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EVH 5150 OVERDRIVE DIRECTIONS SAMPLE SETTINGS SPECIFICATIONS
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• Run a cable from your guitar Input Impedance 740 kΩ

DESCRIPTION POWER to the EVH5150’s INPUT jack CLASSIC OD Output Impedance 1 kΩ
• Designed in close collaboration The 5150 Overdrive is powered and run another cable from the
Nominal Output Level* -22 dBV
with Eddie Van Halen by one 9-volt battery (remove EVH5150’s OUTPUT jack to
Maximum Output Level 0 dBV
bottom plate to install), a 9-volt your amplifier.
• Infuses any rig with legendary Noise Floor**
EVH tones AC adapter such as the Dunlop • Turn the effect on by OUTPUT BASS MID TREBLE GAIN
BOOST

ECB003/ECB003EU, or the depressing the footswitch. Gate Open -76 dBV

• Features 3-band EQ section for GATE
Gate Closed -93 dBV
DC Brick™ and Iso-Brick™ • Start with GATE control fully
versatile tweakability Controls
power supplies. counterclockwise and all other
• Boost switch adds extra gain CLASSIC DISTORTION BOOST Preamp Gain, +6 dB
controls at 12 o’clock.
and compression BASS ±5 dB, 30 Hz
CONTROLS • Rotate OUTPUT control
• Gate control engages noise gate MID ±5 dB, 650 Hz
clockwise to increase effect
1 GATE control engages noise volume or counterclockwise TREBLE ±5 dB, 10 kHz
gate—knob illuminates yellow OUTPUT BASS MID TREBLE GAIN

when active—and sets gate to decrease it. BOOST Bypass True Hardwire
threshold • Rotate BASS control clockwise GATE
Current Draw
to boost low end frequencies or
Bypassed 12.5 mA
2 OUTPUT knob controls overall counterclockwise to cut them.
MODERN DISTORTION
effect volume Effect on, Gate
• Rotate MID control clockwise to 14.5 mA
Engaged
boost midrange frequencies or
3 BASS knob cuts/boosts low counterclockwise to cut them.
Power Supply DC 9 volts
frequencies *All controls at mid position
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 • Rotate TREBLE control **A-Weighted, all controls at mid position
4 MID knob cuts/boosts
OUTPUT BASS MID TREBLE GAIN

OUTPUT INPUT midrange frequencies clockwise to boost high BOOST

end frequencies or counter- GATE

5 TREBLE knob cuts/boosts clockwise to cut them.

OUTPUT BASS MID TREBLE GAIN
high frequencies • Rotate GAIN control clock- gate and raise its threshold.
BOOST
wise to increase intensity of GATE knob will illuminate yellow
GATE 6 GAIN knob sets overdrive when noise gate is active.
intensity overdrive or counterclockwise
to decrease it. Turning GATE control fully
7 BOOST switch increases amount • Push the BOOST switch for
counterclockwise shuts the
of gain and compression noise gate OFF.
increased gain and compression.
overdrive
8 FOOTSWITCH toggles effect on/ • Rotate GATE control clockwise DUNLOP MANUFACTURING, INC.
P.O. BOX 846 BENICIA, CA 94510 U.S.A.
8 bypass (blue LED indicates on) to engage the EVH5150’s noise TEL: 1-707-745-2722 FAX: 1-707-745-2658