Mini Mooer Pedals

Got 2 in the mail today.... the Hustle Drive (ocd clone) and the Black Secret (rat clone). I will put them through the paces at band practice tonight and let you know the verdict.

A little background, my main overdrive is a Fulltone OCD and I've used a few rats in the past. My initial impressions (especially of the Hustle Drive) at apartment volumes is that it's pretty damn close. Ironically, the Mooer has a ridiculous amount of output.... but tone wise, it's very very close. I'm excited to see how these things hold up with a drummer volume.

Stay tuned!

 

Hey guys, finally back from a day of recording and practice....

Yea, I just sent an e-mail to the contact link on the website and they said they had 6 or so models that were ready for sale. Each pedal was $60 plus shipping, and it got to my place (Denver) from China in like 5 days! Pretty quick!

The Black Secret is definitely my favorite. Thick, chewy distortion..... reminds me of my old RAT. Great definition, dynamics, and a whole plethora of tones.

I think I need a bit more bonding time with the Hustle Drive though. Upon initially playing it, there are definitely a lot of similarities between it and an OCD, but I can't believe it's an exact copy.... more like an offshoot. I could coax similar OCD tones out of it, but a lot of the knobs have different ranges on both pedals.

For example, I usually have my tone on my OCD about 2/3rds.... the Hustle Drive tone knob had to be maxed to achieve the same sort of sound.... so it's definitely a darker pedal than the OCD. I'll try and do a youtube A/B test in a day or so in order for you guys to hear!

 

Great demo! How did you get the crunchbox and fuzz clones?

When I e-mailed them, they said the only 4 they had available were the OCD, RAT, DS-1, and Chorus pedals?