TC Electronic Mojo Mojo Overdrive Pedal Review - It's Paul Gilbert's Favourite Pedal

TC Electronic Mojo Mojo Overdrive Pedal Review.
It's Paul Gilbert's favourite overdrive pedal, so how bad can it be?
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[@MrPolevaulter]

Check out more budget pedal reviews here: kzbin.info/aero/PLNaLwTdlpQNEWI6wA6DmOwlL6xucK7_n3

[@Stlie1]

How about a Fuzz pedal review? The affordables like Tc Electronics Rusty Fuzz, a Donner or a Behringer pedal etc? And you can try some that are a tad more expensive like Joe Gore's Duh, or the overlooked JDM 292.

[@LouDeMarco]

Really great playing, and a very good demo of the pedal. Thanks for taking the time!

[@MrPolevaulter]

My pleasure :)

[@kimmolingonheimo]

Im in love with this pedal, truly brings a bit bassy bluesy/jazzy mojo to a strat neck pup, 50 bucks; for 20 bucks the Moskys Silver Horse and Crazy Tone also bring good bass enhancement to tone... even in this demo i much prefer the Mo to the other drive...Cheers evrybody!!!

[@theWARMJET]

I like this pedal, sounds organic and different from those mid range green pedals, its like warm dirt. Thank you for your reviews!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Glad you like it!

[@joshuajacobson2000]

Great description - organic warm dirt. Spot on description with my humbuckers. My favorite pedal so far. Great with AC Boost.

[@robertclinger7351]

I bought the smaller Wampler Tumnus, an overdrive pedal and Love it! I think you would too. Always enjoy your videos! From Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

[@Andyanddiana467]

Just stumbled on this vid - I like my Mojo Mojo, but I'll be the first to admit it isn't "the one" for every single style. Good to see honest reviews on KZbin.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers!

[@matiaslopezczeczujka9860]

Great video! I like the versatility of the pedal, I recognize that it has much tone range (and this is the best point of the pedal).

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers 😊

[@mikecooper8465]

Just subbed to ur channel.almost bought the Mojo pedal yesterday at GC .glad I didn't.thanks for the review.👍...

[@MrPolevaulter]

Mike Cooper Thanks for subbing. Glad I could be of assistance 😊

[@crescendo33]

Nice Video thanks for sharing Elmo Karjalainen

[@MrPolevaulter]

crescendo33 My pleasure 😊

[@JedNadin]

It’s crazy how much you can hear this pedal is the main source of Paul’s modern tone. Even in this video. Great video.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Jed Nadin Thanks 😊

[@MLCDelux]

I’ve had this pedal for awhile and I thought I liked it, I wanted to like it, couldn’t put my finger on it but I just wasn’t in love with it, thought it was just me never being fully satisfied with my tone... I’m glad I found this video, it justified my feelings about mojo mojo, AND I love your shredding at the end while I type this!!!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers :)

[@ATOMSKI_MRAV]

I felt the same way about the Fulltone OCD. Had it for a year and decided to sell it because I almost never used it. I just ordered the mojomojo and am expecting a bit of a change in sound.

[@claretimus]

I think it sounded great and more raw vs the malmsteen overdrive which I also like although it really cuts the bass and makes it a bit harsher with more less pleasant highs. Nice review!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers :)

[@RicardoLopez-sd9ym]

Hello Elmo, just out of curiosity, what pick do you use, i find your picking very good and clean🤘✊❤

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thank you, and sorry for taking a while to get back. I use 1,5 Dunlops mostly. The delrin ones.

[@RicardoLopez-sd9ym]

Elmo Karjalainen Just like father Yngwie

[@MrPolevaulter]

:D

[@ulfwesterholm7577]

I have the Mojomojo and I love it! BUT I play bluesy stuff and maby that is what it is intended for. Try the Dark matter pedal for heavy metal.

[@mrscary3105]

PS: I also use a noise gate with single coils. I have 2 guitars with p90s and those... well i am sure you know.

[@metalchug426]

Which of these u like the most 1.malmsteen young guitar arpeggio tone 2. Malmsteen reh video 3. Malmsteen arpeggios to hell tone...

[@MrPolevaulter]

Of those, probably REH.

[@Severinate]

I stack this with a Catalinbread 'Dirty Little Secret.' Works great as a boost pedal, it's not really a high gain stand alone drive.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Severinate Seems so.

[@TwistedMind86Chern]

Mojo Mojo gives more thickness to your tone and it was warmer than the YJM for sure. I prefer Mojo Mojo but at the end the guitar tone is a completely sunjective thing :)

[@Stlie1]

I have it. Wonderful with the Bass knob. Combine it with Joe Gore's Cult overdrive.

[@metalliholic]

I believe Gilbert uses another overdrive or booster pedal with the mojomojo for more gainzzz

[@MrPolevaulter]

Edgar Patlan He does yeah. But that changes, the Mojo Mojo is always there.

[@claudiocruzat4624]

I need a Mojojojo. XD

[@agentorange8530]

Yeah, last time I saw he has the Catalinbread Karma Suture Germanium Overdrive/Distortion along with it.

[@taleofrevenge]

Id love to hear this demonstrated with a guitar that has humbuckers

[@SamuraiBud]

i remember the dark matter it was to muddy and bassy which would splater with power chord in 8th freet n higher

[@mrscary3105]

Racer-X is the bomb! (Good vid brother)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Cheers :)

[@daveravens51]

Paul uses another boost in front of the mojo to gain stage it..the Fender overdrive sounds great with single coils

[@saddestchord7622]

It sounds great into a Super Reverb or an AC (top boost channel). But I don't play metal so my sound is much, much different than yours. On rare occasions when I have turned the gain all the way up, it has sounded like shit. A tube screamer or something before it might tighten it up some. Maybe an EQ.

[@DANTHETUBEMAN]

i am not sayin the Boss OD-2R Turbo Overdrive is your cup of tea,,,,, but its for you,,for that amp,, it is hard to do any better then this there are no opamps or any other types of integrated circuits in there. so the natural harmonics come alive. the turbo can do a lead boost with a side button added. then demo deep purple songs for us,, hiway star,, and hendrix machine gun or voodo chill jeff healy concordance man or SRV so many great strat players to choose from.

[@MrPolevaulter]

DANTHETUBEMAN Thanks for the tip 😊

[@GiacomoVaccari]

At some point there were some cranked marshall Hendrix vibes there!

[@image30p]

Good review! It seemed like an OK sound. It didn't seem to sing as much the ODs you mostly use.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks!

[@dimitris470]

Its EQ is very pronounced. As PG said, it works nicely to tame shrill highs. But if your amp already has tamed highs, this sounds just muffled. It's not a very good all-purpose overdrive

[@paulblanchet542]

You might like the Dark Matter better.

[@suzannaandrea4306]

the video was very informative-not entertaining at all-surpassed thAt-uh i was too busy drinking the play made my morning exceptional-excellent pure playing never anything but brilliant-flawless/old news/thank you/shared

[@MrPolevaulter]

Suzanna Banjoknee Thanks 😊

[@arturo3164]

Este pedal es la prueba viviente de que no se tiene que comprar pedales caros para sonar bien, el precio de este pedal es de casi un tercio de lo que cuestan los de boutique y, para mi punto de vista tiene el sonido mas transparente que he escuchado en mi vida, yo soy un coleccionista de pedales de overdrive, los he usado casi todos, pero siempre salen a relucir los pedales tipo tube screamer que realmente no son tan transparentes ya que otrogan demasiados medios. El nivel de distorsion es muy versatil, lo puedes usar perfectamante con single coils o humbuckers, con un ampli limpio o distorsionado y funciona igual de bien en casi todas las situaciones, lo puedes usar como un clean boost, con poca distorsion o incluso con el gain al maximo se obtienen sonidos muy interesantes, aunque yo personalmente prefiero tener el gain a las 12 y mejor aumentar el volumen. El Mojomojo es de esos pedales que puedes tenerlos siempre funcionando si lo sabes ecualizar correctamente. Eso si, para maximizar su calidad de audio se tiene que usar con un amplificador de valvulas

[@MrPolevaulter]

arturo aguirre No habla espanol...

[@gdalambchop]

You have just killed a fantastic pedal !!! Why ??? Because you play heavy metal music and that pedal is made for other uses !!! Thank you !!!

[@MrPolevaulter]

I play all sorts of music. Starting from blues. So yeah, thank you.

