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

Ibanez Tube Screamer

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

ProCo RAT 2

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

Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature

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

MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D.

Phil Jones Bass Compact Plus BG-450's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and MXR M249 Super Badass Dynamic O.D. delivers it

MXR Dyna Comp

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

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Add the EHX Bad's resonant phase sweep on top of the Phil Jones' clear, articulate bass headroom for motion without muddying the low end.

Dawner Prince Boonar

The Boonar's Echorec-style repeats belong in the BG-450's loop, clear of the amp's own clear, articulate headroom. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Tech 21 Bass Boost Fuzz Metallic Analog Bass

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

Meris Polymoon

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)

Laney Black Country Customs Blackheath Bass Distortion

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

Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Cubo Magico

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

Beetronics Whoctahell Custom Zigzag

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

Dunlop JTC95 Justin Chancellor Signature Wah

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

Dunlop Low Rider

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

Morley REX Brown OLD Blue WAH

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

Rocktron Utopia Bass Wah

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

Demon FX Call 76

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

Eden Amplification Astroflange Bass

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

DigiTech XBS Bass Squeeze

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

Chaos Custom Shop Bass Equalizer

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

Joyo R-27 Scylla Bass Compressor

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