Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Cub
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All 155 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Providence RED Rock OD ROD-1
Providence
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Providence RED Rock OD ROD-1's harmonically rich character and Bad Cat Cub's harmonically rich voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Goes in front of the amp
Carl Martin Ottawa Vintage Optical Envelope Auto-Wah/Envelope Filter
Carl Martin
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Beetronics OC-BS
Beetronics
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Nano BassBalls
Electro-Harmonix
19% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
What Bad Cat Cub brings here leans toward harmonically rich — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
MXR Dyna Comp
MXR
18% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
The Dyna Comp's squash evens pick dynamics before the Bad Cat Cub's chiming, dynamic clean breakup.
Goes in front of the amp
Maestro Agena
Maestro
18% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Behringer Meatball Restyled
Behringer
17% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Bad Cat Cub leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dunlop MXR M299 Carbon Copy Mini
Dunlop
17% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
The Carbon Copy Mini's ambient slapback sits well in the Bad Cat Cub's loop, clear of the amp's own dynamics. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Alpha Haunt Fuzz
Old Blood Noise Endeavors
17% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Bad Cat Cub leans toward harmonically rich, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Goes in front of the amp
Dophix Michelangelo
Dophix
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (dynamic → compressed)
Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character is the real reason this is worth trying
Goes in front of the amp
Meris Polymoon
Meris
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Meris Polymoon's modulated voice goes in Bad Cat Cub's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Bad Cat Cub's own harmonically rich character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop