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Peavey 6505 MH: Mini-Compact Tube-Driven Tone, Guitar Amp with Legendary Tone, Modern Tech and Portability

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Features

  • 2x EL84 power tubes and 3x12AX7/ECC83 preamp tubes
  • Two footswitchable channels with 3-band EQ
  • Footswitchable crunch on Rhythm channel, reverb, and buffered effects loop
  • Tube Status indication (T.S.I.) circuit
  • MSDI Output with XLR and ground lift switch
  • USB output
  • Speaker defeat switch
  • Attenuator switch for 20 watts, 5 watts, or 1 watt output power
  • Footswitch included
  • Impedance switch for 16 or 8ohm cabinets

Description

Peavey's 6505 MH mini tube amp head packs all the tonal tenacity that the 6505 series is known for, and it's got what it takes to be a gig-worthy guitar amp, too. You'll never have to worry about showing up to a gig with bad power tubes, because the Tube Status Indicator tells you how they're doing at a glance. Send your tone directly to the PA system with the Mic Simulated Direct Interface, with a speaker defeat switch to turn off your cabinet for lower stage volume (or for silent practice with headphones). And with foot switchable channels, crunch, reverb, and effects loop, you've got all the flexibility you need with the Peavey 6505 MH.

Brand: Peavey


Color: Black


Compatible Devices: Guitar


Output Wattage: 5 Watts


Product Dimensions: 13.13"D x 19.38"W x 12.38"H


Item Weight: 15 pounds


Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 16.7 x 9.6 inches


Item model number: 6505MH


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: June 9, 2015


Color Name: Black


Compatible Devices: Guitar


Speaker Amplification Type: Active


Musical Style: rock


Output Wattage: 5 Watts


Power Source: Corded Electric


Wattage: 20 watts


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    • Amazing Amp with a minor flaw...
This is a beast... it really has that "Van Halen" sound most people are seeking. The channels (clean - overdrive - distortion) are independent, the reverb is superb, but, be advised that this circuitry has a small design flaw. If you use the amp and the distortion channel for more than one hour straight, it will present some overheating issues. The amp valves may start flickering and you will notice an annoying noise on the speaker(s). There are several causes and solutions for this issue. In my case, the root cause is "overheating", Peavey technical support has confirmed to me that there is a built in protection in the circuitry that causes this flickering, but they do not intend to review it. What I did was the following: I disassembled the amp housing, removed the front and back screens and simply removed the piece of wood that closes the front and removed the big metal plate from the back with those useless warnings. Then I reinstalled the front and back screens. By doing this, the amp ventilation will improve a lot and those flickering noises will be greatly reduced. Overall, the amp is excellent for the price, the quality of the sounds it produces is outstanding, thus the reason for my 5 stars. Go for it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2017 by Luis Colarino
    • Well done peavey.
Rythm channel crunch disengaged: Very good clean sounds. Did not expect it to be this good. Its a real proper clean sound. Very sweet sounding. Readily breaks up (smoothly) with high input signals but quickly and easily turns to semi-prestine clean with just rolling down guitar volume or gain knob or even selecting a low output pickup. Perfect for clean rock verses or with use with drive pedals. Rythm channel in crunch mode: Starts of as a slightly crunchy tweedy kinda blues overdrive, all the way to being a proper high gain solo lead tone, superb for solos of Satriani/Iron Maiden/Malmsteen/Judas Priest/Insert 80s rock solo here. In the middle gain position however it goes from sounding like a well defined crunchy rythm (think Scorpions "rock you like a hurricane" ) to clean with just your guitar volune knob. Incidentally this mid gain position turns pretty clean on crunch button disengaged and on my middle sigle coil pickup. and is very crunchy and overdriven on crunch button engaged (perfect for rythm) on my neck/bridge humbucker. Without changing volumes on guitar. The lead channel has TONES of gain. Gain for miles. Even with gain nob on 2-3 its has enough gain for van halen/satch/via/Yngwie solos. It always has sooo much gain. If you turn the gain up it changes the feel and tone, the gain is so high all the time that the gain knob is more of a tone shaping feature than an actual measure of gain. This amp does VERY heavy metal really well but it's not a heavy metal amp per say. All the youtube videos, no one shows you the exceptionally sweet bluesy, classic rock, hard rock and plain old-school metal (not death metal) this amp can do with excellence. Finally its VERY easy to get a good ton out of this amp, 1 watt really works loud and clear for home, but turn it to 20 watts.. on 20 watts its freakin LOUD. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016 by reemazma
    • Haven't had a chance to really check out yet
So far seems good need more time to go through the settings
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2023 by joe
    • Absolutely the best Mini-Head for not only Metal (lead), but Blues & Classic Rock (rhythm channel)
This is hands down the best mini-head for classic rock. IMO, it is a loud 20 watts that you can gig with in a 3-piece. I used to own a 20W Mesa Boogie Subway Rocket and this is as loud as that, and I gigged fine with a loud 5 piece (rhythm, lead, bass, drums, keyboard). Of course, you can always mic it if your band is too loud. As for the tone, it's is AWESOME. People complain about the clean channel (rhythm) not being Fender, of course not—nothing beats a blackface reverb clean, but it's great as it is. Just keep the pre-gain 12 noon and under, and at 20 watts you have some nice headroom. I like the crunch switch in the clean channel, which adds touch sensitive break up, which is perfect for classic rock and blues. There's also a switch for a Marshall voicing on the rhythm channel, which does a good job of imitation. So for your jazz, blues, and classic rock, the rhythm channel is where you'll live. Now where the amp shines, of course, is the lead channel. Distortion up the wazoo to play ANY style of metal. I won't review that channel because others have already done so. But the lead channel is EXCELLENT. Best metal amp ever. In summary, the Peavey 6505MH is a Jack of All Trades, MASTER OF ALL amp. Get it. Get a good cabinet though. If you play metal you'll want something like the 1x12 closed back Mesa-Boogie Rectifier cabinet, which adds more punch to the mids and bass (I'm assuming you play metal). That cabinet is way heavier than the head, which weighs almost nothing. Before I leave, I have to give Kudos to Amazon Fulfillment. Previous to this amp, I ordered from 3rd party music stores, and TWO AMPS IN A ROW were damaged on arrival. These 3rd party clowns didn't pack the amp well, unlike Amazon, which double boxed the amp. This is The Amp™ to get for practice, home, recording and occasional gigging. 110% recommended. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2017 by ProfessorF
    • Among the Best Mini Heads
I was looking for an amp that can give me great metal tone and whenever this topic comes up, Peavey amps like the 6505 + and the 5150 always come up. So then I started looking into the MH head. I was attracted by the price, the size and what everyone had to say about it. I had played thru a 5150 III before and thought the leads were really good and the tone was killer. What attracted me most I think was the gain rating that these amps have. I was pleasantly surprised at how much power this thing actually has. I play music in the neighborhood of Lamb of God, Slayer, Randy Rhoads style leads, Pantera etc. It is versatile and can do much more. I like that it came with a foot switch and the amp is very heavy and well built. I was worried that because of its size it would somehow lack in the sturdiness department. I play it thru an Orange cab and have yet to even try the 20watt mode. I normally play in 1watt or 5 for practice. As I mentioned, I underestimated this amp and it is totally up there in terms of great tone, affordability and quality. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017 by mkS1R

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