Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt

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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff

Electro-Harmonix

24% match
$76.06via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

Goes in front of the amp

Nobels ODR-1

Nobels

24% match
$101.54via Reverb

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (transparent → mid-forward)

The transparent tone has headroom to spare — Nobels ODR-1 leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in

Goes in front of the amp

Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII

Sola Sound

23% match
$244.49via Reverb

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

Sola Sound Tone Bender MkII leans this transparent tone toward fuzzy, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

MXR Flanger

MXR

19% match

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 MXR Flanger after Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt in the signal chain, clear of Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell

Pigtronix

15% match

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Pigtronix Gloamer Volume Swell leans toward smooth, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb

Alexander Pedals

12% match
$399via Reverb

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 Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb in Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

Electro-Harmonix Nano Memory Toy

Electro-Harmonix

12% match
$181.27via Reverb

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 Nano Memory Toy in Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Hot Cat 45-Watt's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

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