Pedals that stack with the Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo

Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive's full character and Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo's full voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)

Push the RB4's full, headroom-heavy bass tone with the RAT's cutting drive for real grit at gig volumes.

Goes in front of the amp

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)

The RB4's full, gigging-ready headroom gives the LSTR's scooped, sludgy fuzz plenty of low end to sit on top of.

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)

Into a high headroom tone, Marshall Guv'nor brings a pull toward mid-forward that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

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

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo leans bright right where the warm tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

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

Where this leans warm, Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo answers back bright

Goes in front of the amp

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

Run Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

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

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo's bright balances out the warm tone

Goes in front of the amp

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

Keep Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo's full voice out front: MXR Phase 90 goes after Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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 Binson Echorec Delay in Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo's effects loop, clear of Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Laney Richter RB4 Bass Combo leans into a clean amp's front end, precisely the platform Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini wants — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop