Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2

Marshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head

The JTM45's warm, classic British clean tone gives the History Lesson's dry delay a genuinely vintage amp voice to echo.

Marshall Bluesbreaker

Into the Bluesbreaker's round, natural tube breakup, the History Lesson's dry, clear delay has a warm amp voice to trail off against.

Fender Prosonic

The History Lesson's dry, clear delay belongs in the Prosonic's loop, clear of the amp's own warm, responsive overdrive.

Fender Vibrolux 6G11

Both lean warm and vintage, so the History Lesson's tape-echo character doesn't fight the Vibrolux's own vibrato-driven voice.

PRS DGT 15 David Grissom Signature 15W Head

Keep the History Lesson's warm tape echo in the DGT 15's loop so it trails the amp's own singing breakup instead of blurring into it.

Orange Little Bass Thing

Run Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 in Orange Little Bass Thing's effects loop, clear of Orange Little Bass Thing's own gain stage

Ampeg RB-112

Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2's analog warmth voice goes in Ampeg RB-112's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Ampeg RB-112's own gritty character

Ampeg SFT Ampeg Inspired Overdrive

Keep Ampeg SFT Ampeg Inspired Overdrive's warm voice out front: Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 goes in Ampeg SFT Ampeg Inspired Overdrive's effects loop so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Klon Centaur

Boost with the Klon's clear midrange push before the History Lesson's delay so the echoes pick up that transparent breakup.

Beetronics Overhive

The Overhive's transparent, classic-rock drive feeds the History Lesson's dry, clear delay a well-defined signal to echo, not a muddy one.

MXR Phase 90

Running the History Lesson after the Phase 90 keeps its analog-voiced echoes trailing cleanly behind the phaser's sweep rather than smearing into it.

Walrus Audio Lillian Multi-Stage Analog Phaser

Put the Lillian's watery phase sweep after the History Lesson's delay so it modulates the echo trails themselves, not the dry note.

Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion

Run Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 after Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Russian Big Muff Pi Fuzz Distortion's own gain stage

RHC Audio Ydrat

Put Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 after RHC Audio Ydrat in the signal chain, clear of RHC Audio Ydrat's own gain stage

Fuzz Face Dunlop Fuzz Face Distortion

Keep Fuzz Face Dunlop Fuzz Face Distortion's silicon voice out front: Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 goes after Fuzz Face Dunlop Fuzz Face Distortion in the signal chain so its analog warmth voice doesn't muddy it

Wren and Cuff Tri-Pie '70

Put Alexander Pedals History Lesson Vol. 2 after Wren and Cuff Tri-Pie '70 in the signal chain, clear of Wren and Cuff Tri-Pie '70's own gain stage