The Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass is a Roger Mayer distortion pedal. Close alternatives include the Mooer MOD2 Rumble Drive and the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi. It pairs well with the Peavey MiniMAX and the Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet.
Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass
Roger Mayer · pedal
The Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass is a boutique bass fuzz pedal from Roger Mayer, the legendary British engineer who built Jimi Hendrix's custom effects. The Voodoo Bass delivers harmonically rich fuzz saturation tuned for the bass frequency range with Roger Mayer's premium hand-built quality.
- bass
- fuzz
- saturation
- warm
- boutique
- frequency
- british
- roger mayer
Genres the Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass is commonly used in
- Rock
- Stoner Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Noise Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Doom Metal
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass
Pedals that stack with the Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass
Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo
Caroline Guitar Company
20% matchCaroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo's clean boost voice goes after Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass's own fuzzy character
JHS Colour Box V2
JHS Pedals
19% matchJHS Colour Box V2 layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal
MXR Micro Amp
MXR
19% matchMXR Micro Amp stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Jackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression
Jackson Audio
13% matchJackson Audio Bloom EQ Boost Compression's own transparent character is the real reason this is worth trying
Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black
Walrus Audio
11% matchKeep Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass's fuzzy voice out front: Walrus Audio Melee Wall of Noise Black goes after Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass in the signal chain so its ambient voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Pigtronix Echolution
Pigtronix
11% matchPut Pigtronix Echolution after Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass in the signal chain, clear of Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
EarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Swiss Things stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
EarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp
EarthQuaker Devices
tonal matchEarthQuaker Devices Utility Series Buffer Preamp stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Alternatives
Mooer MOD2 Rumble Drive
Mooer
71% similarityShared character: bass_response, bass, s_build_quality
Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi
Electro-Harmonix
66% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass
Tech 21 Bass Boost Fuzz Metallic Analog Bass
Tech 21
66% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass, s_build_quality
One Control Hooker's Green Bass Machine
One Control
65% similarityShared character: bass, s_build_quality, warm
Ashdown MAS Vintage-Fuzz
Ashdown
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass, warm
Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Ashdown
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass, warm
MXR M182 El Grande Bass Fuzz
MXR
65% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass
Electro-Harmonix Blogger
Electro-Harmonix
64% similarityShared character: bass_response, fuzz, bass
Aguilar DB 925
Aguilar
64% similarityShared character: bass
Dunlop Way Huge WM91 Pork & Pickle
Dunlop
64% similarityShared character: fuzz, bass
Aguilar - OBP-1TK On-Board Bass Preamp
Aguilar
91% similaritysimilar tone character
Ashdown Pro FX Retro Drive
Ashdown
90% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass?+
The closest matches in character are the Mooer MOD2 Rumble Drive, the Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi, the Tech 21 Bass Boost Fuzz Metallic Analog Bass.
What pairs well with the Roger Mayer Voodoo Bass?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Peavey MiniMAX, Laney DBC410 Digbeth 4x10 Cabinet, Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo — Peavey MiniMAX takes that saturated character and pushes it toward tight.