MXR EVH30 5150 Chorus Pedal

Description

The MXR EVH30 5150 Chorus resurrects the chorus circuit behind some of Eddie Van Halen’s most texturally rich recordings from the early 1980s. Rather than piling on modern modulation options, it keeps the control set lean: Volume, Tone, and Intensity are all you need to dial in everything from a subtle shimmer to a deep, swirling wobble that widens your guitar’s presence without burying the note.

Around back, Input and Output Level pad switches let you tame hot signals or match levels across your board, while mono and stereo outputs open this up to wet/dry rigs or dual-amp setups where the chorus effect can really spread out in the room. An internal True/Buffered Bypass switch gives you the choice between a transparent, uncolored pass-through or a buffered signal that helps preserve tone through long cable runs and busy pedal chains.

Placement-wise, this sits comfortably after distortion and overdrive in the signal chain, where its modulation can add dimension to an already saturated tone rather than muddying it. MXR specifically points to pairing it with the 5150 Overdrive for a combined sound that’s thick, chewy, and unmistakably Van Halen-inspired u2014 the kind of layered texture that turns a single guitar into something that fills far more sonic space.

• Volume, Tone, and Intensity controls
• Input and Output Level pad switches
• Mono and stereo outputs
• Internal True/Buffered Bypass switch