Pedals that stack with the Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head
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All 65 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
36% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
The BIAS Head's modern, high-gain amp-match platform gives the Screamer's mid-forward boost a versatile amp voice.
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Triple Shot
Ashdown
32% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
The BIAS Head's modern, high-gain platform gives the Triple Shot's driven midrange overdrive a versatile amp voice.
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress
Electro-Harmonix
27% matchRun mid-forward into Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head for more high gain on top
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
27% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
Feed a high gain signal into Klon Centaur and it comes out closer to mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Suhr Shiba Drive
Suhr
26% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → mid-forward)
The BIAS Head's modeled, high-gain platform gives the Shiba Drive's vintage, articulate overdrive somewhere modern to push.
Goes in front of the amp
Boss ODB-3
Boss
24% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Strymon Eventide TriceraChorus
Strymon
24% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Strymon Eventide TriceraChorus's modulated voice goes after Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head's own high gain character
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Electro-Harmonix
23% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)
Into a transparent tone, Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head brings a pull toward high gain that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BC-1X
Boss
23% matchInto the BIAS Head's modeled, high-gain bass platform, the BC-1X's live, mid-forward compression has a versatile amp voice to work with.
Goes in front of the amp
Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Seymour Duncan
22% matchRun mid-forward into Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head for more high gain on top
Goes in front of the amp
MXR DL E MXR M 287
MXR
22% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Put Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Goes in front of the amp
Empress ParaEQ Bass Parametric EQ
Empress
22% matchRun the ParaEQ ahead of the BIAS Head's amp-matched models to shape frequency balance before the modeling engine takes over.
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Studio Compressor
Ashdown
22% matchWhat Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head brings here leans toward high gain — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
21% matchThe BIAS Head's modeled, high-gain platform gives the DB316's punchy, midrange EQ boost somewhere modern to push.
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Macchiato Compressor Guy Pratt Signature
Ashdown
21% matchThe BIAS Head's modeled preamp gives the Macchiato's own compression something modern and high-gain to sit in front of.
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
21% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Cory Wong's optical funk compression evens out the pick attack before it ever reaches the BIAS Head's own modeled high-gain voice.
Goes in front of the amp
Meris Mercury7 Reverb
Meris
21% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Keep Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head's high gain voice out front: Meris Mercury7 Reverb goes in Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head's effects loop so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Hungry Robot Moby Dick V2
Hungry Robot
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → lush)
Keep the Moby Dick in the BIAS Head's loop for massive, lush ambient reverb well beyond the amp's own modeled voices. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle
Dunlop
20% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (low gain → high gain)
Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head leans this low gain tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
MXR M83
MXR
20% matchPositive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head's own high gain character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Effects Bakery Maritozzo Bass EQ
Effects Bakery
20% matchPut Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M85 Bass Distortion
Dunlop
20% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)
Positive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Goes in front of the amp
Seymour Duncan Vise Grip Compressor
Seymour Duncan
20% matchPositive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Boss LMB-3 Bass Limiter/Enhancer
Boss
20% matchPositive Grid Bias Head 600W Amp Match Guitar/Bass Head leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp