Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Thanks for watching my comparison of the EVH 5150 III Stealth 50w and 100w amps! Let me know your thoughts in the comments below! Cheers!

Gear used in this video:
- Kiesel Antares
- EVH 5150 III Stealth 6L6 100w
- EVH 5150 III Stealth 6L6 50w
- Celestion Vintage 30
- 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

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Disclaimer: this video is not sponsored but Kiesel did send me the guitar as well as with KHE Audio and the switcher.

Timecodes:
00:00 The EVH 50w and 100w Stealth do not sound the same!
00:29 What are the differences and similarities in features
01:38 About the differences of the presence controls
02:01 The gear and amp switcher signal chain
02:54 Let's check out the red channel on the 100w
04:16 The blue channel gain hack or trick
06:21 50w vs 100w red channel comparison
08:38 Let's check out the presence control response
10:24 How different do they feel?
10:35 The presence control on the 50w
11:09 Let's tweak them to make them sound closer
13:40 Does the 100w sound more aggressive?
14:40 One final tweak and comparison
16:08 Let's compare the blue channels
18:06 The volume pot tapers
18:24 One more blue channel comparison
19:58 Blue channel gains cranked up all the way
21:22 Let's compare the green channels
23:22 Different gain amounts on the green channels compared
26:07 Conclusion, how different are they really?