Peavey 5150 - Rhythm preset

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The Peavey 5150 is the high-gain head Peavey designed with Eddie Van Halen. It has relay-switched Rhythm and Lead channels, a lead path of cascaded 12AX7 stages and four 6L6GCs for 120 watts. Its tight, saturated voice became a metal standard, and the circuit continued as the 6505 after 2004.

• Years produced: 1992–2004
• Made in: USA
• Wattage: 120W
• Channels: 2
• Preamp tubes: 5× 12AX7
• Power tubes: 4× 6L6GC

Known for: Eddie Van Halen, Devin Townsend, Robb Flynn, Bill Steer.

Heard on: The Seventh Seal — Van Halen (1995); Away — Devin Townsend Band (2003); Davidian — Machine Head (1994).

Tags: american, high-gain, metal, 6l6, high-wattage, two-channel.

Schematic-derived preset files for 16 Fractal and Line 6 modelers: Axe-Fx II/XL/XL+, Axe-Fx III, FM3, FM9, and the full Helix family (Floor, LT, Rack, HX Stomp, HX Stomp XL, Native).

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