chan-
nels one and two respectively. Many modern gig-friendly
features have also been added, including a built-in noise
gate on channel two, front-panel resonance and presence
controls, a quarter-power switch, a footswitchable solo
boost, and an analog-speaker-emulated XLR output for con-
necting directly to external sound reinforcement and record-
ing equipment.
