Pedals that stack with the Xotic BB Preamp
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All 23 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Ibanez Tube Screamer
Ibanez
29% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack the BB Preamp's creamy treble EQ with the Screamer's own mid-forward boost and you're layering two boutique boost flavors.
Klon Centaur
Klon
23% matchpushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (crunchy → mid-forward)
Stack the BB Preamp's creamy treble boost with the Klon's own midrange push for two distinct boost flavors instead of one doubled up.
Shins Music Shin's Music BMP1 Bass Master Preamp
Shins Music
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
Way Huge Aqua-Puss Analog Delay
Way Huge
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)
Where this leans bright, Xotic BB Preamp answers back smooth — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dophix Michelangelo Gold Edition
Dophix
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)
Where this leans bright, Xotic BB Preamp answers back smooth
Dunlop MXR M282 Dyna Comp Bass
Dunlop
20% 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
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
19% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → bright)
Compression before boost — the Dyna Comp keeps the BB Preamp's creamy treble crunch from getting spiky under a hard pick attack.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Pigtronix Philosopher's Tone Germanium Gold Ltd.
Pigtronix
19% 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 toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR Micro Chorus
MXR
19% 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
Boss BB-1X
Boss
18% 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
MXR M104 Distortion+
MXR
18% 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)
Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR M104 Distortion+
Dunlop
18% 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)
Run Xotic BB Preamp after it and the bright edge settles into something more smooth
Comes later in the signal chain
Pigtronix PHI Echolution Delay
Pigtronix
18% 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 — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Boss SDE-3
Boss
18% 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 toward bright, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Morley MTTW Tone Questor WAH
Morley
18% 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 earlier in the signal chain
Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo
Wampler
18% 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 Wampler Latitude Deluxe Tremolo after Xotic BB Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Xotic BB Preamp's own gain stage
Comes later in the signal chain
Eventide Rose Analog/ Digital Hybrid Delay
Eventide
18% 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 — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Universal Audio Uafx Orion
Universal Audio
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 → smooth)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Sabbra Cadabra Blackout
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
ThorpyFX Redacted
ThorpyFX
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 → smooth)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Catalinbread Wiio
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Xotic BB Preamp leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it
Comes later in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2
Alexander Pedals
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.
Put Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 after Xotic BB Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Xotic BB Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Fable
Walrus Audio
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 Walrus Audio Fable after Xotic BB Preamp in the signal chain, clear of Xotic BB Preamp's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain