Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Revv Generator 100R MkIII 3-Channel Head leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Friedman Dirty Shirley stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Friedman Small Box 50W EL34 Amp Head layers high gain onto an already mid-forward signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie Stiletto Deuce Stage II stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Orange AD200B 200W Bass Head after Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive

Comes later in the signal chain

Orange Little Bass Thing's warm balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Put Revv Generator 120 MkIII 4-Channel 120W Head in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Kokko FCP2 Mini Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → fuzzy)

Put Greer Black Mountain in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Comes later in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (mid-forward → high gain)

Run mid-forward into Electro-Harmonix Hot Wax for more high gain on top

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Put Boss CE-2 Chorus after Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive in the signal chain, clear of Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive's own gain stage

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Suhr Discovery's warm voice goes after Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive's own glassy character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Boss DD-3 Digital Delay after Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive in the signal chain, clear of Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) goes in front of Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive — a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Comes later in the signal chain

Dunlop MXR Randy Rhoads Concorde Distortion, model RR104C leans this dynamic tone toward compressed, which it doesn't make on its own