The Dunlop Low Rider is a Dunlop wah pedal. Close alternatives include the Rocktron Utopia Bass Wah and the MXR 105Q Crybaby Bass Wah. It pairs well with the Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 and the Ampeg SVT-CL.
Dunlop Low Rider
Dunlop · pedal
The Dunlop Low Rider is a bass wah pedal from Dunlop designed specifically for bass guitar, delivering bass-optimized wah sweep that targets the lower frequency range of bass guitar without thinning the fundamental bass tone. Bass wah pedals use wider frequency sweep ranges tuned to bass guitar to produce musical wah and filter effects that complement bass rather than removing the low-end content. The Low Rider name references the bass-heavy, low-riding character of bass guitar.
- wah
- frequency
- bass
- filter
- expressive
- fundamental
- low riding character
- funk
Genres the Dunlop Low Rider is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Dunlop Low Rider
Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450
Phil Jones
9% matchWhat Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around
Ampeg SVT-CL
Ampeg
9% matchInto the SVT-CL's growling tube stage, the Low Rider's expressive bass wah cuts through instead of getting lost.
Pedals that stack with the Dunlop Low Rider
Univox Super-Fuzz
Univox
9% matchWhat Univox Super-Fuzz brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around
Tech 21 SansAmp
Tech 21
9% matchTech 21 SansAmp leans toward analog warmth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
6% matchRoland SDE-3000D's pristine voice goes after Dunlop Low Rider in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Dunlop Low Rider's own dynamic character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Caroline Guitar Company Meteore
Caroline Guitar Company
6% matchKeep Caroline Guitar Company Meteore after Dunlop Low Rider in the signal chain, clear of Dunlop Low Rider's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternatives
Rocktron Utopia Bass Wah
Rocktron
77% similarityShared character: wah, bass
MXR 105Q Crybaby Bass Wah
MXR
76% similarityShared character: bass, wah, filter
Mission Engineering ReWah Pro Bass
Mission Engineering
73% similarityShared character: bass, wah, filter
Cry Baby Dunlop 105Q CB Bass
Cry Baby
73% similarityShared character: bass, wah, filter
Dunlop JTC95 Justin Chancellor Signature Wah
Dunlop
72% similarityShared character: bass, wah, live
Creation Audio Labs Funkulator
Creation Audio Labs
69% similarityShared character: bass, filter, live
Morley REX Brown OLD Blue WAH
Morley
68% similarityShared character: wah, bass
Dr. Green Doctors Note Bass Envelope Filter
Dr Green
68% similarityShared character: bass, filter
Boss AW-3
Boss
65% similarityShared character: wah, filter, bass
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
64% similarityShared character: bass, live
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Dunlop Low Rider?+
The closest matches in character are the Rocktron Utopia Bass Wah, the MXR 105Q Crybaby Bass Wah, the Mission Engineering ReWah Pro Bass.
What pairs well with the Dunlop Low Rider?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450, Ampeg SVT-CL, Univox Super-Fuzz — What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around.