Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-Watt Tube

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

Run Marshall Guv'nor into that high headroom platform and it finally leans toward mid-forward

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)

Into a dynamic tone, Univox Super-Fuzz brings a pull toward compressed that's missing

Goes in front of the amp

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

JHS Angry Charlie is voiced for Vox-style amps — Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-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)

Pigtronix Philosopher King's own compressed character is the real reason this is worth trying

Goes in front of the amp

Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone's own voicing points at Vox-style amps, and Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-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.

Run Strymon El Capistan in Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-Watt Tube's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-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

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

Keep Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-Watt Tube's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Cub V Handwired 40-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