Pedals that stack with the Beetronics Swarm
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All 30 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Walrus Audio Ages
Walrus Audio
27% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
The Ages' full, saturated overdrive gives the Swarm's fuzz a beefier front end to stack on rather than just adding volume.
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition
Walrus Audio
24% matchgain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)
Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition stacks clean boost on top of the fuzzy already here
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
pedal
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
The CE-1's lush chorus adds stereo width after the Swarm's own modulated fuzz textures, layering two different kinds of movement rather than doubling one.
Comes later in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Mako D1 High-Fidelity Stereo Delay V1
Walrus Audio
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (fuzzy → modulated)
The Mako D1's high-fidelity stereo delay gives the Swarm's psychedelic fuzz textures a wide, modern space to trail into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
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. (fuzzy → modulated)
The Memory Man's lush analog echo gives the Swarm's psychedelic fuzz textures somewhere to trail off into. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Jackson Audio Bloom V2 Compressor/EQ
Jackson Audio
16% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain.
Beetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Mooer Black Secret Vintage Turbo Distortion
Mooer
11% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Laney Supergrace Billy Corgan Preamp
Laney
11% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Mooer The Juicer
Mooer
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Mission Engineering Engeneering Delta III
Mission Engineering
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Meris LVX
Meris
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Fulltone Clyde Deluxe Wah
Fulltone
10% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Boss -2W Chorus
Boss
10% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
TC Electronic Wiretap Riff Recorder
TC Electronic
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Ernie Ball Expression Tremolo
Ernie Ball
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
PastFx Deluxe Elastic Mattress Flanger
Pastfx
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes later in the signal chain
Cusack Music Reverb SME
Cusack Music
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Strymon Olivera
Strymon
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
DryBell Unit67 Compressor
Drybell
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Keeley New-Halo-Core
Keeley
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Tentacle
EarthQuaker Devices
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
MXR M305 Tremolo
MXR
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Comes later in the signal chain
Rockman MXR MX100 Analog Tone Processor
Rockman
10% matchWhat Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes later in the signal chain
Donner Revecho
Donner
10% matchBeetronics Swarm leans toward fuzzy, and that's a real, usable character to pair with — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain