Pedals that stack with the Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Feed a high gain signal into Walrus Audio EB-10 Black Edition and it comes out closer to clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Beetronics Buzzter Boost Preamp pushes a high gain tone toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

pushes an already-dirty tonePushes an already-dirty tone harder and tightens it up. (high gain → clean boost)

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver takes that high gain character and pushes it toward clean boost

Goes in front of the amp

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

Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3 leans toward high gain, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Goes in front of the amp

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

Keep Caroline Guitar Company Parabola State Tremolo after Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3 in the signal chain, clear of Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3's own gain stage

Goes in front of the amp

sits 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 Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3's effects loop, clear of Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop

sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor. (high gain → slapback)

Keep Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3's high gain voice out front: MXR Analog Delay goes in Blackstar Dept. 10 Amped 3's effects loop so its warm voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Sits in the amp's effects loop