Mooer Ultra Drive MK II

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Feed a high gain signal into Peavey VTM-120 and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Hiwatt DR103H pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

EBS Magni 502 2x10 bass combo pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Aguilar SL110 Fawn Limited takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 410 pushes a high gain tone toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Gallien-Krueger Legacy 210 Bass Combo takes that high gain character and pushes it toward tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Feed a high gain signal into Gallien-Krueger MB210-II and it comes out closer to tight

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack Gallien-Krueger GK Legacy 2x10 Combo Bass Amp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward tight

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → tight)

Feed a high gain signal into Greer Tomahawk and it comes out closer to tight

Comes earlier in the signal chain

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)

Suhr Shiba Drive takes that high gain character and pushes it toward mid-forward

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

MXR M83's modulated voice goes after Mooer Ultra Drive MK II in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Mooer Ultra Drive MK II's own high gain character

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.

Run TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay after Mooer Ultra Drive MK II in the signal chain, clear of Mooer Ultra Drive MK II's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

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

Origin Effects Cali76 MK2 Bass Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

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. (high gain → ambient)

Keep Cusack Music Reverb SME after Mooer Ultra Drive MK II in the signal chain, clear of Mooer Ultra Drive MK II's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Stack EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost