Pedals that stack with the Ashdown Studio Compressor

Ibanez Tube Screamer

The Screamer's mid-forward boost pushes into the Studio Compressor's low-noise, gain-evening squash for a driven signal.

Klon Centaur

The Klon's transparent boost pushes into the Studio Compressor's low-noise squash without masking its clarity.

Dawner Prince Boonar

The Boonar's Echorec-style repeats trail the Studio Compressor's low-noise, gain-evening squash into a vintage echo. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man

The Memory Man's lush analog echo trails the Studio Compressor's low-noise, gain-evening squash into a warm wash. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Ibanez TS-808 Tube Screamer with Tamura Modification

Both lean toward dynamic and compressed respectively — close enough in character that they complement instead of clashing

Keeley Electronics Katana Boost

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

AmpRx BrownBox

Run the Studio Compressor's low-noise compression ahead of the BrownBox for even dynamics before the transformer-driven harmonic boost reacts.

JHS Pedals JHS 1966 Italy Tone Bender

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Tru-Fi Octavia Fuzz

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

DOD 250-x

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Zvex Limited Edition 20th Anniversary Fuzz Factory

Ashdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

ZVEX Fuzz Factory Vertical Vexter

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

Origin Effects Halcyon Blue Overdrive

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

T Lab Custom Audio RE-150 Preamp

Ashdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Warm Audios Throne of Tone

Ashdown Studio Compressor's compressed voice suits Warm Audios Throne of Tone's own dynamic character

Wren and Cuff Tall Font Russian

Ashdown Studio Compressor's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Demon FX YJM308 Multi-Toggle Overdrive Preamp

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Mission Engineering Engeneering Delta III

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

NuX NDL-3

NuX NDL-3's dynamic character and Ashdown Studio Compressor's compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other

NOC Pedals Vulgar Decade Preamp

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around

NuX Drive Core Deluxe MKII

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Wampler Dual Fusion

Ashdown Studio Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Zvex Mastotron

What Ashdown Studio Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around