Mooer: Noise Killer

This is only my second gear-related purchase this year. Things are a little slow but that's how it will be for some time to come because I have reached a certain level of saturation somewhat. No hurry, I will do selected pickings this year. The pedal you see above is Mooer's Noise Killer.

It's the fourth noise reduction unit that came into my residence. As you can see here, the pedal's nothing too extensive in terms of dimensions. Control is a mere threshold knob & the flick switch is an option between soft & hard modes. The job of any noise reduction unit is to eliminate signals that fall below a specified level so the range here extends from -70db to +10db. At maximum setting (+10db), it mutes your guitar signals entirely (I was using a humbucking guitar the last time I employed this pedal. If you don't realize it by now, this would make a great kill-switch function. But how much threshold should you specify for your personal use? It depends on the following considerations (among others):

• the number of pedals with gain contribution coming into the NK's input
• the type of pickups you are using (low/high output)
• your picking intensity
• how much volume is coming from your guitar

The implication here is that one has to repeatedly specify the threshold setting depending on one's setup. The hard/ soft modes allow for decay consideration. This pedal runs on plug-in power, the reason it's able to be manifested in such trimmed dimensions. Considering its effective delivery as a noise reduction unit with minimal settings & a light-weight being to boot, the Mooer NK is a worthy consideration. Be warned that at certain threshold selection, it might affect your tone so you just have to hear it in action before parting with cash.

Mooer: Noise killer
List: SGD120
Availability: SV Guitars