The Taurus Bass Pedals is a Moog octave pedal. Close alternatives include the Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer and the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth. It pairs well with the Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp and the Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head.

Taurus Bass Pedals

Moog · pedal

The Moog Taurus is a foot-pedal-controlled analog bass synthesizer, originally introduced in 1975 as the Taurus I and reissued as the Taurus III in 2010. It features 13 foot-activated keys covering one octave, two foot sliders for filter cutoff and loudness, and a classic 24 dB per octave Moog ladder lowpass filter with selectable preset sounds including Bass, Tuba, and Taurus. The monophonic synthesizer generates deep, powerful bass tones through a two-oscillator design tunable across five octaves. Moog Taurus pedals have been used in hard rock and progressive rock live rigs to supply bass-register synthesizer notes, most notably by Malmsteen for low-end reinforcement during live performances.

  • bass
  • filter
  • analog
  • resonance
  • live
  • hard rock
  • fundamental
  • rounder tuba like character

Genres the Taurus Bass Pedals is commonly used in

  • Hard Rock
  • Progressive Rock
  • Funk
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  • Soul
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  • Experimental
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  • Alternative
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Amps that pair well with the Taurus Bass Pedals

Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp

Ampeg

31% match
$466.39via Reverb

The Taurus Bass Pedal's analog filter and resonance give the RB-115's massive preamp a synth-bass low end.

Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head

Traynor

19% match
$1089via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head answers back warm

Dumble Steel String Singer

Dumble

tonal match

Run Dumble Steel String Singer after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth

Fender Prosonic

amplifier

tonal match

Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Gibson GA-50

Gibson

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Gibson GA-50 answers back warm

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp

Orange

tonal match
$747.19via Reverb

Orange BT1000H Terror Bass 1000-Watt Bass Amp leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Terror Bass

Orange

tonal match
$782.78via Reverb

Orange Terror Bass leans warm right where the bright tone needs it

Orange Little Bass Thing

Orange

tonal match
$708.76via Reverb

Run Orange Little Bass Thing after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Pedals that stack with the Taurus Bass Pedals

One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive

One Control

25% match
$154.99via Reverb

One Control Strawberry Red Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Catalinbread SFT

Catalinbread

24% match

Catalinbread SFT's warm balances out the bright tone

Mooer woodverb

Mooer

16% match
$64.49via Reverb

Run Mooer woodverb after Taurus Bass Pedals in the signal chain, clear of Taurus Bass Pedals's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Boss

16% match
$139via Reverb

Keep Taurus Bass Pedals's analog warmth voice out front: Boss DD-3 Digital Delay goes after Taurus Bass Pedals in the signal chain so its transparent voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Orange - Vintage Distortion

Orange

tonal match

Where this leans bright, Orange - Vintage Distortion answers back warm

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive

Solidgoldfx

tonal match
$159via Reverb

SolidGoldFX Commodore Breaker Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Behringer Chorus Symphony

Behringer

tonal match
$90.90via Reverb

Where this leans bright, Behringer Chorus Symphony answers back smooth

Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo

Dunlop

tonal match

Run Dunlop Blue Hippo Optical Tremolo after it and the bright edge settles into something more warm

Alternatives

Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer

Electro-Harmonix

66% similarity
$150via Reverb

Shared character: original_circuit, one_octave, analog

Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth

Electro-Harmonix

66% similarity
$108.71via Reverb

Shared character: bass, mono_synth, wide_range

MXR Sub Machine

MXR

64% similarity
$149.99via Reverb

Shared character: hard_rock, one_octave

TC Electronic Nether Octaver

TC Electronic

64% similarity
$95.96via Reverb

Shared character: one_octave, guitar, bass

DOD Electronics Meatbox

Dod

64% similarity

Shared character: one_octave, mix, bass

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Taurus Bass Pedals?+

The closest matches in character are the Electro-Harmonix Octave Multiplexer, the Electro-Harmonix Bass Mono Synth, the MXR Sub Machine.

What pairs well with the Taurus Bass Pedals?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Ampeg Rocket Bass RB-115 Combo Bass Amp, Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head, Dumble Steel String Singer — The Taurus Bass Pedal's analog filter and resonance give the RB-115's massive preamp a synth-bass low end..

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