Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Lynx

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Greer Amps Royal Velvet takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Stack MXR Micro Amp on top and a high gain tone tightens toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Z.Vex Super Hard On takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

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.

Put Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Bad Cat Lynx in the signal chain, clear of Bad Cat Lynx's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

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

Crazy Tube Circuits Golden Ratio leans toward tight, 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.

Run TC Electronic Triple Flashback Delay in Bad Cat Lynx's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Lynx'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. (high gain → slapback)

Run Electro-Harmonix Pico Canyon in Bad Cat Lynx's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Lynx's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop