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Peavey 6505+ settings

Each channel has its own Pre Gain, Low, Mid, High, Post Gain, Resonance and Presence, and the Bright and Crunch switches work on the Rhythm channel only. The EQ is labelled Low, Mid and High rather than Bass, Middle and Treble, and Resonance controls the low end of the power section.

⚡ Match a tone on this amp

How do you dial in a specific tone on a Peavey 6505+?

A valve amp does not respond to a knob the way a number on a page suggests. Where the Peavey 6505+ sits in its own gain range changes what every other control does: the same treble setting is bright at low volume and harsh once the power section is working. That is why copying an artist's numbers onto this amp gives the wrong answer, and why the settings here are written against this amp's behaviour rather than the one the record was cut on.

Name the song you are chasing and Tonelify returns the settings for this exact guitar amp, not the settings the original artist used. Those are two different things: the recording was made on gear most players do not own.

Settings for this amp only ever use controls it actually has, because its front panel is stored in our gear database. You will not be told to set a knob that is not on the amp.

What controls does the Peavey 6505+ have?

Pre GainLowMidHighPost GainBright switchCrunch switchResonancePresence

Peavey 6505+ specifications

Power: 120W head
Channels: Rhythm, Lead
Front panel: Pre Gain, Low, Mid, High, Post Gain, Bright switch, Crunch switch, Resonance, Presence

What the Peavey 6505+ panel means when you dial it in

120W head. There is enough headroom to hold a clean setting at band volume, so the gain control does the driving rather than the master. It has a presence control, so the top end above the treble band is set separately from the tone stack. That is the control to reach for when a setting sounds close but harsh. A resonance control sets the low end at the power stage rather than in the preamp, which is a different kind of bass to the one the bass knob makes. Drive and volume have separate knobs, so the amp can sound driven at a volume that is liveable. Where a tone sits between the two is part of the answer, not a detail. 2 channels, Rhythm and Lead, and a setting only means something once the channel it belongs to is named.

Tones to try on a Peavey 6505+

Peavey 6505+ questions

What are good starting settings on a Peavey 6505+?

Start from the middle of the range on Pre Gain, Low, Mid, High and move one control at a time. There is no single correct set of numbers for this amp, because the target changes with the song. Tonelify writes the values for a named tone against this amp's actual panel: Pre Gain, Low, Mid, High, Post Gain, Bright switch, Crunch switch, Resonance, Presence.

Can the Peavey 6505+ get a metal tone?

It depends on how much gain the amp makes on its own. Where a valve amp runs short of gain, a drive pedal in front of the input adds saturation and tightens the low end at the same time, which is how most of the amp's own range gets extended. Tonelify says which of the two routes a given tone needs on this amp.

Does Tonelify support the Peavey 6505+?

Yes, and its front panel is stored, so settings only ever reference controls this guitar amp has: Pre Gain, Low, Mid, High, Post Gain, Bright switch, Crunch switch, Resonance, Presence. You will not be told to set a knob that is not there.