As far as stacks are concerned, the Peavey 5150 cabinet is a great buy. They compliment a metal guitar tone perfectly with their excellent high range as well as their low frequency range. The speakers allow searing treble, but not a lot of screaming. And the bass is great for palm muting, lots of great sound but not a lot of thump.

These are not high contrast speakers, but they do have a great tone. The tone comes from being loaded with four Sheffield 1200 12-inch speakers. These speakers are voiced to Eddie Van Halen's specifications, as the whole 5150 setup is his signature series.

The cabinets handle 300 watts RMS and are 16 ohms. They come slant front or straight front, traditionally stacked with the slant on top. The sound is identical in either, and they can be separated and maintain perfect sound. The cabinets have recessed handles and rollers/casters, which is a necessity for this cabinet, as it is very heavy.

The straight cab weighs in at 96 pounds, the slant cab is 90 pounds. The amp specs are:

• 120 Watts RMS into 16, 8 or 4 Ohms;
• Five 12AX7 preamp tubes;
• Four 6L6GC power amp tubes;
• High and low gain inputs;
• Two channel preamp switchable on front panel or remote footswitch;
• Rhythm channel: pre & post gain, bright & crunch switches;
• Lead channel: pre & post gain;
• Channels share 3-band EQ, presence, and resonance controls;
• Switchable post EQ effects loop;
• Preamp output;
• Footswitch included.

And its dimensions:

• Unpacked Weight: 96 lbs;
• Unpacked Width: 30 in;
• Unpacked Depth: 14.1870 in;
• Unpacked Height: 32.3750 in;
• Packed Weight: 103 lbs;
• Packed Width: 32 in;
• Packed Depth: 17 in;
• Packed Height: 35.75 in.

This amp became, when it was released, the undisputed go-to guitar amps for scores of rock, hardcore and metal bands due to their raw tone, relentless power and road-proven reliability.