Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Black Cat
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All 10 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
AmpRx BrownBox
Amprx
42% matchWhat Bad Cat Black Cat brings here leans toward glassy — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Dallas
35% matchpushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → mid-forward)
The Rangemaster's warm germanium treble boost gives the Black Cat's glassy clean gain more bite without losing its headroom.
Goes in front of the amp
Greer Amps Royal Velvet
Greer
33% matchpushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)
Feed a edge of breakup signal into Greer Amps Royal Velvet and it comes out closer to clean boost
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost
Electro-Harmonix
31% matchElectro-Harmonix Micro Metal Muff TOP Boost is voiced for Vox-style amps — Bad Cat Black Cat gives it exactly that
Goes in front of the amp
Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone
Audiocade
24% 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 Tremolo Clone's organic, vintage pulse after the Black Cat's glassy clean gain and the modulation rides on real headroom.
Goes in front of the amp
Morley 20/20 Lead Wah Boost
Morley
23% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Run Bad Cat Black Cat after it and the dark edge settles into something more glassy
Goes in front of the amp
Catalinbread Giygas Fuzz EQ
Catalinbread
21% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (dark → glassy)
Bad Cat Black Cat leans glassy right where the dark tone needs it
Goes in front of the amp
Wampler Cory Wong
Wampler
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
What Bad Cat Black Cat brings here leans toward glassy — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
11% 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 DD-3 in the Black Cat's loop and its clear digital slapback stays tight against the amp's glassy, organic clean. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → modulated)
The Memory Man's lush analog echo belongs in the Black Cat's loop, clear of the amp's own glassy clean gain. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop