Wampler Pedals announces Mofetta overdrive/distortion, a Mostortion tribute

May 17, 2024 · 3 sources

Wampler Pedals announced the Mofetta, an overdrive and distortion pedal inspired by the out-of-production Ibanez MT10 Mostortion, on May 17, 2024¹. MusicRadar described it as a "supercharged" version of the classic Ibanez pedal¹.

The Mofetta is not a straight clone. It keeps the original's three-band EQ, and adds a Texture switch that introduces MOSFETs into the overdrive section¹. Guitar Pedal X reported the switch selects between stock silicon clipping and MOSFET clipping, and that the MOSFET setting "jumps up the gain quite a bit"². MusicRadar reported that the original Mostortion did not use its MOSFETs for overdrive, which was the job of the clipping diodes¹. Delicious Audio said the original's low-gain tones were widely and incorrectly attributed to its MOSFET op-amps³.

Controls are Level, Gain, Bass, Middle and Treble, plus the Texture switch¹². MusicRadar reported the EQ can shift the pedal from a full-range drive to a transparent drive or a focused mid and treble boost, and that it was designed to stack with other drives¹. Wampler said his approach gives the pedal a wider range of gain than a high-gain drive, with cascaded MOSFET gain stages making the drive "harder, louder, and tighter"¹.

The first run was 600 units, according to a statement quoted by Guitar Pedal X: "We made 600 of these for this run, so get in early if you're interested. If these sell out we will make a new batch, but that process takes a few months."² Guitar Pedal X reported that the Reverb listing had sold out while Wampler's own site still showed units at the time of writing².

The sources give different prices. MusicRadar listed it at £/$199¹; Guitar Pedal X gave a US price of $199.97². Guitar Pedal X also described an Aztec Calendar graphic and knurled black aluminum knobs². MusicRadar reported the pedal was available now¹.