EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Put Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Run mid-forward into ThorpyFX The Dane for more fuzzy on top

Goes in front of the amp

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

EarthQuaker Devices Hoof Reaper layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

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 Heavy Metal FX HMFX Phase Riot Factory Second after EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo in the signal chain, clear of EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo'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.

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo's own tight 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 Canyon in EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo's effects loop, clear of EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo'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.

Run Boss DD-2 Digital Delay in EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo's effects loop, clear of EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Goes in front of the amp

Death By Audio Destruction layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal