Pedals that stack with the Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
23% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Into a transparent tone, Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature brings a pull toward low gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Colorsound Overdriver leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Boss ODB-3
Boss
20% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Into a transparent tone, Boss ODB-3 brings a pull toward low gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss BF-2 Flanger after Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier in the signal chain, clear of Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Eventide Modulated Delay in Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's effects loop, clear of Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay
Electro-Harmonix
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's effects loop, clear of Hartke Lightweight Bass Amplifier's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop