The Mooer 010 is a Mooer preamp pedal. Close alternatives include the Mooer 001 and the Xotic BB Preamp V1.5. It pairs well with the EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter and the Beetronics Nectar.

Mooer 010

Mooer · pedal

The Mooer Micro Preamp 010 Two Stones is a compact amp-in-a-box preamp reproducing the Two-Rock Coral, a Californian boutique amplifier known for its rich, dynamic clean voice and smooth, harmonically complex overdrive. The clean channel is warm and full with generous headroom, a clear sparkling top end and the touch sensitivity boutique amps are prized for; the drive channel is thick and creamy with a vocal midrange and long, singing sustain rather than a tight modern edge. Each channel has its own gain, volume and low/mid/high EQ, with switchable speaker simulation for running direct. Mooer develops these preamps by directly analysing the real tube amplifier to capture its sound, dynamics and response, putting boutique amp character in a micro pedalboard enclosure.

What stands out

  • “Mooer develops these preamps by directly analysing the real tube amplifier to capture its sound, dynamics and response, putting boutique amp character in a micro pedalboard enclosure”

    — from the listing

  • “The clean channel is warm and full with generous headroom, a clear sparkling top end and the touch sensitivity boutique amps are prized for; the drive channel is thick and creamy with a vocal midrange and long, singing sustain”

    — from the listing

  • “The Mooer Micro Preamp 010 Two Stones is a compact amp-in-a-box preamp reproducing the Two-Rock Coral, a Californian boutique amplifier known for its rich, dynamic clean voice and smooth, harmonically complex overdrive”

    — from the listing

  • “The Micro Preamp series provides amp simulation access at accessible prices”

    — from the community notes

  • “Mooer maintains consistent quality for their budget-friendly price tier with compact, practical pedal designs”

    — from the reviews

  • midrange
  • mid
  • headroom
  • clean
  • boutique
  • vocal
  • overdrive

Good for

  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio

Genres the Mooer 010 is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Blues
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Alternative
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Blues Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Classic Rock
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Black Metal
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Pedals that stack with the Mooer 010

EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter

EarthQuaker Devices

24% match
$179via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter for more fuzzy on top

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Beetronics Nectar

Beetronics

23% match
$199via Reverb

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Beetronics Nectar stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Electro-Harmonix

16% match
$56.68via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Mooer 010 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 010's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor

Ampeg

13% match
$115.20via Reverb

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

What Ampeg Opto Comp Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

8% match
$134.65via Reverb

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Mooer 010 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 010's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Eventide Modulated Delay

Eventide

8% match

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Keep Eventide Modulated Delay after Mooer 010 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer 010's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes

Electro-Harmonix

tonal match

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Mooer 010 gives it exactly that

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2

Dr Scientist

tonal match
$203.33via Reverb

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Mooer 001

Mooer

70% similarity

Shared character: two channels, quality, volume

Xotic BB Preamp V1.5

Xotic

60% similarity
$180via Reverb

Shared character: vocal, thickness, smooth

Marshall Guv'nor

Marshall

54% similarity
$106via Reverb

Shared character: high end, vocal, thickness

Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive

Fortin Amplification

53% similarity

Shared character: overdrive

J. Rockett HRM Hot Rubber Monkey V2

J Rockett

53% similarity

Shared character: high end, vocal, response

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Ibanez

52% similarity

Shared character: thickness, middle, smooth

JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2

Jam Pedals

51% similarity

Shared character: smooth, response, overdrive

MXR Super Badass Distortion

MXR

50% similarity
$99via Reverb

Shared character: thickness, middle, full

J. Rockett Majestic

J Rockett

50% similarity

Shared character: overdrive

Colorsound Power Boost

Colorsound

49% similarity

Shared character: volume, thickness, middle

J. Rockett Archer

pedal

49% similarity

Shared character: vocal, headroom, middle

Friedman BE-OD Deluxe

Friedman

49% similarity
$229.49via Reverb

Shared character: two channels, volume, thickness

See all alternatives to the Mooer 010 (cheaper + boutique) →

Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Mooer 010?+

The closest matches in character are the Mooer 001, the Xotic BB Preamp V1.5, the Marshall Guv'nor.

What pairs well with the Mooer 010?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter, Beetronics Nectar, Electro-Harmonix Bad — Run mid-forward into EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter for more fuzzy on top.

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