Two classic amps, two different voices. The Peavey 6505 is brutal, tight, scooped metal high-gain; the Peavey 5150 is bright, aggressive, tight high-gain. Here is how their settings and the records made on them compare.
| Knob | Peavey 6505 | Peavey 5150 |
|---|---|---|
| Gain | 8.5 | 7 |
| Bass | 6 | 5.5 |
| Mid | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| Treble | 7 | 6.5 |
| Presence | 6.5 | 6 |
Averaged from 9 (Peavey 6505) and 29 (Peavey 5150) famous recordings. Out of 10.
Go Peavey 6505 if you want brutal, tight, scooped metal high-gain. Go Peavey 5150 for bright, aggressive, tight high-gain. But the real point: you do not need either one. GuitarToneAdapt takes any tone recorded on these amps and re-dials it for the amp and guitar you actually own — free.
🎛️ Get either amp’s tones on YOUR rig — free →Neither is "better" — they are voiced differently. Peavey 6505 is brutal, tight, scooped metal high-gain; Peavey 5150 is bright, aggressive, tight high-gain. Pick by the tone you want, then adapt the settings to the amp you actually own.
Averaged across the famous recordings on each (knobs out of 10), the Peavey 6505 sits at gain 8.5, bass 6, mid 4.5, treble 7, presence 6.5; the Peavey 5150 at gain 7, bass 5.5, mid 5.5, treble 6.5, presence 6. The biggest gap is gain, where the Peavey 6505 runs noticeably higher.
Notable Peavey 6505 tones include Duality, Sign Of Life, Like Light to the Flies. Notable Peavey 5150 tones include Duality, Epidemic of Hate, Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses). GuitarToneAdapt can re-dial any of them onto the amp and guitar you already own, free.