Moog released this excellent line early in 2014. Every entry in the Minifooger series appears to be well-built, and they strip a lot of the modular features from their larger, much more complicated (and expensive!) Moogerfooger brethren.
The Drive entry is fantastic. I has all of the usual controls you'll find on a typical three-knob pedal; it also has a proprietary Moog low-pass filter that can be controlled on the front panel, or via expression pedal. This is where the pedal really shines. If--like me--you're not a big fan of pentatonic noodling that so many wah pedals seem to encourage, then the MF Drive's filter gives you a whole new take on what otherwise be a played and corny effect. This pedal sounds great, is built to exacting standards, and costs less than most boutique drives with far fewer tonal possibilities. I do wish that it had a little more gain on tap. It can get close to fuzz at the upper range of the gain control, but another 10-15% would allow the MF Drive to kick a lot of pedals off of a lot of boards.
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