Big Hairy Guitars - MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This video is about MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal
00:30 Unchained (5150 into SS Randall)
01:27 Talking about the 1st bit
02:47 Metal Time! Unchained
03:58 Talking about 5150 into Marshall
05:00 Drop Dead Legs (5150 into Marshall 2555x)
I have no clue why this guy doesn’t have at least 350 k subs. There is no justice.
Man, I *love* your videos, very down to earth, relaxed and the playing, production and sounds are nothing less than awesome. Keep it up.
I just subscribed because of your video about Zakk Wylde's tone on no more tears. Great stuff.
Was this the Shaved Years video, or did I miss one somewhere?
@@philfrank5601 Yes, that is the one I was talking about.
Just bought the pedal myself. It is by far the most versatile and powerful dist pedal I've tried in a long time. You can use it just for a crunch sound or as a straight solo pedal. Doesn't take much to get a good tone, either.
A bit pricy perhaps, but worth it imo.
Yeah, this pedal, the Friedman BE-OD, and the JHS ( REd) OD pedal.. Are Killer.!
Drop dead legs! Some of my favourite Eddie playing. Great job!
Waw!!! Nice tones on drum machine!!!
Great pedal as well!!! Thank you for introduction.
You killed that heavy version of Unchained. Strat tone was it! Sold.
This is the best review of the pedal that I've heard so far (or at least it's my favorite).
Thanks
I just keep coming back here to watch you play ! no matter what gear is demoed ! Very inspiring, it really opens my eyes on guitar tones. As a metal guitarist I can't bear these suffocating dry and agressive guitar sounds that spread here on youtube !! Thanks Michael.
By far best review of this pedal on CZcams.
Your review is the only one that has made me want to check the pedal . Loved the dropped dead legs bit !
Michael, your right hand technique is amazing. Congratulations for the videos. Keep 'em coming!
Very nice!!! I like the fact that you played it thru several amps, along with several guitars. That helps a lot. Well done review/demo!!
Well you've done it again you constantly amaze me with the things that you demo plus the songs you play... I always go away with a smile on my face because you're awesome
Hearing Drop Dead Legs 🦵 was really cool! A master of tone!!
Awesome! Sounds great with the Jub! Mine is pushing a Vht Sig X a bit, cheers from the most locked down Part of the world 🇨🇦
Another McKnight follower here. New sub. I’ve never heard unchained sound so awesome. Just wow.
I just subscribed. Not because of the Pedal. Your playing is fantastic. Great TONE. in ALL of your videos. So informative and inspiring. Thank you Michael
THANKS!!! :)
Nice Unchained rendition. I would have thought changing the already perfect original would be akin to blasphemy, but you 'done it good.'
I listen to reviews while working, I immediately looked down during ur opening riff of Unchained since it’s such a good tone.
Just got this pedal for Christmas based on this video and love it. My only gripe is the noise gate clips when turned all the way up.
I cannot believe I never saw this channel before, just checked a couple of more of your videos and absolutely loved them, great production and specially, GREAT TONES and Performances! Subscribed!!!
This vid is great. I almost bought this pedal and I planned on running it through my 2555x. This showed me exactly what to expect.
Great demo! Showed the secret to taming this wild beast, using the volume knob on your guitar! Balls out all the time, this pedal can get out of control real quick, but tasty volume knob work is the key!
Nice demo and playing. Same here. I had to set the ampli not enough dirty but crap cleanish to get a good sound from the pedal. I've seen some other demos with similar ampli conditions....
A big hello from Nashville! Just found your channel today. Enjoying your videos. Quality is superb!
One thing I found out with Pedals and my 2555X is, that if you put it into the FX-Loop right before delay and reverb it sounds sooo much better.
Ha! Great Demo! Love the Dave inserts. Rockin'!
What you did with the mid tempo unchained reminded me of kinda what Lynch mob did on Revolution. That gives me some ideas. Thanks!
Great video nice playing
That Unchained tone was fantastic!
Love this review. Everyone else is running this pedal into amps costing 3-5x the cost of the pedal. You give us what we all want to hear, some well executed classic =VH= into MXR 5150 -> cheap ass amp head and this confirms it still sounds amazing (well, for the OD and distortion sounds good anyway, for clean I'm convinced you still need a good clean tube amp)
Got this. I like. It's a keeper nice demo again mike.
That's a great pedal.. One of my favs..
Super excellent job! Yes,when using "amp in a box" type peds like this, the amp needs to be set clean otherwise garbage out. Especially in front of a early 800 with no loop. If you use a reverb after the MXR 5150 (or without the MXR) with the Marshall with gain above noon it all sounds like crap. Same goes for My OD-1X. Both pedals sound better than the pre section of any of my Early 800's. You did a great job here.
Jerry Freese mine sounds great too. I like it.
Great vid… only thing you forgot to mention is where you got that awesome Riker shirt!
Dude. This is an awesome demo! Super enetertaining AND you can play. Would love to see you do more.
I love this pedal for the opposite reasons With my Strat this pedal gets a lot of range as well as balls out.The Gate is perfect too.
man.. you have every guitarists dream production studio desk and rig. i actually live in the same town as Phil Mcknight but he didnt send me.. just a random drive by of your channel really. The thumbnail of the one pre-4 power amp caught my eye with the vht 2150. hot pink plus bogner teal= 80's hair metal.
It's funny about the interaction between the pedal and amp - a different amp (not a criticism) would change that situation. I demo'd this pedal through a Deluxe Reverb RI and it sounded pretty good for the 20 minutes I was messing around with it. Nice playing on Drop Dead Legs - an underappreciated song off of that album. Thanks man
Nice. Drop Dead Legs was excellent.
Awesome video pal, keep them coming
great demo , sound and playing
Wow!!! very nice tone.
This pedal, while suitable for any amp, would really make a Marshall skyrocket. In front of a JCM800, would be awesome.
+CHRISTOS FRAGIAS Agreed! The 2555x is a bit edgier than a normal JCM800. I think the warmth of the JCM would really agree with the edge of the 5150 pedal.
Or a Plexi 🤤
Fun pedal, I would like to see you get more sounds out if it, like a chorus ) reverb / echoing thing. That randle amp sounded great.
gawd that slow version of Unchained was off the hook!!
Love this!!!
Hello. I am new to your channel. I HIT that subscribe button! What a great review and your a very very good guitar player. Great feel and tone too! Rock on man.
That pedal sounds great!!! Would be great for a back up or leave it at a practice spot if you have a small combo with no balls.As for the Bill Lawrence.I have the dimebucker which is pretty much the same pick up,in a strat with a chopper in the neck and no middle pick up.....The Lawrence,or dime bucker...sound really warm in a chambered guitar like a strat for some reason.
Fave review - helpful clarification - yeah, it’s a distortion pedal 😅
My favorite song off 1984 right there. I thought Eddie did have odd amp settings to find his tone? Maybe I'm wrong. Your tone was very on point with those songs, love your playing.
New Sub. Another McKnight follower. Damn it's starting to look like an Army!
Interesting review. Great playing again. It looks like I have a few new songs to learn. Thanks!
Hey Mike,
I see the 88XR, would it be possible to do a demo of that beast? I have an SP77 and have been curious on what I have been missing out on. Regardless your videos are the bees knees homie! Keep it up man!
New sub. Phillip Mcknight sent me over!
+jim leiss Thanks Jim!... & Phillip!
Likewise. We come in peace. Subbed.
Would love to try this with my old 80s jc120
absolutely the best (sounding) review for this pedal!!
Would you also recommend it for the "round and round", "lay it down" Warren DeMartini sound?
+ollyworld Thanks Olly. Yes definitely! I was actually feeling that my Strat solo kinda came off a bit more like a Warren Detonator-era than any VH. The 5150 pedal does the "Lay It Down" instantly, on just about any amp.
I have one, it rocks
Killer tone!
Good sounding pedal, however, i got bored with it, sold it, and replaced it with a dirty shirley and a be od. Never regretted my decision.
