MXR EVH5150 Jim Dunlop Eddie Van Halen Overdrive, Black

Yes it's a very very good od distortion pedal. I now believe it's worth the money....Put evh on it goes up silly times what a pedal like this should go for but you know what, it's so worth it.I've had a few days now with this and it's became a totally invaluable addition. It functions as so much on my board, od a d a distortion. The eq is actually sensitive too and very noticeable as you tweak it.The gate is very useful and works well from any noise from this pedal. There can be a slight delay for it activing the lower its set but even set right up I didn't notice any clipping or tone/attack deficiency which is really great!I have my gain set at about 10-11o clock as that's honestly it needs when stacked with my box of rock and boost.It stacks well with other pedals and the boost is decent too. Not like a stand alone boost would be I wouldn't expect that. But it does boost and just nicely noticeable!It's layout is easy to use and I like the mids and treble on it. I keep the bass low when I'm using the les PaulThis one of them classic rock pedals where you really don't need a lot of gain at all to get gain if you get me lol... Low is plenty. You're getting ACDC sounds from around 10-11 o clock... Which is nice as less noise but like I said, that gate works a wonder, how they did it cranked as high as it will go, without killing sustain tone or attack is beyond me!Is it worth £215 No. £185 yes. JUST. I got mine for £185, I'm keeping for sure as it's exactly what I needed and wanted sound wise and that in itself can be worth it. ..but come on, not everyone is blessed to have that kind of money to spend so meet half way guys. But bare in mind it isn't JUST an OD pedal, it's working as OD, dist, has a great gate and a mild boost in it too....and more sound shaping with an EQ ontop of all that... Plus it looks cool and is solidly built.The gate light does glow too which is nice on stage! Boost doesn't and is a little hard to tell if it's on or not and isn't accessible by foot (it's a tiny tiny button!) so if you're unsure on stage, before you start check it's status as it isn't particularly obvious if it's on or off! they need to add a light to the boost as well though for this lol.100% love it and will keep and treasure it. Sounds super sexy and beast with my zvex vertical box of rock!PS no I don't keep my pedals like the Pic lol... I'm swapping to a new board and am Inbetween moving them, so calm down lol.

At last a great overdrive/distortion pedal I think Eddie must of submitted a lot of feedback during the making of this unit,it has blown my mind how good it is,stick the mids up and it's like Eddie's tone plus it got a boost and gate button so no horrible crackles really is a tremendous unit,it's really got me!!!!if your a serious guitar player buy it best £200.00 I've spent on equipment for ages,so thanks Eddie and the people at MXR!!

This pedal is sensational. Use this with my Fender Blues JrIV and it turns the amp from crystal clean to an absolute monster! Sounds awesome with both my stratocaster and Schecter Sun Valley Shredder. Can’t recommend highly enough. Used in conjunction with Phase 90 gives outrageous EVH tones!

Very versatile pedal, blues right through to scooped thrash. Highly recommend.

Excellent pedal for Eddies brown sound, it produces sounds from all van halen albums without to much playing with the controls. It also produces good overdrive tones on general, was very good for ZZ top as well. The built in noise gate is very good and stops amp hum. It is best used with a clean amp or clean channel. I returned mine though as the OD channel on my blackstar HT5R amp produced just about the same tones.

Great product,amazing pedal,fast delivery in perfect condition,great service

Did not feel like it created the Van Halen sound one bit. I think I used it twice before selling it.

This pedal has the most chug and power I have ever heard from a pedal but is sadly let down by the tone. It has an uncontrollable raspy fizz that I couldn't get rid of regardless of the EQ setting. The gate is excellent as is the build quality.