STOMPBOXES
each drive a select part of the frequency
range. This makes it extremely versatile,
since it’s essentially several different types
of boost in one, but it allows you to blend
the different types together to find just
the right boosted tone.
With the Hi control on full by itself,
the pedal sounds most like the vintage
treble boosters that inspired it, putting
a cutting edge on the tone and adding
sparkle. The Mid boost fattens up my
Strat’s single coils comfortably, without
pushing the amp too hard or losing the
clarity and bounce. The Lo control serves
up a smooth, warm, slightly fuzzy boost
that worked well with the neck P- 90 on a
Gibson LP BFG.
The Class A boost satisfies as both a clean
boost and as a way to kick an already
overdriven amp into a tasy harmonic
crunch. Like a good boost should, the
Moollon turns the guitar’s volume knob
into something more like a gain control:
rolling off cleans up the excess grit, while
rolling it up increases sensitivity and
responsiveness. Although it’s not vintage
spec, it does deliver a particularly good
“old school” tone—raw and energetic—
with great harmonic content, sustain and
definition. – CB
Buy if … you want a vintage-sounding
boost with lots of tone-shaping versatility.
Skip if … your shit-kickers are always covered in mud.
Rating...
MSRP $439
Moollon
moollon.com
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Dino’s Guitars Dynabox
Continuing their commitment to exceptional tone and craftsmanship, Alessio
Casati and Andreas Bagnasco have created the Dino’s Dynabox, a hybrid booster
designed to enhance the tonal and
dynamic properties of your guitar. Like
all Dino’s pedals, the Dynabox features a
lightweight aluminum chassis, mixed PCB
and point-to-point wiring and true bypass
switching. The controls are a single Gain
knob and a mini toggle switch that varies
between a clean tone with a hint of compression and a bit of crunch.
Placed between a Vox AC30 and a recent
Fender Stratocaster, with the gain set to 9
o’clock and the mini-toggle switch on the
cleaner setting, the sound took on a nice
compressed punch that worked great for
both funk-style rhythm and country-style
chicken picking. Switching the mini-toggle
to its dirty side unleashed a nice hint of
