Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Jet Black

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

Bad Cat Jet Black leans into Vox-style amps, precisely the platform JHS Angry Charlie wants

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 → low gain)

Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler leans this transparent tone toward low gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Goes in front of the amp

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

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 Bad Cat Jet Black's glassy voice out front: Ibanez FL Mini goes after Bad Cat Jet Black in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it

Goes in front of the amp

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

Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer's own dynamic character is the real reason this is worth trying

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.

Fender Hammertone Reverb's lush voice goes in Bad Cat Jet Black's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Bad Cat Jet Black's own glassy 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.

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

Sits in the amp's effects loop