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About this product
Product Identifiers
BrandMXR
GTIN0710137085923
UPC0710137085923
ModelEVH 5150
eBay Product ID (ePID)1350790067
Product Key Features
To FitElectric Guitar
TypeOverdrive
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 09 May, 2019Most favourable review
Great pedal.
I'm a metal head, long time musician (decades). I love pedals and have a nice collection, always on the lookout for and addition. My focus is distortion / overdrives and I like ones that can shred, crush, chug, and sound good for regular rock and blues. Not very frequent I find a pedal I like, but this is one. I played for hours the moment I got it and tweaking a bit yields the spectrum. It works good through the clean channel as a distortion pedal and dialed back to give a little oomf and tighten up the lows in the dirty channel as an overdrive. Great for that new metal sound, old school metal, and most any rock tones. I am able to get my Krank to sound very much like a 5150. My Randall like a monster. I'm very happy with this pedal.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 23 Feb, 2016Most critical review
MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal
Having owned many Overdrive pedals over the years Boss, Zoom, Electro Harmonix, others From a personal level and considering it's price, this pedal didn't really grab me from the get go, tried it on several different amps and pedal configurations was left a little unwhellmed and ended up selling in on in the end .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Feb, 2017
One push crunch
I used to play heavier music, but now I am older and play blues and lighter stuff. You never can get that crunch out of your bones. With a beautiful clean amp one push you are back into a wall of marshalls all dimed out. Crunch, sustain, and feedback WOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!! its a keeper.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Sep, 2019
I HATE NOISE
What you don't hear in the demo videos is NOISE, but life is full of compromise. Low budget? No place to open up 50 or 100 watts? It does have nice tone characteristics. I have 3 different to test drive. A Blackstar Stereo 20, Marshall MG10, Carvin SX50 - It definitely adds to the built in varity of the Blackstar; okay with the Carvin; sounds like crap with the Marshall. You can not "overdrive" the amps natural overdrive. You have to run it into a realitivly clean sound. The noise gate peters out the signal on sustained notes, which can be taxing. I have a Charvel So Cal, Fender Tele Player, and a Kramer Beretta: the effect of your guitar's sound is marginal. The difference is in your amp. The Bottom Line: I say, test a floor model, through different amps at the music store. If you like it, buy one USED from SamAshDirect... But if you want THAT EVH SOUND - buy an amp... And keep shredding!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Feb, 2016
EVH 5150 Overdrive
Great Pedal and massive amounts of distortion which works great even with single coils. The Noise Gate is adjustable and it does quiet the hiss that comes with pedals like this being on. A great innovation from the master guitar innovator himself. A great value for what it does.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 23 Sep, 2017
From light grunge to comple shredding machine.
By far one of the best distortion pedals on the market. Packed with features. I've been able to dial in any hard rock to metal sound. From super saturated to light distortion. I honestly don't really listen to Van Halen but he makes some of the best effects and amps out there.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 01 Feb, 2021
MXR EVH 5150
An incredible Overdrive or Distortion unit, it is clean not fizzy fuzzy or dirty, it is like an amp seriously overdriven where it has some balls to it, definately my fave distortion unit and i have a ew from 73 rams head big muffs to Exotic Sl Drive, this unit can do it all From Blues Rock to Thrash...Great investment!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 14 Apr, 2022
Amazing sound!!!
Terrific sound.... the noise gate is a great feature. Every now and then I hear a note Eddie played. Makes me smile... Have all the EVH pedals and after dialing them in through the overdrive to the AMP I got the tones and moans I was looking for... rock on Van Halen!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 06 Jan, 2024
Great pedal!
When used correctly this pedal kicks ass! I absolutely love it.. out of my amp it has a punchy darkness that I really like. The noise gate feature is awesome and works really well also.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Feb, 2019
MXR 5150 Overdrive Absolutely Powerhouse!!!
Great high gain pedal. Yep it does Van Halen but that is not why I bought this. The EQ section is what helps you get into a lot of other tonal flavors. Classic to metal and works with the volume control on your guitar. Noise gate is a really nice addition. Seems very well made. Great addition to my rig!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
