Pedals that stack with the Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor
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All 19 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Systech Harmonic Energizer
Systech
30% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Greer Mizuki blue
Greer
29% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
JHS Overdrive/Preamp
JHS Pedals
24% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
What Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
One Control Stone Bramble Overdrive
One Control
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
NuX String Singer Overdrive
Nux
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation
Crazy Tube Circuits
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics Overhive Custom Cross Path
Beetronics
22% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Death By Audio Germanium Filter
Death By Audio
22% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Beetronics Overhive Medium Gain Overdrive
Beetronics
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Red Panda Bitmap 2
Red Panda
20% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
One Control Golden Acorn Overdrive Special
One Control
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread SFT: Sapphire
Catalinbread
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Eventide Riptide
Eventide
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Vintage Overdrive
TC Electronic
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Matthews Effects The Pocket Drive Overdrive Boost
Matthews Effects
17% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
One Control Lingonberry Overdrive
One Control
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)
The Lingonberry's musical, responsive drive stacks with the Button Masher's own smooth optical compression for a rounder push.
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown Pro FX Vintage Fuzz
Ashdown
16% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler
pedal
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run the DL4's warm, vintage-voiced delay after the Button Masher's smooth optical compression settles, so the repeats trail a defined tone. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay
Dunlop
15% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Dunlop Echoplex All-Analog Dry Path Delay after Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Arcade Audio Button Masher Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain