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Peavey 5150 / 6505 guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Peavey 5150 / 6505. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the amp and rig you actually have.

The Peavey 5150 (later 6505) is the definitive modern high-gain metal amp — Eddie Van Halen’s signature design turned metalcore workhorse. Tight, aggressive and saturated, with a searing top end and a huge, controlled low end. Boost the front with a Tube Screamer to tighten it further. If you’re dialing a 5150 record onto a lower-gain amp, you’ll need more gain and a scooped-to-mid EQ to get close.

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Duality — SlipknotEpidemic of Hate — Dying FetusPraise the Lord (Opium of the Masses) — Dying FetusWaking the Demon — Bullet for My ValentineFlying Whales — GojiraHow Far Does A Goodbye Go — Jason Aldean115 (Remastered) — Kevin Sherwood & Elena SiegmanFalling Away from Me — KornHomicidal Retribution — Dying FetusKimdracula — DeftonesSign Of Life — Motionless in WhiteShine — Collective SoulShattered By Broken Dreams — Avenged SevenfoldGrace — Jeff BuckleyBuried Alive — Avenged SevenfoldWelcome to the Family — Avenged SevenfoldLike Light to the Flies — TriviumGifted Every Strength — LoatheBlood Eagle — PeripheryTwo Towers — Fit for An AutopsyLa Valse Du Temps — LANDMVRKSBury Me With My Screams — TriviumOff the Heezay — A Trust UncleanGone Away — Five Finger Death PunchThe Power in Belief — ICE NINE KILLSScars — I PrevailThe Summoning — Sleep TokenHoly Roller — SpiritboxTo the Hellfire — Lorna ShoreAnimals — ArchitectsChokehold — Sleep TokenSuffocate — Knocked LooseVice Grip — Parkway DriveGranite — Sleep TokenMystery — TurnstileSilvera — GojiraStranded — GojiraL'Enfant Sauvage — GojiraPopular Monster — Falling in ReverseBlackout — TurnstileDistance — Mammoth WVH

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Peavey 5150 / 6505 — FAQ

Do I need a Peavey 5150 / 6505 to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models the sound of a Peavey 5150 / 6505 and compensates so you can get close on your own amp and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Peavey 5150 / 6505?

Duality by Slipknot, Epidemic of Hate by Dying Fetus, Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses) by Dying Fetus, Waking the Demon by Bullet for My Valentine, Flying Whales by Gojira, How Far Does A Goodbye Go by Jason Aldean, 115 (Remastered) by Kevin Sherwood & Elena Siegman, Falling Away from Me by Korn, and more.

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