Pedals that stack with the Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

EarthQuaker Devices Arrows

EarthQuaker Devices

28% match
$99via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

The Arrows' subtle, frequency-tuned boost pushes the Tone Hammer 500's warm, jazz-voiced midrange into real presence.

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Galileo

Catalinbread

27% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

The Galileo's bright, pickup-voiced boost cuts through the Tone Hammer 500's warm, jazz-voiced midrange rather than just adding more gain.

Goes in front of the amp

Catalinbread Formula 55

Catalinbread

26% match
$179.99via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)

Catalinbread Formula 55's bright balances out the dark tone

Goes in front of the amp

Orange King-Comp

Orange

20% match
$164.01via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)

Run the King-Comp before the Tone Hammer 500 for chiming, treble-forward compression before that warm, jazz-voiced midrange reacts.

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio Lillian

Walrus Audio

19% match
$219.95via 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 Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th's warm voice out front: Walrus Audio Lillian goes after Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th in the signal chain so its bright voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978

Chase Bliss Audio

13% 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.

Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978's pristine voice goes in Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th's own warm character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Boss RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay

Boss

13% match
$95via 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 RV-3 Digital Reverb/Delay in Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th's effects loop, clear of Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 Bass Amp 30th's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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