The Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 is a Mooer preamp pedal. Close alternatives include the Mooer Micro Preamp 008 Cali 3 and the Mooer Micro Preamp 16 Phoenix. It pairs well with the ZVEX Fuzz Factory and the Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi.
Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3
Mooer · pedal
The Mooer Micro Preamp 005 Brown Sound 3 models the EVH 5150 III, Eddie Van Halen's third-generation signature head, targeting its saturated, harmonically dense lead voice with a tight low end. Originally sold as the Fifty-Fifty 3 before Mooer renamed the model.
- preamp
- hard rock
- recognizable character
- practice
- tight
- high gain lead applications
- tight low end
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
- Studio
Genres the Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 is commonly used in
- Progressive Rock
- Hard Rock
- Metal
Pedals that stack with the Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
9% matchZVEX Fuzz Factory's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
9% matchElectro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
pedal
7% matchBoss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble's lush voice goes after Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3's own tight character
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
7% matchAshdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
6% matchRun Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Empress Echosystem
Empress
6% matchKeep Empress Echosystem after Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 in the signal chain, clear of Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Fortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects
Fortin Amplification
tonal matchFortin Amplification Tempest Overdrive Signature Architects's own voicing points at a high-gain amp's front end, and Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3 delivers it
Friedman Buxom Boost
Friedman
tonal matchInto Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3, Friedman Buxom Boost is right at home: it's built around a high-gain amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Mooer Micro Preamp 008 Cali 3
Mooer
72% similarityShared character: compact, practice, preamp
Mooer Micro Preamp 16 Phoenix
Mooer
71% similarityShared character: compact, practice, preamp
Soldano SLO
Soldano
67% similarityShared character: tight_low_end, preamp
Friedman IR-J Jake E. Lee Preamp
Friedman
64% similarityShared character: hard_rock, preamp
Orange Getaway Driver
Orange
63% similarityShared character: practice, s_build_quality
Xotic BB Preamp V1.5
Xotic
63% similarityShared character: preamp
NuX Brownie
Nux
63% similarityShared character: compact, hard_rock, preamp
Crazy Tube Circuits Unobtanium Raw
Crazy Tube Circuits
62% similarityShared character: hard_rock
Mooer 018 Custom 100
Mooer
95% similaritysimilar tone character
Mooer 011 Cali-Dual
Mooer
93% similaritysimilar tone character
Mooer Micro Preamp US Gold 100
Mooer
92% similaritysimilar tone character
Mooer Micro Preamp 014 Taxidea Taxus
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92% similaritysimilar tone character
Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3?+
The closest matches in character are the Mooer Micro Preamp 008 Cali 3, the Mooer Micro Preamp 16 Phoenix, the Soldano SLO.
What pairs well with the Mooer Micro Preamp 005, sold as Fifty-Fifty 3 and later renamed Brown Sound 3?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: ZVEX Fuzz Factory, Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi, Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble — ZVEX Fuzz Factory's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying.