I've watched a gazillion videos comparing these two amps, but this is by far the best video. Thank you!

Thanks for posting this video. I’ve always wanted to hear these amps side by side. Just purchased the EL34 model and should be here today. Very excited about getting it. Love when you cranked the green channel. These are really do all amps! Again thanks 👍

Great comparison demo brother! Thanks for sharing. This just reminds me how great they both sound and to my surprise how close they sound to each other. At the end of the day you can't go wrong with either. Happy New year and hope all is well!

Most thoughfully presented and best comparrison video I have seen ever, well done, that snappy bite with the 34s is amazing, even on iPad speakers. Thinking I will wait for the EL34 amp to be available.

Best comparison by far between the two. Was thinking of going after the EL34, but you changed my mind with the full Plexi example and slightly more edge of the 6L6.

Thank you for playing some EVH on EVH ;) so many other demo vids are just doing extreme and other genres that I'm just into (or maybe listening, but not playing). And I like the delay/reverb effects because I use them 95% of the time, haha. Good stuff. Thanks!

Great comparison, thanks for doing this. I’ve only owned the 50w versions of these (6L6 & EL34), but you’re making me want to try the 100w versions. They both sound great, but I Prefer the stealth.

Man says the 6L6 doesn’t have a clean channel but he got the gain at 2:00😂

Both sound fantastic. What is awesome about these EVH amps is that yes they can do metal tones all day long- but the clean tone (after all, the amps are manufactured by Fender) is also fantastic. Extremely versatile- can hang with Mesa, Friedman, Marshall, Bogner- and at a reasonable price tag.

Yes bud! Thanks for posting. If I had to choose, I'd go EL34 but both sound great.

Great video man. Always wished you vids were longer because they are so good. I'm real close to buying the 6l6 stealth. I'm super excited that james brown is now the head designer at evh.

I think they both sound amazing....I have the 6L6 50 watt version of these amps....Just got the Waza TAE a few weeks ago to go with it...best sound I have ever had...I may have to check out the el-34 next....Hard to beat these amps...Great video..Thanks!!

Perfect comparison. Most just want to show how metal an amp can get, but you also want to know how classic the amp can sound when playing blues, or classic 70's and 80's rock. These companies would sell way more amps if they'd show how to get AC/DC to ZZ tops tones out of their amps instead of the abrasive metal tones all the time, JMHO,.....

Thank for the video Alex. The Clean is great on the EL34 for sure. The Blue and Red channels are actually closer than I thought. I would have to go EL34 if I had to choose. However, that pushed green channel on the Stealth is amazing for what it is. 👍🏼

This is fantastic; everything a comparison video should be. Count me a new subscriber. Thanks to you, I’ve decided to go with the 5150 IIIS EL34.

you rock brother! thanks for this. Im lookin at the new 50 watt version. sounds like it would be creamier than the EL I already have.

I may be in the market for one of these two amps. So glad I stumbled onto your video, Alex. Everyone else is djent’ -ing the crap out of these amps and I can’t get the feel. You nailed what I needed to hear!

Great comparison man! Although I've had other reasons why I bought mine, I bought the Stealth 6l6 100w and my friend just bought the EL34 100w! We agreed that our tones and playing style would blend better with the different heads!

My gosh they both sound amazing.

Today I have received my new stealth 100. I like this better than standard version. I use this with matching cabinet from Evh. First: clean channel with Strat or split pickup is very good! Maybe not too much headroom in comparison with second and third channel, but very surprised about this! Second channel is better for me ( less vintage). Third channel is very good. In general I like the depth on the rear... for me a very good amp like the original but with some different sounds. Maybe too much compression but in line with the type of amp. I hope this will help some of you. Dave

Awesome demo just found this video shame on me!If I had the money I’d take both they sound killer!!Rock on 🤟🏻

Thanks for the video. Great comparison. I went with the EL34 version. For me a 3 channel amp should have a proper clean channel and I like the bite of the blue and red channels. All my other amps use EL34s and its what I am use to.

I feel like the EL34 has more of a soundscape in the high gain setting. I was hearing a little bit tighter sound with the 6l6. Regardless they both sound absolutely amazing.

Dammit...came here to decide which I liked best. Left wanting both. DAMN YOU CHIPPY!!! 😤

This was a great comparison….thank you !

wow that green channel on the Stealth!! you know Im thinking the Stealth has that 'bottom end' that im liking alot

Great video, thanks for the comparison. To my ears, the EL34s are a tad bit punchier with a little more girth. The 6L6s are silkier and smoother. I love them both equally, but I like the look of the 6L6 Stealth better. Not a fan of the gold they used in the EL34 model. Both are killer amps for the money.

As for the Green channel the schematic shows on the 100S 6L6 is more like a hot rodded black face Bassman with the normal Fender tone stack EQ. Blue is most definitely formulated from the Bogner XTC there's no doubt about that but the Treble taper is Linear and not Audio tapers like the XTC. Red channel is SLO all the way but with a tad less bass in the preamp and with an extra gain stage compressing it more. Again this is all according the the Fender EVH schematic 100S 6L6 version. EL34 schematic isn't available to the public yet. They are fantastic amps and I've owned and still own a hell of a lot in the last 22 years.

Roll back the gain on green channel and put volume high. More cleaner sound (especially on the stealth). I do the same on my EVH 5150 III 50 6l6 =) good vid!

Great comparison, though personally I would have preferred without the delay / reverb to really hear what's going on. Cheers!

You should show people how to play the guitar riffs be really good at it keep up the good work

My two cents- 12AY7 in V1, V2, and V4 of the Stealth. Can still do molten gain all day long, but the whole amp is far more usable and the cleans clean up if you want them to. Love the channel 'Chippy!

Great video, thanks for doing this! I’ve just got the new EL34 1x12 Combo, and the clean isn’t as clean as your 100w head. Great amp though, really pleased with it :-)

great vid. i just ordered the 50s 6l6 the new one, can't wait :)

Thanks for the great demo.

Played Stealth and EL34 50w in guitar center today. I actually liked the EL34 a bit better. Sounded deeper/fuller with more tone. Stealth sounded snappier and a bit more clear, but I felt it was missing some of the mid to low end. Both sounded great but I think the EL34 is maybe a more well rounded amp with more tones. The blue channel on El34 was a little less clear but it didnt sound bad by any means. It would sound perfect if you were playing some Deftones or something like that. Anyway I think I might be ready pull the trigger on an EL34. Been listening to a lot of videos doing a bunch of research. Thanks for the great comparison vid!

Thank you! This was great!

I would like to tweak the stealth to get rid of the upper bass tubby compressed sound. It's either the treble or presence it needs. Would like to hear either with a 4x12 with EVM speakers.

I have this amp. The gain and volume positions for clean need to be switched. Gain at 9 o'clock and volume 12 o'clock or higher.

I liked the cleans on the EL34. How would you compare them to say a Mark V, a Lonestar or a good Fender clean? Also, did they fix the volume discrepancies between channel 1 and channel 2 that the older amps had. I heard that's a thing with the 50-watt versions that the 100-watter didn't have. I'm trying to decide between this, a Mark V:25/35 and a Friedman JJ Jr.

Definitely el34 has more of that British feel, both are amazing but I'm glad you uploaded this video, 99% of the vids of this amps (specially the Stealth) just play way over the top on riffs with too much gain, and this amps you don't need it, I had the first evh 5150 3 and I played metal with gain on almost 3. Great video and comparison man!.

Love both amps!

There has to be a mod for the Stealth. The 50 watt version fixes the clean channel. I just ordered a stealth 100... Having trouble finding info to fix that clean.. But the plexi Easter egg is pretty cool beans.. However, I'm not sure how much I'll use it. I actually didn't get this amp for evh type music, but more modern stuff.. My block has trwted me well for a lifetime, but needed something more flexible.. Looks like I opened a can of worms though! Need those mods! Oh yeah.. The 50 watt also changes something about the blue channel, but the stwrkest contrast is the green of course.

Awesome video!!! I had the 50 watt 6L6 and it always sounded kinda "hollow/slightly scooped" but brighter in the top end. This video nicely illustrates the fullness of the mids of the EL34. Thank you for showing the capabilities of this amp cleaning up on the red channel, great playing too!

If they can take the green on the el34 and add that to the stealth to make the stealth a 4 channel amp...oh yeah !!! Both are sweet though.

Love it keep on going

I think they are both Stealth, but one is 6L6 and one EL34. I love and prefer your “in room” clips over recordings but your your recordings are great also well. In room always captures “the amps sound” better to me. EL34 EVH has a bit more mods. Both sound great! I didn’t like the 50w EL34 in the blue channel at all when I played it, but you make this 100w sound amazing. Shit, is this mic’d??? Maybe it’s not in room. Regardless, this is one of my fave vids you’ve done! You’re a great player. Thanks for sharing with us!!

Prefer the look and sound of the EL34 amp head. The stealth is cool being all black, but white/black and gold are my favorite color combos

Amazing bro !

great video 💪 thank you

Have you ever tried blending these two amps together? Not necessarily a wet/dry setup (although that would be sick) but just both amps going into 2 separate cabs and see how they complement each other? I know it probably wouldn’t work on the green channel lol but I’d love to hear what it sounds like with both amps together on the blue and red channels!

I own the 100 watt stealth, I must say if you pull the Gain knob back it can clean up rather well. In this video it appears to be at almost 1 o'clock, pull it back a bunch and you might find a more satisfying result. Blue and Red channel I prefer the stealth as well.

You can also remove the capacitor in the el34 to give it more mids to sound like stealth.

dood has a friedman amp lurking in the background, and maybe a marshall plexi under that. serious amp depth chart here!

👏🏻 Awesome man! You are right, these things are legit.

34 sounds better to me. So I'll guess I'll have to buy that one. Thanks for the review. I was having a hard time choosing.

