MOOER Groove Loop drum machine with 20 minute finder, 16 different drum grooves, 3 modes, play tempo for loop, record, practice with micro loop drum pedal, mini guitar jamming tool

First impression: very cool, subtly. I had been looking for a new headphone amp, because the one I've had makes gobs of crud hiss. So, looking at dozens of options, I kept coming back to this, which seemed like a step or two beyond the others. It can work as a headphone amp on its own, and it sounds absolutely decent, with amazingly low hiss and true to the sound of the instrument. True enough that it doesn't need EQ, or 143 weird, flimsy modelling choices. The cab-sim switch I would have named "smooth warmth" (it’s probably the first cab-sim I might ever use). As a lone headphone amp, it's excellent for bare bone technique analysis, or song writing. I have an awesome tube pre-amp pedal (I won't name it, it's just the one for me). With the Mooer Audiophile, now my adored pre-amp pedal is a real tube overdrive headphone amp. A headphone amp that sounds like my favorite pre-amp, because now it is. With a long effects chain, if the production is off, you can patch the Mooer Audiophile behind each and any of the effects to locate and adjust the EQ's or special effects in question. If the production problem is simply because another pedal, say a wah pedal, seems to weaken the signal, this can act as a buffer to cleanly nudge it back up. You can put it at the end of your signal chain with your amp off, and wail happily and safely through the midnight hours, inspired by a dream, without alerting FEMA. It’s a clean, clever little unit, and works well.

I struggled a bit with the interface on this pedal at first. After reading the manual, I thought it would work one way, but that wasn't quite right. This pedal has eight different loops in six different styles, and each of those styles has at least one loop that is not in 4/4 time, which is quite interesting. One of the most interesting features on this pedal is that you can activate a fill via the footswitch. That is the feature I had the most trouble figuring out. You have to single press the fill button to toggle that feature on or off. Once on, it works quite well, adding cool and useful fills at a button press. My only issue is that you have to toggle the feature off to stop the drums. You might be able to touch it with your toe if you are very careful, but this is a mini pedal, so you might hit something else. Unfortunately, that limits how much you can use this for live performance. It could still be quite useful for jamming alone or with friends, or for entering complex drum sequences into a looper, for which the inline interface could be quite useful. I tested this out both inline and with an aux input on my looper, and generally prefer using a separate input, personally, but placed late in your effects chain, this could work quite well. The samples sound quite good, and the EQ is helpful for adjusting the drum sound for different styles. It still sounds good through some light overdrive, but would generally be a bit better in a clean amp or through an effects loop. A little bit of reverb is quite nice, and the ability to add some modulation to the drums opens up some interesting possibilities. It is important to realize this is a mini pedal with no MIDI connections or anything, so it will be hard to match this to other things besides live playing, since your tempo controls are either a tempo dial or tap tempo. When switching patterns, your tempo setting is generally kept, though some loops are in half or double time, and it gets more complicated with those loops that are not in 4/4. I like that when switching patterns, the pedal generally waits until the bar is finished to switch to the new pattern, which makes it easier to stay in the groove. Overall, this pedal is a really good way to have some useful, great-sounding drum patterns for jamming or looping in a very small package.

It’s not gonna sound exactly like an acoustic guitar but it does add that ambience and vibe of an acoustic. I wouldnt say a full acoustic more akin to a thin-line or parlor sized acoustic. If you go in thinking this will magically transform your guitar, I would stay away. But if you want something that gets the light snap/punch of a thinline from your electric, then this solves that problem.

My original review followings. This pedal sounds really good "for the price." Hopefully the replacement will last. I'm glad I finally have a working A7 but from a cost-benefit analysis perspective, the product is not worth all the trouble I went through to get it. I'd have been better off spending more money for a product from a company with reliable customer service. Seems most people get a good product though, so up to you, take your chances I guess. I only used this pedal a couple times at home. I went to use it again after a couple weeks and it didn't work at all, no sound, no light, no power. When I contacted the seller I was told that it was past the exchange period but that I should contact Mooer because the pedal was guaranteed. HAH! I had a dozen exchanges with so called "customer service" and technical support. Several requests for a video of the problem - which I provided each time. Several requests for my receipt, again which I provided each time. And each time I responded immediately with the information they requested a week or more would go by with no response. I would follow up and I would go through the same endless circle of hell. Near as I can tell a different person would handle the request each time and then forget about it. ABSOLUTELY THE WORST "CUSTOMER SERVICE" EXPERIENCE EVER. I put that in parenthesis because it's not customer service it's some kind of sadistic alternate world version where they think customer service means do everything they can to ensure the customer not only gets no service but is teased into thinking each time that something is finally going to happen and then... nothing. Absolute torture. Absolute waste of my time. Don't buy from this seller, don't buy any Mooer products. The low price isn't worth the pain, suffering and torture they will inflict on you. What a waste of money and time. My advice is every time you're tempted to spend that $50 or $60 or whatever amount... SAVE IT... save it up... until you have enough to buy a high quality pedal made by a company that will back up their products and treat you fairly and with courtesy and respect.

Excellent packaging, well protective case, and small enough to still fit in my mail box. It may be mini in size but packs so much fun to play around with. Still looking at where in line I want it. So the fun begins. You are let to your ability to make your settings and produce your genuine sounds.

The pro's- Order delivered on time. Unit is small, solidly built. It does not introduce any signal/line interference, is true bypass, and 9 volt power is only required to light up the LED. An adaptor is NOT included. The con's- I decided to return it, and Mooer wanted to charge me return postage, which I was absolutely unwilling to pay. I had to reach out to Amazon customer service, whom requested Mooer send a prepaid postage label. Mooer did finally respond and comply after being forced, but really, there is no reason why someone should have to pay to return an item to a company that makes a ton of money from poor musicians. Furthermore, the seller has delayed accepting the return delivery and processing my refund- this is unacceptable. I had to contact Amazon customer service and open up an A-Z claim, which was a 2 day headache. Finally, Mooer paid back the funds. I would NEVER recommend dealing with them after this. The unit uses a manual selector switch, so the user can only choose between A or B, but in order to use A,B,&Y, they have to manually flip the switch. This will be detrimental for a performer who needs to do it mid song. A 3 way wired stomp switch would have resolved the issue. The instruction manual is ridiculously small print. The unit is made in China.

Awesome pedal, sounds better than my old OCD

This pedal is too noisy when not playing. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the noises coming from this pedal when you aren't playing are just as loud as the synth sounds it creates when you are playing. This makes the pedal pretty much unusable. The sounds I can get from this pedal are pretty interesting and I'm sure I could find some way to use them for recording. However, it would require lots of post production to clean up the sound and there is no chance I could use this pedal for live performances.