Pedals that stack with the Swart Star-Base 1
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All 18 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
40% 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)
Where this leans bright, Swart Star-Base 1 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
32% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
ProCo RAT 2 leans this high headroom tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
Run Marshall Guv'nor into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward mid-forward
Goes in front of the amp
Klon Centaur
Klon
30% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → medium gain)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Klon Centaur leans it toward medium gain to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
MXR Dyna Comp's own bright character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler
TC Electronic
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.
Run TC Electronic Mimiq Doubler after Swart Star-Base 1 in the signal chain, clear of Swart Star-Base 1's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Double Shot
Ashdown
17% 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 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Steel Leather Attack Expander
Electro-Harmonix
15% 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)
Run Swart Star-Base 1 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Tech 21 DP-3X Dug Pinnick Signature Bass Distortion
Tech 21
15% 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)
Where this leans bright, Swart Star-Base 1 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Seymour Duncan Paranormal
Seymour Duncan
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
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown James LoMenzo HyperDrive
Ashdown
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 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Pro-FX Two-Band Boost
Ashdown
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)
Where this leans bright, Swart Star-Base 1 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Nano Battalion
Electro-Harmonix
13% 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 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ
Boss
13% 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)
Where this leans bright, Swart Star-Base 1 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Boss GEB-7 Bass Graphic EQ
Roland
13% 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)
Where this leans bright, Swart Star-Base 1 answers back warm
Goes in front of the amp
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor
Arcade Audio
13% 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 leans warm right where the bright tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Aguilar DB316
Aguilar
12% 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)
Run Swart Star-Base 1 after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Epoch-Set
Catalinbread
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Catalinbread Epoch-Set in Swart Star-Base 1's effects loop, clear of Swart Star-Base 1's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Dawner Prince Boonar's modulated voice goes in Swart Star-Base 1's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Swart Star-Base 1's own lush character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop