A Peavey 5150 / EVH 5150 guitar tone starts around gain 7, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (out of 10), averaged from 29 famous recordings made on one. Use the all-rounder dials below, then jump into any specific tone — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials it for the exact guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.
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Across 29 famous recordings: gain 7, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6 (out of 10). Tune from there per song.
Set the EQ to roughly bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6, with gain 7 (all out of 10). Lower the gain for cleaner tones; push the mids to cut through a band.
Genre averages on this amp: metal (gain 7.5, mid 5); progressive metal (gain 7, mid 6); metalcore (gain 7.5, mid 5.5); rock (gain 6, mid 6.5). See "Starting points by genre" above for exact gain/bass/mid/treble/presence, or open any song and GuitarToneAdapt re-dials it for your own rig.
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