The Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo is a Phil Jones amplifier. Close alternatives include the Phil Jones BG-75 Double Four Bass Combo and the Phil Jones BE-17 Bass Engine 70W 1x7 Bass Combo. It pairs well with the Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature and the Greer Black Mountain.
Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo
Phil Jones · amplifier
The Phil Jones Bass X4C NanoBass is a 35-watt bass combo built around a single four-inch driver, the smallest amplifier in the PJB range. The company's design philosophy of using small drivers for faster transient response and clearer midrange is taken to its extreme here, producing an articulate bass sound from an enclosure small enough for a desk or a practice room. At 35 watts it is a practice and recording amplifier rather than a performance one. It suits bassists wanting PJB clarity in the most portable possible form, and upright or acoustic players needing quiet monitoring.
What stands out
“The company's design philosophy of using small drivers for faster transient response and clearer midrange is taken to its extreme here, producing an articulate bass sound from an enclosure small enough for a desk or a practice room”
— from the listing
“The Phil Jones Bass X4C NanoBass is a 35-watt bass combo built around a single four-inch driver, the smallest amplifier in the PJB range”
— from the listing
“Favoured by upright and acoustic players for quiet practice”
— from the community notes
“A clean, articulate, full-range bass voice with detailed lows, present mids, and crisp highs, the array of fast 5-inch drivers giving exceptional clarity and even response”
— from the reviews
“It suits bassists wanting PJB clarity in the most portable possible form, and upright or acoustic players needing quiet monitoring”
— from the listing
- articulate
- bass
- quiet
- clarity
- practice
- monitoring
- midrange
- mids
Good for
- Busking
- Practice
Genres the Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo is commonly used in
- Jazz
- Rock
- Gospel
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Acoustic
cited
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 X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
21% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → low gain)
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Black Mountain
Greer
19% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Greer Black Mountain layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
Goes in front of the amp
Walrus Audio Eons
Walrus Audio
19% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)
Walrus Audio Eons layers fuzzy onto an already mid-forward signal
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.
Put MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase after Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo in the signal chain, clear of Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Artec SE-NGT
Artec
8% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo's own tight character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-2 Digital Delay
Boss
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.
Put Boss DD-2 Digital Delay in Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo's effects loop, clear of Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 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
EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath
EarthQuaker Devices
5% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices Afterneath in Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo's effects loop, clear of Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 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
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes
Electro-Harmonix
tonal matchGoes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo delivers it
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo?+
The closest matches in character are the Phil Jones BG-75 Double Four Bass Combo, the Phil Jones BE-17 Bass Engine 70W 1x7 Bass Combo, the Phil Jones C2 RED.
What pairs well with the Phil Jones X4C NanoBass 35W 1x4 Combo?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature, Greer Black Mountain, Walrus Audio Eons — Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own.
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