Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Where this leans bright, Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Marshall Studio JCM900 SN20H in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman BE-Mini Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Hughes & Kettner Coreblade in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Egnater Tourmaster Combo 4212 for more high gain on top

Comes later in the signal chain

Run mid-forward into Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin for more high gain on top

Greer Black Mountain layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Walrus Audio Eons stacks fuzzy on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Kilobyte after Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

JAM Pedals Delay-Llama's analog warmth voice goes after Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda's own mid-forward character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Death By Audio Destruction in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Warm Audio Jet Phaser after Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda: modulation reads clearest once the core tone is set

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Empress Bass ParaEQ Peda — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal