Pedals that stack with the Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier
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Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
22% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Into a transparent tone, Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature brings a pull toward low gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Into a transparent tone, Walrus Audio Eons brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz
Wren And Cuff
19% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Into a transparent tone, Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
MXR
12% 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 MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Eventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes in Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
6% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier's effects loop, clear of Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier'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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