Moog EP-3 4-stars Reviews

Good expression pedal for the money

Positives:

+ Control/taper feels great

+ The output control is great for fx compatibility

+ Feels sturdy enough

+ Is not overly expensive

Negatives:

- It's a bit high for my taste

- Rubber pads on the bottom are okay, but also a bit hard and still slip on stuff like PVC or laminate flooring.

Moog EP-3 - first week.

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646 / 5000

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So I've bought this pedal because I've recently got my hands on a EQD Avalanche Run and I want to control some paramters with a good expression pedal. The manual of the EQD AR said the Moog EP-3 is best suited for the job.

I've been using it for a week now and I'm very happy with the pedal, the build quality is fine and pedal moves smooth and feels very natural.

This pedal is pretty self explanatory, a fun thing is the jack cable that comes with the Moog EP-3 is not hardwired on the pedal it self.

This gives me room to manuver the pedal on my board or other locations.

I've got no complaints one week after buying it and working with it.

Works as expected

Works as expected! The chord could be a bit longer for my use but i think they fixed it in the next revision.

Expression pedal

It looks sturdy and the travel of the pedal feels nice

Works great with Quad Cortex.

I bought this to use with the Quad Cortex and it works out the box.

It's very solid and very plastic. Purely functional with little aesthetic value, it won't win a design award but feels like it would survive a stampede let alone years of use.

It can only be used for a single expression without the ability to toggle between two like some pedals so if that's what you are after it probably isn't much good to you. But if you're using it for one thing, like a wah say, it does the job perfectly.

very good quality

does the job and top notch quality

Fine expression pedal for the money

its really nice, works good of course the travel is not big but it's easy getting used to it

Good Sturdy Pedal - Excellent Value by Comparison

Pros:

Does the job of an expression pedal well

Sturdy and with decent weight to it.

Excellent value.

Cons:

TRS lead that comes with it could be better quality.

No user / quick start guide included

Good build, value jumps sometimes

I don't know whether this is a problem with the pedal or the hardware I'm using it with, but sometimes when I go from toe to heel very quickly the change doesn't take. I've seen this with a boss RV-6 and a EarthQuaker Pyramid. On one hand the pedal should be a fairly simple circuit, and the build *does* feel incredibly sturdy, but on the other hand I'm a bit unwilling to believe *both* effects pedals have a similar issue

Great function - profile a little high

I use this to control a boss-sy1 synthesiser effect pedal and it does the job extremely well.

Pros: Solid unit, good weight, works smoothly

Cons: Profile a little high for extended comfortable use while standing.

Works perfectly with the MF drive, but it is a bit bulky and feels cheap.

It does its job

Very flexible pedal, can be adapted to many different needs (has polarity switch and a wheel that allows to tune the activity range). I have 2, use one for volume control and the other for other effects (mostly wah) on a multi effect rack.

They do the job. Solid build

Does what it should

And isn't expensive. If you want an inexpensive good option get it.

A very nice, inexpensive option

The Moog EP-3 is an expression pedal from Moog. Just like every Moog piece of gear I've owned, it's big and heavy, which is not necessarily a bad thing ;)

The whole thing is heavy plastic and the action on it is smooth.

It comes with a cable and has a polarity switch and a trim knob for adjustments.

All in all, it's great product given its price.

Utilitarian

Looking for even more affordable expression pedal than the Roland EV-5 I came to the Moog.

As it's cheaper, it also looks like it, having no thrills plain uniform black plastic for the entire pedal, not even rubber on the pedal. Saying that, it does have a steel plate at the bottom that adds nice weight to it and rubber feet to keep it from sliding around.

Its height resembles more a wah pedal, so it's not as compact as the Roland, but in some situations one might prefer this as it will be on the same level with some other pedals.

Pedal travel is nice and smooth and I like also that you can remove the cable, which is not the case with the Roland.

Good choice if you don't want to pay lots for a pot in a box.

Efficient but lacking personality

This pedal combines as a volume or tone depending on what stomp box you assign it to. I have a Moog Drive and a Moog Trem. When plugged in to one or the other, it can be used as Trem speed, Volume or Wha. It's up to you to fiddle around and find what you want out of it. No explanation needed there! There is a small knob on the side that remains a little bit of a mystery. Sometimes it widens the amplitude sometimes it does nothing. Again, its a thing you learn to fiddle with and happily or accidentally find what you are looking for. Doesn't require any power. I find it most interesting with the Tremolo when you want to go a little wacky. It's roughly the same size as an Ernie Ball VPJr so it will sit conformably on your board.

Smooth, but bulky

I bought this pedal to use with a Minifooger delay and I love how they work together. Detachable cable is reassuring. Build quality is good, the materials are not cheap. The only downside is that it is a bit bulky, so it's not very easy to use it while sitting. Otherwise it does it's job smoothly.2U Soft Rack Case

Plastic pedal

This is a well built pedal but it's probably not as sturdy as I would like to be.

The rubber feet are good and you won't be gliding around with this pedal.

It's still heavy even if it's not metal but it does what I want it to do.

The pedal came with a cord which was a welcome surprise!

Note: I use this with a Prophet 08 synth and it works well!

Does the job

It works fine and seems well built, but is perhaps taller/bulkier than it needs to be. It also suffers from the issue that I've had with all other MIDI expression pedals, where the sensitivity increases exponentially towards the upper end of the curve. Hoped it would be flatter.

Bang for the buck!

The pedal is really good and easy to use.

It is plastic and that could be a bit scary but it actually feels quite sturdy, not rock'n'roll sturdy but i would definitely use it live.

The metal plate on the bottom gives it a nice weight witch is good when using it as a "freestanding" pedal but used on a pedalboard it just gets too heavy.

/J