The Electro-Harmonix Battalion is an Electro-Harmonix eq pedal. Close alternatives include the Seymour Duncan Paranormal and the Irin Band Controller 10-Band EQ. It pairs well with the Marshall Super Bass and the Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt.
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.
What stands out
“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”
— from the listing
“It is used for everything from light grit to full bass distortion across rock, metal and funk, with the three band EQ and switchable EQ modes giving strong tone shaping control”
— from the community notes
“The trade offs are that the small enclosure crowds the controls, the voicing is geared toward grit and overdrive , and bassists wanting compression or a dedicated cab sim DI will need to add those elsewher…”
— from the reviews
“The Nano Battalion packs a versatile MOSFET drive and a flexible three band EQ with three position modes into a compact bass preamp and overdrive, covering subtle light overdrive through to fully saturated distortion while keeping strong to…”
— from the reviews
“with a di friendly design for direct recording”
— from the listing
- bass
- distortion
- overdrive
- mosfet
- di
- grit
- eq
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Battalion is commonly used in
- Rock
- Metal
- Funk
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Marshall Super Bass
Marshall
12% matchWhat Marshall Super Bass brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt
Mesa Boogie
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt goes after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H
Marshall
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H goes after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the chain
Friedman BE-Mini Head
Friedman
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Friedman BE-Mini Head after Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Hughes & Kettner Warp 7
Hughes & Kettner
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 after Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212
Egnater
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 goes after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the chain
Synergy SL2 Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Synergy SL2 Module after Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Synergy Friedman DS Module
Synergy
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Synergy Friedman DS Module after Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
24% matchFjord Fuzz Odin's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter
EarthQuaker Devices
23% matchWhat EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Roland SDE-3000D
Roland
7% matchKeep Roland SDE-3000D after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Electro-Harmonix Battalion — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Empress Echosystem
Empress
7% matchPut Empress Echosystem after Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Electro-Harmonix Battalion — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction
Death By Audio
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Death By Audio Destruction goes in front of Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the chain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Put Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 in front of Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Subdecay F-Bomb
Subdecay
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Subdecay F-Bomb goes in front of Electro-Harmonix Battalion in the chain
Warm Audio Jet Phaser
Warm Audio
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Put Warm Audio Jet Phaser after Electro-Harmonix Battalion: modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set
Alternatives
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Battalion?+
The closest matches in character are the Seymour Duncan Paranormal, the Irin Band Controller 10-Band EQ, the Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Battalion?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Super Bass, Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt, Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H — What Marshall Super Bass brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around.