Pedals that stack with the Phil Jones Bass Compact 8 Cabinet

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

The RAT's dark, cutting distortion is a much rawer gain than the Compact 8's own clear, high-fidelity bass voice offers on its own.

Goes in front of the amp

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

The Compact 8's clear, high-fidelity response gives the Swarm's experimental fuzz a full, gigging-ready amp voice to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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

The Compact 8's clear, high-fidelity response gives the Geezer Butler's doom-voiced distortion a full, gigging-ready amp voice to push into.

Goes in front of the amp

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)

Where this leans thin, Phil Jones Bass Compact 8 Cabinet answers back full

Goes in front of the amp

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 8 Cabinet leans toward full, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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 8 Cabinet's full voice suits Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive's own full character

Goes in front of the amp

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

MXR Dyna Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

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 MXR Phase 90 after Phil Jones Bass Compact 8 Cabinet in the signal chain, clear of Phil Jones Bass Compact 8 Cabinet's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Keep the Carbon Copy Mini's dark, ambient slapback delay in the Compact 8's loop, clear of the amp's own clear, high-fidelity bass response. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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 8's loop for complex, modulated delay beyond the cabinet's own clear, high-fidelity bass voice. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop