The Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp is an Orange preamp pedal, currently around $374.15. Close alternatives include the Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion and the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive. It pairs well with the Suhr Rufus Reloaded and the Fjord Fuzz Berserk.

Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp

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The Orange Bass Butler is a bi-amp bass preamp pedal, and the bi-amp arrangement is its defining feature: it splits the signal into separate clean and overdriven paths with independent outputs, so the low end can be kept clean while the upper range is distorted. That solves the long-standing problem that distorting a full-range bass signal collapses the low end. It carries Orange's thick, midrange-forward voicing on the driven side. It suits rock, stoner and doom bassists who want heavy overdrive without losing bottom end.

  • bass
  • clean
  • compression
  • dirty
  • xlr
  • balanced
  • preamp
  • response

Good for

  • Live
  • Silent Recording
  • Silent Stage
  • Studio
$374.15View on Reverb

Price updated Aug 27, 2026

Genres the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp is commonly used in

  • Metal
  • Rock
  • Folk
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  • Alternative
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  • Acoustic
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  • Classical
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Pedals that stack with the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp

Suhr Rufus Reloaded

Suhr

27% match

Suhr Rufus Reloaded's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own

Fjord Fuzz Berserk

Fjord Fuzz

26% match

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Fjord Fuzz Berserk gives it fuzzy to fill it with

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Electro-Harmonix

19% match
$58.84via Reverb

Put Electro-Harmonix Bad after Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp's own gain stage

Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor

Wampler

12% match
$186.03via Reverb

Wampler Mini Ego 76 Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Mr Black

11% match
$199.95via Reverb

Put Mr. Black Bloodmoon after Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Meris Polymoon

Meris

9% match
$299via Reverb

Keep Meris Polymoon after Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion

Tone City

tonal match

Tone City Golden Plexi V3 Mini Distortion's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp delivers it

Black Cat Pedals Super Fuzz

Black Cat Pedals

tonal match

Black Cat Pedals Super Fuzz's own voicing points at Marshall-style amps, and Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp delivers it

Cheaper alternatives

Sonicake B Factory Analog Bass Preamp Comp and Overdrive

Sonicake

76% similarity
$98.75via Reverb

Shared character: compression, pedal, preamp

Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors

Electro-Harmonix

75% similarity
$135.75via Reverb

Shared character: pedal, signal, compression

Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp

Ampeg

74% similarity
$120.67via Reverb

Shared character: compression, headroom, studio

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

73% similarity
$238.39via Reverb

Shared character: headroom, studio, pedal

Laney Digbeth DB-Pre

Laney

73% similarity
$269.99via Reverb

Shared character: grit, compression, studio

Ashdown Triple Shot

Ashdown

73% similarity
$179.99via Reverb

Shared character: signal, pedal, bass

Similar character

Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion

Tech 21

74% similarity

Shared character: pedal, thickness, response

Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive

Ashdown

73% similarity

Shared character: signal, grit, studio

Ashdown MAS GZR-Pod

Ashdown

72% similarity

Shared character: headroom, studio, response

Ampeg F17-1

Ampeg

72% similarity

Shared character: pedal, compression, preamp

Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle

Dunlop

71% similarity

Shared character: grit, thickness, response

Behringer BDI21

Behringer

96% similarity

similar tone character

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp?+

The closest matches in character are the Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion, the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive, the Ashdown MAS GZR-Pod. Budget picks: Sonicake B Factory Analog Bass Preamp Comp and Overdrive, Electro-Harmonix Bass Metaphors, Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp.

What pairs well with the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Suhr Rufus Reloaded, Fjord Fuzz Berserk, Electro-Harmonix Bad — Suhr Rufus Reloaded's fuzzy fills in what this transparent tone doesn't make on its own.

How much does the Orange Bass Butler Bi-Amp Bass Preamp cost?+

Around $374.15 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).

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