Pedals that stack with the Hartke LH1000 Bass Head
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
33% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
A RAT 2 out front gives the LH1000's punchy, warm preamp the low-gain, cutting distortion it doesn't produce on its own.
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Push the LH1000's punchy, warm preamp with the Geezer Butler's doom-voiced distortion and the low end stays defined.
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → medium gain)
Into a transparent tone, Klon Centaur brings a pull toward medium gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)
What MXR Dyna Comp brings here leans toward bright — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Phase 90's classic swirl colors the LH1000's punchy, harmonic bass tone after the preamp rather than stacking onto its gain.
Goes in front of the amp
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Dawner Prince Boonar in Hartke LH1000 Bass Head's effects loop, clear of Hartke LH1000 Bass Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal's pristine voice goes in Hartke LH1000 Bass Head's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Hartke LH1000 Bass Head's own tight character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop