The Mooer MDS4 is a Mooer distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil and the Tone City Model E Distortion TC-T35. It pairs well with the EVH 5150 III and the PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head.

Mooer MDS4

Mooer · pedal

The Mooer MDS4 is a distortion pedal from Mooer Audio delivering distortion character in a compact micro enclosure at an accessible price. Part of Mooer's broad range of compact effects at budget-friendly price points.

distortion
compact micro enclosure
micro enclosure
compact effects

Genres the Mooer MDS4 is commonly used in

Punk
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Metal
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Hard Rock
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Amps that pair well with the Mooer MDS4

EVH 5150 III

Evh

11% match

EVH 5150 III leans toward crunchy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head

PRS

11% match

What PRS DG Custom 30 David Grissom Signature 30W Head brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210

Gallien Krueger

tonal match

$1849via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Fusion 210 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Ceriatone HRM 50

Ceriatone

tonal match

Ceriatone HRM 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Traynor BB115

Traynor

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Traynor BB115 tightens a saturated tone's low end

Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50

Ceriatone

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Ceriatone Overtone Special HRM Bluesmaster 50 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212

Gallien Krueger

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$1699via Reverb

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 212 tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo

Phil Jones

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Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo tightens and focuses this high-gain tone with a mid-forward boost

Pedals that stack with the Mooer MDS4

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Boss

8% match

$99.99via Reverb

What Boss BD-2 Blues Driver brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around

Catalinbread Giygas

Catalinbread

8% match

$129.99via Reverb

Catalinbread Giygas's own octave character is the real reason this is worth trying

Ashdown Studio Compressor

Ashdown

6% match

$188.60via Reverb

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Walrus Audio Julia

Walrus Audio

6% match

Run Walrus Audio Julia after Mooer MDS4 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer MDS4's own gain stage

Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

5% match

Run Crazy Tube Circuits Mirage Dual Reverb after Mooer MDS4 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer MDS4's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash

Crazy Tube Circuits

5% match

$198.47via Reverb

Keep Crazy Tube Circuits Splash after Mooer MDS4 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer MDS4's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Wampler Cory Wong

Wampler

tonal match

$269.97via Reverb

Wampler Cory Wong pushes this high-gain tone into lead territory

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV

Spaceman

tonal match

$179via Reverb

Spaceman Effects Atlas IV pushes this high-gain tone into lead territory

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Third Man Store Third Man Hardware x Gamechanger Audio Plasma Coil

Third Man Store

82% similarity

$379via Reverb