Moog EP-3 review

Bargain expression pedal

  • £37
  • €46
  • $46
By Trevor Curwen
( Guitarist )
published
The EP-3 comes with an attached two-metre cable terminated in a jack plug

MusicRadar Verdict

Massively broaden the scope of any Minifooger for less than £40.

Pros

  • +

    Great value. Robust plastic should stand some onstage use. Useful for a variety of pedals.

Cons

  • -

    Basic feature set. You'll probably want something more solid for regular gigging.

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The EP-3 is an essential add-on if you want to get the most out of any of the recently-released Moog Minifooger pedals.

"It's a pretty useful thing for any stompbox aficionado to own, as it's a universal expression pedal"

It's also a pretty 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.

The EP-3 comes with an attached two-metre cable terminated in a jack plug that you plug into the expression pedal input on your pedal.

Pressing down on the treadle sends a range of values from heel down to toe down - a knob on the side sets the control range so the pedal gives you either the full range of parameter adjustment, or a proportion of it for, say, a tuned pitch change, or to switch between two delay times. Mainly plastic, it's robust enough for onstage use, and has a smooth treadle action.

A solid choice for foot control of pedal parameters onstage and off - and the perfect, virtually essential, companion for any Minifooger.

Trevor Curwen

Trevor Curwen has played guitar for several decades – he's also mimed it on the UK's Top of the Pops. Much of his working life, though, has been spent behind the mixing desk, during which time he has built up a solid collection of the guitars, amps and pedals needed to cover just about any studio session. He writes pedal reviews for Guitarist and has contributed to Total Guitar, MusicRadar and Future Music among others.