Pedals that stack with the Acoustic NUX Optima Air NAI-5

JHS Smiley

The Smiley's clear, compressed fuzz bite stacks with the Optima Air's own DI'd acoustic-country voicing for something denser.

Beetronics Nectar

The Nectar's low-gain, slightly fuzzy drive gives the Optima Air's DI'd acoustic tone a beefier front end to stack on.

Walrus Audio Monument CS

Add the Monument's rich, warm vintage tremolo on top of the Optima Air's own DI'd acoustic-country voicing for pulse.

Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive

What Vox Valvenergy Silk Drive brings here leans toward smooth — that's worth building a pairing around

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Keep the Bloodmoon after the Optima Air — the DI'd acoustic tone stays clean and the reverb adds a dark, doomy tail behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay

Keep the Deep Blue after the Optima Air — the DI'd acoustic tone stays clean and the simple, dry tape echo trails behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)