Bogner Uberschall vs Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali MKIV

The Bogner Uberschall and the Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali MKIV are both pedals sharing high gain, sustaining. The Bogner Uberschall leans tight and saturated. Current prices: $176 vs $91.56.

Similarity
citedBlended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.

25% quite different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Progressive Rock
Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • high gain
  • sustaining
Citation fame
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Price

$176via Reverb

$91.56via Reverb

Description

The Bogner Uberschall pedal is modeled after the Bogner Uberschall amplifier, one of the most revered modern high-gain amp designs. Five discrete Class A gain stages with no diode clipping or op-amps produce a high-gain character that remains musical, articulate, and non-fizzy at extreme gain settings. Each note retains definition and the gain responds to picking dynamics rather than compressing everything into a uniform wall. Suited for modern metal, progressive rock, and high-gain blues-rock applications where extreme gain must remain controllable and musical.

The Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali-MKIV models the Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, the tighter, more modern evolution of the Mark series with a singing sustain and a more controlled low end than the Mark III the 008 is based on.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Metal
  • Blues Rock
Tonal lean
  • tight
  • saturated
  • transparent
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio

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