Thursday, March 19, 2026

21 thoughts on “Peavey 6534 Plus Amp Review/Demo

  • Thanks – I have a 6505 wasn't sure how different the voicings were on the lead channels between both of those amps

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  • Almost. The 6505+ has a slightly tighter and thicker gain, but BOTH have identically horrible clean channels. I have a 6505+ and sold my old bold letter 5150 to a friend.

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  • Im not saying Van Halen was metal either, I'm just saying, it started in the 80's hard rock/metal scene, so that's what it was intended for.

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  • Just throwing it out there, this amp is based originally on the 6505, which is based on the 5150 II, which is based on the 5150, they all sound pretty much the same, with slight variances over time, the 5150 was designed for Eddie Van Halen, the king of 80's metal. So "technically", this amp is more so designed for 80's metal than it is for modern metal.

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  • This is the best sound and playing Iv'e heard from Paul.Why no decent shots of the 4×12 cab?

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  • There are plenty of videos showing extreme metal of this head, for you who complains! Nice to hear some rock n roll from this amp! Im actually about to buy this head for playing rock n roll and not extreme metal! Thanks Paul for this great review! Rock on! And also in the beginning this serie was for van halen! I dont see him playing extreme metal tho. Just saying

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  • @whoobibi …and with the savings you can buy another 6262, two months after the first cuz it broke, gosh never heard of somebody owning a 6262 for more than a year…

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  • The Bugera 6262 gives you the option to use either 6L6GC or EL34 tubes (or EL34L or KT77 tubes for that matter) and with the savings you can get a killer cab and then some.

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  • @cowcrusher If you had an axe fx ultra I would trade you for the Diezel buddy. The mind control is partially working. Haha.

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  • That's a lot of knobs on a two channel amp. I kinda like amps with fewer knobs; the fewer tricks and switches, the less stuff that clogs up the signal path and compresses the amp.

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  • This has pre and post. Is that like each channel has a Master channel? Also can this amp do Blues also?

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  • @HannoTheMetalhead

    +1…this guy is a joke. EL34's are known for gnarly mids – and this guy does no good to show the EL34 taste.

    terrible review.

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