Pedals that stack with the Ashdown Velvet Compressor
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All 129 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
JHS Lucky Cat Delay limited edition
JHS Pedals
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Ashdown Velvet Compressor's compressed voice out front: JHS Lucky Cat Delay limited edition goes after Ashdown Velvet Compressor in the signal chain so its pristine voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Sabbra Traditional Ink
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices White Light V2
EarthQuaker Devices
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Keeley Halo
Keeley
16% 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 Keeley Halo after Ashdown Velvet Compressor in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Ashdown Velvet Compressor — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electronic Audio Experiments Longsword V4.5
Electronic Audio Experiments
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 → smooth)
Run the Velvet ahead of the Longsword and the attack stays consistent before that baritone clean boost ever colors it.
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Skewer
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Free The Tone IF-1D
Free The Tone
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Catalinbread Silver Kiss MK2 2007 Reissue
Catalinbread
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
1959 Dallas Tuxedo Treble Booster
pedal
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Ashdown James LoMenzo KegaDrive Bass Distortion
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. (bright → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Sadowsky SBP-2 Bass Preamp
Sadowsky
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Strymon Sunset Dual Overdrive
Strymon
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
smallsound/bigsound Mini
smallsound/bigsound
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
ThorpyFX Redacted
ThorpyFX
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
MXR SF01
MXR
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Fulltone OF-2 Octafuzz
Fulltone
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Tone City Noisy Boy
Tone City
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Master Effects Manta Ray 3-band Bass Preamp
Master Effects
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Greer Tomahawk
Greer
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 → smooth)
Ahead of the Tomahawk, the Velvet's smooth compression keeps a cutting, boutique overdrive from getting spiky under a hard attack.
Comes later in the signal chain
Master Effects Manta Ray 2-band Bass Preamp
Master Effects
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Carl Martin Contour
Carl Martin
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Browne Amplification T4 Fuzz
Browne Amplification
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Roger Mayer Axis 27
Roger Mayer
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 → smooth)
What Ashdown Velvet Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Cusack Music Orthrus Distortion
Cusack Music
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 → smooth)
Ashdown Velvet Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain