Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Unity Bass U60

clean 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

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Boss ODB-3 leans it toward low gain to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

clean 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

sits 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 Flanger after Blackstar Unity Bass U60 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Unity Bass U60's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Blackstar Unity Bass U60's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Unity Bass U60's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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 Strymon TimeLine in Blackstar Unity Bass U60's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Unity Bass U60's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop