Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer

Ampeg SVT-CL

Run the Bass Equalizer ahead of the SVT-CL to shape frequencies before the amp's own growling tube stage reacts.

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Ampeg V-4

Ampeg V-4 warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Synergy SL2 Module

Synergy SL2 Module supplies the gain a transparent, clean tone doesn't provide on its own

Blackstar St. James 100

Blackstar St. James 100 warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Blackstar Series One 200

Blackstar Series One 200 warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Ampeg V4-B Head

Ampeg V4-B Head smooths a bright tone's top end

Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head

Mesa Boogie Triple Crown TC-100 Head supplies the gain a transparent, clean tone doesn't provide on its own

Catalinbread Giygas

What Catalinbread Giygas brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

What Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Caroline Guitar Company Meteore

Keep Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer in the signal chain, clear of Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay

Put Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay after Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer in the signal chain, clear of Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

NUX XTC Overdrive

NUX XTC Overdrive warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive

Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive warms up and rounds off a bright tone

Wren and Cuff Tri-Pie '70

Wren and Cuff Tri-Pie '70 smooths a bright tone's top end