New MXR EVH pedal

[Rex_Rocker]

Seems interesting! I do wonder if it's a distortion pedal or a dedicated preamp. If it's a pedal meant in front of a clean amp, my interest drops to 0, pretty much. But if it's a preamp... hmmm!!!

 

[Hsb]

I have a couple Wampler distortion boxes, including a Pinnacle Deluxe, that sounds so much better thru the loop versus thru the front of my amp. So I dont see why this pedal couldnt be run the same way.

Cant hurt to try it both ways

 

[Securb]

I don't get it

 

[PFDarkside]

I don't get it

Isn’t it just the red channel from the 5150 amp?

 

[Securb]

If they are trying to sell a more "modern" high-gain distortion, why don't they have someone play more modern riffs?

 

[Chistopher]

It's been a long time since EVH has been described as modern

 

[Securb]

It's been a long time since EVH has been described as modern

 

[Bill Dennis]

The original has all the gain needed for any style and then some. This is just trying to cash in on the name. Hard pass

 

[Top-L]

I don't get it

I agree.**

For the past 40+ years (ever since transtube), we have heard solid state gain circuits and they never sounded as good as tube amps.

Then the past few years we got digital modeling pedals which (to my ears) much closer than solid state pedals ever were, but they have their own peculiarities like latency.

If this is just another solid state amp in a box, this concept is obsolete.

** Unless they came up with new components (like a mini tube) that offers the same dynamics and response of a tube circuit.

 

[misterwhizzy]

I don’t understand the tiny boost button. Why not use a regular foot switch? Same for the modulation button on my Carbon Copy.

 

[Bill Dennis]

I agree.**

For the past 40+ years (ever since transtube), we have heard solid state gain circuits and they never sounded as good as tube amps.

Then the past few years we got digital modeling pedals which (to my ears) much closer than solid state pedals ever were, but they have their own peculiarities like latency.

If this is just another solid state amp in a box, this concept is obsolete.

** Unless they came up with new components (like a mini tube) that offers the same dynamics and response of a tube circuit.

Its far from obsolete. A lot of guys still play amps and many people still use pedals with their modelers