EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1 vs Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp
The EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1 and the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp are both pedals sharing full, transparent, compressed. The EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1 leans saturated and harmonically rich.
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Blended 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.36% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Metal
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- full
- transparent
- compressed
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$360.41via Reverb
The EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls is an all-analog bass preamp and overdrive pedal designed as a comprehensive signal command center for bass players. It features an active three-band EQ, a variable gain overdrive section, and a clean blend control that preserves low-end definition while adding harmonic saturation. The Scrolls provides natural tube-like warmth and responsive overdrive ranging from subtle growl to aggressive saturation. Suited to rock, metal, jazz, and progressive bass contexts, it combines tonal shaping and drive in a single compact enclosure.
The Orange Bass Butler is a bi-amp bass preamp pedal, and the bi-amp arrangement is its defining feature: it splits the signal into separate clean and overdriven paths with independent outputs, so the low end can be kept clean while the upper range is distorted. That solves the long-standing problem that distorting a full-range bass signal collapses the low end. It carries Orange's thick, midrange-forward voicing on the driven side. It suits rock, stoner and doom bassists who want heavy overdrive without losing bottom end.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Jazz
- saturated
- harmonically rich
- aggressive
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
- Studio