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“The best Big Muff there’s ever been for bass”: Electro-Harmonix Bass Big Muff Pi 2 review
By Connor Flys published
A long-lost EHX Big Muff variant, made real – and now made for bassists to enjoy too.

“Those cleaner tones are very characterful and usable, evoking classic tube-driven bass amps”: Ashdown Geezer Butler Pedal of Doom review
By Connor Flys published
Geezer Butler helped invent heavy metal. Here’s a slab of heavy metal bearing his name.

“Those who were waiting for Origin to recreate an Ampeg Flip-Top will be delighted – it’s as good as you’d hope”: Origin Effects BASSRIG Fifteen review
By Connor Flys published
Origin Effects has concentrated the revered Ampeg B-15 into a pedal. Has it worked?

“It vacuum-packs superb tones and incredible utility into a compact space”: IK Multimedia ToneX One Bass Edition review
By Connor Flys published
Honey, I shrunk the Ampeg! And the Gallien-Krueger, and the Sansamp, and...

“It’s difficult to think of a synth bass sound that couldn't be achieved here”: MXR Bass Synth Pedal review
By Connor Flys published
Has MXR and Ian Martin Allison created the bass synth to end all bass synths?

Is octave fuzz the pedal your bass ’board is missing? Electro-Harmonix sure thinks so
By Phil Weller published
The Lizard Queen has become the Lizard King, offering a dynamic, blendable octave fuzz pedal designed specifically for bass players

Zoom looks to provide bassists with the most affordable all-in-one rig on the market with the upgraded $142 MS-60B
By Phil Weller published
Featuring 11 preamps, 11 amp and cab combos, 75 effects, and signal-splitting options, the tiny pedal packs a lot into its humble chassis

NAMM 2024: “All the headroom you could ever desire” – EarthQuaker Devices’ Blumes brings chunked-up Plumes tones to the bass world, with the firm’s first ever bass overdrive pedal
By Matt Parker published
With bipolar power and twice the gain, EQD’s first bass OD does not do things by halves – indeed, it doubles them, but keeps the same $99 price tag
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