Pedals that stack with the Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea
EarthQuaker Devices
27% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
EarthQuaker Devices Chelsea leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Distortion+
MXR
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
MXR Distortion+ leans bright right where the warm tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Formula 55
Catalinbread
26% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run Catalinbread Formula 55 after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
Goes in front of the amp
IdiotBox Effects End of Line
Idiotbox Effects
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run End of Line's experimental, noisy pulse after the V-4B's own gritty overdrive settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.
Goes in front of the amp
JHS 3 Series Compressor
JHS Pedals
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Run the 3 Series Compressor ahead of the V-4B for bright, even attack before the amp's own gritty overdrive reacts.
Goes in front of the amp
Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978
Chase Bliss Audio
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Chase Bliss Automatone CXM 1978 in Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head's effects loop, clear of Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal in Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head's effects loop, clear of Ampeg V-4B 100w Bass Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop