Peavey 6505 Piranha

Peavey 6505 Piranha

- Michael Ross

PEAVEY’S 6505 SERIES AMPS HAVE been a mainstay of metal players since they debuted in 1992 as Eddie Van Halen’s 5150 (Peavey had to change the model name when they parted ways with EVH). In more recent times, tiny amps from Orange, Vox, ZT, and others have proved that extremely small heads and combos are useful tools for practice, recording, and even small gigs. Peavey has combined these two concepts in the 6505 Piranha, a fire breathing metal-directed amp head that’s not much bigger or heavier than a motel bible.

The Piranha’s solid-state power section pumps out up to 20 watts through Peavey’s matching 4