The Menatone Top Boost in a Can Mojo is an overdrive and boost pedal built around a class A British amp circuit, the maker's take on the Vox AC30 style of amp voiced as a pedal. It is the top model of the Top Boost in a Can range, which Menatone calls "the cream of the crop of Top Boost in a Can overdrive/boost pedals"12. The pedal combines two independent sections, an amp-style overdrive side and a boost side, and each can be used with or without the other.
The circuit and the parts
Menatone describes the Mojo as "still the same class A british amp circuit it has always been", done up in a larger enclosure "with all the same parts you would find in a $3000 handmade amp"3. The Mojo treatment is a parts upgrade: the maker says the larger high voltage and wattage caps and resistors bring "extra complexity and harmonic richness" compared with the standard build3.
The pedal the Mojo is based on has a strong reputation among players chasing that amp's voice. Writing in a December 2024 buying guide of Vox-style pedals, Delicious Audio's Griffin Jennings said of the standard Top Boost in a Can: "Brian Mena's TBIAC is a replica of the entire Vox AC30 circuit, complete with the tone stack." He also noted that the pedal "includes a sag control for amp-like compression and an independently switchable boost circuit into the front end"1.
The Mojo version and the standard pedal
The Mojo is a variant of the standard Top Boost in a Can, which Menatone introduced as a parts-upgrade edition: "I thought it was hightime that the Top Boost in a Can got a mojo parts version"3. The standard pedal has existed in several forms over the years. As Jennings put it, "There are all sorts of different versions of this pedal, including ones with larger and horizontal cases," and he described it as "regarded by many as the gold standard of Vox-style pedals but almost impossible to find"1.
| Top Boost in a Can (standard) | Top Boost in a Can Mojo | |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit | Replica of the entire Vox AC30 circuit with tone stack1 | Same class A British amp circuit3 |
| Parts | Standard build | Parts found in a $3000 handmade amp, larger high voltage and wattage caps and resistors3 |
| Enclosure | Versions with larger and horizontal cases exist1 | Larger enclosure, top-mounted jacks3 |
| List price | $239 (Delicious Audio, December 2024)1 | $289.00 USD (Menatone, October 2026)2 |
The standard Top Boost in a Can was described in late 2024 as almost impossible to find1. The Mojo is a hand-built version with a stated build time of approximately 4 to 6 weeks, so it is ordered rather than picked off a shelf3.
Using it on a board
The two sides work independently. Menatone states: "The boost side and the amp side are independent and can be use together or on their own"3. In practice that means the pedal can act as a clean-ish boost into an already driven amp, as a standalone amp-style overdrive, or as both at once, in the same spirit as the standard pedal's independently switchable boost into the front end1.
All of the jacks are top mounted, which Menatone rounds off with "All top mounted jacks round out the goodness"3. Top-mounted jacks keep the pedal's depth on a pedalboard to the width of the enclosure itself, which matters in a larger enclosure like this one3.
Menatone's product page carries two demo videos by Dave Murdy, one covering low gain and various EQ settings and one covering high gain and various settings3.
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Questions
Can the boost and amp sides of the Menatone Mojo be used separately?
Yes. Menatone states that the boost side and the amp side are independent and can be used together or on their own. That means you can run the pedal purely as a boost into your amp, purely as the amp-style overdrive, or with both sections engaged at once.
How long does a Menatone Top Boost in a Can Mojo take to build?
Menatone lists the build time as approximately 4 to 6 weeks. Because the Mojo is a hand-built parts upgrade version, it is not an off-the-shelf item, so ordering one means waiting for the unit to be assembled and shipped.
What is different about the Mojo compared with the standard Top Boost in a Can?
The Mojo is a parts-upgrade version of the standard Top Boost in a Can. Menatone builds it in a larger enclosure with the same parts you would find in a $3000 handmade amp, including larger high voltage and wattage caps and resistors, which the maker says add extra complexity and harmonic richness.
Where are the jacks on the Menatone Mojo?
All of the jacks are top mounted. That keeps the pedal's footprint shallow on a pedalboard, since patch cables run straight up rather than out the sides of the enclosure.
How much does the Menatone Mojo cost?
The Mojo lists at $289.00 on Menatone's product page as of October 2026. The standard Top Boost in a Can was listed at $239 in a December 2024 buying guide, so the Mojo sits above it in price as well as in the range.
Sources (3)
- The 20 Best Vox-Style Pedals & Vox-In-a-Box Overdrives In 2024, Delicious Audio, 2024-12-02
- Top Boost in a Can Mojo, Menatone
- Top Boost in a Can Mojo, Menatone (www.menatone.com)
