JIM DUNLOP EQ Effects Pedal (EVH5150)

I also have a slide rig deluxe mk 2 anda Bugera T50 Infinium (using clean channel only now)I tell you this because the chase for these soundstook me 30 years, maybe I can help someone elseout.The ts9's and 808's do absolutely nothing for my earsat getting this sound, here's what you need imo;Tube amp, should be decent , doesn't need to be Boutiquejust decent, a solid state or digital amp is not likely going tocover it.-This evh pedal or a Friedman be od , (but I give the edge to the (evh).-Slide Rig or equal , to give that little polish over the top, I think thisSlide rig is basically a high tech, expensive compressor, might notget the sound with a cheap compressor, not sure on that.Oh yes, a decent set of speakers, I'm using Bad Cat Patriot 2x12''s buthave a 412 cabinet with celestion vintage 30's I need to try that , itwill probably be better.There so much bs out there on youtube with people trying to sellyou stuff to get these tones, I have tried every pedal imaginable,usually little distortion pedals and overdrives, it wasn't till I spenda gob of money on these EVH and Slide rig pedals that I got thissound nailed.I did have a line six pod go, that was 'close' , running into my tubeamp, but nothing like what I have now.You can skip some pedal quality if you can run your goodtube amp dimed all the time, but most of us can't do that lol...I don't think you will ever get that quality sound with the cheaper80 to 100 dollar pedals, I have like 600 dollars now in justtwo pedals lol, but could have saved a lot more than that, had I knownthis is what I needed.I needed something for slide, the slide rig does that in spades, I triedthe SSS , it did nothing for me, now what is odd , is that the EVHPedal gives me most of what I need for single note leads andchording, but the slide rig adds a big touch of class and fatness to theoverall picture while not using slide.Also I should note that you need a single coil pup in the neck to getthe SRV Duane Allman , Dicky Betts etc sound, a strat works for that ,and doesn't have to be Fender, just a good strat with single coil , neck,then sometimes if using wah pedal , a hot rails in the bridge is ok orbetter than single coil , depending on taste.One more note on this pedal, what is incredible with this pedal is theoverdrive itself, when you only turn the gain up to like 7 or 8 oclockwhich means very little gain, this sets the base for that huge, clear, thunk thunk thatyou want for srv etc, but you can also turn the gain up for Classic Rockand achieve a high quality sound, I can't speak for today's metal, but it probablygets pretty close on that as well.This pedal is now essential to my sound, I may get a second one as this istrue bypass, and I would like to have a spare as well as be able to switchbetween classic rock and blues, without having to kneel down and fiddlewith the gain knob. It would have been cool to have that channel switchingoption, but really not a big deal, the pedal would have cost more andtake up more valuable space on a pedal board.I didn't realize this was made by MXR, a product that I never gravitatedto in the past, but truly this pedal is out of the park good imo. ..Props to the late EVH for his collaboration (I guess he did) on this pedal,really a great pedal.

I've been playing electric guitar for decades....and this pedal comes the closest to the most enjoyable distortion sounds I've ever played. It is a permanent part of my pedal board!

I didn't have huge expectations for this pedal since I already had an Ibanez TS-9 and I figured it would just be a little different coloring of the overdrive. The TS-9 is supposed to be the holy grail of overdrive pedals. It does a fine job...however, the EVH pedal is NOT just an overdrive pedal! This is optimized gain on tap. I don't know how it does what it does, or how it sounds on other amps, but on my solid state Fender Champion 100 it really brought it to life!You can dial in VH tone very easily....but it does so much more! It sounds best on a clean channel, but if you are careful and use it judiciously with your gain channel it can really enhance that nicely as well! So many options and so many flavors of gain, sustain, response, pinch/chord harmonics, and yes Marshall growl...even on a Fender!.I doubt I will be using my TS-9 anymore. The EVH 5150 OD is that remarkable. You will only know if you try it and see for yourself. Very happy with this and it solved a lot of my tone issues with the Champion 100 gain channel.

I love love love this! I use a Boss OD as well for different textures, but this is just balls to the wall awesome. AND, it has a noise gate that u can adjust the sensitivity. PERFECT!

I love this pedal because it can go from a light overdrive to a heavy distortion. It sounds exactly like Van Halen with the right settings and is very clean looking. I was very surprised when I bought it outside to bring to a gig and when I went back inside the white notches were glowing! I love how they thought of the little details and was very pleased with this pedal. Only wish it was even $20 cheaper so that more could afford and experience this wonderful pedal. I do understand though how it is high quality and therefore there is a high price. Would recommend.

Wow! Just finished jam session with this pedal, im so impressed! I was looking for a low end beefy metal/hardcore sound thru Marshall 4x12 and 2 mesa boogie 12's. No distortion at high levels, each triple was clean. So glad I spent the extra money 🤘🤘

The overdrive sounds badass. I got this pedal to get a dookie/insomniac Green Day tone. It is amazing

I don't gig anymore and spend my time jamming at home these days so I bought a Marshall MG30FX amp and wasn't satisfied with the range of distortion options of the amp (great little amp, btw) but once I plugged in this beast and stomped the switch.....WOW. Clean, crisp, fully adjustable tones and the adjustable noise gate is an awesome added feature that works perfectly. I've loaned this pedal out to a couple of my friends who still play in clubs because they fell in love with it the first time they tried it. I finally had to tell them to buy their own because I felt lost without it when they had it for a few days! LOL RIP EVH. The legacy lives on in this pedal!