The Electro-Harmonix Battalion is an Electro-Harmonix eq pedal. Close alternatives include the Aguilar DB316 and the Seymour Duncan Paranormal. It pairs well with the Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass and the Friedman BE-Mini Head.
Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Nano Battalion is a compact bass preamp and overdrive built around a versatile MOSFET drive circuit that ranges from subtle, light overdrive to fully saturated distortion. It pairs the drive with a three band EQ that includes three switchable EQ position modes for greater flexibility, letting bassists sculpt lows, mids and highs across different voicings. From clean preamp tone shaping to growling, saturated bass distortion, it functions as both a tone shaping preamp and a dirt box, with a DI friendly design for direct recording. It suits rock, metal, funk and studio bassists who want flexible MOSFET overdrive and powerful EQ in a small, gig ready enclosure.
- preamp
- bass
- distortion
- eq
- overdrive
- drive
- mosfet
- di
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Battalion is commonly used in
- Rock
- Metal
- Funk
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Gospel
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass
Vox
15% matchVox Mini SuperBeetle Bass's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchInto a low gain tone, Friedman BE-Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchThe low gain tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchThe low gain tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with
Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head
Hiwatt
tonal matchThe low gain tone has headroom to spare — Hiwatt Hi-Gain 100W Head gives it high gain to fill it with
Hughes & Kettner Coreblade
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchHughes & Kettner Coreblade's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
Friedman Phil X Signature
Friedman
tonal matchFriedman Phil X Signature's high gain fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
EVH 000
Evh
tonal matchRun EVH 000 into that low gain platform and it finally gets some high gain
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
25% matchFjord Fuzz Odin's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
24% matchInto a low gain tone, EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter brings the fuzzy it's missing
Mr. Black Bloodmoon
Mr Black
9% matchPut Mr. Black Bloodmoon after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Battalion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander
Alexander Pedals
8% matchKeep Alexander Pedals SpaceXpander after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Battalion's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchElectro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Electro-Harmonix Battalion gives it exactly that
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
tonal matchInto Electro-Harmonix Battalion, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Catalinbread MontaVillian
Catalinbread
tonal matchInto Electro-Harmonix Battalion, Catalinbread MontaVillian is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Source Audio SA245 Kingmaker Fuzz
Source Audio
tonal matchInto Electro-Harmonix Battalion, Source Audio SA245 Kingmaker Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end
Alternatives
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
66% similarityShared character: bass, preamp, metal
Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Seymour Duncan
64% similarityShared character: bass, overdrive
Empress ParaEQ Bass Parametric EQ
Empress
64% similarityShared character: subtle, bass
Effects Bakery Maritozzo Bass EQ
Effects Bakery
63% similarityShared character: bass
Boss AW-3
Boss
63% similarityShared character: bass
Irin Band Controller 10-Band EQ
Irin
62% similaritySimilar voicing: scooped, bright
Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto
Behringer
62% similarityShared character: preamp, bass
BLAXX BX-Bass EQ
Blaxx
61% similarityShared character: preamp, bass, metal
Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ
Boss
60% similarityShared character: preamp, bass
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Battalion?+
The closest matches in character are the Aguilar DB316, the Seymour Duncan Paranormal, the Empress ParaEQ Bass Parametric EQ.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass, Friedman BE-Mini Head, Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 — Vox Mini SuperBeetle Bass's fuzzy fills in what this low gain tone doesn't make on its own.