MOOER Drummer X2 Drum Machine Pedal

Blackwolf

February 16, 2026

Not intuitive. Complicated to set up outside of the built in drum parts.

Somewhat complicated to use if you want to do anything besides turn the knobs to get the drum pattern you're hoping for. The arrows on the knobs do not line up perfectly with the numbers. You can't tell what genre of drum beat you're trying to use without looking at the side, or you have to memorize it. The patterns have no discernible method (such as slower to faster patterns, or simple to more complex). The LEDs are nice and bright, but you have to read a physics manual to figure out what does what, when, and how - from buttons to flashing patterns on the LEDs. Overall, it sounds great once you figure out what pattern you want, but adjusting to a specific "beats per minute" is ridiculous - it's purely a guess and based on what you "feel" is appropriate. Overall, I'd say find a better drum machine somewhere else. I expected more from MOORE. You can supposedly download or adjust what drum pattern goes in each rhythm slot, but it's really complicated to do on a computer - easier to do using the save button. I'd say it's not really worth the amount of money I spent on it.

Ratings:

Ease of use: 1 star

Adjustment choices: 5 stars

Patterns available: 4 stars

Options: 3 stars

Quality of workmanship/attention to detail: 2 stars

Cost: 2 stars

Overall average: 2.5 stars

Delilah Allyn

February 4, 2026

I like Mooer products. It's pronounced "mower".

I went one step better and got a Mooer GL100 which is a drummer and also a looper. I like the Mooer brand. For a drummer, this is pretty much what I want.

Raven235711

November 29, 2025

Great guitar practice drummer!

Love this pedal is awesome for practice to replace my boring metronome! Sounds great and it is easy to select speed, styles, patterns, and fills. Even supports 7 programmable presets so you can chain patterns together for a complete song. Highly recommend this pedal to spice up your practice sessions!

oldranger53

September 22, 2025

Worth the money

Direct and detailed instructions for use are gaunt and hard to find and implement, IMO.

Regardless of that, the sounds that emerge from this box are very realistic and have a presence of unexpected fidelity.

Worth the Money

Take your time and follow your instructions and you will enjoy this pedal. I love the looper works great and there always fun, the main reason for me is that it was stereo unit and backing tracks up to 14 as long as they are under 10 mins. I paired this unit with the MOOER GE 150 PRO (STEREO) Effects unit It all works great together. Quality is good, size is perfect and good value for the money and as far as noise level I am not noticing anything yet. Great products for home practice. You can record, layer tracks or redo with or without a PC. GREAT STUFF MOOER INC.

Reverb Pedal Arrived

Thanks Mooer for Extra Pedals Power supply Great Product hoping to test it soon

Great sounding pedal, more options than I need.

This is a great sounding little pedal. I use it for practicing and jamming solo at home, no real intention of gigging with it. I run it thru an old Crate 160W six channel mixer into a pair of Kustom floor wedges in my music room. The sounds are great and there is lots of versatility. I like the tap tempo function on the right switch before I start. I play traditional country and classic rock locally. I don't need probably 75% of what this pedal has to offer, but it's all there if you want to dig in and find it. Spend some serious time on YT and you'll come away much more adept at using all of the features (again, I'll never use them).

Two complaints: This pedal is TALL, so when I'm sitting my toe doesn't always hit the start button. I make a few videos at home to send friends etc, and there's always more than one take if I'm sitting down because of that button height. (It's a bit close to switch #2, but that's a size thing).. My one big GRIPE with this pedal is the label / silkscreen on the front. Genre one is at 0.6 on the knob/rotary switch, pattern two is at 1.4, and it's visually irritating to look and depend on the labels. Same issue with the pattern knob. I took a screenshot of the stock photo here on Amz and you can see that things just don't line up, look at the arrow. All in all I'm glad I bought it, but it's like the engineer that did the layout and the person ordering parts were working at two different companies. Ugh.

Buy the pedal, and practice all you can... just don' t look at it ; )

mwangi d.

October 16, 2024

Nice sound but could improve on features

I bought this thinking I could import my own wav or midi or custom drum beats/phrases. But that isn't the case. You just only use the inbuilt phrases and export/import their arrangements on the pedal. Don't be mislead. The sound quality is very good though.

Disappointed

From reading the review I was really hoping for a great drum machine pedal. The first one had a bad digital tapping noise that would linger for a few seconds after you hit the stop, like a capacitor discharging over a few seconds. So they sent me another one. This one works for about 30 seconds and just quit. Oh well.

Good Product

Good drummer machine to practice with your bass or guitar.

0:40

A Pedal that Makes This Mullet Sound Like A Musical Maestro

I’ve been playing guitar (badly) for decades and have used an assortment of devices and studio equipment across two productions. But I’ve avoided pedals – outside of a WaWa pedal 20 years ago – because they are another thing that can go horribly wrong while performing. I’ve changed my tune about that with the Looper X2. I’m not saying I rushed to embrace it. If you are at all technologically reticent you will hit an immediate wall with ALL pedals at this point, because you will be hooking them to a computer. In this case you need to install the software from MOORE to manage the set up on your LOOP X2. You can expect your software security systems to lose their minds when they see what you are trying to do and you will have to “accept the risk” when you authorize the .exec file be installed.

With all of that what you find is something that is so amazing had it been available 20 years ago I would probably have a collection of pedals by now. Whether you decide to record your own performance - playing lead, rhythm, or whatever you want the pedal to play back – or upload sample tracks, drum tracks, or a full orchestral backing you can do a lot with this. In standby phase there is no sound distortion, no whine, just silence. Once it kicks in (meaning you’ve turned it on and started the playback) you get a clean sound that plays when you tell it to. Something that cannot always be said of band mates.

I upload directly some studio files I had from last year’s production and was very pleased with the performance of the device. I cannot say the same about my own performance. The pedal is bringing my game up and having accompaniment that cannot compensate for my shortcomings in forcing me to improve my chord transitions and timing. Sometimes frustration and technology equals growth.

The price point on this (151) puts it in the more “committed performer” category of cost, but is nowhere near the upper end of what you can spend on pedals and its capacity more than justifies the cost. While I will never be the type of guitarist to wing out a pedal board with a collection of pedals that cost as much as one of my axes, I will gladly use this one to make my adequate moments sound fantastic.

Key takeaways - Great pedal, lots of flexibility, major downside is downloading the software which is no big deal, just remember you are looking for the X2 series when you are on their website looking for the file software.

What a cool pedal!

The first thing that I noticed when taking this out of the box is that the build quality of this pedal is really solid. The pedal has a weighty feel and the knobs and foot switches likewise feel really great.

Plugging the power in triggers a really pleasing light display as the LEDs cycle through all of the positions and land on the current settings.

Once the pedal had been set up and my guitar was plugged in, I was really impressed with the different tones that this pedal produces. Switching through the different presets with the CAB knob provides a lot of variety right out of the box, and the changes in tone are really noticeable when playing through my combo amp. The HC and LC knobs provide a lot of control over the EQ and help shape your tone even further.

Another great thing about this pedal is the headphone jack, which is a great way to practice quietly, while still getting the feeling of playing through an amp. I am looking forward to using it for recording as well, so I can plug straight into my mixing board and not have to worry about setting up a mic.

The software for customizing your cab sim files seems really straightforward and I was able to tweak settings really quickly, and it provides a great way to set up a lot of different sounds that will be ready to go when you need them. I highly recommend spending some time with this pedal.

I used this for Acoustic Guitar

Cab sims don't usually work well for acoustic guitar. But after playing around with this pedal for about 5mins, I managed to dial in something I like. You can hear it in the short video recording I made (the addition effects are from other pedals, not the Cab X2).

For electric guitar: Based on hearing the various cab sims, it's a pretty ok pedal from what I can tell. Good at this price range, but won't be close to the more expensive stuff (I've been hearing too much helix, fractal, DSP, etc.).

I didn't try any IR, and I didn't test out the A/B function. The A/B function is nice and I might use it in the future since I can send different amp sims to different channels on my mixer and pan 1 left and 1 right.

Con: The instructions itself are not very clear.

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Good pedal

I have tried to find the editing software and haven't had any luck. But using the pedal I've noticed that when I switch between amp modes on the pedal the volume shoots up every time and I have to turn it back down on the pedals. Setting my amp at a very low volume the pedal still blast out loudly. But the tones on the different modes a really nice the buttons on the pedal switch between clean and dirty you have to remember to step on the right pedal are you shut it off. It'll shut off on either button. I need to find the editing software but I'm not sure which download is on the website it doesn't clearly label editing software. The red button is your amp select button there are 14 modeling amps. The lights on the side are blue in the first seven amps and turn purple in the second 7 amps. The first ones are Blues bass amps the purple is rock and heavy metal amp can't wait to figure out which one I like the best I do like number 14 distortion but not the clean sound. unfortunately you can't jump back and forth between amps at least not yet

1:00

Great sound and very easy to use.

Overall I was very suprised and happy with this little pedal. I've been going straight into my Apolo 8 interface and trying different direct in/channel strip options for a better tone. I put this at the end of my signal chain (pic included) and found a tone I liked right away without plugging into a computer or changing many of my settings.

This is definitely for tracking or situations where you're going in direct so it probably won't do much going into an amp. But if you're direct tone sounds too dry, thin, or buzzy, this pedal gives you the kind of electric guitar tone you're expecting.

An Excellent Guitar Recording Solution!

My home studio is not conducive to recording electric guitar the traditional way with a mic in front of the amp speaker because the acoustic sound of the string strumming gets picked up. So, I needed a way to record directly without it sounding terrible. I have an old solid state Fender amp with a direct preamp out, so that gives me the perfect setup to go into the Cab x2 pedal. I really like that I can have two different cabinets on each side, or I can have one side unaffected and go back into the amp. All the cabinet simulations sound really good, not harsh at all, and I will try loading some other IRs in the future. I also like that there are some bass cabs as well. Excellent pedal!

G M

September 26, 2023

Very useful!!

I just picked up the new Mooer CAB X2cabinet simulator pedal, not knowing exactly what to expect. Of course, I assumed it would just emulate a handful of classic cabinets, but beyond that I wasn’t sure. After taking some time to experiment with the unit, I discovered how useful it really is! Yes, it does simulate 11 different guitar and bass cabs so right out of the box it does what you think. The Level, High-Cut and Low-Cut knobs let you dial in the tone right away and the Cab selector knob is self-explanatory, no surprises there. The really cool part of the X2 is the “stereo” or multi cab options. If you like to record or experiment with different amps or cabs, you can do that right in the box. You’re given the ability to select, customize and combine any two cabs and send them to your mixer or DAW with 2 separate lines (left and right) and then use the Latency knob to effectively ad a bit of delay between left and right signals and giving you more of a true stereo sound! If you download the free editing software, which you definitely will want, you can further teak the tones and save them to any of the 14 available presets. The A/B button is a neat added feature, but maybe not the most useful. Bottom line is, although it is a pedal, it’s not actually intended for live use but it is a fairly powerful tool for recording.

*One more comment- You will want to download the manual from the Mooer website since the manual included is not the most useful thing in the world.

Pros-

Lots of cabs to choose from.

Easy to edit tones (especially with the software).

Simultaneous cabinet options for stereo sounds.

Cons-

Not the most intuitive out of the box.

Included manual is not very helpful.

Nice pedal

Great pedal for practicing guitar and songwriting or even for solo musicians live. Very simple to use with many preset beats and the ability to quickly adjust tempo increasing it's versatility even more.

Might lack some of the features of the Beat Buddy Mini such as transitions, variations on the fills, & the ability to download songs, but seems much easier to use right out of the box. The software may provide more functionality than I was able to discover in the short time that I tried it out.

Quality seems pretty good; construction feels solid; knobs have a nice positive feel to them, although I'll need to adjust the position of the pattern knob as the arrow falls nearly in between the numbers.

Sound is decent, but obviously somewhat dependent on the output source. I did add an eq pedal after mine which made a big difference.

Overall I'm very happy with this pedal and am looking forward to discovering more of what I can achieve with it.

110 beats and fills to choose from!

The drummer x2 offers stereo through or two parallel mono outputs. It is programmable, and easy to dial in the speed of the beat with the knob or to tap in a tempo before you start the beat.

The tone knob allows you to scoop the bass out or push the mids/highs, and the volume control allows you to make sure you're sending the appropriate volume signal to your mixer.

There are so many beats to choose from! Using this as a practice tool I'm sure to never get bored.

I have a lot of fun slowing down the metal or fusion drums to see what interesting rhythms I can come up with!

A very capable looper!

This Mooer Looper X2 is extremely capable. It’s basically a full effects processor (with PC interface and software) that just specializes in looping. The official demo video does an excellent job showcasing everything this looper can do, so I’m not going to repeat that here. Instead, I’ll tell you some other things you should know.

1) The pedal comes with its own 300mA power supply (pedal-standard, negative center), which is very uncommon for pedals to include a power supply at all. The manual states that this power supply is best to minimize noise, but if you have a good low-noise pedal board supply, it should also work fine. I measured the actual current draw, and it never goes above about 210mA while dubbing/looping/and playing.

2) The threshold control to auto-detect the start signal has a very wide range, and I found that at normal volume levels, I need to keep it turned very close to “auto off” to auto-detect normal-volume playing (directly from guitar). Any higher thresholds you really have to strum very hard to get it to detect, even just at the -24dB (12 o’clock) position. I couldn’t get it to auto-detect at all at the -6db max setting. I was using a Les Paul with factory pickups, but I suppose if you have very hot pickups, or you’re putting this somewhere else in your signal chain, this very high threshold setting may be useful.

3) If you dig into the manual, you will find that the sample rate is 44.1Kh, 24bit. If you use the PC software, you can import MP3, WAV, FLAC, and APE formats, but you can only export in WAV.

4) I absolutely love that it has two foot switches, but with the addition of an external pedal you can expand to 3 more foot switches (total of 5), so the two on the pedal itself will control the dubbing and playing, while the external foot switch scrolls up and down and can undo/redo/cancel. I have always been frustrated with loopers (in general) because I always mess up trying to control all the multiple functions from the single foot switch (single stop, double stomp, stomp then hold, etc.) and having 2 switches on this is WONDERFUL (in terms of simplifying the stomp controls), and the option to expand to 5 switches is an amazing addition. I don’t have a compatible external footswitch yet, but now I plan to get one!

5) You definitely need to download the full manual from Mooer for all the details. The manual and software are very easy to find on their website. Note that Mooer is not a recognized software publisher by Microsoft, so Windows 11gives a big red warning when you try to install their Looper X2 software.

The rest of the details you can see in the demo video. The one parting thought I have is that, with so many functions, I wonder if this pedal might have been better served having a small LCD display, rather than the various individual LEDs. It’s basically like a small multi-effect unit, and is costs about as much, which I feel is a bit overpriced for just a looper with no other functions, even as highly capable as this looper is.

Final Rating: I’m going to give this 5 stars – because it is a highly capable looper, even though it is a bit expensive, and you still have to decode what the different flashing LEDs mean, instead of just having a small LCD display. Just, know this before buying.

Great Looper for Practicing

Love this solid construction groove looper. Packed with a ton of drum rhythms and genres to play over. 11 styles and 11 genres. Tons. Small footprint. Easy to use. Quality deal for the price.

Music Gear Lover

August 26, 2023

The perfect songwriting and jamming partner!

I love the Mooer Groove Loop X2! There are a ton of beats, varying in complexity and genre, that I find very inspiring. This looper provides hours upon hours of fun generating ideas and creating compositions utilizing multiple layers. I found it intuitive to use once I went through the online manual (the one provided in the box is just a quick setup guide). It has some really great extra features like varying the speed of your loop and drum pattern. I also like being able to change the drum pattern after the loop is recorded. I prefer stereo in-stereo out because I have a stereo guitar preamp and FX processor as well as stereo synths. Sound quality is excellent. 140 minutes is PLENTY of time for use at home and in some live situations. I highly recommend this excellent stereo looper/drum machine combo!

MOOER LOOPER GROOVE X2 - all in one - boom! 💥

The MOOER LOOPER GROOVE X2 is such a cohesive pedal. As always the build quality is solid and take a beating if necessary. The online manual for this pedal, as with others is always very useful. Gotta say, this pedal is excellent. It takes a bit of practice at first to master ALL OF THE AWESOME features and options, but once you get there you can can create some neat things. I tend to create more atmospheric content so the digital drum sound is just fine for my demos. The tone doesn’t distort when the volume is cranked on my amp and you can alter various levels/leveling at the very same time. It’s amazing these pedals are available nowadays, especially at this price point. Great to travel with as well which is important to me and how I play as a hobbyist guitar player for the last few years. Buy it, try it for a while, you’ll love it.

Feature filled drum and looper

This pedal is going to keep me busy for a long time! With more than 100 drum beats to go through, and the ability to save 14 separate loops up to 10 minute tracks in each! The external footswitch option opens up the ability to mute the drums while the loop keeps playing, and after you save a loop you can adjust the speed. The really cool thing is when you adjust the speed the loop maintains the original pitch!

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Sounds great live and recorded.

I love it! I own the beat buddy and the Digitech trio one. I think it sounds better than the beat buddy! And trio I have the beat buddy mini two and I did a comparison. Don’t get me wrong singular . sound makes great products but I really like the sound of this machine it sounds more real. It has a great blues section. I saw where someone said the beats were unusable in one of the reviews. That is not true for me! I was able to start writing new songs with it right away. I’m in a band where I play bass in a band called fish lips out of Kalamazoo Michigan. These beat machines are the drummer for the gigs. Our drummer never changes tempo or shows up late for the gig! I love the drummer x2. I would love to speak to the mooer guys and discuss the next model and improvement ideas.

Robertus Invictus Maximus

August 11, 2022

Great looper and drum machine

Great looper, easy to use once you read the directions. Mooer makes great products (if a bit expensive). I definitely would recommend this one. The drum machine has 11 Genres, with 11 patterns each, adjustable speed, and 14 save slots. Downloading the PDF is easier to read, rather than the small print on the papers that come with it. I wish I had bought one of these a long time ago!

Good for jamming to a beat and adding multiple overdubs.

The button on the looper are MOOER Metal Crush FT-MRB05 Universe Series Colorful Metal Footswich Toppers for Guitar Effects Pedal, Bass Effects Pedal - and they are awesome as well!

Enjoy!

TT & The Bears & The Lion & The Witch &…

August 4, 2022

The perfect way to enter into the IR world!

This pedal is so much fun and it's the perfect (and affordable) way to enter the world of Impuse Response, or IR. I want to mention right at the top of my review that I highly recommend you use the PC editor with the pedal right at the start. Another reviewer mentioned that the sound difference between the factory-loaded cabs are not very noticeable. That's because each patch has two speakers and they're both in-use even if you're running the pedal in mono. If you scroll through different speakers with the knob, you're only changing one side of the patch. By leaving the other side unchamged, you wouldn't hear much difference because you're always hearing the same speaker on one side despite changing the speaker on the other. This is why it is best to explore the pedal through the PC editor. That way you can quickly make edits to the patches and load your own IR's and start having fun.

I will be updating the review with a video once I put one together. For now, here's how I'm using the CAB X2 pedal. The guitar I'm using is a Jazzmaster style with a single Seymour Duncan Stacked P90. I'm monitoring using the JH Audio JH-16 in-ears.

Set up 1: Nux MG300 > CAB X2 > JH-16 in-ears.

In this configuration, I'm using the CAB X2 to browse different speaker cab IR's. One shortcoming with the Nux MG300 is that each patch can only have one user-loaded IR at a time. If I want to try a bunch of different IR's, I have to import it one at a time with no way to A/B them in real time. With the CAB X2, I can browse through a bunch of IR's and A/B them quickly to find one's that I like for each patch. Note: I disable the cab simulation in the MG300 when I use it with the CAB X2.

Set up 2: Marshall 8100 Amp > CAB X2 (in FX send) > JH-16 in-ears.

In this set up, I'm browsing through a bunch of speaker cab IR's to find the right speaker(s) for the amp. I've been wanting to swap out the generic speakers in my Marshall cab for a while but I'm not sure if I should get the Eminence DV-77, Celestion Vintage 30, or the Hesu Demon. Using the CAB X2, I don't have to spend thousands of dollars to get the speakers I want to try and then find out they don't sound good with the amp. The only purchase I've made for this experiment is the $12 on the DV77 speaker IR from Eminence website. The rest were provided for free by overdriven dot fr website (which I highly recommend). With the CAB X2, I can try all of the speakers and quickly A/B between them without having to physically install and remove actual speakers. The best part of the CAB X2 is I can blend two speaker IR's together. That way I can test the theory folks had about blending DV77 and the V30 and so on. This helps me tremendously in deciding which physical speakers to buy for my cabinet.

Set up 3: Marshall 8100 > CAB X2 via FX loop > Marshall 4x12 cab

In this set up, I'm using the speaker cab as a speaker monitor while I pick the IR that would sound good with the amp. There's no way to make a generic speaker sound exactly like a completely different speaker but it is a good way to tweak the characteristics of your current speakers in the cabinet to your liking. For example, my Marshall 4x12 cab always sounded like there's a blanket over it. Upon studying the EQ curve of the speakers, I learned that the generic speakers have a big roll off in the high end and low end, leaving it with mostly low-mids and a weird bump in the 1k range. Using the CAB X2, I was able to create a patch that makes the generic speaker sound much better. Of course, there's no way to artificially create a frequency that the speaker can't reproduce, but at the very least, I can get a good tone that works with the amp in a live situation.

Upcoming experiment with the CAB X2:

- in a video that I will be posting, I want to do an A/B sample of how the CAB X2 sounds like plugging in direct to a DAW compared to how it sounds through a real amp and speaker cab.

- I also want to try the CAB X2 with some "amp in a box" style pedals.

Lastly and most importantly, DO NOT PLUG THE CAB X2 PEDAL INTO THE SPEAKER OUTPUT OF YOUR AMP. Think of the CAB X2 as another pedal in your stompbox chain. This pedal is not a "loud box" or speaker attenuator and you will damage your amp if you connect the pedal to the speaker output of your amp.

Craig G.

July 23, 2022

Convincing emulation, with loads of functionality

While I already own a couple of guitar amplifier sim pedals, I’ve never tried one specifically designed to emulate only cabinets. What an awesome idea… You’re still using your amp of choice, but straight out of the box it’s like having 11 different cabs to run it through!

There’s quite a bit to get into, so let’s have at it:

- Excellent build.

It’s got an all-metal shell, along with nice weight. I expected it to be larger, but its footprint is roughly the same size as a standard full-size pedal. Knurled control knobs are heavy-duty and tight feeling, with all jacks connecting solidly. There’s even a headphone output, for when you don’t want to wake up the entire household.

The only thing I dislike about this entire product is the use of momentary contact foot switches, which of course do not latch. By their very nature, this type of switch does not retain bypass status across power cycling, and as a result it always initializes as active. It’s not a showstopper by any means, just a personal preference of mine.

Testing by removing power confirmed it is indeed true bypass, with absolutely no line noise introduced whether active or inactive. If you don’t happen to own a pedal power supply there’s one included, something pretty much unheard of.

- Basic controls.

These should be self-explanatory, perhaps with the exception of the latency knob which is unusual to find on a single effects pedal. Cranking it up provides a great sounding “chug-chug” doubler effect.

- Factory preset cabinets.

There are 11 in all, and I found the Fender Twin Reverb cabinet emulation to be especially convincing. If I closed my eyes and didn’t know better, I’d think it was the real thing.

- User presets.

Once you’ve dialed-in the tone you’re after, settings of all controls can be stored in one of 7 user preset slots, along with two different cabinets in each for a total of 14 different combinations.

This can be done directly at the pedal via its foot switches and SAVE button, or through a USB-C connection (cable supplied) and accompanying “MOORE STUDIO” software that can be downloaded at the MOOER web site. The latter supports importing/exporting your user presets, as well as loading external IR files.

- Stereo inputs/outputs.

“Stereo” is actually an inaccurate term to use here, at least in the traditional sense.

Inputs: These are simply separate ¼” standard unbalanced TS input jacks which can be used simultaneously. However, one possible use would be two guitarists (or other instruments) sharing the pedal. How cool is that?

Outputs: Again, these aren’t intended and do not supply a “normal” L/R stereo output signal as you might think. Instead, they’re swapped between the two active cabinet presets by the left footswitch. The left output is CAB-A (illuminates pedal LEDs in blue) and the right CAB-B (illuminates pedal LEDs in red).

I’m only using the left input (labeled “MONO”) and CAB-A output since the pedal is residing in my mono line-in effects chain, replacing an overdrive unit. However, that still provides me with 7 user presets, which is plenty as far as I’m concerned.

A few other options would be to run each output channel to separate tracks in an A/D interface or mixer, two pedalboards, or even an additional amplifier. The gear/cabling choices these provide are virtually limitless.

Summary:

Yes, this pedal is a bit pricey but as they say, you get what you pay for. Considering its quality components, sound, and functionality, in this case you’re actually getting much MORE than you pay for.

Finally, my apologies for the length of this review, but I’ve only just scratched the surface. I sincerely hope you’ve found this information helpful!

Todd W.

February 7, 2022

2 buttons is a bigger deal than you think

It is really nice to have separate buttons. I had another looper/drummer with only one button and 2 knobs and it not easy to operate. This one is quite a bit easier although I will say it has way more features than the set of controls indicates. It’s a bit of a pain to have to unplug and hold a button to change the start mode if you don’t like the count in. I have actually gotten used to the count in and find it gets me into the loop much more quickly. The manual that comes with the pedal isn’t much help, you need the one you download online. There are a lot of almost hidden modes that you need to know to get the full functionality out of this pedal. Great variety of patterns and genres. Even the ones I thought would be a joke have some good uses. Stereo out is neat but what’s really cool is to be able to send the loop and drums to different outputs. This is my new go to looper for sure, just gotta keep that printed out manual close by.

3:46

Another Excellent Mid-tier Reverb

This new Mooer stereo reverb pedal sounds as good as its competition: the Boss RV-6, TCE Hall Of Fame 2, EHX Oceans 11, Zoom Multistomp, etc. Some people will like the more ambient settings with long, lush trails. The R7 X2 has more modes and controlls than many competitors, and the ability to scroll through presets, which is rare in a compact pedal at this price.

However, the Mooer R7 X2 has plenty of quirks that will annoy or confuse many guitarists. For example, there seems to be no way to change presets when the pedal is bypassed, but changing presets while playing causes a gap in sound while the processor resets. Also, if you switch modes or even bypass the pedal after making changes to any of the settings/knobs without saving, your changes are forgotten.

The programming quirks aren't a deal breaker for me, and this pedal has earned a spot on my pedalboard for now.