The Death By Audio Basswar is a Death By Audio fuzz pedal. Close alternatives include the Ashdown Jmy-dd and the Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord. It pairs well with the Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet and the Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black).
Death By Audio Basswar
Death By Audio · pedal
The Death By Audio BassWar is a bass-specific distortion pedal from the Brooklyn boutique manufacturer, delivering aggressive, high-gain distortion character specifically voiced for the bass guitar frequency range. Provides intense, harmonically saturated distortion with the low-end weight and definition appropriate for aggressive bass in heavy rock and metal contexts. Part of the Death By Audio Brooklyn boutique lineup of extreme and creative effects. Made in Brooklyn, New York by Death By Audio.
- bass
- distortion
- frequency
- heavy rock
- aggressive
- boutique
- definition
- metal
Genres the Death By Audio Basswar is commonly used in
- Metal
- Rock
- Hard Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Punk
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Djent
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Amps that pair well with the Death By Audio Basswar
Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet
Laney
20% matchStack Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black)
Phil Jones
20% matchPhil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black) takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Traynor BB115
Traynor
tonal matchTraynor BB115 pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Legacy 410 takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight
Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo
Egnater
tonal matchStack Egnater Renegade 65 4x10 Combo on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchGallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo pushes a high gain tone toward tight
Gallien-Krueger MB210-II
Gallien Krueger
tonal matchStack Gallien-Krueger MB210-II on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight
Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited
Aguilar
tonal matchFeed a high gain signal into Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited and it comes out closer to tight
Pedals that stack with the Death By Audio Basswar
Xotic EP Booster
Xotic
17% matchXotic EP Booster takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Shin's Music Dumbloid
Shins Music
17% matchFeed a high gain signal into Shin's Music Dumbloid and it comes out closer to tight
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
15% matchElectro-Harmonix Electric Mistress's lush voice goes after Death By Audio Basswar in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Death By Audio Basswar's own aggressive character
Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio
Crazy Tube Circuits
14% matchWhat Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio brings here leans toward tight — that's worth building a pairing around
Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2
Hungry Robot
12% matchPut Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2 after Death By Audio Basswar in the signal chain, clear of Death By Audio Basswar's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Hungry Robot The Borderland
Hungry Robot
12% matchKeep Death By Audio Basswar's aggressive voice out front: Hungry Robot The Borderland goes after Death By Audio Basswar in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Laney TI-Boost
Laney
tonal matchDeath By Audio Basswar leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Laney TI-Boost wants
Mooer Flex Boost
Mooer
tonal matchInto Death By Audio Basswar, Mooer Flex Boost is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Ashdown Jmy-dd
Ashdown
71% similarityShared character: definition, aggressive_playing, high_gain_settings
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Electro-Harmonix
71% similarityShared character: hard_rock, definition, attack
Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive
Ashdown
71% similarityShared character: hard_rock, definition, aggressive_playing
Behringer BOD400 Bass Overdrive
Behringer
70% similarityShared character: blend, definition, aggressive_playing
Dunlop MXR M85 Bass Distortion
Dunlop
69% similarityShared character: blend, high_gain_settings, distortion
Boss BB-1X
Boss
68% similarityShared character: blend, high_gain_settings, bass
EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1
EarthQuaker Devices
68% similarityShared character: definition, aggressive_playing, high_gain_settings
Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp pedal
Ampeg
67% similarityShared character: punchy, bass, metal
Dunlop MXR Distortion III, model M115
Dunlop
61% similarityShared character: bass, definition, high_gain_settings
Boss ODB-3
Boss
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Electro-Harmonix Nano Battalion
Electro-Harmonix
96% similaritysimilar tone character
Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion
Ashdown
95% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Death By Audio Basswar?+
The closest matches in character are the Ashdown Jmy-dd, the Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord, the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive.
What pairs well with the Death By Audio Basswar?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet, Phil Jones Compact 2 (C2 Black), Traynor BB115 — Stack Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight.