EVH® 5150III® Amplifier 

Rest in peace The greatest player, innovator and creator 🖤

Eddie had it all! The songs, riffs, innovation, creativity the list goes on and on.

We have all felt the pain, but the impact has yet to set in. Goodbye Eddie.

Slash is 100% correct... Eddie is the most influential guitarist since Hendrix. Honestly, he has is the most influential Ever.

You know the more i learn about Eddie the more respect i have. The man never gave up, always looking for better. The man could’ve retired to his billions but he never did. A true master to his craft. Many can duplicate his playing but never duplicate his passion for better.

It's a nightmare that millions of us guitar players can't wake from. We love you EVH! Thank you for everything

I've owned this amp for seven years now and I'm still blown away! Nothing that I tested before or after I got it compares to it when it comes to sound, versatility and ruggedness. It has been with me for countless gigs and still, every time I play it live or in the rehearsing room it puts a smile on my face! Gonna keep that thing forever!

This was the making of a modern classic. And now the evh amps have become modern classics to the hard rock crowd.

As a child seeing what he could do with the guitar 🎸 was the most Amazing thing in the world....Still Awestruck by the genuine kindness and genius of that man❤️🎸🙏🏾... RIP Dearest Edward .

I think it's awesome that EVH played more than one role in modern guitar innovation. Defining modern tone and also helping invent amps, designing guitars and other devices

God, I can't believe he's gone....

Hands down the the best amps ever. I have 5 of them. Two 2 x 12 50 watt combos, Two 100 watt heads, including the original from 1992 and a 5150 III Stealth plus a 50 watt head and 2 x 12 cab. Killer!!!

I can't imagine the looks on their faces when Eddie put a guitar in front of an amp, to make it feed back, and let it for a month.... Lol. I certainly hope he had it in a sound proof room. Imagine hearing that for an hour, let alone a month. The neighbors would be calling in a SWAT team

I remember shopping for a car stereo back in 1978.Anyone remember the old car audio stores where they had the demo decks mounted on the walls hooked up to a switching apparatus so the salesman could switch different decks to different amps and speakers so they could demonstrate how you needed to buy the “bigger amp” with the “high end “ speakers? Well I brought my brand new 8-track of VanHalen 1 to have them test the decks with. The salesman with the slacks and the mullet, if I remember right, he even had a “pukka shell necklace on” He cranked up Running With The Devil” yelled who in the Hell is this band!! he had the installer guys coming out from the back of the store and had a small crowd form , all wanting to know the name of the band!! I felt like a rock star myself!! Lol!!

Never heard anything like Neil or Eddie and you won't ever hear anything like them again. Legendary

I remember watching this video back when I was 12/13 years old. Unbelievable that he is gone. Eruption was literally the song that made me pickup a guitar. Been playing since then. Can’t thank him enough.

I’m a die hard Boogie owner for 30 years and I bought this 100 watt head, love it. And it’s not a one trick pony.

I totally nailed the "bleah" sound on my guitar...

I love this interview. In the background you can see the original 25 "frankies" that they make as a special run for $25 grand each. He played and signed them all with all kinds of case candy and a cool tour case if I remember correctly. These are the ones that Chip Ellis EVH masterbuilder recreated from pics of the original and when they showed Eddie the first one to get his OK, Eddie brought the original and at some point he did know one from the other. There is a cool video of it somewhere on the RU-vids.

TONEHENGE!! I've had my 100 watt 5150III for 8 years, not one problem... and we do like 175-200 shows a year. Thanks, Eddie... =) Rest In Power, my good dude!!

I’m absolutely adore my 5150 III 50 watt Stealth. What a MONSTER this lil amp is. Thanks Eddie!! You are and will always be the KING!! Your incredibly missed 🥺😥

Eddie was a modest guy. Truly such an inspiration for so many people other than just musicians

Slash sums it up best - everyone copied Eddie's "technical" innovations, but nobody got the musicianship, taste, and creativity. EVH was a brilliant musician - not just a guitar God.

"It starts in the fingers...it starts in the ear..."

I grew up listening and trying to play his licks ,admiring him listening to him in my car. been in tears feel like i lost a childhood friend.

My wife, little girls, and me have been including Ed in our bedtime prayers. "Jesus, please welcome Eddie into your kingdom"

We lost a national treasure. GodSpeed Eddie!

Mike seemed to be a brilliant guy. Eddie definitely believed in his capabilities big time. That had to make Mike very proud.

I remember watching this at 13 or 14, im 22 now and I've been playing since I was 9 or 10. Crazy he's gone now

great video, I love how clips from 1982 were used

Rest In Peace to the man who I looked up to as a second father and a guitar player. Love you Eddie, see you on the other side.

love my EVH lunchbox. Godspeed Eddie and Thank you so much.

I totally get it when he's says "I like my amp to thump!"

It’s a shame EVH Gear hasn’t - or can’t - re-upload these old videos at 1080p. This is history in the making and should be presented in the best possible way. 480p is appalling considering the content. How about it guys?…

Seeing Ed with the those cigs makes me sad. RIP Vinnie and Eddie

EVH rest in peace man. You brought us so much enjoyment listening to your music. Brought so much to so many.

always been my main guitar influence rest in piece king Ed glad to be alive to hear and see you play live thank you

Amazing Amps!

I just took my state designated hearing test at work at my factory yesterday and the whole time I just thought fuck it. Its dumb, but I've just played in front of full cranked amps my whole life. I know my hearing is shot but I know Eddie's had to be lol. But I dont mind. Rest in Power Eddie

So dam great! there are not words to describe it!

Chills! Just chills.

I watch this so many years after seeing it and am now convinced I need to buy a 5150 amp.

Our greatest innovator! The most inspirational! Eddie Van Halen!! Now He is playing eternally!!

Awesome

I miss Eddie. I'm rediscovering a lot of old VH tracks that I have not listened to in decades.

The best video ever!!

Thank you Eddy for not using a distortion pedal

I just got a Stealth 50w. Blown away!

RIP ED hope your jamming with jimmy and randy,still remember hearing vh 1 on cassette and being blown away for many years to come vh1 and back in black best rock albums of all time never gets old

Your goddamn right this is the ultimate amp!🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Edward vanhalen. And brother alex vanhalens. Sound is serious 5150 killer tones thank you for your contribution to the world richsrd

Love my 50 watt 5150 iii 50 watt head with 6L6!!

LEdger as the Joker sounds just like Eddie

I miss you so much.

Eddie is still inspring me. Ive been smoking for 35 yrs. I cant get Eddie out of my head for more than several hours & I Know had he not been a chain smoker he would be here right now. This is a thought I keep thinking about. I watch his old videos & he usually had a dink & smoke or just a smoke. - And here we are. its just so sad.

The 5150 III.... I actually own 3 of them 😳 Obsessed much? The EL34 head, the 6L6 “stealth” head and the lunchbox stealth head. You know for when I only want to piss off the neighbors a little bit. Lots of people love and want the stealth head but I gotta say, the EL34 head is my absolute favorite. It’s the one I bought first. I got a stealth because I thought it was geared more towards a lot of what I play tone wise. But I keep going back to the EL34. There’s just something about it’s tone I fell in love with that no other amp comes close to without a bunch of effects added in.

The greatest of all times innovator/geniuse Rock Royalty

Love u Ed Rest In Peace

Rip to my hero...

So much better footage out there. Eddie was a nice dude.

Best amp ever RIP Eddie!

RIP Maestro....

Eddie be lookin like Jean Claude Van Halen in this

Don't be sad because he's gone Be happy because he was here

It's still hard to believe that Eddie Van Halen is no longer with us.

RIP Master

Let's not forget Eddie's a good looking guy in addition to super talented.

The greatest electric guitar player that ever lived.

Had peavy bandit over 20 years wish i could afford that setup

Eddie tone is crisp and sweet

Eddie Van Halen was a humble, musical genius.

They are still trying to figure out how he did what he did. RIP EVH

"I never had a distortion pedal!" Nope he didnt, he would only cascade 3 one thousand dollar Marshall amps into each other... hahaha Rip Eddie, one of the greats. Rip Vinnie, Rip Dime. Also.

Was fortunate to find one of the original frankenstein replicas on european ebay. for about 30.000€ How much do ye imagine it can fetch after his passing. God bless eddies soul

Eddie said “you dont have to make the music i make to enjoy a 5150iii” Well i sure hope not because nobody would enjoy them. Rip eddie

Anybody know if FMIC (video producer) has made more of the live studio footage available? Those jams are priceless.

R.I.P Eddie Van Halen

gotdammit i miss him already

Rest in peace king edward!!!!!

ETERNAL

Eddie was the one who could make it scream .but another great guitarist that I imagine no one has heard of was Frank Marino .I mean very few. Lets don't forget the plumber. Ace...

@8:45 It starts the interview with his amp tech & co-designer. You're welcome.

Where does that live footage come from at the beginning of this video? 1:29 Which concert, can it be found on RU-vid? Legend!

..I'm sad he's gone...RIP King Edward..😢😢😢

It sounded like aliens love that just how I heard it my first time hearing eruption 💥

en un futuro, aparecerá otro Eddie Van Halen en la escena de la guitarra?

11:12 "Gotta take chances"

Someone for gods sake release that footage of him jamming on Frankie! The archive footage and the newer stuff!

Anyone know what concert footage they're taken from in this clip thanks

Fuck man, a God that will be seriously missed for a long LONG time!

💯👏👏👏🍻

I consider him the DaVinci of modern day electric guitar...a true God.

It's not chuckin razor blades atchya😎

Stevie Ray Vaughn closet thing to Hendrix.Eddie was a great guitar.Is their a greatest guitar player?Maybe at different levels A to F and different styles.

Yes it sucks it hurts losing your hero But the impact hes had on me as a musician You can't replace that. what it means to meAnd every other person who has been touched by these 2 great musicians. They will both continue to Shape musicians life's long after we're gone. And that's what it's all about. It was an honor living in the same stratosphere as Neil & Eddie - Legendary 🤙 Neil's death hit me like a ton of bricks right when it happened and is still reverberating through my body.It's like a punch to the gut. It just f_ing sucks 😕. And I don't think I'll ever get over it. Losing a soul like that is just hard to describe as you invest so much your life into that person And their abilities. Try to emulate everything they do. And hopefully all that stuff rubs off on you ,That they do so eloquently. All I can do is pass on my knowledge from the professor &(evh)& let someone else exp., the wall of sound those two gentle giants created.! They're both gone now. Who they are and what they've created has been seared in my mind. What they've given to the music industry is so Valuable thank you Neil and Eddie. Not but respect.

I can make my "51 Ford sound like that!

Well too bad for the blue channel it goes crashing down sooner than later ! for the 6L6 yes mine !

Meanstreet is one Tuff riff. It just has this Groove but with edginess somehow. Just sounds so good even without the band even.

I've Watched For Then One Fender Hit It On The With This 5150 3

Seeing him with the cancer sticks pisses me off.