Pedals that stack with the Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
ProCo RAT 2
Proco
31% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
Into the YBA100's tube-driven bass headroom, the RAT's dark, cutting distortion adds a sharper edge than the amp gets on its own.
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)
Klon Centaur leans this high headroom tone toward medium gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
Marshall Guv'nor
Marshall
29% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Marshall Guv'nor leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
The Dyna Comp's classic sustain and compression suit the YBA100's tube bass headroom, tightening dynamics before the amp's own gain response kicks in.
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Phase 90
MXR
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put MXR Phase 90 after Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head in the signal chain, clear of Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Binson Echorec Delay
Binson
10% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The YBA100's tube warmth stays intact when the Echorec sits in its loop, trailing the amp's own gain instead of coloring it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Keeley Halo
Keeley
10% 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 Keeley Halo in Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head's effects loop, clear of Traynor YBA100 Tube Bass Head's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop