🎚️ Amp settings

Peavey 5150 / EVH 5150 settings

Real starting points for a Peavey 5150 / EVH 5150, averaged from 14 famous recordings made on one. Use the all-rounder dials below, then jump into any specific tone — ToneAdapt re-dials it for the exact guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

All-rounder starting point
Gain
7
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6.5
Reverb
1
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Starting points by genre

Metal · 13 tones
Gain
7.5
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6.5
Reverb
1

14 famous tones on a Peavey 5150 / EVH 5150

Like Light to the FliesTrivium · metalgain 9.5 · treb 7
bass 7.5 · mid 4.5DualitySlipknot · metalgain 9 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5Epidemic of HateDying Fetus · metalgain 9 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)Dying Fetus · metalgain 9 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5Flying WhalesGOJIRA · metalgain 9 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 4.5Homicidal RetributionDying Fetus · metalgain 9 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 4.5Falling Away from MeKorn · metalgain 8.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 4.5KimdraculaDeftones · metalgain 8.5 · treb 6.5
bass 6 · mid 4.5Welcome to the FamilyAvenged Sevenfold · metalgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5Shattered By Broken DreamsAvenged Sevenfold · metalgain 8 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5Waking the DemonBullet for My Valentine · metalgain 7.5 · treb 6.5
bass 4.5 · mid 5.5How Far Does A Goodbye GoJason Aldean · countrygain 5.5 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 6Buried AliveAvenged Sevenfold · metalgain 0 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 5Gone AwayFive Finger Death Punch · metalgain 0 · treb 6.5
bass 5.5 · mid 5
Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across recordings, adapted to your gear by ToneAdapt. Browse by gear · All 495 tones