The Mooer 001 is a Mooer preamp pedal. Close alternatives include the Mooer 010 and the Suhr Riot. It pairs well with the Shin's Music Dumbloid and the Xotic EP Booster.
Mooer 001
Mooer · pedal
The Mooer Micro Preamp 001 Gas Station is a compact amp-in-a-box preamp recreating two channels of the Diezel Hagen, the German high-gain amplifier that reshaped heavy tone in the early 2000s. It captures the Hagen's extreme saturation held in check by beautifully balanced harmonics and a tightly focused, controlled bass response, so fast palm-muted riffing stays defined rather than turning woolly, with a smooth, singing sustain on leads. Dual channels each carry independent gain, volume and three-band EQ, with switchable speaker cabinet simulation and a footswitch that acts either as on/off or as an A/B channel selector. Mooer builds these preamps by directly analysing the real tube amplifier to capture its sound, dynamics and response, giving high-gain amp character and modern metal voicing in a micro pedalboard footprint.
- preamp
- high gain
- reshaped heavy tone
- eq
- saturation
- individual product character
- balanced
- smooth
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
- Studio
Genres the Mooer 001 is commonly used in
- Metal
Pedals that stack with the Mooer 001
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
18% matchShin's Music Dumbloid takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
17% matchFeed a high gain signal into Xotic EP Booster and it comes out closer to clean boost
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchElectro-Harmonix Electric Mistress's lush voice goes after Mooer 001 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mooer 001's own high gain character
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
15% matchWhat Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay
TC Electronic
13% matchRun TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Mooer 001 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 001's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Mooer A7 Ambience
Mooer
13% matchKeep Mooer A7 Ambience after Mooer 001 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 001's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
tonal matchWampler Cory Wong pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost
Spaceman Effects Atlas IV
Spaceman
tonal matchSpaceman Effects Atlas IV takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Mooer 010
Mooer
74% similarityShared character: two_channels, quality, volume
Suhr Riot
Suhr
66% similarityShared character: volume, smooth, high_gain_settings
Abasi Pathos Distortion
Abasi
66% similarityShared character: smooth, high_gain_settings, preamp
Dean Markley Overlord
Dean Markley
65% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, preamp
JHS Morning Glory
JHS Pedals
64% similarityShared character: volume, high_gain_settings
Carl Martin TOD High-Gain Overdrive
Carl Martin
64% similarityShared character: smooth, high_gain_settings
MXR Super Badass Distortion
MXR
64% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, metal
EarthQuaker Devices Special Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
63% similarityShared character: high_gain_settings, preamp
Death By Audio Supersonic Fu
Death By Audio
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Digitech DOD Boneshaker
Digitech
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Catalinbread Formula No.55
Catalinbread
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Subdecay Vector
Subdecay
89% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mooer 001?+
The closest matches in character are the Mooer 010, the Suhr Riot, the Abasi Pathos Distortion.
What pairs well with the Mooer 001?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Shin's Music Dumbloid, Xotic EP Booster, Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress — Shin's Music Dumbloid takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight.