Pedals that stack with the Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz
Black Arts Toneworks
26% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Into a high headroom tone, Black Arts Toneworks LSTR Fuzz brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature
Ashdown
26% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → low gain)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Ashdown Geezer Butler Signature leans it toward low gain to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Colorsound Overdriver
pedal
25% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
Into a high headroom tone, Colorsound Overdriver brings a pull toward fuzzy that's missing
Goes in front of the amp
Boss BF-2 Flanger
Boss
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss BF-2 Flanger after Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra in the signal chain, clear of Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
Universal Audio 1176 Compressor
Universal Audio
10% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
What Universal Audio 1176 Compressor brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
Boss
8% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Boss DD-3 Digital Delay in Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra's effects loop, clear of Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay
Dunlop
7% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Dunlop - MXR Carbon Copy Deluxe Analog Delay's analog warmth voice goes in Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Bergantino Forte-HP Ultra's own high headroom character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop