Peavey 5150 User Manual

OPERATING GUIDE

Congratulations!

purchased a rock & roll monster.

The Peavey

5150

is the result of
an extensive research and
development project with guitar
legend Edward Van

Ha/en

to
produce the ultimate rock & roll
guitar amp. You’re ready to
experience super rock crunch,
harmonic-rich sustain, and
screaming metal drive like you’ve
never heard from another amp.

Before you begin, please take

the time to read this operating
guide, familiarizing yourself with
the

5750’s

controls and functions.

INPUTS

1

The 5150’s input block features
HIGH

[l]

and NORMAL

inputs. The HIGH gain input has

3

twice the gain of the NORMAL
gain input and should be used
when maximum overdrive is
desired. When both inputs are
used simultaneously, the 5150
automatically switches to the
normal gain mode (6 dB pad).
Situations where both inputs are
used at once (alternating between
two guitars on stage using both

inputs, etc.) should be avoided if

peak overdrive is expected from
the amp. Experimentation with
your particular guitar/pickup into

each input will determine which

input is best for your sound.

CHAMUEL SELECTSMITCH

3

Allows selection of the RHYTHM or
LEAD channel. Depressing the
switch to the “in” position activates

the LEAD channel. The red LED
light will illuminate to indicate that
the LEAD channel is active. In the

“out” position the RHYTHM

channel is activated and the green

LED illuminates. Channels may be
remotely selected using the

5150’s

footswitch. If remote

selection is desired the channel

select switch must be set to the

“in” position (LEAD channel).

lEADPRE& PDSTGAIR

8

The LEAD CHANNEL PRE GAIN

[8]

controls the input level and

works with the LEAD CHANNEL

13

POST GAIN
overall volume/overdrive of the

LEAD channel. Lower settings of
the PRE GAIN control produce a
relatively clean, undistorted sound
while the middle to high settings
produce harmonically rich distortion
and screaming overdrive/sustain.
Since both PRE and POST GAIN
controls work in “combo,” a basic
rule-of-thumb set-up procedure is to
begin with both controls in the
lower settings (0 - 2). Using the
PRE GAIN control, dial in the

[13]

to determine the

[2]

gain

amount of overdrive/sustain you
want for the LEAD channel. Then,

with the POST GAIN control adjust
for overall volume.

RHYTHMPRE& POSTGAIN

The RHYTHM channel PRE
POST GAIN
same manner as the LEAD channel
gain controls. For most
applications, the RHYTHM channel
should be set up with the PRE
GAIN at the lower, “cleaner”
settings (0 - 4) and the POST GAIN
set for overall volume. The
RHYTHM channel can be
converted to a second “lead”
channel by activating the CRUNCH
SWITCH

[12]

[6].

operate in the

[4]

and

BRIGHTSWITCH

Activates a preset boost in the
treble frequencies (6 dB at 2
and affects only the rhythm
channel.

CRUNCH

Boosts the gain of the rhythm
channel to create a second “lead”
channel. Depress to the “in”
position to activate.

The 5150’s equalization block
features passive LOW, MID, and

HIGH EQ that is custom tailored
to Edward Van

'SELECTSWITCH

Halen’s

kHz)

sound.