Great video. Fantastic sound. Glad to see you givin' some love to a SS amp. I scored a "Dime Amplification" head, made by Dean, at a local pawn shop for $125.It was designed by Gary Sunda, who designed most of the Randall gear. It's basically a modded RG100. I view it as an oversized distortion pedal, with built in power. On certain days, it's just what the doctor ordered. Have you ever tried the "Amptweaker" pedals, designed by James Brown ? He worked with Ed on the first 5150's at Peavey.Good stuff, Enjoying your vids. Rock On
+Jump Helmet Disciples No I haven't tried Amptweaker. I'll have to check that out. thanks!
Nailed it!
Unreal.
I have this pedal, I like it. The gate is nice too. It would be better if the gate switch wasn't a tiny finger switch, but a big foot stomper type to turn the gate off for solos. So many dist pedals with gates don't have foot type switches for the gate. Really unfortunate. I'd buy this thing again if they reissued it with a real footswitch.
Awesome video. Will you tell me what kind of pickups are in the Les Paul. They sound great and very clear even with the distortion. I have the Slash set in my Les Paul at the moment and they are good but looking for more clarity. Thanks.👍
Hi Mike. Thanks. They're Lollar Imperials. I got them before there were multiple versions. Great pickups
I love my evh 5150 overdrive pedal. I paid $160 for mine, I email Sweetwater and demanded a discount for buying over $1500 worth of equipment. I love this overdrive pedal, it has that perfect overdrive with a gate. I’m so glad I bought this thing, I play it through my Mesa boogie triple rectifier and my 1960Marshall cab
very good demo of my favourite pedal. THE sound. I don't need anything else. ok maybe a delay.
To say I enjoyed watching this would be an understatement! Excellent! Respectfully, the problem with this demo is that this dude obviously knows how to create a tone:-) I suspect he could produce a great 'brown tone' using my BOGNER BLUE or my OCD. I've heard some demos of this sound terrible. I wouldn't underestimate the talent of the player LOL
Hi Michael. Great Video!! I was wondering, what tone was used at :10 mark on the video?
Hi Eric, Thanks! That is actually the Kemper Profiler with a profile of Egnater ie4. A very similar profile is in my free demo pack. bighairyprofiles.com/item/bhp-free-demo-pack
Great licks there mate...wow that thing sounds legit how it could sound with a power amp?
Have it. kept it.
Drop Dead Legs! Epic!
I have heard this pedal works very well as a preamp with a good tube power amp.
What do you think about this, have you experiment this configuration ?
Killer sound and demo by the way !!
cheers from France
Yeah, definitely works very well in the FX Loop (so only using the power amp of the amp).
Jesus do a tour of your studio!
what's that orange thing attached to the neck of his guitar?
The MXR 5150 overdrive is the same price as the Wampler Pinnacle overdrive. Here in the U.S. Both of them are made to give you the brown sound. Both cost 199 USD.
I'd love to see you do a comparison video of the two to see who gets the closest to the brown sound.
Dude. Where did you get that shirt??
Nice review btw 🤘
Wah!!! The last song sounds killer. What's that song? Love your playing and your channel.
Thanks man! Drop Dead Legs from 1984
Thanks a lot. I will check it out right now.
Got my subscription 👍
Are you going straight to the FX return of the Randall head an using the 5150 overdrive as a preamp? Right?
+adriandeftones I'm going guitar -> 5150 pedal -> amp input (clean channel). The bass boost, and mid cut are not activated. There's nothing in the FX loop. I haven't tried going into the FX return like a preamp, but I'll check it out.
+Michael Nielsen Thanks, because many folks like me want to use this as a preamp with IRs.
+adriandeftones I'll try that this week, and post soon.
+adriandeftones I tried is as a 'preamp'. Wasn't really doing it for me. It's close, but it's missing body. I just couldn't get it to sound good. I really needs to go into an amp and to hug the amp with it's balls. It would probably work nicely into an amp sim plugin though.
A solidstate sounds like that?
