Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Fender Prosonic's warm balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → warm)

Blackstar St. James 100's warm balances out the bright tone

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes later in the signal chain

Into a transparent tone, Synergy SL2 Module brings a pull toward high gain that's missing

Comes later in the signal chain

Hughes & Kettner Coreblade leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Blackstar HT Stage 100H MK III Snakeskin leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Mesa/Boogie JP-2C John Petrucci Signature 60/100-Watt leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own

Comes later in the signal chain

Where this leans bright, Blackstar Series One 200 answers back warm

Comes later in the signal chain

Marshall Vintage Modern 2466's warm balances out the bright tone

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Where this leans bright, Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff answers back smooth

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.

Walrus Audio Monument CS's harmonically rich voice goes after Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner's own bright character

Comes later in the signal chain

fills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (bright → smooth)

Boss OD-1 Overdrive leans smooth right where the bright tone needs it

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)

SahBro? Audio Ross Kempressor leans toward compressed, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

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.

Alexander Pedals Now We Are Ghosts Reverb's ambient voice goes after Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner'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.

Run Eventide Modulated Delay after Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner in the signal chain, clear of Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Put Caline CP-31 Hot Spice (Black) in front of Black Arts Toneworks Witch Burner: a wah tracks picking dynamics best on the raw signal

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Tone City Hot Mama Overdrive leans this transparent tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own