Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2
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All 7 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3
Carl Martin
17% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → high gain)
Carl Martin Hot Drive'n Boost MK3 leans this high headroom tone toward high gain, which it doesn't make on its own
Goes in front of the amp
JHS MoonShine Overdrive
JHS Pedals
16% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → mid-forward)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — JHS MoonShine Overdrive leans it toward mid-forward to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
Electro-Harmonix Glove
Electro-Harmonix
16% matchclean platform takes the driveA clean, high-headroom stage takes on dirt it can't generate by itself. (high headroom → fuzzy)
The high headroom tone has headroom to spare — Electro-Harmonix Glove leans it toward fuzzy to fill it in
Goes in front of the amp
W-LM Compression Fracture
W-LM
11% matchshapes the dynamic responseShapes how the tone responds to picking dynamics rather than its frequency or gain. (high headroom → compressed)
What W-LM Compression Fracture brings here leans toward compressed — that's worth building a pairing around
Goes in front of the amp
EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
EarthQuaker Devices
9% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter after Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2's own gain stage
Goes in front of the amp
TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo
TC Electronic
6% 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 TC Electronic Alter Ego V2 Vintage Echo in Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop
MXR Analog Delay
MXR
6% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
MXR Analog Delay's warm voice goes in Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2's effects loop — it's not there to compete with Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 2's own transparent character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Sits in the amp's effects loop