Amps that pair well with the Xotic BB Preamp
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All 75 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Blackstar ST. James 100 Head
Blackstar
25% 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)
Into Blackstar ST. James 100 Head, Xotic BB Preamp is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr SL-68 Hand-Wired Amplifier
amplifier
25% 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)
Where this leans bright, Xotic BB Preamp answers back smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Suhr SL67 MKII
Suhr
25% 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)
Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Club 40
Blackstar
24% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Feed a high gain signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall JVM205C Combo
Marshall
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Xotic BB Preamp takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney Klipp
Laney
23% 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)
Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Micro Terror
Orange
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Xotic BB Preamp pushes a crunchy tone toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT5-210
Blackstar
23% 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)
Into Blackstar HT5-210, Xotic BB Preamp is right at home: it's built around Marshall-style amps
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall JVM210C Combo
Marshall
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Stack Xotic BB Preamp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
EBS Magni 502 1x15"
Ebs
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)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Tiny Terror
Orange
22% matchFeed a edge of breakup signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Fargen Micro Plex Full Stack
Fargen
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)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Friedman Plex Vintage Series Head
Friedman
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Xotic BB Preamp takes that crunchy character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Stage 60 112 MkII
Blackstar
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Orange Or15h
Orange
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Park PMV800H
Hiwatt
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Park PMV800H
Park
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall DSL1H 1W Head
Marshall
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Xotic BB Preamp takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Reinhardt The Storm 33
Reinhardt
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)
Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Park P50RH
Park
22% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → clean boost)
Feed a crunchy signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Blackstar HT Stage 100 Head
Blackstar
21% 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)
Xotic BB Preamp's smooth balances out the bright tone
Comes later in the signal chain
Laney L5 Studio
Laney
20% matchLaney L5 Studio leans into Marshall-style amps, precisely the platform Xotic BB Preamp wants
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall DSL1CR 1x8 1-Watt Combo
Marshall
20% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)
Feed a high gain signal into Xotic BB Preamp and it comes out closer to clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain
Marshall Studio SLP
Marshall
20% matchXotic BB Preamp takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward clean boost
Comes later in the signal chain