The Seymour Duncan Paranormal is a Seymour Duncan eq pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Battalion and the Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto. It pairs well with the Swart Star-Base 1 and the Blackstar Series One 200.
Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Seymour Duncan · pedal
The Seymour Duncan Paranormal (SFX06) is a bass DI and EQ pedal, not an overdrive, built around active Bass, Mid, and Treble tone controls plus a Bypass and a Slap Contour switch that curves the EQ for pop-and-slap playing. It runs on a 9V battery or regulated DC supply with true bypass. It suits bass players wanting a durable, straightforward active EQ and DI solution for shaping and driving their tone live or in the studio, particularly for slap and pop technique.
What stands out
“The Seymour Duncan Paranormal delivers boutique overdrive at Seymour Duncan quality for blues, rock, and country players who want transparent drive from the legendary pickup maker”
— from the community notes
“Its standout strength is the boutique overdrive with harmonically-rich character at Seymour Duncan quality”
— from the community notes
“The Seymour Duncan Paranormal (SFX06) is a bass DI and EQ pedal, , built around active Bass, Mid, and Treble tone controls plus a Bypass and a Slap Contour switch that curves the EQ for pop-and-slap playing”
— from the listing
“It runs on a 9V battery or regulated DC supply with true bypass”
— from the listing
“It suits bass players wanting a durable, straightforward active EQ and DI solution for shaping and driving their tone live or in the studio, particularly for slap and pop technique”
— from the listing
Trade-offs
“Strengths: Boutique overdrive with transparent drive and harmonically-rich character at Seymour Duncan quality from the legendary pickup maker”
— from the reviews
“Overdrive character from a brand primarily known for pickups”
— from the reviews
“Musical overdrive for blues through classic rock”
— from the reviews
“use-case wise it suits clean-to-crunch players who want boutique overdrive at seymour duncan quality”
— from the community notes
- harmonically rich
- bass
- drive
- bypass
- studio
- mid
- treble
- rock
Good for
- Busking
Genres the Seymour Duncan Paranormal is commonly used in
- Electronic
- Country
- Rock
- Blues
- Classic Rock
- Alternative
cited
Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Amps that pair well with the Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Swart Star-Base 1
Swart
14% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
Swart Star-Base 1's warm balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar Series One 200
Blackstar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Blackstar Series One 200 answers back warm
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin
Blackstar
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal
Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W
Hiwatt
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Hiwatt Park P18LH 'Little 45' Handwired18W after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Orange Terror Bass
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Soldano Astro-20 Combo
Soldano
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Soldano Astro-20 Combo answers back smooth
Orange Little Bass Thing
Orange
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Pedals that stack with the Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Greer Black Mountain
Greer
23% matchRun mid-forward into Greer Black Mountain for more fuzzy on top
Comes earlier in the signal chain
ZVEX Fuzz Factory
Zvex
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)
ZVEX Fuzz Factory's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes earlier in the signal chain
T-Rex Junior Roomate
T Rex
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep T-Rex Junior Roomate after Seymour Duncan Paranormal in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Seymour Duncan Paranormal — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay
Dunlop
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay's warm voice goes after Seymour Duncan Paranormal in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Seymour Duncan Paranormal's own harmonically rich character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black)
Caline
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Seymour Duncan Paranormal — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive
Solidgoldfx
tonal matchComes earlier in the signal chain
SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Strymon Iridium
Strymon
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Where this leans bright, Strymon Iridium answers back warm
Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo
Dunlop
tonal matchComes later in the signal chain
Run Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Alternatives
Electro-Harmonix Battalion
Electro-Harmonix
52% similarityShared character: bass, studio, overdrive
Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto
Behringer
44% similarityShared character: true bypass, middle, bass
Barber Linden EQ
Barber
43% similarityShared character: treble, middle, bass
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
43% similarityShared character: middle, bass
Creation Audio Labs Funkulator
Creation Audio Labs
41% similarityShared character: true bypass, bass, studio
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Seymour Duncan Paranormal?+
The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Battalion, the Behringer BEQ700 Bass Graphic Equalizer Effetto, the Barber Linden EQ.
What pairs well with the Seymour Duncan Paranormal?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Swart Star-Base 1, Blackstar Series One 200, Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin — Swart Star-Base 1's warm balances out the bright tone.