Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → fuzzy)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Colorsound Overdriver leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (saturated → tight)

Feed a saturated signal into Friedman BE-OD and it comes out closer to tight

Goes in front of the amp

clean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (transparent → high gain)

JHS Angry Charlie is voiced for Vox-style amps — Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube gives it exactly that

Goes in front of the amp

shapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)

Universal Audio 1176 Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone's own voicing points at Vox-style amps, and Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube delivers it

Goes in front of the amp

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Eventide Modulated Delay's modulated voice goes in Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Run Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay in Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 15-Watt Tube's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop