Pedals that stack with the Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube

pushes an amp at the edge of breakupPushes an amp already sitting at the edge of breakup over the line. (edge of breakup → clean boost)

Greer Amps Royal Velvet takes that edge of breakup character and pushes it toward clean boost

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. (dark → bright)

Vox Valvenergy Copperhead Drive's bright balances out the dark tone

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. (dark → bright)

Run Catalinbread Galileo after it and the dark edge settles into something more bright

Goes in front of the amp

Into Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube, Audiocade 1974 Colorsound Tremolo Clone is right at home: it's built around Vox-style amps

Goes in front of the amp

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

Maxon CP-9Pro+ leans toward compressed, 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.

Keep Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube's crunchy voice out front: Boss RV-6 Reverb goes in Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube's effects loop so its shimmer voice doesn't muddy it — 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 → ambient)

Put Death By Audio Reverberation Machine in Bad Cat Ocelot 20 Watt Tube's effects loop, clear of Bad Cat Ocelot 20 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