Mooer Micro PreAmp 001 (Diezel Hagen) vs Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali MKIV

The Mooer Micro PreAmp 001 (Diezel Hagen) and the Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali MKIV are both pedals sharing pristine, high gain. The Mooer Micro PreAmp 001 (Diezel Hagen) leans tight and aggressive. The Mooer Micro Preamp 017 Cali MKIV leans full. Current prices: $83.02 vs $88.20.

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.

35% — somewhat different

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • pristine
  • high gain
Citation fame
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Price

$83.02via Reverb

$88.20via Reverb

Description

The Mooer Micro Preamp 001 Gas Station is a two-channel digital preamp pedal voiced after the Diezel Hagen, the German four-channel head known for tight, articulate high gain with an unusually controlled low end. Both channels carry their own three-band EQ, and the pedal runs into a power amp, a return jack, or straight to a desk via cab sim.

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.
  • Hard Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Blues
  • Metal
  • Progressive Rock
Tonal lean
  • tight
  • aggressive
  • full
Good for
citedOccasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio

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