Nothing ever sounded that good through a solid state 😂
Why didn't you play it through a basic solid-state combo?
Why doesn't anyone demo these through basic solid state combos? It makes no sense putting it into a slightly dirty tube preamp into a tube poweramp... when the majority of prospective buyers, while they might have a tube head, will be interested in practicing with a solid state amp.
Is that ten gallon hat.??
Randall amps the shiz
dat bridge pickup tho
@ 2:49 um kick ass man
Big Muff is nice. Bad Monkey is my favorite over drive. EVH just cost too much. I have a Full Tone 2 that was $150.00 and I never use it.
is not a overdrive is a distorcion
Doesn't sound like a distortion pedal to me dude. It would be more comparable to a compressor pedal than a distortion pedal, if you refuse to call ti overdrive.
Wow, that amp sounds like serious garbage without the pedal. LOL
^^^the Randall in particular.
+andrewt248 HAHA! The amp actually sounds a bit better than that on it's own. But that's where I had set the amp for the pedal to sound good.
+Michael Nielsen can you share the Randall and 5150 settings for the 1st part of the demo?
Wrong! You're insane! This pedal ONLY works in the full EVH brand setup accept the amp head. That must be marshall 100 watt and non master volume. Fact! This pedal only works in the 4 EVH pedal set. You're fully mad! And need to step away from the camera! You're an ego maniac!
EVH is a famous sound. So to make the products do the sound you've only been given a few options to make it all work.
You've got to forget all those 1980's amp adjusting techniques and product buying methods and learn what to do with buying the very latest in product design.
It goes without saying that a person who is buying EVH product ALREADY HAS BEEN buying van Halen product. You can't just, all of a sudden, buy into a product range which has been in development for 35 years and expect to make 1 item workout for you. NO! You're supposed to have been following ed with your old product purchases. You're supposed to already have an ed guitar and speakers in a box and all the pedals. But you can't afford the BIG amp expense of an EVH amp.
The days where a player could buy just 1 guitar and expect to get 1001 songs out of the thing, are OVER! This overdrive pedal will ONLY make the EVH 5150 sound from every product in the EVH brand in the signal path ACCEPT the Non Master volume marshall amp. This info implies that a master volume marshall WON'T work with EVH products. And it's TRUE! Knowing this FACT, you should realise this pedal will be useless for fender amps, Mesa amps, etc...
This pedal NAILS the EVH 5150 amp sound almost exactly! But you've got very limited options for products which can make this thing do the job its built to do.
If you get this pedal, you're supposed to already have the non master volume marshall amp, a 5150 cab, a Frankenstein EVH guitar, 4 EVH pedals, (wah, phase 90, vintage flanger, this 5150 overdrive) and ALL EVH cables to connect the pedals, and you're going to sound just like the VAN HALEN LIVE recording from the Tokyo dome show. But you've got to be plugged into ed's fav setup setting from that style amp. Which are all EQ settings maxed and you're plugged into the amps high input section.
If you're using the amps low input section, you'll never hear the famous sound.
How i would love to hear you play guitar ! You must be amazing , a hell of a player , considering your vast knowledge and deep understanding of everything guitar related ! Very impressed !!!
Give yourself plenty of time to think for yourself and you'll greatly improve your own knowledge and guitar playing. That's a hard thing to do in 2018 but you can do it!
If that little bit of knowledge has impressed you then what it eludes to is the VAST creation the van Halen has done for us all! He's added another 300+ useable sounds for us all to try out and explore! The true total number of new sounds he's invented is probably close to 900 sounds, not nobody has got time to listen to most of those and they probably aren't vastly different to many of them. 300 useable easily define able uniquely van Halen sounds is ALOT to explore! With each new guitar he makes or amp, the number of sounds he owns goes up greatly! You can live out the rest of your life just exploring all those new van Halen sounds.
Thru a Randall? I have a Randall 100 2x12. That Fair Warning tone was phenomenal. I'm getting one of these pedals. Spot on. Thanks for the demo. Great one. So far your the only guy that has run it in front of an amp.