[@tonylocke1214]

A bit late coming to this video, but I absolutely agree with your assessment of the MojoMojo. As a big fan of tc electronics, I really wanted to love this pedal, but I don’t. As you note, it’s too fuzzy for an overdrive, but not fuzzy enough for a fuzz. I keep dragging it out, and trying it with different set ups, but I can’t find a sound that works for me. Great demo, and awesome playing, as always. I particularly enjoyed the Jeff Beck (RIP), style whammy work. Brilliant, in my estimation, and in a fair world, you’d be much better known. But I hope you continue to do what you do.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Thanks!

[@metalchug426]

Fender yngwie pedal is the best overdrive...

[@damianrjames]

i thought it sounded cool! why do you play fast all the time? are you in a hurry? good review tho, in terms of sounds and nice axe..

[@MrPolevaulter]

Simon Runcorn Thanks Simon! I get paid by the note 😂

[@damianrjames]

Well i think if you applied that technique to something more harmonically interesting it could sound amazing! the bigger question being; why do so many rock shredders completely disregard harmony on guitar? so many times I see them racing up and down the fretboard with showy, complex technical passages, to be followed with A, G, D chords in first position! It's like a body builder who only works on one area! Music is much much more than running up and down a fretboard! Even Paganini didn't play only rapid stuff. And all the classical geniuses could improvise around changes! Next question, why do the pseudo neo-classical shredders never choose Bach, which is both technically and harmonically some of the most interesting music ever written, to demonstrate their prowess on the instrument? i think i know why; cos they can't show off! Conclusion; classical harmony in rock guitar is shallow and superficial in my opinion. Sorry for the rant! But I'm right!

[@MrPolevaulter]

You seem to be lumping me in the "rock shredders" category. On that point you are dead wrong. That one has a slightly more interesting harmony thing going: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZKYi6NorqprbZY And this one is simple as hell and no showing off: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5fakHlpndqJmdE You're absolutely right. Music is much more than running up and down a fretboard. But it can also be running up and down a fretboard. And it's not because of showing off, at least in my case. It's because it's fun.

[@damianrjames]

i guess i lumped you in because you did a demo in which you shredded the most part. statistically, i'd say that the "sometimes" adverb of frequency represents about 50% or less of the time, not 90%! apologies if i lumped, i do actually love the sound you got outta the pedal! :)

[@MrPolevaulter]

Did you listen to the songs?

[@levent.]

Everything in this video represents YJM mindset and equipment. That's why this is not a good video for review. That pedal actually very versatile and that player's mindset (YJM) not.

[@epic103]

Yngwie is more versatile than you think. He combines elements of rock, blues, metal, and classical into his playing style. But I get what you're saying. Yngwie has a particular sound he's going for.

[@kimmolingonheimo]

just ordered the Mumu..., love a bit bassy pedals for my Yamaha strat s neck pups for jazz/blues, Moskys are great and Joyo Us Dream is very smooth, this ones gonna add to collection perfectly, for even mo thickness i use the SD Pickup Booster humbuck tones...this Elmo just repeats the same every vid...Jazzy Cheers, Kimmo : )

[@luckyvr39163]

He will be honest it sounds 🥱

[@Alfredo78666]

Elmo Eskalopainen:-7

[@timothyjames4195]

THIS MAN HAS 6 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND!!!!

[@paulkielt9301]

To me it sounds much more like a clean booster than an overdrive.

[@christian_oz]

I have this pedal and to my ears it adds too much of a fuzz vibe to call it a clean booster. Not that I dislike that.

[@darkmelody9300]

I agree I got one and really do not care for it. It always sounds muddy to me. My tube screamer and super overdrive sound much better.

[@blakjack3053]

Sounds like a 50 buck pedal

[@arisl2370]

I have never bought an overdrive pedal that coloured your tone as much as the mojo mojo...It was just AWFUL IMO

[@MrPolevaulter]

I'm not sure if I would call it awful, but I didn't like it much either.

[@MrOzgooner]

@@MrPolevaulter ok it was shit then....hahaha lol.....Cheers Elmo, love your channel !

[@MrPolevaulter]

@@MrOzgooner Cheers :)

[@kimmolingonheimo]

well i guesswe have different ear drums, i liked your tone better with the beefy mojomjo, go joe an get the dog! fuzz indeed

[@erenbecomesdovecrying6016]

Little love letter to all gear reviewers, I fucking know what guitars are made of and they are all made the fucking same, I know how pedals are made and what a fucking knob is for. Shut the fuck up and run through as many guitars and tone options as possible, I don’t care about anything except for how it sounds.

[@MrPolevaulter]

Good for you.