The Mojo Hand FX Park Theater is a compact effects pedal that combines reverb and delay in a single enclosure. Announced on 7 August 2019, it takes its name and its concept from the Park Theater, a club whose Open Mic Night the company said it liked, and each pedal carried a USD 50 donation towards the renovation work at the venue1.
What it does
The Park Theater mixes its two effects separately via three controls: Echo, Space and Mix. Echo sets the delay side, Space the reverb side, and Mix blends the combined effect with your dry signal1. The idea behind the pedal is the sound of a large venue: as gearnews.com's Jef put it, "a pedal that sounds something like a room of this size. So a long reverb and a slap-back echo!"1
That pairing suits players who want a roomy, ambient backdrop without stacking two separate pedals: a long reverb for space, with a single slap-back echo behind it, rather than a long repeating delay.
Controls
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Echo | Sets the delay effect, mixed in separately1 |
| Space | Sets the reverb effect, mixed in separately1 |
| Mix | Blends the combined effect with the dry signal1 |
Power and related pedals
The Park Theater runs via an external 9 Volt power supply only, so no batteries. That is worth planning for on a board: it needs its own 9V supply output rather than a battery compartment1.
The pedal follows a similar approach to the RVT, a sibling release from Mojo Hand FX announced at the same time, which pairs reverb with vibrato and tremolo effects1.
Mojo Hand FX has since released other delay-based pedals, including the Dream Mender and the Octaverse reverse octave delay. For more on the maker, see the Mojo Hand FX brand page, and for other ways to combine the two effects, see Multi-effects Pedals.
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Questions
Does the Mojo Hand FX Park Theater run on a battery?
No. According to gearnews.com's 2019 announcement, both the Park Theater and its sibling RVT pedal run via an external 9 Volt power supply only, so there is no battery option. Plan to have a 9V DC supply on your pedalboard.
What is the donation connected with the Park Theater pedal?
Mojo Hand FX tied the pedal to the Park Theatre venue: each pedal sold carried a USD 50 donation going towards the renovation work at the Park Theatre, a club the company said it liked for its Open Mic Night concept.
Sources (1)
- Mojo Hand FX's new RVT and Park Theater pedals mash up multiple effects, gearnews.com, 2019-08-07