I have been searching out the MK III 6L6 vs the MK III EL34 couldn't find one so......... I had the 6L6 already and just picked up the EL34, Love them both. The EL34 so far is winning in the pristine clean, (a little more sparkly).

Oh! This is a beast inside a box!

Hey mate just subscribed love your work. Can u tell me if the el34 lacks any punch on the red channel compared to the 6l6?

Hi, great video and exactly what I was looking for! Think Im gunna get both, but maybe get the stealth first. I had the el34 50 watt and hated the blue channel, but then I got the 50 watt 6l6 and that is an amp I will never get rid of. can you please tell me what you used to AB these amps? this is how to do an amp comparison properly :)

Next week I will have my Stealth 100.... I want to ear differences with standard 5153 6l6, xtc 101b and Cae Pt100. 😍

Would love to see the 6L6 VS EL34 50 watt versions

Good comparison I’ve been waiting for somebody to video like this buddy I wonder if you can get that AC/DC tone out of that ampOr what would you recommend that can take you from AC/DC to higher game

They both sound great! Though would turning the gain down more on the clean channel of the stealth make it more "fendery"?

What delay and/or reverb did you use for this video? I like it!

Would have been awesome to also have the standard 6L6 head to compare as well … that would have been a trifecta

Would love to hear it without the delays and such

great tones!:D

It sounds like you use a chorus pedal on the green channel or clean channel from both amps, is hard to judge the clean channel if a pedal is added, just saying bro, however I like your review of these two beasts of amps bro.

i like the el34 bite....both are killer...but you gotta have the bite to cut thru.....slap a BBE in the signal for a lil push

I have the el34 very nice but leaning toward the stealth for sure

i bet you use the TAE on this demo :) great vid men i own the same stealth model and i wondered a long time what amp choosing i guess later i ll get an EL34 because yeah both amps are great and EL34 was already on my wish list (but i conldn't let a stealth special run going out of my hands ;) )

Great comparison. I'm liking the el 34 a bit better. What guitar and cab are you using?

Great video, was wondering what you had the resonance control knob at, thanks!

I wish you had the 50 watt el 34 to compare it to the 100 watt el34

Looks like you had the green channel gain up a bit on the stealth. Could you not clean it up by turning the gain down and the volume up? Does it clean up when you roll back on your guitar's volume knob?

I demoed both amps today at Chondro guitars. You can absolutely get a pure clean sound out of the Stealth. Not chimney clean like the EL34 but clean.

I like the clarity of the EL34 gain but I would rather have the Stealth green channel that is broken up more because I never use a clean channel ever.

I have the el34 on order as I need a good clean channel. I had the Stealth but the clean just didn't work for me at all. What I want to avoid is harsh high end. Is the EL34 harsh in the highs? The 50 watt wasn't to my ears and I am hoping that having 3 presence options will help to tailor the highs on each channel...

The EL34 clearly sounds tighter. I’ve been trying to decide which 1 of these to grab. I was set on the stealth but I don’t know now haha

Both sound killer! What cab are you running through (or load/ir)?

I have KT88 tubes in my Bogner Uberschall TJ and EL34 tubes in my Mezzabarba MZero. I much prefer tone of the EL34 tubes even though they get a lot of hate for some odd reason.

What FX are you Using dude. Sounds Great.

What cab/speakers are you using? Sounds amazing.

@rockinchippy What amp switch did you use for both amps? It sounds great

Great demo.

@rockinchippy Sorry man, you must get asked this all the time, what reverb and delay setting do you use to make your tone sound so classic 80s and just great? Please, thanks

Both sound great to me. What reverb/delay were you using with them?

would of been a good comparison but you had the delay on and it coloured the sound cant tell anything

Should I buy the 50w or the 100w??

I‘m torn between the EL34 version and a peavey invective... What are you guys thoughts on that, besides the EL34/6L6 difference?

Great video. Passive cab or Waze TAE or Reactive Load?

Man after this review I'm really torn between the two. The 6L6 is like you say creamier while the 34 is more crisp.

The Boss TAE is used on which amp? I bought one listening to the first clips you posted but was under the impression that it only does one amp at a time

Have owned both…kept the stealth. I just find it to be slightly clearer and brighter sounding. The el34 was a bit darker and maybe a touch fuller sounding, but I thought they sounded damn near the same and the el34 sells for more used. The 6l6 I can get clean by lowering the gain to less than one and compensating with volume knob.

So, these amps are dialed in with the same settings. How close can you get them if you wanted to make them sound like each other? Can you do it easily?

GREAT VIDEO!!! both sounds amazing. But are my ears or the EL34 can cut better in the mix when sounds in a band together with the bass, drums, etc...?

The EL34 sounds so sick!!!!

Awesome comparison. What cab are you using?

I know this was a couple years ago, but how would you compare the evh 5150 III 's to something like the Suhr PT100? I've owned a PT100 and wish I had kept it, but I've been looking at EVH recently. Thanks