Peavey 6505 Reviews
The Peavey 6505 head has five 12AX7 preamp tubes and four 6L6GC power amp tubes. It has controls for presence and resonance and a three-band equalizer. The 6505 series was created to celebrate Peavey’s 40 years in the amplification business. It has 120 watts of raw power, fed into either 16, 8 or 4 ohms. It has high and low gain inputs and two foot-switchable preamp channels.
The 6505 is basically an updated 5150 (Van Halen), but let’s see from current users what Peavey added to make this anniversary model even more special.
“I play metal and this thing was made for it. I’ve been playing for about 5 years. At the time I had been also looking at Mesa Triple Rectifier, Mark IV, and a Marshall DSL100 and JCM800. If money wasn’t an issue I would still buy this. It’s just that good. If you can find one to try out go for it; I would be willing to bet you’ll find something to love about it. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. The only reason I don’t give it a 10 is because it does have small things that could be improved on, but what amp doesn’t? So in my opinion the best an amp is ever going to deserve is a 9.” Crimson_Eve
“I play lots of music and this amp does a pretty good job at obtaining the sound that I need. My favorite feature besides the sick amounts of gain is probably the effects loop. I can put my POD XT Live through it without it sounding like shit. I wish it came with a footswitch, but I bought it off the floor so oh well. If it got stolen, I’d cry for a very long time because I couldn’t get another one for a long time. Good, hard-rockin’ amp dude.” robsta_65
“I mentioned that I play from jazz to extreme metal, this amp has proven to be a perfect match for what I have thrown at it. I have had the amp 3 weeks and I played every guitar I own through it and all sounded kick ass. All my amps are Peaveys, I own a Classic 30, Transtube Supreme, TNT 115 and now the 6505+ Head. I run the 6505+ through a 5150 4×12 Slant and an Ampeg 4×12 Straight cab. I must be honest I did not try anything else, my experience with Peavey products now goes back 15 years and I have never had a problem. By the way all my Peavey amps are made in USA.” Triumph2002
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