Amptweaker Tight Boost

EVH 5150 III

Into the 5150 III's thick, liquid crunch, Tight Boost's articulate mid lift cuts through instead of just adding volume.

Blackstar HT20 Mk. II 20 Watt Combo

Into a high headroom tone, Blackstar HT20 Mk. II 20 Watt Combo brings the high gain it's missing

Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head

Into a high headroom tone, Peavey 6505 MH 20W Mini Head brings the high gain it's missing

Ceriatone 2202H

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Ceriatone 2202H gives it high gain to fill it with

EVH Iconic 15W

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — EVH Iconic 15W gives it high gain to fill it with

Synergy SL2 Module

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Synergy SL2 Module gives it high gain to fill it with

Friedman Phil X Signature

Friedman Phil X Signature's high gain fills in what this high headroom tone doesn't make on its own

Hughes & Kettner Warp 7

The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 gives it high gain to fill it with

Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive

The OCD's overtone-rich clipping stacks with Tight Boost's own articulate mid lift for a richer push.

EarthQuaker Devices Dirt Transmitter

The Dirt Transmitter's low-noise, stackable drive gives Tight Boost's articulate mid lift somewhere to push without adding hiss.

Electro-Harmonix Bad

Run Bad's subtle, resonant phase sweep after Tight Boost's own articulate mid lift settles, so the modulation moves a defined tone.

Lab Ratz 3D Boum Warming Unit

Run the Boum Warming Unit's subtle analog saturation ahead of Tight Boost for harmonic warmth before the mid lift kicks in.

Mr. Black Bloodmoon

Keep the Bloodmoon's dark, doomy reverb trailing after Tight Boost's articulate mid lift, not before, or the reverb just smears the boost. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Keeley Halo

Keep the Halo's dry, ambient stereo echo trailing after Tight Boost's articulate mid lift, not before, or the delay repeats an unshaped signal. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes

Electro-Harmonix EH-1335/EH-3075 Hot Tubes is voiced for a clean amp's front end — Amptweaker Tight Boost gives it exactly that

Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz

Into Amptweaker Tight Boost, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz is right at home: it's built around a clean amp's front end