The MFDrive employs a Moog Ladder Filter,FETamplifiers, and classicOTAs to create its dirt.You have a choice oftwo levels of range for the gain, to match the pedal’s input to what’s plugged into it.Again knob dials in the amount of dirt, delivering a wide range of sounds, from overdrivenamp through to fuzz tone, while an output knob offers enough extra clout to use the pedal as a booster. Theactual tone of the distortion is dialled in with interaction between the filter and tone knobs. There’s loads of bottom-end here – guitarists will not findmuchthat’s useful on the lower settings of the filter, but they’re just right for bolstering a bass.For guitar, there’s plenty of tonal variation, particularly in the upper mids and top, which can be accentuated with the peak switch, which adds a +15dB boost at the filter cut-off.
Verdict:
Anoverdrive distortion pedal with huge variability and a unique dirtywahif you ‘play’ the filter with an expression pedal.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Distortion pedal
FEATURES:True bypass
CONTROLS: Gain, output, tone, filter, drive switch, peak switch
CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, expression pedal socket
POWER: 9Vbattery or 9V DC adaptor
DIMENSIONS: 83 (W) x 144 (D) x58mm(H)
Moog Minifooger Trem
The MFTrem is no simple tremolo pedal. While most tremolos will let youdial in the effect you want with speed and depth knobs, those knobs are not so straight forward here there’s a lot of interaction between them and the othertwo knobs.The depth knob, for example, increases depth for most of its travel, but doubles the trem speed when at its max position. A shape knob alters thewaveform for amore lopsided throb, while the tone knob rolls back the treble content. The overall effect is that this pedal is capable of many more sounds than a standard tremolo pedal, or an amp’s built-in trem.You can get those classic optical tremolo sounds, but also harder ‘gated’ on/off percussive trem.The expression pedal is assigned to speed, so you can get rotary speaker-like ramps and, with the speed knob set to full, even ringmod-style effects.
Verdict:
If youare looking for a diverse range of tremolo sounds, this maybe for you.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE:Tremolo pedal
FEATURES:True bypass
CONTROLS: Shape, tone, speed, depth
CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, expression pedal socket
POWER: 9Vbattery or 9V DC adaptor
DIMENSIONS: 83 (w) x 144 (d) x58mm(h)
Moog Minifooger Boost
This pedal offerstwo boost paths. Youcan choose between up to 6dBof clean boost through aVCA (Voltage-Controlled Amplifier) signal path, or 12dB through a clipped OTA (Operational Transconductance Amplifier) path formore dirt.Anextra 6dBis available for both paths if you use an expression pedal. The VCA path offers quite a subtle boost, that won’t give a massive jumpin volume, but offers a nice tonal shift that enhances the sound and feel.The OTA path is nearer to a standard boost pedal, offering a touch of extra midrange and apparentcompression.Anexpression pedal can undertake various tasks, depending onwhere you set the gain knob: froma full-range volume pedal, throughswelling boost in and out in a musical fashion, or just hammering down for extra gain to drive your amp.
Verdict
Thoughtful rather than bombastic, with a nice tone knob. It cansweeten your signal chain and kick thingsupa gear.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Boost pedal
FEATURES:True bypass
CONTROLS: Gain, level, tone, boost switch
CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, expression pedal socket
POWER: 9Vbattery or 9V DC adaptor
DIMENSIONS: 83 (w) x 144 (d) x58mm(h)
Moog Minifooger Delay
Atrue analogue delay, like the MoogerfoogerMF-104 variants, theMFDelay features four BBD chips, allowing delay times of up to 700ms.Howdifferent manufacturers setupthe sound of the repeats varies greatly in this type of pedal, and Moog hascomeupwith repeats that are definitely analogue in theway they decay, but are not massively different fromthe dry sound; the result is a natural sound that blends smoothly in. We get delay time and feedback controls, a 100 per cent dry to 100 per centwetmixknob, plus a drive control with 22dBavailable forsomeboost or tonal colouring.You can connect an expression pedal assigned to control time or feedback, the former offering somestrange effects, the latter adding repeats as youneedthemor controlling the take-off into self-oscillation.
Verdict:
There aremany analogue delays, but the expression-pedal input and drive knob make theMFone of the most versatile.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Analogue delay pedal
FEATURES:True bypass, 35ms-700ms delay time
CONTROLS: Time, feedback, drive, mix
CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, expression pedal socket
POWER: 9Vbattery or 9V DC adaptor
DIMENSIONS: 83 (w) x 144 (d) x58mm(h)
Moog Minifooger Ring
Ring modulation, the ‘black sheep’ of the stompbox family, gets an airing here: theMFRing is based on theMoogerfoogerMF-102 (allegedly theworld’s best-selling ring-modpedal). Juxtaposition of the freq and tone knobs yields a wide range of buzzy, chiming and metallic tones that can be tuned to be musical with a certain scale, but dissonant on notes outside it. At the lowestmix-knob settings, you are getting subliminal ear candy— metallic resonance, for example—in the backgroundbehind your dry tone; but as youturn themixup, you gradually lose that dry sound to a full-on aural assault. What really appeals about theMFRing is the fact youcan use an expression pedal to control the freq parameter for sonic sweeps, or to switch betweentwo keys.
Verdict:
If you want to addsome(very) leftfield sounds to your rig, this is theway to go, butmake sure you buy an expression pedal with it if youreallywant to freak out with the freq.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Ring modulator pedal
FEATURES:True bypass
CONTROLS:Tone, mix, frequency
CONNECTIONS: Standard input, standard output, expression pedal socket
POWER: 9Vbattery or 9V DC adaptor
DIMENSIONS: 83 (w) x 144 (d) x58mm(h)
Moog EP-3 Expression Pedal
Okay, it’s not a Minifooger, but the EP-3 is an essential add-on if you want to get the most out of any of these pedals, and apretty useful thing for any stompbox aficionado to own, as it’s a universal expression pedal that can be used with any musical equipment that supports the use of one. TheEP-3 comes with an attachedtwometre cable terminated in a jack plug that youplug into the expression pedal input on your pedal. Pressing downon the treadle sends a range of values from heel downto toe down– a knob on the side sets the control range so the pedal gives youeither the full range of parameter adjustment, or aproportion of it for, say, a tuned pitch change, or to switch betweentwo delay times.Mainly plastic, it’s robust enough for onstage use, and has a smooth treadle action.
Verdict:
Asolid choice for foot control of pedal parameters onstage and off – and the perfect, virtually essential, companion for any Minifooger.
ORIGIN: USA
TYPE: Expression pedal
FEATURES:Adjustable range of parameter control
CONTROLS:Output knob
CONNECTIONS: Lead with jack plug
POWER: None
DIMENSIONS: 90 (w) x 240 (d) x80mm(h)
