Pedals that stack with the Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450

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All 22 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

Ashdown

35% match
$234.01via Reverb

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

The BG-450's clear, articulate headroom gives the Geezer Butler's doom-voiced bass distortion a defined amp platform.

Goes in front of the amp

ProCo RAT 2

Proco

35% match
$86via Reverb

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

The BG-450's clear, articulate headroom gives the RAT 2's bright, cutting distortion a defined amp voice to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

Ibanez Tube Screamer

Ibanez

34% match

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

Push the BG-450's clear, articulate headroom with the Screamer's mid-forward boost and the definition holds up.

Goes in front of the amp

Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive

Ashdown

20% match

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

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Dyna Comp

MXR

19% match
$74.99via Reverb

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

The BG-450's clear, articulate headroom is a lot easier to control once the Dyna Comp's squash is running ahead of it.

Goes in front of the amp

Boss BF-2 Flanger

Boss

18% match
$100via Reverb

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

The BF-2's lush, natural flanging follows the BG-450's clear, articulate headroom for defined swirling motion.

Goes in front of the amp

Tech 21 Bass Boost Fuzz Metallic Analog Bass

Tech 21

12% match

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Electro-Harmonix Steel Leather Attack Expander

Electro-Harmonix

11% match
$33.56via Reverb

What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Binson Echorec Delay

Binson

11% match

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 Binson Echorec Delay in Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's effects loop, clear of Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Meris Polymoon

Meris

11% match
$299via Reverb

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 the Polymoon in the Compact Plus's loop for complex, modulated delay beyond the bass combo's own clarity and articulation. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Electronic Audio Experiments Greathammer

Electronic Audio Experiments

11% match
$249via Reverb

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Tech 21 SansAmp Programmable Bass Driver DI

Tech 21

11% match
$249via Reverb

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Laney Black Country Customs Blackheath Bass Distortion

Laney

10% match

What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Walrus Audio EB-10B

Walrus Audio

10% match

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Source Audio SA251 Ultra Wave Bass

Source Audio

10% match
$249via Reverb

What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Source Audio AfterShock

Source Audio

10% match

What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Source Audio SA250-US

Source Audio

10% match

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

EBS Black Label Series TremoLo

Ebs

9% match

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Rocktron Utopia Bass Wah

Rocktron

9% match
$110via Reverb

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Morley REX Brown OLD Blue WAH

Morley

9% match
$253.31via Reverb

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own high headroom character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Joyo R-27 Scylla Bass Compressor

Joyo

8% match
$79.98via Reverb

What Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around

Goes in front of the amp

Mooer Graphic B

Mooer

8% match
$58.50via Reverb

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450 leans toward high headroom, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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