Pedals that stack with the Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal

sits 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)

Keep JHS Tidewater Tremolo after Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal in the signal chain, clear of Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal's own gain stage

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

MXR Micro Amp layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

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

Citadel Bus Driver Compressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

gain stackingStacks two gain stages for more saturation than either produces alone. (fuzzy → clean boost)

Z.Vex Super Hard On layers clean boost onto an already fuzzy signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.

Suhr Discovery's warm voice goes after Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal's own bright character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

sits 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)

Put Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Delay after Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal in the signal chain, clear of Benson Amps Chimera Preamp Pedal's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain