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Maestro MPF-1

These Maestro MPF-1 stompers aren't mine but I wanted to include them as they are pretty rare this side of the pond. Most of all, they are very original items designed by Moog for Maestro. All of the controls can be foot-actuated, even if it is not always very practical.

Even the mechanical design is unusual: the whole pedal constitutes the "stomp area" and collapses on its base to actuate the internal footswitch.

These are traditional semi-parametric filters, with an unusual selectable overdrive level and this is probably their very best feature. The sound you can get when using them in front of a cooking amp is really very good with great string separation and dynamic range. It apparently is a favorite of Josh Hommes for his signature tone... This is why Geoff from El Gato uses these two!