Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks for watching my review & demo of the EVH 5150 III 100w 6L6 Ivory edition! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!

Gear used in this video:
- Balaguer Espada Limited 2024
- RH Guitars DCO Custom
- Schecter KM7 MKIII EX
- Dunable Minotaur DE
- ESP EII Eclipse VHB
- Celestion G12 EVH speaker
- Grossmann Fatbox iso cab
- Shure SM57 and Sennheiser MD421 Kompakt mics
- Cubase 13 Pro
- Toontrack Superior Drummer 3
- Klotz Cables & DI Box
- Kreative Devices Laptop
- IK Multimedia iLoud MTM Precision studio monitors

An original song of mine with me on vocals: youtu.be/xoD41LVyN2g

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Timecodes:
00:00 Finally an EVH 5150 III 100w on the channel!
00:16 EVH 5150 III 100w 6L6 demo song!
02:56 Gear and signal chain overview
04:29 A riff through the red channel, my favorite!
05:21 About EVH amps and my history with them
06:35 What's unique about the OG EVH 5150 III?
07:18 More red channel love
07:52 Quick layout of the amplifier
08:33 Let's explore the green channel
10:37 Green does crunch too!
11:39 The unique behaviour of the presence controls
12:18 Let's add more gain
13:13 Green channel with a boost
15:17 Let's try the blue channel
15:54 Blue channel with a boost
16:50 More tones without boost
18:16 Back to the red channel!
18:53 Messing with the 3 band EQ
20:00 Red channel with a boost
20:29 Some more tweaking
21:06 The presence on the red channel
22:11 Final thoughts and conclusion