EVH 5150III 100 Watt Amp Head - Manual (Page 6)

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Introduction
This professional all-tube amplifier was developed to meet the exacting specifications of Edward Van Halen, one of the true liv-
ing legends of rock guitar. The 5150-III amp’s flexible feature set allows creation of tones from clean to crunch to full-out distor-
tion, inspiring limitless artistic expression; its roadworthy no-compromise construction promises peak performance for years to
come.
A . INPUT—Plug your guitar in here. Use only a high-quality
shielded instrument cable.
CHANNEL ONE—Clean channel
NOTE: For a cleaner sound from this channel, set the
VOLUME knob to its maximum, and start with the GAIN
control at a minimum setting, bringing it up to the desired
level.
B . GAIN—Pre-amp gain control. Higher settings of this
knob will increase preamp distortion.
C . LOW / MID / HIGH—Low– Middle– and High–frequency
tone controls.
D . VOLUME—Post pre-amp gain control
E . SELECT—Push button selects this channel indicated by
the green LED below.
CHANNEL TWO—Medium Gain channel
F . GAIN—Pre-amp gain control. Higher settings of this
knob will increase preamp distortion.
G . LOW / MID / HIGH—Low– Middle– and High–frequency
tone controls.
H . VOLUME—Post pre-amp gain control
I . SELECT—Push button selects this channel indicated by
the blue LED below.