This professional all-tube amplifier meets the exacting speci-
fications of Edward Van Halen, one of the true living legends
of rock guitar. The 5150III EL34 50-Watt Head updates his
6L6-equipped version, with new features that will inspire
unlimited artistic expression, including a "cleaner" channel
one and more compressed tone and saturation from the
matched JJ EL34 tubes.
GAIN
LOW
INSERT
OFF
UP
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UP
A. INPUT: Plug in an instrument here. Use only a high-qual-
ity shielded instrument cable.
B. CHANNEL ONE/TWO GAIN: Dual concentric gain con-
trols. Inner round knob controls channel one (clean);
outer "chicken-head" knob controls channel two (medi-
um gain).
C. CHANNEL ONE/TWO LOW/MID/HIGH: Low-, middle-
and high-frequency tone controls for channel one (clean)
and channel two (medium gain).
D. CHANNEL ONE/TWO VOLUME: Dual concentric volume
controls. Inner round knob controls channel one (clean)
volume; outer "chicken-head" knob controls channel two
(medium gain) volume. Note: For a cleaner sound from
channels one and two, set these volume controls to their
maximum, then bring the gain controls (B) up from their
minimum settings to the desired level.
E. CHANNEL ONE/TWO SELECT: Momentary pushbutton
alternately selects channel one (clean, green LED) and
channel two (medium gain, blue LED).
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EVH® 5150III™ EL34 50-WATT HEAD
FRONT PANEL
MID
HIGH
VOLUME
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ONE / TWO
With such fierce tone and uncompromising construction, the
result is phenomenal EVH performance for years to come.
Other distinctive features of this ferocious amp include an
ultra-high-gain preamp design custom voiced for maximum
harmonic content, a front-panel metal grill with a gold-and-
black EVH striped motif, and much more.
GAIN
LOW
MID
SELECT
UP
OFF
UP
OFF
UP
OFF
THREE
F.
CHANNEL THREE GAIN: Preamp gain control for high-
gain channel three. Higher settings of this knob will
increase preamp distortion.
G. CHANNEL THREE LOW/MID/HIGH: Low-, middle- and
high-frequency tone controls for high-gain channel three.
H. CHANNEL THREE VOLUME: Post-preamp gain control
for high-gain channel three.
I.
CHANNEL THREE SELECT: Momentary pushbutton
selects channel three (high gain, red LED). State of chan-
nel one or channel two is remembered when returning
from channel three to channel one/two select (E).
J.
PRESENCE: Ultra-high frequency tone control for all
three channels.
K. POWER LAMP: Illuminates when amplifier is on.
HIGH
VOLUME
PRESENCE
SELECT
UP
OFF
UP
OFF
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