The Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo is a Phil Jones amplifier, currently around $872.79. Close alternatives include the Phil Jones BE-17 Bass Engine 70W 1x7 Bass Combo and the Phil Jones BG-800 Roadcase 750W 12x5 Bass Combo. It pairs well with the Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature and the Way Huge Swollen Pickle.
Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo
Phil Jones · amplifier
The Phil Jones Bass BG-100 Bass Cub is a high-fidelity bass 2x5-inch combo built around the brand's signature arrays of small, fast 5-inch drivers, designed for exceptional clarity, articulation, and full-range reproduction. Favored by players wanting clean, accurate, hi-fi bass tone, it delivers detailed lows and crisp highs that flatter upright, fretless, and modern electric bass alike.
What stands out
“The Phil Jones Bass BG-100 Bass Cub is a high-fidelity bass 2x5-inch combo built around the brand's signature arrays of small, fast 5-inch drivers, designed for exceptional clarity, articulation, and full-range reproduction”
— from the listing
“Favored by players wanting clean, accurate, hi-fi bass tone, it delivers detailed lows and crisp highs that flatter upright, fretless, and modern electric bass alike”
— from the listing
“Its strengths are the hi-fi clarity, even response, and portability for the power; the caveats are a clean, accurate voice that players wanting gritty rock grind may find too pristine and a premium price”
— from the community notes
“Players value the BG-100 Bass Cub for its remarkably clear, articulate, full-range bass voice and the punch and detail of its multiple small-driver design, ideal for jazz, fusion, acoustic, and studio work”
— from the community notes
“For hi-fi bass reproduction, the BG-100 Bass Cub is outstanding”
— from the reviews
- clarity
- full
- bass
- rock
- modern
- response
- articulate
- studio
Good for
- Live
- Practice
- Studio
Price updated Oct 23, 2026
Genres the Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo is commonly used in
- Rock
- Jazz
- Jazz Fusion
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Smooth Jazz
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Progressive Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
22% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans it toward low gain to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Way Huge Swollen Pickle
Way Huge
19% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Way Huge Swollen Pickle leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
19% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)
Into a transparent tone, Walrus Audio Eons brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
MXR
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo in the signal chain, clear of Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer
pedal
8% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer brings here leans toward dynamic — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay
pedal
6% 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 Strymon Brigadier dBucket Delay in Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo's effects loop, clear of Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w 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
Mr. Black Bloodmoon
Mr Black
6% 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 Mr. Black Bloodmoon in Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo's effects loop, clear of Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w 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
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Into a transparent tone, Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo?+
The closest matches in character are the Phil Jones BE-17 Bass Engine 70W 1x7 Bass Combo, the Phil Jones BG-800 Roadcase 750W 12x5 Bass Combo, the Ampeg BA- 115 V2. Budget picks: Phil Jones BE-17, Blackstar BASSU120 Unity 120-Watt Bass Amplifier, Phil Jones BG-80 Double Four Plus 90W Bass Combo. Boutique upgrades: Phil Jones BG-450 Compact Plus 300W 4x5 Bass Combo.
What pairs well with the Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature, Way Huge Swollen Pickle, Walrus Audio Eons — The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans it toward low gain to fill it in.
How much does the Phil Jones BG-100 Bass Cub 2x5 100w Combo cost?+
Around $872.79 (live listing price, updated Oct 23, 2026).
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