MOOER PE100 Portable Multi Effects Pedal

The PE100 is well worth the money. It's a solid built that comes with a Power Cord, not mentioned. It also runs off batteries as well. The PE100 comes loaded with 198 presets, 36 effects, Drum Machine, Metronome, Tap Tempo, Aux In and Headphone jack. So, it can be used as part of your pedalboard or as a standalone practice amp using nothing but headphones. The presets on the PE100 are similar to the Boss BR8 and subsequent recorder/mixers, modeling amps like The Line 6 Bogner digital amp, with pre-amp tubes, Fender Modeling amps, The Tascam DP32 and 64 series of Recorders and Mixers. Where in all cases, the presets have a name that identifies it with either a familiar song or artist name. And the effect will immediately bring either that recording artist or song to mind. This is a massive tool for any guitarist tool kit. Whether on the pedalboard or on the table. It's fun to use. I'm playing it through a Marshall Stack, tubed amp. And whether in clean or dirty mode, the effect still overrides the Clean/Dirty effect of the amp. Meaning that in Crunch mode, I don't lose the effect, I just gain one. Also using in conjunction with other pedals I play with, like the Steve Vail Dunlop Bad Horsie Wah Contour Pedal. Same thing. I have the BH after the PE100, and can still clearly get exactly what I want. I have a lot of gear. Guitars, Amps, Mixers and Pedals. And in many cases for myself there are redundancies. None the less, this pedal makes getting there a whole lot faster. If you want a really good pedal with some amazing sounds, that won't cost you a weeks pay. Then try this one out.

While I don't rescind my previous positive review of the Zoom G1x, I wish I had gotten this first. While using my Zoom, I kept missing the sound of a Peavey 5150, which the Zoom does not provide. The Mooer GE150 provides two models of that specific amp: the original Peavey 5150 as well as the later EVH 5150 III. Both sound awesome here. It's good to have my old stage sound fully accounted for on a portable unit that I can take pretty much anywhere. While, yes, there's some plastic involved in the pedal's construction, it's very well-made. It's a guitar pedal, not an automotive jack, so it beats me why some people sneer at such things. The knobs and switches are solid enough that they'll probably last longer than you do.There's a slew of other amps to choose from here other than my fav 5150, and they all sound very convincing. As with some other multi-effects units, you can mix and match heads with cabs. You'll be able to change microphone models as well as tubes, and your changes take effect as you're selecting them so that you'll know right there and then whether or not you've made a good choice. Still can't find a sound you like? You'll be happy to find that you can add your favorite custom IR via PC and Mooer's free studio software download (more on that later).The effects are a bit limited but make sense. Chances are good you'll find something you like to add that final bit of polish to your sound. While it's concerning that your effects chain is fixed (the position Mooer makes available for each effect is the only place you'll be able to use it), for my own purposes I haven't found that to be a headache, and I doubt it'll be for most other players as well. If you tend to be a straight-into-the-amp player, you probably only have one or two effects that you like to use on occasion to begin with, and you're likely to place them in the same position of your chain as Mooer would. If you're in love with your existing pedalboard, you can simply use the Mooer as an amp replacement: just because Mooer gives you a position for a given effect doesn't mean that it forces you to use it, and you gain the ability to easily switch between different amp models. Not a bad deal at all.The tuner is accessible by holding down the left foot switch, and it's quite nice; very easy to see and use from an average standing height. Otherwise, tapping either foot switch allows for you to march up or down the presets list. All presets are editable, so you can fill them with the tones you need for your setlist and tap accordingly. Or what the heck? Play around with them as pre-configured. It's your pedal. You decide. My only issue here is that each patch changes the moment your foot *leaves* the switch, not the moment you stomp *down* on said switch. It's an adjustment to one's stage performance, but doable, so I can't bring myself to ding a star for it.Mooer's free studio software makes editing presets (or creating your own) a breeze. No lockups, no nagging popups... it just works. Most of its functionality can be done on-the-fly using the pedal itself, but the software's going to be your first stop for updating firmware or loading a custom IR. This is downloadable on Mooer's website, which gives you access to the most current release.The rear panel offers some good input/output options, as well as a headphone jack for private listening (apartment dwellers, rejoice!). You shouldn't have any trouble patching it straight into the house PA during live gigs, or linking it to your favorite recording software. If you own an amplifier, it's bound to become sad and lonely--assuming you don't sell it, of course. If you've used the Mooer preamp pedals before and it irked you that those awesome little candy-bars don't come with a power adapter, this one does. It also comes with a USB cable for linking it up to your PC.It's a budget unit that doesn't sound like one. Sure, you can grab a Mooer Radar and a Mooer preamp pedal and do the Cradle of Filth thing, but you probably would have paid more for those than you would have for the GE150--only to give yourself fewer options. This is a better deal, and highly recommended.

A lot of pedal for a great price. 4 stars because it is poorly grounded to the aluminum face plate. I got frustrated with all the noise this unit produced. Since the housing is plastic and aluminum, I soldered a ground to the expression pedal mount and eliminated the annoying noise. Everything else about this pedal is excellent reason to buy one.

So far, I've only been able to spend about 30 minutes using my Mooer GE150, however within a few minutes I was able to get VERY nice tones from it using the software, which is very easy to use and to save presets.The quality of effects is excellent as is the ability to modify cabinet and IR settings, well worth the price which is reasonable. If I could find one thing to nitpick about, it would be the plastic rear housing, but I just play in my living room, I'm not a gigging muscian. Although, one could gig with this unit, it's that good. Very happy with my purchase.

This is a great unit. It's important to either read the instructions or watch a video on how to use it.