The Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp is a Shins Music preamp pedal, currently around $369.92. Close alternatives include the Ampeg F17-1 and the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive. It pairs well with the Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5 and the EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker.
Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp
Shins Music · pedal
The Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp is a hand-built Tokyo bass preamp recreating the preamp circuit of a vintage Fender Bassman tube amp using discrete circuitry in a compact enclosure. The voice is thick and rich at the bottom with a fast, articulate response, adding weight and warmth while preserving the character of the instrument plugged into it. Gain is deliberately set low, so it will not produce heavy distortion on its own; instead it gives the natural, soft clipping of a tube amp pushed at high volume. Alongside the familiar Bass, Middle and Treble EQ, a DRV mode adds the nuance of a tube amp's drive channel, and Custom versions add switchable input impedance and a three-stage drive EQ. Built by engineer Shinichi Suzuki, whose work is widely trusted among Japanese professional bassists.
- preamp
- eq
- bass
- stage
- treble
- impedance
- jazz
- drive
Good for
- Live
- Silent Recording
- Studio
Price updated Aug 28, 2026
Genres the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp is commonly used in
- Jazz
- Blues
- Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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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. - Gospel
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp
Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5
Electronic Audio Experiments
26% matchWhere this leans warm, Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5 answers back bright
EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker
EarthQuaker Devices
24% matchRun EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker after it and the warm edge settles into something more bright
MXR WA38
MXR
21% matchKeep Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp's bright voice out front: MXR WA38 goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Demeter Compulator
Demeter
20% matchDemeter Compulator's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Mooer woodverb
Mooer
14% matchKeep Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp's bright voice out front: Mooer woodverb goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp in the signal chain so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Eventide Modulated Delay
Eventide
12% matchEventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes after Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp's own bright character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Beetronics OV-LE-Uva
Beetronics
tonal matchBeetronics OV-LE-Uva's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp delivers it
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
tonal matchAshdown Geezer Butler Signature's own voicing points at a clean amp's front end, and Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp delivers it
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Ampeg F17-1
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EarthQuaker Devices Scrolls V1
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp?+
The closest matches in character are the Ampeg F17-1, the Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive, the SolidGoldFX Beta-V. Budget picks: Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp pedal, Aguilar DB 925, Aguilar - OBP-1TK On-Board Bass Preamp. Boutique upgrades: Origin Effects BassRig Fifteen.
What pairs well with the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5, EarthQuaker Devices '- Speaker Cranker, MXR WA38 — Where this leans warm, Electronic Audio Experiments Surveyor V2.5 answers back bright.
How much does the Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp cost?+
Around $369.92 (live listing price, updated Aug 28, 2026).
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