Pedals that stack with the Ampeg V-4

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

Wren and Cuff Box of War Small Foot Fuzz stacks high gain on top of the mid-forward already here

Goes in front of the amp

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

Put Fjord Fuzz Odin in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward fuzzy

Goes in front of the amp

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

Run mid-forward into Fjord Fuzz Berserk for more fuzzy on top

Goes in front of the amp

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

Keep Electro-Harmonix Bad after Ampeg V-4 in the signal chain, clear of Ampeg V-4's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Run the Gold Comp's germanium-flavored compression ahead of the V-4 for character before the amp's own honky midrange reacts.

Goes in front of the amp

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 El Capistan's bright, tape-voiced echo in the V-4's loop, beyond the amp's own honky midrange voice. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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

Keep Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in Ampeg V-4's effects loop, clear of Ampeg V-4's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop